You’ve seen the public notices in the newspapers recently for budget hearings, tax rates and the like. Maybe you’ve read the fine print, or attended a meeting at which the information was discussed.
If you follow this column, you know each year I seem to have an abundance of zucchini from my garden. But I can always put it to good use or share with neighbors. And of course, even the zucchini that get too large can render good results when peeled, seeded and grated.
We have had a scorching summer and yet flowers faithfully persist, perhaps as a tribute to surviving the summer of 2020. September is a good month in which to save those favorite blossoms as keepsakes.
I have been at the library for just over a year now, and it has been a challenging but exhilarating change for me. I had always thought it would be boring to spend every day in a library. I was way off on that one!
There’s a new weekly newspaper in Spur, and it publishes every Friday. Spur schools have a student newspaper once more, thanks to teacher Myles Hammack and a group of student journalists.
Pat Hightower, who teaches third, fourth and fifth grade social studies at Spur Elementary School, has been awarded a $1,200 minigrant from the Community Foundation of West Texas for her classes.
According to information from the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, this year’s dove forecast “brings us good tidings of another promising season.” Texas leads the nation in harvest numbers, with about 7 million doves harvested annually, the agency said.
Something that every rancher can do to prevent unnecessary discounts on beef carcasses is to try to prevent lesions on every animal. Lesions are usually made of scar tissue that forms in the muscle or subcutaneous tissue following an injection—and can cause anywhere from a few dollars’ discount to even having the entire carcass being condemned at sale time.
Hundreds gathered in Roaring Springs last Thursday through the final weekend in August for the annual Motley-Dickens Old Settlers Reunion, a tradition for nearly a century.
Beginning in 2006, the Texas Historical Commission (THC) established the Undertold Marker Program to address historical gaps, promote diversity of topics, and proactively document significant underrepresented subjects or untold stories.
