October 2024

We went fishing in Arkansas last weekend and had an amazing time! We went to Norfork River which is near Mountain Home, Ark.The weather was perfect, cool in the mornings and warmer in the afternoons. The trees hadn’t turned colors all the way, but it was still beautiful scenery.

Hillcrest Learning Center kindergarten September Integrity Awards, back row from left, Michael Mitchell, Ruby Wiglesworth, Alice Patterson, Alethea Littlebear, JR Chavez, Kaye’B Howell, Jailene Naranjo, Nikolai Pedro, Kyra Boyd, Darlin Orosco, Andrea Avila, Indie Graham, Daelon Cromier, Christian...

Hillcrest Learning Center pre-kindergarten September Integrity Awards, back row from left, Andrea Lozano, Kinleigh Lynn, Olivia Abbe, Rhylan Curry, Lilly Hirst, Everly Norman, Dayana Jaramillo, Alice Anderson and Alayna Stewart; front row, Melanie Lopez, Oakley DuPris, Nevaeh Colbert, Sawyer...

The El Reno Wranglers met recently for their monthly meeting with Jimmy Johnston and Trish Duncan opening with the Pledge of Allegiance and Gary Sorrels offering prayer. Members discussed riding in the Veterans Day parade Nov. 10 and the Cowboy Christmas parade Dec. 7. 

Lamplighters OHCE of Canadian County met recently at Mount Zion Global Methodist Church. Carol Stine called the meeting to order, while Patricia Morrison read a devotional titled “Why Did God Create Evil?”Maxine Little read minutes from the last meeting and Morrison gave the treasury report.

The Underwood Club of Oklahoma Home and Community Education met recently at the Church of Christ Fellowship House with Janan Fletcher serving as hostess. Attending were members Bernita Davis, Vicki Duncan, Delpha Miklautsch and Ann Ricketts, along with guest Linda Morris.

While admitting there are areas of growth still needed from the top chair down, El Reno High School head softball coach Bri Michalicka could not be prouder of her team’s effort in her first season at the helm.“This season was a trial run and I was proud of the girls.

Despite the loss to Lawton, several El Reno High School football players moved up on the season statistics chart.

El Reno’s junior high football teams took on rival Guthrie last week at Memorial Stadium.The seventh-grade team dropped a 26-8 game to the Bluejays, while the eighth-grade team gave up an early punt return for a touchdown and went on to a 44-0 loss.

After going various directions following graduation, five El Reno High School shooting sports alums are once again breaking clay pigeons together under the same team banner.Sisters Emma and Madison Patswald along with Aaron Broyles, Zac Johnson and Tucker Colby are now wearing orange and black as...