Kingfisher Oklahoma

The 1967 pop hit by The Association may be too obscure a reference for anyone under the age of 50 to recognize, but anyone who lives in Kingfisher County can identify with the refrain: “Everyone knows it’s Windy.

The state’s historic 13th state auditor and inspector will be the featured speaker at Kingfisher County Republican Women’s monthly luncheon at noon, Wednesday, March 20.

Kingfisher County OHCE members met for their annual Spring Council meeting on March 5 at Chisholm Trail Museum in Kingfisher. Good Timers OHCE served as the host group. Doris Brehm, County OHCE president, presided over the business meeting.

Kingfisher High School recently announced its Students of the Month for February 2019. Selected by the teachers were freshman Jayden Burleson, sophomore Tyler Roman, junior Harrison Themer and senior Bree Taylor. Burleson is the daughter of Charles and Rhiannon Snyder.

Gilmour Elementary students are recognized for every 250,000 words read throughout the school year.

• Engagement ErnieandKarenHellwege announce the engagement of their daughter, Kamara Lyn Hellwege, to Dalton Ray Buck, son of Darla and Dave Krittenbrink and Kelly and Angela Buck. Kamara is a 2011 graduate of Kingfisher High School.

Oklahoma Blood Institute is planning two Bigfoot-themed blood drives in Kingfisher County this week. The first is Sunday, March 17, at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church’s Parish Hall. It will be from 8 to noon. The second is Thursday, March 21, at the Event Center in Hennessey, located at 600 N.

Kingfisher’s goal of a district championship in baseball got off to the best possible start last week. The Jackets swept Bridge Creek in a 4A-2 double-header Monday at Homier Field. The games were to be played at Bridge Creek Monday and Kingfisher on Tuesday.

Kingfisher High School boys basketball assistant coach was selected for one of the top honors in the profession last week. Green was named the head coach of the Large West team for the Oklahoma Coaches Association boys basketball All-State game.

Paige Yeoman was nearly flawless in the goal Thursday night and it lifted the Kingfisher girls soccer team to its second victory of the season. Yeoman delivered a shutout in regulation, then allowed just one goal in a shootout to lift KHS to a 2-1 win at Oklahoma Christian School.