April 2023

The El Reno Tribune’s 2023 Burger Day section contains the following content:

El Reno’s world-famous Big Burger on the move

Burger Day’s history piled high with onions that bring you back

Music, science, dance and exotic animals to fill Burger Day stages

El Reno police said information was received Thursday morning that a person was being held against their will in an apartment located at 303 N. Barker Ave. The call came in just after 4:30.

Police dispatchers believed the caller was trying to keep the call quiet.

“Due to the tone and context of the call, dispatch personnel believed the reporting party, later identified to be a 49-year-old female, had surreptitiously called 911 in an apparent attempt to keep the call secret,” said reports from police.

Canadian County Commissioners will consider signing a letter of support to help El Reno Public Schools gain more federal funding.

It’s an issue that all three elected commissioners, Dave Anderson, Tracey Rider and Tom Manske, have discussed recently with El Reno Public Schools leaders.

“We lose at least a quarter, and maybe a third, of our school district to federal land,” ERPS Superintendent Matt Goucher said. “And we get absolutely nothing (financially) for it because of a date.”

El Reno High School held its 2023 prom over the weekend in downtown El Reno.

Students arrived for the grand march in a variety of vehicles from golf carts, sports cars, pickups and even a semi-truck.

Colorful dresses and suits were top choice for this year’s prom.

Once students arrived, they walked down the red carpet to the cheers and camera shots from friends and family.

The theme for this year’s prom was “A Night in the Spotlight.”
 

More than 15 organizations took the opportunity to tell of their services in hopes of recruiting volunteers last week.

The occasion was a Volunteer Fair held at Wesley United Methodist Church.

The organizations advertised their service opportunities in the hopes of broadening their volunteer base. Organizers said, by all accounts, the fair surpassed expectations.

Todd Randall Murray departed from this earth on April 19, 2023, in El Reno at the age of 43.

Todd was born to parents, James “Randy” and Vickie on Feb. 6, 1980, in Okarche. He grew up in El Reno and was a graduate of the EHS Class of 1999. Todd loved to go camping and four-wheeler riding. Everyone knew Todd as a man with a kind heart, willing to help anyone. His goofiness gave a smile to those around him, and his giving spirit will be missed by everyone. 

Victims and survivors of crime across Canadian County were remembered and honored during National Crime Victims Rights Week April 23-29.

Crime victims, survivors and advocates gathered in Yukon for Canadian County’s 33rd Annual Crime Victim Survivor Vigil.

El Reno High School Academic Team recently hosted an adult meet to raise money for its trip to national competition at the end of May in Atlanta.

So far, the team has raised $2,100 of the minimum $3,000 needed for the trip.

If you’d like to make a contribution, checks can be mailed to El Reno High School at P.O. Box 580, made out to ERPS Academic Team with “Donation” in the memo section.

Charles Eugene (Gene) Brock died peacefully at his home in El Reno on April 23, 2023. Gene was born June 13, 1933, in Shawnee to his parents, Charles Word and Wavelyn Alvie (Webster) Brock. He grew up in Bowlegs and graduated from Bowlegs High School in 1951. He was an active member of the local 4-H Club where he raised cattle, pigs and sheep and grew multiple crops of wheat, corn and assorted vegetables on his one-half acre plot on the family farm.