Canadian County Republicans are hosting their Third Annual Cookout on Saturday, July 17 from 6 to 8:30 p.m.
The event will be held at the El Reno Public Safety Center on SW 27th Street.
El Reno Mayor Matt White will again preside over the grill making fried onion burgers.
A special guest speaker will keep things lively as will a live auction.
Around 75 campers across Oklahoma recently graduated from the SAGE STEAM Camp held at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford.
The Southwest Alliance for Girls Enrichment (SAGE) in Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts/Humanities and Mathematics (STEAM) Camp was a weeklong, residential
summer camp hosted on SWOSU’s campus for girls who are entering the eighth and ninth grades this fall.
Campers were chosen after being nominated by their teachers and undergoing a phone interview, which evaluated STEAM interest and the need for this opportunity.
El Reno High School Class of 1956 will meet at 10:20 a.m. Wednesday, July 14 at Adams Park to visit and have a fried onion hamburger.
For more information, contact Theleda Fuller at 405-627-3149.
The El Reno Wranglers held their monthly meeting recently at the 4-H building.
Jimmy Johnston led in the flag salute, while Gary Sorrells offered prayer before the potluck dinner.
June events included a trail ride at Gary and Linda Bunn’s as well as the Chickasha parade.
There was discussion of the upcoming annual rodeo that will be held at the new fairgrounds Aug. 27, followed by the Canadian County Horse Show Aug. 28.
Next Wranglers meeting will be held July 8.
The University of Central Oklahoma recently announced a list of students named to the university’s honor rolls for the spring 2021 semester.
Students recognized on the President’s Honor Roll recorded a straight-A or 4.0 GPA, with those named to the Dean’s Honor Roll achieving a 3.5 GPA or better for the semester and no grade lower than a B.
The Canadian OSU Cooperative Extension Center will host a Cash Flow and Forage insurance meeting July 14 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Canadian Valley Technology Center, Rooms 2A-2B.
JJ Jones, district OSU economist, will be the guest speaker.
LRP and PRF are both subsidized insurance products sold by private insurance agents similar to traditional crop insurance. Both programs are easily adapted to beef cattle producers of all sizes in Oklahoma.
BOY – Bailey and Paige Denny of El Reno are parents of a boy, Brand Hayze, born June 17 at Mercy Hospital.
Brand weighed 6 pounds, 9 ounces and measured 19.5 inches in length.
Maternal grandparents are Jeff and Mindy Hesser of Watonga. Great-grandparents are Jack and Billie Hesser and the late Gloria Hesser, and Carol Hiner and the late Carl Hiner, all of Stillwater.
The Canadian County Democrats awarded $500 Robert Burton Scholarships in early June to a trio of outstanding Democratic students, including Darius Moore of El Reno.
Moore graduated from El Reno High School in 2021 with a 3.63 grade point average. He will attend Northeastern Oklahoma A&M in Miami on a football scholarship with plans to study kinesiology, physical therapy or sports medicine.
Okarche junior high and high school awards assembly:
Academic Awards:
Eighth Grade Algebra — Parker Schieber, Jace Rother and Ruby VanDenDreissche.
Algebra II — Abigayle Johnson and McKenzie Stewart.
Trigonometry — Adyson Arms, Trenton Neiderer and MacKenzie Schneiter.
Calculus — Hayley Coffey.
Seventh Grade Science — Ben Weeres and Jacob Hammons.
Eighth Grade Science — Kylie Harper and Kyle Sadler.
Eighth Grade Pre-Algebra — Macki Suanny.
Keyboarding — Cody Endres.
Computer App I — Jace Rother and Kori Cox.
Brien Detamore, El Reno Elks Lodge #743 Exalted Ruler, presents Donna Dyer with Blessing Baskets a $3,500 donation to help with the program’s summer food distribution.
The Families with Children Summer Food Program helps provide groceries to approximately 250 families in need twice a month during the summer.
The funds were from the Elks National Foundation’s Beacon Grant.
