Body Comments to: andybowman839@gmail.com Coffeetimecolumn.com Tom lived in Smallsville. Everybody knew each other, and they all knew each other’s routines and habits.

Body When I was small my Grandma Armstrong would head out for the woods. No one seemed to be interested in what she was doing but she was out hunting plants. She would return with roots and such and make medicines out of them.

Body Here’s today’s Family Talk column….(I thought it was time to “lighten up”….) Readers’ Digest Magazine ran a contest calling for funny family stories. One of the winning entries came from Pat Tornatore from St.

Body As a kid, Andy was outdoors during much of the summer months. And not lying by the pool with a Coke in one hand and a fetch-it stick for his dog in the other. His dad started him at age nine to help in the family hay-hauling business.

Body A book title, “It Was On Fire When I Laid Down On It” caught my eye a few years ago. Curiosity being what it is, I looked up the story behind that title. True story. A small local fire department was called to put out a house fire. They also found and rescued a man trapped inside.

Body He was so upset that fateful Sunday morning. The Ol’ Devil had been busy, creating heartache and emotional injury in his small East Texas town. So the young pastor had decided that it was time to preach against that wily serpent.

Body Remember when grandparents and great-grandparents stated that they only had an 8th grade education? Well, check this out. Could any of us have passed the 8th grade in 1895? This is the eighth-grade final exam from 1895 in Salina, Kansas.

Body World War II Stories Holdenville and Hughes County has always been known for their patriotism. There are few if any World War II veterans left in our county.

Body Good morning to you. Hope you are enjoying this warm weather.

Body PUBLISHER’S PEN Bruce Roberts stopping by the office and reminding others that while he and Bill Robinson were in the National Guard, the enemy never got close to Holdenville.