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.

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Veteran banners will be going up on Main Street this month and remain until November. They are still available for purchase. The cost is $125 for one side of a banner. If you would like to honor a veteran, please contact me at 918-527-9833. Veterans do not have to be Stroud residents or graduates.

Hailing longer afternoons

Daylight Savings Time returned this past weekend. According to the calendar, we’ll have it until Nov. 6 when it goes back. I’m happy for the return once again because there is more time in the evening for opportunities for activities.

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March is full of birthdays in the Smalley household. I recently found out a dear friend of mine also celebrates a birthday in March – Pat Owens. If you have lived in Stroud any length of time, I’m sure you know Pat Owens. She was Dr. Market’s nurse for many years.

A visitor

Sunday afternoon I was at the dining room table, working on this week’s edition of the newspaper. J.R. the camerabreaking cat jumped on the window sill, crouched and started staring at something outside between the air conditioner and the dining room wall. J.R.

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Can you believe March is already here? I was driving down Main Street Tuesday morning and noticed the few straggling dead flowers in our downtown flowerpots. Town Talk is anxious to get those filled with gorgeous spring flowers which helps Stroud look alive.

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My baby brother, Gary Edgar Smalley, died this past week. He had COVID and no, he did not receive the vaccination. I know that is the first question on people’s minds now because it is mine when I hear someone succumbed to this wretched illness.

PCJLS Pig Roast a major success

This year’s Pottawatomie County Junior Livestock Trophy Auction and Pig Roast held last week set another new record. Suzanne Gilbert, who is chairperson of the Pottawatomie County Junior Livestock Show, advised me that the total amount raised during last week’s event was $50,045.

Chandler approves two stipends

The Chandler Board of Education Monday evening voted to pay bonus stipends to two National Board-Certified Staff Members and also approved several contracts and agreements. School Supt.

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I serve on the Oklahoma Route 66 Centennial Commission and thus receive regular articles regarding tourism in Oklahoma. The latest email I received from Lt. Governor Matt Pinnell’s office was titled “Where to travel 2022: The best destinations to visit.” The article came from CNN travel.