Kingfisher Oklahoma

Kingfisher Rotary Club is currently accepting applications for its annual John A. Francis Scholarship recipient.The $1,000 scholarship is designed to assist current college students with qualified educational expenses.

Oklahoma Blood Institute has two blood drives planned next week in Kingfisher County. Scheduled are drives at: • Lomega High School, Monday, April 8, from 2:30-6 p.m., and, • Chesapeake in Kingfisher, Thursday, April 11, noon-4 p.m.

‘I Chose Freedom:’ Cause for reflection Dr. James Gerber brought by a book for us to read, “I Chose Freedom,” by Victor Kravchenko. Kravchenko, a native of the Ukraine, grew up during the time of the Communist take-over of Russia and satellite states, and became a communist at a young age.

[ Ed. Note : Michaela Dodge specializes in missile defense, nuclear weapons modernization and arms control as policy analyst for defense and strategic policy in The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies.

A MINORITY VIEW Sometimes, during my drive to work, I listen to Clarence Maurice Mitchell IV, host of the Baltimore’s WBAL C4 radio show. Mitchell was formerly a member of Maryland’s House of Delegates and its Senate.

An elderly veteran who ran a business supplying water to fight forest fires was prosecuted by the federal government and sent to prison for digging ponds on his own property, one of his lawyers says.

Eight levels of control to create a social state. Not exactly sure where the heading came from. Many attribute it to the now deceased Saul Alinsky, writer of the Rules For Radicals book. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have had it pinned to them over the past few years.

You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and rightly so, for that is what I am. Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet. I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.

The Kingfisher Community Fund (KCF) is currently accepting grant applications from Kingfisher nonprofit agencies serving residents within the Kingfisher community, with an acceptance deadline of April 10. KCF seeks to fund projects that enhance the quality of life in Kingfisher.