November 2023

LAWSUITS

LVNV Funding LLC vs. Bailey Johnson for $3,534.67 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Cavalry SPV I LLC vs. Annaliza Eiseman for $974.88 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Cavalry SPV I LLC vs. Robert Harvey for $5,653.70 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Cavalry SPV I LLC vs. Nicole Lemaster for $817.03 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Cavalry SPV I LLC vs. Lisa Ritchie for $1,708.05 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Though some programs may feel a bit uneasy having the spotlight focused on them from the onset of a new season, the attention being paid to El Reno High School’s girls basketball team is just part of the culture.

“I’ve always felt like we have had a target on our back. We’ve done a pretty good job over the last few years of getting to the state tourney and we have made a name for ourselves and everyone wants to beat El Reno,” said head coach Jennifer Douglas, who enters her eighth season at the EHS helm.

Mary Sue Dorey passed away peacefully on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023, in Poteau, Okla., at the age of 91 years. Mary Sue was born in Panama, Okla., on Feb. 25, 1932, to Dan and Mary (McNabb) Currens.

Funeral services will be held in Poteau in the chapel of Evans & Miller Funeral Home on Monday, Nov. 27 at 2 p.m. Interment will be at Oakland Cemetery in Poteau after the service. Open visitation will be Sunday, Nov. 26 from 1 to 4 p.m.

Prayer service for Louise Margaret Bosler Carel will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 24 at St. Joseph Church in Union City.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 25, also at St. Joseph Church, with Rev. Lance Warren and Deacon Lloyd Menz officiating. Burial will be in the St. Joseph Cemetery under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.

If you’re a veteran, or anyone else for that matter, and you don't have anyone to have Thanksgiving dinner with, you’re invited to dine with Nancy Salsman and her family.

A fixture at the VFW as well as any community event or activity, Nancy and husband, Larry Salsman, along with daughter, Amy and son- in- law, Cannon Stout will be hosting “our family Thanksgiving dinner at VFW Post 382.”

Salsman said the dinner will begin at noon on Thursday and those arriving should enter through the north door.

The Sunset Trail at Lake El Reno officially opened Tuesday, Nov. 21.

The trail was supposed to have opened earlier, but weather forced the delay. The trail grand opening was celebrated with a “Turkey Trot Fun Fun” for youngsters.

Last week, City Manager Matt Sandidge had more good news, saying the trail will be extended farther after the city received a grant for the project.

Longtime El Reno businessman Gary Baumwart is being honored as the Grand Marshal for the Rockin Around the Christmas Tree Downtown Parade. The event will unfold Dec. 2, said Main Street organizer Dorrie Parrott.

Baumwart, an insurance executive for 45 years in El Reno, said he was surprised when told he had been selected to lead the parade through the downtown area.

“I said, ‘What? OK, I hope the weather is nice that day,’” he said with a chuckle.

The El Reno Tribune asked area students how to cook a turkey:

Krista Brandley’s first-grade class at Maple:

I would buy my turkey at the Flea Market. I would put salt and pepper on it. Then I would cook it in the microwave for 15 minutes. I will chop it up and everyone will eat it. - Kennedy Bonilla

El Reno’s annual holiday lights display, named The Lights in Legion Park, has been installed and turned on for visitors to see through the end of the Christmas season.

There was an electrical issue over the weekend which caused only a few displays, like the one shown, to come on, while others were left dark.

City officials said Monday the problem was being worked on and crews are trying to get the entire park lights shining.

Last Friday, downtown El Reno was busy with holiday shoppers, with several businesses offering special one-night deals.