DATING GAME At Saturday night’s “Give a Little Love” Valentine’s banquet and dance, Neal Hindman and his wife, Nancy (seated) were among the couples participating in a “Dating Game” quiz led by volunteer Darla Thomason. The event, sponsored by the Spur Area Chamber of Commerce and chaired by Martha Pickens and Connie Rainbolt, featured a catered dinner by Becky Jones, photography by Jeff Sturgis, and music by DJ Mark Mixx.
Anne Burnett Windfohr Marion, president of Burnett Ranches, LLC, which includes the Four Sixes Ranch in King County, Texas, died Tuesday, Feb. 11, in California, according to Cody Hartley, director of the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico, which Marion founded with her husband. She was 81.
TSTC’s Wind Energy Technology program and BayWa r.e. Wind will host a Program Highlight Day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 24, at Aspermont High School in Stonewall County. Students from Jayton, Roby and Rotan high schools are also scheduled to attend.
LUBBOCK COUNTY—Just days after being blanketed in snow, West Texas lake Alan Henry Reservoir, which is bounded by Garza and Kent Counties, produced the first Legacy Class largemouth bass entry of the 2020 Toyota ShareLunker season Feb. 9. Angler Blake Cockrell of Lubbock caught the 14.36 pound, 26.25 inch largemouth bass on a crankbait in 5 to 10 feet of water while targeting spotted bass on the lake.
BIG BUCK YOUTH WINNER Cody Simmons of Bedford, Texas, was the youngest hunter to bring in an animal to be scored in Star Feed & Seed’s 2019–20 Big Buck Contest. Star Feed has a donor who is dedicated to youth in hunting and donates a jacket each year to the youngest hunter to bring in an animal to be scored. Simmons won the Youngest Hunter monogrammed jacket this year. Two days shy of his 13th birthday in early December 2019, Simmons was 12 years old when he killed a 10-point buck that scored 133.625, in Kent County.
“I decided to run because at the very least I could get on the debate stage” to promote a platform based on blue-collar values, immigration control, and infrastructure improvements, said Matt McArthur of Spur at a meet-and-greet event hosted by his campaign staff February 17 at the Spur Senior Center.
Each weekend, I typically add something to our menu at home that is a reserved for a “treat day.” An extra-good breakfast consisting of an omelet, pancakes, or waffles is common. And if you read this column often, you know I like to make biscuits.