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Calumet August Students of the Month, from left, Starla King, Matt Snyder, Carson Cooper and Aspen Burns.

This photo of the sun rising over El Reno was taken on the last official day of summer, Sept. 21.

County residents showed off their talents during the Canadian County Free Fair held Aug. 23-28 at the new Expo and Event Center.

Open class exhibits included baked goods, home canning, crafts, quilts, needlework, sewn items, photography, art, flowers, crops, horticulture, Oklahoma Home and Community exhibits and 4-H exhibits.

Individuals of all age groups participated for cash prizes and ribbons. Areas specifically for young children through senior citizens were available, and there were some special contests available to enter as well.

Maple August Citizenship Award winners, front row from left, Ella Smith, kindergarten; Cash Swigart, pre-kindergarten; Raina Crawford, third grade; Sophie Tredway, second grade; and Brinlee Bland, first grade; back row, Halle Hunt, fourth grade; Kash Austin, seventh grade; Dustin Stokes, eighth grade; Luke Siler, sixth grade; and Tannah Ferguson , fifth grade.

The Canadian County Association for Oklahoma Home and Community Education (OHCE) raffled off two quilts at the Canadian County Fair.

The winners were Patsy Shropshire of El Reno and Cora Hart of Yukon.

The quilts were made using the blocks from the 2019 Quilt Block Challenge Contest.

They were sewn by Carol Garrett of Mustang and quilted by Judy Dry of Yukon.

Approximately $600 was raised and all proceeds benefit the Canadian County OHCE High School Scholarship Fund.

Riverside August Citizens of the Month, front row from left, Jazmin Gallegos, Bently Yound and Piper Sneed; middle row, Sawyer Baker, Kayleigh Barnard, Cohen Abshire, Izrael Morales-Grant, Michael Castanon, Zaida Kraft, Kamryn Rucker and Alexi Evans; back row, Dreydan Shawnee, Paulina Calzada, Thea Sneed, Emmit Wilson, Joshua Dave Whitehorse, Lena Pope, Jared Gallegos and Lachlan Wilson.

A Quilt Block Challenge was featured at the 2021 Canadian County Fair.

The contest was sponsored by Canadian County Oklahoma Home and Community Education and the winners were determined by viewers choice voting. Proceeds from the purchase of the designated fabric benefits the Canadian County OHCE High School Scholarship Fund.

The winners were Andrea Reed, first place; Patsy Shropshire, second place; Pamela Bretz, third place; Vonnie Meritt, fourth place; and Marcia Ellison, fifth place.

El Reno High School Class of 1956 will meet at 10:20 a.m. Sept. 10 in the pavilion across from Etta Dale Junior High for visiting and fried onion hamburgers. All are welcome to join.

Class members will also have a float in the EHS homecoming parade.

Operation Christmas Child volunteers will host a Project Leader Workshop on Saturday, Sept. 11 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Stable Rock Baptist Church, 1301 Cemetery Road, Yukon.

The workshop is open to anyone interested in packing shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child.

The Samaritan’s Purse project Operation Christmas Child collects shoebox gifts filled with toys, school supplies and hygiene items, and delivers them to children in need around the world.

Summer 2021 graduates of the University of Central Oklahoma include Kristen Kennedy of Calumet, BS, Funeral Service; Jasmine Craig, BA, Strategic Communication; Courtney Fulcher, BA, Psychology; Shannon Gipson, BS, General Studies; Mercy Griesel, BA, Criminal Justice – Police, and BS, Forensic Science; Summer Guthrie, BA, Human Communication - Interpersonal Communication, all of El Reno; and Jacob Bakewell, BS, General Studies; Jeffrey Knight II, BBA, Marketing - Professional Selling; and Peyton Neal, BS, Fashion Marketing, all of Piedmont.