Riverside August Citizens of the Month are Nahla Cabrera, Makay Wooten, Malachi Lockler, Nyke Hatton, Eli Meeks, Christopher Martinez, Robert Beverly and Rosario Ramos; back row, Danielle Slechta, Grayson Perez, Austin Halpin, Mateo Gonzalez, Cali Bowden, Sebastian Contreras, Paulina Calzada, Legend Hatton, Jolene Marquez, Emery Christianson, Andrew Sharp and Rafe Rowland.
The Canadian County Continuous Improvement Committee recently held a school supply drive for the school districts in the county.
Mustang, Yukon, El Reno, Piedmont, Calumet and Union City each got several boxes of hygiene supplies for their schools.
Underwood OHCE held its September meeting recently at a local restaurant. Members attending were Vicki Duncan, Janan Fletcher, Natalia Valenzuela and Ann Ricketts, along with guests, Renee’ Schweitzer and Michele Rivers.
Valenzuela opened the meeting with “How do you prepare for a power outage?”
The lesson focused on “The Power Went Out, Is My Food Still Safe?”
Chapter AE of P.E.O. (Philanthropic Education Organization) held its annual spaghetti supper in the home of Becky Reuter. Co-hostesses were Christy Eichholz and Lindsey Vise. Others attending were Holly Eaton, Janan Fletcher, Cindy Ward, Karen Pappus, Margaret Price, Ann Zavy, Anna Rinehart, Cynthia Jensen, Robin Mahone, Darla Reuter and Barbara Johnson.
Guests were JLynn Beckman, Oklahoma Executive Board Organizer, and Libby Hatter, Oklahoma State Chapter P.E.O. Executive Board.
Redlands Community College is continuing to experience an increase in student enrollment.
Total enrollment surged by 15.3 percent compared to fall 2023, information provided by the college said.
Freshman enrollment has seen an increase of 33.3 percent, while concurrent enrollment continues to grow, with a 26.6 percent rise.
“We are excited to see such significant growth in our student population,” said Redlands President Jena Marr.
DIVORCES GRANTED
Jada Parker vs. Jacob Parker.
Carson Cristelli vs. Robin Cristelli.
Maryam Zamani vs. Mohsen Hajibabaie.
Anisha Mae Vaughan vs. Darian Xavier Vaughan.
Robin Lei Martin vs. Benjamin Maxwell Martin.
Stephanie June Bailey vs. April Dawn Bailey.
Nicole Tammara Rand vs. Eric Bradley Rand.
Joshua Reason vs. Cindy Ruth Reason.
Erin Renee Yahola vs. Ben Thomas Selfridge.
Jesus Sanroman vs. Alexis Evonne Sanroman.
Andrea Lynn Klimo vs. Richard Michael Klimo.
Carol Lee Schweitzer, age 89, entered eternal rest on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024, in El Reno with her beloved children at her bedside.
She was born in Guthrie, Okla., on Dec. 21, 1934, to Randolph and Gladys Kastner. She moved to Yukon when she was in elementary school. Her parents owned the Gibble Gas Station on Highway 66 just west of Yukon. She grew up with her brother, Earl Kastner and sister, Dorcas Roberts. She graduated from Yukon High School in 1953. She loved playing the flute in the Yukon Miller Band.
Despite having a five-game district win streak snapped with a 6-2 road loss to front-runner Noble, El Reno High School’s fast-pitch softball team climbed up a spot in the standings.
El Reno slipped to 6-3 in the District 5A-2 standings with the setback to the Bears, but moved to third in the standings following a two-game sweep of Guymon a day earlier by scores of 9-4 and 18-1.
The Indians trailed Carl Albert by a game for second and the Bears by a game and a half for first.
The top two teams in each district earn hosting rights for the regional playoffs.
Despite its first loss of the season, El Reno High School’s football team maintained solid numbers.
In the first full team action of the season, El Reno High School’s cross country teams posted a pair of fourth-place finishes at the 2024 Riverside Invitational in Anadarko.
The girls team recorded a score of 75 points and ran the course with an average time of 19 minutes and 39.70 seconds.
Senior Emmary Elizondo paced the team with a fifth-place finish with a time of 16:37.71, which was 10 seconds faster than Lindsay’s Cheyenne Lamb.
