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Public Records - May 31

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LAWSUITS

LVNV Funding LLC vs. Matthew Funk for $5,614.68 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

CVI SGP-CO Acquisition Trust vs. Tana J. Frazier for $2,589.94 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

El Reno Health Care LLC vs. Bobby L. Hatcher for $5,425 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Total Trucking Inc. vs. Heather L. Smith for $1,800 to pay a debt plus interest, costs and attorney fees.

Never Forget

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Citizens, veterans and members of area Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops turned out to the El Reno Cemetery to help put flags on the graves of those who paid the ultimate
sacrifice.

Lyzbeth Cox walks through a field of flags

Stitching her way into town

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An El Reno store aims to stitch its way into your hearts.

Make it Sew opened in downtown El Reno at the beginning of May. It’s a fabric, sewing and quilting store lined wall-to-wall with merchandise.

The store includes a huge stock of fabrics, patterns, notions (sewing and quilting tools), books and quilt panels.

Located on Bickford, the building was previously K’s Quilting. It’s now owned by MaCrae Putnam.

MaCrae Putnam has opened a new sewing store

Sacred Heart holds awards parade to close out year

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Sacred Heart Catholic School celebrated the end of the school year on May 21 with an awards parade.

Students were given awards packets and were able to see their teachers one last time before the summer during the car parade.

Sacred Heart held a graduation Mass for its eight graduating sixth-graders.

 

 

Carlos Venegas greets his teachers

Redlands regents discuss budget, plans during virtual meeting

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Redlands Community College Board of Regents held a virtual meeting May 14. Five of the regents were present in the Redlands conference room, adhering to CDC guidelines by keeping their distance. Using the Zoom app, they conferenced with a collection of guests and speakers.

Selling direct to the public

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Luke and Lacey Scott are glad they sell beef directly to customers.

This approach, which they operate from their farm nine miles west of El Reno, is helping at a time when COVID-19 is causing billions of dollars of damage to the cattle industry.

The Scotts have plenty of customers who buy beef directly from them — starting with $45 for a starter pack and going up to a half of beef.

“We’re busier than ever, but we’re keeping up with demand,” Luke Scott said.

Luke and Lacey Scott with daughters Autumn and Ellie

State offers five calendar options for school year

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The disruption COVID-19 has caused to schools is likely to continue into the new school year, and the state Education Department is asking school leaders to begin planning for it.

Schools should adopt multiple calendars, one primary and others as contingencies, to adapt to the unfolding public health situation, according to recently updated guidance from the department.

Here are five calendar options schools are asked to consider:

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