Maple October Citizens of the Monthare Amari Thornton, pre-kindergarten; Parker Tinsley, fourth grade; Andie Fudge, first grade; Region Ellison, kindergarten; and Delaney Sheffel, second grade.
The group also includes Ryder Striegel, sixth grade; Ella Ratliff, fifth grade; Harrison Cullen, third grade; Adah Brown, seventh grade, and Halle Hunt, eighth grade.
CACHE — Three Calumet students placed in their respective categories at the American Farmers & Ranchers (AFR) Southwest District Speech Contest held Nov. 17 in Cache.
Alice Park placed first in the Intermediate AFR/OFU category, Rance Nitzel placed third in the Senior Agribusiness category and Bella Dean placed fifth in the Senior Agri-Science category.
This marks the 80th year of the statewide contest. The event has gone through many changes over the years but has always maintained its central agricultural theme.
The Okarche High School October Students of the Month are Sara Jacobs, Ally Baustert, Carly Rother, Emory West, Easton West and Bailey Bomhak.
Okarche October Lion and Lioness honorees are seniors Andrew Walker and Belle Beam.
El Reno Farm Bureau gifted coats to students at Darlington School.
Students are said to be “wearing them proudly.”
Janan Fletcher hosted the November meeting of the Underwood Oklahoma Home and Community Education Club. Those attending were Natalia Valenzuela, Vicki Duncan, Ann Ricketts, Renee’ Schweitzer, Bernita Davis and Delpha Miklautsch.
Valenzuela called the meeting to order with the flag salute. Fletcher read a devotional on gratitude and gave the treasurer’s report.
The lesson was Reduce Spending With DYI Projects. Pictures of craft ideas were handed out. The group decoupaged ceramic tiles with fall napkins.
LAWSUITS
CrossCountry Mortgage LLC vs. Lyndi Hearon for $239,432.47 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees and foreclosure of mortgage on Lot 16, Block 2, Feddersen Addition, El Reno.
Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing vs. Darrin McCauley and Theresa McCauley for $157,056.90 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees and foreclosure of mortgage on Lot 3, Block 5, Shannon Place Addition, Mustang.
Steve Jensen was re-elected El Reno mayor besting challenger Phillip Church 948-647.
In the Ward 2 council race Heather Brothers led the field getting 227 votes. Gary Baker finished with 171. Incumbent Pete Stapperfend finished with 86 votes while Herschel Gorham had 39.
The results are unofficial.
Property owner Ed Graham said the city kept adding to the list of improvements that needed to be made to his building at 112 S. Choctaw, but members of the El Reno City Council didn’t see it that way.
In the end, the former tavern was condemned in a unanimous 5-0 vote after city officials pointed out the original June inspection stated it was not a comprehensive list of failures found at the building.
