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.

THE PROJECT LIT Book Club, made up of students and staff, recently finished their January book, “Ghost Boys.” The Project LIT Book Club is led by Mrs. Cody, the seventh grade ELA teacher. Book club members are already reading and discussing the February book and deciding on March’s book.

In January, HMS held the First Semester Academic Awards Assembly. Winners include: Perfect Attendance - First Semester: Elijah Calvin.

BOBBY AND BEVERLY HAMILL recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. The couple, who met as children and grew up on the same street, were married on Feb. 20, 1971 in Balch Springs, Texas. Together they have four children, 12 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.