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Fireworks and festivities for the Fourth

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Here’s a roundup of where area communities stand with Fourth of July celebrations, as of press time June 30. Communities that have decided to proceed with holding events are encouraging social distancing, facial coverings and careful hygiene to stay safe during Covid-19.

Keep cattle hydrated and healthy with good water—and lots of it

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It’s hot and getting hotter. Each summer in Texas, farmers and ranchers are on the gambling side of the weather, hoping for an appropriate level of rainfall to water cattle and crops.

UIL approves live telecasts of Friday night football games for 2020 season

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University Interscholastic League executive director Dr. Charles Breithaupt has announced that he is lifting the organization’s ban on live, Friday-night high school football broadcasts for the 2020 season after a two-day teleconference meeting with the UIL’s legislative council, its biannual meeting, June 17 and 18.

Texas Spur Country Roundup

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SCURRY

Brownies with a cream-cheese bang

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Brownies and bars make a fantastic portable treat for any Fourth of July event. These will be every bit as spectacular as any fireworks display. And when we can add a cream cheese element to anything, it’s sure to cause a big bang.

Red hot pokers create garden fireworks

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July 4 is this weekend. Fireworks in the sky are the usual celebrations on Independence Day— maybe even in this odd year while we social distance from our neighbors.

New books and DVDs at the Spur library

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The Dickens County Spur Public Library has been honored with the gift of a mural by local artist Vicki Diggs. The mural covers a wall in the children’s section of the library. It is also the first thing you see when you walk in the front door of the library. I posted a photo on the library’s Facebook page after Diggs finished last week. It was well received and liked by the people who saw it. According to those who saw the photo then saw the mural in person, the photo does not do it justice—there is so much more to see when you see it in person. Drop into the library soon to see it. I promise you will be amazed.

Big Dog BBQ ’20 raises funds for local VFDs

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“There are two weeks left in the competition year,” said head judge Christy Rosson of Shallowater to the 24 volunteer taste judges spaced apart at tables throughout the barn, forks and pencils at the ready. “And three cooks in the top ten in the USA are here in Spur to boost their standings.”

COVID-19 BULLETIN

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Statewide total tests in Texas 1,767,701

Texas runoffs slated for July 14; early voting starts June 29

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Early voting begins Monday for Texas’s 2020 July 14 runoff elections to finalize which Democratic and Republican primary candidates will be on the ballot for the November general election.