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April 2023

RODEO INTERN

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RODEOINTERN

Patton Springs’s Tory Childers breaks school record at District track meet

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Patton Springs junior varsity and varsity teams competed Friday at the District track meet in Jayton.

Spur Golf Association sets tournament dates

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Wow! What a beautiful and amazing evening it was for the first Tuesday Scramble of the 2023 season. The weather could not have been more perfect. Thirty-one people came out to participate, with seven teams being formed and three places being paid out.

Spur track teams runners-up at District meet

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The Spur varsity Bulldogs track team and the varsity Spurettes track team both finished as District runners-up at the District track meet Friday in Jayton.

No-bake Cookie Chocolate Oatmeal

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This recipe will feel

New books, new readers at the Spur library

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It has been a very busy few weeks here at the library. For one thing I have been preparing to go to Austin for the Texas Library Association’s Annual Conference. I am hoping to gain knowledge that will help the library to better serve the community. The conference offers workshops and programming just for that purpose.

What’s in a name?

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Because it is my name!

2023 Community Calendar

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Community Services and Organizations

More than 18,000 cattle killed in Dimmitt explosion

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What is being called the deadliest barn fire for cattle on record left more than 18,000 cattle dead and one worker critically injured at a dairy farm in the Texas Panhandle, The Dallas Morning News reported. The fire swept through the holding pens of Southfork Dairy Farm in Dimmitt last week as the cattle were waiting to be milked.

Planting in straw bales

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When gardening soil or area are in short supply, bypass soil by planting in straw bales. Straw is previously living stems of cereal crops, which can be purchased into compressed bales. Plants can be grown in directly into the bale or several can be grouped into a square frame with potting soil in the center.