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Inflation. Skyrocketing gas prices. Work absences due to illness. Unexpected job loss. Christmas looks mighty bleak this year for lots of area families and Santa gets that. So do his helpers at the Kingfisher Community Collaborative and other local philanthropists who are making Santa’s Toyland possible again this year. Applications are being accepted now for qualifying families who want to make sure each of their children have nice gifts waiting for them under the tree on Christmas morning. They can be picked up and returned to Kingfisher City Hall or downloaded from the Community Collaborative Facebook page and must be submitted by Dec. 6.
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O COME LET US ADORE HIM — A crowd gathered Friday night as the community Christmas tree was lit for the first time and a choir led by longtime musical director Harold Drake performed carols outside the new Kingfisher Visitor Center. The tree will remain in place until Christmas but won’t be lit again until Thanksgiving night. [Photo Courtesy Robert Reid]
Read moreThe candidate filing period for area school boards and an unexpired Hennessey Town Board seat is scheduled for 8 a.m. Monday to 5 p.m. Wednesday Dec. 6-8, Kingfisher County Election Board Seceretary Shawna Butts said.
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A project began Monday to replace the single-lane bridge on Bowman Avenue, east of the Golf Course.
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While national news reports have cited concerns about the availability of Thanksgiving meal food and other products on store shelves due to supply chain disruptions, we’ve heard no concern about such things in Kingfisher County.
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When I saw Momma clamping the grinder to the kitchen cabinet that meant Thanksgiving was coming. So was her cranberry salad that wasn’t my favorite back when I was growing up. Thanksgiving also meant there’d be coconut cream and pumpkin pies, creamy vanilla ice cream over warm cherry pie, and Uncle James and Aunt Ruth would come down from Kansas.
Read moreA recent lawsuit filed by the U.S. Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division against Texas may make the Biden administration’s political allies happy, but it borders on the frivolous.
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