Back to school memories

Many of the schools in the area started back this past week, signaling the end to the summer break.

Monroe’s DNA

A couple of months ago, Kindra got a Doggy DNA test for Reno. It confirmed that he was more than half Siberian Husky and a world-class shedder. So, I thought: I should order tests for Martin and Monroe and see what kind of ancestry they have.

Town Talk

Well, I’m back this week. Last week I was a little under the weather, got my days confused and totally missed my newspaper deadline. I hope I didn’t cause you to miss an important community event last week because I didn’t have the happenings listed in the newspaper.

Child crimes

My wife Pat and I generally tune in the 10 p.m. news, weather and sports on one of the television stations. About the only time we don’t, is occasionally when we’re out late or out of town.

Town Talk

The Stroud Clothing Ministry is open today, Thursday July 27th from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. on West Highway 66. First Baptist Church’s Vacation Bible School program will be Friday night at 6:00 p.m. at the church.

A look back at the IFYR

It was really good to see the significant increase in contestants at the International Finals Youth Rodeo at the Heart of Oklahoma Exposition Center earlier this month. With them come the parents, grandparents and others. This marked the 31st year for the IFYR that originated in 1993.

Editorial

Oklahoma’s Open Meeting Law long ago was created for a purpose. It is to keep the public aware and informed of what entities are doing and about to do in their meeting. This goes for public bodies and those non-profit organizations when they receive any kind of public funding.

On the line

Our dryer finished its cycle on a load of towels about three weeks ago and didn’t get them a dern bit drier than when it started. So, we ran them through again, with no improvement. The towels were still as damp as the morning dew.

Town Talk

I’m writing to you this week from Southaven, Mississippi where I’ve come to watch Gideon play some baseball and hang out with Lincoln and August at the concession stand. I’ve watched baseball all my life but never really knew much about the game.

Weekend get-away trip

My wife Pat and I journeyed down to our little place at the lake this past weekend. It was the first time since last fall that we had been able to go down there. Normally we drive down either late Friday afternoon or early evening and come back on Sunday.