Tony Rice

I read over the holiday that bluegrass guitar player and singer Tony Rice died. It was a sad day for bluegrass fans in general and guitar players in particular.

Stroud Arts: The End to 2020...

This is the Sixtyfi rst article in a semipermanent 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

Town Talk volunteers took a break to enjoy the holidays but plan on getting back in the swing of things as we kick off 2021.

Great conjunction

Thanks to Kindra remembering, we stepped out to the porch Tuesday evening to see the Jupiter and Saturn form the Great Conjunction, aka the Christmas Star.

Update from Meeker Town Hall

1. Update on “Quapaw 15 Project “Meeker Lake” A. COVID 19 has all the offices in OKC closed that we have been talking to get information from. We know the surveying is completed and now we wait for them to put the study together.

Christmas memories

Christmas Day 2020 is tomorrow. This is the time to be merry, it’s the time to be jolly. It’s also the time to be spiritual, as local pastors frequently remind us is the reason for the season. This calendar year with the COVID Pandemic and all won’t be forgotten by most people on earth today.

Town Talk

Merry Christmas to all you loyal readers of the Stroud American. We appreciate you continuing to support our local small town newspaper. Being the “old-fashion” person I am, I believe we are truly blessed to still receive not only a weekly newspaper but also have a hard copy of the news.

Christmas wishes

We’re into the final sprint before Christmas and I have brought almost all the Christmas presents on my list.

Updates from Meeker Town Hall

1. Update on “Quapaw 15 Project/Meeker Lake A. Surveyors finished second go round. Actually 3rd time: hope all the surveying matched up this time. B. FYI, for your information, I saw a lot of ODOT trucks and men stopped on Kickapoo, South of Hwy. 62 at Quapaw Bridge. I noticed Comm.

Filling up the red kettle

As a member of a local civic club and another nonprofit organization, one of my volunteer commitments each year is ringing the Red Kettle Bell during the holiday season. I’ve been a member of the Shawnee Rotary Club a number of years.