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Spur spiffs up for hometown and visitors

In case you haven’t driven around town lately— or stepped inside local businesses—there’s a lot of fixin’ up going on.

SPOTLIGHT ON SPUR VISITS WITH SANTA, DEC. 1

SPOTLIGHT ON SPUR METHODIST CHURCH LIVING NATIVITY, DEC. 4

SPOTLIGHT ON SPUR LATE NIGHT SHOPPING, DEC. 1

New coffee shop open in Roaring Springs

Roaring Springs Coffee Depot opened last Fridaywith a special Christmas Open House from 5 to 8 p.m. Dec. 2.

Texas’Cruz joins Oklahoma legislators in reintroducing historic designation for Route 66

Inhofe, Lankford, Cruz Introduce Legislation Designating Route 66 as a National Historic Trail U.S. Sens.

Texas Spur Country Roundup

CROSBY Christmas in the Barn to host dog food drive on Dec. 8 CROSBYTON—Animal Rescue of Crosby County is partnering with the Crosbyton Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture to host a dog food drive at Christmas at the Barn, Thursday, Dec. 8 at the Ericson Farm and Ranch Museum 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. The...

LIBRARY NOTES

DONNICE CARRUTH | SPECIAL TO THE TEXAS SPUR It is hard to believe another year is almost over. Thanksgiving 2022 is behind us and Christmas 2022 is just around the corner. We have had some pretty informative guest speakers come to the library this year.

Acorns fall from mighty oaks

Walk through the neighborhood or take a hike in the forest, and it is hard to not step on fallen acorns. Acorns are the fruit of an oak tree. Inside the tough shell of an acorn are one or two seeds. Surrounding the seed is the fleshy, white tissue of the kernel.

Ginger snap cookies for the holidays

I love the rich taste of ginger cookies, both chewy and crisp. Molasses and ginger are a match made in holiday heaven. Ginger is a spice that gracefully lends itself to allthings- winter.