El Reno turned out big time Saturday for the Big Bulk Dump Day held near the Denny-Crump Rodeo Arena. Lines began forming early with vehicles filled with all kinds of debris and unwanted household items. By mid-afternoon the line of vehicle waiting to unload stretched onto Sunset Drive, as far east as Vicki’s Drive-Thru Convenience Store.
The city of El Reno partnered with the Oklahoma Environmental Management Authority to host the cleanup event.
The Students Striving for Success mentoring program operated by the El Reno Public Schools Foundation received a donation of $1,500 from the El Reno Community Walmart Foundation.
City of El Reno employees Jesse Trejo, left, and Eric Wilkerson install one of the new Purple Heart City signs on east State Highway 66. Similar signs
were installed at different entrances to the city.
OKLAHOMA CITY – Legislation was signed into law last week to delay elections this December, January and March that would interfere with ongoing redistricting efforts.
Requested by the State Election Board secretary, Senate Bill 347 prohibits municipalities and political subdivisions from holding an election on the second Tuesday of December 2021 or the second Tuesday of January or March 2022 for the offices of U.S. representative, state senator or representative and county commission districts following the reapportionment of those districts.
At the last minute, the farm stayed in the family - the main part of it at least. It was not the complete end of an agriculture era at the Annuschat Farms east of Okarche.
Larry Annuschat, who lost four family members involved in running the farm to COVID-19 last year, decided he would bid on the homeplace at a recent auction.
OKLAHOMA CITY – Gov. Kevin Stitt recently signed SB 949, which moves the Oklahoma Film + Music Office (OF+MO) to the Oklahoma Department of Commerce.
The office was previously part of the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreational Department. The bill takes effect on July 1.
LAWSUITS
LVNV Funding LLC vs. Robert W. Walker for $1,186.99 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
LVNV Funding LLC vs. Dena Peterson for $5,519.84 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
LVNV Funding LLC vs. Ashley Hoppis for $972.81 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Regional Acceptance Corporation vs. Rachelle Graham and Shane Graham for $3,851.82 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Charles Martin and three other men were wing foiling on the water thanks to a strong north wind.
The men use surfboards that are equipped with a foil on the bottom that allows, with the help of the wing-type sail, to rise out of the water.
The group normally rides on Lake Hefner but switches to Lake El Reno when the wind is right to practice sharp turning, said one of the riders.
OKLAHOMA CITY – El Reno’s first girls doubles team to make the final tournament of the season in more than five years fell into the tough side of the bracket at the 2021 Oklahoma High School Girls State Tennis Championship.
Seniors Riley Connor and Kenzie Holsted played the No.1 doubles bracket at state, which was held at the Oklahoma City Tennis Center. The pair drew top-seeded Lily Plaster and Annabell Treadwell of Heritage Hall in the first round.
While the El Reno duo won several points, the Chargers pair rolled to a 6-0/6-0 win over the Indians.
NOBLE – While El Reno High School did not emerge the winner of the Class 5A, West Region 1 Baseball Championship, it will go down as one of the more memorable postseasons for the Indians.
El Reno posted a 1-2 record, beating Southeast 16-0, to close the season with a 15-20 record. However, it was the two losses to Lawton Eisenhower, by scores of 4-0 and 9-1, which drew the most attention.
