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Public Records - May 12

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LAWSUITS

LVNV Funding LLC vs. Robert W. Walker for $1,186.99 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

LVNV Funding LLC vs. Dena Peterson for $5,519.84 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

LVNV Funding LLC vs. Ashley Hoppis for $972.81 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Regional Acceptance Corporation vs. Rachelle Graham and Shane Graham for $3,851.82 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Wave walker

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Charles Martin and three other men were wing foiling on the water thanks to a strong north wind.

The men use surfboards that are equipped with a foil on the bottom that allows, with the help of the wing-type sail, to rise out of the water.

The group normally rides on Lake Hefner but switches to Lake El Reno when the wind is right to practice sharp turning, said one of the riders.

Charles Martin falls off his surfboard while gliding

ER doubles team draws tough foes

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OKLAHOMA CITY – El Reno’s first girls doubles team to make the final tournament of the season in more than five years fell into the tough side of the bracket at the 2021 Oklahoma High School Girls State Tennis Championship.

Seniors Riley Connor and Kenzie Holsted played the No.1 doubles bracket at state, which was held at the Oklahoma City Tennis Center. The pair drew top-seeded Lily Plaster and Annabell Treadwell of Heritage Hall in the first round.

While the El Reno duo won several points, the Chargers pair rolled to a 6-0/6-0 win over the Indians.

Riley Connor stretches out to try and reach a serve

Indians exit crazy regional run with pair of Ike losses

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NOBLE – While El Reno High School did not emerge the winner of the Class 5A, West Region 1 Baseball Championship, it will go down as one of the more memorable postseasons for the Indians.

El Reno posted a 1-2 record, beating Southeast 16-0, to close the season with a 15-20 record. However, it was the two losses to Lawton Eisenhower, by scores of 4-0 and 9-1, which drew the most attention.

Jovanny Rosas leans down to block a throw from the outfield

Golfers find first trip to state rough

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Nerves may have played a part in the outcome for El Reno High School’s two entries in the 2021 Class 5A Girls State Golf Championship.

Junior Shayne Castrop and sophomore Berkley Smith were making their first-ever appearance at state, playing the Chickasaw Point Golf Club Course in Kingston. Neither golfer was able to break into the top 45 of the individual medalist chase.

Berkley Smith, left, and Shayne Castrop

Proposed city budget flat

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El Reno’s proposed city budget for the coming fiscal year will be in a word, flat.

City Manager Matt Sandidge will present the proposed Fiscal Year 2021-22 budget to the city council during a special meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.

“The future is bright for El Reno with new infrastructure, parks improvements, housing and businesses. However, before we discuss the future, we need to review this past fiscal year,” Sandidge wrote in a letter to members of the city council.

He said the past year has “contained uncertainties, challenges and natural disasters.”

Matt Sandidge, El Reno City Manager

Burger Day limited but filled with fun

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It wasn’t your typical Burger Day, but it was outdoors, it had some cornhole and it was fun.

That was the thinking after El Reno celebrated the famous fried onion hamburger after a year hiatus.

Main Street Director Shana Ford said the day went off well with the inaugural cornhole tournament attracting 47 two-person teams. The winning team featured a 14-year-old cornhole whiz in Isabelle Surprenant of Enid and her partner, Mark Bitner.

Leslie and Mike Fling eat onion fried burgers outside Johnnie’s