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Tastes change – often quickly and sometimes drastically.

It’s exciting to learn about the next big thing in the food industry.

Last year, interactive foods and celebrity food collaborations were all the hype as numerous brands hopped on the bandwagon. 

Whether it’s an innovative cooking method or a convenient way to enjoy bread and butter, upcoming trends can be hard to predict, but creativity is always on the rise. 

Turning 16 and getting a driver’s license is usually the first step in gaining independence.

However, recent surveys conducted by two El Reno educators shows a growing trend of students opting not to seek out the right to drive at that age.

Davee Cooper and Elizabeth Kinsey, using the Google Docs platform, surveyed both juniors and seniors in the spring about the issue. The same survey was presented in the fall semester, with each survey period drawing close to 200 responses.

From Tracie Dow’s second-grade class:

Dear Santa,
How have you been? This year I want markers.
Love, Brianna

Dear Santa,
I want a phone for crismis Santa babe dol for crismis Santa.
Love, Haley

Dear Santa,
I been very good Santa. This year I wowld like a phone.
Love, Angie

Dear Santa,
I want som pokemon cards and I want a narto hed band.
Love, Deangelo

Members of the Knights of Columbus Council 767 visited residents at the Center of Family Love last week.

The Council is based out of Sacred Heart Church in El Reno and is the oldest Knights Council in the state.

The Knights delivered Christmas presents to the residents at the Okarche-based Center of Family Love. The CFL was created by the Knights in 1981 and is home to adults with developmental challenges.

Canadian Valley Technology Center’s Board of Education has formally approved an agreement that opens the door for the first area police academy.

Those who wear badges call it BPOC. It’s short for Basic Peace Officers Certification, and it’s coming to CV Tech’s El Reno Campus in January 2023.

“This is a game-changer in terms of police training,” said Trent Pettigrew, retired Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper who was hired this fall as CV Tech’s safety director.

Area youth got an early Christmas gift, better yet several gifts, thanks to the efforts of the El Reno Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 151.

Nineteen boys and girls were taken on a shopping spree at the El Reno Walmart as part of the Christmas with a Cop program, which started locally 11 years ago.

“Making the kids happy every year is what this is all about,” said lodge president Kendon Varner, a master patrol officer with the El Reno Police Department.