Todd Kuhns on City Council

After stepping out of church to a beautiful day on Sunday, Bich and I decided to take advantage of the weather before retreating into our home to get work done. So we dropped by Long John Silver’s to pick up some grub for a makeshift picnic.

Now, I don’t have stock in the company and they’re not paying me to say this, but I think our Long John Silver’s is one of the best-kept secrets in Kirksville. I didn’t start going there until I stopped eating meat about a year and a half ago. It’s obviously well managed - the employees always seem to be having a good time and their customer service is outstanding. I thought about hitting the new drive-thru, but decided to go inside instead to check out the new renovations. It never was too bad before, but now it’s a really pleasant place to eat - more modern sensibility.

Anyway, we got our fish and took off for the lake, which is my first thought when I think about having a picnic. Then Bich spoke up and said, “Why don’t we try one of the parks instead? It’s closer.” Brilliant. So we drove into Brashear Park and man, was I impressed. The grass is green, lawn neatly mowed, with some beautiful landscaping courtesy of Kirksville’s Master Gardeners. We sat at a table in the white gazebo and watched a couple of guys playing one-on-one at the basketball court. After the meal, we spent some time at the swingset alongside a few families and their kids who were out playing. There were about 15 people there total, enjoying the weather.

It did make me think about how fortunate we are to have such parks in Kirksville, how we could use more of them, and what a shame there weren’t more people there using it. How often do you go to the parks in Kirksville, and which ones do you frequent?