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🌱 Green Country Christmas drawings start Monday: How to get tickets

Bartlesville, Oklahoma Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Bartlesville! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Green Country Christmas drawings start Monday: How to get tickets
  • “Mrs. Doubtfire” takes the stage in Bartlesville on Saturday
  • Bartlesville's turnaround sets up an intriguing playoff path

Also on today's calendar: Bingo and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 74 and low of 38 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 64, low: 29.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and cooler, with a high of 54 and low of 29 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Green Country Christmas 2026 Daily Prizes Begin Monday (bartlesvilleradio.com) — Shoppers in Bartlesville and Dewey can collect free green tickets for Green Country Christmas, with daily prize drawings starting Monday, November 16. Participating businesses offer a ticket without a purchase and may give additional tickets with each $10 purchase. Daily winners have three business days to claim prizes at the radio station studios.
   

2. Mrs. Doubtfire Comes to The Center Bartlesville Saturday (bartlesvilleradio.com) — The Broadway national tour of “Mrs. Doubtfire” arrives at The Center in Bartlesville on Saturday, November 14, for a 7:30 p.m. performance. The musical follows a divorced father who disguises himself as a nanny to stay close to his children. Tickets are available through The Center’s box office and online.
   

3. Breaking down 2026 Class 6A-II Oklahoma high school football playoff bracket (oklahoman.com) — Bartlesville enters the Class 6A-II football playoffs with a first-round bye after improving from 3-8 last season to 7-3 under first-year coach Matt Hennesy. The Bruins finished second in their district behind Stillwater and could host Norman in the second round. Norman first faces Tulsa Booker T. Washington when the playoffs open Friday.
   

4. Janet Elaine Kimball, age 81 (anaturalstatefuneralservice.com) — Janet Elaine Kimball, who lived in Bartlesville for most of her adult life before moving to Arkansas in 2005, died November 8 at age 81. She spent 45 years in retail banking and is remembered for her thoughtfulness toward family, friends and customers. Her memorial is Friday, November 13, in North Little Rock.
   

5. Obituary For Raymond Allen Wells Mar 27 1935 — Nov 8 2026 (thehenryettan.com) — Raymond Allen Wells, a Henryetta resident who married Billie Hines in Bartlesville in 1954, died at home November 8 at age 91. The owner of Wells Chrome Plating is survived by four children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren. No services are currently scheduled.
   


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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Bartlesville

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Bartlesville

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.