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El Reno High School’s cheer and pom squad performed a holiday-themed halftime show during last week’s home basketball games with Piedmont.

From Rebecca Darby’s kindergarten class:

Dear Santa,
Please eat my cookies. I would like a remote control car for Christmas, wait, no, two remote control cars. One for me and one for my brother. I also want a puppy because mine is already broken. I also want a toy that shoots stuff out of it and something more bigger like a toy Santa, wait, two Santas.
Love, Layton

Dear Santa,
I want you to eat my cookies please. I would like a bike for Christmas.
Love, Presley

LAWSUITS

Credit Corp Solutions Inc. vs. Jeff Waddle for $3,149.45 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Credit Corp Solutions Inc. vs. Chelsea Palmer for $2,168.57 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Capital One N.A. vs. Jeffrey Nichols for $2,159.61 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Capital One N.A. vs. Brian Hall for $5,692.57 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Municipal Judge Richard Lewis ended his more than 45-year career with the city of El Reno in grand fashion last week, administering the oath of office to a new mayor as well as three new members of the city council.

Lewis said it was an “honor” to serve the El Reno community for such an extended period. He said he had worked for numerous city managers as well as with a number of police chiefs and literally dozens of city council members.

Lewis will be replaced on the municipal bench by Jennifer King. The new municipal judge will be sworn into office in January.

An energy company planning to drill near a livestock barn owned by El Reno Public Schools will have to redirect its efforts or pay more money.

The El Reno Public School Board voted unanimously to reject a request by Revolution Resources II LLC and Revolution Operating Company LLC for a sub-surface easement deal with the district.

“I would make a motion to reject the lease agreement as presented,” said school board member Curtis Blanc.

After interviewing the three candidates who filed to run for the vacant Ward 2 seat, the El Reno School Board voted unanimously to appoint Roberta Hamilton to fill out the remainder of the term.

The seat was held by Dallas Curtis, a six-year veteran of the district’s leadership.

Dwight Kennedy and his family along with volunteers and members of Wesley United Methodist Church will host the annual El Reno Christmas Eve Dinner.

The dinner will be 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24 at the Wesley Family Life Center, 100 S. Barker.

Kennedy and his family started the Christmas Eve Community Dinner in the early 1980s and have held it almost every year, the exception when the family moved out of town for a few years.

To Santa Caus
From Ellie
I want to get my ears peirced. a sqish melo. Makeup so I can see Santa, a raindear. a huverbord. a bike.
Love you

Dear Santa,
I have tried my hardest this year to be good. I still haven’t found my indoor voice but I’m working on it. For Christmas I would like a paw patrol toy and a doctor set. Thank you.
Love, Anakin Reed

An architect has been hired to design a renovation project for a new Canadian County Health Department clinic and offices.

County commissioners voted 3-0 to approve an agreement between Oklahoma City-based MA+ Architecture LLC and the CCHD for architectural services at the future health department site, 6100 E. Highway 66.

Work is due to begin next spring to update the 33,000-square-foot building, which previously housed El Reno’s Halliburton plant.

The Mayors Council of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Municipal League invite eighth- graders from home, public and private schools throughout Oklahoma to participate in a statewide essay contest, “If I Were Mayor, I Would ...” to tell others what they would do as mayor to make their city or town a better place to live.