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OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Beef Council invites you to celebrate the Oklahoma onion burger – a unique burger that combines the flavor of beef and caramelized onions. The Oklahoma Onion Burger Trail features 22 restaurants that offer delicious, authentic Oklahoma onion burgers.

El Reno will again celebrate holding the record for the world’s largest onion burger at the 36th Annual Fried Onion Burger Day Festival on May 4. The day-long affair runs from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and continues a tradition that brings an estimated 25,000 people downtown.

The Burger Day Festival is a tribute to the fried onion hamburger, cooked daily in El Reno since the early 1900s. It’s the burger that has helped make the community a destination for food lovers and those trekking along historic Route 66.

Jason Young was born in Edmond and currently resides in Yukon. He started his musical career working for Nashville recording artists Ty England, Chad Brock and Cledus T. Judd. Young formed the Jason Young Band in 2017.

How to Cook the Big Burger from Gretchen Fryar’s second-grade class at Rose Witcher: Do you want to learn how to cook the huge hamburger on Burger Day? Step 1. Get your batter and mix it. Step 2. Grab 130 pounds of meat. Step 3. Get 90 pounds of lettuce. Step 4.

History pays, especially history that attracts tourism dollars. Last week the city learned it had been awarded a grant of more than $1.2 million by the Oklahoma Route 66 Commission.

Cheyenne and Arapaho artists are well-represented in “Into the Mirror,” which opened March 30 at the Oklahoma History Center. The exhibit features 20 Native artists whose works are part of the museum’s permanent collection.

El Reno High School student Brailyn Phiefer makes a few glamour poses as she walks the red carpet leading into the EHS prom last week in downtown El Reno. The theme for this year's event was “The Golden Gala.” See additional photos in an upcoming edition.