November 2021

Candidates for the Board of Education in 20 Canadian County school districts will file Declarations of Candidacy beginning at 8 a.m. Monday, Dec. 6.

Wanda Armold, secretary of the Canadian County Election Board, said Declaration of Candidacy forms must be completed and submitted to the county election board no later than 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 8, when the filing period ends.

Armold reminds voters that Contests of Candidacy must be filed no later than Friday, Dec. 10, and may only be filed by another candidate for that office.

A water faucet was damaged last week in Adams Park and forced city crews to repair the damage in a stout north wind.

Sparky the Fire Pup takes the lead during the Mascot Dash held annually to kick off the start of the Christmas in the Park celebration located inside Yukon’s city park complex.

The dash included mascots from county high schools and Southwestern Christian University as well as local businesses. Other mascots included The Grinch, the Elf on the Shelf, Cat in the Hat and other cartoon characters.

Yukon’s annual lights display will be open daily from 6-11 p.m. through Jan. 2.

I thought this was interesting:

We’ve all seen the signs: “Help Desperately Wanted!” “Signing Bonus up to $500!” It’s not just burger flippers - there are shortages of nurses, engineers, technicians and on and on.

You would think our institutions of higher education, which receive hundreds of millions of dollars in state appropriations, would be responding by cranking out trained and educated graduates ready to take some of those positions.

LAWSUITS

Glenn Stevens and Sheila Stevens vs. Salazar Roofing & Construction Inc. for an amount in excess of $10,000 for alleged damages.

US Rod Manufacturing LLC vs. Raw Crude Oil & Gas LLC, et al., for $10,773.47 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Ford Motor Credit Company LLC vs. Dennis E. Pape and Donna R. Pape for $18,782.72 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

A divided Legislature passed a new congressional map Friday that could transform Oklahoma’s political landscape for the next decade.

Lawmakers ended the weeklong 2021 special session by approving three redistricting plans and sending the trio of bills to Gov. Kevin Stitt, who is expected to sign them.

As tradition, the El Reno Tribune asked area students how they would cook the traditional Thanksgiving turkey:

How to Cook a Turkey from Rebecca Darby’s kindergarten class:

So we first put it in the oven then when it is done in the oven I think we put stuff in the turkey. Then I think we have to cook it again. I don't know. And that is how we cook a turkey. - John E. 

You cook a turkey in the oven and you took it out of the oven and put it in the plate. - Analia G. 

El Reno is set to open the 2021-22 basketball season on Dec. 3 at home against Shawnee.

It will also open up Suburban Conference play for the Indians.