After winning his age group in the Duathlon bracket of the Route 66 Triathlon Festivus the past two years, El Reno’s Shanon Eichholz made the switch to the full three stages of last weekend’s event.
And without surprise, he won yet again.
“Saturday’s race was a good one. Had good weather and good competition,” said Eichholz.
El Reno High School’s Varsity 1 baseball team remains undefeated in Red Dirt League action with a 14-1 win over Heritage Hall last week at the Hub Reed Complex.
The Indians moved to 3-0 in the Wooden Bat Division of the RDL standings. The second game of the doubleheader with the Chargers was a mix of Varsity 1 and Varsity 2 players and ended in a 3-3 tie after five innings.
In the opener, Heritage Hall scored a run before El Reno rallied for three runs in the bottom of the first.
Gabe Compton walked and scored on a double to the wall by Davin Shamblin.
While he stops short of calling it a rebuild, El Reno High School boys basketball coach Rodney Haydon calls the month of June critical to his program’s rebound from the loss of a large graduation class.
“We are grinding things out and putting in the time. We went to Mustang team camp and played six games with the varsity and then took the junior varsity to Okarche. The varsity will go back there this week.
From humble beginnings seven years ago, El Reno Public Schools Summer Food Program completed its first week of service by handing out several thousand free meals in three days.
“We handed out a little over 2,000 meals in three days. We had an idea of what we needed with summer school and youth camps, but as far as the food trucks, that was much more than we expected.
“We handed out over 600 meals the first day and it became more each day as people got used to the new locations,” said Community Outreach director Brooke Robertson.
The 25th Annual A Small Town Weekend brought thousands of car enthusiasts of all ages to El Reno for three days of automotive-themed events such as car shows, burnouts and swap meets.
See more with an event wrap-up in Saturday’s edition.
Spreading a little kindness is the basic theme for El Reno Carnegie Library this summer.
The official phrase is “Together We Can.” The goal is to bring the community together to help children have a safe and enjoyable summer.
As part of the Summer Reading Program, Carnegie is asking that either money or products be donated to help provide summer safety kits to neighbors in need.
Shae Frierson is coordinating the effort for Carnegie. The goal, she said, is to raise $325, as well as a number of items that can come in handy over the summer.
Throughout his career, Redlands Community College President Jack Bryant has been an advocate of the community college system where he began his post-secondary educational journey, earning an associate of arts degree in General Studies in 1978 from Connors State College.
Recently, his alumni status and efforts to ensure an accessible education for students was recognized with his induction into the Connors State College Hall of Fame.
A woman, previously convicted of carrying contraband into the Oklahoma County Jail, now could face years in prison for allegedly trying to hide cocaine while serving time at the Canadian County Jail.
Danesheona Tashay Long, 33, was charged in Canadian County District Court with bringing contraband into jail.
The felony is punishable by one to five years in state prison and/or a $100 to $1,000 fine.
