Kingfisher Oklahoma

Owen Lafferty, 81, a principal in Wheeler Brothers Grain Co. and the father of Austin Lafferty of Kingfisher, died March 17, 2019, in Oklahoma City. A memorial service was held March 23 at Nichols Hills United Methodist Church. He was born July 20, 1937, in Tulsa to Albert and Rosalie Lafferty.

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I have heard this saying many times: “Life is short!” As you grow older and look back on life, you realize it is so true - life is short. As one who is approaching 83 years of age, I know that each day is a blessing.

Kingfisher High School’s annual prom is Saturday, April 6, at the Kingfisher County Fairgrounds with the theme “Masquerade.”Doors will be open from 5:30-6 p.m. but after that they’re closed to only ticket holders.The traditional red carpet promenade starts at 6 p.m.

Kingfisher County property owners paid 77.637 percent of their ad valorem tax by April 1, the deadline to pay 2018 second-half tax bills without penalty.County Treasurer Robin Rother reported receipts of $25,794,285.37 as of Monday.Delinquent tax will draw a penalty of 1.

Gerrett Spears has in his coaching arsenal a “ladder to mastery” that he uses to build up his teams. The Kingfisher High School girls basketball team will soon begin climbing that ladder.

Ally Stephenson didn’t get a gold medal at the Watonga Invitational Track and Field Meet, but she did get a school record. The Kingfisher High School freshman was out-dueled by Cashion standout Madelyn McCabe in the high jump last Friday and had to settle for silver.

Jay Wood has been selected for one of the top honors in his profession. The former Kingfisher High School girls basketball coach will be inducted into the Oklahoma Girls Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame, it was announced last week after the general meeting of the OGBCA.

Kingfisher’s Homier Field will be the host site for one-half of the Edward Jones Invitational baseball tournament to be played Thursday-Saturday. The Jackets are a part of Pool A and have one game Thursday and two Friday before matching up with a team from Pool B on Saturday.

Kingfisher’s girls had about every result imaginable in last week’s Bethany Tournament. The Lady Jackets won, lost and tied in their three games Friday and Saturday at the SNU Soccer Complex.