The Canadian County 4-H Senior Livestock Judging Team placed seventh overall at the Oklahoma State Fair Youth Contest.
It was also the Junior Livestock Judging Team’s first contest.
The Canadian County Senior 4-H Shotgun Sports Team placed fourth overall at the OYE Shotgun Sports Finals.
I made a mistake!
Of course, the first recipe I put in my new column, I left out an ingredient.
Sorry if you cooked Father Mason’s Blue and Gold Spaghetti and it tasted a bit dry!
I left out the cream of chicken soup.
Riverside September Citizens of the Month, front row from left, Jordan Lockler, Camryn Rinehart, Westley Wilkerson, Alx Grant, Sassy Brushwood, Jace Abshire and Dax Macias; back row, Arellie Ramos, Lily Smith, Kevin Factor, Bellamy Bateholts, Desi Elliott, Aaliyah Maggard, Hunter Elkins, Alivia Ontiveros, Braelynn Hudson, Dreydan Shawnee, Catalina Ramos, Luke Hudelson and Irelynn O’Daniel.
Damrosch Music Club would like to invite the public to its monthly music performances.
Performances take place on the second Wednesday of the month, October through May, at various locations around the El Reno community.
October’s performance is scheduled for 10 a.m. Oct. 9 at Ellison Avenue Methodist Church located at 600 S. Ellison Avenue.
Choral numbers as well as ensembles and solos will be presented. A small reception will follow.
The Canadian County 4-H Volunteer Leaders Council will present its annual fundraising gala, Soupapalooza, on Oct. 8 starting at 6 p.m. at the Canadian County Expo and Event Center.
Each year Canadian County 4-H clubs, sponsors and local businesses donate live and silent auction items to raise nearly $10,000 to support Canadian County 4-H’ers.
Strength training is no longer just for bodybuilders.
Stay Strong, Stay Healthy is an eight-week, evidence-based strength training program designed for adults 65 and older who want to improve their quality of life and stay active.
The exercises are easy to learn, safe and effective.
The classes will be held at the Education Building, 220 N. Country Club Road, from 9 to 10 a.m. on Mondays and Thursdays starting Oct. 21.
Donna Jung, FCS/4-H Extension Educator, will help participants learn and do the exercises safely.
It’s Blue and Gold sausage season! Mine was delivered just last night by Paula Cooper, owner of Cocobella’s Gifts, downtown El Reno.
She was helping her grandson, Bryson Cooper make his deliveries. He sold a lot, so he needed the help! Bryson is a freshman at Calumet High School.
Ken and Donna Posey are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary. The couple met in the fall of 1963 at Central State University in Edmond.
They were married Sept. 19, 1964, in Marlow Central High Baptist Church and moved to El Reno in the fall of 1965.
Posey taught English and reading and coached football, basketball and EHS golf. Donna taught second and third grades at Lincoln Elementary.
The couple have two children, Lance and Lanae.
At the 2024 State Fair of Oklahoma, The Pride of El Reno won 5A Band Competition, first place, 5A Drum Major, first place, 5A Color Guard, first place, and 5A Drum Line, second place.
Several Canadian County students were honored recently by the Oklahoma State University Ferguson College of Agriculture with academic scholarship support for the 2024-2025 academic year.
These scholarships are part of the more than $1.8 million that students receive from the Ferguson College and its academic departments.
Students from all areas of study are considered for university scholarships, which can be combined with college and departmental opportunities.
