November 2022

ALTUS – Applying lessons learned from two previous encounters with the flexbone offense, El Reno High School’s Blue Crush defense chained up the rushing attack of the Altus Bulldogs.

UNION CITY – Staunch defense by Calumet High School’s girls basketball team kept the Chieftains undefeated on the season following a 49-33 win over cross-county rival Union City.

UNION CITY – An 8-0 run to close the first period helped Calumet High School’s boys basketball team shake off an upset-minded Union City squad last week 77-55 in the rivalry between the two Canadian County programs.

Memorial Day and Veterans Day each honor the military, though the two holidays are not the same. Memorial Day, which is celebrated annually on the last Monday in May, honors the brave men and women who lost their lives while serving in the American military.

El Reno High School will hold its annual Veterans Day assembly on Friday, Nov. 11. The event will be held in the high school auditorium beginning at 10 a.m. A special “Meet and Greet” session with veterans will start at 9 a.m. and will end before the ceremony.

By Emily Walker El Reno High School junior (Brian Rukes’ AP English 3 class)

Andrew Von Werder Served 21 years in the U.S. Navy. Two tours in Vietnam Worked for the U.S. Navy another 21-plus years.

Byron Wood 1968-1970 Army - Vietnam

By Nazhoni Sleeper - Angelo Sleeper’s granddaughter El Reno High School junior (Brian Rukes’ AP English 3 class)

Eddie W. Vaughan Master Sgt. 1st Class, Retired, U.S. Army Service from 1957 through 1960. Location of service: Ascom, South Korea Plus three years in Army Reserves