The El Reno Wranglers met recently for their monthly meeting with Trish Duncan leading in the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by prayer offered by Gary Sorrells.
The club discussed upcoming events including a Play Day set for Sept. 17, Veterans Day Parade Nov. 6 and a Thanksgiving dinner/auction Nov. 13.
Next meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Oct. 6 at the 4-H building.
During the Canadian County Free Fair Family Night festivities, Anna Belle Wiedemann of El Reno was awarded the 2022 Outstanding Canadian County Citizen Award.
Anna Belle’s family attended on her behalf and were presented with a certificate and the top winning cookie jar fair entry, made by Underwood OHCE.
Anna Belle was nominated by OSU Extension director Kyle Worthington and below is what he wrote:
Ken Turner of El Reno was the winner of a quilt raffled off at the 2022 Canadian County Free Fair by the Canadian County Association for Oklahoma Home and Community Education.
The quilt was made using the blocks from the 2021 Quilt Block Challenge Contest. They were put together, sewn and quilted by Connie Cook of Yukon. Approximately $1,200 was raised, with all proceeds benefiting the Canadian County OHCE High School Scholarship Fund.
Canadian County OHCE awards two $500 scholarships to graduating Canadian County seniors every year.
A Quilt Block Challenge Contest was featured at the 2022 Canadian County Free Fair, sponsored by Canadian County Oklahoma Home and Community Education.
Winners were determined by viewers choice voting, with proceeds from the purchase of the designated fabric benefiting the Canadian County OHCE HighSchool Scholarship Fund.
Winners were Macrae Putnam, first place; Christy Lee, second place; Patricia Smith, third place; Georganne Chapman, fourth place; and Cheryl Peebles, fifth place.
When people think of gardening, they probably envision the traditional plot of land in the landscape filled with vegetable plants, flowers and shrubs. It’s possible, however, to have a tiny garden inside the home.
El Reno students Darrel Hooper, Alex Fullbright, Spencer Scott and Heath Shelton play Minute To Win It while learning to follow written directions.
Lamplighters OHCE of Canadian County met recently at a local church.
Carol Stine offered the devotional titled “A Love Letter” and also read the poem “A Perfect Day.” It was from a different era about the many jobs women performed every day.
Maxine Little read minutes from the previous meeting. Members went through a checklist of finished items for the fair and items that members need to bring to the fair. Patricia Morrison has pre-entered all the items.
Next Lamplighters meeting will be held at 11 a.m. Sept. 14.
Five El Reno artists have been chosen to participate in an art show Sept. 24 in Oklahoma City at the Farmers Market.
The artists featured are Justin Anderson, Jennifer Naumann, Hannah Cerne, Jordan Morris and Sue Bear.
Despite all the days of triple-digit temperatures recently, Aubrey Twilley’s watermelon patch was able to produce this large melon which tipped the scales at 37 pounds.
Members of El Reno High School Class of 1959 gathered recently for lunch.
Those attending included Richard Fogg, John Sedberry, Joe Whipple, Ronnie Atkinson, Gale Johnson, Marilyn Shaw Louton, Janice Wallace Southwick, Marvin Starkey, Dorothy Swingle Gourley, Bunny Laughlin Mathews, Barbara Maley O’Neal, Etta Tennery Goucher, Beverly Tate Faler, Judy Gholston Lopez, Kenneth Potts, Larry and Ida Stephens Wiggins, Connie Moyer Chitwood and Judy Remi Hedrick.
The group is planning another luncheon in the fall and the placing of a bench at the high school.
