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Walking off a birdie?

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This Canada goose seems to be walking off the distance for a birdie putt for Redlands Community College sophomore Clara Peake (background) on the 18th green at Crimson Creek Golf Course last week.

The waterfowl walked around the green and watched golfers come and go through the hole for more than an hour.

See related coverage on the Women’s Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships here.
 

Riddell retains Zone 1 seat on CVTC Board

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A Canadian Valley Technology Center board member withstood a challenge to retain his Board of Education post. Incumbent Dean Riddell of Yukon on Tuesday won CV Tech’s Zone 1 board election by a 62.67 percent majority.

Some 4,983 votes were cast in 102 precincts across the multi-county Canadian Valley school district, with Riddell besting challenger Cotton Ruzicka of Yukon by a 3,123-1,860 vote.

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Structure fire

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Two units from the El Reno Fire Department and a third from El Reno FCI responded to this house fire in the 400 block of South Barker Avenue Wednesday morning.

According to the ERPD incident report, the structure received $80,000 damage and loss of contents was estimated at $20,000.

BlueSTEM to hold symposium April 18

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BlueSTEM AgriLearning Center’s 2024 Agriscience Symposium will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. Thursday, April 18 in the Austin Family Conference Center at Redlands Community College, 1300 S. Country Club Road.

BlueSTEM students representing five school districts will display their agriscience research project posters.

Calumet High School: Aspen Burns, Kylista Burton and Mikah Mayo.

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Dip in the pond

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El Reno Fire Department Capt. David Baker (left) and firefighter Parker Crosby stand next to the trash can that was fished out of the Legion Park pond using the hook and pole Wednesday afternoon.

According to El Reno Police Department Capt. David Beaty, someone set the trash can on fire and a bystander tossed the can into the pond to put out the flames.

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El Reno’s Ray to compete in National Quiz Tournaments Individual Championship

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An El Reno High School student will compete this weekend in a national academic tournament

The top single player competition for quiz bowl, National Academic Quiz Tournaments Individual Player National Championship Tournament will be held this Sunday, April 7, in Rosemont, Ill.

EHS’ Riley Ray will compete in a 260-player field. Thirty-two states, the District of Columbia and South Korea will be represented in the sixth championship of its kind.  

Oklahoma senators target special-needs discrimination

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Under existing state law, Oklahoma public schools can treat children with special needs differently than other children whenever a family seeks an open transfer into another district.

Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City, said the discrimination against those children, who have an individualized education program (IEP), is likely illegal and sets up the state for legal problems.

“I know for a fact that IEP transfers are not treated with the same respect that students who do not have some special needs are,” Treat said.

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Riverside March Citizens

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Riverside March Citizens of the Month, front row from left, Archer Kerr, Dax Macias, Auttum McLearen, Nate Pena, James Hudson, Miguel Gonzalez, Presley Pool, Makay Wooten and Gabriella Maggard; back row, Kayden Duran, Ariana Castanon, Elijah Crites, Gray Hileman, Lincoln Rinehart, Thea Sneed, Evie Alexander, David Whitlow, Malik Williams and Arellie Ramos.