The Oklahoma Highway Safety Office and the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety want to remind drivers to always drive sober and drive safe.

In 2020, six people were killed during the Labor Day holiday period.

There were a total of 502 crashes, with 53 of those being alcohol and/or drug related. Six people were also killed during the 2019 holiday weekend.

“There is no excuse for driving impaired or distracted, these crashes are completely avoidable,” said Cody McDonell, communications manager for the Oklahoma Highway Safety Office.

Identified as mallards by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, this momma and her babies were out on a morning swim at Lake El Reno when one of the youngsters got spooked by the drag boat races being held nearby and tried to flap its wings.

El Reno High School Class of 1956 will meet at 10:20 a.m. Sept. 10 in the pavilion across from Etta Dale Junior High for visiting and fried onion hamburgers. All are welcome to join.

Class members will also have a float in the EHS homecoming parade.

Operation Christmas Child volunteers will host a Project Leader Workshop on Saturday, Sept. 11 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Stable Rock Baptist Church, 1301 Cemetery Road, Yukon.

The workshop is open to anyone interested in packing shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child.

The Samaritan’s Purse project Operation Christmas Child collects shoebox gifts filled with toys, school supplies and hygiene items, and delivers them to children in need around the world.