Hunter Blayze Harden passed away Saturday, December 19, 2020, in Allen, Oklahoma at the age of 26. Hunter was born March 11, 1994 in Ada, Oklahoma to Dennis Harden and Crystal (Hightower) Harden.

Comments to: andybowman839@gmail.com Coffeetimecolumn.com Six-year-old Johnny longed for, prayed and dreamed about getting a pony for his birthday. In his eyes, he truly NEEDED a pony.

Wilma Dell Lowe passed away in her home in Ada, Oklahoma on December 25, 2020 at the age of 81. Wilma was born August 29, 1939 in Hatch, New Mexico to Bill Moseley and Lillian Coggins Moseley.

This will be the last issue of the newspaper in 2020 and I am sure most of you will join me in being glad to see it go. Lots of good things have been hidden by the virus epidemic but the damage done to our nation as a whole will be felt for a long time.

Cleta “Gaylene” Freeman, 66, passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2020, at her home in Lamar surrounded by her loving family. Gaylene was born August 20, 1954 in Holdenville to Billy Joe Johnson and Wanda Joy (Reid) Johnson.

Nita Kay Jacobs passed away Thursday, December 24, 2020, at her home in Holdenville, Oklahoma at the age of 72. Nita Kay was born January 6,1948 in Wewoka, Oklahoma to Sweed “Kansas” Jacobs and Joan Harjo Burges.

Judy Kay (Hibler) Dunkleberger was born in Okemah, Oklahoma on January 15, 1946 to Lloyd and Norene (Nolen) Hibler. She passed away December 23, 2020 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She lived in Okemah until the 8 grade when she and her parents moved to Medford, Oklahoma. She graduated in the 1964 class of Medford High School. She attended Northwestern State University at Alva, Oklahoma.

I admit it. I am one of those who makes New Year’s resolutions. Every December I evaluate how the prior year progressed and what I’d like to do to improve. Then I write down a dozen or so goals for the following twelve months. At year’s end I generally give myself a grade on each of the past year’s goals. Every year I fail to pass all my subjects. Maybe I need fewer, less ambitious goals. But some of us need to set goals and stick with them. Consider this:

Although the number of positive COVID-19 cases continues to rise in Oklahoma, a new vaccine is now being distributed and offers a ray of hope in the battle against the virus. The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) has added an ongoing report on the vaccine to their website.

A special thank you to my dear friend Ima Lee Lankford for identifying The Teachers Class Record Book that Charla Garner recently found. We recognized a few of the names but did not know where they went to school. Ima Lee called to tell us that they went to Moss School and the teacher was Buster Brooks. She said he was an outstanding teacher.