Canadian County icons Charles and Cherri Brandley celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary this spring.
Over many decades, people across this county have come to realize just how golden they are.
An El Reno native, Charles is a former crop duster, pilot, farmer and two-term Canadian County commissioner.
Cherri, whose roots are in Okarche, spent 33 years as a judge’s bailiff at the Canadian County Courthouse.
In a recent online post, Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. mocked efforts to keep Critical Race Theory (CRT) out of Oklahoma classrooms.
“The solution in search of problem nonsense that is the ban on critical race theory continues to sap time and energy and undermine efforts at seeking a full understanding of history and culture,” Hoskin tweeted on Nov. 26. “We’d waste less time banning unicorns.”
Funeral services for Jack G. Woods were held Tuesday at the El Reno Cemetery with Rev. Tom Harmon officiating. Services were under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.
Jack died Dec. 11, 2021, at his home in El Reno. He was born May 25, 1942, on the family farm at Union City. He served in the Oklahoma National Guard and was retired from Firestone Tire. Caring for his family was his joy in life and fishing was his hobby.
LAWSUITS
Discover Bank vs. Reann Phillips for $6,128.28 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Cara Dyson vs. Ross Dress For Less for an amount in excess of $75,000 for alleged actual and punitive damages.
TD Auto Finance LLC vs. Drew K. Scott for $19,794.60 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Discover Bank vs. Bobby L. Williams Sr. for $11,823.48 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Bouncing back from its first loss of the season, El Reno High School’s girls basketball team won back-to-back games against fellow ranked Oklahoma squads to take the consolation championship of the 2021 Arkansas Tournament of Champions.
Playing in Fort Smith, El Reno opened with a 60-54 loss to local power Northside.
The Indians got a steal and a layup with 1.5 seconds left from Janae Black-Harmon to defeat Howe, the top-ranked Class 2A team in Oklahoma, 56-54.
Freshman guard Carter Roman Nose logged his first double-double of the season as El Reno High School’s boys basketball team defeated Star Spencer 78-55 to win the consolation title at the 2021 Harrah Panthers Classic.
El Reno, ranked 10th in Class 5A, improved to 3-2 on the season with the 2-1 run through the classic.
The Indians suffered their second straight loss with a 48-32 opening-round setback to Class 6A’s Stillwater.
El Reno High School’s wrestling team placed 10th overall in the 2021 Mid-America Nationals in Enid, but in reality it was a runner-up finish when you break down the field by classes.
There were 35 teams entered from Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana and Kansas.
However, the Indians were one of two Class 5A teams to place in the top 10, with top-ranked Collinsville taking seventh place with 328.5 points.
El Reno, ranked second in Class 5A, posted 233 points and finished 21.5 points in front of third-ranked Glenpool - which was 12th in the Mid-America field with 211.5.
Three double-digit victories allowed Calumet High School’s boys basketball team to collect its first tournament hardware of the season, taking the championship of the 2021 Canton Invitational.
The Chieftains, ranked eighth in Class A, improved to 9-2 on the season with wins over Arnett (71-38), Crescent (55-31) and Class B’s 20th-ranked Lomega 64-49 in the championship game.
It was the Chieftains seventh straight Canton title, with Matt Snyder earning Most Valuable Player honors, while Dylan Walling and Hunter Arnold were named all-tourney picks.
Okarche High School’s girls basketball team bounced back from its first loss of the season to defeat Class 2A’s 12th-ranked Cashion 50-47 to take third place in the 2021 Garber Invitational.
The Warriors exited the tourney with a 10-1 record for the season after a 73-38 win over Ripley and a 55-51 loss to Class 2A’s seventh-ranked Hooker.
Emma Stover scored 24 points total in the win over Ripley and the Hooker loss, followed by 22 from Jalie Rother and 20 points from Jadyn Rother.
Dustin Downey said input from the community concerning how to improve and revitalize Sunset Drive was well-received.
“We gained great insight at the event Sunday afternoon,” Downey said, referring to the community gathering at the Canadian County History Museum.
The meeting was held in the Red Barn and attracted a cross section of the community.
