September 2020

On Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, Jacqueline Dawn Moshier of Las Vegas, Nev., lost her courageous and long-fought battle with cancer at the age of 59. Dawn was born Jan. 24, 1961, in Chillicothe, Ohio.

Dawn will forever be remembered for her love of God and Jesus her Savior. She would bow her head in prayer anytime, anywhere, asking God to “guard and guide” us in any life event we were facing.

She taught us about God’s grace, and second chances. She would say, “Life is not three strikes you’re out, if you never give up.”

Archery Traditions of Oklahoma, 328 Elm Ave. in Yukon, is sponsoring a fundraiser for YFS on Oct. 26 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

There will be a raffle table that includes gift cards, gift baskets, a Yeti cooler, gun range time, baked goods, a handmade hunter’s knife and more.

As a volunteer slowly walked a brown quarter horse named Simon to the loading ramp, a smile immediately took over the face of Etta Dale eighth-grader Alan Barbosa.

It was a common expression on the faces of El Reno students who would be the first to ride horses at Savannah Station Therapeutic Riding Program since March. That’s when the COVID-19 pandemic closed the operation.

El Reno Live debuted last week with Mayor Matt White fielding questions submitted by residents.

The program used Facebook Live and generated numerous questions from residents concerning a wide range of topics. White answered questions from City Hall, while City Manager Matt Sandidge collected the inquiries off the social media site.

The 30-minute program attracted more than 2,000 views.

An El Reno man who is accused of leaving his young son in a hot car in 2018 is expected to appear in court next week on second-degree murder charges.

A jury trial for Adam Kolar was scheduled to begin last week in Canadian County District Court, but it was postponed. Kolar now is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday for a hearing.

Kolar, a former employee at the Federal Correctional Institution, is accused of leaving his 3-year-old son, Ryker, inside his pickup for about six hours on Aug. 2, 2018.

Yukon City Manager Jim Crosby said he plans to retire in January.

Crosby, who is in his second stint as city manager, announced his plans at the end of Tuesday’s city council meeting.

In a letter given to council members, Crosby said he wants to spend more time with his family, which includes two teenage sons.

OKLAHOMA CITY –  The House Transportation Committee heard from industry experts on the future of electric vehicles and how Oklahoma can capitalize on the growing industry during an interim study last week.

Rep. Brian Hill, R-Mustang, requested the study after he attended multiple economic and legislative conferences where he repeatedly heard that up to 90 percent of transportation will be electric by 2050. Many fleet transportation industries across the nation are already beginning to convert portions of their fleet to electric vehicles.

El Reno Public Schools will hold its 2020-21 All-Sports Homecoming Ceremony Friday night before the start of the Indians football game with Noble. The queen coronation will begin at 6:20 p.m. This year’s queen candidates include Kenzie Holsted, Krystiana Guzman, Rosanelly Vite, Brilee Garrett, Madison Nichols, Avery Blount, Riley Connor and Raelyn Kouba. Escorts are Darius Moore, Cole Mitchell, Collin Vickers, Dorian Plumley, Brayden Girard and Cole Bass. Not pictured: Kevin Bigfoot and Kolton Hunt.

Rather than have a nationwide popular vote, the United States chooses its president through the Electoral College with the outcome tied to multiple state-level elections.

This system ensures voters in smaller states like Oklahoma are still prized by presidential candidates. But it has also ensured minority groups of all types can wield greater influence even as consensus-building is incentivized.

The Electoral College’s benefit has accrued not only to those interested in specific issues — such as pro-life voters or environmentalists — but to racial minorities as well.

Update: Last year I wrote about the marvelous millipede, but due to an unfortunate experience, I must update my article.

The fact is they are quite poisonous. As I was scouting the woods with my grandson, we spotted one and I wanted to show him how they curl up when touched.

This one did not curl so I picked it up to show Pierce its many legs. My hand immediately burned and I smelled an unusual odor so I dropped it.