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El Reno baseball camp

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Pictured are the youth along with players and coaches who took part in last month’s El Reno High School’s Baseball Skills Clinic at the Hub Reed Complex.

Campers learned tips for better running, hitting, fielding and throwing.

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Public Records - 7/8/2023

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LAWSUITS

Plaza Services LLC vs. Tabitha Ortiz for $9,939.84 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

American Express National Bank vs. Kevin Guinn for $6,555.61 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Capital One N.A. vs. Randy McKinney for $2,177.22 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Capital One N.A. vs. Steven Gonzales for $4,149.02 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Fishing Report - 7/8/23

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NORTHEAST

Birch: July 2.
Elevation is 2 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 80°F and stained.
Crappie fair on minnows around brush structure.

Copan: June 30.
Elevation is 5 ft. below normal and falling, water temperature 79°F and murky.
Blue, channel and flathead catfish fair on chicken liver, hot dogs, live bait, live shad, shad, sunfish and worms around channels, main lake and riprap. Crappie slow on hair jigs, minnows, PowerBait and tube jigs around brush structure, shorelines and standing timber.

Vets, dogs build bond with Versa program

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Versa K9 for Vets is a veteran-operated, not-for-profit organization based at El Reno’s Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW). The organization locates and trains service dogs free of charge for veterans, especially those who experienced combat.

Red Avery, the head of Versa, served in the Army and has since returned home to find a way to help fellow vets.

Chris Reel spends time in the afternoon working with Odin

C&A celebrate expansion of Tribal Justice Center at Concho

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Tribal citizens and employees of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes gathered to witness the groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion of the C&A Justice Center in Concho.

The ceremony included traditional drum songs and a ground blessing by language and culture director Gordon Yellowman.

Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Lt. Gov. Gilbert Miles referenced Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in his welcoming remarks.

Gordon Yellowman prays over the site

Library Fun Day

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More than 70 children took part in the recent El Reno Carnegie Library Fun Day.

The event was held in the shaded Denny-Crump Rodeo Arena.

The day featured a petting zoo, arts and crafts, water games, chalk art and more.

 

Sadie Duncan paints with watercolors

County officers travel allowances increase

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With a rise in vehicle expenses, Canadian County’s elected officials are now eligible to receive larger travel reimbursements.

Commissioners approved a resolution establishing new travel allowances for the county’s eight elected officials.

The Oklahoma Legislature, during the recently concluded legislative session, passed legislation increasing how much elected officials across the state are eligible to receive for work-related travel.

Little on summer softball league

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Webmaster’s Note: Due to a production error, the wrong story ran Wednesday’s Tribune. This is the story for the pictures printed in that issue.

While it’s a small sample size to evaluate from, El Reno High School softball coach Jason Little says he has a better idea of the parts he has to work with heading into the 2023 season.

“We have a lot of floating pieces. I think we have nine positions that are open and I have not made any decisions on who is playing what position or who is first in the batting lineup or what spot they will hit from.

Sarah Hernandez reaches out to try and snag a ball