Legislative session is a wrap

The 57th Legislature ended its final session on May 22, recessing until sine die becomes official at 5 p.m. May 29. This was an extraordinary session in many ways. The COVID-19 pandemic turned what should have been a great budget year into a deficit nearly overnight.

Senate side: Legislative update

The 2nd Session of the 57th Legislature has adjourned Sine Die. It was one for the books as Oklahoma and our country was shut down by the health pandemic. Just as most businesses did, we had to shut down and telework to protect our staff.

A pitchfork in the foot

It was late May in 1959 when I stuck a pitchfork through the top of my foot. Back then, school didn’t let out until the end of May, and I had only a day or two left in my first-grade year.

That time he was bitten by a snake

A rush of adrenaline and fear rushed through my body when I read the text, “You up?...got bit by dang snake nhd aving troubled driving much furrher.

Enjoying the best kind of Memorial Day

Small, impromptu family get-togethers may be the best kind yet. That was what I and my wife, Pat and her mother had the chance to experience on Monday, Memorial Day. Don’t get me wrong.

Updates from Meeker Town Hall

We experienced another good week of meeting at the lake for the Quapaw 15 Project. The diver came with a crew of four and a boat and they went out into the water to the concrete water tower and successfully closed the bottom door on the tower, which was a major ordeal to close.

Kingdom of Heaven

If we are not careful, we will get over powered by everything happening around us and fear takes us over. When we skip what is commanded of us to do, we find ourselves trying to do it all ourselves because of fear.

Happenings at Prairie Pointe

Well, a COVID recovery milestone was reached when Joe Bill Shelhope began his weekly donut delivery again. (Gigi’s Donuts on N. 8th has been closed due to the virus.) Man, were we “Jonesing” for those tasty treats!

Town Talk

Thank you to everyone who came out for the Memorial Day Ceremony at the cemetery. It’s fitting that we come together as a community to honor the servicemen and women who gave so much that we might enjoy the freedoms we have today.

Played any good books lately...

This is the Fortieth 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.