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Updates from Meeker Town Hall

Updates from Meeker Town Hall

Updates from Meeker Town Hall

1. Update on Quapaw 15 (Meeker Lake) A. I talked to Valerie Glasgow USDA/ NRCS Design Engineer for this project. She said that A&E Conservation works has completed the study for the Lake and now it goes into a review stage that last 2 months.

Town Talk

Welcome to all visitors and alums who are in town this weekend for alumni activities and Memorial Day remembrances. It is always a special weekend in our community; a time to reconnect with old friends and reminisce about those who are no longer with us.

Need more mural entrants

This is the Seventyfirst 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.

Observing Memorial Day

America once again will celebrate Memorial Day Weekend over the next few days. I look forward to it. It’s an opportunity to gather with family members, a time for reflection and visiting cemeteries to remember those who have passed on before us.

Memorial Day events planned

Chandler, Meeker and Stroud are planning to have Memorial Day events. In Chandler, the American Legion Post 64 along with the local Boy Scouts will be placing flags at the Oak Park Cemetery at 9 a.m., on Saturday, May 29. The public is welcome to come and help place the flags.
Sewer loan for Meeker

Sewer loan for Meeker

Sewer loan for Meeker

The Meeker Public Works Authority has received notice of approval of a $1,635,000 loan to help improve its wastewater infrastructure. The $1.6 million loan is from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board and is for construction of upgrades and improvements in the town’s wastewater system.
Chandler seniors

Chandler seniors

Chandler seniors

We left out the photos of two Chandler seniors in the graduation section we printed in last week’s edition. Here are their photos, along with their bios. Tyson Rivas is the son of Bridget Hughey and Charlie Rivas. He has attended Chandler Schools since Kindergarten.

Meeker gets $15K credit on big March gas bill

Meeker School Supt. Jeff Pruitt said this week the third party gas vendor that sent the exorbitant bill to the district in March has discounted it by 30 percent. The bill that was originally sent by Symmetry Energy Solutions totaled $51,702.78.

Kingdom of Heaven

The scripture says: You say you believe in God you do well, but so does the devil and he trembles. God said to love the Lord thy God with all our heart, with all our mind, with all our soul, and all our strength. Everything of this world passes away but God does not.
Pirates fall in semifinals

Pirates fall in semifinals

Pirates fall in semifinals

The Dale Pirates’ bid for a Class 2A spring baseball championship fell short as they dropped their semi-final contest to Christian Heritage.