The 28th Annual Taste of Sacred Heart event raised close to $150,000 for the El Reno Catholic elementary school.
Ken Reding served as auctioneer for the event.
Holly Eaton, school office coordinator, said the final total was just over $149,000, making it one of the largest events ever for the school that reopened in the early 1990s after being closed for 30-plus years.
El Reno's second Braum’s opened this week.
The new store at 3113 Territory Lane is just over 6,000 square feet, featuring a large fresh market area, seating for around 80 and double drive-thru lanes. Store hours will be 6 a.m. to 10:45 p.m. daily. It also has parking for large trucks and trailers.
“El Reno is an amazing community, and a second location here allows us to continue to serve customers and provide quality products and service,” said Drew Braum, president and CEO.
“All of the support we received has been exceptional.”
Local Christian romance author Regina Jennings will be at a book signing tea at Chisholm Trail Presbyterian Church, 801 W. Vandament Avenue, Yukon, on March 22 from 1 to 3 p.m.
This book signing event is open to the public for a donation which will go toward helping fund the renovation of the chapel at Historic Fort Reno, built by World War II Prisoners of War. Light refreshments will be served.
Although the item wasn’t on the agenda, an outdoor music venue on the west side of Yukon became the focus of last week's Yukon Planning Commission meeting.
Homeowners in the Frisco Ridge, Westport 66, Westport and Stone Creek additions crowded into the Centennial Building to voice their opinions about Venu Holding Corporation’s proposed 12,500-seat amphitheater west of Frisco Road near the interchange on the north side of Interstate 40.
Venu now has an amphitheater in Colorado Springs, Colo., with plans for another in Broken Arrow.
Canadian County commissioners are promoting the timely purchase of flood insurance by property owners – particularly those within the floodplain – in advance of typical spring flooding season.
The three-member board accepted a resolution proclaiming March as “Flood Insurance Awareness Month” across Canadian County.
“We’re getting into the rainy season,” said CommissionerTom Manske. “I hope we get good rains.”
LAWSUITS
LVNV Funding LLC vs. Jamie Vinyard for $2,077.79 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Hyundai Motor Finance vs. Rosa Valdez for $6,916.28 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
LVNV Funding LLC vs. Christopher Hewett for $2,184.79 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC vs. Sara Loveless for $2,551.28 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.
A grand opening ceremony opened the newly constructed Cheyenne and Arapaho Travel Center, located off Exit 108 on I-40, west of El Reno.
Beatrice Fingernail, general manager for the new travel center, welcomed those attending the celebration.
“It wasn’t too long ago we were doing the groundbreaking here and I was just a worker in IT. Now looking at everything and how our tribe has flourished and has come with another business, this is really an amazing day.
Winds described as “hurricane force” battered Oklahoma Friday, March 13.
The winds created major problems for travel and led to devastating wildfires that destroyed hundreds of homes.
Especially hard hit was the Stillwater area, with an estimated 200 homes destroyed by wildfires there.
Redlands Community College’s TRIO Student Support Services program is hosting a fundraiser raffle offering one lucky winner tickets to see the acclaimed performance of “The Boys from Oklahoma.”
This raffle presents a unique opportunity to support the valuable work of TRIO Student Support Services while getting a chance to experience this outstanding show.
Raffle entries are available for just $10 each, or participants can increase their chances by purchasing three entries for $25.
Members of the Oklahoma Senate have overwhelmingly passed legislation to reduce the red tape facing the families of children with special needs who wish to access a state scholarship program.
“We are talking about a very small minority of vulnerable students and their families, and we have created this wonderful program to provide opportunity to each one of these individuals to be the best that they can be,” said state Sen. Julie Daniels, R-Bartlesville.
