Maple March Citizenship Award honorees, back row from left, Graham Phillips, fourth grade, Ashlyn Hardy, sixth grade, Dustin Stokes, seventh grade, Maddie Moss, eighth grade, and Bryson Cooper, fifth grade; middle row, Case McPeak, kindergarten, Kinsley Bonilla, second grade, John Henry Von Tungeln, first grade, and Brennan Ayers, third grade; in front, Ellie Rose Von Tungeln, pre-kindergarten.
Calumet March Students of Month, from left, Blanca Beard, Jaxon Olive, Connor Goff and Makyla Nitzel.
GIRL - Aliki and Todd Joshua announce the birth of their daughter, Eleni Viviana Joshua. Eleni was born March 13 at Mercy Health Center in Oklahoma City.
She weighed 6 pounds and 7 ounces and measured 18 inches in length.
Maternal grandparents are Ray Dyer and Viviane Dyer.
Paternal grandparents are Martin and Alice Joshua.
Maternal great-grandparents are Pat Dyer and the late John R. “Jack” Dyer and the late Manos and Aliki Rovithis.
Paternal great-grandparents are the late Jeff and Juanita Factor and the late Edmond and Annie Joshua.
Fresh Anointing will hold an Easter service this Sunday beginning at 10:30 a.m. to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
The church is giving away 50 Easter egg baskets filled with candy and toys to the first 50 children ages 2-11.
Kids can also get their picture taken with the Easter bunny.
The public is invited to this event.
El Reno Indian Baptist Church Easter Sunday service will begin at 11 a.m., followed by an Easter egg hunt for the youth but no meal planned. Members welcome donations of prizes, plastic eggs filled with candies and hard-boiled colored eggs.
The church is located at 109 E. Arapaho. The public is invited to attend.
The Okarche Speech Team recently won its 24th Southwest Regional Speech and Debate title. OHS claimed the first-place sweepstakes plaque from the event, which was held virtually this year due to COVID.
Crescent placed second, while Lawton Academy took third.
As a state qualifying competition, the tournament results determine which students will compete at the state competition in April.
The Beautiful Day program last week recognized Roblyer students with birthdays in February and March.
Besides being celebrated as they arrived at school by car or bus, students were also treated to a pizza lunch.
Beautiful Day is an Oklahoma-based nonprofit reminding children that the day they were born was a beautiful day.
The El Reno chapter focuses on Roblyer Learning Center.
For more information on how you can help celebrate our young people with your time or donations, contact El Reno Main Street Director Shana Ford at (806) 789-3851.
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;
