October 2022

Catherine Louise Duncan, 75, of Yukon, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022. She was born Feb. 28, 1947, in Sioux City, Iowa, to Alfred and Agnes (Ratterman) Steinbruck.

Catherine married Lonnie Jewell Duncan on June 15, 1965.

They made their home in El Reno where she held numerous positions including Schulte Oil Company and OEMA. Her passion was service to others, and she spent countless hours volunteering at The Lord’s Harvest in El Reno.

Members of El Reno High School Class of 1959 met recently for lunch to visit with classmate Jerry Divine Joule and her husband, Gail, who were visiting from McAllen, Texas.

Those attending included Ronnie Atkinson, Judy Lopez, Judy Hedrick, Etta Goucher, Mike Titterington, Otis Bruce, Kenneth Potts, Ida and Larry Wiggins, Janice Southwick, Marilyn Louton, Barbara O’Neal, Dorothy Gourley, Krin Bosworth, Joe Whipple, Jan Joule and Sherry Towell.

The class plans to meet again Nov. 16, same time, same location.

Canadian County will be part of an estimated $4.2 million state highway safety project from the Texas state line extending east 135 miles.

A wrong-way detection system, safety devices, signage and striping will be installed along eastbound and westbound Interstate 40 at key interchanges in Beckham, Caddo, Canadian, Custer and Washita counties.

The proposal features 10 wrong-way warning systems, notably one in Canadian County at US-81 in El Reno.

Graveside services for Virgil Ray Allen of Minco were held Thursday at the Pocasset Cemetery, under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home, Minco.

Virgil died Oct. 25, 2022, at his home. He was born Sept. 10, 1938, in Cogar. He was raised in the Cogar/Minco community and graduated from Minco High School in 1956. He joined the U.S. Army and served from 1956-1960, and later served in the Reserves.

The El Reno FFA Opening and Closing Ceremonies Team captured fourth place in the recent State FFA Contest.

Some 50 teams from across Oklahoma took part in the competition at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater.

The El Reno FFA team was among only eight to make it to the finals.

The team is coached by Tarren Sherman, Agriculture Education instructor, and includes Haven Fleenor, Claire Solansky, Maddie Rochdi, Casimir Baeriswyl, Jett Ramsey and Jake Vulgamore.

Deer are always looking for their next meal, and they often find forage in a well-kept landscape.

Whether rural or urban, homeowners can get frustrated when their landscape ends up looking like a salad bar after the lunchtime rush.

In many cases, plants in a home landscape have been fertilized and are well taken care of, which makes them especially attractive to wildlife.

El Reno High School’s softball team was competitive in each of its 14 league games during the 2022 season and it left a lasting impression on member coaches.

Nine El Reno players were named to the 2022 All-District 5A-2 team selected last week, one of those being elevated to a superlative award. Senior Kira Taber was named the Co-Defensive Player of the Year.

Taber was joined by first team selections Micah Woods (first base), Chenoa White (third base) and Iliana Ashford at shortstop.