December 2021

Calumet November Students of the Month, from left, Easton Shumate, Dalton Moberly, Zoei Scott and Avery Heinley.

Molly Carson of El Reno placed third in the Senior Agri-Science category at the American Farmers and Ranchers State Speech Contest held recently in Stillwater.

Crowds gathered outside of the Supreme Court last week as the Supreme Court prepared to hear arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the most consequential abortion case in a generation.

Pro-life groups rallied, holding signs to “Love them both” while chanting “We are the pro-life generation and we will abolish abortion.”

Cynthia Renee Bennett went to be with Jesus on Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021. She was born Aug. 17, 1961, in Borger, Texas, to Kenneth and Zelta (Meek) Bennett.

Cynthia was a lifelong resident of El Reno. She was a well-known educator with the El Reno Public School System. She taught second and third grades for 11 years at Webster Elementary, and taught second grade 11 years and first grade one year at Rose Witcher Elementary.

She was the librarian for 13 years at Hillcrest Elementary and Rose Witcher. This year she was librarian at Rose Witcher.

Robert H. Revel, a longtime resident of El Reno, went to be with the Lord on Dec. 6, 2021. He was born Dec. 7, 1937, in Dallas, Texas, to Bill and Ruby Revel.

Robert grew up in Fletcher, where he met the love of his life, Mary Sue Dugan. Robert and Sue married in October of 1957. They had two children, Doug and Connie Revel.

Funeral services for Debra Geraldene Arnold were held Tuesday, Dec. 7 at Wilson Funeral Home, with burial following in the El Reno Cemetery.

Debra passed away Dec. 2, 2021, with her children by her side. She was born the eldest of two daughters to Harriet Maune and Calvin Gerald Arnold on May 19, 1959.

Debbie was born and raised in El Reno. She graduated from El Reno High School in 1977. She later received her bachelor’s degree in accounting from USAO in Chickasha.

MUNICIPAL COURT

Jeffrey Carl Moeller, Okarche, expired tag, $165.

Calvin Jay Jarrell, El Reno, failure to appear warrant, $295.

Richard Allen Knight, El Reno, failure to appear warrant, $295.

Lucas Dean Russell, El Reno, failure to appear warrant, $295.

Angelica Dawn Pittman, El Reno, failure to appear warrant, $295.

Montoya Fawn Rutledge, Watonga, failure to appear warrant, $295.

Derrick Dwayne Seamster, El Reno, failure to appear warrant, $295.

The key to running a successful uptempo transition offense is to control the defensive boards and outhustle your opponent to the basket on the other end of the floor.

El Reno High School’s girls basketball team, ranked third in Class 5A, did both like clockwork for three periods to spark a 55-39 win over fifth-ranked Bishop McGuinness.

The non-conference win pushed the Indians to 2-0 on the season heading into this weekend’s Arkansas Tournament of Champions in Fort Smith.

El Reno junior James Reveles’ tying 3-point attempt hit off the front edge of the rim with 1.2 seconds left as Class 5A’s 11th-ranked Bishop McGuinness escaped Jenks Simmons Field House with a 79-76 double overtime victory.

The loss dropped the Indians, ranked 10th in the same poll, to 1-1 on the season heading into this weekend’s Harrah Panthers Invitational.

The six-period marathon game was a see-saw affair which featured 10 ties and 14 lead changes. Neither team led by more than nine points at any time during the 40 minutes of action.

El Reno High School’s wrestling team earned its first win of the 2021-22 dual season last week with a 54-23 decision over Piedmont.

The Indians, ranked second in the state in Class 5A, improved to 1-2 on the year with their second win in a row in the series with the Wildcats.

El Reno never trailed as Niko Gonzalez (106) and Terry Guzman (113) earned forfeits. Piedmont got five points back with Cash Donnell’s 15-0 technical fall over EHS’ Hudson Brooks (120), but the Indians would reel off wins in the next five weights.