Fresh Anointing Church, 1300 W. Watts, will host a Trunk or Treat festival at the church for Halloween.
The event will be Saturday, Oct. 30 from 1 to 4 p.m. There will be candy and treats for kids in costume.
Oklahoma faces a shortage of nurses and engineers, but a state higher education leader says Oklahoma colleges are not necessarily enthusiastic about making changes that would reduce those reported shortages.
Why? Because Oklahoma colleges don’t view those programs as money-makers.
“There are programs that generate revenue for an institution, and there are programs that cost money to an institution,” said Jeff Hickman, chairman of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.
“Young investors have a new strategy,” National Public Radio’s Tim Mak reported on Sept. 21:
“Watching financial disclosures of sitting members of Congress for stock tips.”
Under the Stock Act, members of Congress must disclose their own stock trades, and those of their spouses, within 45 days.
One member of a TikTok investor community refers to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) as the “queen of investing” due to lucrative trades made by her husband.
Virginia Catherine (“Kay”) Porta Bass died on Monday, Oct. 11, 2021.
Born in Oklahoma City on June 11, 1940, Kay graduated from El Reno High School in 1958 and attended Monticello College and University of Oklahoma where she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.
Funeral services for Corliss Jean (Allen) Collins will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, at Quail Springs Baptist Church, 14613 N. May Avenue, Oklahoma City, with Rev. Ray Griffin officiating. Come-and go-viewing will be held at Wilson Funeral Home, 100 N. Barker, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21. Graveside services will be held at the El Reno Cemetery.
Funeral services for Eugene Lee Irion will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, at First Baptist Church of El Reno with Pastor Grant Findley officiating. Services are under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.
Gene passed away Oct. 15, 2021, at St. Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City with his family by his side. He was born Dec. 8, 1934, in Bethany to Fred G. and Marie (Robinson) Irion. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Funeral services for Bruce Lee Redbird will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Huber-Benson Funeral Home. Burial will follow at the Concho Cemetery.
Bruce died Oct. 11, 2021, in Norman.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Dillion Wayne Roberts, 23; Jessica Michelle Ryder, 22.
Jesse William Braswell, 31; Gwyndolyn Paige Carson, 24.
Coy Lee Scott Hines, 38; Magdalena Maria Hodorowicz, 33.
Cale Daniel Black, 28; Bailey Reann Huckeby, 28.
Ethan Derrell Dewayne Routh, 19; Morgan Diane Casaus, 19.
Terry Lee Huston, 63; Cecelia Marie Hendrix, 56.
David Lee Porter, 50; Robi Rayne Rhodes, 41.
Conor Wrigley Maguire, 23; Allison Patricia Cook, 22.
Brandon Charles Parker, 27; Baleigh Breanne Folger, 26.
In a reversal of fortunes from a year ago, El Reno High School’s football teams travels to Ardmore Friday clinging to the fourth playoff spot from District 5A-1, while the Tigers remain tied at the top of the standings.
“Obviously our season has not gone as expected but we knew Ardmore had a talented team last year and they had a lot coming back. I think we can still compete with them but they are very talented,” said El Reno head coach Chuck Atchison.
Four graduates of El Reno High School will be honored at the annual Distinguished Alumni Banquet.
The event is set for 6 p.m. Nov. 9 at Roblyer Learning Center. The dinner will be catered by Marilyn Arnold and tickets are on sale for $20.
Tickets can be purchased at the BancFirst locations, 2000 S. Country Club and downtown at 220 S. Bickford.
Tickets can also be purchased online at erpsf.org.
