Everyone in Oklahoma is keenly aware that food security is national security. A nation that cannot feed itself cannot hope to defend itself.
Because of this, it is essential we protect our farmland, especially from foreign adversaries. For far too long we’ve seen entities - Chinese in particular - coming over and buying our agricultural land. That’s why I’ve led on several fronts to address this troubling issue.
MUNICIPAL COURT
Kord Williams, Hinton, failure to appear warrant, $245.
Brandy Lynn Allen, El Reno, dog at large, $145.
Jonathan Jay Samples, El Reno, speeding, $165.
Mercedes Dixon, El Reno, failure to appear warrant, $245.
Taylor Isbell, El Reno, failure to appear warrant, $145.
Heather Dawn Pawnee, El Reno, dog at large, $145.
Richard Ralph Guzman, El Reno, failure to comply and failure to appear warrant, $390.
Undoubtedly you heard that several days in early July were the “hottest days ever” for good old Planet Earth. The source of that story was an entity called Climate Reanalyzer, affiliated with the University of Maine.
It is worth noting that even the federal government’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which usually supports the global warming narrative, hastened to point out that the figures cited by Climate Reanalyzer were unofficial and based on computer climate programs, not actual measurements. Hmmm…
Services for Mary E. Nusbaum will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the Benson Memorial Chapel with Pastor Amy Briscoe officiating.
Burial will follow at Chapel Hills Memorial Cemetery in Oklahoma City under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.
Services for Walter William “Billy” Eisenman Jr. of Minco will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, July 21 at First Baptist Church in Minco, with burial to follow at the Evergreen Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home.
Billy died July 16, 2023, at his home. He was born Dec. 7, 1964, in El Reno. He was raised in the Cogar and Minco communities, graduating from Minco High School in 1983.
He was employed with Love Box Company for seven years, then with Lopez Foods until 1996. He was a member of Canaan Baptist Church.
Carrying a two-year win streak into the 2023 Smoke on the Water Drag Boat Races, El Reno’s Matt Miller wanted nothing more than to take the checkered flag once again in his signature event – Pro Stock.
While fate and physics had a different plan for a three-peat, Miller still drove into the winners circle with an undefeated record – in the Modified class.
“A win is a win no matter what class it is. Winning in front of your home crowd is always good and I really appreciate all the support and the city of El Reno for giving us a place to play with our hot rods.
NORTHEAST
Birch: July 15.
Elevation is 2 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 80°F and stained.
Crappie fair on minnows around brush structure. Largemouth and spotted bass fair on plastic baits around creek channels and standing timber.
Looking to pump more life into the downtown, the El Reno City Council pushed through with the purchase of an abandoned convenience store, the intention being to attract a new eating establishment to the area.
Council voted 5-0 last week to spend $350,000 to acquire the property at 300 S. Rock Island.
The convenience store has been vacant and boarded up for several years. City Manager Matt Sandidge said the chance to attract a “major eating and entertainment establishment” to the downtown area provided the incentive for the city to make the move.
The 2023 Smoke on the Water Drag Boat Races pulled in drivers and fans from across Oklahoma and surrounding states to Lake El Reno.
See Saturday’s edition for an event round-up.
Cheyenne and Arapaho Gov. Reggie Wassana will be the guest speaker at the upcoming El Reno Now breakfast. The event will be at 7:30 a.m. July 27 at the Public Safety Center off SW 27th Street.
The quarterly gathering is hosted by the city of El Reno and El Reno Public Schools. City Manager Matt Sandidge and School Superintendent Matt Goucher are scheduled to provide updates on happenings in the city and school district.
The breakfast is $10 and all proceeds will go to the El Reno Public Schools Foundation.
