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Fresh Anointing Church, 1300 W. Watts, will have a guest speaker on Sunday, Oct. 18 as Rev. Terry Lowder offers words of faith and hope. Rev. Lowder is assistant superintendent of the IPHC Heartland Conference.

The award amount of $3,500 was from a grant written specifically to provide personal protective equipment for El Reno Public Schools. The grant was received from the Elks National Foundation to the El Reno Elks Lodge.

El Reno High School September Students of the Month, from left, freshmen Cooper Park and Emma Ketter; sophomores Morgan McBee and Joey Lierle; juniors Jacob Long and Mariana Esparza; seniors Jared Cantero and Brilee Holt-Garrett.

Oklahoma City Community Foundation recently awarded $57,000 in scholarships to 23 Canadian County high school graduates for the 2020-21 academic year through the state’s largest independent scholarship program.

United Way of Canadian County kicked off its annual campaign in an effort to raise funds that help support 16 area agencies. The agencies work to provide health and human services to Canadian County residents.

Schools in the area kicked off their second full month of classwork, both online and in-person. Shown are Matthew Penick (fifth grade), Sarah and Rebekah Penick (third grade), Aden Lanman (sixth grade) and Zane Lanman (first grade) before the first day of school.

El Reno photographer Ed Zweiacher snapped this photo of the last sunset of summer. Zweiacher said he plans to have some photo calendars available in 2021, including scenes from the historic Darlington Chapel as well as El Reno.

There is nothing quite like the taste of a tomato picked fresh off the vine. But with the season quickly coming to a close, some gardeners may feel a little sad knowing that vine-fresh taste is fleeting.

Amy Ragland of Yukon is pictured with Rodney Knowles, vice president of InterBank, accepting Best of Show for the Canadian Valley Art Guild Group Exhibit. The display is currently featured in the lobby of InterBank at 2409 S. Country Club.

New Hope Women’s Missionary Union met recently at New Hope Church to begin its 2020-21 sessions. Carol Johnson offered opening prayer, while Mary Ellen Jones led the group in the WMU Watchword and Mission Statement. Members recognized missionary donations and services provided by the group.