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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.

Forcing narcissus for holiday bloom

Thinking ahead for Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, imagine your home with fresh blooms. Bring spring garden indoors by “forcing” spring-blooming bulbs. Forcing is a horticulture technique that fast-forwards bloom cycles, urging blooms to initiate out of season.

Roast acorn squash with raddichio for a sweet-tart flavor

Fall side dishes tend to make me a little more creative in the kitchen. Fresh vegetables in early spring and summer can be fairly simple. They are so fresh, not much is needed to show off their best flavor.

Texas Spur Country Roundup

MOTLEY Painting evening at Motley Library Nov. 15 MATADOR—Artist Francine (Green) Braselton will host a painting party in the Motley County Library Annex, Monday evening, Nov. 22 from 6 to 8 p.m. Braselton is well known to this area for her beautiful work as an artist.

SPOTLIGHT ON HALLOWEEN

JAYTON TRUNK OR TREAT AND COSTUME CONTEST PATTON SPRINGS TEXAS SPUR, COURTESY PHOTOS

Daylight Saving Time ‘falls back’ Nov. 7

Daylight saving time is coming to a close, meaning we’ll get to turn back the clocks an hour and catch up on sleep. This year’s time change happens on Sunday, Nov. 7 at 2 a.m. Most people change their clocks before going to bed on Saturday night. The pro is that there are more zzz’s to be had.

Burrows comments on expanded HD83

Upon learning that one of the Texas House districts that would see the most change affects our readership area, The Texas Spur reached out to current representative Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock), who might end up serving our counties by 2013.

Redistricting puts Dickens, Kent counties in new state house district for 2023

Dickens and Kent counties will experience a representation shift from the redistricting maps recently approved by Gov. Greg Abbott. These changes will take effect when new officeholders—whether reelected incumbents with shifting constitutencies, or challengers—are sworn in on January 1, 2023.

HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS

HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS Costumed youngsters celebrated all weekend long with trunk or treats in Jayton, Dickens and Spur. For complete details and contest winners, see page 8. | TEXAS SPUR PHOTO

Spur makes progress on infrastructure issues, pool; begins study of bond options

The City of Spur has had more than its share of supply-chain and engineering setbacks in its grant-funded water and sewer improvement project—but during the October 19 regular monthly meeting things looked to be back on track.