August and Lincoln enjoyed playing this week at the pocket park on Main Street across from the Stroud Arts building. There are sidewalk games such as hopscotch, tiger walk, mirror me, floor is lava, twister and several more. Pete Sawatzky allowed us to use this space as a relaxation spot for children. We have a few more things we want to do to this area, but it is certainly ready for visitors. Town Talk projects sometimes take a little longer to finish than we’d like but we always get the job done. We try to use as many volunteers as possible to stretch our donated dollars so that is often why things sometimes move a little slowly. We also enjoyed some play time on the train in Ed. Smalley Centennial Park. August and Lincoln were the conductors, and they had their great-grandma and me hop on board for a ride. The conductors informed us we were going to the North Pole. I think they had The Polar Express on their minds. It was a very enjoyable trip. It’s nice to have these things for kids to enjoy.
After leaving the park I headed to take them home. As we drove down 5th Street there was a yard where the grass was very tall. We had the windows down and August was peering out the window. He said, “They need to mow their grass. It’s tall.” When even a five-year-old notices when our neighborhoods are looking bedraggled that should tell us something. I know we’ve had a lot of rain and it’s hard to keep up with the grass, but many yards have had the same amount of rain but have still been mowed. Let’s try to keep our grass mowed and then we can spend more time on junk removal and less time on grass issues. Stroud is an older community and many of our buildings and houses are older but that makes it even more important to keep trash and debris out of our yards. If you have no way to dispose of these items, call me at 918-527-9833 and we have volunteers ready and willing to help you remove them from your yard.
Town Talk is working on completing the pocket park, golf course, Main Street lights and our Bugle Boy project. When these are completed, we plan on concentrating on community neighborhood cleanup. It’s going to take neighbor helping neighbor to get Stroud spruced up.
Speaking of projects, work continues on the golf course. Even though sometimes it’s embarrassing to keep telling you the same information over and over again, I like to keep you in the loop and updated. As I’ve told you before, my husband and I are donating an outside storage shed to be used as the clubhouse. We have been trying to get it moved for some time, but things haven’t worked out as of yet for various reasons. We finally found someone who has a truck large enough to move it but because it keeps raining, his schedule gets backed up. We were scheduled for last week, then this week and now I’m told next week. I just keep crossing my fingers. I’ve got Elbert Wells and David Evans ready to overhaul the building if it ever arrives in Stroud. It’s time to start putting the holes together for the course so watch the Facebook Stroud Functions and Happening page to see when that gets scheduled. We will need volunteers to help us.
I took my Sunday School class to Route 66 Bowl in Chandler after church on Sunday for a class party. Those attending were Aryn Cockrum, Emily Whitson, Brennyn Neeley, Caden Spirlock, Cassidy Waltman, Gideon Smalley and J.T. Alexander. They had a great time playing miniature golf, laser tag and bowling. We are so lucky to have such a nice entertainment center for families right here in Lincoln County. We enjoyed pizza and soda pop for lunch. We kept our tax dollars close to home and when we arrived back in Stroud, we dropped some tax dollars at Unique OK and topped off our day’s outing with ice cream. Did you know pints of their delicious ice cream is on sale this month for $2.00 a pint? That’s half-off the regular price.
School will begin August 12th and that will be here before we know it. Be sure and shop with our local merchants for all your back-to-school needs. Thank you for choosing to keep your tax dollars at home. Have a great week!