Sand Springs Homecoming Parade Looking For Participants

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2020 Gold Pride Marching BAnd.

Cooler air has arrived, leaves are beginning to drop, and the boys of fall are once again bleeding and sweating on the gridiron.

The changing of the seasons also heralds the return of a beloved tradition that’s familiar to every small town in America - Homecoming.

The annual Charles Page High School Homecoming Parade will return to downtown Sand Springs on Thursday, September 28th at 6:00 p.m.

2018 Sandite Football Team.

The parade will follow its traditional route from Charles Page High School westward on Park Avenue to the downtown Triangle before turning south on Main Street. It will then turn east on 2nd Street before returning to the school by way of Adams Road.

Intersections along the parade route will be closed shortly before the parade begins and will reopen as soon as it concludes.

The event will highlight the Charles Page High School fall sports teams as well as youth football, cheer, dance, choir, marching band, and other school programs. The public is also invited to attend and the parade frequently includes local businesses, political candidates, and community leaders.

2020 Homecoming Queen Candidate Kali BAker.

The Homecoming Court will of course be crown jewel of the parade. The queen candidates and their escorts can typically be seen sitting atop sunroofs or waving from the finest of convertibles.

Anyone looking to enter the parade can download this form and email it to Frank Cooper at frank.cooper@sandites.org or fax it to Cooper at 918-246-1480.

Entrees are due no later than Tuesday, September 26th. Participants will need to be in position at the high school by 5:30 p.m. on Thursday the 28th.

The Sandites’ Homecoming football game and coronation will be Friday, September 29th at Memorial Stadium against No. 7 Tahlequah (0-3).

Sand Springs defeated Tahlequah 25-21 last season on the road after scoring 19 unanswered points to come back from a 25-6 deficit. They lead the all-time series against the Tigers 14-8-1 and have won the past five meetings, including Homecoming games in 2005 and 2006.

Sand Springs to Host Exciting Array of Community Events June 9-10

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Sand Springs to Host Exciting Array of Community Events June 9-10

Car shows, professional wrestling, cornhole tournaments, fishing derbies, live music and more awaits visits to Sand Springs on the weekend of June 9-11.

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Wheeler Dealers Camping Club visits Keystone State Park

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The Green Country loop of Keystone State Park is one of the favorite destinations for members of the Wheeler Dealers Camping Club. This third campout of the season was hosted by Lee and Ellen Cobb and Terry and Vicki Blevins, Ponca City.

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Wheeler Dealers visit Sand Hills State Park in April

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One never knows what the weather will be like in April in Oklahoma and Kansas. This year it was windy, but many members of the Wheeler Dealers Camping Club didn’t let it stop them from gathering for the monthly April campout at Sand Hills State Park, in Hutchinson, Kansas.

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Wheeler Dealers Camping Club visits Hulah Lake

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Wheeler Dealers Camping Club members began the camping season with a March campout at Hulah Lake between Pawhuska and Bartlesville.

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Wheeler Dealers Camping Club holds last get-together of 2021

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The first weekend of November was the final campout for 2021 for the Wheeler Dealers Camping Club held at Big Hill Lake near Cherryvale, KS.

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Wheeler Dealers Camping Club celebrates successful October meeting

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Wheeler Dealers Camping Club celebrates successful October meeting

A beautiful weekend at Canton Lake was the perfect setting for the October Wheeler Dealers Camping Club monthly campout hosted by Ponca City members Charley and Vie Bottger, assisted by Lowry and Rebecca Blakeburn and Jon and Kathy Tippin. The group camped in the Canadian Recreation Area on the west side of the lake near the dam.

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Wheeler Dealers Camping Club visits Topeka, KS

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Mystery meals, Flights over Topeka, and supper in a Magical Forest were the highlights of the September Wheeler Dealers Camping Club monthly campout at Melvern Lake, KS hosted by Cecil and Linda Sparks.

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Wheeler Dealers Camping Club announces 2021 schedule

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Wheeler Dealers Camping Club announces 2021 schedule

Wheeler Dealers Camping Club members met for lunch recently optimistic that they will be able to camp together this year. Last year, campouts scheduled for the first half of the year were often cancelled or had minimal participation due to the COVID-19 outbreak, but members are hopeful they can gather carefully and still enjoy the outdoors together this year.

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What's Happening This Week in Sand Springs (1/24 - 1/31/2021)

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What's Happening This Week in Sand Springs (1/24 - 1/31/2021)

Get the details on everything coming up this week in Sand Springs, from City government meetings to sports, to free community events.

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What's Happening This Week in Sand Springs (1/3 - 1/10/2021)

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Get the details on everything coming up this week in Sand Springs, from City government meetings to sports, to free community events.

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HillSpring Church to host professional wrestling event January 2nd in Sand Springs

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Professional wrestling will be coming to Sand Springs in 2021. Core Professional Wrestling will debut at HillSpring Church on January 2nd thanks to the efforts of local couple Nathan and Audra Estrada along with HillSpring Associate Pastor Matt Barnett, who will serve as the Commissioner of the new league.

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What's Happening This Week in Sand Springs (12/13 - 12/20/2020)

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Sunday

  • Hike With Your Dog Day - CANCELED.

    Monday

Tuesday

  • 6:00 p.m. CPHS Wrestling vs. Mustang.

    • Mustang High School
      801 South Snyder Drive
      Mustang, OK 73064

  • 6:00 p.m. Sand Springs Cultural and Historical Museum Trust Authority meeting.

  • 6:30 p.m. CPHS Girls Basketball vs. Muskogee.

    • Muskogee High School
      3200 East Shawnee Road
      Muskogee, OK 74403

Wednesday

  • 4:00 p.m. Sand Springs Development Authority meeting.

Thursday

  • 6:00 p.m. BINGO.

    • American Legion Post 17
      500 North Main Street
      Sand Springs, OK 74063

  • 7:00 p.m. CPHS Wrestling vs. Broken Arrow.

    • Tiger Field House
      2200 North 23rd Street
      Broken Arrow, OK 74012

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  • Free for nonprofit/free/charitable events.

  • Free for Sandite Pride Partners.

What's Happening This Week in Sand Springs (12/6 - 12/13/2020)

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Monday

  • 4:00 p.m. Sand Springs Planning Commission meeting.

  • 5:30 p.m. Sand Springs Parks Advisory Board meeting.

  • 6:00 p.m. Sand Springs Board of Adjustment meeting.

  • 7:00 p.m. Sand Springs Board of Education meeting.

  • 8:30 p.m. CPHS Boys Basketball vs. Inola.

    • Inola High School
      801 East Commercial
      Inola, OK 74036

Tuesday

  • 4:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Good Samaritan Free Health Clinic.

    • Church That Matters
      3 West 41st Street
      Sand Springs, OK 74063

  • 6:30 p.m. CPHS Girls Basketball vs. Bartlesville.
    8:00 p.m. CPHS Boys Basketball vs. Bartlesville.

    • Bruin Field House
      1700 Hillcrest Drive
      Bartlesville, OK 74003

Thursday

  • 2:00 p.m. CPHS Girls Basketball vs. Edmond North.

    • Whitey Ford Field House
      601 South Riverview Drive
      Bixby, OK 74008

  • 6:00 p.m. BINGO.

    • American Legion Post 17
      500 North Main Street
      Sand Springs, OK 74063

  • 7:00 p.m. CPHS Wrestling vs. Stillwater.

    • Ed Dubie Field House
      600 North Adams Road
      Sand Springs, OK 74063

Saturday

  • 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Open Hike Day.

    • Keystone Ancient Forest
      160 Ancient Forest Drive
      Sand Springs, OK 74063

Sunday

  • 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Hike With Your Dog Day.

    • Keystone Ancient Forest
      160 Ancient Forest Drive
      Sand Springs, OK 74063

Add your event to our weekly newsletter. Email SanditePrideNews@gmail.com

  • Free for nonprofit/free/charitable events.

  • Free for Sandite Pride Partners.

What's Happening This Week in Sand Springs (11/29 - 12/6/2020)

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Sunday

  • 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Open Hike Day.

    • Keystone Ancient Forest
      160 Ancient Forest Drive
      Sand Springs, OK 74063

Thursday

  • 6:30 p.m. CPHS Girls Basketball vs. NOAH.
    8:00 p.m. CPHS Boys Basketball vs. NOAH.

    • Ed Dubie Field House
      600 North Adams Road
      Sand Springs, OK 74063

  • 6:00 p.m. BINGO.

    • American Legion Post 17
      500 North Main Street
      Sand Springs, OK 74063

Saturday

  • 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Chipper Days.

    • Free chipping of limbs up to 2” in diameter. Free wood chips and firewood while supplies last. Must bring Sand Springs water/refuse bill for proof of residency.

    • City Street Department
      8620 West 21st Street
      Sand Springs, OK 74063

Add your event to our weekly newsletter. Email SanditePrideNews@gmail.com

  • Free for nonprofit/free/charitable events.

  • Free for Sandite Pride Partners.

Sand Springs man celebrates birthday at Wheeler Dealers Camping Club November campout

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Wheeler Dealers Camping Club members gather for the traditional campout group photo at Hulah Lake. SUBMITTED.

“An Oklahoma Thanksgiving” was the theme for the final Wheeler Dealers Camping Club campout of 2020 held the second weekend of November at Hulah Lake Wah-Sha-She campground near Bowring, OK. 

Hosts for the November campout were Bartlesville members Joe and Pat Brown and Ponca City members Lowry and Rebecca Blakeburn. Members were glad to once again greet each other including new members this year Bill and Pam Doyle, Sand Springs and Vie and Charley Bottger, Ponca City.

 Everyone attending gathered on Thursday and enjoyed a blazing campfire that evening. Carrying on with the Oklahoma Thanksgiving theme Friday afternoon members made pine cone turkeys to use in Thanksgiving decorations. That evening the group met up with three other Bartlesville members who weren’t camping this time, but joined the others for steak dinners at Buck’s BBQ in Sedan, KS. While there the group celebrated Bill Doyle’s birthday.

Saturday members began working on their special dishes for that evening’s Oklahoma Thanksgiving dinner served pot luck style. The menu included ham, turkey and dressing, mashed and sweet potatoes, and a variety of other sides and desserts. That afternoon members sampled various Oklahoma brewed beers provided by the hosts and voted on their favorite. Also drawings were held for door prizes provided by Bell Camper Sales, Bartlesville.

Bill Doyle, Sand Springs, celebrated his birthday over dinner at Buck's BBQ in Sedan, KS during the Wheeler Dealers November campout. SUBMITTED.

Sunday morning following a potluck breakfast, the business meeting was held with Lowry Blakeburn, president, presiding. He shared information from Gary and Nancy Shepard about the annual Christmas Party to be held at the McCord Senior Center in Ponca City. Since that time the group, concerned about rising Covid rates, has decided to postpone the party this December and look at gathering again in February.

Wheeler Dealers monthly campouts usually are held weekends from March to August with a lunch or breakfast gathering in February and a special Christmas Party in December.  Members can make their own reservations at many of the Corps lakes through recreation.gov, the Corps of Engineers reservation service. 

Current members are from Bartlesville, Ponca City, Sand Springs and Norman.  However, anyone from northern Oklahoma or southern Kansas is invited to join.

Persons interested in joining or knowing more about the Wheeler Dealers Camping Club should contact Lowry, president, at 580-304-5445 in Ponca City or Joe, secretary, at 918-977-0805 in Bartlesville.