GRINCH IN KENT A special visitor seemed to help himself to the cookies in last week's Winterfest celebration in Kent County. | COURTESY PHOTO
GRINCH IN KENT
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Christmas Breaks for area schoolsSubmit your community announcements (maximum 75 words) to news@thetexasspur.com for events within the coming month, to run up to 4 issues
Christmas Breaks for area schools
JAYTON-GIRARD INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT Dec. 19 (early release)-Jan.
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SPOTLIGHT ON SPUR LATE NIGHT SHOPPING 2025
SPOTLIGHT ON SPUR LATE NIGHT SHOPPING 2025
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SPOTLIGHT ON KENT COUNTY WINTERFEST 2025
SPOTLIGHT ON KENT COUNTY WINTERFEST 2025
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COURTESY PHOTOS
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SPOTLIGHT ON JAYTON JAYBIRDS KCBD END ZONE TEAM OF WEEK
SPOTLIGHT ON JAYTON JAYBIRDS KCBD END ZONE TEAM OF WEEK
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SPUR COMMEMORATIVE COFFEE MUG The Texas Spur newspaper has revealed the design of its 2025 holiday commemorative mug: “The FirstTrain to Spur, Nov. 1, 1909.” The limited-edition mug is on sale now at the newspaper office or via mail-order, for $15 (sales tax included; shipping additional). | TEXAS SPUR PHOTO
Spur’s railroad origins honored in 2025 commemorative mug
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Spur, Texas, was founded in 1909, when E.P. Swenson and partners bought the Spur Ranch, subdivided it, and brought the Burlington Railroad through.
TheStamfordandNorthwestern Railway, part of the larger Burlington system, built a line northwest from Stamford, with the first train arriving Nov.
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Sécateurs for garden gifts
Sécateurs for garden gifts
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Stumped on what to give the gardener on your Christmas list? A new set of sécateurs will always be an appreciated addition to a gardener’s toolbox.
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DRESSED-UP HOT CHOCOLATE makes a great holiday gift, divided into individual jars. Decorate the jars and give to friends, neighbors and co-workers. | ANGELINA LaRUE PHOTO
Hot chocolate— with options
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LIBRARY NOTES
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Please join us at the library for Jolabokaflod (pronounced yo-la-bok-a-flot), an Icelandic Christmas tradition meaning “Christmas Book Flood.
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