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SPUR MEET THE CANDIDATES FORUM is scheduled for Thursday, April 8, at 6:30 p.m. at the Spur Community Center. The even, which is cosponsored by the Spur Area Chamber of Commerce and The Texas Spur, aims to help voters familiarize themselves with mayor, city council, and school board candidates and their platforms.

HIGHWAY 70 GARAGE SALE is scheduled for Saturday, May 1. Those wishing to get on the list for the multi-city sale you can contact Joan Day in Spur at (806) 269-3141. There will be a charge of $5 per listing, to fund advertising that helps to bring visitors to the area to shop.

HUNTERS’ EDUCATION CLASS is scheduled for Saturday, May 1, 2021, 9 a.m. –4 p.m., Dickens County Courthouse Annex, 4th and Crow Street in Dickens. The class is open to anyone nine years old or older who intends to hunt with a firearm and is required for firearm hunters born September 2, 1971 or before. Cost is $15. The course is intended to teach the basic principles of firearm safety, hunting ethics, awareness of game laws and the importance of wildlife conservation. SPACE IS LIMITED! The instructor will be George Hoelzel, assisted by game warden Jeremy Lindsey. There will be a working lunch; please bring your own lunch; soda or bottled water will be provided. For more information, contact George Hoelzel, (361) 290-0832 or Jeremy Lindsey, (806) 269-1239. No firearms or ammunition are allowed in class. Participants must pre-register ASAP at the Texas Parks and Wildlife website under Hunter Education at https://tpwd.texas.gov/education/hunter-education

SPUR CEMETERY ASSOCIATION annual meeting of lot owners is scheduled for Saturday, April 10, 2021, at 10 a.m. at the South Dickens County Senior Citizens Building, 210 Burlington Ave., Spur. All lot owners are urged to attend; the general public is also welcome.

DICKENS CEMETERY ASSOCIATION special called meeting of lot owners is scheduled for Monday, April 12, 2021 at 6 p.m., at the North Dickens Senior Citizens Center in Dickens. Members will need to elect new officers. All lot owners and families are urged to attend. The general public is also welcome to attend. All lot owners are urged to attend; the general public is also welcome. For information, please contact Marie Mullins at (806) 623-5544.