October 2021

In a game marred by penalties, El Reno High School's football team scored points on both sides of the football en route to a 41-8 win over Southeast in a clutch game for both schools in the playoff hunt.

As the dust began to settle on the Oklahoma prairie in Indian Territory following the Land Runs of 1889 and 1891, the town of El Reno sprang into existence almost overnight. With it came the establishment of over 20 saloons and gambling houses.

Canadian County commissioners have been working to establish rules and regulations for new development outside city limits. But it appears it will take the Oklahoma Legislature to make it happen.

Gatz Homestead Realty and Estate Sales held its grand opening last week. Kamara Gatz is the broker/owner. Her father, the late Jerry Bromlow, had his real estate office at the site on Sunset Drive.

El Reno FFA members brought home fifth-place honors in the recent State FFA Opening and Closing Ceremonies and Greenland Quiz Contest. The event was held at Oklahoma State University and featured 50 teams from across Oklahoma.

Canadian County Master Gardener Intern Cindy Irwin shows her garden art ideas at a recent monthly meeting. Irwin showed some of her gardening ideas to fellow Master Gardeners to demonstrate the ease and whimsy of brightening a garden.

I found it a bit ironic that Canadian County commissioners are involved in a discussion about the need for a county building inspector for unincorporated areas. Last week some people told the commissioners the unincorporated areas of the county are experiencing a surge in new home construction.

U.S Customs and Border Protection says it has encountered 1.7 million people from 149 countries trying to cross the border illegally. That’s a record number which has U.S. Sen. James Lankford once again pointing the finger at Biden administration failures to secure the southern border with Mexico.

The Oklahoma Department of Commerce has added an agriculture recruiter to its Business Development team, helping the agency in its transition to sector-based recruitment of economic development projects. Sierra Simpson joins Commerce in this new role.

Mass of Christian Burial for Ronald Irwin Wiewel will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 1 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, followed by military honors. Ron died Oct. 25, 2021, at Integris Canadian Valley Hospital in Yukon. He was born April 2, 1944, the second child of Jack and Marie Wiewel.