T his month marks 80 years since the end of World War II - the greatest conflagration in human history that killed an estimated 80 million people. By May 1945, the war in Europe had ended.

V -J Day represented the culmination of nearly four years of American involvement in World War II. a conflict that fundamentally transformed the United States from an isolationist nation into a global superpower.

This competitive grant brings $65,000 to the school, with $40,000 designated for technology upgrades and $25,000 for professional development through the K20 Center at the University of Oklahoma. As part of the grant, Reed Elementary teachers will have monthly professional development visits with K20 representatives.

Abraham Lincoln, Mark Twain, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Henry Ford, and my favorite college professor Ed Burrows all had one thing in common. Each attended a one-room schoolhouse.

Dr. Glenn Mollette Where do you hear a compliment? Dolly Parton said her husband was receiving a number of compliments from a woman at their local bank. She subsequently wrote the song titled Jolene. In the song she penned these words, “Jolene, please don’t take my man just because you can.” I don’t believe for a minute there was ever any woman who could have snatched up Carl Dean away from Dolly. However, whatever was transpiring made for a great hit song for Dolly. Also, I feel confident that Carl was getting plenty of attention from Dolly at home as well. Or, maybe he wasn’t, who knows?

The Holdenville Public Schools will open Monday September 3rd. For the information of those who wish to know, we are glad to say that every teacher in the entire system, as heretofore, meets the North Central requirements. We therefore will remain in the North central Association for the school year 1923-24.

At the most recent Holdenville City Council meeting, city officials discussed a potential project that could see every Holdenville resident receive a new automated water meter—provided the funding comes through.

Illinois Hockey Hall of Famer Mike Schmitt recently held a book signing at Grace M. Pickens Library here in Holdenville. Mike and his wife Anita live in Lamar and are a treasured part of the Hughes County family.

“On a hot day in Virginia, I know of nothing more comforting than a fine spiced pickle, brought up trout-like from the sparkling depths of the aromatic jar below the stairs of Aunt Sally’s cellar.”

The Second World War was a bloody conflict that lasted from 1939 to 1945. The war was waged between the Axis powers, which included Ger-many, Italy and Japan, and the Allied powers of France, Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and, to a lesser extent, Chi-na, according to Britannica. The start of WWII World War II began when Adolf Hitler ordered the in-vasion of Poland, despite an agreement with the Soviets about control and division of the nation. Poland had guar-antees of British and French military support should it be attacked by Germany. There-fore, when Hitler’s invasion began in late August 1939, Great Britain and France de-clared war on September 3, thus marking the onset of World War II. The war raged on for six years, only coming to an end with Victory over Japan Day (V-J Day) on August 14, 1945.