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Chocolate Mug Brownie Cake

Chances are, you’ve heard of personal mug cakes. They are the individual serving of cake you can bake in the microwave in just a few minutes. They’re perfect for those times when you have bit of a sweet tooth, but you don’t want to spend the time to bake an entire cake.

Sow a summer garden

We have (hopefully) experienced our last spring freeze. It is safe to start sowing seed for the summer garden. Most vegetables are started from seed that is sown directly in the garden. This method of planting is called “direct sowing” or “direct seeding.”

LIBRARY NOTES

DONNICE CARRUTH | SPECIAL TO THE TEXAS SPUR Tocker grant, memorial gifts While at the Texas Library Conference in Austin I volunteered some of my time at the Tocker Foundation booth located in the exhibit hall.

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SPUR POLICE DEPARTMENT MONTHLY REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL

The Officers of the Spur Police Department responded to 54 calls for service in the month of March 2023, as reported to Spur City Council April 18: Information—7 Theft—5 Traffic—8 Stand by—1 Open Door—1 Crash Report—1 Dispute—1 Damage— 1 Stolen Vehicle —1 Dog Bite—2 Escort—1 Shots Fired—1 Unwanted...

Kent Nursing Home hires new administrator

BARBARA BRANNON | TEXAS SPUR The county-run Kent County Nursing Home, which has been shortstaffed in several positions recently and without an administrator since the departure earlier this year of Jordan Moeller, hired for its top position on Monday.

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Submit your community announcements (maximum 75 words) to news@thetexasspur.com for events within the coming month, to run up to 4 issues ‘80 FOR BRADY’ will be the first Performances at the Palace movie of the season, Saturday, May 13, at 7 p..m. Starring Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno and...

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