El Reno High School Class of 2020 is ready to graduate now versus later.
That’s the message Superintendent Craig McVay got last week and he obliged by setting aside May 30 for commencement exercises.
“The decision of the senior class was they wanted to do it sooner than later. Some of the governor’s actions and policies opened things up and it’s the seniors wishes to do it early,” said McVay.
Not everything can be put on hold.
A long-running El Reno tradition is gearing up to kick off the summer. And even though the world is kind of crazy right now, event organizers expect a turnout unlike any before.
The 22nd Annual A Small Town Weekend will be held June 5-7. For weeks, people wondered whether it would happen. Then city officials gave it the go-ahead on May 14.
Canadian County’s new fairgrounds complex won’t cost as much to build as first expected.
The county’s three commissioners, serving as members of the Public Facilities Authority, accepted several bids for construction during a meeting last week.
Contracts were not immediately awarded to give the general contractor, Lingo Construction, an opportunity to review the bids.
The El Reno Public School Foundation recently awarded scholarships to El Reno High School graduates. The scholarships include the Wilbur and Jean Gardner Scholarship, Gaylord and Barbara Reuter Scholarship, Ryan Tinsley Memorial Scholarship and the Hutchison Family Memorial Scholarship.
“Since its inception, our scholarship endowments, through El Reno Public School Foundation, has awarded over $159,000 in scholarships to El Reno High School graduates,” said foundation member Chad Neathery.
Beginning June 1, the city of El Reno will resume sending notices of code violations to people who have allowed their property to fall into disrepair.
During the shelter in place guidelines forced by the COVID-19 pandemic, the city sent only “courtesy notices” rather than notices of violations to property owners.
This practice took place March, April and May. The city also provided a weeklong free dump site for the spring cleanup event.
Now that the shelter in place guidelines have been lifted, violations will resume, the city said in a prepared statement.
Friday, June 5 is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the June 30 primary election as well as elections for the City of Piedmont Ward 3, City of Piedmont Ward 5, Banner School Board, Riverside School Board, Okarche School Board, Geary School Board and Caddo-Kiowa Tech Center Board Member, said Canadian County Election Board Secretary Wanda Armold.
LAWSUITS
Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC vs. Travis T. Edwards for $2,932.80 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC vs. Cherae Thompson for $2,472.60 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Synchrony Bank vs. Josh Linc for $846.54 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Citibank N.A. vs. Jeffrey A. Waddle for $3,520.38 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Daniel and Beverly Huber of El Reno will be celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary on May 28. Due to the coronavirus, a celebration will take place at a later date.
Daniel Huber of Luling, Texas, and Beverly Henninger of Lexington, Neb., met in January 1957.
Beverly was working at Parkway Cafe and Dan was employed with Rayflex Exploration out of Dallas, Texas.
