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EEll RRenoeno TTribuneribune SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 2021 • ELRENOTRIBUNE.COM • USPS NO. (170-780) • ONE DOLLAR El Reno set to become Purple Heart City By RAY DYER El RenoNews [email protected] El Reno will held at the VFW, become an official 1515 S. Rock Island. “Purple Heart City” Mayor on April 22 when the Matt White will Veterans of Foreign read a proclamation Wars Post 382 hosts a declaring El Reno dedication ceremony. to be a Purple Heart All Purple Heart City and Commander recipients, as well Larry Van Schuyver Tom Sawyer, played by as all veterans, will provide the Garrett Wells, tells Huckleberry are encouraged to Purple Heart Finn (Coen Taylor) about how take part in the 11 they are going to get back a.m. ceremony to be See PURPLE, Page 18 at Becky Thatcher during a dress rehearsal for the show. ER SchoolsNews (Tribune photographer/Glen Miller) ‘Say Becky...’ Young El Reno Community Th eatre cast to put on comical dinner show about Th atcher’s account of Tom Sawyer’s antics By GLEN MILLER From left going up, Avery Blount, Riley Connor and [email protected] Madison Nichols. Right going up, Rosanelly Vite, El Reno Community Kenzie Holsted and Ella McReynolds. (Photo/Courtesy) Theatre’s latest production will have a youthful vibe as families gather for El Reno names top a one-night showing of “The Absolutely True Story of Tom Sawyer as Told Class of ’21 seniors by Becky Thatcher.” Five El Reno Avery Blount is El RenoFeature High School students the 2021 salutatorian. have been named She took the same The show is the valedictorian for number of Pre-AP centerpiece of ERCT’s 2021. All five earned and AP classes and Fourth Annual Dinner straight A’s during has the next highest Theatre and will their high school GPA. feature a 10-person Tom Sawyer, played by Garrett Wells, sticks his head out of a stage prop during the years. They also All students cast, all under the age mine scene as fellow cast members, from left, Emercyn Looper, Camden Sears, took 13 Pre-AP are members of of 16. Teagan Finnigan and McKenzi Smith let him know what it smells like. (Tribune photographer/ and AP courses the National Honor “We wanted to Glen Miller) with an AP course Society and the feature kids and teens in each subject. 6X Renaissance in this year’s dinner regular season Education Building at single challenge with The top EHS Program. theatre and we included, that has the Canadian County this cast. They all students are McReynolds loved this script. The all kids and teens and Fairgrounds. Doors have a great attitude, Ella McReynolds, is the daughter of writing is funny and no adults in it,” said will open at 6 p.m. they are easy to work Riley Connor, Chris McReynolds this cast knows how ERCT Chairman Richardson said the with and they’ve done Kenzie Holsted, and Keri Conley. to deliver funny lines. Kristin Richardson. youthful cast has been everything I’ve asked Madison Nichols “This is the first The show will be easy to direct. and Rosanelly Vite. See SENIORS, Page 6 play we’ve ever done, held April 17 in the “I have not had a See ERCT, Page 7 Second chances: C&A Tribes Re-entry Program provides hope for the future By ROSEMARY STEPHENS years for his crime. C&A TribesNews big one, the Tribal C&A Tribal Tribune At a time when he Re-entry Program. When Mark Smith should have been His parole hearing, And that’s when Jr. stepped out of playing ball or held in May 2019, Norene Starr came the prison system hanging out with laid out several into Smith’s life and he called “home” friends, Smith was stipulations he would introduced him to for 25 years, he knew preparing for a life have to meet before the Cheyenne and one thing for sure — behind bars. being released. He Arapaho Tribes Norene Starr and Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes Gov. he never wanted to He would serve 25 would participate Re-entry Program. Reggie Wassana present Mark Smith Jr. with his Completion return. years of his 80-year in a six-month “Our mission is of Reintegration certifi cate. Smith is the fi rst successful Smith was just sentence before work release program, to reintegrate every candidate to complete his reintegration through the Tribes 14 when he was receiving parole and a psychological Re-entry Program. (Photo Courtesy/Christopher Roman Nose) sentenced to serve 80 second chance at life. evaluations, and the See SECOND, Page 5 Sunday’s Click on Instagram Inside all the news Weather EL RENO and sports on Search for ERTRIBUNE 81 BASEBALL TEAM our website. HIGH SWEEPS SERIES www. 1 Section Search for El Reno Tribune 46 WITH RED WOLVES elrenotribune Copyright 2021 LOW Tribune Corporation, El Reno, Okla. .com All rights reserved Warmer, breezy Full forecast on Page 3 PAGE 9 El Reno, Oklahoma http://twitter.com/ERTribune Subscribe to the El Reno Tribune! Get 1-year for $25 or 2-years for only $฀ in Canadian County. Delivered right to your mailbox! 2 ' NEWS Saturday, April 10, 2021 El Reno Tribune CASA adds new volunteer to ranks Younts completes video advocate training Canadian County stages of reopening, and a safe, permanent, CASA Inc. (Court it is expected that nurturing home. Appointed Special the need will become CASA trains Advocates) has added increasingly apparent community volunteers Richard Younts to its as reports of child to advocate for these volunteer base. abuse and neglect are children. Younts completed likely to increase. Oftentimes they can advocate training with Volunteer training be the one stable and a court observation is held year-round long-lasting adult in and was sworn in by and applications are a child’s life as the Judge Bob Hughey accepted on a rolling child moves from with the Canadian basis. foster home to foster County Children’s Learn more at our home or even shelter Justice Center. website: http://www. to shelter. canadiancountycasa. With approximately CountyNews org/volunteering. 280 children in DHS html. The full 2021 custody in Canadian During the training schedule County alone, it is coronavirus can be found at http:// CASA’s goal to provide pandemic, the work of www.canadian- every child with a CASA has not stopped. countycasa.org/ volunteer advocate to New volunteer assets/cc-flex-training- speak up for them and trainings are schedule.pdf. in most cases, be the currently being held Canadian County one consistent adult virtually, and video CASA Inc. is a figure in their life. conferencing remains nonprofit organization For more an option for child dedicated to helping information on how visits. While the need children that have to become a CASA for advocates is always been adjudicated by volunteer, make a great, it is especially the court as abused or financial contribution important now for neglected. or to make additional children living in CASA’s vision inquiries, contact high-risk situations is to match a qualified Canadian County during periods of volunteer for any CASA at 405-264-5508 social isolation. child in state custody or info@canadian- Richard Younts, bottom photo, is sworn in by Judge Bob Hughey, top photo, via a video With the various in need of a voice countycasa.org. conference as the newest CASA volunteer. (Photo/Courtesy) CareerTech to develop fi lm industry training programs Oklahoma the film industry’s “We are excited professionals. nominated for six the film and television CareerTech and employment demands to add these training Training programs Academy Awards, industry, said Trevor the Film Education in Oklahoma. programs to our are already being including Best Rogers, FEIO Institute of Oklahoma repertoire.” developed, and more Picture, and won a executive director. are working together StateNews CareerTech’s will be offered under Golden Globe for best “Oklahoma’s to promote the state’s network of school the agreement. foreign language film. CareerTech System film industry. “This partnership districts, technology Production Continued growth has served as a golden The two entities is another example centers and skills companies are in the film industry standard for education recently signed of how Oklahoma centers will offer increasingly choosing in Oklahoma, and workforce a memorandum CareerTech is career training for to film in Oklahoma, however, may depend development in our of understanding helping overcome photographers, set thanks to tax rebates, on the state’s ability state for many years,” to work together the skills gap facing designers, hair and unique locations and to provide a trained he said. and with other Oklahoma industries,” makeup artists, workers looking for workforce, one reason “That is why our industry partners to said Marcie Mack, grips, gaffers and opportunity. CareerTech and FEIO growing film industry provide training and CareerTech state other film and Recent movies are working together. saw it as imperative curriculum to meet director. television production filmed in the state FEIO’s mission is to to form a partnership include “Minari,” connect students from and take this exciting which has been across the state with new venture to the next level.” The Oklahoma Film and Music Office estimates more than WHAT’S HAPPENING 10,000 Oklahoma jobs borne from 33 film and television projects using the n state’s incentive program will directly pump more than $161 Authentic million into the Mexican Food state’s economy in fiscal 2021, which ends June 30. More than 150 additional projects are not part of the incentive program. 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