Funeral services for Kathy Birlew will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20 at First Christian Church with Rev. Colton Lott officiating. Come-and-go viewing will be held at Wilson Funeral Home on Tuesday from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Canadian Valley Technology Center’s $75 million bond issue was narrowly defeated in Tuesday’s special election.
CV Tech sought voter support to fund construction of a stand-alone public safety training center and other upgrades at Canadian Valley’s El Reno campus along with modernization and safety improvements at its Chickasha campus.
Some 102 precincts were open Sept. 12 in polling places across eight counties for CV Tech’s bond election, with votes cast in six of those counties.
Vicki Proctor spent 23 years serving for free on the El Reno Municipal Planning Commission.
On Tuesday, Mayor Steve Jensen read a proclamation thanking Proctor for her service, but also pointed out she’s been involved in efforts to improve El Reno for much longer.
Proctor stepped down from the role as chairman of the MPC. The body serves as a filter for the city council, listening to rezoning and code change requests before sending a recommendation to the elected council.
The El Reno Arts Council is gearing up for a busy and colorful couple of months.
From now through November, the council’s second annual town-wide Scarecrow Awards will be under way.
El Reno businesses and residents are encouraged to create their own unique scarecrow to put on display for the community to see. Arts Council information said the goal is to “see styled-up scarecrows on every corner and porch.”
The Arts Council will be selling “simple scarecrow frames” for $10 for those who need a little help getting started.
A few weeks ago, former University of Oklahoma football coach Barry Switzer called the Tribune office wanting the phone number for El Reno’s Joe Garcia.
Switzer and Garcia have known one another since the 1970-80s. Garcia used to patrol the Sooner sidelines, snapping photos for the Tribune as well as providing photos to OU players and coaches.
Switzer wanted to invite Garcia to a 50th anniversary celebration of his OU coaching career that was being held at a restaurant in Norman.
Friends and family filled the Calumet High School gymnasium last week to say goodbye to Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Lt. Gov. Gilbert “Gib” LaMott Miles.
Miles, 69, died Sept. 4 at his home in Geary.
Miles was first elected as the lieutenant governor for the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes in 2017, along with Gov. Reggie Wassana.
The pair began their first term January 2018.
Wassana and Miles would make tribal history by being re-elected to serve a consecutive second term, which had never happened since the inception of the 2006 Constitution.
El Reno High School Class of 2003 celebrated its 20-year reunion recently at the Crimson Creek Golf Course.
The event brought together 50 graduates from the EHS class of 2003, along with about 40 guests of alumni.
The reunion was organized by class president Tess (Maune) Mattioda, class secretary Heather (Elmenhorst) Haglund and student council president Nicki (Bosler) Byrd.
The group enjoyed fried onion burgers, live music by Matt Cowell and a night full of fun and new memories with old friends.
The number of convicted Canadian County prisoners waiting to be taken to state custody continues to rise – now nearly 28 percent of the total inmate count.
Canadian County Undersheriff Kevin Ward last week updated county commissioners on the issue.
Ward’s information showed an inmate population totaling 216, with 178 prisoners at the El Reno detention center and 38 others housed in contracted counties.
Don and Kay Bornemann are celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary.
The couple were married Sept. 20, 1958, at the United Methodist Church in Union City.
Don grew up on a farm in Banner and Kay grew up on a farm east of Union City.
They resided at the Bornemann homestead in Banner until 1991 when they moved to their present home east of Union City next to where Kay was raised.
The El Reno Wranglers held their September meeting at the 4-H Building, with Jimmy Johnston opening the meeting.
Trish Duncan and Brady Armold led in the flag salute, with Gary Sorrells offering prayer.
Glen Matthews was welcomed as a guest.
The club discussed upcoming officer and board member elections that will be voted on at the October meeting.
The Wranglers will participate in the Hinton Parade on Saturday.
Next meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Oct. 5 at the 4-H Building.
