Kingfisher Oklahoma

Hennessey’s REALLY BRIGHT Christmas parade, Santa and other events are in full swing for this Thursday, Dec. 12. There will also be home and business decorating contests now through Dec. 20 with photo entry online at allabouthennessey.com. Thursday night events 5 p.m.

Lomega Schools recently selected Students of the Month for November 2019. Earning the honor were, from left, high school students Emma Duffy and Riley Freelander and junior high students Kate Myers and Gunner Hankins. [Photo provided]

Sherri Crites, 49, Hennessey, passed away Monday, Dec. 2, 2019, at Integris Bass Medical Center in Enid. Funeral service was 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at Hennessey Public School auditorium offi ciated by Drew McElhaney.

The funeral for Robert John “Jack” Sieber, 81, was Friday, Dec. 6, at Hennessey Church of Christ officiated by Lanny Jobe. Burial followed at Hennessey Cemetery under the direction of Cordry-Gritz Funeral Home. Jack was born near Hennessey on Dec. 12, 1937, to Ernest L. and Norine A.

Vivian Vincent, 99, of Dover, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, in Oklahoma City. Services are 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 9, at Dover Christian Church. Burial will follow at Banner Cemetery.

Frontier Shootout Girls Monday Game 1: Perry vs. Tonkawa, 4 p.m. Game2:Crescentvs.Newkirk, 6:40 p.m. Tuesday Game 3: Frontier vs. Coyle, 4 p.m. Game 4: Meeker vs. Morrison, 6:40 p.m. Thursday Winner 1 vs. Winner 2, 4 p.m. Winner 3 vs. Winner 4, 6:40 p.m. Friday Loser 1 vs. Loser 2, 4 p.m.

Lomega’s school schedule for Dec. 9-14 is as follows: Monday - Canton Basketball Tournament, high school girls vs. Cimarron at 4 p.m. Tuesday - Canton Basketball Tournament, high school boys vs. Okeene at 5:30 p.m.

Boy Scout Troop 196 combined service to country with service to individuals living with intellectual and physical disabilities in a November Eagle Scout project at the Center of Family Love.

The Kingfisher Lions Club has announced its Junior Lions for December 2019. Earning the honor were Kingfisher High School seniors Ashtin Witt and Omar Casillas. Witt is the daughter of Wade and Kellee Witt.

It may have seemed never ending, but Kingfisher’s major highway project on the south side of town really did come to an end, offering smooth sailing just in time for Thanksgiving travel.