After interviewing the three candidates who filed to run for the vacant Ward 2 seat, the El Reno School Board voted unanimously to appoint Roberta Hamilton to fill out the remainder of the term.
The seat was held by Dallas Curtis, a six-year veteran of the district’s leadership.
Dwight Kennedy and his family along with volunteers and members of Wesley United Methodist Church will host the annual El Reno Christmas Eve Dinner.
The dinner will be 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24 at the Wesley Family Life Center, 100 S. Barker.
Kennedy and his family started the Christmas Eve Community Dinner in the early 1980s and have held it almost every year, the exception when the family moved out of town for a few years.
To Santa Caus
From Ellie
I want to get my ears peirced. a sqish melo. Makeup so I can see Santa, a raindear. a huverbord. a bike.
Love you
Dear Santa,
I have tried my hardest this year to be good. I still haven’t found my indoor voice but I’m working on it. For Christmas I would like a paw patrol toy and a doctor set. Thank you.
Love, Anakin Reed
An architect has been hired to design a renovation project for a new Canadian County Health Department clinic and offices.
County commissioners voted 3-0 to approve an agreement between Oklahoma City-based MA+ Architecture LLC and the CCHD for architectural services at the future health department site, 6100 E. Highway 66.
Work is due to begin next spring to update the 33,000-square-foot building, which previously housed El Reno’s Halliburton plant.
The Mayors Council of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Municipal League invite eighth- graders from home, public and private schools throughout Oklahoma to participate in a statewide essay contest, “If I Were Mayor, I Would ...” to tell others what they would do as mayor to make their city or town a better place to live.
DIVORCES GRANTED
Micha Renea Schwab vs. Daniel Mosiah Stancliffe.
Samantha Kitchingham vs. Obert Heilaman.
Jayna M. Sunmugavail vs. Daniel R. Sunmugavail.
Anabel Williams vs. Krystal Renea Williams.
Blanco J. Campos-Castro vs. Jermaine Maurice Ellis.
Jose Juan Perez Hernandez vs. Raquel Santa Cruz Cornejo.
Russell McElroy vs. Maigan McElroy.
Julie Anne Hau vs. Brian James Hau.
Jennifer Hyer vs. Jason Hyer.
Ginger Hogue Greene vs. Christopher Brian Greene.
On Thursday, El Reno High School students delivered presents to hospitalized veterans as part of the Gifts to the Yanks program.
Beginning in 1945, this program was created during World War II to provide Christmas gifts and entertainment to hospitalized veterans.
Schools from all around the nation participated in this program, but to our knowledge, EHS is the only school that continues doing so.
Money is raised by student clubs and first-hour classes. Gifts are then purchased, wrapped and delivered to hospitalized veterans.
Following are Letters to Santa from Jenna Reed Minyard’s pre-kindergarten class at Hillcrest:
Dear Santa,
My name is Jose and I am 5 years old. I want a Playstation 5, toys and dollars. Thank you!
Dear Santa,
My name is Jamison and I want some books, puzzles, Paw Patrol toys, Legos and a farm.
Dear Santa,
My name is Barrett and I am 4 years old. I want a Yeti in my Spaghetti game, Hot Wheels Monster Truck Raceway, fire truck that squirts out water and everything else.
Amy Neathery will fill the El Reno City Council Ward 1 seat for the next year, while Dr. Brian Schafer will take over the duties of the Ward 4 position.
Neathery and Schafer were appointed to the council seats at a special meeting held Thursday.
It was the first open meeting chaired by Mayor Steve Jensen.
Council had met earlier in an executive session meeting to discuss litigation the city is involved in.
Jensen was joined by new Ward 3 council member David Black and Ward 2 Councilman Peter Stapperfend. The votes for Neathery and Schafer were unanimous.
You can give your money to the state of Oklahoma, or you can give your money to the school of your choice and receive a state tax credit.
That was the message presented recently at an event hosted by Sacred Heart Catholic School.
The small El Reno school that reopened in the 1990s after closing in the 1960s has 112 students, said longtime Principal Shannon Statton. This year, 33 of those students are receiving tuition assistance through the Tax Credit Scholarship Program.
