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Texas State Parks Photo Contest Launches in Honor of 100-Year Celebration

AUSTIN— Point, focus, shoot! In honor of its 100-year birthday celebration, Texas State Parks is hosting a photo contest throughout 2023 with the chance to win park passes, H-E-B gift cards and even a curated state park experience.

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SCURRY Ritz Theater to perform ‘Red Velvet Cake War’ in February SNYDER—Rehearsals have begun for “The Red Velvet Cake War” at the Ritz Community Theater in downtown Snyder. Snyder’s local community theater group will perform this hilarious southern-fried comedy beginning February 24.

Argo CEO Wall steps down; CFA/ COO El-Bakly appointed interim

On Twitter Feb. 9, Argo Blockchain CEO Peter Wall— no stranger to folks in West Texas—announced he had stepped down from the top post at the Bitcoin mining firm he helped build.

Crosby museum invites all to style show March 25

The Crosby County Pioneer Memorial Museum will host a “You’re Beautiful! Style Show”Saturday, March 25 at 3 p.m. to benefit the American Cancer Society and to help cancer survivors through inspiration and connection.

Winter care for birds

In this dry February it is important to remember birds. They need fresh water and a food source, not just any food source, but one that is high in fats. The usual source from which birds get their fat is from the insects in their diet. But with our dry winter, even insects may be hard to come by.

LIBRARY NOTES

One of the benefits of having a library card is the use of the TexShare website. TexShare Databases are e-resources licensed for the exclusive use of Texas libraries and their patrons.

Spur Senior Citizens Menu

The Spur Senior Citizens Center, located at 210 Burlington Ave., serves a noon meal Monday through Friday. The dining room is open, or if you feel more comfortable during the Covid-19 pandemic, we are offering a curbside lunch you can reserve by calling (806) 271-4472.

Peasant bread bakes up easily—and tasty

Peasant bread has gained recognition of late. It’s simple, quick, and inexpensive to make. And it contains very few ingredients. So why not? It deserves the recent serge in popularity. I would typically make the bread in a loaf pan, but I admired the idea I saw for baking it in glass bowls.

Spur’s Martin honored Feb. 2 with THC’s John Ben Shepperd Leadership Award

Despite icy weather that nearly crippled parts of Texas— including Austin, where the Texas Historical Commission’s Real Places conference wasbeingheld—Spur’s Harry Bob Martin and others from West Texas made it to the capital city for presentation of the THC’s top service award to a county...

TXDOT closure of Hwy. 208 begins for bridge repairs

The road from Spur to Clairemont in Kent County was closed Feb. 6 closed for bridge repairs, saidTexas Department of Transportation spokesperson for the Abilene Division Alaisha Montoya in comments to The Texas Spur.