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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.”
Thu, 12/11/2025 - 04:31
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SPUR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
is sponsoring Spur’s Late-Night...
Thu, 12/04/2025 - 03:40
LIGHTED PATHS through Spur’s Rickels Park are some of the newly mounted holiday light fixtures along Burlington Avenue—thanks to the city’s volunteer parks committee, and to the Spur Chamber for lights on power poles. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 4 | TEXAS SPUR
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Thu, 12/04/2025 - 03:40
OUT OF PATIENTS After 27 years with the Spur Rural Health Clinic—and an even longer career in various health and medical roles— service access manager Sheree Marshall (above) will retire Dec. 19. The clinic will host a come-and-go reception in Marshall’s honor Tuesday, Dec 9, from 2 to 5 p.m. | THE TEXAS SPUR
‘Never just a job’: Longtime clinic staffer Marshall to retire this month
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AtSpur’sRuralHealth Clinic, on the fringes of this city of 900 or so people, there’s never a quiet moment; the facility saw 1,438 patients in its most recent 12-month period.
Thu, 12/04/2025 - 03:40
STATE 6-MAN D2 SEMIFINAL The Jayton Jaybirds will take on the Klondike Cougars this Friday night, Dec. 5, at 6:30 p.m. in Colorado City (Wolf Stadium, 1137 Cherry Street at West 10th) in a matchup to determine who’s headed to the State Championships Dec. 17 in Arlington, versus the winner of the Dec. 6 game (Strawn vs. Richland Springs, 5 p.m. in Stephenville). Games will be broadcast on NFHS (streaming) andTexas 1A Fan (radio, www.1afan.com) | CAPTURED FROM FACEBOOK
STATE 6-MAN D2 SEMIFINAL
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Thu, 12/04/2025 - 03:40
DICKENS ANGEL TREE The Dickens County Angel Tree, located in the Spur Security Bank lobby and sponsored annually by the Dickens County Child Welfare Board, is ready for angel pickups. All gifts for the anonymous recipients must be dropped off at Spur Security Bank . Please leave gifts unwrapped and put them in a plastic bag.The ChildWelfare Board appreciates all generous donations. | TEXAS SPUR PHOTO
Mulch ado about pine needles
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Coniferous evergreens like pines, spruces, and firs are evergreens, but this term does not infer that their foliage is forever—coniferous trees shed needles as a natural occurrence of tree maturation.
Thu, 12/04/2025 - 03:40
CLIP THIS RECIPE out of the paper and hang it on your fridge—you may want to serve this tasty casserole on Christmas morning. | ANGELINA LaRUE PHOTO
Serve up a huevos rancheros casserole
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Thu, 12/04/2025 - 03:40
LIBRARY NOTES
Donnice Carruth |
The holiday season is the perfect time to gather together, and we hope you’ll join us at the library for a special Christmas Craft Night on Monday, Dec. 8 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. We’ll be making Christmas bells out of plant pots—a fun and creative project to brighten your holiday décor.
Thu, 12/04/2025 - 03:40
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Thanksgiving Breaks for area schools
JAYTON-GIRARD INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Nov. 24–28 (early release on Friday, Nov. 21)
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Wed, 11/26/2025 - 14:18
Jayton’s Winterfest coming up Dec. 3
Jayton’s Winterfest coming up Dec. 3
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For more than a decade, Jayton has celebrated Winterfest, a multifaceted community celebration to kick off the December holiday season, in the heart of its tiny town. This year, the newly repainted and reroofed gazebo on the courthouse square will be a lighted focal point as well.
Wed, 11/26/2025 - 14:18
