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Upcoming community activities include City Council meeting 5:00 p.m. Thursday March 13 at City Hall, No School Friday March 14th, Stroud School Spring Break Monday – Friday March 17-21, Stroud Spring Clean Up Monday March 24, South 99 Equipment Spring Consignment Auction Saturday March 19 12:00 p.m.
Positives to Daylight Savings

Positives to Daylight Savings

Positives to Daylight Savings

Daylight SavingsTime returned this past weekend. According to the calendar, we’ll have it until Nov. 2 when it goes back.Personally, I’m an ardent supporter of Daylight Savings Time and making it permanent in our state woul d be a good deal.However, there is a hitch.

Town Talk

Upcoming Stroud community activities include Tiny Tots Story Time on Wednesday March 5 at 10:00 a.m. at the Stroud Public Library, the Hospital Development Authority on Thursday March 6 at 7:00 a.m. Stroud City Hall, Masonic Lodge breakfast on Saturday March 8 from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Hunting season is over

Hunting season is over

Hunting season is over

Another quail season has come and gone. In a way, I’m sorry I missed hunting the bobwhites other than briefly when my good friend Steve Buoy and I hunted them during the turkey season when we could hunt both quail and turkey.
Winning Friends

Winning Friends

Winning Friends

I was thumbing through some very old photos the other day and came across a photo that will be, for whatever reason, always a keepsake.It’s a photo of our grade school basketball team at Christ The King School in Oklahoma City.

Keep the state income tax

Governor Kevin Stitt and a number of lawmakers are insistent on cutting the state income tax this year and eventually seeing it eliminated altogether.Yet, he and those same lawmakers haven’t indicated they have come up with any new revenue stream to replace that income.

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Play ball, baseball season has arrived! The Stroud Middle School season kicks-off next week, Tuesday, March4th.Theseason opener will be against the Prague Red Devils. The game is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. at Stroud Tiger Field.
Missing award

Missing award

Missing award

The other day I began searching for some old photos sent to me several years ago.Now I’m not sure about some of you, but I told myself I’d placed them in a spot where they would be easy to find. I’d looked at them several times and they are the kind of photos one always wants to keep.
Valentine’s

Valentine’s

Valentine’s

This Friday is Valentine’s Day. I learned many years ago what needs to be done for this day.I’ve done different things, but there are some basics that have become entrenched in my mind that are a must.One is, order the flowers early. Not just any flowers, but roses. There are options to colors.

Town Talk

Plans are already underway for the 2025 Alumni Weekend which will take place this year on May 23rd and 24th.Kim Beasler is once again asking you to be sure you contact her if you need to update your email or mailing address. You may contact Kim on Facebook or email her at kkb051969@gmail.com.