Officers of the Boswell, Hugo and Fort Towson FFA chapters participated in the 2021 Oklahoma FFA Chapter Officer Leadership Training Conference Aug. 31 at the LifeChurch in McAlester, Okla.

Are you easily swayed, duped, confused –– and way too often, deceived by your own thoughts? Don’t feel like the Lone Ranger –– it happens to a lot of us. The things we allow ourselves to dwell upon can very well be the reasons for our anxiety, fear, depression and anger.

THE IRIS GARDEN CLUB Yard of the Month belongs to Chuck Elswick, at 1024 E. Jefferson in Hugo. The yard features beautiful crepe myrtles, nandina and flowers. Pictured with Mr. Elswick are garden club members Mary Cook, Shelia Kidd and Harolynn Wofford. Photo Courtesy / Sammye Thacker

THE HUGO AREA CHAMBER of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday afternoon to celebrate the Red Star’s first anniversary under new ownership. Owners Jennifer and Scott Moore opened the doors of the Red Star the second weekend of September 2020, and have since upgraded the facilities to include a fun outdoor area for entertaining. Behind the bar, you’ll find a fenced-in area with shaded seating and corn hole boards. Red Star owner Jennifer Moore cuts the ribbon alongside her husband, Scott, members of the Hugo Area Chamber of Commerce and Red Star employees Thursday afternoon. The Red Star has now been under the Moore family’s ownership for a year. Photo Courtesy / Hugo Area Chamber of Commerce

HUGO CITY MANAGER, Leah Savage was recognized during the Oklahoma Municipal League Conference last week in Oklahoma City. Savage was named OML 2021 Woman of the Year for cities under 5,000. “I am so thankful and so honored,” she said. “What a privilege it is for me to be able to serve the city of Hugo.”

TIM LOFTIN, of Hugo, was this week’s winner of the Hugo News Football Contest after choosing 15 out of 19 games correctly. Loftin guessed closest (632) to the OU Sooners’ total offense figure (624) to edge out Verna Robinson. Pictured, Loftin collects the $50 weekly prize from Stephanie Hampton of Hugo Express Pharmacy, where he obtained his winning entry blank. Sponsoring this year’s Hugo News Football Contest are: Dr. Wade Rowland DDS, First United Bank, Dyer Quick Lube, AmeriState Bank, Red River Counseling, Sonic, Hugo Lake Marina & Cabins-Little Dixie, Busy Bee, Security First National Bank, First Bank, Pruett’s Food, Superior Wheel & Tire, Shelter Insurance-Julia King, Ed Wallace Ford, Stoned 4 Survival, R.E. McGuire Insurance-Ernie Taylor, Jay Hodge, U.S. Cellular and Hugo Express Pharmacy. Game selections can be found in each Wednesday edition of the Hugo News.