GIRL - Paige and Micah Green of Binger are parents of a girl, Jade Elizabeth, born July 24 at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City. Jade weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces and measured 20.75 inches in length.
Maternal grandparents are Kim Warren and the late David Warren. Great-grandparents are Diane and Richard Birdsong and Sandra and Paul Warren.
Paternal grandparents are Becky and Don Green. Great-grandparents are William and Sue Green.
Former El Reno Pastor Earl Philipp was expecting to quietly reflect on the 55th anniversary of his ordination as a minister on July 5, but he was surprised by what happened.
A procession of 19 cars paraded past his home, located between Mustang and Yukon, honoring the man they fondly referred to as “Pastor Earl.”
Philipp was ordained July 4, 1965, in Olney, Texas.
He is retired now, but he is still a member of Christ Lutheran Church in Mustang.
The National Fire Protection Association and State Farm agent Layne Conaway are teaming up with the El Reno Fire Department to support Fire Prevention Week, an annual public awareness campaign that promotes home fire safety.
State Farm agents are delivering Fire Prevention Week tool kits to more than 100 fire departments across Oklahoma, including El Reno.
With triple-digit heat across the state, many Oklahomans are looking forward to fall and cooler weather. Although there will be several more weeks of intense heat, gardening enthusiasts can get a jump-start on fall by planning their fall gardens now.
July through September is the optimal time to begin planting several vegetable varieties in order to have a bountiful fall harvest, said David Hillock, Oklahoma State University Extension horticulture specialist.
The plant kingdom is highly complex and has been the subject of mystical intrigue since the beginning of time.
As with any stationary object, plants must develop an internal ability to protect themselves from all manner of assaults, be it atmospheric or predatory.
Part of their intrigue is their ability to adapt. Plants sprayed with Roundup will become resistant in five generations.
In the mid-70s, scientists were conducting studies on plants by attaching electrodes to them and measuring the plant reactions.
Oklahoma State University recently recognized spring 2020 graduates.
The Underwood Home and Community Education Association of Canadian County met recently at Lake El Reno with Ann Ricketts as hostess.
Neta Liebscher called the meeting to order and led the flag salute. Bernita Davis offered minutes from the previous meeting, with Sue Snyder giving the treasury report.
A motion was passed to place free food items in local blessing boxes.
Members discussed changes in the county fair as well as items to be entered, with some volunteering to assist with fair booths.
It is time for one of the most favored plants to begin producing fruit - it is tomato time at last. Americans eat over 12 million tons of tomatoes each year, making it one of the most popular items on our menu.
This summer seems determined to rival the summer of 2011 when we had record-breaking heat, excruciating long days of humid sweltering and little rainfall, allowing thousands of grasshoppers to thrive.
This year, along with a pandemic, we can add the hazy dust from Africa to the miserable mix.
The fact that dust traveled across the entire Atlantic Ocean to our landlocked state is amazing, and besides being hazy, it has caused breathing problems and those who garden may develop crusty eyes from irritation.
Nearly 270 young artists from across Oklahoma spent a week studying with internationally renowned faculty and celebrity guest artists at the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute (OSAI).
Among those studying acting was El Reno student Kali Grizzle.
The attendees were selected from over 1,000 applicants during a competitive statewide audition process last winter, and they studied one of eight artistic disciplines: acting, chorus, creative writing, dance, drawing and painting, film and video, orchestra or photography.
