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Jerry and Sheri Beltz, formerly of Kingfisher, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Aug. 18.
Read moreBlood donors who donate before Labor Day will be treated to a hotdog picnic at Oklahoma Blood Institute’s donor centers statewide. This year’s Pre-Labor Day blood drive is a two-day event.
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Surprise! Recently retired Hennessey Fire Chief Bert Gritz was presented this plaque immediately before the Hennessey Board of Trustees adjourned their Thursday night meeting. Gritz, a board member and former mayor, was surprised when firefighters and their families filled the board room to honor him. Gritz retired June 30 after serving as an HFD firefighter for 45 years. Firefighter spouses Kathie Matousek and Tabatha Scott served up cake and punch to families, firefighters and other well-wishers in the Town Hall lobby. Pictured on his right is longtime Assistant Fire Chief and Fire Marshal James Matousek and on his left is Fire Chief Brandon Scott, who was appointed chief effective July 1, 2023. Matousek recalled when he and Gritz worked on fire trucks in an old garage before the Main Street fire station was built. Other firefighters pictured are, from left: Jaylen Goff, Kaleb Hladik, Tyson Copeland, Capt. Jake Streck, Cris Pribyl, Capt. Logan Macy, Randy Bohnstedt (who is also a town trustee, but didn’t wear his uniform so it wouldn’t spoil their surprise), Corey Trotter, Dustin Grellner, Levi Copeland, Capt. Terry Berkenbile, Capt. Dustin Munroe and Kyle Keeton. [Photo by Barb Walter]
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Chris Bentley was the big winner at Kingfisher Chamber of Commerce’s Kool Cars & Chrome car show last weekend. Bentley’s 1950 Ford F150 won Best Paint, Best Engine and Best of Show after votes were tabulated. Bentley is pictured with Chamber Executive Director Shauna Rupp. Best Interior went to Wayne Lewis’ 1933 Ford Tudor (not pictured). [Photo provided]
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UPGRADE AT 89ER – Levi Jones, right, installation specialist for SONIC Equipment Co. of Iola, Kan., was in town Tuesday installing a new state of the art digital projector for 89er Theatre of Kingfisher. Now Kingfisher’s movie theatre will once again be up and running in all three auditoriums after the one with the largest capacity seating was shut down for over three years. Nancy Striegl, 89er Theatre manager, left, was on hand for the installation, which is expected to take two days to complete. Due to interruptions in the supply chain forced by the COVID shutdown that began in late 2019, the new equipment ordered took well over three years to arrive. Local electricians were on hand to implement the installation. Striegl said that she hoped to have all three screens operating next week. “We’re very excited to be offering three movies to our market again. It’s been a long time coming,” she said. “Finally, new movies are becoming more available after the COVID shutdown. It was hard enough to find two quality movies for our community for the past three years. The entire industry suffered for a long, long time. Many theaters, large and small, closed down across the nation, never to reopen. We’re thankful our Kingfisher theatre survived and we think the worst is behind us now and better days are ahead,” she added. 89er Theatre has upgraded equipment continuously since it opened for business in late 2005. All three projectors are now of upgraded state-of-the-art digital quality, with matching electronic circuitry, sound and silver screen equipment. [KT&FP Staff Photo]
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Read moreBOCC unhappy with contractor’s lack of progress, response in parking lot project
Read moreAuthorities have released the name of the woman found deceased in a Kingfisher motel room last week.
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