The sale of 78 4-H and FFA livestock projects wrapped up last week’s Canadian County Spring Livestock Show.

Mixed emotions from show participants filled the fairgrounds, as the final county stock show took place at the current facility.

Once the curtain came down on this 2021 show in El Reno, spectators and exhibitors shared immense excitement and anticipation for next year’s inaugural Spring Livestock Show at the new state-of-the-art facility, southeast of El Reno at Highway 81 and I-40.

BARROWS

Berkshire

Class 1
Reece Gabel, Mustang FFA, Breed Champion; Jazmine Mayo, Calumet FFA, 2nd.

Class 2
Destiny Searcy, Mustang FFA, 1st; Claire Foreman, Yukon FFA, 2nd; Cooper Newberry, Mustang 4-H, 3rd.

Class 3
Davis Morris, Miller 4-H, 1st; Payton Shelton, Mustang FFA, 2nd.

Class 4
Josie Felton, El Reno FFA, Reserve Breed Champion; Grady Lesperance, El Reno FFA, 2nd.

Chester White
Gage Lesperance, El Reno 4-H, Breed Champion.

Duroc

Mid-March marks 75 years since Nat King Cole recorded what would become the definitive song for people to “(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66.”

These days, travelers and Route 66 enthusiasts who “plan to motor west” will have an easier way to spot the Mother Road in Oklahoma.

Revised historical route markers are going up over the next few months along key areas as one of the first visual cues that the state is getting ready for the upcoming Route 66 centennial celebrations in 2026.

Pictured are Maple School’s A/B Honor Roll honorees, front row from left, Erica Niles, Hunter Lorenzen, Grady Menz, Presley Swigart and Karalynn Ellis; second row, Rowdy Penwright, Tace Tech, Graham Phillips, Adison Steffler, Karis Racca, Bella Hart, Aspen Fudge, Emma Brothers, Kennedy Arnold, Ashtyn Stokes, Aydan Steffler, Josh Bass, Ashlynn Reuter and Kallie Parra; third row, McCray Whitman, Sawyer Williams, Bella Stevenson, Aspen Burns, Camden Sears, Bailey Schmidt, Luke Harris, Hernan Blanco, Clara Whitman, Caely Carnott, Kaydence Pawnee, Easton Schmidt, Ashlyn Hardy and Clayton Hudson;