Soils are the foundation of successful gardening, yet they can be the most challenging aspect to manage. Last week’s column highlighted soil texture, one of the two terms important in
Late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel has joined the literary world with the Spur library’s newest children’s book, “The Serious Goose.” Both written and illustrated by Kimmel, the picture book
UPDATED SCHEDULE Thursday, January 16 4:00 p.m. Barn opens to move cattle, hogs, goats and lambs in 6:00 p.m. Begin weighing large species Friday, January 17 9:00 a.m. Begin weighing
Following the close of general deer hunting season, Star Feed and Seed’s annual Big Buck Contest winners were named January 6 (January 13 for Youth). Contestants hunting in Dickens and
MOTLEY Annual ‘Knapp-In’ Jan. 24-25 in Roaring Springs ROARING SPRINGS—An event for history buffs, rock hounds, collectors and flint knappers is slated for January 24–25, 2020 in Roaring Springs. The
“Give a Little Love” is the theme of the 2020 Valentine’s banquet and dance presented by the Spur Area Chamber of Commerce Saturday, Feb. 15 at 6 p.m. at the
Ownership of the Spur Veterinary Clinic, which has served large animals at 2531 Highway 70, in Spur since 1963, will change at the end of January 2020, according to Dr.
Merla Watson, Spur native, avid reader, and library director from 2003 to 2019, recalls many versions of the town library over the decades. In the mid-1940s, she remembers fondly, the
HISTORY/LIBRARY SCIENCE Susan Orlean “The Library Book” Simon & Schuster Paperback (also available in hardcover and as an e-book, an audio-book, and on audio CD), 978-1-4767-4019-5, 336 pgs., $16.99 October