Graveside services with military honors for Jerry Malcom Mitchell of Minco were held Tuesday at the Evergreen Cemetery in Minco under the direction of Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home.

Mr. Mitchell died Dec. 4, 2020, at his home. He was born Aug. 25, 1949, in Minco.

Jerry was raised in the Minco and Cogar communities, graduating from Minco High School in 1967. He attended Northeastern Oklahoma University, graduating with a degree in business. He served in the Army National Guard.

Eugene James Rednose, 73, of El Reno, passed away suddenly at Baptist Medical Center, Oklahoma City, on Nov. 28, 2020.

Eugene was born Aug. 21, 1947, in Concho to Albert Rednose and Louise Blindbull.

Eugene graduated from Chilocco Indian School in Kay County. He joined the Army and was stationed at Oakland Army Base where he met and married Margaret Sandoval and had two daughters.

Over the years, Eugene lived in Oregon and Washington State where he worked as a machinist and for the tribal forestry. He moved back home to Oklahoma in 2006.   

After a two-week break due to COVID-19 concerns, Canadian County’s three small schools resumed their 2020-21 basketball seasons last week, with four of the six teams finding their way into the win columns.

Calumet High School’s basketball teams picked up two wins each, with the CHS girls defeating Hinton (54-43) and Cement (57-27). The wins moved the team, ranked No.13 in the first Class A poll of the season, to 3-1 on the year.

Carolyn Barker recorded history. Now, history will record Carolyn Barker.

The late El Reno and Canadian County historian will have volumes of historical documents she compiled over the decades chronicled by the Oklahoma Historical Society.

This will be done in a manner that will allow generations far into the future to learn from her tireless passion of preserving the past.

Lea Ervin, daughter of the late Carolyn and Jim Barker, said the OHS plans to digitize much of the collection, making it easily accessible to the public.