Band concert tonightThe Tonkawa high school band concert will be at 6 p.m. tonight, Dec. 15, at the Event Center.Calf fry, trophy auction Jan. 28The Tonkawa Livestock Booster Club invites everyone to its Tenth Annual Calf Fry and Trophy auction saturday, Jan. 28, 2023 at the high school cafeteria and gym. Dinner will be at 5:30 p.m. and the trophy auction at 6:30 p.m,. Drawing for raffle items will follow.All proceeds will help support 4-H and FFA members and their livestock projects. Donations may be tax deductible. Questions? Call Darion Bailey at 580-628-1293.Tonkawa Chamber activities listedAnnual Christmas Giving Tree applications open. www. tonkawachamber.org click on giving tree tab January 19, 2023: Annual Chamber Awards/BanquetVolunteer for Meals on Wheels neededLincoln Center needs persons with 30 minutes once a week or once a month to help with delivery of “Meals on Wheels” for homebound individuals. If you can help out contact Dawn Huff at 580-628-7472. We currently need someone for the third Wednesday of each month.Food pantry available to studentsTonkawa Mid-High/High School food pantry is available to any student in need of food. Please contact Mrs. Klufa in room 18 or at kklufa@tonkawa.k12.ok.us, or any teacher or staff member.Chamber seeking Character coachesThe Chamber of Commerce is seeking Coaches for the Character Counts program for the Tonkawa Public Schools. Questions, contact the Chamber, 580-628-2220McCarter museum hours givenThe McCarter Museum will be open by appointment only from December 12 through February 28. if you have visitors wanting to tour the museum, please do not hesitate to contact anyone listed on the museum door and we will be happy to have someone meet you there..Donations for new roof soughtDonations would be appreciated to help defray the cost of replacing the roof at Lincoln Senior Center. Please send donations to Lincoln Senior Center, 118 South 7th, Tonkawa, 74653.School library seeks annualsThe Tonkawa High School Library is in need of the following yearbooks: 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1965, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1983, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019. If anyone would be willing to donate, we would greatly appreciate it. They can be dropped off anytime to the high school office.Storm siren testing MondayEvery Monday at 1 p.m. the Tonkawa storm sirens will be tested.
