June 2020

A new Canadian County Fairgrounds should be open for business within a year. Architect Todd Gralla said the new $15 million fairgrounds is expected to be ready in time to host the 2021 Canadian County Free Fair.

Mike Crowly has been a wheat farmer for 35 years. He struggles to recall a single season in which the weather and crop yields were better than what the fields in Canadian County have churned out in the month of June.

On Tuesday, voters will decide a state question related to health care, as well as pick a Canadian County Court Clerk. Early voting began on Thursday at the Canadian County Election Board.

An El Reno man was killed when the lawn mower he was riding was struck by a vehicle that apparently veered off the roadway. Police Major Kirk Dickerson said Howard Noland, 71, was killed in the June 18 accident. The collision happened about 8:30 a.m. in the 600 block of South Shepard.

One state question will appear on the June 30 general election ballot. This Initiative Petition was placed on the ballot by gathering signatures from citizens. The question is reprinted here as it will appear on the ballot followed by a brief summary.   Initiative Petition 419 State Question 802

Summer solstice arrived last Saturday ushering in summer amid global celebrations with a rare eclipse occurring in the Southern Hemisphere. The longest day of the year, solstice occurs when both sunrise and sunset occur respectively at the earliest and the latest times during the year.

While they were held at the starting line due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Smoke on the Water organizers have been throttled down for the past month as the 2020 races will take place as scheduled.

Larry and Connie Hodges will be celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary. Larry Hodges and Connie Coggins were married July 1, 1960, at First Baptist Church of Blanchard. Larry and Connie have traveled to almost every state and many places in Europe, England, Ireland and Mexico.

Randy and Terri Hurst of El Reno are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. The couple was married June 27, 1970, in Perryton, Texas. Terri has been employed for the past 38 years at Canadian Valley as pharmacist and Naturopathy Medicine Practitioner.

Keegan Miller, 9, used his drum skills to draw attention to his lemonade stand. The youngster played, stopping momentarily to pour a customer a tall glass of lemonade. (Tribune photographer/Erin Thompson)