Purplehulls

It was back in the spring when Kindra mentioned she had never eaten purplehull peas. So one Saturday several weeks ago, we bought some seeds and planted them in some of our plastic tubs that formerly held potatoes.

Town Talk

Town Talk Members would like to express a truckload of thanks to Stroud Volunteer Firefighters led by Fire Chief Chris Wilson and Volunteer Raphe Thompson and Randy Wright for giving up their Saturday morning on a holiday week-end to begin the process of outlining our historic Main Street...

How much wood?

I was making the curve right before you hit the straight-away north of the Deep Fork River bottom Tuesday afternoon when - Whoa! What is that heading across the road? A beaver? It was beaverish, for sure, but it had a scruffy tail instead of the flat, rubbery kind that beavers usually prefer.

Letter to the editor

Dear Editor, I want to commend the Stroud Fire Department for their quick response and professional manner as they extinguished the garage fire at our house last Tuesday, Aug. 24th. Thank you again. I wish to each of you the best in life and God’s blessings. Allen Dalton, Stroud

A happy third birthday

Our grandson Liam turned 3 years old on Tuesday. Wow, that just doesn’t seem possible, but it is. His little birthday party was last Sunday at our daughter and son-in-law’s home in Norman. Liam’s first birthday party was at our house.

A final update from Meeker

There will be no more updates from me on any of the town’s activities. The new mayor, Jeff Wilbourn, called for a special meeting to be held on Wednesday, August 25 at 7 pm. The only thing listed on the agenda was to discipline, suspend, terminate or ask for the resignation of Dickie Walton.

Town Talk

Mom and I have recovered from our bout with COVID. We are out of quarantine and back to our normal routine. We do grieve for all our friends who have lost loved ones to this virus. Stroud has suffered so much loss recently, not only due to COVID but other illnesses and accidents.

Things learned

As we age, we hope we accumulate wisdom worth passing on to the generations trudging in our footsteps. You know, the sorts of learnings that can make life easier, perhaps, or maybe philosophical shortcuts to understanding the nature of life and our purpose in it.

Editorial

Almost nine months ago, voters throughout Lincoln and Pottawatomie counties joined other Oklahomans across the state in soundly rejecting State Question 805. They shelved attempts to reform state sentencing laws. More than 70 percent of Lincoln County voters opposed SQ 805.

Town Talk

If you drive through Foster Park you will notice work has begun on the shade awning for the playground equipment. It looks like the City has poured the concrete for the four corners.