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Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a great Christmas. Now it’s time for a new year and a fresh start, or is it?

El Reno High School December Students of the Month are Avery Crain, Autry Beikmann, Madison Rochdi, Foxx Hurtz, Brooklyn Reed, Cooper Thompson, Malachi Bilbrey and Lilly Thomas.

Lincoln Learning Center third grade Readers of the Month, back row, Kameron McKinney, Trevor Rusche, Lexi McCabe, Noelle Seewald, Elizabeth James, Madison Chase, Aston Northern, Dixie Boyer, Atticus Dowling and Devlin Hutcherson; middle row, Madilynn Edelman, Owen Brittain, Baylee Rankin, John Fox, Ashley Espinoza, Faithalece Barnett, Draik Thain, Brantley Garcia, Kylliean Delgado, Maximus Hammock, Liliana Agua, Graycen Downs, Manuel Centeno-Salas and Journey Cockran; front row, Rodger Gonzalez, Jett Smith, Harper Gilbert, Brynlee Finnigan, Dekly Kelley, Tommy Brady, Elena Cortez, Greyson G

Lincoln Learning Center fourth grade Readers of the Month, back row, Teagan Calderon, Mary Looney, Grayson Williams, Bry’on Merchberger, William Dowling, Noele James, Genesis Favors and Luke Holsted; middle row, Mariana Diosdado, Remington Sandoval, Anivah Dillard, Link Ritchie, Elijah McCrackin, Makiela Pruitt and Raimey Ingram; front row, Aiden Reyes, Timothy Fletcher, Mateo Reyes, Jayden Mendoza, Symphony Neal, Isabella Melancon, Helen Canales, Madison Izaguirie, Landree Woods and Harper Lambert.

Pictured are Maple November Students of the Month, front row, Jensen Gatz, kindergarten; second row from left, Estella Saenz, pre-kindergarten, Lillian Bollinger, third grade, Luca Dill, first grade, and Fredrick Tredway, second grade; back row, Elizabeth Eisenhour, fourth grade, Jaden Smith, eighth grade, Lane Hudson, seventh grade, Addison Brandley, sixth grade, and Tripp Davis, fifth grade.

The First Bank of Okarche made donations this holiday season to the Center of Family Love, Holy Trinity Catholic School, Kingfisher County Food Bank, Okarche Christmas Connection, Kingfisher Meals on Wheels and The Lord’s Harvest.
 

Riverside December Citizens of the Month are Sean Funk, Evie Alexander, Carolyn Trujillo, Alex Crone, Zain Mills, Abel Kerr, Jaylon Trujillo, Jenna Manuele and Archer Kerr; back row, Camila Moreno-Torres, Cole Powell, Ares Noear, Sophia Lemus, Gray Hileman, Crew Wooten, Zaia Seamster and Kadyn Strider.

OHS November Lion and Lioness honorees are seniors Wager Black and Zoe Palmer.

Okarche High School November Students of the Month are Parker Schieber, Jett Mueggenborg, Grady Terrell, Boston Kremeier, Aldo Franco and Kate Pinkerton.

Students at Canadian Valley Technology Center in El Reno took part as volunteers at the Oklahoma City Zoo.

The students were part of the Skills USA American Spirit competition where competitors work together to develop, document and present a community service project.

Christmas is only 11 days away. Are you ready? I’m not even close. And I can’t seem to finish one thing I started. My co-workers and friends, Codie Lee Troncoso and Amy Anderson call it the Christmas flu.