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The El Reno Arts Council will host four nights of spooky fun at the fourth annual Haunted Trolley, happening Oct. 16, 17, 23 and 24.

This community favorite combines Halloween thrills with a unique celebration of the arts - all made possible through the energy and creativity of local volunteers, including many of El Reno’s youth.

Guests will board the Heritage Express Trolley at the Canadian County Museum and ride into historic downtown El Reno, where haunting surprises await.

First Christian Church’s annual Marketplace is set for Saturday, Sept. 27 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will feature chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans/corn, roll, dessert and drink.

Cost is $12 for adults and $6 for children 12 and under.

There will be a Gourmet Shoppe with homemade food items including baked goods, relishes, jellies and much more, along with homemade cinnamon rolls. Also, a Holiday booth and This-N-That booth.

Pat Reuter, left, and her daughter, Vicki Proctor pose for a photo last week at the Canadian County Historical Museum.

Reuter was celebrated by friends and museum supporters on her 90th birthday.

She and her late husband, Jack, were instrumental in the founding of the museum in 1970. She continues to volunteer at the museum, assisting her daughter with operations and special events.

(Tribune photographer/Ray Dyer)

A former state corrections officer could face prison time for allegedly providing a cellphone to an inmate.

Maria Isabel Claybal Chavez, 37, was charged Sept. 5 in Canadian County District Court with bringing contraband into a penal institution and communicating unlawfully with a convict.

Assistant District Attorney Cathryn M. Lind signed the charging document.

LAWSUITS

Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Janna Anderson for $2,520.41 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Midland Credit Management Inc. vs. Leonard Masi for $1,321.07 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Capital One N.A. vs. Tristan Blakley for $2,760.10 to pay a debt plus interest and costs.

Cavalry SPV I LLC vs. Lisa Foreman for $1,823.86 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

What happens when you are a high school senior, play on the football team and your grandfather happens to be the general manager of the world famous Cattlemen’s Steakhouse in Oklahoma City?

You get a steak dinner served to the whole team! 

El Reno Blessing Baskets broke ground this week on its new food pantry at 2725 Crossroads Blvd. in the Crossroads Pointe Development. The local nonprofit was awarded a $1.5 million Food Insecurity Grant from the Oklahoma Department of Human Services, funded through the American Rescue Plan Act.

The grant will be used to help build the new 6,500-square-foot building. 

El Reno Public Schools will host a pair of question and answer sessions, open to the public, pertaining to the upcoming bond election vote.

Voters living within the district will go to the polls Oct. 14 to decide on the proposed $69.5 million request which is broken up into two proposals. 

There are 8,287 registered voters in the district, information from the county election board shows.

State law requires 60 percent majority approval for passage of school bond issues.

A sentence in the story about Main Street's request for $50,000 from the City of El Reno should have read, council member Amy Neathery suggested the former Main Street executive committee may have known of the dire financial status of the organization, but that information may not have been shared with the entire Main Street board. The story said Main Street representatives Casey Trejo and Heather Brothers made the comment. That was not correct. 

The City of El Reno won the Municipal Innovations Award for the Filling Station project. 

The award was announced at the recent Oklahoma Municipal League Conference. 

In 1996, OML created an award to recognize cities and towns for their innovative ideas. With this award, the goal is to encourage the sharing of ideas among OML members and to celebrate the innovations of Oklahoma’s municipalities.

The Filling Station has been a must stop for tourists since first opening in early May.