Kingfisher Oklahoma

No family should be without food this holiday season. The giving season is the perfect time to take advantage of the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma’s Holiday Match. The Regional Food Bank provides food to a number of Kingfi sher County food resources.

Karlee Torgerson has lived all around the world, but Kingfisher County is where Trail Creek Wellness Center’s newest physician assistant is choosing to put down her roots. “My dad worked in the oil field and I grew up overseas,” she said.

The Plainview HCE met Nov. 11 at Peg Kunneman’s home and the meeting was called to order at 1:30 p.m. by President Dana Golbek. Members recited pledges to American and Oklahoma flags. Devotional was read by Peg Kunneman from the book of Revelations.

Kingfisher Rotary Club hosted four Kingfisher High School seniors at a recent meeting. Joining the civic group were Wendy Orozco Vega, Anna Gallupe, Karissa Stitt and Emma Waltman. Vega is the daughter of Gerardo Orozco and Manuela Vega.

Submitted by Child Study Club Reporter Sue BellHennessey Child Study Club member Charlene Choate introduced guest speaker Stacy Cline at the group’s Thursday, Nov. 21, meeting.Cline talked about her hemp farming family business.

Dover’s school schedule for Dec. 9-14 is as follows: Monday - Elementary and junior high basketball vs. Pioneer, 4:30 p.m. Tuesday - FFA Labor Auction, elementary gym, 6 p.m. Wednesday - Jeff Liles Guinness World Record attempt (750 underhand makes in one hour), 1:30 p.m.

A new era of Kingfisher High School boys basketball got a familiar result in its season opener. The Yellowjackets got standout performances from Matthew Stone and Bijan Cortes and they got more than enough help in a 58-40 victory Tuesday night in Newcastle.

New Kingfisher girls coach Gerrett Spears is confident his team can get over the setback of losing its season opener. Another setback suffered last Tuesday night will be considerably tougher to overcome.

Okarche nearly let its conference opener slip away, but free throw shooting down the stretch kept victory in its grasp. The Warriors shot 10 of 14 from the foul line in overtime to outlast Watonga on Tuesday for a 69-59 road victory.

Two players scored in double fi gures and seven overall as the Kingfisher eighth grade girls remained unbeaten. The Lady Jackets dominated from the tip en route to a 37-25 win Monday against Blanchard at the APB. Peyton Walker scored 12 points and Siera Stitt 10 as Kingfi sher improved to 6-0.