SOUNDS OF THE SEASON Spur ISD band leader Amy Tagle (bottom right) directed the annual production of the school’s Christmas pageant and band concert Thursday evening, Dec. 17, with all grades performing holiday selections.
Hot chocolate is the ultimate treat this time of year. I grew up with the dry powdered kind you mix together in a big Tupperware tub, stirring large scoops of it into a mug of hot water. Or, my mom bought the occasional small packets of dry powder. It was always good but I’ve enjoyed experimenting with different types of cocoa and with various flavors over the years.
Christmas wreaths made of ivy, hollies, evergreens, cranberries and herbs decorate doors, windows, gates, porch columns—they are a ubiquitous symbol of the Christmas season.
Merry Christmas, friends and family. After all of the excitement off the holidays settles and the children are getting bored with their new toys and gadgets, bring them to the library.
CHRISTMAS IN KENT While Santa didn’t make it to the scaledback and spread-out Kent County Winterfest and attendance didn’t break records, an estimated 100 shoppers and 21 vendors attended the holiday dinner and bazaar Wednesday night at the Kent County EMS Building. “The crowd was subdued but festive,” said county judge Jim C. White. The cornbread and chili was good, Jayton resident Daryl Ham commented. Visitors to the courthouse can appreciate the Christmas tree on display in the main hallway.
The Kent County Library has been awarded a $2,000 grant from the Big Country Electric Cooperative’s Operation Round-Up community enhancement grant fund.
In a move that caught Kent County Nursing Home staffers as a welcome surprise, county commissioners on Nov. 25 proposed and approved a $6-an-hour across-the-board pay increase. The raise was authorized as hazard pay for a period of six months beginning Dec. 1, 2020, and is funded by the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CARES Act).
