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County[Continued From Page 1A]southwest of Hennessey.Three of the pipeline crossingsin District 1 are located southwestof the Six Mile Bar on the Dover-Crescent Road, all requested byHinkle Oil and Gas, and a fourthwas requested by Crescent Services,northeast of the S.H. 33-Big4 Road intersection, northeast ofKingfisher.Routine monthly appropriationsand transfers and monthlyreports of county offices also receivedapproval.Nikki Dyke, county 911 EmergencyCalling director, who hadappeared at a meeting earlier saidthat her request regarding a telecommunicationsagreement wasbeing delayed another week sothat she could clarify certain informationregarding Blaine Countyservices.City-county Emergency ManagementDirector Steve Loftis reportedthat his office has qualifiedfor an extra $10,000 a year grantprovided that the additional fundsare applied to improving the office,including equipment, materialsand training.Neither the 911 office or emergencymanagement office’s itemsappeared on the meeting agenda,thus were treated as informationitems only.Commission Chairman KeithSchroder concurred on all actions.Bells[Continued From Page 1A]people to worship, announce thebirths and deaths and sound thealarm in times of trouble.The previous bells consistedof four tapes that played 10 to 12songs each. The tapes includedseasonal music.The new Schulmerich bells areintegrated into a computer systemthat through continuous evolutionsof technology offer anauthentic real cast bell sound.Emmanuel Lutheran Churchwill be able to play up to 750songs selected from a list of 7,800.Kingfisher residents will sharethe benefits of the Young donationwhen the bells play at noon andagain at 5 p.m. seven days a week.Chimes also will play on thehour and half hour from 8 a.m.until 6 p.m. every day.“The girls will replace thesebells when they wear out,” Janetsaid, noting that the gift of musicand heavenly bells will be sharedwith the Kingfisher communityfor generations to come.Virgil Bonham shared a song he had written in memory of hisgood friend Keith Whitley as Rotary’s guest speaker.Bonham shares musicas Rotary guest speakerBy Cindy GruntmeirTimes-Free Press Staff WriterRotarians were entertained lastweek when Virgil Bonham sang asong he had written in memory ofhis good friend, Keith Whitley.Bonham was transferred toKingfisher in 1988 from Enid as adriver’s license testing administratorwith the Department of PublicSafety. He is now the director ofrecords with DPS.Bonham started picking musicwith his dad at age nine and cut hisfirst album at age 11. He has beenteased because as a Choctaw Indian,he and his brothers playedguitars, mandolins and the bass insteadof drums.Bonham currently has threegroups he performs with includingCity Moon, Bonham Revue and theHank Williams Show. They try todeliver family friendly music andstrive to be a good reflection ofKingfisher.“Music has taken me to places Ihave never gone before. The HankWilliams Show with his music from1949 is keeping us busy. We wearclothing worn from that era. HankWilliams holds the encore record atthe Grand Ole Opry with six encores,”Bonham said.Besides his music, Bonham hada role as an extra in the movie TheLast of the Mohicans that won theMovie of the Year in 1992.“When The Last of the Mohicansplayed in Kingfisher, I took myfamily to see it only to find a linearound the corner of the block fromthe 89er Theater. When I went tofind out what was going on, I foundthey were waiting for my family togo in first. We got our pick of seats.“Kingfisher has been good toshare with, be it my music, movieor the DPS,” Bonham said.Rotarian Teresa Wood introducedBonham at the meeting.Enid man faces IDtheft, other chargesAn Enid man charged withfelony identity theft in KingfisherCounty District Court also nowfaces four refiled felony chargesthat had been dismissed in March.A warrant is still outstandingfor Dustin Joseph Barber, 25, whowas charged last week with identifytheft after allegedly charging$221.75 in auto parts at O’Reilly’s inKingfisher by representing himselfto be an employee of K&O SupplyCompany.According to an affidavit signedby Kingfisher Police Officer RichardStaton, Barber allegedly identifiedhimself to an O’Reilly’s employeeas Tracy Roberts, an employeeof K&O Supply.Roberts came into the store laterand showed the O’Reilly’s employeea photo of Dustin Barber,which the employee identified asthe person who had charged theparts.Roberts said Barber had previouslyworked for K&O.Barber also was charged withtrafficking in illegal drugs, burglaryin the second degree, larceny of amotorcycle and knowingly concealingstolen property, four chargesthat were filed against him last Dec.27 and then dismissed in March.Kingfisher (Okla.) Times & Free Press Wednesday, November 13, 2013 9ALocal nursepractitionersrecognizedKingfisher’s three licensednurse practitioners are among morethan 1,500 practicing in Oklahomaand more than 180,000 nationwiderecognized this week during NationalNurse Practioners Week.Local nurse practitioners includeRachel Cameron, who worksat Krablin Medical Clinic; RiséKester, who works at Mercy ClinicKingfisher, and Meagan States, whooperates her own family practice,Family 1 st Health Care Clinic.Nurse practitioners order, performand interpret diagnostic tests,diagnose and treate acute andchronic conditions and prescribemedications and other treatments.More than 18 percent of nursepractitioners work in rural settingswith populations of less than 25,000.Cameron holds a master’s degreein nursing from the Universityof Oklahoma and a bachelor’s degreein nursing from the OU nursepractitioner program.She worked as a registered nursesince 1997 and now holds certificationas both a family nurse practitionerand an advanced registerednurse practitioner.She has worked as a nurse practitionerat Krablin Medical Clinicsince June 24, 2011, and also worksas a house calls nurse practitionerfor United Health Care, a positionshe’s held since September.Cameron and her husband Davehave three children: Cole, a freshmanat the University of CentralOklahoma; Alyssa, a sophomore atKingfisher High School, and Caleb,a Kingfisher Middle School seventhgrader.Kester holds a doctor of nursingpractice degree from Texas ChristianUniversity, a post-master’sfamily nurse practitioner certificatefrom the University of Massachusettsand a master of science degreeas an acute care clinical nurse specialistand bachelor’s degree in nursingfrom the OU Health SciencesCenter.She holds certifications as a clinicalnurse specialist, family nursepractitioner and doctor of nursingpractice-diplomate of comprehensivecare, one of only 47 nationwideto hold that certification.The former chief nursing officerat Kingfisher Regional Hospital,Kester worked as a clinical nurseNURSE PRACTITIONERS Rachel Cameron, Risé Kesterand Meagan States, from left, practice in Kingfisher.specialist and family nurse practitionerat Integris Baptist MedicalCenter.She’s worked at Mercy ClinicKingfisher since July 2011, alongsideher physician son, Dr. BransonKester, where she provides primaryand comprehensive care .A Hennessey High Schoolgraduate, States began her medicalcareer as a pharmacy technician atKRH, then received a nursing degreefrom Oklahoma State Universityand worked for 10 years atMercy Hospital as an RN.She earned a master’s of sciencedegree in nursing from FrontierNursing University, becoming afamily nurse practitioner in 2010.States owns and operates herown Kingfisher practice, Family 1 stHealth Care Clinic, which openedin August 2012.She and her husband Scott Stateshave three sons, Garrett, Braydenand Trevor.We wish to express our sinceregratitude to everyone who, throughkind words or deeds, supported usduring the illness and passing of ourstep father and brother, Charlie J.Grellner.A special Thank You to the staff andresidents of Cimarron Nursing Centerfor the loving care and kindnessshown to Charlie. He appreciated andloved you all very much. To MercyHospital of Kingfisher, Dr. Eaton andstaff, we thank you for your lovingcare. Our gratitude also to KingfisherAmbulance Service for the many tripsto the hospital over the last severalmonths.Also, we wish to thank Father FrancisNguyen, Deacon Terry Rice and Duaneand Willa Ring of Sts. Peter and PaulParish, Kingfisher, for the many visitsand spiritual guidance to Charlieduring his stay at Cimarron NursingCenter.Charlie’s family would especially liketo extend appreciation to FatherFrancis Nguyen, Deacons Terry Riceand Max Schwarz for officiating at theMass of Burial and Farewell Service.Charlie was given the gift of life andwe were very fortunate to have sharedit with him.With Gratitude:The Family Of Charles J. GrellnerThink this guy watchesStandard Definition?Man up. Get HD.Get Free High-Definition for 1 year,only on 11/22/13.Offer valid 11/22/2013 only. Service not available in all areas. Not all services available at all locations. 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