Kingfisher Oklahoma

Everyone and their dog must have decided to go shopping Saturday in the greater Oklahoma City area. You couldn’t stir em with a stick, even if you tried. Parking was at a premium at every mall, strip mall, big box store or super center.

At the ripe old age of 21 I went to work for a leading livestock newspaper as a field editor. This was at a time when most of the other field editors and breed reps qualified for the senior citizen’s discount at Denny’s.

In a time of crisis, near-panic, over a disease to which the best medical minds have yet to find a sure cure, total cooperation is essential. The World Health Organization, scientists around the world, anyone who knows anything is duty-bound to try and help. Which brings us to North Korea.

The Hennessey Board of Education rehired 54 teachers and four other positions at its regular March meeting last Monday in the Seminar Room at the HPS Auditorium. All board members were present: President Patrick Griffin, Vice President Dr. James M.

Ovintiv (formerly Encana Corp.) donated $7,500 to the Kingfisher Public Schools food bank Wednesday.

A total of 25 volunteers pitched in to clean up the small lake area and walking trails west of Walter Building Center, organized by Kingfisher Trails Inc. The group collected about 10 dump trailer loads of limbs and filled a roll-off dumpster with trash.

Representatives from all eight of the fire departments in Kingfisher County hosted State Sen. Darcy Jech and Rep. Mike Sanders recently at the Okarche Fire Station.

The Long Term Care Authority of Enid Area Agency on Aging announces the availability of Older Americans Act funds for legally formed public, private or not-for-profit organizations in the counties of Alfalfa, Blaine, Garfield, Grant, Kay, Kingfisher, Major and Noble.

Some school board members appeared surprised when Supt. Dr. Mike Woods told them there would not be an official grand opening of the $8.4 million Eagle Event Center until August.

Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer Lynda Ozan announced that an Oklahoma Centennial Farm Award has been presented to the owners of a Kingfisher County farm. Dennis and Beverly Yost of Kingfisher own the Yost Farm located in the vicinity of Kingfisher.