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Stillwater Holiday Must-Do Calendar By Addison Duling This winter season there are plenty of holiday activities to enjoy in and around Stillwater. There are in-person events following COVID-19 guidelines, as well as several virtual celebrations to get in the holiday spirit. The Holiday Art Booths at the Modella Gallery are open every Saturday from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., and Sunday from noon – 4 p.m. until Dec. 20. Each day features six artists displaying works of Christmas art. The booths are set up to be socially distanced and masks are required. Stillwater’s Merry Main Street light display is taking place daily from 5 p.m. – 11 p.m.. It is free to watch this forty-minute display of lights tuned to dance to cheerful holiday music. Along with this show, there are also free carriage rides from 3 p.m. – 9 p.m. on Saturdays. Every day of the week, but Sunday, paint an ornament at the Prairie Arts Center. It only costs $2.50 for members and $3.00 for non-members to watercolor paint a pre-cut ornament. Even better, the ornaments are ready to go home with you that same day. On Dec. 17only, the Kansas City OSU Alumni Chapter is hosting a virtual happy hour. Tune into zoom with your favorite holiday drink or drop in at the ConocoPhillips OSU Alumni Center from 5:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.. From Dec. 17 though the 18, go up to Lake McMurtry, by Perry, for a drive through light display from 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.. Following that on the 18th, join the OSU competi-

File photo Stillwater Christmas Tree Lighting, December 2, 2018.

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COVID-19 update The official Oklahoma coronavirus database on Sunday reported 310 active cases in Stillwater. These new numbers bring the city’s total cases to 3,597 with 11 deaths and 3,276 recoveries. On the state level, the health department also reported 2,297 new cases in the state, bringing the total confirmed positive cases to 216,486. The state also reported 11 new COVID-19 related deaths, bringing the total to 1,922. Oklahoma state

tive sports program and TMobile for a drive-in movie event. They are showing “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” at 7 p.m. on the Western Fields at The Colvin Center, and it is free for the first 200 cars. There is a slight catch though, in order to attend this event, make sure to be registered by Dec. 11. There are several other events to spread the holiday cheer in Stillwater. Check out visitstillwater.org to find more information about the above events as well as other ways to experience the holidays in Stillwater. If you’re looking for a short holiday get-away from Stillwater, there are many holiday activities in Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and other surrounding areas. Drive to Edmond Oklahoma’s Mitch Park and go skating in their outdoor icerink, or to Walnut Square in Oklahoma City to experience a life-size replica of Santa’s North Pole. In Oklahoma City’s Frontier City, experience Christmas lights, meet Santa, go on amusement park rides, attend holiday shows and crafts, enjoy outdoor s’mores fire pits and more extra park events up until Jan. 3. In Muskogee, drive through Castleton village from 5:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. for drive-through light displays, train rides through the village, old fashioned hayrides, or rides on ponies and camels. From holiday pop-up shops to Christmas tree lots, there are an endless amount of holiday activities in and around Stillwater to get you feeling merry and bright this season.

officials are encouraging Oklahomans to wash their hands, stay away from sick individuals and avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth. The virus is primarily spread from personto-person with symptoms usually appearing two to 14 days after exposure. The most common symptoms of the coronavirus are fever, cough, shortness of breath or loss of taste or smell. news.ed@ocolly.com

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News Britain begins coronavirus vaccination campaign

By Isobel Frodsham dpa (TNS) LONDON — A 90-year-old grandmother and an 81-year-old man called William Shakespeare have become the first people in Britain to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, and the first in the world to be given the Pfizer/BioNTech jab as part of a national campaign. Both were inoculated at University Hospital in the city of Coventry in central England, with 90-year-old Margeret Keenan being injected just after 0630 GMT and Shakespeare following 30 minutes later. Over in Northern Ireland, a 28-year-old nurse called Joanna Sloan was vaccinated first, while in Wales and Scotland, several patients in different hospitals were all given jabs at the same time shortly after 8.30am. Keenan said: “I feel so privileged to be the first person vaccinated against COVID-19,

it’s the best early birthday present I could wish for because it means I can finally look forward to spending time with my family and friends in the New Year after being on my own for most of the year.” The nurse who administered the injection, May Parsons, said it was a “huge honour” to be the first in the country to deliver the vaccine to a patient. The Philippines-born nurse said that “now it feels like there is light at the end of the tunnel.” British Health Secretary Matt Hancock became emotional during an interview on television show Good Morning Britain, where he said it “made him proud to be British.” Prime Minister Boris Johnson praised the development: “Today the first vaccinations in the UK against COVID-19 begin,” he tweeted. “Thank you to our NHS (National Health Service), to all of the scientists who worked so hard to develop this vaccine.”

ACTIVE FAITH! (Part #2) “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for.” (Heb.11: NIV) These Ancients of the Bible were commended for their faith. “Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked with God.” (Gen.6:9 NIV) He believed God existed and God rewarded those who diligently sought him. His faith brought immediate action. (Heb.11:8) He did not put the building of the ark on a long “to do” list. It took 100 years to build. During that time he constantly spoke of the judgement that was coming. (2 Pet.2:5) This was the situation in Noah’s day. How about our day? Do we believe God exists? To so many, God is something of the past; one you give an hour or so every Sunday morning, because of tradition, but he does not truly count

for much in life. So this moves us to turn to things that have only temporary pleasure, and build our life activities around them. Noah and others mentioned in Heb. 11, were looking for something lasting, something God had promised. They realized they were strangers and pilgrims; living here for a short time. They were living for something better. (Heb.11:13-16) It is so worthwhile to read and reread the New Testament and consider what was the hope of the early Christian leaders; they passed on to all the believers. It was not centered in this present life. They were “running a race;” living a life centered in the example of Jesus himself, and in those who walked with him during his earthly life. We can do the same; live for the eternal, present ourselves to Christ, and let him use us to bear lasting fruit.

The vaccine was developed by German pharmaceutical company BioNTech and its US partner Pfizer. Britain approved the vaccine for use across the country on December 2, with the elderly in care homes and their carers being given top priority. Having left the European Union earlier this year, Britain was able to give authorization while approval is still pending for the bloc. The vaccine is being rolled out at 50 “hospital hubs,” due to the logistical challenges of storing it at minus 70 degrees Celsius. The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine was the first vaccine to be approved by British regulatory body the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and is currently awaiting approval from the European Medicines Agency and the US’ Food and Drug Administration. Britain is following in the

steps of China and Russia, which have already started to roll out their domestically-developed vaccines. Moscow, Russia’s capital and largest city, started mass vaccinations on Saturday, where they gave the Russian statedeveloped Sputnik V vaccine to medical workers and teachers. China has meanwhile last week shipped its Sinovac Biotech Ltd vaccines to Indonesia on Sunday with a view to start giving them to people in Bali in the coming days. The country, which is developing several vaccines, began inoculating people in China back in August, and said by the middle of November nearly a million people had received the jab. Both Russia and China faced criticism for choosing to forge ahead with vaccination programmes before completing full testing. Tribune.com

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Notebook Mike Gundy is excited for the future of the program

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this season as a walk-on and now he’s starting on the offensive line because of injuries. “Now on the offensive line, it’s considerably different because the guys that are playing for us right now is the third wave,” Gundy said. “We have eight guys that have not been available that were available to us in June. Once we started doing some of our OTA stuff, as of this last game, we had eight guys that were not available. “So we’re into the third wave of the offensive line. That’s a little different. So, we — meaning the coaching staff — have to be really patient as we develop those guys. They came from just hanging out at practice, drinking some Gatorade, looking forward to what lunch was going to be to all the sudden you’re a starter. That really is a difficult situation for them.” On if the mid and late season opt-outs will affect television markets for bowl games Dating back to even preCOVID-19, players were opting out of bowl games to prepare for the NFL draft. However, those numbers have increased more this season with the pandemic giving players another reason to forego the remainder of the season, but those opt-outs may have more impact on the season than just his team. “My concern with that is how the television market is going to feel about their investment in bowl games with the potential of two teams playing in a bowl game, and the best or top, highly-decorated three or four players on each team don’t play in the bowl,” Gundy said. “That’s my concern. “I’m not concerned about how it works. I’m just concerned about whether there is going to be a market, or is the television people just going to say, ‘I’ll just show a couple more NBA games on Saturday. I’m not going to show a bowl game with their five, six best players and the other team’s five, six best players not playing in the game.’”

Coach Mike Gundy held his weekly press conference on Monday to open up the week of preparation for Oklahoma State’s final game against Baylor. Here are some key points he said during the talk: Baylor’s record doesn’t tell the full story of them as a team Despite being 2-6 in coach Dave Arnada’s first year at the helm, coach Gundy has respect for the program that awaits the Cowboys on Saturday. Baylor held a high powered Oklahoma offense to 10 first half points and 27 overall. The Bears’ losses to Oklahoma and Texas are the only games when they fell by more than 10 points. Those games were decided by 13 and 11 points respectively. Baylor’s defense ranks 30th in total defense this season, OSU’s offense ranks 56th in total offense. “People are going to get an idea of who Baylor is based on their record, but if you go back and look at their games and their scores, Baylor’s been in pretty much every game that they’ve played,” Gundy said. “They’ve been right there, they’ve had a few things happen to them and in the end not been able to win those games. They’ve been right there and they’re competing.” On how the team has had to develop the two-deep roster on the fly with injuries The Cowboys have been riddled with injuries since before summer workouts began, especially on the offensive line. The players, mostly inexperienced, were thrown into the fire, expected to be ready to play in a moment’s notice, and the team struggled. Last week against TCU, true freshman corner Jabbar Muhammed replaced Christian Holmes, but quickly gave up a couple of big catches. sports.ed@ocolly.com Jake Springfield started

Gregg Ellman TCU vs OSU at Amon Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas onDecember 5, 2020. (Photo by Gregg Ellman

Sharon Ellman TCU vs Oklahoma State football at Amon Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas on December 5, 2020. (Photo/Sharon Ellman)

Big 12 notebook Cowboys eliminated from title contention

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are popping up nationwide. On Saturday, University of South Carolina athletic director announced that Oklahoma assistant head coach Shane Beamer was hired as head coach. “I’m really excited for him (Beamer),” OU head coach Lincoln Riley said. “It’s a great thing when people in your organization get the chance to move on with great opportunities.” Kansas vs. Texas? Despite, five positive coronavirus tests within the UT football program, both sides are hoping for a contest this weekend. As a result of the cases, Texas paused all football operations on Sunday and will continue to be on hold as of today. “Our team is looking forward to playing a game,” Kansas head coach Les Miles said. “I think there is a still a good chance we will play on Saturday.”

After a full slate of games this past weekend, the conference’s coaches spoke to the media on a teleconference. Cowboys eliminated from title contention After Oklahoma State’s 29-22 loss to TCU, a chance to play for a Big 12 title is out of the question. “I’m not disappointed with anyone with this organization,” coach Mike Gundy said. “Every year, our goal is to win a Big 12 championship. If you win the title, you get first place. If you finish second or 10th, you get last place. There aren’t second-place medals.” Beamer to South Carolina As the season nears an end, head coaching positions sports.ed@ocolly.com

Ranger the Little Cowboy in: Dead Week By Annemarie Chaney