Thank you to all the people who have agreed to help Town Talk water the Main Street flowers. Our crew now consists of Kevin and Shelly Garrett, Melissa Harrison, Nissa Hughes,Andrea and RapheThompson, Julie Bivin, Linda Waller, Pam Hunt and Doug True, Patricia Keeth and their 14Usoftball team.
Monica Babinec and Rhonda Rozell will be watering the flowerpots on their respective corners. We have had so many compliments on the flowers this year. It takes all of us working together to maintain them. Thanks again to all community volunteers.
Upcoming community activities include Hospital Development Authority meeting,ThursdayAugust 7th, 7:00 a.m. at City Hall, Stroud Community Clothing Ministry, Thursday August 7th, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. on West Highway 66, Masonic Lodge Breakfast, SaturdayAugust 9th, 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. at Ag Building, Stroud Food Pantry, Tuesday August 12th, 9:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. on South 3rd Street, First Day of School, Thursday August 14th and Stroud City Council Meeting, Thursday August 14th, 5:00 p.m. at City Hall.
Putt Putt Kicks is open for business Thursday through Sunday nights from 5:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Come out and play a round of golf with us.
We also have added additional games available for your enjoyment. Come enjoy corn hole, dominoes, checkers, Connect Four, horseshoes or golf chipping “corn hole.” All games are free with a round of golf or $5.00 if you just want to enjoy the games.
We will continue to be open after school starts on weekends only. The course is run by volunteers and is a not-for-profit endeavor. It is an activity Town Talk makes available so our community has an activity they can enjoy with their families. We would love for you to come check us out.
Are you ready for some football?TheTiger High School season will kick-off their pre-season on Friday, August 22nd with a scrimmage against Mannford at Stroud’s Jack Poskey Field. They will travel to Seminole on Thursday, August 28th to scrimmage the Chieftains.
Regular season play will begin September 5th at 7:00 p.m. at Stroud’s Jack Poskey Field against the Chandler Lions. The Junior Varsity and Junior High Tigers will scrimmage Meeker on August 25th at 6:00 p.m.in Stroud and begin regular season play on September 8th in Stroud against the Prague Red Devils beginning at 5:30 p.m. Come out and support the Tigers and remember to turn on your blue porchlight on game nights.
Town Talk offers it condolences to the Jordan and Jamie Bailey family in the death of Jordan’s grandmother, Wanza Merrifield of Ponca City. Wanza was the greatgrandmother of Stroud students, Gage and Braxton Bailey. Gage is a Stroud freshman, and Braxton is a second grader. Grandparents play a special role in their grandchildren’s lives, and I know the Bailey family feels blessed to have had Wanza live such a long and fulfilling ninety-seven years.
I met her at Stroud’s eighth grade graduation and again at Gage’s baptism at First Baptist Church. It just took a couple of visits to realize she was a special lady.
August and Lincoln will be playing fall ball this season with Performance Baseball. They played in a tournament this past weekend in Newcastle. Both boys spent time on the mound and also hit the ball well. They played two games on Saturday and three on Sunday, so it was a full weekend of baseball. Luckily the weather cooperated, and it was not sweltering heat or raining. It was just perfect baseball weather.
It’s hard to believe school is starting next week but as usual, it rolls around this time every year. Be sure to check with our local merchants when buying your backto- school necessities. Have a great week and thank you for continuing to shop local…………..first!