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LORENZO—David Conklin and Jim Irwin, friends for more than 20 years and business partners since 2018, have big plans for Lorenzo-based Adelphos Cellars. In late 2023 or early 2024, they hope to open a tasting room and event center in Lubbock.

Start a garden diary for fun and learning

Garden diaries put into writing your previous seasons’ activities. Gardeners who can’t quite remember what was good and what was not so good about last year, might want to keep track of their garden this year. Some of us have kept a journal for many years; newbie gardeners might just be starting.

LIBRARY NOTES

Spur library Tuesday We will be having story time for preschoolers on Tuesdays at 1:00 p.m. We would love to have volunteers to come and read to the children.

Pasta puttanesca pleasurable to the palate

Olives pack lots of flavor. They add a salty, brininess that can’t be matched. When I’m eating light and want to add richness and depth to a salad or pasta, for example, I reach for olives. There are so many varieties to choose from, and even more options when you consider stuffed olives.

Galaxy absorbs Helios crypto plant

One way galaxies grow in our physical universe is by swallowing up stars. In the financial universe that’s what happened last month when New York–based Galaxy Digital Holdings subsumed Argo Blockchain’s Helios bitcoin facility in Dickens County. But Galaxy is no black hole.

Spur Chamber to host 3rd Saturday Trade Days Jan. 21

On Saturday, Jan. 21, local vendors and food purveyors are slated to offer their wares at the monthly Third Saturday Trade Days at the Spur Community Center, 502 Burlington Ave., from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is free, so come out and stock up on home-crafted goodies!

Local municipal, school board elections open for candidate filings

Cities and school boards in Dickens and Kent Counties are now accepting applications for candidates to run for city councils and school boards, as of January 18. The deadline for candidates to file is Friday, February 17. In municipal elections, the following positions will be on the May 6 ballot.

Kent County Livestock Show 2023

Texas Spur Country Roundup

SCURRY Ritz Theater to perform ‘Red Velvet Cake War’ in February SNYDER—Rehearsals began this week 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.

Senate opens legislative session with money in the bank

Lawmakers working on the next biennial budget will have more revenue to work with than ever before thanks to strong sales tax collections and a record-breaking budget surplus.