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RODEO RULES OF THE ROAD Welcome to the rodeo!

New to watching a ranch rodeo event? Here’s a little information (from Wikipedia, the WRCA website, and other sources) that will help you follow the action in the ring all weekend. Each year, the Motley-Dickens Old Settlers Reunion hosts aninvitationalranchrodeosanctioned with the WRCA.

LIBRARY NOTES

DONNICE CARRUTH | SPECIAL TO THE TEXAS SPUR The library will be hosting a Scattagories Game Night, Thursday, Aug. 25 at the library from 5:30 until 7:30 pm. Scattergories is a creative-thinking category-based game.

Oats, dates and peanut butter yield a different sort of cookie

I recently made a big batch of peanut butter cookies for a fundraiser, which only made me want to bake some for myself. I always think of oatmeal, or peanut butter cookies, as the “healthy” ones. But I wanted to dig deeper. How could I turn them into something my body really loves me to eat?

Time to plant garlic in the garden

Garlic is an unusual garden vegetable that can be a great addition to any garden. When it sends up its flower stalk, garlic makes an attractive ornamental. And for folks who love fresh garlic, it is perfect in a kitchen garden.

Area schools react to annual TEA ratings

KAY ELLINGTON | THE TEXAS SPUR As public schools return to classes this month, one measure of success that’s on the minds of educators and parents alike is the accountability rating, or “school report card,” issued by the Texas Education Association (TEA).

Motley-Dickens Old Settlers Reunion & Rodeo this week

Founded in 1923, the Motley-Dickens Old Settlers Reunion and Rodeo begins the last Thursday of August through that Saturday, with a parade Saturday morning.

BACK TO SCHOOL

Welcome back to classes, Jayton, Patton Springs, and Spur students — along with a few others who celebrated on our Texas Spur Facebook page this week!

Texas Spur County Roundup

Motley County Friends of the Library to host annual Beans and Cornbread lunch Aug. 26 MATADOR—The Motley County Friends of the Library will host their Annual Rootin’ Tootin’ Beans and Cornbread Lunch Friday, August 26, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the library annex.

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. THE GRIDIRON CLASSIC A showcase of six-man football will be held in Jayton Thursday, Aug. 25 through Saturday, Aug. 27 at Jaybird Stadium.

New books, new readers at the Spur library

The Friends of the Library would like to thank everyone who helped make our Hamburger/Hot Dog Supper and Silent Auction a success— with a very special thank you to our sponsors South Plains Electric Cooperative and Lawrence Brothers grocery store.