Comments to: andybowman839@ gmail.com Coffeetimecolumn.com We went for our daily walk together that evening, just like always. As we passed a neighbor’s home a few houses down from us, Renie remarked, “Hey, look, they are evidently redoing the flower bed there on the right side of the house.” To which Andy grunted a disinterested, “Why?… where?” Which prompted a rolling of the eyes from said wife, who then pointed and said, “Right THERE –– can’t you tell?” Husband’s response was to look in the general direction she pointed and shrug, “Huh, didn’t notice.” Now, this has been going on for many years.

CHOCTAW COUNTY –– Two Choctaw County residents were airlifted to a Texas hospital Monday afternoon after a motorcycle accident on Hwy. 70, approximately one mile west of Hugo.

Lady Rams sweep Turner in back-to-back wins The Rattan Lady Rams softball team won the Wright City Fall Softball Classic last weekend. The championship games started with a close game against the Turner ladies who were also unbeaten in the 2020 Classic.

Graveside services for Ralph Jay Goins were held at 2 p.m. Sept.

BUFF PARKER FIELD — In their first District clash of the COVID-marked 2020 football season, the Hugo Buffaloes fell prey to four costly turnovers that the Atoka Wampus Cats were happy to capitalize on... enroute to a 28-12 victory.

The first U.S. Poitou donkey census is currently underway at The Livestock Conservancy. More rare than Black Rhinos and Giant Pandas, it’s estimated only 70 purebred Poitou donkeys are left in America, and fewer than 500 remain throughout the world. Documenting the American population is the first step in developing a successful recovery plan for this critically endangered equine breed.

• Two national speakers scheduled ARDMORE –– The 2020 Profiles and Perspectives Community Enrichment Series will take attendees on a journey to explore Oklahoma and the world –– all from the comfort of their homes. This year’s speaker presentations will be live online seminars.

Eva Lee Heady, 92, of Hugo, Okla., passed away on Sept. 25, 2020 at Choctaw Memorial Hospital in Hugo. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020 in the First Assembly of God Church with Keithen Brown officiating. Burial took place at Goodland Cemetery.

Yard of the Month for Iris Garden Club for August belongs to Sherry Wolfe on N. Eighth St. Pictured are garden club members Sammye Thacker, Mary Cook, Harolynn Wofford, and Rick and Holley Lowrance. Pictured with Sherre are her grandchildren: Jackson, Halle, Connor and Carsyn. The yard features beautiful landscaping and fall mums and decorations.

Graveside services for Patty Olivia Porter were held at 10 a.m. Sept.