September 2021

An El Reno band, Sever Me, will open for Matt Ferrell when he brings his comedy show to El Reno. The show is set for 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 2 at the Centre Theatre, said Kristin Richardson with the El Reno Community Theatre.

Ferrell extended the invite to the local band after serving as one of the judges in the recent Battle of the Bands.

Sever Me placed third in the contest also put on by the ERCT.

A native of southwest Oklahoma, Ferrell was a rodeo cowboy and owned a garage door company before tackling comedy on a full-time basis.

The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes teamed up with Indian Health Services and the city of El Reno to put on a drive-thru vaccine clinic last week inside Adams Park

Native American attendees could get free vaccinations against COVID-19, flu, shingles, diphtheria and other diseases.

The COVID-19 vaccine was also available to the general public.

Other single-day clinics will be held in the future.

The Second Annual El Reno Community Day and Fly-In at the El Reno Regional Airport was held over the weekend.

See Saturday’s Tribune for more coverage of the event.

Members of the U.S. Cavalry Association must show command on their horses as well as different forms of weapons during the annual National Competition at Fort Reno last week.

The horse-jumping event had three different classes with jump heights and gates depending on skill level of the rider and horse.

Oklahomans don’t like the government telling them what to do. No matter what it is.

I’ve talked to countless Oklahomans who were as shocked as I was when Joe Biden said in a recent speech that he had “lost patience” with the American people and demanded that Americans get a COVID-19 shot.

China and Russia lay down demands on their citizens. In America, we have personal responsibility and freedom. The president can advise and encourage, but not demand.

Graveside services for Roger Dale Kuhlman, a former Minco resident, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Evergreen Cemetery in Minco under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home.

Roger passed away Sept. 22, 2021, in Yukon. He was born Jan. 20, 1956, in Chickasha.

He was raised in the Minco/Cogar communities and attended Minco schools.

Roger worked in construction as a finish carpenter for 40 years and as a welder previous to construction. He was a member of Hazel Dell Baptist Church.

Sweeping the District 5A-1 field like it did a year ago to win the title will not happen again this season after El Reno High School’s football team dropped a 25-point game to Noble last week.

But there is little time to cry over spilled milk as the Indians are set to host Lawton MacArthur Friday night in their home opener.

“They are loaded and their front seven on defense, we could have a nightmare with them. Both of their lines are a year older and they have got a quarterback that is not a game-changer but is very consistent in taking care of the football.