October 6, 2021 Issue, Page 14 of 26

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For Elk City Director of Maintenance, 580-243-MOTO (6686) 2015, he was promoted to he is a member of the OSP- before, as, “These things are 1303 East 7th St, Elk City the position of director of MA (Oklahoma School Plant essential to keep our schools Owner - Johnny Smith maintenance. Marks is a li- Manager Association), which clean and safe.” In addition to censed HVAC contractor he calls “a great organization the other necessary supplies, which sees him spending a that allows all of the Mainte- Marks says that his team also We Buy, Sale, Trade, lot of time keeping the 200+ nance Directors in Oklahoma spent many hours installing Consign, Parts & Service heat and air units throughout to communicate about issues air purifiers on the HVAC the district working. He is that arise in our districts and units throughout the district. also responsible for ordering collaborate on solutions.” When asked what his fa- We want to thank all cleaning supplies and paper goods for every building as Marks’ experience is a great example of just how vorite thing about his job is, Marks shared that when he’s our local educators! supervising and delegating work orders between himself much of an impact the CO- VID-19 pandemic has had on at the elementary school, “the little kids flock to us to see Dustin Marks and his four-person crew. On anyone and everyone, saying what we are doing. They al- By Burgundy Lee Hanrahan top of those responsibilities, that COVID “has changed ways want to know what is Marks says that he assists the so many things in the public broken, who broke it and how “Quality You Can Trust” Dustin Marks began work- principals with their school’s school systems.” He explains am I going to fix it” and that 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM M-F ing for Elk City Public custodians and that between that he now has to order “sig- “Tt’s fun to see their minds 580-303-4744 Schools’ maintenance crew everyone, “we can fix just nificantly larger amounts of working and wanting to learn Marty Ashpaugh - Owner about anything that is asked cleaning supplies, hand sani- about fixing things at such a in July of 2013. In June of 915 N. VanBuren, Elk City, OK 736441 of us!” Marks also shares that tizer, gloves and masks” than young age.” Thank to our Thank You local Faculty Members! Educators (i3ndurance Administration Support Staff 19676 Rte 66 N, for all you do Elk City, OK 73644 Federal Credit Union www.endurancefcu.org for our children! 580-225-0225 Thank You to all of the teachers in our school districts! Thank you to our educators, support staff and administration! Kilhoffer Flooring “Quality at Affordable Center Prices” RENTALS & SALEs, INC DBA Bell’s Carpet 911 S. Main St., Elk City, OK » 580-225-1400 Sixth and Main e Elk City 580-225-1291 Residential & Commercial