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Region celebrates expanding harvest

As summer comes to an end and the stands fill with football fans on Friday nights, Texas temperatures cool and shift to autumn. For regional fruit and vegetable growers, the time has come to begin the harvest.

Harvesting vegetable seeds

It’s mid-September and gardens are slowing down, so our attention turns to next season If there are favorite vegetables that you would like to have in next year’s garden, it may be possible to save seeds from them.

Spur Senior Citizens

Wednesday, September 15 Chicken Fajitas, Refried Beans, White Rice, Toss Veg Salad/Lo Cal French Dressing, Flour Tortilla, Ambrosia Thursday, September 16 Beef/Macaroni/Tomato Casserole, Lima Beans, Wheat Roll, Fruit & Oatmeal Ba Friday, September 17 Bar-B-Q Beef Sandwich, Tator Tots,...

It’s the time of year for Tailgate Fondue

You may have heard about the recent trend of preparing queso on the grill, or in the smoker. I can’t think of anything I’d like better for tailgating, or autumn barbecues than a bubbling tray of ooey-gooey cheesy dip.

TEXAS SPUR COUNTRY ROUNDUP

MOTLEY 5th Annual Shrimp Boil Fundraiser slated for Sept. 19 in Matador MATADOR—The 5th Annual Motley County Senior Citizens Shrimp Boil Fundraiser is set for Sunday, Sept. 19. Serving gets under way at 11:30 a.m. at the Senior Center at 621 Stewart Avenue in Matador.

New books, new readers at the Spur library

Spur’s homecoming is right around the corner. After last year’s pandemic canceling most of the annual homecoming events, this year could turn out bigger than ever. Don’t forget to join us at the Dickens County Spur Public Library for our very first Homecoming Meet and Greet.

Ranching Heritage Center to dedicate church relocated from Spur Sept. 17

The journey of this little gothic-styled wooden church building has crossed a swath of West Texas over nearly a century—but it’s landed now in a permanent home where visitors can appreciate its ties to the ranching history of the West.

Dr. Harrod’s 1977 Spur postal cover returns to town decades later

Dr. G. W. Harrod of Conway, Arkansas, likely never visited Spur, Texas. Nor Finger, Tennessee. Nor Index, Washington. Nor Intercourse, Pennsylvania. But years ago, his delightfully illustrated postal envelopes did.

What's happening

SPUR VISITOR CENTER at 101 Hill Street at Burlington Avenue is operated by the Spur Area Chamber of Commerce. Vistiors seeking information on the area may email spurchamber@ gmail.com or call (806) 474-5757. THE SPUR AREA FOOD BANK serves families throughout Dickens County.

September garden to-do’s

September is a busy month in the garden. In today’s column are some of the “to-do’s” as the summer winds down and gardeners look for next season’s gardens. September is the perfect time to plant perennials, shrubs, and trees.