October 2020

Completing the annual Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) process can be a daunting task, but the Redlands Community College financial aid team is ready to help.

Normal business hours are Mondays from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., but on Mondays during the weeks of Oct. 19 to Nov. 16 from 5 to 7 p.m., the financial aid staff will be focused on helping families navigate the FAFSA.

This assistance is open to anyone regardless of what college or university they plan to attend.

Ernie Loganbill of Independence, Kan., carved a unique Swiss walking stick for the Honorary Swiss Consul of Western United States, Dr. Rico Buchli of Basal, Switzerland.

Loganbill presented the walking stick at a recent meeting in Oklahoma City. The walking stick was carved for the Consul to show appreciation for his contributions to Swiss families.

Dr. Buchli had contributed to the Zweiacher-Girard reunion and his contribution will be displayed on a stand along with the family cowbells from Switzerland.

Maple September Citizenship Award winners, front row from left, Caleb Blanco, pre-kindergarten; Sophie Tredway, first grade; Elizabeth Eisenhour, kindergarten; Raina Crawford, second grade; and Stoney Baker, third grade; back row, Ayden Troncoso, fourth grade; Ashtyn Stokes, fifth grade; Halli Ferguson, sixth grade; Kennedy Arnold, seventh grade; and Jadon Olive, eighth grade.

Employees of Frontier Auto Group delivered cookies to El Reno Public Schools last week as a way to say thank you to local educators. Mindy Tech, Kalisha Brown and Kathy Tarver represented Frontier and all attended El Reno schools. Accepting the cookies is Kurt Myers, principal of Etta Dale Junior High.

When the calendar rolled over into 2020, Master Patrolman David Garcia was looking forward to another spring and summer competing in his other passion besides law enforcement – powerlifting.

But when the United States fell victim to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic and began shutting down sporting events, the eight-year veteran of the El Reno Police Department felt like a detective as he tried to piece together what to do next.

In the statistics book, El Reno High School’s volleyball team had the 2020 season end with a 3-1 loss to No.11 Glenpool in the title match of the Class 5A, Region 6 Championship. What the 26-28/22-25/25-17/17-25 score won’t show is just how close the sixth-ranked Indians were to winning the regional, hosted at Jenks Simmons Field House annex, and making the school’s first trip to state since 1993.

MIDWEST CITY - Runners were greeted to warmer than expected temperatures here last week as the 2020 Suburban Conference Cross Country Championships netted a seventh-place finish for the El Reno High School boys team.

The Indians top five runners posted an overall time of one hour, 43 minutes and 56 seconds, with an average finishing time of 20:47.25 per runner over the 5-kilometer (3.11-mile) course at Carl Albert.

Traveling to Arkansas for a makeup meet, Redlands Community College’s cross country team got a chance to measure its progress against runners from several levels.

The 2020 Lions Club Bucks Overland Classic was held on the Mena Lions Disc Golf Course, hosted by the University of Arkansas Rich Mountain.

“It was a challenging and hilly course, but that didn’t stop our men from getting some personal records against schools from the NAIA, NJCAA and NCAA Division 2.

The 2020 August roadside quail observation survey shows the statewide quail index down from 2019, dropping from 2.88 to 1.68.

This is 68.48 percent below the 31-year average of 5.33, and 45.28 percent below the 10-year average of 3.07.

However, when evaluated by ecoregion, Oklahoma’s quail index went up over last year in five of the state’s nine ecoregions.

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