November 2023

Services for Michael Ray Hambrook will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21 in the Benson Memorial Chapel with Rev. John Hancock officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at 2 p.m. at Memory Gardens Memorial Park in Guthrie under the direction of Huber-Benson Funeral Home.

El Reno Public Schools Foundation celebrated the lives and achievements of three EHS graduates at its annual Distinguished Alumni Banquet. In a written welcome, Justin Tate, president of the ERPSF, welcomed those attending the event at the Canadian Valley Technology Center.

With the current bond measure set to mature in 2026, the El Reno Public Schools Board of Education voted last week to hire an old friend to direct future needs for the district.

It’s called giving back. On Thursday, Javier and Rosalia Pecina, along with family and friends, plan to hand out, for free, traditional Thanksgiving dinners to anyone and everyone who shows up asking for one. Or in some cases, two.

More than three years after opening the Canadian County Expo and Event Center, county officials are studying future management and operation of the old county fairgrounds.

Several Okarche veterans were honored by the Okarche Sisterhood of Quilters with a Quilt of Valor. Veterans are pictured with their quilts wrapped around them as part of the Okarche Public Schools Veterans Day program held last week, hosted by the OHS National Honor Society.

If you’ve been around El Reno long, you’ve almost certainly heard about El Reno High School's annual Gifts for the Yanks program.

Pictured are the Okarche Sisterhood of Quilters, from left, Janet Renner, Robin Rother, Debbie Crossley, Jan Krittenbrink, Marian Rother, Cinda Schaefer, Jan Wittrock, Diana Helt of Kingfisher, Julie Foster, Theresa Liebl, Vicki Wittrock, Margaret Stangl, Juanita Krittenbrink and Dannette Wittrock.

Lamplighters OHCE of Canadian County met recently at Mount Zion Global Methodist Church. Carol Stine opened the meeting, while Donna Wehmuller led in the Pledge of Allegiance. Jan Maddox read the devotional titled “Sayings of Jesus.”

What exactly is luck? Why do some people appear to be luckier than others? Is luck a question of chance, fate, or are there things you can do to improve your luck? Actually, being lucky isn’t just a matter of luck at all.