Editorial

Oklahoma legislators recognize how critical it is to keeping our kids safe at school. Extremely important as well is to ensure those teachers and administrators entrusted with watching over the students also are safe.

Experiences

I was glad to see Charles Morrow when I was in Fitzhugh for a funeral a couple of months ago. He’s slowed down some, but that tends to happen to people when they pass 80. He was still trim, sharp and probably can still outwork two-thirds of the people in the county.

Town Talk

Stroud American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) and Town Talk are planning an event on December 16th to honor our deceased veterans. We will be hosting Wreaths Across Stroud. There will be a wreath laying ceremony at the Stroud Cemetery in which the community will be asked to participate.

Weekend at the lake

Last weekend my wife Pat and I journeyed down to our place at Lake Eufaula. It was the first time for us to go there for the weekend since late July. Our good friends Gary and Charlotte Barnett, who have a trailer right next to ours, hadn’t been there since that time and they joined us.

Experiences

I squatted behind home plate and flashed one finger down - the universal signal for a fastball. The pitcher - my best friend - shook his head slowly. Ok, then. Two fingers, a curveball. Slow head shake. He could throw only three pitches, a fastball, curve and changeup, so I called for the change.

Town Talk

This past Monday marked the 22nd anniversary of 9/11. As I began thinking about that fateful morning, it reminded me of how I found out and exactly what I was doing at that time.

Snakes in the bed

I was sleeping like a spruce log Wednesday night when a snake grabbed my arm. This was a big snake, as round as a Folger’s can and long enough where I couldn’t see all of it. I leaped out of bed, shook the snake off my arm and slapped the wall for the light switch.

Town Talk

Billi Kaye Smith Meacham, Stroud High School graduate and former Miss Oklahoma. donated her pageant dress to Town Talk. We plan on having it on display as part of Stroud’s history. I took it to Fox Cleaners which is located just around the corner from my home in Tulsa.

Chandler School Board

Chandler’s Board of Education members this week approved the 2023-2024 Estimate of Needs and financial statement and the “Application for Sanctioning” of several booster clubs. School Supt. Scott Baade said Chandler High School has been ranked the 12th best in Oklahoma by U.S.

Hunting season

The 2023-2024 hunting and fishing regulations are out now, hot off the press and State Game Warden Mike France says there are no major changes. France is assigned to Pottawatomie County and also assists in Lincoln County when needed. Jacob Harriet is the warden assigned to Lincoln County.