November 2022

Delta Dental of Oklahoma and the Delta Dental of Oklahoma Foundation awarded a $2,000 scholarship to Kendall Schnoebelen.

Schnoebelen is a second-year University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry dental hygiene student and El Reno resident.

“Supporting the education of future dental professionals is vital to our organization’s not-for-profit mission to improve access to dental care in our state,” said John Gladden, president and CEO of Delta Dental of Oklahoma.

Jake Vulgamore of the El Reno FFA chapter was one of 50 high school freshmen FFA members from across Oklahoma to qualify for the state finals of the Greenhand Quiz Career Development Event held recently at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater.

To qualify for the state finals, FFA members must score high on a 50-question written exam and survive a 100-question oral elimination round.

Questions are selected from the Official FFA Manual and other identified sources.

Pictured are the El Reno High School October Students of the Month.

Here are some photos from the Banner fall carnival presented by the Banner PTA.

Pictured are the Riverside October Citizens of the Month, front row from left, Maggie Calzada, David Hayden, Blakely Bannister, Desi Elliott, David Hudelson, Sofia Garza, Dreydan Shawnee, Bridget Crites, Emery Christianson, Jett Hudson, Steele Wooten, Kaylee Saldana, Jaxon Merveldt and Mia Matias; back row, Camrynn Foster, Nahla Cabrera, Avry Royse, Abel Kerr, Emma Royse, Haley Al-Mufleh, Westley Wilkerson, Zayne Coccimiglio, Kevin Beamer, Calee Thompson, Jose Zuniga and Izraell Grant.

Pictured are some pumpkin decorating creations from employees at El Reno’s BancFirst location.

Demolition crews began tearing down what was originally Parkview Hospital last week.

The structure was built in the 1950s with a federal grant. It began hospital operations in 1954 and served as the main health-care center for El Reno for more than 60 years, operated as a municipal hospital.

In its heyday, Parkview provided lifelong health care, from birth to end of life. A bustling surgical center and more than 50 in-patient beds served El Reno and the surrounding communities.

The hospital was also the hub for ambulance service and home health.

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the fourth of a four-part series looking at this year’s recipients of the El Reno High School Distinguished Alumni Award. Four EHS graduates are being honored for their education and life achievements.

Matt Goucher has spent his adult life serving El Reno Public Schools. He’s literally worked his way up the ladder. And people have noticed.

That’s why Rocky Carter nominated him to be among the 2022 class of Distinguished EHS Alumni.

El Reno kicked off the fall season with several pre-Halloween events such as the city-sponsored Trunk or Treat and the annual Spooktacular.