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On January 20, Texas House District 83 representative Dustin Borrows (R-Lubbock) made his first get-acquainted visit to the county seat of Dickens, which will move into his district next January 1.

The library will be having craft night on Monday, Feb. 7, from 5:30 until 7:00 p.m. We have had quite a few requests for book folding by people who have not been able to make it to our previous book folding classes. Since February is the month for Valentine’s Day we will fold the books into a heart shape. Everyone is invited to join us. The library will furnish the books, the patterns and the pencils. You will just need to bring a ruler with centimeters and a bone folder. We have something that will work for a bone folder if you don’t have one.

Football playoff games stir up a big appetite, and lots of excitement this time of year. The Super Bowl has practically become a national holiday. In recent years there is evidence that lots of football fans even take off work the Monday after the big game. And many employers see an increase in “sick” day call-ins that particular day.

In our coverage of the Kent County Livestock Show January 20, 2022, we ran a wrong photo for Dayton Bleiker, Reserve Grand Champion, Market Hog. Here you go, Dayton!