El Reno’s art scene has some new creations as well as an old venue getting some new life.
Roger and Anna Rinehart are bringing back the Corridor Art Gallery inside the Kraft Building, 114 S. Rock Island in downtown.
The first artist to exhibit is Sue D.L. Smith. Also on display are art works created by Catherine Brandt.
Longtime El Reno attorney David Halley was sworn in last week as Canadian County’s newly appointed special judge. The oath was administered by Canadian County District Judge Paul Hesse.
Halley replaces Khristan Strubhar as a Canadian County special judge. Strubhar was elected as a new district judge, succeeding the recently retired Jack D. McCurdy II.
Halley thanked Judge Hesse, Judge Strubhar and Judge McCurdy for “giving me this opportunity to serve Canadian County and its residents.”
The El Reno Chamber of Commerce will again partner with the El Reno Tribune to host a candidate forum, this time for the upcoming El Reno Public School Board election.
The Chamber and Tribune hosted a candidate forum for the November city council and mayoral race and like the earlier one, the school board forum will be held at Redlands Community College.
The forum is set for 6:30 p.m. Feb. 7.
In-person learning is better than virtual-learning.
There are many reasons why this is accurate.
The first reason is that being in-person has more communication between the teacher and student.
Secondly, being in-person makes it easier to pay attention. Lastly, it helps children socialize with their peers. For further insight into this topic, we can explore the reasons and examples why this is true.
In-person learning is better, because you can get a personal connection between the teacher and yourself.
Riverside School’s seventh and eighth grade basketball homecoming ceremony featured Macy Long as queen, Rhome Alexander as king and flower girls/crown bearers
Charlie Bradley, Jaxon Ward and Korrah Mullings.
Voters in Canadian County who want absentee ballots mailed to them for the Feb. 14 City of Yukon Council Member at Large, City of Yukon Special Election, Riverside School Special Election, Deer Creek School Primary Board of Education Election, El Reno School Primary Board of Education Election and Mustang School Special Election should apply now, Canadian County Election Board Acting Secretary Allen Arnold said.
The El Reno Wranglers recently held their first meeting of 2023, with Jimmy Johnston opening the meeting, followed by the flag salute led by Trisha Duncan and Gary Sorrells offering prayer.
It was reported the Wranglers have donated $500 to the following charities: House of Healing, The Lord’s Harvest, Mobile Meals, Savannah Station and Blessings Baskets.
The El Reno Wranglers Annual Rodeo was rated one of the Top 5 Indoor IPRA Rodeos of the Year.
Members discussed upcoming playdays and parades.
Oklahoma Oil & Natural Gas is sponsoring an energy education workshop on Feb. 4 at Okarche High School.
All teachers are welcome to register to attend for free and leave with up to $1,100 in classroom supplies.
The free workshops coordinated by the Oklahoma Energy Resources Board (OERB) offer training in nine different energy curricula for K-12.
