The 22nd annual Lucky Duck Derby was held on July 4, 2022, immediately following the downtown Tonkawa parade. This was the THS Alumni Association’s 9th Duck Derby. Two thousand two hundred and eighty seven ducks floated down the canal between North Avenue and Grand Avenue. The THS Alumni Association partnered with the Tonkawa Masonic Lodge for this year’s event. Proceeds will go toward THS Senior scholarships and THS Alumni projects. The winners this year are as follows: Grand prize winner, Duck #681, Candy Oller, won the $750 VISA prepaid gift card donated by A-Line TDS in Tonkawa, OK. First place winner, Duck #381, Janice Houston, won a $500 VISA prepaid gift card donated by First National Bank of Oklahoma in Tonkawa. Second place winner, Duck #214, Shelby Johnston, won a $500 VISA prepaid gift card donated by Schatz Strategy Group in Blackwell. Third place winner, Duck # 1757, Amy Muegge, won the Custom Opalescence Teeth Whitening System ($396 value) donated by Sarah Campell’s Dental Office in Tonkawa. Fourth place winner, Duck #1015, Brighton Lee, won a $300 VISA prepaid gift card donated by an anonymous donor. Fifth place winner, Duck #2088, Luke Allen, won a 216 piece Craftsman SAE/Metric Mechanics Tool set donated by NAPA Owen’s Auto Supply in Tonkawa. Sixth place winner, Duck #1476, Nanette Lane, won the $250 VISA prepaid gift card donated by Hembree & Hodgson Construction in Ponca City. Seventh place winner, Duck #1042, Paul Spoon, won a $200 VISA prepaid gift card donated by O-K Bit in Tonkawa. Eighth place winner, Duck #498, Mary Ladd, won a 2022-2023 Tonkawa High School Activity Pass ($150 value) donated by Tonkawa High School in Tonkawa. Ninth place winner, Duck #1464, Brian Hermanson, won a 2022-2023 Tonkawa High School Activity Pass donated by Tonkawa High School, in Tonkawa. Tenth place winner, Duck #960, Jill Buesing, won a gift box (total value of $150) including a gift certificate for a light set of lashes ($135 value) or services up to the same amount donated by Megan Snyder d/b/a Luxx Lash Studio in Ponca City. Eleventh place winner, Duck #999, Krista Perkins, won a $100 VISA prepaid gift card donated by the Tonkawa Foundry in Tonkawa. Twelfth place winner, Duck #813, Ginger Hunter, won a $100 gift card for Moore’s Venture Food Store in Tonkawa, OK donated by Moore’s Venture Food Store. Thirteenth place winner, Duck #1653, Pat Blubaugh, won a $100 VISA prepaid gift card donated by Deimer Construction Company in Tonkawa. Fourteenth place winner, Duck #502, Jona Cantrell, won a $100 VISA prepaid gift card donated by Ditmore Construction Company in Tonkawa, OK. Fifteenth Place winner, Duck #324, Kate Owen, won a $100 gift card for The HUB at Tonkawa Indian Casino in Tonkawa, OK donated by the Tonkawa Tribe. Sixteenth place winner, Duck #988, Bea Kreger, won a $100 gift card for The HUB at Tonkawa Indian Casino in Tonkawa, OK donated by the Tonkawa Tribe. Seventeenth place winner, Duck #1009, Shannon Lee, won a Season Pass to Sun N Fun (a $75 value) donated by Nancy Ruth Bailey d/b/a/ Parent Road Ministries. Eighteen place winner, Duck #615, Ed Kasser, won an Individual Pass for the Tonkawa Aquatic Center ($50 value) donated by Tonkawa Professional Fire Fighters. Ninteenth place winner, Duck #1143, Kinley Klufa, won an Individual Pass for the Tonkawa Aquatic Center ($50 value) donated by Tonkawa Fraternal Order of Police. Twentieth place winner, Duck #2152, Barbara Cope, won a $50 gift certificate for TS Fork in Tonkawa, OK donated by TS Fork. Twenty First place winner, Duck, #2208, Shirlene Whittington, won a $50 gift certifi cate for the Tonkawa Vet Clinic in Tonkwa, OK donated by the Tonkawa Vet Clinic. Twenty Second place winner, Duck #1774, Kira Looper. won a $50 gift certificate for the Tonkawa Vet Clinic in Tonkawa, OK donated by the Tonkawa Vet Clinic. Twenty Third place winner, Duck #2097, Colton Anson, won a $50 gift certificate for Los Potros in Blackwell, OK donated by Los Potros. Twenty fourth place winner, Duck #2027, Jennie Paul, won a $50 gift certificate for Los Potros in Blackwell, OK donated by Los Potros. Twenty fifth winner, Duck #1062, Bobby Phillips, won a $50 gift certificate for Kat’s Steakhouse in Lamont, OK donated by Brining Insurance in Tonkawa. Twenty sixth winner, Duck #377, Susan Martin, won a $50 gift certificate for Kat’s Steakhouse in Lamont, OK donated by Brining Insurance in Tonkawa. Twenty seventh winner, Duck #434, Myrna Fath, won a $50 gift card for the Baker’s Table and Coffee House in Tonkawa donated by Tonkawa Processing Corporation in Tonkawa. Twenty eighth winner, Duck # 449, Heather Shepherd, won a gift bucket including peanuts, steak sauce, steak seasoning, and a $30 gift certificate for Texas Roadhouse (total value $45) donated by Texas Roadhouse in Stillwater. Twenty ninth winner, Duck #611, Seth Brown, won a Tonkawa Buccaneer car tag and a Buccaneer t-shirt ($40 value) donated by the THS Alumni Association in Tonkawa. Thirtieth place winner, Duck #1392, Creed Clinesmith, won a gift certificate for $40 in products from Plush Salon in Tonkawa, OK donated by Mike’a Payne d/b/a Plush Salon. Thirty first place winner, Duck #1760, Amy Muegge, won a gift certificate for two weekday green fees at Blackwell Municipal Golf Course ($30 value) in Blackwell, OK donated by Blackwell Municipal Golf Course. Thirty second winner, Duck #1063, Bobby Phillips, won a one year subscription for The Tonkawa News in Tonkawa, OK donated by The Tonkawa News. Thirty third winner, Duck #442, Blaine Fath, won a one year subscription for The Tonkawa News in Tonkawa, OK donated by The Tonkawa News. Thirty fourth winner, Duck #2164, Pam Linton, won a one year subscription for The Tonkawa News in Tonkawa, OK donated by The Tonkawa News. Thirty fifth winner, Duck #1817, Peggy O’Mealey, won a one year subscription for The Tonkawa News in Tonkawa, OK donated by The Tonkawa News. Thirty sixth place winner, Duck #1095, Kim Rand, won a $25 VISA prepaid gift card donated by McKenzie – Noles Insurance Agency in Tonkawa. Thirty seventh place winner, Duck #2044, Madelyn Moore, won a $25 gift certificate for Blubaugh Angus Ranch BEEF in Tonkawa, OK donated by Blubaugh Angus Ranch BEEF. Thirty eighth place winner, Duck #602, John Lucas, won a $25 gift certificate for Mary’s Tonkawa Grill in Tonkawa, OK donated by Mary’s Tonkawa Grill. Thirty ninth place winner, Duck #1208, Katie Knotts, won a $25 gift certificate for Mary’s Tonkawa Grill in Tonkawa, OK donated by Mary’s Tonkawa Grill. Fortieth place winner, Duck #100, Tonkawa Tag Agency, won a $25 gift certificate for Frames & Things in Tonkawa, OK donated by Frames & Things. Forty first place winner, Duck #1057, Phyllis Pedigo, won a $25 gift certificate for Hammerheads in Tonkawa donated by Hammerheads. Forty second place winner, Duck #1977, Gracie Roth, won $25 gift certificate for China Chinese Restaurant in Tonkawa, OK donated by China Chinese Restaurant. Forty third place winner, Duck #2010, Galon Lemings, won a $25 gift certificate for Quiddy’s in Tonkawa, OK donated by Quiddy’s. Forty fourth place winner, Duck #1135, Emma Klufa, won a $25 gift card for Walmart donated by Walmart in Ponca City. Forty fifth place winner, Duck #177, Schley Wensler, won a gift certificate for a tire rotation ($25 value) at Oxford Tire in Tonkawa, OK donated by Oxford Tire. The Last Duck Prize, Duck #1505, Sally Caughlin, won a $200 VISA prepaid gift card donated by Kugel Spraying in Tonkawa.
