September 2025

Linksters open fall slate with fourth-place finish

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Finishing as the highest-placing two-year program in the field, Redlands Community College women’s golf team kicked off the 2025 portion of its schedule with a top five effort.

Playing in the Oklahoma Women’s Intercollegiate at Lawton Country Club, Redlands was fourth with a 36-hole total of 616 (314/302).

Ivanna Gerez paced the Cougars with a 147 tally (74/73) to place third – three strokes off the winning mark.

Mandujano breaks own record in Missouri

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Running against a mix of two- and four-year programs, Redlands Community College men’s cross country team placed 23rd in the recent 2025 Southern Stampede.

Running the 8-kilometer course at Missouri Southern State University in Joplin, Redlands posted a total time of two hours and 33.21 minutes and racked up 690 points. The average team time was 30:40.

Freshman Andres Mandujano broke his own program record by 16 seconds with a time of 26:51 to place 102nd. Four other runners set personal time records in the 268-runner field as Joseph Thompson (30:21) placed 224th.

Della Kirkegard-Smith

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Funeral services for Della Lorene Kirkegard-Smith of Minco will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 26 at First Baptist Church of Minco.

Services are under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home.

Della passed away Sept. 19, 2025. She was born Sept. 20, 1933, in Banner.

She graduated from Minco High School in 1951, received a bachelor of science degree from OBU in 1954 and a MA from Central State in 1980.

El Reno renames lake pavilion in honor of circuit rider minister

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Last week, the City of El Reno dedicated and renamed the education pavilion at Lake El Reno for Rev. O.P. Light. 

Born April 7, 1828, Oliver Perry (“O.P.”) Light came to Oklahoma to stake a claim in the April 1889 land run.

He was the first Christian minister of any denomination to preach in El Reno.

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Book lovers sought to expand the Friends of the Library efforts

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Local community group looking for book lovers!

The Friends of the Library is a support group for the El Reno Carnegie Library and has been in operation for more than 40 years.

The group exists to advance and encourage appreciation, understanding, enjoyment and public use of the educational and cultural facilities at the library.

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Terror trolley awaits

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The El Reno Arts Council will host four nights of spooky fun at the fourth annual Haunted Trolley, happening Oct. 16, 17, 23 and 24.

This community favorite combines Halloween thrills with a unique celebration of the arts - all made possible through the energy and creativity of local volunteers, including many of El Reno’s youth.

Guests will board the Heritage Express Trolley at the Canadian County Museum and ride into historic downtown El Reno, where haunting surprises await.

This masked zombie scares riders on the Heritage Express

First Christian Church presenting its annual Marketplace Saturday

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First Christian Church’s annual Marketplace is set for Saturday, Sept. 27 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will feature chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans/corn, roll, dessert and drink.

Cost is $12 for adults and $6 for children 12 and under.

There will be a Gourmet Shoppe with homemade food items including baked goods, relishes, jellies and much more, along with homemade cinnamon rolls. Also, a Holiday booth and This-N-That booth.

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Wassana deserves re-election as C&A governor

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We donvt pretend to know the workings of the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribal government. 

And since we don’t have a vote in the upcoming C&A tribal elections, all we can speak to is what we’ve seen over the past several years and from this vantage point what we’ve seen is progress. Plenty of it. 

Gov. Reggie Wassana, in our opinion, deserves re-election to continue serving the C&A people. In our opinion, he’s provided professional and stable leadership that has helped the C&A and has helped bring people closer together. 

All people. 

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Museum memories

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Pat Reuter, left, and her daughter, Vicki Proctor pose for a photo last week at the Canadian County Historical Museum.

Reuter was celebrated by friends and museum supporters on her 90th birthday.

She and her late husband, Jack, were instrumental in the founding of the museum in 1970. She continues to volunteer at the museum, assisting her daughter with operations and special events.

(Tribune photographer/Ray Dyer)

Pat Reuter, left, and her daughter, Vicki Proctor