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BECCA MARTIN-BROWN NWA Democrat-Gazette B unky was a rodeo clown, working the rodeo in Deadwood, S.D., and I was there as a spectator," Connie Boger starts the story. "That was in August 1973." Apparently, it was love at first sight. The couple married in November of that year — even though Connie's less-than-delighted dad said he didn't know where Arkansas was. But Boger had a farm, Connie had ranch experience, and the couple started a life together that sounds like something out of a movie. Before Bunky died in 2018, the two — with help from their children — traveled the United States with as many as four semi JULY 26-AUGUST 1, 2020 WHAT'S UP! 7 LOWELL FAQ Boger Petting Zoo WHEN — 2-7 p.m. Satur- day and Sunday for the next few weeks WHERE — 13231 Hickory Creek Road in Lowell COST — The petting zoo is free; there is a charge for pony rides, and visitors may purchase treats to feed the animals. INFO — facebook.com/ pages/Animal-Specialties/ 641789325923201 Oats For The Goats Boger's petting zoo comes home to Hickory Creek See Boger Page 38 Aspen Boger, 10, hugs a 1-month- old baby goat at the Connie Boger family farm in the Hickory Creek community near Beaver Lake. Kids and adults can meet goats, pigs and a menagerie of other farm animals at a petting zoo Boger is offering on weekends. Her overall goal is to educate young people about farm life. (NWA Democrat- Gazette/Flip Putthoff) Connie Boger pets one of the goats that kids and adults can pet on weekends at her farm on Hickory Creek Road. Boger pets a rescue horse that "was just skin and bones" when she took it in. The horse is doing well now. (NWA Democrat-Gazette photos/Flip Putthoff)