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GLUTEN-FREE Corn masa pancakes are incredibly rustic and pair very well with pure maple syrup. | ANGELINA LaRUE PHOTO

Corn masa pancakes

Bytes

Wed, 06/11/2025 - 09:38

ANGELINA L aRUE Corn masa pancakes Gluten-free pancakes can be accomplished in many forms, but I’m intrigued by the application of corn masa in ways one might not expect. Surprisingly, corn masa may be successfully used for making pancakes.

Flowering tea gardens

News Staff

Wed, 06/11/2025 - 09:38

From the garden ELLEN PEFFLEY Today’s column is the third in a series of three on growing personal tea gardens.

LIBRARY NOTES

Donnice Carruth |

Wed, 06/11/2025 - 09:38

We had a fantastic turnout for the first day of our collaborative summer reading program, with around a hundred eager attendees joining us to experience the incredible Zoo to You presentation by Crystal and Ruthie, zookeepers from the Abilene Zoo.

Swimming for slimming: Spur plunges into water aerobics

Kay Ellington |

Wed, 06/11/2025 - 09:37

On a warm, blue-sky Tuesday evening, Spur residents could begin to see the range of options afforded local citizens by having the community swimming pool reopened, as the city’s first water aerobics class accommodated a group of more than 20 women.

What's happening

News Staff

Tue, 06/03/2025 - 20:40

Submit your community announcements (maximum 75 words) to news@thetexasspur.com for events within the coming month, to run up to 4 issues Local Events Please let us know of any corrections: News@thetexasspur.com DICKENS COUNTY-SPUR LIBRARY story time, Thursdays, 10 a.m.

ROWDY DECKER

Music lineup for 2025 Motley-Dickens Old Settlers announced

Staff Reports

Tue, 06/03/2025 - 20:40

Organizers of the 102nd Annual Motley-Dickens Old Settlers Reunion andRodeohaveannounced the event’s musical acts for the event, Aug. 28–30 in Roaring Springs, Texas. Rowdy Decker will be the featured entertainment immediately following the Saturday night rodeo at the event.

Thanks go to Daniel Perez of Dickens for painting the new Spur Golf Association sign in Swenson Park, and to Brandon McBroonWesJoplin,JasonTanner,RobinShuckandJohnLehmann for installing it.The Spur golf course was one of the original features of the 100-acre Swenson Park when it was laid out in the 1930s with the hope of becoming a Texas state park. | COURTESY PHOTOS

ON COURSE

News Staff

Tue, 06/03/2025 - 20:40

JAKE HOOKER AND THE OUTSIDERS

Jake Hooker and the Outsiders to perform Friday night at 102nd Motley-Dickens Old Settlers Reunion and Rodeo

Staff Reports

Tue, 06/03/2025 - 20:40

Hailing from San Angelo, Texas, Jake Hooker has more than a quarter of a century of recording, touring and performing. His band, Jake Hooker and the Outsiders, are known to headline Western swing and traditional country venues across the state.

QUOTHTHE RAVEN Zookeepers Crystal and Ruthie from the Abilene Zoo taught wide-eyed young readers about the habits and habitats of several guest animals, including Sam the Chihuahuan Raven. | THE TEXAS SPUR

‘Zoo to You’ comes to Spur for library summer reading program

Kay Ellington |

Tue, 06/03/2025 - 20:40

Almost 100 people, most of them (but not all!) children, got to learn about exotic animals up close Tuesday morning as representatives of the Abilene Zoo appeared in the “Zoo to You” program at the Dickens County-Spur Library. This event is a part of the library’s 2025 Summer Reading program.

FLAGPOLE FIX-UP

News Staff

Tue, 06/03/2025 - 20:40

FLAGPOLE FIX-UP Recent renovations to Spur’s downtown Rickels Park received another much-needed aesthetic improvement when the memorial flagpole.

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