Iris Garden Club Yard of the Month for September was Ruby Clancy, at 1202 N. Eighth St. Her beautifully manicured yard features lots of trees, beautiful patio, benches, pots of pansies and pumpkins for fall.

Hugo team participating in Alpha Plus Instructional Leader Academy in Tulsa on Oct. 7: Hugo Intermediate Principal Vivian Shanklin, Curriculum and Instruction Specialist Lisa Wallace, and Hugo Elementary Principal Shelby Dawes, ELL Director Brandi Cook in the background.

Hugo Principals Veta Massengale (Middle School), Vivian Shanklin (Intermediate School), and Shelby Dawes (Elementary School), and Curriculum Specialists Lisa Wallace and Brandi Cook participated in the Alpha Plus Instructional Leader Academy on Wed., Oct. 7, in Tulsa.

By Andy and Renie Bowman Comments to: andybowman839@gmail. Coffeetimecolumn.COM Years ago, when we were a family of two young boys with their mom and dad, we traveled quite a bit.

Top Left: Adult winners of the 2020 Hugo Chamber of Commerce Fall Fest were: First-Zefta Rosales, second-Katlyn Strickland, third-Oscar Ramos. Sponsors were Stoned 4 Survival Sherri Taylor (right) and daughter Destiney on left. Above right: Sponsor of the Teen Costume Division at the Fall Fest Saturday was Body and Soul with owner Jami Childers on the left. Winners were: First-Mario Bradford, second-GuGu Cavalini, and third-Jacee Lusk and Taylor McKnight. Right: Youth Costume Contest at the Fall Fest Saturday sponsor was Ed Wallace Ford. Presenting the awards were Hocus Pocus witches Winifred Winnie’ Sanderson and Sarah Sanderson. First-Jentri Rivera and Kolsyn Davidson, second-Amelie Escobar, and third-Jano Escobar. Ed Wallace Ford sponsored the Best Decorated Box Car that went to Jentri Rivera and Kolsyn Davidson. The Sanderson Witches were again present.

Halloween has become a hugely popular time for fun and festivities, but with it comes the potential for a variety of fire hazards. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) encourages everyone to take these simple precautions to stay safe without sacrificing that fun.

Halloween celebrations can be a trick or a treat when it comes to food safety. While Halloween offers plenty of make-believe fun, it also brings real food safety risks.

Family Features –– Being a hero goes beyond dressing up in a costume this Halloween season. Children, families and schools across the country can channel their own superpowers to help deliver lifesaving supplies to children in need this October.

• State Department of Health issues Halloween guidance, releases recommendations on safe festivities The Oklahoma State Department of Health released today its guidance for people planning for Halloween and other fall festivities this holiday season as some traditional celebrations do not allow for proper social distancing amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. “There are a multitude of ways people can safely enjoy the holiday season this year, and connect with loved ones without putting anyone in unnecessary risk,” said Dr.

Celebrating people and organizations that are making a positive impact on Oklahoma’s health through innovative programs, Champions of Health is celebrating its 17th annual awards. As part of the awards, the Choctaw Nation’s program on Addressing Opioid Overdose Deaths (AOOD) landed as a finalist for the Community Health Champion.