The University of Central Oklahoma recently announced honor rolls for the spring 2020 semester. To be recognized on the President’s Honor Roll, a student must have achieved a 4.0 GPA, with those named to the Dean’s Honor Roll earning a 3.5 GPA or better for the semester.
Spring semester honor rolls at Northwestern Oklahoma State University have been announced.
Those on the President’s Honor Roll earned all A’s or a 4.0 grade point average.
Those on the Vice President’s Honor Roll had grade point averages of 3.5 or better.
Among those local students listed on the President’s Honor Roll are Austin Luker of El Reno and Abby Detar of Piedmont. Named to the Vice President’s Honor Roll is Kelsey Neal of Piedmont.
Listed on the President’s Honorable Mention are Kaslin Baros of Calumet and Summer Thiele of Piedmont.
After years of keeping Parkinson’s at bay, Paul Newell Hauser passed on May 30, 2020, in Overland Park, Kan., at the age of 85.
Paul was born Oct. 3, 1934, in Kingfisher to father, Albert W. Hauser and mother, Thelma Oakes, who predeceased him. His wife, Paula, passed last year after a brief battle with cancer.
Paul grew up with two sisters. He attended Cameron Junior College (now University) before moving on to Tulsa University.
He played and excelled in sports from high school through college, including football (“Howitzer Hauser”), baseball and basketball.
Loyd Eichholz passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 16, 2020. He was the youngest son of Robert and Johanna (Engbrecht) Eichholz.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Sylvia, and sisters, Martha Eichholz, Elda Kisner and Bertha Harriage.
He is survived by his brother, Elden Eichholz; his son, Craig Eichholz and wife, Deborah; daughters, Cynthia Mollison and husband, Richard, and Dana Childress and husband, Don; grandchildren, Nick Mollison, Jack Childress, Misty McGregor and Conner and Evan Simco.
Loyd grew up on a farm in the Okarche area.
Funeral services for Opal (Jean) James will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 27, 2020, at First Christian Church in Calumet with Rev. Tim Clausing officiating. Burial will follow in the Canadian Valley Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Wilson Funeral Home.
Jean was born Sept. 4, 1933, in Canadian County, on the farm northwest of El Reno, to James Melvin and Hazel M. (Sisk) Harman. She passed away Saturday, June 21, 2020, at her home in Lubbock, Texas, at the age of 86.
A time of remembrance and celebration for longtime El Reno resident Joy Ervin was held Monday, June 15, 2020, at First Baptist Church. The service can be viewed at https://youtu.be/NrNW2atcDtA.
In the years preceding 1935, a farming couple in Cordell named Bly and Cora Ashby were still trying to recover from grieving the loss of their son, Jerald Russell, who died seven years earlier.
El Reno held a town hall meeting last week to discuss how police and city officials interact with citizens.
About 30 people attended the Thursday evening meeting at the Centre Theatre. A number of them spoke about issues or concerns they have.
The discussion came on the heels of a Black Lives Matter protest held outside the police station two weeks ago.
After that demonstration, Mayor Matt White and other city officials decided to invite anyone who wished to a public meeting to discuss the issues.
Blessing Baskets and The Lord’s Harvest began the annual Families with Children Summer Food Program in early June.
The effort to feed El Reno and area families during the summer months first began in 2012, said Blessing Baskets coordinator Donna Dyer. The COVID-19 pandemic added a new twist to this year’s food distribution.
“We are going forward with an abundance of caution,” Dyer said.
Gayla Lutts knows a thing or two about disasters and how to handle them. She’s worked through two major disasters in the past eight years.
Lutts, superintendent of Canadian Valley Technology Center, discussed “Leadership During a Disaster” at a recent meeting in Yukon.
The event was held virtually as a result of the current COVID-19 pandemic.
OKLAHOMA CITY – An Oklahoma task force designed to analyze problems in marketing and processing beef has been organized by State Rep. Justin Humphrey, R-Lane, and State Sen. David Bullard, R-Durant.
The two legislators have invited independent ranchers, meat buyers, meat processors, livestock auction owners and meat inspectors to convene and identify financial obstacles and structured solutions that will provide a process for long-term financial gain for Oklahoma farmers and ranchers.
