November 2020

The Jonny and Mary Ellison family of Calumet recently was honored with the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee’s District Three Farm and Ranch Family Recognition.

The Ellisons, with their two grown children, Luke and Regan, operate a cow/calf and stocker cattle operation, along with growing wheat and hay in Canadian County.

The family also operates a custom harvest and baling/swathing business for area producers.

Raising their children in rural Oklahoma and around agriculture has always been important to Jonny and Mary.

Crisp November air creates a light fog over Lake El Reno. Mild temperatures were enjoyed the past several days although a brief cold snap is expected to arrive over the weekend. The Thanksgiving holiday is expected to be in the 60s. (Courtesy photo)

How about a giant round of applause for every city of El Reno employee and those who coordinated the cleanup after the late October ice storm.

By far, El Reno is ahead of other cities in this area, including Oklahoma City, Yukon and Mustang when it comes to cleanup. Oklahoma City is just now starting cleanup and Yukon residents have been told the cleanup there could extend into next spring.

El Reno is projected to be limb-free by Nov. 22. That didn’t happen by accident. It happened because of leadership, management and perseverance.

Following are How to Cook a Turkey recipes from Jessica Zucksworth’s second-grade class at Rose Witcher:

Find a turkey I well cook in the oven for 500 ment. - Kevin Hernandez

Get a turkey at the grocry store. Then cook the turkey for 2 hour at 142. Then make sure it’s good. Then your rede for the feast. - Nathan Trejo

Find a turkey get the gross parts out stuffing in. Cook it in the oven for 99 put bacun bits in it. - Ka'myra Williams

El Reno High School October Students of the Month, from left, freshmen Nyla Stewart and Grady Lesperance; sophomores Bailey Denwalt and Aiden Gore; juniors Ariana Segovia Ortega and Donovan Ramirez; and seniors, (not pictured), Madison Craig and Darius Moore.

Members of El Reno High School’s Spanish classes hold their Day of the Dead projects while standing in front of an altar that Spanish students create each year.

The Day of the Dead is celebrated in several Spanish-speaking countries. This holiday commemorates the lives of family members and friends who have passed
away. Spanish teachers are Angela Henry and Vanessa Gallegos.

Maple A/B Honor Roll, front row from left, Ashlynn Reuter, Jacob Bugaj, Brennan Ayers, Kallie Parra, Chandon Porter, Tace Tech, Levi Bass, Rowdy Penwright, Presley Swigart and Karalynn Ellis; middle row, Aydan Steffler, Clayton Hudson, Karis Racca, Ashlyn Hardy, Bella Stevenson, Kennedy Arnold, Cheyenne Kubicek, Aspen Fudge, Sawyer Williams, Yami Marquez, Daughtry Swigart and Adison Steffler; back row, Bella Hart, Harper Looper, Bailey Schmidt, Luke Harris, Dustin Stokes, Audrey Bilderback, Gavin Tinsley, Jesse Hardy, Kizer Brewster, Carson Cooper, Caely Carnott, Aspen Burns and Brylee Bone