Kingfisher Oklahoma

In what some say was essentially a promotional press release for John Bolton’s book, The New York Times reported on Sunday that the former national security adviser will claim that President Donald Trump tied aid to Ukraine to an alleged promise by the country’s leaders to investigate the Bidens.

Marissa Choate updated members of the Hennessey Child Study Club about plans for the Friday, Feb. 7, Mother-Son Ball and the Saturday, Feb. 8, Father-Daughter Dance at the club’s Jan. 23 meeting.

Kingfisher alum Jace Sternberger, right, became an impromptu speaker at last week’s Kingfisher Rotary Club meeting. Sternberger attended the meeting as a guest of his father, Rotarian Jason Sternberger, left, the superintendent of Kingfisher Public Schools.

The Happy Homemakers OHCE met Jan. 13. Amy Tollison, president, called the meeting to order and led the flag salute. The devotion was read by Carol Liles. The minutes of the November meeting were read and approved. Susan Haynie and members are going to help with door prizes and baskets.

Lomega’s schedule for Feb. 3-7 is as follows: Monday - Basketball at Holy Trinity (third and fourth grade at 3 p.m.; fifth and sixth grade at 4 p.m.; seventh and eighth grade at 5:30 p.m.) Wednesday - “Froshmore” academic team at Fairview, 9:30 a.m.; SWAT, noon; elementary remediation, 3:30 p.m.

Dover’s school schedule for Feb. 3-7 is as follows: Monday - Elementary and junior high basketball vs. Okarche, 4:30 p.m. Tuesday - High school basketball at Aline-Cleo, 6:30 p.m. Thursday - Parent-teacher conferences, 3:30-6:30 p.m.; third & fourth and fifth & sixth basketball vs.

Clifford “Cliff” Rudolph Staude was born Oct. 5, 1926, on a farm near Loyal to Rudy and Amanda Wehrenberg Staude. He entered into his eternal rest Jan. 27, 2020, at the age of 93. He lived in Oklahoma City until moving to the VA Center in Clinton in June 2019.

Nora Jo Larson of Eakly passed away in Lubbock, Texas, on Jan. 28, 2020. She was 98 and named by her grandchildren as Jo Jo and later Ju Ju. Born July 1, 1921, in Nashville, Ark.

Dr. Samuel B. Hendrix, III, of Norman, left this life on the Winter Solstice, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019, at 72. He was born in Kingfisher on Jan. 10, 1947, to Lt. Col. Samuel B. Hendrix, Jr., and Ina Mae Noel Hendrix.

Elsie Hunter Elsie Mozelle Hunter, 92, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, at Spanish Cove Retirement Village in Yukon. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 3, at the Yanda & Son Funeral Home Chapel, Yukon, with interment following at Wellston Cemetery in Wellston.