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Maple August Citizenship Award winners, front row from left, Ella Smith, kindergarten; Cash Swigart, pre-kindergarten; Raina Crawford, third grade; Sophie Tredway, second grade; and Brinlee Bland, first grade; back row, Halle Hunt, fourth grade; Kash Austin, seventh grade; Dustin Stokes, eighth...

The Canadian County Association for Oklahoma Home and Community Education (OHCE) raffled off two quilts at the Canadian County Fair. The winners were Patsy Shropshire of El Reno and Cora Hart of Yukon. The quilts were made using the blocks from the 2019 Quilt Block Challenge Contest.

Riverside August Citizens of the Month, front row from left, Jazmin Gallegos, Bently Yound and Piper Sneed; middle row, Sawyer Baker, Kayleigh Barnard, Cohen Abshire, Izrael Morales-Grant, Michael Castanon, Zaida Kraft, Kamryn Rucker and Alexi Evans; back row, Dreydan Shawnee, Paulina Calzada, Thea...

A Quilt Block Challenge was featured at the 2021 Canadian County Fair. The contest was sponsored by Canadian County Oklahoma Home and Community Education and the winners were determined by viewers choice voting.

El Reno High School Class of 1956 will meet at 10:20 a.m. Sept. 10 in the pavilion across from Etta Dale Junior High for visiting and fried onion hamburgers. All are welcome to join. Class members will also have a float in the EHS homecoming parade.

Operation Christmas Child volunteers will host a Project Leader Workshop on Saturday, Sept. 11 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Stable Rock Baptist Church, 1301 Cemetery Road, Yukon. The workshop is open to anyone interested in packing shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child.

Summer 2021 graduates of the University of Central Oklahoma include Kristen Kennedy of Calumet, BS, Funeral Service; Jasmine Craig, BA, Strategic Communication; Courtney Fulcher, BA, Psychology; Shannon Gipson, BS, General Studies; Mercy Griesel, BA, Criminal Justice – Police, and BS, Forensic...

Matthew Goucher of El Reno was recently named to the Emporia State University Honor Roll and School of Business Dean’s List for spring 2021.

Canadian Valley Art Guild will be resuming artist demonstration meetings. September guest artist Alyona Korstina Dixon will conduct a demonstration in wool painting. The event is set for Thursday, Sept. 9 beginning at 6:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 400 Elm in Yukon.

Lamplighters OHCE Chapter of Canadian County met recently at a local church with Joan Herr calling the meeting to order. Herr led in honoring the memory of Louise Wallace, longtime member and chapter secretary.