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VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, SPUR will be July 18–20 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Kids age 4 to those who just finished the 5th grade are invited to come. To preregister go to http://fbcspur.org/2018-vacation-bible-school/.
DICKENS AREA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY will meet at the Dickens County–Spur Public Library from 5:30 p.m to 7 p.m. Thursday, July 19, 2018.
KCBD CHANNEL 11 will broadcast live from Jayton on Thursday, July 19 as part of the station’s 2018 Community Coverage Tour. The event is free and the public is invited. Activities will take place on the Jayton School grounds from 5 to 8 p.m.
TEN COUNTY CAMP will be held July 20 in Roaring Springs. This day camp is for kids ages 9-18 from Briscoe, Hall, Motley, Cottle, Dickens, King, Kent, Stonewall, Foard and Knox Counties. The $20 cost covers workshop supplies, two meals, snacks and swimming. You do not have to be a member of 4-H to attend. For more information, contact Lorrie Coop or Jerry Coplen at (940) 459-2651.
THE HAYNES SCHOOL REUNION is Saturday, July 21, 2018, at the Senior Citizen Building in Spur. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. Everyone is invited to stop by and visit old friends.
A TWO-PERSON SCRAMBLE will be held July 21–22 at the Kent County Golf Course. Morning tee time is 9 a.m. and afternoon tee time is 2 p.m.; entry fee is $75 per person. A limited number of golf carts are available for rent for $15 per day. Food will be provided. For more information, contact Christy Long at (806) 789-4294 or Tonja Seaton at (325) 660-2135.
SPUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is offering pre-registration during the summer months to students entering grades Pre-K 4 through 5th grade who were not enrolled in the district at the end of the past school year 2017–18. Registrants should bring the child’s birth certificate, Social Security card, and shot record when coming to the Elementary office to register. For information, call (806) 271-4531 or come by the office at 800 N. Williams Street in Spur. Due to vacation schedules, please call ahead to make sure someone will be available.
