Who’s ready for a game of miniature golf? Town Talk continues to receive daily donations for this project. It has been fun working on it because of the interest and excitement it has generated. It lets me know, as well as other projects we’ve undertaken, how ready our community is for Stroud to return to the bustling little community it once was. Even those who have moved away but still hold Stroud dear share this desire. They help us with finances and encouragement every step of the way. With a hometown guy at the helm of our City and a small but active coalition of local volunteers, I think much has been accomplished. I love sitting at the stop sign in the middle of Main Street and looking at our Route 66 Pavilion, its public restrooms and the nice digital sign on the corner. It’s just one of the many reminders of the positive additions to our community. Two hundred and five people have donated to the miniature golf course project. Two hundred of them are graduates of Stroud High School which tells me how much Stroud is loved. Others who have joined in are Kathy and Tim Moore who have lived in Stroud for as long as I remember. Kathy is a retired teacher from our school system and Dr. Moore is our local optometrist. Sherri Grissom Ripley who moved from Stroud in 1970 but would have graduated in 1973 still claims us. A donation was given in memory of Joyce Ashford Compton who moved to Chandler her senior year (1968) but operated her own business in Stroud as an adult. Rachel Kircher Hubbard whose parents, David and Angie Poskey Kircher, are both alums and her grandmother, Pat Poskey, still resides here. Stroud roots run deep and spread wide. A big shout out to Julie Bivin for keeping track of all our donations on her handy-dandy spreadsheet. As often as our donations come in, it is a constant job for her to keep it updated but we are not complaining.
Town Talk sends get well wishes to another hometown guy and our local pharmacist, Bill Ash. Bill is dealing with some health issues and that’s why you haven’t seen him standing behind the pharmacy counter for a bit. Keep Bill and his family in your prayers. It’s comforting to have health care professionals taking care of us whom we have known for years. Here’s hoping he’s back behind the counter filling prescriptions in no time.
We are still selling veteran’s banners for Main Street. We plan to put those back up soon. An additional six banners have been added since we took them down in January. You’ll want to stroll down Main Street when they are up and see who we’ve added to our “walk of honor.” You may call or text me at 918-527-9833 to place your order. The cost of one side of the banner is $150. We will need a picture of the person you wish to honor but it will be returned to you. If possible, we would like their branch of service, rank and during what time they served or which war/conflict.
Thanks to all of you for your prayers and well wishes since my accident. It has been an agonizing experience, but I am grateful that a broken arm was all the damage I did.
My orthopedist told me this is a common break for people in their seventies and eighties and that I just did it early. I didn’t feel that was an accomplishment I should be proud of.
My poor husband tells me living with me is like living with Lucy Ricardo. Somehow, I didn’t take that as a compliment either.
Anyway, I’ve got almost three weeks behind me and a few more to go but I’m improving every day. I hope to be good as new soon.
It looks like we are going to have a week of decent weather. This would be a great time to visit our local merchants and see what all they added to their shelves while you were snowed in. This is the last week of the month to show them some February love so let’s get out there and shop and dine local…… first!