Town Talk

Spring has sprung in Stroud, Oklahoma. Thank you to Nissa Hughes, Vivian Henshaw, Julie Bivin and Andrea Thompson for painting bicycles and planting flowers to give our Main Street that look that says, “Welcome to our town.” These ladies put in many late-night hours to make this all come together.

IFYR

Opening performance of the 33rd annual International Finals Youth Rodeo at the Heart of Oklahoma Exposition Center in Shawnee is just a little over two months away.Entries opened on April 1 and they close on June 13.But things could be a little different for this year’s IFYR.

Editorial

Local school boards, like all other public entities, are expected to comply with the state’s Open Meeting Law.In fact school board members are required to attend and complete a certain number of hours of education and the Open Meeting Act is part of that.There’s a good reason for the law.

Town Talk

The date for the Oklahoma 500-Mile Yard Sale Extravaganza is fast approaching. It will be held on May 2nd and 3rd and 28 towns are participating, Stroud being one of them. The deadline to be placed on the master list is April 25th at noon. Register online at www.ok500mileyardsale.

Letter to the editor

Get ready for COVID 2.0, only this time it won’t be a virus that disrupts the economy. In this case it will be in the form of an indirect sales taxation known as the Trump Tariffs that will cripple the American economy and cause havoc around the world.

Cleanup

Easter Sunday was a great day with the family. We even had the grandson Liam spend a night with us over the weekend.My wife Pat had gone over Friday afternoon to be with our daughter Meghan in Norman and she brought him him back with her early Friday evening.

Town Talk

Let’s all join Sac and Fox Nation Division for Victims of Crime (DVOC) for a Community Duck Hunt for Sexual Assault Awareness Month. DVOC will be hiding teal ducks throughout the community. If you find one, bring it to the trade-in station for a free T-shirt.

Letter to the editor

Get ready for COVID 2.0, only this time it won’t be a virus that disrupts the economy. In this case it will be in the form of an indirect sales taxation known as the Trump Tariffs that will cripple the American economy and cause havoc around the world.

Cleanup

After digging up one of my wife’s flower beds Sunday afternoon, I quickly discovered how bad of shape I’ve let myself get.Pat concurred.

Town Talk

Town Talk Thursday, April 10, 2025 I was driving into town from the south and as always turned right onto Main Street.