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Canadian County CASA Inc. (Court Appointed Special Advocates) welcomes new volunteers Erin Harrington and Julie Simeroth.

The pair completed advocate training with a court observation and swear-in at the Canadian County Children’s Justice Center.

During the coronavirus pandemic, the work of CASA has not stopped. New volunteer trainings are currently being held virtually, and video-conferencing remains an option for child visits. While the need for advocates is always great, it is especially important now.

LAWSUITS

Carissa Dawn Shelton vs. Norma June Terry for an amount in excess of $10,000 for injuries and damages alleged to have occurred during an automobile accident.

OneMain Financial Group LLC vs. Teddy Parker for $10,078.01 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Capital One Bank N.A. vs. Micheal C. Hill for $44,527.09 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Capital One Bank N.A. vs. Walter W. Stumpf Jr. for $27,548.60 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

El Reno High School graduates Riley Connor and Jaylin Reveles represented their alma mater last week as members of the West squads during the 2021 Oklahoma Coaches Association’s All-State Games.

Other than football, the games were contested in venues around the Tulsa area. El Reno was slated to have two players in the football game, which was held at Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee.

The Indians have had one road scrimmage at Rush Springs and will play a preseason festival at Mustang on Friday and open the season Aug. 10 against Bishop McGuinness.

The Enid Outlaws recently won the 2021 The Basketball League (TBL) Championship in their first year of existence. The Outlaws defeated the Syracuse Stallions 129-108 and 120-107 to sweep the title series of the 29-team league.

Ten more teams are set to join the TBL in 2022.

The Outlaws are owned and operated by El Reno’s Jonathan Reed. The team is housed and practices out of OnPoint Hoops Academy in El Reno and plays home games
at the Stride Bank Center in Enid.

Residents will have a bit further to walk or jog on a paved surface at Lake El Reno after the city won a federal trails grant.

Dustin Downey, El Reno city planner, said the matching grant will provide the city with $300,000 to extend the trail that now runs along Lake El Reno and Crimson Creek Golf Course.

The city will put up $138,000 to match the grant, but most of that will be from “in-kind” contributions.

While it was not the massive cloud of smoke from childhood memories, the city of El Reno’s efforts to fog for pesky blood-sucking mosquitoes seem to have worked.

“We have not gotten any feedback in our office. I know there were some people who texted that we missed a street and we went back out and sprayed those areas.

“But in this office we have not gotten any calls that we missed them or that we need to come back out again and spray,” said Amy Smith, City Streets Superintendent.

Christmas in July delivered in a big way for El Reno’s Blessing Baskets.

The sixth annual event held last week at the Palace Events Center on Banner Road brought in more than $40,000 for the local organization that is dedicated to providing Christmas to area children, as well as school supplies.

Blessing Baskets also partners with The Lord’s Harvest to support a summer food program for families.