El Reno High School’s boys cross country team took part in the recent Edmond Pre-State Meet Class 5A Division, taking 18th place overall.

The Indians posted a team score of 484 but had all its runners place at 102nd or better out of a field of 134 runners.

Matthew Chaffee led the El Reno effort with a 91st-place finish with a time of 20 minutes and five seconds over the 5-kilometer (3.1 mile) course. He posted a kilometer split of just over four minutes.

Due to changes in the college landscape from COVID-19, Redlands Community College’s cross country team is one of just two sports competing this fall.

The Cougars got in their first action of the fall with a dual meet against Cameron University. Since it was a dual meet, no team scores or individual places were recorded.

Graveside services for Eula (Pat) Clara Lay of Excelsior Springs, Mo., will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, at Crown Hill Cemetery, Excelsior Springs. Services are under the direction of Bross & Spidle Funeral Home.

Pat passed away Sept. 26, 2020, at Excelsior Springs Nursing and Rehab. She was born Jan. 3, 1929, in Woodbine, Kan. Pat was a server at Liberty Hills Country Club and the Royal Grill. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and having Monday night dinners with her family.

Rhonda Ann (Friesen) Eden, age 53, gained her wings peacefully in the arms of her beloved husband on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020, at their home in El Reno, after a long courageous battle with cancer. Her final days were spent surrounded by family and friends that Rhonda impacted throughout her memorable life.

Rhonda was born March 10, 1967, in Oklahoma City to Vernon Ray Friesen and Donna “Joyce” Friesen. One of the many life skills that Joyce taught Rhonda was to sew. Rhonda enjoyed sewing and achieved a lifelong career as an interior designer.