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The Knights of Columbus Sacred Heart Council 767 of El Reno host fundraisers throughout the year, often cooking and selling fried catfish, bratwurst, fried onion burgers and smoked ribs for the community to enjoy and to help with local causes.

Because of COVID, the Knights did their cooking fundraisers this past year outdoors with curb-side food to go.

Last week, the Knights donated to El Reno Blessing Baskets to help support the approximately 1,000 children involved in the Christmas Gift Basket Program.

The Crimson Creek Golf Course clubhouse stands out in the snow that blanketed the area last week.

The Lake El Reno dam was a popular place to go sliding after El Reno received over 7 inches of snow combined from two storm systems just days apart.

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An American icon and one of the most famous pilots to ever grace the skies, U.S. Air Force Captain Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager passed away Dec. 7.

Yeager was an Air Force officer, flying ace and record-setting test pilot who in 1947 became the first person to break the sound barrier, becoming the first pilot to exceed the speed of sound in level flight.

DIVORCES GRANTED

Jerri Cadogan vs. Patrick Cadogan.

Michael James Martin vs. Danielle Martin.

Samuel Edward Lewis vs. Saqeenah Dalya Jones-Lewis.

Anthony David Grieve vs. Kayla Richelle Allison Grieve.

Miguel Quinones vs. Elizabeth Quinones.

Harley Ray vs. Sidale Ray.

Steven Hajek vs. Kendra Hajek.

Amy Loeffelholz vs. Philip Ray Loeffelholz.

Justin M. Garcia vs. Brittany J. Garcia.

LAWSUITS

The first doses of the new COVID-19 vaccine will be administered in Canadian County on Thursday at health-care sites in El Reno, Yukon and Mustang.

“We are excited and hope this will be getting back to some normalcy. This is the first step in dealing with this virus. I see this as a privilege to be a part of this unprecedented effort between science and government.

“As tough of a year this has been, this is a big part of history,” said Canadian County Health Department’s Maggie Jackson.

A new terminal could be under construction by spring of 2021 at the El Reno Regional Airport after the city council approved a plan to put the project in motion. 

Council signed off on using $750,000 in airport funds with the promise of obtaining a $500,000 grant from the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission to go toward the $1.2 million project. 

Airport Manager Adam Fox said the new terminal would allow El Reno “to compete with other airports for business travel.”

While a weekend snow storm forced all of El Reno Public Schools to switch to distance learning for Monday classes, students in grades 9-12 will finish the remainder of the 2020 portion of the district’s calendar away from in-person classes.

Those grades were forced into distance learning on Dec. 11 after an educator at the high school tested positive for COVID-19.

“For all practical purposes we will shut down the high school for 10 days and that will carry us up to this Friday,” said El Reno Superintendent Craig McVay.