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Highway 70 Garage Sales set for May 7

The highly anticipated annual Highway 70 Garage Sale is set for Saturday, May 7, 2022, featuring stops along the Texas 70 route from Jayton to Turkey.

Easter activities abound this week in Texas Spur Country

From Jayton to Dickens to Spur, Easter activities are plentiful this week from egg hunts to special worship services and fellowship. Whether you prefer a traditional sunday morning service, a sunrise service, or an egg hunt for the kids, it shouldn’t be hard to find.

KING AND QUEEN

KING AND QUEEN Spur Prom King and Queen, Brendon Walker and Tristen Martin enjoy a night of festivities. See the gallery of photos from the Spur and Jayton proms on page 10. | COURTESY PHOTO

Update on residence fire saved from flames: Good Samaritans lend aid in Spur house fire

At four in the morning Sunday, April 3, in the Willard Avenue frame house he shared with his invalid mother, Spur resident Jesse Starry heard “a big boom.” The sound roused him instantly from sleep. “My dog Anabelle came running, landed right in middle of my chest,” Starry said.

South Plains Electric Cooperative’s Operation Round Up Donates $39,000 to Volunteer Fire Departments

LUBBOCK—South Plains Electric Cooperative’s Operation Round Up sent 39 volunteer fire departments each a check for $1,000, totaling a donation of $39,000 to departments that serve its members.

Spur Senior Citizens

The Spur Senior Citizens Center, located at 210 Burlington Ave., will be serving 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.

Medicare/Medicaid information session returning to Spur library

The Friends of the Library received memorial donations this past week for Paula Foreman Crausbay, Connie Warren, Sandra Taylor, and Monty Joplin. Our deepest sympathies go out to their families.

Spring gardening checkup

It’s time to roll up sleeves and bring out the tools. Spring gardening is a busy time. Here are some items to check off lists as gardens and landscapes are prepared for the summer. Prune. • The season for pruning red and live oaks has passed.

Cheesecake muffins the perfect base for spring strawberries

Strawberries are always synonymous with spring. It’s certainly time to celebrate this popular berry. The produce sections have lots to offer, and the nurseries have wide varieties of plants if raising your own strawberries interests you.

SPOTLIGHT ON ON SPUR AND JAYTON PROM NIGHTS