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Monster Mash or Pirate Booty— this Halloween mix is sure to please

Halloween can be a good time for staying in and making a fun night of it—especially if you are still a little leery of being around the public, with cases of Covid peaking again. A special dinner, with the kids in mind, and some celebratory snacks could be in order.

The Wolf Hunt.

CONTINUED from The Texas Spur, September 30, 2021. The publisher of The Wolf Hunt has supported a promotion reminiscent of 19th-century popular novels—that is, serialization as “parts” in periodicals.

NEWS & EVENTS IN SURROUNDING COUNTIES

CROSBY New bakery opening in Ralls Nov. 1 RALLS—The Ralls Chamber of Commerce has announced that there will be a grand opening of Milena’s Bakery Front Store on Monday, Nov. 1.

Ritz Theater troupe to perform comedy, ‘Drinking Habits’ starting next week

SNYDER—The Ritz Community Theatre’s production of “Drinking Habits” will begin its twoweekend run the first week in November. The farce takes place in the late 1960s at a small convent known as the Sisters of Perpetual Sewing.

Cotton prospects look promising

When cotton hit $1.11 a pound a little over a week ago (it has since dropped down to $1.07), those in the farming community did something that has been fairly rare in recent years— they spoke about the prospects for this year’s crop with a certain amount of optimism.

Whitefield marks 55th year at Cap Rock Telephone

Sunday, October 17 , marked Jim Whitefield’s 55th year of service with Cap Rock Telephone, and staff of the cooperative celebrated the occasion with a reception and cupcakes.

Early voting underway in Texas

Texas voters are weighing in on potential changes to the state’s Constitution regarding religious services, eligibility requirements for judges, county infrastructure and more. Early voting began Monday and will run through Oct. 29. For hours and locations contact your county clerk.

SPUR BAND ALMOST GETS TO STATE

BRAVO TO BANDS The Spur and Jayton bands competed in UIL Marching Band competition in Lubbock at Lowery Field. For the first time in many year, the Spur band was awarded "1"s in the various aspects of their performance. They were 1 point from qualifying for State.

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Books on blockchain available at the Spur library

The library has hosted a couple of very informative programs in the past week or so. On October 9, Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas gave a presentation on wills, probate, and other end-of-life documents. Everyone I talked to that attended that day said they learned something.