During the Canadian County Free Fair Family Night festivities, Anna Belle Wiedemann of El Reno was awarded the 2022 Outstanding Canadian County Citizen Award.
Anna Belle’s family attended on her behalf and were presented with a certificate and the top winning cookie jar fair entry, made by Underwood OHCE.
Anna Belle was nominated by OSU Extension director Kyle Worthington and below is what he wrote:
Ken Turner of El Reno was the winner of a quilt raffled off at the 2022 Canadian County Free Fair by the Canadian County Association for Oklahoma Home and Community Education.
The quilt was made using the blocks from the 2021 Quilt Block Challenge Contest. They were put together, sewn and quilted by Connie Cook of Yukon. Approximately $1,200 was raised, with all proceeds benefiting the Canadian County OHCE High School Scholarship Fund.
Canadian County OHCE awards two $500 scholarships to graduating Canadian County seniors every year.
On Aug. 24, 2022, Alice Lavern Fancher peacefully passed away with her loving family at her bedside.
Alice Lavern Kepler was born Jan. 30, 1938, in the El Reno Hospital. Alice was one of three children born to Roy George Kepler and Ethel Celeste Patzack Kepler.
Alice and her family lived in rural Okarche until she was 10 years old and they moved to El Reno, living there until 1972. Alice was a 1956 graduate of El Reno High School.
A Quilt Block Challenge Contest was featured at the 2022 Canadian County Free Fair, sponsored by Canadian County Oklahoma Home and Community Education.
Winners were determined by viewers choice voting, with proceeds from the purchase of the designated fabric benefiting the Canadian County OHCE HighSchool Scholarship Fund.
Winners were Macrae Putnam, first place; Christy Lee, second place; Patricia Smith, third place; Georganne Chapman, fourth place; and Cheryl Peebles, fifth place.
Funeral services for Alma Marie (Charlton) Anthony of Oklahoma City will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7 at First Baptist Church of Union City, with burial following in the Hazel Dell Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home.
Alma died Aug. 25, 2022, at her home in the Baptist Retirement Village, Oklahoma City. She was born Nov. 19, 1923, in Minco, and was raised in the Minco community.
She moved to Cordell in 1964 and later to the Baptist Retirement Village. Alma was a homemaker and member of First Baptist Church in Cordell.
The Canadian County Sheriff’s Office has issued a warning to people who may be approached by scam artists.
The sheriff's office said a new scam targeting individuals wanting them to purchase eBay cards, gift cards or similar cards is being reported.
These scams involve using sheriff’s office emails to target victims into purchasing various cards and providing the card numbers to the scammers. These emails are spoofed and are not from the Canadian County Sheriff’s Office.
Graveside services for Rita Beverly Croney of Minco were held Friday at the Evergreen Cemetery in Minco under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home.
Rita passed away Aug. 30, 2022. She was born Oct. 27, 1948, in Hinton and graduated from Minco High School in 1966. She worked numerous jobs including many years at the Minco Cotton Gin. After that, she began working at home to sew quilts and help raise her grandkids before finally retiring in 2013. She was active at Cogar United Methodist Church.
To the Editor:
Though my wife and I no longer live in El Reno, we still travel over for most home football games and were there Friday night for the opener with Chickasha.
Why in the world is the big parking area south of the stadium not lighted at night when there are big lights around it.
After dark, it’s hard to locate your vehicle and very dark and even dangerous with tripping hazards.
I don’t know why they can’t light that for football games as the lights are there. Why are they not used?
Linda Jean Anderson was born Oct. 23, 1949, in Monett, Mo., to Earnest and Vesta Anderson. She was later big sister to Cinda and Joyce. As a small child she and her parents moved to El Reno so her dad could work for the Rock Island Railroad.
Linda died on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022, in Oklahoma City where she had lived most of her adult life.
Christopher William Hatfield, 46, died unexpectedly on Aug. 18, 2022.
While his family and friends are saddened by his passing, they are thankful for his life.
He will be remembered most for his love of others and his ability to bring laughter to those around him.
Christopher is survived by his mother, Eva Massey-Hottel and stepfather, Larry Hottel; his father, Rex Hatfield; sister, Mindy Massey-Moss; step-siblings, Eric, Cassie, Cheridy and Shandi Hottel; nephews, Carl and Dalton Brincefild, and niece, Savannah Toft.
