The Gary E. Miller Canadian County Children’s Justice Center will host the third annual Safe Halloween event for a local school.
On Tuesday morning, children ages 6 to 8 will dress up and fill their bags with candy and prizes as they tour the center.
Center staff have decorated the halls and will dress up to hand out candy. Staff will also enjoy a pumpkin decorating contest, costume contest and hall decorating contest.
Fresh Anointing Church will host its Holy Smokes Barbecue Cook-Out Rematch on Saturday, Nov. 11.
The event will begin at 10 a.m. and will continue until the food runs out.
There will also be a silent auction.
Call ahead and place an order at 405-986-3331.
Fresh Anointing Church is located at 1300 W. Watts.
Having coached for over half a century in various sports, not only for El Reno Public Schools but three other educational groups, there are very few honors that Ken Posey has not achieved.
His name appears on the basketball court at Etta Dale Junior High as tribute to his coaching years in both football and basketball. The practice green at Crimson Creek Golf Course also carries his name, honoring his five-plus decades in the sport.
So what would the legendary coach want his name associated with next?
A third-place finish in league play helped six El Reno High School players land spots on the 2023 All-District 5A-2 Softball Team during voting last week by member coaches.
El Reno’s six honorees included one superlative award as senior Jacy Little was tabbed as the district’s Defensive Player of the Year as well as a first team pick.
Other first team selections included Iliana Ashford at third base and Maddie Moss in the outfield.
El Reno had three players earn second team honors in seniors Raley Hartley and Justine Johnson and junior Ryah Hardy.
El Reno High School’s football team sports an offense on pace to crack 4,000 total yards for the first time in over a decade.
Quarterback Elijah Fisher and running back Malachi Nicholson have combined for more than 2,600 yards rushing.
El Reno High School’s cross-country team watched its season come to an end last week as the Indians did not advance a runner out of the Class 5A West Regional Championships.
Running at Wildhorse Park in Mustang, the El Reno girls took 15th place in the team standings with 443 points. The team posted an overall time of two hours, 22 minutes and 59 seconds for the 5-kilometer (3.1 mile) race.
The squad’s average kilometer time was 5:44, and the top five runners average overall time was 28:36.
The El Reno Arts Council hosted its second annual Haunted Trolley recently and organizers said it was a spooky good time.
The Arts Council kicked off the event last year and it was so successful, a second evening was added for this go-round. Youngsters, teens and parents lined up Friday and Saturday evening to take a haunted spin on the historic Heritage Express Trolley through downtown El Reno.
Along the way, the travelers were haunted by members of the El Reno High School Drama Department who served as victim actors.
Redlands Community College has named Jon Fields as executive vice president, overseeing campus administration and finance.
“Redlands is very fortunate to have someone with Jon Fields’ experience join our team. His military, civilian and educational background will support our efforts to grow and strengthen partnerships with businesses and other education institutions,” said Redlands President Jena Marr.
