PATTON ACHIEVEMENT Congratulations go to the Patton Springs Rangers, who placed 2nd in the Meadow Basketball Tournament last week. | COURTESY PHOTO
DECEMBER 4-H HIGHLIGHTS Dickens County 4-H held their regularly scheduled meeting for December on Sunday the 8th. According to 4-H reporter Henry Chapman, the group discussed the Free Clothing Closet, the upcoming Dickens County Livestock Show and the Spring Contests they would like want to enter. “After our meeting,” wrote Chapman,“Kayla Boyd showed us how to make royal icing, how to use decorating bags and tips color icing and how to decorate Christmas cookies.” | COURTESY PHOTOS
DICKENS ANGEL TREE
SPURETTES BASKETBALL
A LONG TIME COMING The Jayton Jaybirds are headed to play in the State Championship at AT&T Stadium in Arlington Wednesday, Dec. 18.The last time a Jayton football team made a State Championship appearance was in 2006, when assistant coach John Stanaland was a player. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 8 | CAMDEN REESE PHOTO
LEO BENAVIDES 2ND TEAM SAFETY
SPOTLIGHT ON JAYTON STATE-BOUND
CHRISTMAS CHEER Jayton schoolchildren recently entertained residents of the Kent County Nursing Home with a performance of Christmas songs. | COURTESY PHOTO
HOLIDAY HELPING This weekend a group of the Kent County 4-H members met to make gift bags and deliver them to elderly community members, to wish them a Merry Christmas. | COURTESY PHOTO
Chisum, Reel, Stanaland named to THSCA Super Elite XC
