The Olympics are coming to El Reno.
Well, in a smaller and not so official version at least.
On the same day as the opening ceremonies for the XXXIII Olympiad in Paris (July 26), the 2024 Smoke on the Water Drag Boat Races kicks off its three-day run at Lake El Reno.
“In the spirit of the Olympics on Friday evening, we will have a kids opening ceremony event with a torch lighting,” said Smoke on the Water co-organizer Josh Finnigan.
SOUTHWEST
Ellsworth: July 7.
Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 86°F and murky.
Blue and channel catfish fair on chicken liver, shad and worms around flats, main lake and points.
Fort Cobb: July 6.
Elevation is 1 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 84°F and stained.
Blue, channel and flathead catfish slow on chicken liver, cut bait and stinkbait around coves and shallows.
Lawtonka: July 7.
Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 86°F and clear.
Despite rain earlier in the day, thousands of residents lined the banks of Lake El Reno for the city’s annual fireworks display on the Fourth of July.
El Reno Fire Chief Jason Duff said the 15-minute show featured approximately 1,400 shots in total and cost $25,000 to put on.
OKLAHOMA CITY – More than 600 people attended the 36th Annual Sovereignty Symposium last month. Most were wearing T-shirts or carrying tote bags bearing a colorful image created by Cheyenne and Arapaho tribal citizen Brent Learned.
Learned’s painting of a buffalo, titled “Love,” was chosen as this year’s poster art for the symposium, which also featured Cheyenne and Arapaho Gov. Reggie Wassana and Lt. Gov. Hershel Gorham as workshop panelists.
Canadian County CASA Inc. (Court Appointed Special Advocates) welcomed its newest volunteers.
Lisa Rohwer, Rose Miller and Leah Graves made the commitment to give their time to help abused and neglected children in their communities.
Associate District Judge Bob Hughey swore in the three new volunteers. They were appointed to their first CASA case.
Judge Barbara Hatfield will receive the Award of Judicial Excellence during the Oklahoma Bar Association’s 120th Annual Meeting. The event is set for July 10-12 at the Embassy Suites in Norman.
The award is one of 18 to be given to recipients from across the state. Award winners were selected by the OBA Awards Committee from nominations submitted by Oklahomans across the state.
OKLAHOMA CITY – More than 80 laws signed by Gov. Kevin Stitt went into effect July 1.
A law that targets undocumented immigrants in Oklahoma was intended to go into effect, but has been blocked by a federal court.
The law creates a new crime called “Impermissible Occupation” for willfully entering Oklahoma without legal authorization to be in the country.
A one-day cooking class for youth is coming to El Reno at the Canadian County Oklahoma State University Extension Center.
There are four chances to take the one-day class for children ages 6 years to 10 years old, either Tuesday, July 16 or Wednesday, July 17, and Wednesday, July 24 or Thursday, July 25.
The class on July 16 or July 17 is a three-hour class for $15 a child, and the class on July 24 or July 25 is five hours long and the cost is $20.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Caleb Scott Saxton, 28; Kaina Mendoza Valenzuela, 27.
Michael Douglas Jacobs, 32; Bethany Leigh Northington, 29.
Jason Ives Lashley, 35; Kayla Daris Garver, 36.
Steven Ray Breshears, 37; Audra Michelle Myers, 45.
Richard Robbins, 29; Kristina Kay Blevins, 31.
Reed Michael Kessler, 23; Brittany Renee Schuneman, 23.
Candy Lee Salazar, 48; Alison Drew Essman, 33.
Oliver O’Neil Lorenzo, 35; Mary Jean Moreno Bauso, 32.
Robert Jack Little, 55; Shelley Renee Miller, 50.
Memorial services for Dwayne LeRoy Stevens of Minco were held Saturday at Canaan Baptist Church, under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home.
Dwayne died July 1, 2024, at his home. He was born July 31, 1964, in Mesa, Ariz. He was a 1983 graduate of Minco High School.
Dwayne was employed as a concrete cutter for Oklahoma Coring and Cutting for several years and was a member of Canaan Baptist Church.
