Town Talk

Don’t forget the Bluegrass/Gospel Jam Thursday, October 3rd at 6:30 p.m. at Stroud’s Main Street Pavilion. Bring your chairs, instruments, and voices. Everyone is welcome.

Town Talk

This week, Wednesday, September 25th from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. the Stroud Little League Football & Cheer is hosting a” You Are Not Alone” assembly at the Stroud High School auditorium. Special speakers will be focusing on encouraging our youth.

Cornbread

I came home the other night and realized yet again that I had hit the jackpot.Kindra was there, which is the ultimate jackpot, but: she had cooked cornbread and butter beans.I pause here to say that this particular batch of cornbread was the best I have ever eaten.And that coming fromsomeone whose...

Editorial

Oklahomans have two state questions to decide which are on the upcoming Nov. 5 General Election ballot.

Life’s complications

I’m thinking the days of going down to one’s favorite store, picking out an appliance and having it delivered the same day may be gone forever.I get it that there have been plenty of changes to buying and spending practices throughout the years, but that doesn’t mean I have to like some of...

Closet cleaning update

About six months ago I wrote about a project that I had started a few weeks before that of cleaning out a closet.I mentioned then that I like to describe it as a work in progress.

Town Talk

After a summer hiatus, Town Talk is back. Thanks to all of you who told me you missed reading it. A big shout out to two of my readers in Wellston, Tom and Terry Mullendore, who called just to see if I was alive. They were concerned because they had not seen my column in the paper for a few months.

A lot of photos

I was shooting the Meeker-Harrah football game Thursday night.Midway through the first quarter, I focused onMeekerquarterback TreyvonComptonrolling out for a pass, pressed the shutter button and...Nothing. At all.

Running again?

My decision was driven by the results from an online longevity calculator and input from a tiny angel on my right shoulder.I entered my height, weight, age and drinking habits into the calculator.

A look back at the fair

It was good to see more school kids and people out at this year’s Pottawatomie County Free Fair which wound up Saturday evening at the Heart of Oklahoma Exposition Center in Shawnee.Late August and early September each year are the months county fairs are held throughout Oklahoma.