Fresh Anointing Church, 1300 W. Watts, will host a Trunk or Treat festival at the church for Halloween.
The event will be Saturday, Oct. 30 from 1 to 4 p.m. There will be candy and treats for kids in costume.
The Okarche production of “And They Dance Real Slow in Jackson” will compete in the Leedey regional of the OSSAA one-act play contest for the opportunity to advance to the state finals.
The play tells the story of Elizabeth Willow, a young girl growing up in a small town in Indiana. Confined to a wheelchair but having the same hopes and dreams of us all, she eventually is forced to realize prejudice of the town and its people.
Riverside September Citizens of the Month, front row from left, Carolyn Trujillo, Emma Royse, Korbyn Kraft and Grayson Imoe; middle row, Brady Boser, America Atilano, Braxton Crone, Ramiro Valdez, Westley Wilkerson, Brylee DuPris and Maddi Shawnee; back row, Sophia Hendricks, Declynn Burdine, Rafe Rowland, Kaylee Saldana, Kyndall Thompson, Willow Baker, Kai Delgado and Jose Lozano.
Calumet September Students of the Month, from left, David Walling, Shelby Davis, Pedro Covarrubias and Melanny Muniz.
GIRL – Joy and Eric Vandergrift of El Reno are parents of a girl, Martha Ruth, born Aug. 21 at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City. She weighed 8 pounds and measured 20.5 inches in length.
Martha has a sister, Grace.
Maternal grandparents are Elroy and Valora Unruh of Meno.
Paternal grandparents are Larry Vandergrift of Yukon and the late Bernadette Vandergrift of Lawton.
Maple September Citizenship Award winners, front row from left, Remi Story, pre-kindergarten, Daxton Gatz, second grade, Korbyn Penick, third grade, Jack Hunt, first grade, and Eli Ritch, kindergarten; back row, Colsen Blagg, fifth grade, Payton Blagg, seventh grade, Alice Park, sixth grade, Candice Barker, eighth grade, and Grady Menz , fourth grade.
In 1930, Mrs. E.A. Jackson, a local piano teacher, called about 12 of her musician friends to meet in her home to discuss the possibility of organizing a ladies music club. It would afford them an opportunity to keep in practice, performing for each other and thereby being supportive of the music arts in El Reno.
El Reno Masonic Lodge #50 recently presented a check to the Redlands Community College Aggie Club for $19,760 to support the organization’s scholarship program for agriculture students.
“The Aggie Club appreciates the support of Masonic Lodge #50 and the opportunities this partnership provides our students,” said Annie Pearson, head of the Redlands Agriculture Department and Aggie Club faculty sponsor.
Pictured are five generations of former El Reno residents, from left, Wilma (Jean) Hale, Fred Morrison, Carrie (Morrison) Tatyrek, Logan Penington, baby Porter Penington and Alvin Morrison. Alvin, Jean and Fred are Augusta, Kan., residents. Carrie lives in Yukon and Logan and Porter live in Piedmont. Fred and Carrie graduated from EHS in 1969 and 1989, respectively.
Members of New Hope Baptist Women’s Missionary Union began fall session meetings with Marilyn Schmidt serving as hostess. Carol Johnson offered opening prayer, while Mary Jones led in the reading of the Mission Statement and Watchword and gave the devotion on “The Story of Joseph.” Peggy White read minutes of the May meeting.
Budget items to assist within the community were planned to include local and missionary groups throughout the fall and spring.
