El Reno Indian Baptist Church will begin having church services starting Sunday, March 14 at 11 a.m.
Please wear masks and practice social distancing. All are welcome. Indian Baptist is located at 109 E. Arapaho St.
Calumet February Students of the Month, from left, Jace Chambless, Tina Ortiz, Jordyn Stephens and Kingston Arnold.
After a long cold winter, Fresh Anointing Church will host a celebration of Community Singing at 6 p.m. on Sunday, March 14. The public is invited to attend.
The church is practicing social distancing and the seats are sanitized. All that is needed is your presence, an email statement said.
The University of Central Oklahoma recently announced students named to the university’s honor rolls, a distinction given to those who achieve the highest academic standards.
For the fall 2020 semester, 1,599 students were named to the President’s Honor Roll, an honor achieved by those who recorded a straight-A or 4.0 GPA.
A total of 409 students at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford and Sayre completed requirements for either associate, bachelor, master’s or doctoral degrees after the 2020 fall semester. These students can participate in the convocation exercises tentatively scheduled for April 30-May 1 on the Weatherford campus.
Sarah Wiewel and Stephen Rasbold were engaged on Dec. 19, 2020.
The engagement took place at Harn Park in Oklahoma City, a favorite spot for the couple.
The engagement ring was a gold band from Rasbold’s late grandmother, Ruth Rasbold. A single diamond inserted into the ring came from Wiewel’s late great-great-aunt, Lois Madden.
No date has been set for the marriage at this time.
Calumet January Students of the Month, from left, Kayli Estep, Hunter Navanick, Joey Goff and Jakayla Marazzi.
VFW Post 382 and Auxiliary are collecting nonperishable goods to be placed in Blessing Boxes, providing access to food items for those in need.
Food can be dropped off at the VFW located at 1515 S. Rock Island. Members are bringing food to their regular meetings to contribute to Blessing Boxes as well.
Pictured are Auxiliary member Renee Snodgrass, senior vice president Barbara Stevens, member Dolores Island, president Nancy Salsman, secretary/treasurer Amy Stout, chaplain Garnette Thurmond and member Linda McLearan.
El Reno High School December/ January Students of the Month, from left, freshman Kelly Gonzalez; sophomores Brady Hardaway and Cecelia Medders; juniors Micheal Devereaux and Ida Terkildsen; seniors Aidan Dyer and Marlee Berryhill. Not pictured: freshman Zachary Johnson.
The Okarche High School speech team ended the first semester and started the second semester of the 2020-21 school year with team trophies at two virtual speech competitions.
For virtual competitions, students prepare their events as they normally would, however, they video their performances which are submitted to the tournament director for judging.
