Town Talk

It’s time to sign up for Stroud Little League Baseball. Sign-up will close February 10th. If you have any questions about the program or the sign-up process, contact Levi Grammer on Facebook.Mark your calendars now to join the Stroud Ag Boosters for a dinner, auction, and livestock show.

Editorial

Oklahoma lawmakers have filed more than 3,200 pieces of legislation for the upcoming session that begins next Monday, Feb. 3.We’re not sure yet what all they entail, but an issue which needs addressing is prison reform.

Waco revisited

Kindra has recently developed an interest in the Branch Davidians, so we slipped away for a weekend trip to Waco so she could visit the site of the old compound at Mount Carmel.Overall, it was an interesting trip.We rented a tiny house north of town for two nights and had a cozy stay.

Remembering the old cold

Since the latest wave of arctic and what they describe as Siberian air struck the area last Saturday, I haven’t ventured out a lot. Oh, I got out and went to church Saturday evening so I wouldn’t have to get up quite so early Sunday.

Snow

Our first winter storm for the new year brought us lots of the white stuff and from what I could see and have heard there were not a lot of problems associated with this one.That’s always good news. We had a reported 5½ inches of snow here in this area.

Impatient drivers

A topic I’ve addressed before, though’s it’s been a long while since I’ve talked about it, is how much impatient drivers upset me. I previously stated that those who irritate me the most are the motorists who ignore traffic laws while they are showing their ignorance and impatience.

Resolutions

While we have just started a new year, it’s taken me just a little longer to jot down the resolutions for the coming 12 months.

Christmas

As I wrote last week, this was going to be the Christmas ever. Well, it was a good Christmas, because our family got to spend some time together.But it was also tempered somewhat.

Editorial

A couple of legislators, one a House member, the other a Senator, have filed bills to gradually phase out and eliminate the state personal and corporate income tax over a decade with the goal of eliminating the tax entirely by 2035.State Rep.

Town Talk

Wreaths Across Stroud is taking place this year on Sunday, December 15th at 1:30 p.m. at Stroud Cemetery. There will be a short program in remembrance of our veterans and then we will lay wreaths on each veteran’s grave. We ask all community members to come out and help us honor these men and women.