Sacred Heart Catholic School sixth-graders volunteered at the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma last week.

The class was helping process frozen potatoes to be distributed to families throughout western Oklahoma, including El Reno. 

The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma works with The Lord’s Harvest to serve those with food insecurity in the El Reno community.

The students packed 1,485, two-pound bags for a total of 2,475 meals.  

The Redlands Community College Academic Team has been a top contender at the National Academic Quiz Tournaments (NAQT), and this year the team sent three squads to compete in Chicago.

The A team secured a fifth-place finish among the nation’s top 24 community college teams in the two-day competition.

Team member Riley Ray of El Reno finished in a tie for second individual overall, which is the highest finish in the history of the Redlands program.

El Reno Mayor Steve Jensen presents an envelope with $580 to Nikki Pruitt of The Lord’s Harvest. The presentation came at the conclusion of last week’s El Reno Now breakfast.

Pruitt joked with Jensen that he needed to volunteer again for the dunk tank sponsored by The Lord’s Harvest at the upcoming Burger Day Festival.

Jensen volunteered last year and after the experience, called the dunk tank “a young man's game.”

He then added, “But you never know, I might be up there again.”

Third-grade students from Holy Trinity Catholic School in Okarche converged on The Lord’s Harvest last week.

The youngsters helped Nikki Pruitt and her volunteers prepare for the senior food distribution.

Holy Trinity students make several trips a year to help with the El Reno food ministry created and operated by Pruitt.