Kingdom of Heaven

We should go to church to sing praises to the Lord, pray for others to be of the Spirit and for healings. Then we are to go out and live our life doing what Jesus said to do which is following Him. Our hope is to live in the kingdom of heaven, and we will if we follow what Jesus said to do.

Community prayer event planned

Patricia Johnson, pastor of Wellston United Methodist Church invites the Wellston community to join in a Back-To-School Prayer Walk, 7:30 p.m., Monday, Aug. 16.

PUBLIC RECORDS FOR LINCOLN AND POTTAWATOMIE COUNTIES

Lincoln County Marriage Licenses Timothy Aaron White and Athena Rae Walker, both of Edmond. Marc Leonard Sandness of Prague and Pamela Jean Kidder of Yukon. Bradley Joe Adams and Hannah Faith McKenzie, both of Chandler. Mikeal Steven Lovelace and April Michelle Sitton, both of Edmond.

Chandler Schools offer free meals

Chandler Public Schools is participating in a free breakfast and/ or free lunch program for the current 2021-2022 school year. Therefore, all students enrolled in the district will receive free breakfast and/or lunch.

LINCOLN COUNTY DEMOCRATS

The Lincoln County Democrats will meet 7 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 12, at the Lincoln County Courthouse in Chandler. Activities for the Lincoln County Fair will be discussed. For more information, visit their Facebook page or call Tony Perna at (918) 374-2651.

Blood donors needed

The Lincoln County Health Department will host a Bedlam Blood Drive, 4-7 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 17. Look for the Oklahoma Blood Institute’s Bloodmobile parked at 101 Meadow Lane in Chandler. While supplies last, donors can receive a choice of college T-shirts or local amusement tickets.

Six bricks

It hurt, passing the corner of the Baptist church and seeing a cleared lot where memories had stood for more than a century. Time finally caught up with the old red brick building in Fitzhugh that had been the center of town, literally and figuratively.

The first harbinger of fall

As my wife Pat and I were taking a walk the other night, she mentioned how the beginning of school seems to signal the change of seasons. Of course the start of fall is still six weeks away, but still there’s truth to that comment.

Updates from Meeker Town Hall

1. Update on Asphalt Overlay on Highway 18 A. ODOT has just layed their third 2” asphalt overlay this week. Under each overlay there is a spray or bitumen that is a binder from one overlay to another. It also acts as a sealer.

Stroud Arts Medieval Faire 2021

This is the Eightieth article in a semi-permanent 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.