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Service members make numerous sacrifices in defense of their countries.

While the debts to service members may never be the kind that can be repaid in full, paying tribute to veterans, on Veterans Day and throughout the year, can be a great way to show them just how much their efforts are appreciated.

Veterans Day begins with Armistice Day

Veterans Day is a byproduct of the end of World War I, when Germany and the Allied Nations signed the Treaty of Versailles, formally ceasing fighting and establishing terms of peace.

Captain Aaron Youngheim enlisted in the Army Air Corps and was stationed in the South Pacific as a pilot of a B-24 bomber for approximately four years.

Aaron was a true hero in the South Pacific and to all who knew him.

Estelle Cash is his daughter.

A proposal has been approved to expand a rural water district’s footprint in an area between El Reno and Yukon.

Canadian County commissioners voted 3-0 to approve a petition to annex unincorporated land into the Green Valley Rural Water, Sewer and Solid Waste Management District. The action came at the end of a 29-minute public hearing.

Attorney Joseph Weaver filed the petition as representative of the water district.

Thousands of residents from El Reno and surrounding communities, both two- and four-legged, converged on downtown over the weekend for the annual El Reno Main
Street Spooktacular.

Dressed in a wide range of Halloween costumes, attendees were treated to candy by area businesses and organizations.

With more support coming through grants and fundraisers, Canadian County’s new domestic violence center will get $44,195 in public funds for its second operating year.

Canadian County commissioners approved the funds for Cardinal Point, which operates a Family Justice Center serving domestic violence victims.

The $44,195 will come from Canadian County’s fiscal year 2022 budget, which takes effect around Nov. 1. It’s exactly $100,000 less than what county commissioners allocated last year.

The annual Scouting for Food Drive will be held Saturday, Nov. 13.

El Reno Cub Scouts and Scouts BSA will be distributing fliers over the next two weeks.

Those church youth groups or other organizations wanting to help distribute fliers should join the Scouts on Saturday, Nov. 6 at Wesley United Methodist Church at 9 a.m. to pick up fliers and maps.

Lisa Yates, president of Old Republic Title Company of Oklahoma, was joined by employees, government officials and members of the community last week celebrating the opening of the firm’s new office in El Reno.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was put on by the El Reno Chamber of Commerce.

The new building at 700 Eagle Circle was decked out in a Halloween theme and guests were treated to a wide variety of refreshments.

At the start of November, the Oklahoma Tax Credit Scholarship program jumped from a $5 million per year cap to $50 million. The increase was approved by the Oklahoma Legislature during the last legislative session.

The program allows for more school choice, especially among low-income families.

The primary focus has been on creating avenues for children to attend private or parochial schools such as Sacred Heart Catholic School in El Reno.

Parking lots outside two Canadian County government buildings are due a makeover.

County commissioners want to reconstruct parking lots at the Canadian County Children’s Justice Center, 7905 E. State Highway 66, and the Canadian County Assessor’s Office, 200 N. Choctaw.