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Andy Evans’ job as superintendent of Kingfisher Public Schools appears to be safe.

Some light wheat harvesting was reported in the Okarche area before Sunday’s rain.A CHS spokesman at Okarche said only about 800 bushels were received there.Kingfisher County is likely to see a restart to the harvest as soon as fields are dry enough to support equipment.

Hennessey Board of Education members had an interesting presentation by Noah Hines, the partnerships development manager with Ideal Impact Inc. during their Monday night, May 11, monthly board meeting.

Mark and Lynn Wendt of Kingfisher are new members of the American Angus Association, reports Mark McCully, CEO of the national breed organization headquartered in Saint Joseph, Mo.

The Dover Longhorn baseball team, from left , front: Jessie Abercrombie, Dalton Roberts, Kyle Johnston, Michael Th omas, Andy Matthews, Tim Abercrombie and Cody Estep; back: Coach Brad Gore, Cody Vincent, Jared Matthews, Robbie Bullis, Brent Merritt, Dusty Munkres and Jake Haag.

MEMORIAL DINNER Kingfisher had memorial dinner and dance sponsor by Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hamilton and Ruth West and Ella Withrow. Had large crowd and plenty barbecue and other menu. Everybody had plenty to eat, some to take home.

State Highway Commissioner Bob Barr announced yesterday that the commission had changed State Highway 67 from Drumright east to Sapulpa in Creek County to state Highway 33, a major Kingfisher County route.

“Oh, what will I wear?”That was the first question that Imogene Reynolds, champion speller of Oklahoma, asked when she realized that she was actually winner of the free trip to Washington, D.C., to the national spelling finals.

By far the biggest cake ever baked in Kingfisher is on display now in the window of the Logan Ames Co.’s store. It is a birthday cake, made in honor of the thirty-seventh anniversary of that institution, and it will be cut next Saturday morning at ten o’clock at the store’s big birthday party.