November 2020

The Underwood Oklahoma Home and Community Education Association of Canadian County met recently in the home of Ann Ricketts.

President Natalia Valenzuela was unable to meet in person with the group, so instead she joined the members utilizing Facebook.

Neta Liebscher called the meeting to order.

Ann Ricketts offered the devotional and gave the treasurer’s report. Vicki Duncan led the flag salute. Bernita Davis read minutes from the previous meeting.

The El Reno Wranglers gathered recently for their annual Thanksgiving dinner and auction.

T.E. Mayo conducted the auction bidding, while the Thanksgiving meal with all the fixings was catered by Marilyn Arnold.

The club was able to donate to seven local charitable organizations including Mobile Meals, House of Healing, Blessings Baskets, Savannah Station, Canadian County Shotgun Club, The Lord’s Harvest and Canadian Valley Rangerettes.

Buckles were presented to officers from the 2019-2020 term.

LAWSUITS

Discover Bank vs. Patricia A. Hodgins for $9,725.32 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Bank of America N.A. vs. Bennie Morris for $4,889.43 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Snap-On Credit LLC vs. Jesse Boice for $8,240.42 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Snap-On Credit LLC vs. Paul Dempsey for $9,756.50 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Discover Bank vs. Christopher Wood for $5,428.14 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

After all extracurricular activities were suspended for two days due to a possible COVID-19 situation at El Reno High School, athletics were allowed to resume practices last week.

The boys hosted Bishop McGuinness for a scrimmage under precautions.

No fans were allowed to attend and everyone in Jenks Simmons Field House had to wear a mask when not on the court.

Traditionally, a month into the basketball season would mean most small schools in Canadian County would have a month’s worth of practice time and up to six games under their belts.

However, there has been nothing traditional about 2020 heading into the Thanksgiving break.

Between lost power from a freak October ice storm and outbreaks of the coronavirus, Calumet has played just twice, while Okarche has had just one game.

El Reno's youth football recently won the 6-and-under, 9-and-under and 11-and under Central Oklahoma Football League titles with strong running.

Everett was many things to many people. It’s difficult to sum him up in an obituary. Darn near impossible.

Everett Jarome Adams was born Oct. 12, 1935, in Calumet. He met the love of his life, June (Laquita June Welch) in high school and they married in 1953. Hearing Everett’s story of how they met and got married was priceless. Together they had one son, Charles Jarome Adams. Needless to say, Jarome was very special to them and many others. Jarome passed in August of 2014 and June passed in May of 2018. June and Everett were married 64 beautiful years, together 65.

Virginia Reiswig passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus on Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, at the age of 89, exactly one month before her 90th birthday. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and she will be greatly missed.

Rev. John Joseph Michalicka, a retired beloved priest of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, died peacefully on Nov. 13, 2020, at his residence in Oklahoma City. He was 86.

Services for Donnell Hayes Sr. were held Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020, at Redlands Community College Conference Center with Dr. Larry Collins II officiating.

Mr. Hayes passed away Nov. 6, 2020. He was born April 21, 1938, in Boley and graduated from Boley High School.

Donnell moved to El Reno in 1970, where he retired from Evergreen Feeds after 31 years of service.