News

Texas Spur Country Roundup

71st Annual Ralls Lions Club Rodeo set for Aug. 19-20 RALLS—Festivities for the 71st Annual Ralls Lions Club Rodeo kick off Friday, Aug. 19 at 6 p.m. with the Rodeo Parade in downtown Ralls. J and D Barbecue will be selling plates of barbecue until 7 p.m. on the downtown square in Ralls.

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. BACK TO SCHOOL days begin this week for all area schools.

Panzanella salad benefits from bumper crop of tomatoes

When you have a bumper crop of tomatoes, it’s good to have a plan in place. Sure we can do sauces, soups and salsas, but if you are looking for some other ways, I have a couple of ideas for you to try. Panzanella salad is a wonderful dish to serve when you have an abundance of fresh, juicy tomatoes.

LIBRARYNOTES

DONNICE CARRUTH | SPECIAL TO THE TEXAS SPUR Please join the Friends of the Library for fun, fellowship and food on Saturday August 13 from 5 to 7:30 p.m., for a Hamburger/ Hotdog fundraiser supper at the Dickens County Spur Public Library.

Deep watering the garden during drought

Gardeners in the Texas Spur readership area have been assaulted with some of the highest temperatures on the South Plains. Not only is it dry, but it is also so very hot. The combination of the two weather-related conditions warrants another column on watering in extreme times.

The Texas Transcontinental Trail

COMPILED BY THE EDITORS Back in the 1920s, before standard numbering of U.S. highways, new automobile roads across the nation vied for marketing supremacy — and the accompanying tourist dollars — by touting their routes with colorful names.

This (New, Tiny) House: BobVila website gives shoutout to Spur

STAFF REPORTS Those interested in learning about tiny-home hot spots around the U.S. might well turn to the expertise of oldhouse rehab expert Bob Vila, best known for his TV show and books, “This Old House.”

Texas Spur County Roundup

Ritz Community Theater to stage [title of show] Aug. 12-14 SNYDER— The Ritz Community Theater in downtown Snyder will stage three days of performances of [title of show], a one-act musical, with music and lyrics by Jeff Bowen and a book by Hunter Bell.

PITCHING IN

Spur football players and coaches provided a valuable community service earlier this week, helping unload provisions for the Spur Food Bank. | COURTESY PHOTO

INVENERGY HELPS PATTON

Representatives of Invenergy Wind Energy of McAdoo met with Patton Springs principal Sandra Ramirez to donate school supplies for the new year. | COURTESY PHOTO