Riverside instructor Mike Booher took a group of students to help El Reno Blessing Baskets last week.
The students helped pack boxes for the Christmas distribution.
Jace Abshire, Gracen Walker, Macen Moore, Colton Price, Korbyn Kraft, Maggie Calzada, Camryn Foster, Jett Marquez and Leyla Johnson.
Macen Moore stacks bags of fruit on a pallet.
During World War II, comedian Eddie Cantor began raising money for Christmas gifts to be sent to American military members hospitalized in England.
Over the 80 years since, the holiday drive kept going through the efforts of American Legion posts around the United States as well as high school students.
El Reno High School and American Legion Post 34 Auxiliary have been supporting the program from the outset and celebrated the 80th anniversary by raising $12,207 to purchase gifts for the men and women at the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Oklahoma City.
El Reno High School November Students of the Month are Brantlie Charmasson, Dominic Steinbruck, Kenzie Espinoza, Kobe Little, Addilinn Trumbley-Johnson, Joshua Culbertson, Aubrey Bales and Radly Slimp.
Canadian County CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) annual volunteer appreciation Christmas Jingle & Mingle was held last week at Christ’s Church of Yukon.
Executive Director Dana Lutz said the event helps the organization reach even more children.
“We host the annual holiday party as an appreciation for our volunteers,” Lutz said.
“We provide gifts for the children on their caseload. If we have extras, they go to children in DHS (Department of Human Services) custody that don’t have a CASA volunteer.”
A bridge project serving the Banner community in Canadian County District 1 is due to be finished next spring.
The new bridge and approaches will be constructed along Banner Road over Purcell Creek just north of Highway 66.
County commissioners, at their weekly meeting Dec. 15, approved claim forms authorizing the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) to pay for services associated with this project.
The Oklahoma Aerospace and Aeronautics Commission voted Wednesday to allocate $490,900 to designs for a spacecraft hangar.
The commission’s decision comes after the state’s $17 million agreement with international space company Dawn Aerospace was approved earlier this year. The uncrewed plane is suborbital and can be used for life science research and defense.
Kindergarten Thankful Award winners are Brexlynn Richmond, Alivia Stephens, Audrey Feistel, Braxton Bollinger, Zayana Zarate, Romina Reyes, Ramon Castillo, Richard Stingle, River McLearen, Brinlee Siebold, Layla Schones, Sawyer Jellison and Olivia Abbe.
Also, Braxton Schuldt, Z’Rye Strider, Caroline Metcalf, Anthony Stoneroad, Ashton Emberson, Lilith English, Wyatt Selvidge and Laynee Culver.
Pre-kindergarten Thankful Award winners include Kayson Fisher, Kailynn Sterling, Teagan Miller, Legacy Oseni, Beau Filiaggi, AJ Looney, Jensen Jones, Kyle Boyd, Jayden O’Hara, Eleanor Woods and Mackenzie Rhoades.
Also, Kaden Day, Bennett Moores, AnnieJune Western, Roarke Watson, Laken Armstrong, Ahmellie Becerra, Sawyer Ramsey and Calum Menchaca.
