Heavener Lions Club

01/05/2026

🌟 Interested in making a difference in our community? 🌟

The Lions Club is always looking for new members who want to give back and serve others. If you’re curious about how we support our local community, we’d love to have you join us at our next meeting!

📅 February 2
⏰ 5:15 PM
📍 Simple Simon’s in Heavener

Come learn what we’re all about, meet great people, and see how you can get involved.

👉 Planning to attend? Please let us know in the comments or send us a message!

11/22/2025

As a fellow Heavener Lions Club member I want to give credit where credit is due to our fellow member Eddie J Freeman for all the time and effort he has put into getting this partnership with Big Time Deer Solutions up and going. He alots his personal time everyday to feeding and maintaining our deer pen and we hope he knows it doesn’t go unnoticed! Thank you Eddie! I so enjoyed getting to be there today to help get our new deer unloaded and into there new home! And believe me they weren’t unloaded even 10 minutes before they done had people’s attention of pulling in to see them! Snowball will definitely be the talk of the town for a while for people to come see!

11/21/2025

🌟 EXCITING NEWS! 🌟

The Lions Club is proud to announce a new partnership with Big Time Deer Solutions to bring something truly special to our community!

🦌 What’s Happening?
For over 30 years, the team behind Big Time Deer Solutions has been raising and improving whitetail deer genetics. After relocating south of Heavener in 2020, they built state-of-the-art deer pens and began focusing their work on something incredibly important:

👉 Breeding deer with strong genetic resistance to Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD).

🧬 Why This Matters
CWD is a serious disease affecting wild deer populations. Big Time Deer Solutions uses advanced genetic testing—based on research from Dr. Chris Seabury, who mapped the whitetail deer genome—to identify deer with the strongest resistance markers, especially at the Coat 96 gene location.

Through Genomic Estimated Breeding Values, every deer is scored for CWD resistance, and only the highest-resistant animals are bred. Oklahoma recently passed a bill allowing deer that meet strict genetic-resistance criteria to be released into the wild to help strengthen wild herds. This program officially begins February 2026.

Big Time Deer Solutions is one of the few in the state already meeting—and exceeding—these standards.

🦌✨ What You’ll See Here Locally
The public will now have the chance to view these incredible animals up close. Among them is a rare albino deer, a naturally occurring genetic trait with pink eyes, nose, and even antlers that grow in pink velvet. He’s a community favorite already!

📘 Our Shared Mission
Together, we aim to:
• Educate the public about CWD and the role genetics play
• Showcase Oklahoma’s efforts to strengthen deer populations
• Support breeders working to improve wild herd resistance
• Provide a unique, up-close experience for visitors of all ages

🔗 Coming Soon:
Big Time Deer Solutions will be adding educational signage at the viewing area and launching a dedicated page where you can learn more about the science, the deer, and ongoing progress.

We hope you’ll stop by, take a look at these amazing animals, and learn about the important work being done right here in our community.

🦁 Proudly partnered with Big Time Deer Solutions — working today for healthier herds tomorrow.

11/18/2025

🎄📚 Heavener Lions Club Christmas Parade📚🎄 Theme: A Storybook Christmas

It’s that magical time of year again! ✨ The Heavener Lions Club is excited to invite everyone to our annual Christmas Parade — and this year’s theme is straight out of your favorite holiday tales.

📅 December 20th
🕒 6:00pm
📍 Downtown Heavener | Line up @ Heavener High School parking lot

Bring your family, friends, and all the holiday cheer as our community comes together to celebrate a *storybook* season full of wonder, joy, and timeless Christmas memories. We can’t wait to see the creative floats, dazzling lights, and all your favorite characters brought to life! ✨🎅📖

Interested in entering a float or participating?
📞 Contact: Dylan Roberts (918) 839-7412

Let’s make this year’s parade one for the books! ❤️🎄✨

10/07/2025

Below are some photos from our Heavener Lions Club Street Carnival. We are grateful for the attendance and support of our community, which made the event a resounding success. Additionally, we acknowledge the invaluable contributions of our volunteers, whose dedication and hard work were instrumental in the event's ex*****on.

09/25/2025

Don’t forget to come out and show your support at our Annual Carnival. Some things not mentioned in the flyer are the cakewalk, street corn, funnel cake fries, and a cupcake walk. Come out and join in on all of the fun!

09/15/2025

🚚🍔 FOOD TRUCK PARKING AT THE DEER PEN! 🦌🎉

We’re excited to offer food truck parking at the Deer Pens! Come set up and serve your delicious eats while enjoying great visibility and foot traffic.

💲 Parking Fees:

$10 per day – Parking Only

$20 per day – Parking with Water & Electric

📲 To Reserve Your Spot:
Send us a message here on Facebook or call/text Eddie Freeman at 918-647-6283, Patricia Martin 479-207-0445 or Tania Stacy 918-635-5905

💵 Payments Accepted:

Cash - with payments being made across the street at First National Bank.

09/05/2025

We’re excited to introduce this year’s Carnival Queen Contestants and Escorts! 💐👑

🎟️ Tickets are just $1 each and will be delivered to the school on Thursday, September 11th.

Show your support and be part of this special tradition—your ticket purchase helps make the carnival a success!

08/18/2025

05/15/2025

Congrats Emma Terry!

Tonight at the Special Olympic summer games our very own Mrs. Emma Terry was recognized as Special Olympics Oklahoma State Coach of the Year. Congratulations!!

10/04/2024

Looks like it is going to be a beautiful weekend for our annual Heavener Lions Club Street Carnival. Come downtown tomorrow night for some good food, bingo, kids games, bounce houses, Carnival Royalty, and good neighborly friendship!