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The Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association on Tuesday announced game times for the football state championship contests. The University of Central Oklahoma will serve as “Championship Central” for all seven of the 11-man title games at Wantland Stadium.

Although the City of Kingfisher and Chamber of Commerce had to make the decision last week to pull the plug on the annual Christmas parade and fireworks display, there’s still at least one major event taking place this holiday season.

How do you cook a turkey? Maybe you’ve got a famous family recipe. Maybe you cook it in the oven. Maybe you deep fry it outside. Maybe no matter what you do, your mother-in-law will tell you how you should have done it.

The Kingfisher County 4-H Club gave a large food donation to the Jacket Food Pantry on Nov. 18 as part of its Citizenship & Community Development Project. The 4-H kids spent October, National 4-H Month, gathering non-perishable food items to give to the program.

The second-story walking trail inside the Hennessey Public Schools Eagle Event Center will be open to Hennesseyites starting the evening of Wednesday, Dec. 2, Superintendent Dr. Mike Woods announced Thursday morning. Hours are 6-9 p.m.

Kingfisher Meals on Wheels is seeking local donations to help finance its mission to feed hot, noon meals to the area’s elderly and homebound residents. Currently the program serves meals to 35 senior citizens on four routes three in Kingfisher and one in Okarche.

Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer Lynda Ozan announced that an Oklahoma Centennial Farm Award has been presented to the owner of a Kingfisher County farm. Irvin Roberts of Dover owns the Irvin Roberts Farm located in the vicinity of Dover.

The Cashion FFA chapter has been recognized in the 2020 National Chapter Award Program from the National FFA Organization. The program recognizes outstanding FFA chapters from throughout the country that actively implement the mission and strategies of the organization.

Jostens recently announced that Okarche High School’s yearbook program has been named a Jostens 2020 National Yearbook Program of Excellence.

Devon Energy and the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma recently distributed boxed meals to 800 families in western Oklahoma ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. “Devon is committed to serving our community,” said Christina Rehkop, the company’s director of community relations.