Members of the El Reno High School Leadership class pose with rescue dogs from the Oklahoma Humane Society. The Leadership class hosted Puppy Love during February. It was a month-long fundraiser that supported the rescue center. Leadership, along with other classes raised $2,500 in two weeks.
Canadian County District Judge Paul Hesse has been named to serve as the presiding judge of the state’s multi-county grand jury.
Hesse was appointed to the position last week by the chief justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court. He will begin his administrative and judicial duties of the multi-county grand jury immediately.
The multi-county grand jury investigates crimes that occur in every county of the state, as well as crimes that implicate multiple counties.
Happy Easter!
Republican U.S. Sen. James Lankford told some stories during his stop in El Reno last week that if they weren’t related to the federal government would be difficult to believe.
Lankford said the recent trillion-dollar COVID relief package was “not about saving lives” but about handing out money.
He mentioned a USDA loan program in which funds of up to $2 million could be borrowed by anyone and then forgiven up to 120 percent with one stipulation, the borrower could not be white.
GIRL - Aliki and Todd Joshua announce the birth of their daughter, Eleni Viviana Joshua. Eleni was born March 13 at Mercy Health Center in Oklahoma City.
She weighed 6 pounds and 7 ounces and measured 18 inches in length.
Maternal grandparents are Ray Dyer and Viviane Dyer.
Paternal grandparents are Martin and Alice Joshua.
Maternal great-grandparents are Pat Dyer and the late John R. “Jack” Dyer and the late Manos and Aliki Rovithis.
Paternal great-grandparents are the late Jeff and Juanita Factor and the late Edmond and Annie Joshua.
Fresh Anointing will hold an Easter service this Sunday beginning at 10:30 a.m. to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
The church is giving away 50 Easter egg baskets filled with candy and toys to the first 50 children ages 2-11.
Kids can also get their picture taken with the Easter bunny.
The public is invited to this event.
El Reno Indian Baptist Church Easter Sunday service will begin at 11 a.m., followed by an Easter egg hunt for the youth but no meal planned. Members welcome donations of prizes, plastic eggs filled with candies and hard-boiled colored eggs.
The church is located at 109 E. Arapaho. The public is invited to attend.
The Okarche Speech Team recently won its 24th Southwest Regional Speech and Debate title. OHS claimed the first-place sweepstakes plaque from the event, which was held virtually this year due to COVID.
Crescent placed second, while Lawton Academy took third.
As a state qualifying competition, the tournament results determine which students will compete at the state competition in April.
The Beautiful Day program last week recognized Roblyer students with birthdays in February and March.
Besides being celebrated as they arrived at school by car or bus, students were also treated to a pizza lunch.
Beautiful Day is an Oklahoma-based nonprofit reminding children that the day they were born was a beautiful day.
The El Reno chapter focuses on Roblyer Learning Center.
For more information on how you can help celebrate our young people with your time or donations, contact El Reno Main Street Director Shana Ford at (806) 789-3851.
LAWSUITS
Synchrony Bank vs. Nathan Lane for $2,072.07 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Harbor Insurance Company vs. Christopher Holland for $5,087 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Bank of America N.A. vs. Sunny Adrienne Graham for $3,850.53 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Bank of America N.A. vs. Andrew Darryl Whiteaker for $6,972.76 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
