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The blanket of a Cheyenne chief among those killed at the 1864 Sand Creek Massacre will be displayed at the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal Headquarters in Concho.

C&A Gov. Reggie Wassana said the viewing of the blanket of Chief White Antelope will be a somber occasion.

The blanket will be displayed in a ceremony set for 11 a.m. May 11. The initial viewing will coincide with the Sand Creek Massacre Monument Dedication the same day.

The blanket was taken from the body of Chief White Antelope at the Sand Creek Massacre in 1864.

A group of Canadian County women working to protect the stability of families is being recognized.

Ten Canadian County members of Oklahoma Home and Community Education (OHCE) attended last week’s Canadian County commissioners meeting to accept a proclamation declaring May 2-8 as “OHCE Week.”

El Reno Elks Lodge #743 recently inducted officers.

Those named to leadership positions include Brien Detamore, Exalted Ruler; Kendall Len Brown, Leading Knight; Brenda Detamore, Loyal Knight; Gary Lassiter, Esquire; Casey White, chaplain; Peggy Felton, treasurer; Tanya Lewis, secretary; and Chuck Titterington, five-year trustee. Not pictured: Joe Mogg, Rita Hill, Dennis Costin and Sonny Massey, trustees, and Yolanda Costin, QB clerk.

The University of Central Oklahoma celebrated the achievements of approximately 1,302 graduates during spring 2021 commencement ceremonies May 7-8 at Central’s Wantland Stadium.

Among those local students earning degrees are Kristen Kennedy of Calumet, BS, Funeral Service; Aubreanna Goodblanket, MS, Speech/Language Pathology; Jasmine Craig, BA, Strategic Communication; Shannon Gipson, BS, General Studies; and Jessika Gorrell, BSED, Elementary Education, all of El Reno; and Jordan Cox of Okarche, Magna Cum Laude, BBA, Finance.

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Three pitchers combined for a two-hitter as El Reno High School’s baseball team capped off the regular season with an 8-0 shutout of Santa Fe South.

El Reno, with its second win in the past 10 games, will now take a 14-18 season record into the postseason. It was the third win this season for EHS over Santa Fe South by a combined 16-3 margin.

The Indians were slated to start the Class 5A West Region 1 Championships on Thursday against Lawton Eisenhower in Noble. Southeast is the other team in the four-team bracket, with the winner advancing to state.

OKLAHOMA CITY – El Reno High School boys soccer team’s come-from- behind run to get into the postseason came to a halt last week as the Indians dropped a 4-0 match to Santa Fe South in the opening round of the Class 5A playoffs.

El Reno, which had won four of its last six matches to take the fourth seed from District 5A-1, ends its season with a 5-10 record.

PIEDMONT – El Reno High School’s track team split forces last week for the 2021 Suburban Conference Track and Field Championships, with several young thinclads competing in the freshman division.

Gracie Wieland was one of those ninth-graders who dropped down a division and went on to win the 400-meter dash with a time of one minute and 8.3 seconds. She also ran the 300-meter dash, placing fourth with a time of 30.41 seconds.

Ochien Gross joined her classmate with a silver-medal effort in the shot put with a throw of 28 feet.