Kingfisher Oklahoma

The Altrua Club met at the Chisholm Trail Museum on January 20. Members present were Carolyn Flood, Jeanette Kloeppel, Terri Peck, Sue Robinson, Jowanna Sisk, Cheryl Wheelbarger and Dorothy Whitaker. President President Wheelbarger conducted the meeting and Martha Burdit served as hostess.

Chisholm Trail Technology Center recently announced its 2020-21 Students of the Third Quarter. The students were selected based on academics, leadership skills and overall student performance.

The Oklahoma Oil & Gas Expo is set for Oct. 14 at the State Fair Park Bennett Event Center from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.Hosted by Sustaining Oklahoma’s Energy Resources (SOER), a program under the Oklahoma Energy Resources Board (OERB), the one-day event is organized and hosted by local industry volunteers.

Oklahoma Blood Institute is encouraging donors to rise up and give. Blood donors will receive a free, limited edition t-shirt. Oklahoma Blood Institute is hosting three upcoming local drives: • March 17 at Hennessey Commuity Center, 2-7 p.m. • March 24 at Dover High School, 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

Gilmour Elementary Schoo recognizes every 250,000 words read by a student during the school year. Second grader Reid Swafford recently surpassed the 250,000 word mark. [Photo provided]

BIG BASKETBALL WEEKEND - The Lomega girls, Cashion boys and Kingfisher boys had huge wins over the weekend and lots of reasons to celebrate. Adysen Wilson (far left) helped lead Lomega to a state title.

The Hennessey Child Study Club met March 4 at the First Christian Church with Randi Simpson calling the meeting to order. Several members signed up to attend the State Convention April 10-11 in Norman at the Embassy Suites.

It’s not easy for the Lomega girls basketball team to make history. The program practically owns all of it in Oklahoma.

With the memory of a year ago still fresh on their minds, the Kingfisher Yellowjackets made sure history didn’t repeat itself. KHS is headed to the Class 4A boys basketball state tournament for a fifth consecutive year after dismantling No. 8 Holland Hall 71-40 last Friday at Enid High School.

Ice Cube famously rapped about having a good day. He’s got nothing on Landon LaGasse’s junior year. For the second time this school year, LaGasse provided heroics in an epic Cashion win.