A look back at the IFYR

It was really good to see the significant increase in contestants at the International Finals Youth Rodeo at the Heart of Oklahoma Exposition Center earlier this month. With them come the parents, grandparents and others. This marked the 31st year for the IFYR that originated in 1993.

Editorial

Oklahoma’s Open Meeting Law long ago was created for a purpose. It is to keep the public aware and informed of what entities are doing and about to do in their meeting. This goes for public bodies and those non-profit organizations when they receive any kind of public funding.

On the line

Our dryer finished its cycle on a load of towels about three weeks ago and didn’t get them a dern bit drier than when it started. So, we ran them through again, with no improvement. The towels were still as damp as the morning dew.

Town Talk

I’m writing to you this week from Southaven, Mississippi where I’ve come to watch Gideon play some baseball and hang out with Lincoln and August at the concession stand. I’ve watched baseball all my life but never really knew much about the game.

Weekend get-away trip

My wife Pat and I journeyed down to our little place at the lake this past weekend. It was the first time since last fall that we had been able to go down there. Normally we drive down either late Friday afternoon or early evening and come back on Sunday.

1952 Rollei

I could hear the camera whispering to me in a German accent heavy with sauerkraut and bratwurst. “Buy me,” it said. “Buy me. You know you should.” And so I did, and here’s the story of how that came to pass.

Anniversary celebration

Recently my wife Pat and I celebrated our 45th wedding anniversary. We were married July 1, 1978 in the chapel at St. Gregory’s. It was a Saturday morning at 10:30. This year July 1 fell on a Saturday also.

Town Talk

Our community enjoyed another terrific fireworks show and July 4th celebration in Foster Park last week. Thanks to all who made this possible. I read many comments that stated Stroud’s fireworks were one of the best around. We can add that to our list of reasons we are Stroud Proud.

Letter to the editor

To the editor: Where do we go to find truthful reporting of news and other daily happenings? News media, both newspapers and radio, were once a reliable go to for reliable reporting. a previous letter to this paper referred to our FBI as “unhinged and unreliable.” The same FBI that J.

Ice cream

I remember clearly the day I quit liking milk and ice cream. It was the spring of 1971 and I was going through the dinner line at East Oklahoma State College in Wilburton. I got my usual glass of milk, sat down, ate a couple of bites,took a drink of milk and Bleeccchhh.