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A native of El Reno, Harvey Pratt is a 2021 Oklahoma Hall of Fame honoree. He will be inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame on Nov. 18.

Born in El Reno, Pratt spent his childhood years in El Reno Public Schools.

A self-taught Oklahoma artist and Cheyenne and Arapaho tribal member, Pratt was selected through a national competition to create the Smithsonian’s National Native American Veterans Memorial for the National Museum of the American Indian.

Representatives from the Oklahoma Department of Commerce recently toured El Reno Regional Airport at the invitation of Airport Manager Adam Fox.

Fox served with the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission before being named airport manager here two years ago.

At the recent virtual fundraiser for the Center of Family Love, one of the hottest auction items was the Grand Dinner.

The Grand Dinner is an event created by Oklahoma City restaurants and providers exclusively for the Center of Family Love.

The organizer of the event is David Egan of El Reno, who serves as general manager of Cattlemen’s Steakhouse in Oklahoma City.

El Reno’s VFW Post 382 will treat veterans and their family members to breakfast July 17 to help answer questions concerning what is available after a loved one who served passes away.

Nancy Salsman with the VFW said the breakfast will be served starting at 9 a.m. at the VFW, 1515 S. Rock Island.

The breakfast will feature National VFW Service Officer Robby Clark and State VFW Service Officer Bill Hinds.

The pair will answer questions related to benefits as well as what military honors may be available for a deceased loved one.

Canadian County Republicans are hosting their Third Annual Cookout on Saturday, July 17 from 6 to 8:30 p.m.

The event will be held at the El Reno Public Safety Center on SW 27th Street.

El Reno Mayor Matt White will again preside over the grill making fried onion burgers.

A special guest speaker will keep things lively as will a live auction.

A wrongful death lawsuit stemming from a deadly 2018 crash near El Reno was transferred June 22 to Canadian County.

Kristin Flores, the widow of Bryan Flores, is the plaintiff in a civil suit originally filed Nov. 6, 2020, in Pushmataha County District Court. Defendants are Chance Girten and Lyanna’s Lakeside LLC.

The case stems from a traffic collision that occurred shortly after midnight Nov. 10, 2018, on Cedar Road near S.W. 15th.

Through the Reach Higher program, Redlands Community College is helping students who have some college credit get back in the classroom and on the path to earning an associate degree.

During its Reach Higher: RECONNECT event July 22, the college will hold sessions to help students find out how to pay for college and discover a career that’s right for them. Academic advisers will be available throughout the event to answer questions and help students enroll for the fall semester. Attendees can also take a tour of the campus.

A new Surgical Technology program will open in October as the first of a handful of new educational opportunities following an extensive expansion at Canadian Valley Technology Center’s Cowan Campus, near Yukon.

The $19.6 million project will help the school educate more people for in-demand jobs in various industries across central Oklahoma, said Superintendent Dr. Gayla Lutts.

“The northern portion of our school district in Canadian County has grown more than 28 percent in the last decade,” Lutts said.