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Granola goodness – with peanut butter

Granola always sounds like a healthy option. But if we partake in store-bought granola, and looking for something actually good for us, it is imperative to read the labels. Most are prepared with a good bit of oil and sugar.

JAYTON : “SHIPWRECKED! AN ENTERTAINMENT—THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF LOUIS DE ROUGEMONT (AS TOLD BY HIMSELF)” BY DONALD MARGULIES

JAYTON : “SHIPWRECKED!

What's happening

Submit your community announcements (maximum 75 words) to news@thetexasspur.com for events within the coming month, to run up to 4 issues SPUR CLEANUP WEEK, organized by the City of Spur, is scheduled for the week of Spring Break, March 13–18. Contact City Hall for details, (806) 271-3361.

Spur ISD to host district One Act Play March 2

District competition for UIL One Act Play will be held Thursday, March 2, at the Spur ISD Auditorium, beginning at 1 p.m. Four schools—Jayton-Girard ISD, Motley County ISD, Spur ISD, and Guthrie CSD—will present their productions, and the event is free and open to the public.

Ballots set in all local elections; Spur to cancel

By last Tuesday’s 5 p.m. deadline, no write-in candidates had filed to be on the May 6 ballots of entities in the Texas Spur readership area. Ballots are set, and Spur and Spur ISD, with all races uncontested, expect to cancel their elections.

BI-DISTRICT CHAMPIONS

JAYBIRDS AREA CHAMPS

Regional Quarterfinals Jayton Jaybirds vs. Whiteface Antelopes at Frenship High School, Lubbock Tuesday, Feb. 28, 6:00 p.m. winner to Regional Semifinals Friday, March 3 DETAILS TO BE ANNOUNCED WATCH TEXAS SPUR SOCIAL MEDIA FOR GAME RESULTS AREA CHAMPIONS The Jayton Jaybirds defeated the Amherst...

‘The Show Must Go On’ at Palace Mar. 4 brings Texas movie theaters to life

Noted author and speaker Mike Robertson’s favorite sense isn’t sight or hearing…it’s wonder. He’s devoted his life to finding less-traveled roads, boxes to think outside of, and inspiration in the most unlikely places.

SPOTLIGHT ON UIL ONE ACT PLAY PREVIEW

Six sweet ladies are all in love with their bachelor neighbor, the handsome, fortyish, O’Finn. To lure him to visit, they stage a homicide. But to keep him around, they must do it again. The directors are Courtney Mendola and Tori Simpson.

Austin pastor photographing old movie houses stops in at Spur

“THERE’S JUST SOMETHING MAGICAL ABOUT MOVIE THEATERS” Reprinted from THE TEXAS SPUR, JANUARY 2021 Just how many surviving old movie theaters are there in the state of Texas, anyway?