Frank Lucas: The voice we need in Congress

With primary elections coming up next week, we will face an important choice about who will be our voice in Congress.

Wobbly woes on the highway

My car gave a heart dropping jolt as we hit the tightest part of the highway’s curve. The sun was calmly going down and yet the empty pavement mercilessly tossed us into the air by means of one of its many hidden potholes.

Flowers in the bed

My wife Pat had been discussing recently that she wanted more color in the front flower bed. She had some yellow pansies in it, but they weren’t showing up like she wanted. She had thought about going to get some new flowers the weekend before last.

Baler snakes

I was mowing Saturday and was close to being finished when the mower screeched and stopped like I’d hit a wall. A quick inspection showed that I had sucked up a piece of electric fence wire.

Fried tomatoes

I was watering the garden Monday evening and mentally encouraging the tomatoes to go ahead and get ripe as quickly as possible. We have 10 plants and I have been checking them three or four times a day, looking forward to the first tomato of the summer.

Thoughts on Father’s Day

With Father’s Day coming up this Sunday, I’ve been thinking of what it’s been like to be a father for all these years and a grandfather for almost four years.

Town Talk

Putt-Putt Kicks on Route 66 is open for business. We are still working out our hours of operation. We will continue to post them on Facebook on the Stroud Functions and Happenings page. Our goal is to have shade awnings over the course to help with the heat of the day.

Editorial

A bill passed by this year’s Legislature and signed into law just last week is aimed at preventing financial fraud, waste and abuse in municipal government entities. House Bill 1058 was signed by the governor May 16.

Town Talk

It’s finally going to happen. Putt Putt Kicks on Route 66 will open this Saturday. We will be adding and tweaking things to the course as we go along. Sometimes the best way to find out what else needs to be done is just to open. We can then work out any kinks we encounter.

Observing Memorial Day

This weekend America will celebrate Memorial Day Weekend. It’s a holiday that can be bittersweet for many people. I look forward to enjoying this long weekend.