Burger Day 2022 - THE BIG ONE IS BACK
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The El Reno Tribune’s 2022 Burger Day section contains the following content:
The smell that brings them back
April 2022
Queens of the Big Burger
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Kathleen Douglass began helping with the making of the “Big Bun” back in 2001.
She learned the secrets as well as the recipe from Henry Jo and Donna VonTungeln while helping to prepare the dough at their home. In 2008, Douglass recruited her good friend, Kim Eden, to help with the process.
Douglass was serving as an administrator with the El Reno Fire Department, while Eden was in a similar position at the police department.
El Reno’s Wesley UMC celebrates designation as a Historic Site
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Wesley United Methodist Church El Reno celebrated and dedicated its designation as a Historic Site with significance to the Methodist Church last Sunday.
Wesley El Reno is the eighth site in El Reno to receive Historic Site status from the Methodist Church’s Commission on Archives and History, located in Madison, N.J.
Nose for the butterflies
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El Reno’s Cora Newby got really involved in the “tagging of monarch butterflies” during an activity at the BlueSTEM AgriLearning Center at Fort Reno.
BlueSTEM students were involved in the recent annual Agriscience Symposium at Redlands Community College.
See Wednesday’s Tribune for coverage of that event.
El Reno man killed in motorcycle crash
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An El Reno man was killed Tuesday when the motorcycle he was driving collided with a vehicle.
Major Kirk Dickerson with El Reno police said 37-year-old Bradley Keith Joseph suffered fatal injuries in the collision that happened at SH 66 and South Radio Road.
Fresh Anointing Church to hold end-of-school party
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Fresh Anointing Church will host an end-of-school party May 21 at Legion Park. The event will be held from noon to 4 p.m. and is for students pre-kindergarten through 12th grade.
The party is open to the public.
Anyone wishing to donate to the effort is asked to call 405-986-3331.
Cinco de Mayo event aims to support domestic violence victims
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It’s a chance to celebrate Cinco de Mayo and benefit a great cause at the same time, organizers say – and they hope more people will sign up to join the fun.
That cause is Intervention and Crisis Advocacy Network – or ICAN – and the celebration is the agency’s Cinco De Mayo event, scheduled from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. May 5.
“There are so many worthwhile events that are happening this time of year,” ICAN Executive Director Matt Whetzel said.
Sheriff’s office employee retiring after short, impactful career
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A longtime Canadian County Sheriff’s Office employee is retiring, and while he might not have the most years in service at the department, his story is one of miracles and devotion.
Bob Stuart began his career with CCSO in February 2010 when then-Sheriff Randall Edwards hired him to serve as the county jail administrator.
It was a role he was “supremely” suited for, said Canadian County Commissioner Jack Stewart.
Susan Coleman Small
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Susan Coleman Small was born April 22, 1954, to Harry Samuel Jr. and Irene (Matkowska) Coleman in Okarche. She passed away early Monday, April 25, 2022, at Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City at the age of 68.
Susan graduated from Calumet High School and received her associate degree from Redlands Community College in El Reno. She married Terry Small in 1974 and had two children, Chris and Dorian. Susan later earned a bachelor’s degree from USAO in Chickasha.
America’s pastime
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Members of El Reno High School's baseball team stand along the first-base line for the national anthem before the start of the Indians district game last week at Del City.
The flag bearers were from Del City’s Air Force ROTC program.