Ella Summerville
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Graveside services for Ella Summerville, of Boswell, Okla., were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov.
Floyd Travis Quillen
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Funeral services for Floyd Travis Quillen, of Oklahoma City, formerly of Hugo, Okla., will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 15, 2021 at Hugo Chapel Baptist Church. Floyd passed away Oct. 31, 2021, at the age of 67. Surviving relatives include: wife, Connie Quillen, of Oklahoma City.
Focused energies yield positive outcomes...
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A number of times in the past, our focus in this column has been to encourage local residents to come together and focus some time and energy on carving out at least a rough draft of a future master plan for Hugo and all of Choctaw County.
Reps. Mullin and Cole speak out against Biden’s infrastructure bill
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Members of Oklahoma’s congressional delegation spoke out in opposition to President Biden’s $1 trillion infrastructure bill, both before and after its passage last week. In a news release, Congressman Mullin stated, “Only $110 billion of this package will go towards improving actual infrastructure, like roads and bridges, and Oklahoma would only receive a small fraction of that money.
Oklahoma struggles to manage POT!
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In June 2016, Oklahoma voters approved State Question #788 by a 57%-43% margin. It legalized the licensing, cultivation, use and possession of marijuana for medicinal purposes. Since the passage, the legislature has been dealing with the far-reaching effects of legal pot in the Sooner state. They set up the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA), a division of the Department of Health. The OMMA oversees patient and business licensing for Oklahoma’s medical marijuana program. As of Aug. 1, there are more than 10,000 business licenses in the state — 8,300 are grow licenses and 2,300 dispensaries. Oklahoma has issued far more grow licenses than any state in the country. According to Mark Woodward some of the growers are associated with organized crime from other countries and they are supplying pot to the east coast. Woodward said those growers will struggle to get their license renewed because they will not be able to reach the 75% resident ownership threshold.
Calendar of Events...
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Don Piper, author of “90 Minutes in Heaven,” will speak at Church of the Rock at 7 p.m. Nov. 13-14. Don will give his testimony on Saturday, Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. and also speak at the Sunday morning service at 11 a.m. Nov. 14. Church of the Rock is located at 11273 E. Hwy. 3 in Lane, directly across from the Dollar Store.
Today’s Scripture
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Today’s Scripture: Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” Matthew 19:26 Matthew 19:26.
Weather Update
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The weather pattern for northwest Oklahoma from Veterans Day through the weekend will feature lots of sunshine and high temperatures mostly in the 60s and lows near 35 Saturday morning. I expect warmer weather through the middle of next week and then a much cooler pattern begins around Nov. 19.
Oklahoma struggling to manage surging marijuana operations
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Back in the summer of 2016, Oklahoma voters approved state question NO. 788 (57%-43%) which laid the groundwork for a legalized system of medical marijuana sales throughout the state of Oklahoma.
Hugo Schools adopt new gifted and talented policy and procedures
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The Hugo board of education met in regular session on Nov. 8 to handle the monthly legislative business of the district. In the administrative reports, the board was informed about several events that took place since the October board meeting. A meeting at the school was held on Oct. 15 with the City of Hugo and ODOT to discuss ways to improve safety along the Jake Pullen Bypass near Hugo Elementary.
