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Larson lays out case for Churchill’s leadership

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HISTORY

Rep. Springer backs local banks

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As Texas small business owners struggle to find ways they can continue contributing to the vitality of their communities, House District 68 Rep. Drew Springer encourages them to seek assistance from another neighborhood resource: the local bank.

Potato galette works for breakfast, lunch or dinner

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Potatoes are my family’s go-to dish to round out any meal, be it breakfast, lunch or dinner. Boiled, baked, smashed, with or without gravy, all have a place on our table.

Organic fertilizers: the scoop on poop, and more

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Organic production systems avoid the use of synthetically produced inorganic chemical fertilizers, instead utilizing crop rotation and organic sources of nutrients like aged manures, blood, bone meal, fish emulsion, and compost, and using legumes as nitrogen fixing agents. Organic strategies are well suited for vegetable production.

LIBRARY NOTES

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I just finished an ebook on my Libby app called “Shelter in Place” by Nora Roberts. I downloaded the book because of its intriguing title. “Shelter in Place” is about a mall shooting, which two of the main characters survive. It follows them and tells of how surviving when so many died affected their lives. It has some suspenseful twists and turns. Fans of Roberts will enjoy this suspenseful romantic novel.

NEAR BEER

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NEAR BEER Allsup’s Convenience Stores have found a clever way to help ensure social distancing between customers and clerks, as here in Spur—with rows of beverage cases in front of the cash register. The reminder won’t hurt sales, either. THE TEXAS SPUR

Dickens County pulls together to contain virus, help neighbors

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While Texas’s population centers struggle to contain the spread of COVID-19, one county of 2,200 has figured out a swift—and neighborly—response.

Spurite makes masks to help

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging all Americans to wear a mask when they leave their homes. However, masks have not been easy to find.

Five from Spur compete at BPA in Dallas

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Five students from Spur High School’s Business Professionals of America chapter attended and competed in the State Leadership Conference in Dallas, March 4–7, 2020.

Spur Police Department Report

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Monday, April 6, 2020