December 2020

Canadian County commissioners have social media on their minds. On Monday, commissioners discussed potentially working with a company called Zencity, a firm that helps track social media information. Recently, the firm offered its services to the commissioners as well as the sheriff’s office.

The Canadian County Bar Association and Court Clerk’s Office held a coat and toy drive for the annual Red Andrews Christmas Dinner held in Oklahoma City. Since 1947, the Christmas Day tradition provides warm meals and toys to approximately 7,000 people each year at the Cox Convention Center.

The Knights of Columbus Sacred Heart Council 767 of El Reno host fundraisers throughout the year, often cooking and selling fried catfish, bratwurst, fried onion burgers and smoked ribs for the community to enjoy and to help with local causes.

El Reno teachers have been greeting students with colorful signs and fist bumps as the students and faculty grapple with the roller coaster of in-school, out-of-school created by the pandemic.

The Crimson Creek Golf Course clubhouse stands out in the snow that blanketed the area last week.

The Lake El Reno dam was a popular place to go sliding after El Reno received over 7 inches of snow combined from two storm systems just days apart.

Bob and Sharon Daughety of Calumet will be honored on their 60th wedding anniversary with a private celebration on Saturday at their home with their children and spouses.

First Christian Church and Wesley United Methodist Church will hold their third annual Blue Christmas services by Zoom on Saturday, Dec. 19 beginning at 5 p.m. “Blue Christmas services recognize that this is not ‘the most wonderful time of the year’ for everyone,” said Pastor Colton Lott.

In the present year of COVID-19, tyrannical governors shut down religious services, a First Amendment right, as fast as they could.

Joe Biden says he will name radical abortion activist Xavier Becerra as his Health and Human Services secretary.