Easter

Seldom do I have accompany my wife Pat when she goes to buy groceries. Two or three months back though, I decided to go with her so I could help, primarily to push the cart and assist her once the groceries were paid for and bagged.

Town Talk

Stroud churches and organizations have joined together to serve children in the Stroud community who would benefit from free lunches throughout the summer.

Abuse of children, animals

It irks me to no end when I hear of and see reports of a child and children who have been abused. The same is true with the abuse of animals whether it be a household pet or a farm animal.To me there is absolutely no excuse for abusing child or a pet.

Easter

Easter Sunday came a little earlier this year. I’m glad for that. Occasionally, it’s nice to have Easter prior to April.The entire Easter weekend, Saturday and Sunday, provided some really nice, warm temperatures.

Town Talk

Stroud’s Community Yard Sale will be held April 19th and 20th. If you would like to participate, go to the Stroud Happenings & Functions Facebook page, and sign up for this event.Upcoming community activities are Hospital Development Authority meeting Thursday April 4th 7:00 a.m.

Town Talk

The bricks at the Veteran’s Memorial have been completed. If you purchased one, stop by and take a look. Town Talk volunteers worked very hard to make sure there were no errors on the bricks and were placed in the area requested.

Some surprising closet finds

After working on the paper for a while this weekend, I decided to take a break from it and went back to cleaning out a closet that I started working on a few weeks ago.It’s amazing what all I found. Please understand I’m not finished with this project yet.I like to describe as it a work in progress.

Words from the Cross meeting

Central Baptist Church, 210 West 14th Street in Chandler, will host its annual Words from the Cross at 7 p.m. Friday.Seven people will speak on the last seven words of Jesus. They are: Regan Green – Bethel AME, Chandler; Rev. Julius Stanfield, Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, Wellston; Rev.

Editorial

There’s an old saying that “If it isn’t broke, don’t try to fix it.”Senate Joint Resolution 34 would try to fix or undo reforms put into place around 50 years ago that are still working perfectly today.SJR34 would, if it passes in the House, place a question on the statewide ballot in the Nov.

Letter to the editor

Letter to the Editor As a life-long resident, business owner, and landowner in the target area, I am strongly against the turbinepowered wind farms being solicitated and built by foreign corporations in Lincoln County for several reasons.