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Charles and Cherlyn “Cherri” (Maass) Brandley celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on March 24, 2021.

They were married at the Oklahoma County Courthouse by Judge Charles Halley in 1971 and later celebrated with friends and family with a reception at the Resurrection Lutheran Church in Yukon.

Witnesses at the wedding were Rex and Martha Coit, who remain great friends today.

Pictured are Maple School’s A/B Honor Roll honorees, front row from left, Erica Niles, Hunter Lorenzen, Grady Menz, Presley Swigart and Karalynn Ellis; second row, Rowdy Penwright, Tace Tech, Graham Phillips, Adison Steffler, Karis Racca, Bella Hart, Aspen Fudge, Emma Brothers, Kennedy Arnold, Ashtyn Stokes, Aydan Steffler, Josh Bass, Ashlynn Reuter and Kallie Parra; third row, McCray Whitman, Sawyer Williams, Bella Stevenson, Aspen Burns, Camden Sears, Bailey Schmidt, Luke Harris, Hernan Blanco, Clara Whitman, Caely Carnott, Kaydence Pawnee, Easton Schmidt, Ashlyn Hardy and Clayton Hudson;

Maple A Honor Roll honorees, front row from left, Brennan Ayers, Hayden Rosholt, Audrey Eisenhour, Stone Baker, Rhett Davis, Gavin Basler, Levi Bass, Lane Hudson, Zuri Lewis and Halle Hunt; middle row, Zoey Pawnee, Dominic Steinbruck, Raquel Seymour, Kassidy Ferguson, Garett Moss, Cheyenne Kubicek, Halli Ferguson, Jackson Arnold, Lexi Richardson, Ethan Brooks, Ayden Troncoso and Kaelynn Racca; back row, Lexi Porter, Ellie Shamblin, Emercyn Looper, Davin Shamblin, Maelee Moss, Brantlie Charmasson, Maddie Moss, Skylar Ayers, Pierson Brandley and Quinn Charmasson.

Pictured are Maple School’s February Citizenship Award winners, front row from left, Hollis Wedman, prekindergarten, Ryker Penwright, first grade, Hunter Lorenzen, third grade, Makenzie Caldwell, second grade, and Laken Meschberger, kindergarten. Back row, Autumn Scott, sixth grade, Alice Park, fifth grade, Skylar Ayers, eighth grade, Cheyenne Kubicek, seventh grade, and Dominic Steinbruck, fourth grade.

Peyton York, a 2019 graduate of El Reno and current sophomore education major at Oklahoma City University, was recently named All-American Cheerleader for the second year in a row. The announcement came over the weekend after her coed team won the NAIA National Championship in Davenport, Iowa. She is currently on both the competitive coed and all-girl STUNT teams.

The Canadian County Association for Oklahoma Home and Community Education (OHCE) is giving two $500 scholarships to students planning to attend a two- or four-year college or university.

Scholarships are available to any 2021 graduating senior or new G.E.D. certificate holder who resides in Canadian County, is registering for further education for the first time and will be attending an institution of higher education full time. Recipients will be selected on the basis of financial need, academic record and character recommendations.

These girls from El Reno Public Schools took their solos to recent district competition in Mustang, receiving a superior rating and qualifying for state. They will be performing their solos at the All-State competition in Enid on April 22.

The Okarche High School Speech Team completed qualifying competition for the 2020-2021 school year by placing several students in two virtual speech tournaments.

During the month of February, OHS speech students competed in the Weatherford and Crescent invitationals.

Two students entered the Weatherford contest, and both received first place in their events, Emma Stover in prose and Brody Sadler in original oratory.

Winners of the Kingfisher County 25th Annual Essay Contest hosted by the Theta Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Sorority have been announced.

Winners for the eighth-grade level were Okarche students Brenna Crider, first place, Kylie Harper, second place, and Katy Creswell, third. Seventh-grade winners were Okarche students Jaici Easton, first place, Ethan Kirby, second place, and Addison Mingus, third. Seventh- and eighth- grade English teachers are Lyndal Westmoreland and Traci Fuller.

The first-place winners advance to state competition.