After many years of neglecting his family, a hard-working successful salesman finally took his wife on a date. Unfortunately, very conscious of the time he was “wasting,” he frequently checked his watch. Fed up with his inattentiveness, she finally confronted him over dessert. His sheepishly distracted answer, “Um, I’m just checking what time it is,” earned her cold glare and this comment before she stormed away.

DURANT –– Eighty-five students representing 17 area schools were recognized as part of the Tri-Country Honors program this year. The students receive medals and certificates for their academic and leadership accomplishments.

DURANT –– Southeastern Oklahoma State University has announced plans to hold in-person commencement ceremonies on May 7-8-9. The ceremonies will begin at 9 a.m.

Andy was preparing his own lunch that day. Renie wasn’t feeling well, so he was on his own.

The 32nd annual Oklahoma TRASH-OFF is open for registration, part of a goal to keep Oklahoma alluring and free of litter as the state blooms into spring. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation and Keep Oklahoma Beautiful are once again partners for the event, which is part of the national three-month annual Great American Cleanup. TRASH-OFF is included in ODOT’s vision of eliminating litter on state highways and interstates.

FEBRUARY STUDENTS of the Month at Hugo Middle School were: Sixth grader Jayln Johnson (center), seventh grader Max Lozano (left) and eighth grader George Gentry (right)..

HUGO MIDDLE School Computer Science Teacher, Angela Bruno was nominated as February’s Employee of the Month..

• Recipients were honored at the 202ONE Virtual NSC Safety Congress & Expo Itasca, IL –– The National Safety Council is proud to honor the winners of the Women in Safety Scholarship and the Billy D. Young Memorial Scholarship.

Andy stepped outside after the recent, huge snow storm in our city to meet our postman halfway. Our street was too clogged with snow and ice for him to navigate safely, so our mailman had wisely parked his van at the end of the street. Then this valiant servant of our U.S. Postal System gathered everyone’s mail in his arms and began the tedious job of handdelivering to each front door. He was working for the company known for its old slogan, “Neither rain nor snow, nor heat or gloom of night stays these couriers from their appointed rounds.”

January’s Hugo Middle School Students and Employee of the Month (l to r): Employee of the Month is LaShonda Johnson. Ms.