An anaconda in the backyard

As if my wife Pat being stung by some kind of bee or wasp a few weeks back didn’t cause enough excitement, we had a few more frantic moments recently. This time no one was stung, hurt or injured.

Six bricks

It hurt, passing the corner of the Baptist church and seeing a cleared lot where memories had stood for more than a century. Time finally caught up with the old red brick building in Fitzhugh that had been the center of town, literally and figuratively.

The first harbinger of fall

As my wife Pat and I were taking a walk the other night, she mentioned how the beginning of school seems to signal the change of seasons. Of course the start of fall is still six weeks away, but still there’s truth to that comment.

Updates from Meeker Town Hall

1. Update on Asphalt Overlay on Highway 18 A. ODOT has just layed their third 2” asphalt overlay this week. Under each overlay there is a spray or bitumen that is a binder from one overlay to another. It also acts as a sealer.

Stroud Arts Medieval Faire 2021

This is the Eightieth article in a semi-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.

Town Talk

Congratulations to Larry Henderson and Alfreidya Webster on the official grand opening of their purchase of the Skyliner Motel. The Chamber of Commerce recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony to welcome the new owners.

How now, wren hen?

A few days ago, Kindra walked out of the house and saw the sad sight of a dead baby bird on the sidewalk.

Letter to the editor

I don’t know about Districts 2 & 3 of Lincoln County, but I have been driving the roads in Northeast Lincoln County for over 50 years and have never seen them worse than they are now.

Updates from Meeker Town Hall

1. Update on Asphalt Overlay on Highway 18 A. ODOT has completed their initial base overlayment from Hwy. 62 to Hwy 66. They are spraying Bitumen, which is a binder that will hold the asphalt in place and together. Another 2” overlay will top the surface out.

A solution for red wasps

Late one evening recently, my wife bent down to pick up what she believed was a dead fly off the utility room floor in our house. She screamed and I took running off running towards her. I couldn’t imagine what had happened.