Opinion

What is the Stroud Arts Escape Room?

What is the Stroud Arts Escape Room?

What is the Stroud Arts Escape Room?

This is the Fifty-Eighth article in a permanent column for Stroud Arts that appears in the Stroud American. The mission of these articles is to inform, educate and inspire you, the reader, to Make Art Happen in your life and the life of our community.
Town Talk

Town Talk

Town Talk

Town Talk is busier than ever working on community projects. We start work this week on minor makeovers for some of our downtown businesses. The side of the building that was in my youth Parker’s Flower Shop is getting a fresh coat of paint and then will have an “art type” motif painted on it.
Wide awake

Wide awake

Wide awake

Monday afternoon, my nose was running like a candidate for public office. That and the sneezing fit that came later meant one thing: allergy attack. That happens this time of year, what with ragweed and dust making their annual statements.
Updates from Meeker Town Hall

Updates from Meeker Town Hall

Updates from Meeker Town Hall

1. Columbus Day is a National Holiday in many countries of the Americas and elsewhere which officially celebrates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus’ arrival in the Americas on October 12, 1492.
Fond memories of family lunches

Fond memories of family lunches

Fond memories of family lunches

Recently, my wife Pat, our daughter Meghan, our grandson Liam, Pat’s sister Nellie and their mother Ruth Davis and I had one of the most enjoyable lunches we’ve had in a long, long time. It was really impromptu. But it was so much fun. There wasn’t a lot of planning.
The Stroud Arts Escape Room is back

The Stroud Arts Escape Room is back

The Stroud Arts Escape Room is back

This is the Fifty-Seventh article in a permanent column for Stroud Arts that appears in the Stroud American. The mission of these articles is to inform, educate and inspire you, the reader, to Make Art Happen in your life and the life of our community.
Stroud American Legion Post inducts new commander

Stroud American Legion Post inducts new commander

Stroud American Legion Post inducts new commander

Michael Horwath was recently installed as the new commander for the Stroud American Legion Post #257. Horwath takes over the leadership position from Commander Chuck Quinn. Originally from Vassar, Michigan Horwath moved to Stroud from Pinetop-Lakeside, Arizona.
Town Talk

Town Talk

Town Talk

It was another busy Saturday this past weekend as Town Talk hosted its monthly Farmer’s Market. Town Talk volunteer and market organizer Mandy Clark had lots of fun activities this month as well as many local and area vendors with their wares for sell.

The dating world in 2020

Dating is hard. Dating in 2020 with a global pandemic is even harder. It’s like trying to eat mashed potatoes with a straw. No matter how much effort you put into it, it just sucks and there’s no reward. As a single woman who lives alone, the quarantine was hard.
Phone call

Phone call

Phone call

My doc called me on Monday to give me the results of some blood work from Friday. For several years, I have gotten the same general comments: “Your good choles “Your good cholesterol is a little low, and your bad cholesterol is a little high. Aerobic exercise will help that.