October 2020

With three games left in the regular season, the four schools headed for the playoffs from District 5A-1 seem to have been determined, even though the records have been skewed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

A collection of artists from El Reno, Oklahoma City, Tulsa and around Oklahoma as well as Dallas painted several walls in an alleyway in downtown El Reno last week. The Phase 1 collection is known as the El Reno Walls. (Tribune photographer/Glen Miller)

Stealing a page from Bill Belicheck’s NFL playbook, El Reno High School’s football team rolled out a long-practiced trick play to score a 2-point conversion and a defeat of Duncan in overtime, 43-42. “It’s like what the Patriots ran in the Super Bowl with Tom Brady.

MARRIAGE LICENSES Kevin Wayne Rowe, 39; Laura Kay Marcum, 52. Blake Allen Sockwell, 38; Yetheda Cadelaria Takacs, 28. Adam Kenneth Hall, 37; Carmen Daniela Sepeda Rodriguez, 33. Matthew Allan Miller, 27; Shelbi Lynn Reed, 24. Eric Alajandro Lopez, 24; Alma Adriana Velasco, 26.

Mary Leona (Blodgett) Alexander, age 94, peacefully stepped into glory with her Lord and Savior, October 17, 2020, at her home in Gladstone, Mo. She was born the first child of Orley Walter Blodgett and Lois Lebearden (Rowland) Blodgett in Cedaredge, Colo., on July 24, 1926.

Kenneth Kortemeier, 72, a lifelong resident of El Reno, peacefully passed away the morning of October 17, 2020, in Oklahoma City. He was born and raised in El Reno to parents, John Detlew Kortemeier and Ruth (Poage) Kortemeier on October 19, 1947.

What’s being called Phase 1 of a downtown mural project wrapped up last week, as artists from near and far converged on downtown El Reno to turn drab alley walls into works of colorful art.

It would appear El Reno is getting serious about mowing. On Tuesday evening the city council agreed to purchase several new and rebuilt mowers to be used on parks, at the airport, Lake El Reno and on city rights-of-way.

Some major upgrades are in the works for the Northwest Community Center. El Reno Mayor Matt White offered this information while fielding questions during the El Reno Live program.

The filing period of local school board races will be Dec. 7-9. Candidates can file at the Canadian County Election Board from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The election board is located at 200 S. Bickford. El Reno School Board Position No.1, Ward 5 will be open to qualified candidates.