Last Friday morning at 5 a.m. my wife Pat and I were awakened by our cell phones going off due to a tornado warning. At thesametime,ourhome’s alarm system went off with the tornado warning and within a minute or two Shawnee sounded its tornado warning sirens.

The team on left is Luther Corbin 8U mid-season tournament runner/ups and the team on right is McCammon 8U mid-season champions. DIANA REED Correspondent Take me out to the ballgame, take me out with the crowd.

Wild hogs remain rampant throughout different portions of Lincoln and Pottawatomie Counties and they are continuing to damage property in various areas. A better solution needs to be considered than is in place now.

It’s been nine years now that I started trying to walk each day in hopes of getting more exercise. I usually try to walk around a mile, some days a little less, on some more.

Most of us have that teacher—the one who made school worth it or fun. Maybe they believed in you when no one else did, pushing you in all the ways you needed to be pushed to recognize your own potential.

Dear Editor, Oklahomans are being ripped off by the Insurance Industry when it comes to Homeowners Insurance. It’s time to quit being silent about this travesty and speak up about the inequality being perpetrated on our residents. Research shows that Oklahoma has the highest rates in the nation when it comes to home insurance. The insurance companies claim that it’s because we are in “Tornado Alley” and have high winds and hail. That argument may have been true years ago, but folks haven’t you noticed the weather patterns have changed a lot since that time. That argument is no longer valid anymore.

A Harrah man has waived his preliminary hearing on a manslaughter charge or in the alternative negligent homicide after his four-yearold son reportedly jumped from his pickup truck and was run over by the vehicle.

Upcoming activities in the community include Route 66 Metal Detecting Club Thursday (today), April 18th at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall, no school on Friday April 19th, Spring Community Yard Sale Friday and Saturday April 19th and 20th Stroud Food Pantry Tuesday April 23rd 9:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m., and OBI Blood Drive Wednesday April 24th Davenport High School noon until 3:30 p.m.

Seldom do I have accompany my wife Pat when she goes to buy groceries. Two or three months back though, I decided to go with her so I could help, primarily to push the cart and assist her once the groceries were paid for and bagged.

Stroud churches and organizations have joined together to serve children in the Stroud community who would benefit from free lunches throughout the summer. A week’s worth of lunches will be available for pickup at Stroud Assembly of God Church at 410 North 2nd Avenue on Mondays beginning June 3rd from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. To sign-up contact, Marilyn Smith at Stroud United Methodist Church at 918-7602432. Please leave contact information for two adults with phone numbers where each can be reached for any necessary communication.