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. They turned out nicely and Town Talk appreciates each of you who added to the memorial.
Due to popular demand Town Talk Team Trivia is back. Our first trivia night of the year will be held on Wednesday, April 3rd at the American Legion building at 6:00 p.m. As always, dinner will be served which consists of drink, dessert and dinner and a friendly trivia competition. The cost is $20 per person or $30 for a husband/wife team. Come join us. We have lots of fun!
Parkview Steam Camp is June 17-20. Student registration is $5.00 per child. The deadline to signup is Thursday, April 4th. Students must be entering kindergarten through grade five to be eligible. Pick up an enrollment form at Parkview Elementary.
Upcoming activities include no school Friday March 29th, Ruby’s Block Party 2:00 p.m. Saturday March 30th 429 West Main, Stroud Arts meeting Wednesday April 3rd at 5:00 p.m., Hospital Development Authority Meeting Thursday April 4th at 7:00 a.m. at City Hall, Clothing Ministry April 4th from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on West Highway 66, Stroud Food Pantry Tuesday April 9th from 9:00 a.m. until 11:45 p.m., Chamber of Commerce meeting Tuesday April 9th at 5:30 p.m., and City Council meeting Thursday April 11th at 6:00 p.m.
Community member Steve Massey attended March’s City Council meeting with a group of citizens who voiced several concerns with one being neighborhood clean-up. He has since independently formed a committee and they had their first meeting this week. Their goal is to problem solve and seek ways community members can help with this issue. If you are interested in helping in this endeavor, please contact Steve Massey.
Stroud Lake recently hosted a disc golf tournament.
They had over 100 participants playing both courses. If you haven’t been out to the lake, it’s worth a trip to see all the improvements that have been made over the last several years. We have a wonderful lake with lots of activities. Another reason we are Stroud Proud.
The solar eclipse will take place on April 8th. The library is hosting an eclipse program on March 28th at 3:30 p.m. and March 30th at 10:00 a.m. You may also pick up free eclipse glasses at the library.
It was a cold and windy weekend full of baseball in Stroud. The restaurants were packed and hopefully our retail merchants benefited from the activity as well. Lincoln, August, and Gideon each played five baseball games and each of them scored a homerun. Both of their teams won championship rings. It was a great weekend of baseball for the Smalley boys. Stroud Middle School will be playing in a tournament in Wellston beginning today, March 28th. If you are interested, please call Lou Cooper at the Middle School for game times. The high school baseball team will also host a tournament March 28-30 here in Stroud. Come out and support them and enjoy the new baseball complex.
The veteran’s banners are up on Main Street. We have added four new banners this spring. They are Shawn Riley, honored by Dwight and Kathy Teters Riley, Wayne Day and Gerald Day, honored by Janet Griebel, Charles Castleberry, John Owens, and Virgil Owens, honored by John and Charla Castleberry Owens and Lisa Bigbey and Bailey Bigbey, honored by Sharon Garner.
Thanks to all who have purchased banners to honor their friends and loved ones.
Things are happening in Stroud. We have two new restaurants scheduled to open soon which will give you even more reasons to dine locally. Have a great week and thank you for continuing to shop local………….. first.