March 2021

MUNICIPAL COURT

Tristan Kaulaity, El Reno, failure to appear warrant, $295.

Daniel Gonzalez Jr., El Reno, failure to appear warrant, $295.

Jacob Thomas Awbrey, El Reno, expired tag, $130.

Bobby Paul Whiteman, El Reno, speeding, $165.

Arturo Garcia Plascencia, Yukon, failure to stop at stop sign, $165.

Triston Rosalina Estrada, El Reno, failure to appear warrant, $295.

Michael Newell Cochran, El Reno, failure to appear warrant, $295.

Rolando Estrada, El Reno, speeding, $165.

Geniva Earl Couch, 96, passed away March 8, 2021, in El Reno. Geniva was born April 12, 1924, in St. Jo, Texas, to Floyd and Ruby Dudley.

In 1954 she moved to El Reno, and she loved it there so much that she decided to plant her roots there. Geniva and her husband, Norman started Couch’s Upholstery and retired at the age of 94.

She loved doing upholstery work and serving her community.

Geniva was preceded in death by her husband, Norman; three sons, Leon, Shorty and Earl Dean; three great-grandchildren; and siblings from New Mexico.

Services for Charles “Charley” James Blackowl Jr. were held Tuesday, March 9, 2021, in the Benson Memorial Chapel with burial at Concho Cemetery. Services were under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.

Charley passed away March 4, 2021. He was born Aug. 30, 1983, in Lawton and was a lifelong resident of El Reno. Charley graduated from Riverside Indian School in May of 2002 and was a member of the Drop Team at Lucky Star Casino in Concho.

Charley is survived by his mother, Lisa Anquoe, and two sons, Curtis Youngbear and Avery Blackowl.

Johnny White, 63, of El Reno, passed away March 7, 2021. A full obituary for Johnny can be viewed at www.wilsoncares.com.

For the second consecutive year, El Reno High School has a student named Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence Academic All-State. The honor is shared by only 100 public high school seniors statewide.

El Reno’s Ella McReynolds was one of the 100 selected from 379 nominations statewide.

The Academic All-State selections represent 77 schools in 69 Oklahoma school districts.

The 49th Annual Canadian County Junior Livestock Show and Sale got under way over the weekend at the county fairgrounds and was set to conclude Tuesday with an online virtual auction. The 2021 show will be the final one at the current fairgrounds before moving to the county’s new fairgrounds now under construction.

Springtime in Oklahoma means the threat of severe weather.

El Reno Police Chief Ken Brown said last week residents with storm shelters need to register them with the city so rescue teams know where to search in the event a major tornado strikes.

Brown made the comments as part of the El Reno Live program hosted weekly by Mayor Matt White. The program airs at 3 p.m. each Thursday on the city’s Facebook site. It can also be viewed on the Tribune Facebook site.

State Rep. Rhonda Baker, R-Yukon, recognized El Reno’s Ralph Oltermann as the Veteran of the Week on March 1 in a ceremony at the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Oltermann served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War, earning the rank of E2. He received an honorable discharge after being injured during the war, and he later suffered cancer of his larynx from exposure to Agent Orange.

Construction zones will once again be found on Calumet School properties after voters approved a $2.5 million bond to fund three new projects.

“We are very excited. You never know how those things will go. We have had a lot of success in the past and never want to take that for granted. We wanted people to go out and vote and we are happy there was a pretty good turnout and things went our way,” said Calumet Superintendent Brandon Voss.

The U.S. Cavalry Association has been awarded a grant through the Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant Program to help create a website and digitize records. The association is headquartered at historic Fort Reno.

“Congratulations to the U.S. Cavalry Association on being awarded the Oklahoma Heritage Preservation Grant,” said Sen. Lonnie Patxon, Tuttle.

“Digitizing historic records and making them publicly accessible online is vital for saving and sharing our history for future generations.”