Caps off to you, veterans!
Canadian County’s 14th Annual Veterans Day activities, organized by the El Reno Chamber of Commerce, carried the theme of “Route to Freedom.”
Some 30 groups and organizations showed their support to veterans by marching through downtown El Reno on a sunny but cold Sunday afternoon.
El Reno High School student Jaylin Leyva pushes an American flag into the lawn outside the EHS main building in preparation for this year’s Veterans Day assembly.
Each flag carried a tag with the name of a veteran being honored.
The flags were purchased by loved ones and proceeds from the sale go to the school’s Gifts for the Yanks drive.
See Wednesday’s edition for coverage of the assembly.
El Reno has attracted more commercial investment, said Jerry Hocker of Hocker and Associates of Oklahoma City.
Hocker said two of three parcels owned by Redlands Community College along South Country Club have been sold.
As reported earlier, Waffle House purchased .98 acres in August. Purchase price was $275,000, Hocker said. He said the restaurant will be built on the frontage lot on the south edge of the RCC campus.
The City of El Reno has been recognized by the American Planning Association – Oklahoma Chapter (APA-OK) with the statewide honor of “Great Public Space” for the Filling Station Visitor Center in downtown El Reno.
The award was presented at the recent APA-OK annual conference and highlights exemplary place-making that contributes to community identity, economic vitality and public use.
