Banner School students learned fire safety tips from the El Reno Fire Department last week. October is Fire Safety Month.
The ERFD has a specially designed Fire Safety House that allows firefighters to show students tips to prevent household fires as well as how to safely escape a fire.
Okarche High School’s production of “Property Rites” has advanced to the state contest in the OSSAA’s one-act play competition.
The OHS cast and crew earned a spot at state by placing at one of three regional competitions.
Okarche brought home the second-place plaque from the Leedey regional, with Leedey placing first and Cheyenne taking third.
These plays will join one-acts from Alva, Cherokee, Lincoln Christian, Latta, Chandler and Stratford at Mustang High School Nov. 1 in the state competition. Okarche will perform at 9:50 a.m.
The El Reno Wranglers held their monthly meeting recently at the 4-H building.
Jimmy Johnston opened with the flag salute, with Gary Sorrells leading in prayer.
Elections were held and the following members were elected in as officers:
President - Jimmy Johnston
Vice President - Gary Sorrells
Secretary/Treasurer - Betty Kappus
Reporter - Julie Huber
Historian - Betty Johnston
Queen - Trish Duncan
Ambassador - Brady Armold
The Oklahoma City Community Foundation recently awarded $15,000 in scholarships to three El Reno High School graduates for the 2022-23 academic year through the state’s largest independent scholarship program.
Matthew Ford, Morgan Girten and Hailey McBroom are all recipients of the Patel Family Scholarship, a $5,000 award offered to graduating high school seniors who participated in the Redlands Community College TRIO Upward Bound program throughout high school.
FCCLA Take AIM Leadership Conference was held recently at Moore Norman Career Tech.
FCCLA chapters from all around Oklahoma participated.
Okarche students Brianna Mollohan, Jordyn Darst, Ella Reherman and Macki Suanny attended with their adviser, Jacqueline Radford.
Lamplighters OHCE of Canadian County met recently at a local church. Carol Stine opened the meeting with a devotional titled “God’s Picket Fence.”
Patricia Morrison read minutes from the last meeting and gave the treasury report.
Membership forms were filled out and dues collected for 2023.
First Christian Church will be hosting a Healthy Aging Fair for all ages on Sunday, Oct. 23 from 2 to 5 p.m.
There will be a mix of booths and workshops for participants to attend on topics such as wills, funeral planning, planned giving, medical documentation and more.
This is open to the public and is being funded by a grant received from the Oklahoma Disciples Foundation.
Experts in these fields will help participants navigate difficult topics that if planned, will help individuals and their families.
Banner School won second place for its student-made float during the Yukon Czech Parade.
STEAM students in kindergarten through eighth grade designed and constructed the float.
Magic 104 and American Fidelity recently presented Riverside teacher Bailey Smith as the first Magic 104 Teacher of the Month.
She received $250 and tickets to a Carrie Underwood concert.
Smith is the middle school ELA teacher and assistant basketball coach. She was nominated by a personal friend who has observed firsthand that she works long hours and puts her whole being into her work as a teacher.
The nomination stated that Smith works just as hard to teach her students life lessons as she does academic lessons.
