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County residents will have an opportunity to show off their talents during the Canadian County Free Fair set for Aug. 23-26 at the Canadian County Expo Center, 3001 Jensen Road East.

The entry date to bring entries to the Expo Center is Wednesday, Aug. 23 between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. Exhibits will be open to the public at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 24. Flowers and pies will enter on Friday morning, Aug. 25 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Exhibits will be on public display at the fair through Saturday, Aug. 26, and exhibitors may pick up their items that day from 8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.

The Canadian County Association for Oklahoma Home and Community Education (OHCE) is selling tickets for a beautiful quilt size 72x84. Tickets are $1 per ticket or six tickets for $5.

The quilt will be raffled off on Saturday, Aug. 26 at 8 p.m. at the Family Night Awards program at the new Expo and Events Center, 3001 Jensen Road East. The winner does not have to be present to win.

Nominations are being sought for the Outstanding Canadian County Citizen to be recognized at the upcoming Canadian County Free Fair. As is tradition, the individual will receive the first-place winning cookie jar entered in the fair.

Anyone can nominate a fellow Canadian County resident whom they feel is deserving of this recognition. Please include name of person nominated, address and phone number; name of person submitting nomination and phone number; and two paragraphs describing why this person qualifies for the award.

Nikki Pruitt was in a bind last week.

The founder and director of The Lord’s Harvest, the El Reno-based food ministry, had a number of needs that needed to be addressed, but not enough people or helping hands to cover all the bases.

“We had 11 pallets of food come in and our usual help was not available,” Pruitt said.

She said some of the food needed to be moved to the Learning Center at the old Lincoln School. It was needed there to help with the Families with Children summer food program The Lord's Harvest partners with El Reno Blessing Baskets on.

The El Reno Community Theatre will host its production of “12 Angry Men,” a 1954 teleplay by Reginald Rose that was made into a movie in 1957, directed by Sidney Lumet.

Roger Johnson is directing the local production, with performances scheduled inside the Centre Theatre in downtown El Reno.

Show dates and times are Aug. 11, 12, 18 and 19 at 7 p.m. and Aug. 13 and 20 at 2 p.m.

Tickets are available at the box office or online at www.elreno.wellattended.com.

MARRIAGE LICENSES

Kekaula Damian Beck Hussey, 37; Jessica Christine Conaway, 44.

Roy Lyman Headlee, 78; Dorthie F. Cummings, 76.

Darren John Wheal, 52; Megan Joy Ferguson, 39.

Brandon Lee McGill, 24; Savannah Elizabeth Rains, 23.

Noah Lane Williams, 25; Katelin Elizabeth Hamilton, 25.

William Jeffery Garrett, 57; Christina Marie Burkett, 49.

Tre Alan Parks, 32; Leah Marie Bourlon, 24.

Corey Lee Wireman, 34; Stephine Michelle Dean, 33.

Steven Joseph Delorme, 31; Holly Michelle Tyler, 33.

YUKON – El Reno High School coach Jason Little has been preaching execution on the little things in the game of softball and how critical they become in any ballgame.

However, when you’re opening up the season against a perennial Class 6A powerhouse such as Yukon, the lack of execution usually ends up in a snowball effect resulting in a loss.

That’s just what happened last week when El Reno kicked off its 2023 campaign with a 10-2 setback to the Millers.

What was slated as a road game to open up the 2023 fall season turned into an 8-0 home win for Union City High School’s baseball team over Wellston.

The game was shifted back to Cecil Simmons Field after morning rains made Wellston’s field unplayable.

Union City broke open a scoreless game in the third with four runs, followed by two-run bursts in the fourth and fifth innings to enact the run-rule.

The Tigers had 10 base hits in the win, led by Korbin Cook’s 2-for-3 effort with a triple and a home run. He drove in two runs and scored twice.