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Come join us, one and all, for the 40th Annual Community Christmas Dinner.

We will be serving at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 23. A big thank you to Wesley United Methodist Church for allowing us to use the Family Center at the church, 115 S. Barker.

If you would like to come and help, all hands are greatly appreciated. We could use greeters, servers, cooks, prep help, cleanup help and anything else you might feel compelled to chip in with.

We could use some donations. If you would like to pitch in, we have set up an account at MidFirst Bank in downtown El Reno.

Members of El Reno High School’s cheerleading squad performed their annual holiday dance routine during halftime of the girls and boys basketball games last week with Crossings Christian School inside Jenks Simmons Field House. 

Okarche High School November Students of the Month are Aldo Franco and Andrew Walker.

Okarche High School November Lion and Lioness are seniors Mason Magness and Kera Avilez.

El Reno High School November Students of the Month arePierson Brandley, Sharon Moreno, Xzander Vasquez, Layni Wright, Martin Perez, Yareni Baxcajay, Luis Rojas Rios and Celeste Pina.

Aubrey Rakestraw of El Reno placed second in her respective category at the American Farmers and Ranchers State Speech Contest held recently in Stillwater.

She competed in the Senior Natural Resources category.

Rakestraw is shown with AFR Cooperative Vice President Ryan Plemmons.

Maple November Students of the Month, front row, Jensen Gatz, pre-kindergarten; second row from left, Luca Dill, kindergarten; Carder Holden, third grade; Claire Lorenzen, second grade; and Remi Story, first grade; back row, Charlee Charmasson, fourth grade; Rylee Girten, eighth grade; Zuri Lewis, sixth grade; Kaelyn Racca, seventh grade; and Makenzie Caldwell, fifth grade.

Maple School OU Stars of Honor recipients, front row, Delaney Sheffel, Mia Trujillo, Abigail Brincefield, Cole Langely, Caleb Blanco, Aniya Chaffin, Harrison Cullen, Ella Ratliff, Zoe Robles, Wager Ferguson, Otis Sears, Hollis Wedman, Elizabeth Eisenhour, Easton Hughey, Jake Wells, Lilly Bollinger, Beau Davis, Payton Haley, Lane Clark and Opal White; back row, Liam Brincefield, Abby Bass, Case Elliott, Kinsley Bonilla, John Prince, Brody Crawford, Lainey Rowell, Emily Thompson, Mackenzie Caldwell, Cale Wedman, Dean Davis, Paylynn Smith, Taylor Dill, Kynlee Shamblin, Ryker Penwright and Lake

Riverside November Citizens of the Month, front row, Hunter Elkins, Zain Mills, Will Blackowl, Michael Queen, Camryn Rinehart and Lexi Matias; back row, Kason Ward, Leilani Mullings, Jaxon Ward, Braelynn Hudson, Rafe Rowland, Alivia Ontiveros, Desi Elliott, Leyla O’Daniel, Jett Hudson, Wyatt Mills and Catalina Ramos. Not pictured: Zach Queen.