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SUCH A FINE SIGHTTO SEE inWinslow, Arizona, where nods to the Eagles tune 'Take it Easy'—which mention the town—have been a boon to tourism.

SUCH A FINE SIGHTTO SEE inWinslow, Arizona, where nods to the Eagles tune 'Take it Easy'—which mention the town—have been a boon to tourism.

SPOTLIGHT ON ROUTE 66 RAMBLE: DAY 8, ARIZONA

News Staff
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:26
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TIGERS FORTEAFF Snyder recognized native son Grant Teaff last week by renaming the high school football stadium Grant Teaff Stadium. A legendary coach at Baylor,Teaff coached the Bears from 1972 to 1992, winning the Southwest Conference Championship twice and earning numerous bowl bids. | COURTESY PHOTO

TIGERS FORTEAFF Snyder recognized native son Grant Teaff last week by renaming the high school football stadium Grant Teaff Stadium. A legendary coach at Baylor,Teaff coached the Bears from 1972 to 1992, winning the Southwest Conference Championship twice and earning numerous bowl bids. | COURTESY PHOTO

TIGERS FOR TEAFF

News Staff
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:26
TIGERS FOR TEAFF Snyder recognized native son Grant Teaff last week by renaming the high school football stadium Grant Teaff Stadium.
A QUANAH CUTOUT stands next to a Quanah Parker Trail arrow at Wayside, Texas, near to the trail where 150 years ago, on September 28, 1874, in the Battle of Palo Duro Canyon, Col. Ranald S. Mackenzie and the 4th Cavalry descended to the canyon floor and ambushed Comanche, Kiowa and Cheyenne bands seeking refuge there from the converging U.S. forces trying to force them onto reservations —but Quanah with his band of Kwahada were elsewhere. | TEXAS PLAINS TRAIL REGION

A QUANAH CUTOUT stands next to a Quanah Parker Trail arrow at Wayside, Texas, near to the trail where 150 years ago, on September 28, 1874, in the Battle of Palo Duro Canyon, Col. Ranald S. Mackenzie and the 4th Cavalry descended to the canyon floor and ambushed Comanche, Kiowa and Cheyenne bands seeking refuge there from the converging U.S. forces trying to force them onto reservations —but Quanah with his band of Kwahada were elsewhere. | TEXAS PLAINS TRAIL REGION

Take a stand with an arrow to honor Quanah Parker

Texas Plains Trail Region
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:26
Mark Saturday, Sept. 14, on your calendar with an arrow. It’s Quanah Parker Day. By a 2019 resolution of the Texas Senate, the second Saturday in September is a day to remember the great Comanche leader and the people who once were Lords of the Plains.
Mint is a garden favorite

Mint is a garden favorite

Mint is a garden favorite

News Staff
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:26
From the garden ELLEN PEFFLEY Mint in September has spread into an attractive ground cover while returning culinary uses after harvest. There are many mints – like apple mint, chocolate mint, lemon mint, and peppermint.

LIBRARY NOTES

Donnice Carruth |
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:26
We had a really good turnout for our craft time at the library. We used frying pan splatter screens and made some cute fall wreaths out of them. We will plan another craft time at the library soon. Misti Moore has volunteered to teach how to make beaded bracelets.
DREAMYDRESSING If you are lactose intolerant, vegan, or cutting back on cholesterol and animal products, this is the creamy salad dressing of your dreams. | ANGELINA LaRUE PHOTO

DREAMYDRESSING If you are lactose intolerant, vegan, or cutting back on cholesterol and animal products, this is the creamy salad dressing of your dreams. | ANGELINA LaRUE PHOTO

Non-Dairy herby ranch dressing

Angelina L
Wed, 09/04/2024 - 09:26
CUISINE & CULTURE | ANGELINA@ANGELINALARUE.COM If you are lactose intolerant, vegan, or cutting back on cholesterol and animal products, this is the creamy salad dressing of your dreams. We can enjoy the silky richness of ranch dressing without the addition of dairy.
The Spur swimming pool in Swenson Park, which was rebuilt and reopened earlier this summer, has kept longer open hours than many area pools. Swimmers have one final weekend, Sat.–Sun., Aug. 31–Sept. 1, to enjoy a dip. Hours are 1–6 p.m. | THE TEXAS SPUR

The Spur swimming pool in Swenson Park, which was rebuilt and reopened earlier this summer, has kept longer open hours than many area pools. Swimmers have one final weekend, Sat.–Sun., Aug. 31–Sept. 1, to enjoy a dip. Hours are 1–6 p.m. | THE TEXAS SPUR

The Spur swimming pool

News Staff
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:42
Bill O’Neal

Bill O’Neal

HISTORY RAMBLE DAY

News Staff
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:42
HISTORY RAMBLE DAY Former state historian Bill O’Neal of Carthage, Texas, who has ancestor ties to the famous “good bad man” Pink Higgins of Spur, will present a program at the Palace Theater in Spur Saturday, Oct. 12, with lunch and a guided tour of the William Standifer and Higgins gravesites in...
Jayton-Girard ISD sets discussions on 4 bond propositions

Jayton-Girard ISD sets discussions on 4 bond propositions

Jayton-Girard ISD sets discussions on 4 bond propositions

The Board Of Trustees Of
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 11:42
Jayton-Girard ISD has been setting a strategy to cover $21 million in improvement projects for school facilities, if voters approve the four separate propositions set for this November’s ballot.
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