Highlanders

Kindra and I went to the annual Highland Gathering in Choctaw Saturday to mingle a bit with those who carry samples of the same DNA we do.Neither Kindra nor I knew we had much Scottish ancestry until we took DNA tests.Turns out, she is more Scottish than anything. Close to 40 percent,or thereabouts.

Anticipating Halloween

This year’s Halloween night is just two weeks away. Not sure even what all the times are in the communities for Trick or Treaters to make their way through neighborhoods and some businesses in Lincoln County, though Meeker’s is between 6 and 8 p.m. on Halloween, Oct. 31.

Town Talk

Julie Bivin, my mother Aleta Smalley, and I traveled to Albia, Iowa this past week to visit the Welcome Home Soldier Memorial.The Memorial was a vision of local resident and Vietnam veteran Jim Keller and seeing it was worth the trip.

First camping trip

Our son-in-law Terry took his son Liam (our grandson) camping one night earlier this week. My wife Pat and I are pretty sure they had a great time from the early reports we’ve gotten and some of the photos we’ve seen.We know Liam was really looking forward to it, as was Terry.

Town Talk

The Stroud High School Tigers will take on the Alva Goldbugs this Friday night at Stroud’s Jack Poskey Field with kickoff scheduled for 7:00 p.m. The Stroud Booster Club and Town Talk want to light up the night sky with blue lights beginning this Friday night.

Red Dirt music

Baylee Billings, our office manager, called me over to her computer the other day and showed me where Cross Canadian Ragweed would be reuniting and playing a showatBoonePickens Stadium in April.Also on the bill: the Turnpike Troubadors, Jason Boland and The Stragglers and Stony LaRue.

Squatchette

The other night, Kindra asked me if I had checked the trail cams I put in our woods.It had been a few days, so I pulled the SD card out of the camera near the reading and story area she has cleared along the creek.

Remembering Ruth

Staff ColumnIt’s been a year now since my wife’s mom passed away. She was 97 years old.As she would have told you, “I’ve had a good life.”Eleanor Ruth Davis was a retired Registered Nurse and a homemaker. After graduating from Shawnee High School in 1944, she went on to St.

Town Talk

Don’t forget the Bluegrass/Gospel Jam Thursday, October 3rd at 6:30 p.m. at Stroud’s Main Street Pavilion. Bring your chairs, instruments, and voices. Everyone is welcome. The event is acoustic only.

Town Talk

This week, Wednesday, September 25th from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. the Stroud Little League Football & Cheer is hosting a” You Are Not Alone” assembly at the Stroud High School auditorium. Special speakers will be focusing on encouraging our youth. The public is invited to attend.