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TEXAS SPUR COUNTRY ROUNDUP

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WHAT'S HAPPENING

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Submit your community announcements (maximum 75 words) to news@ thetexasspur.com for events within the coming month, to run up to 4 issues.

Texas Heritage Trails help armchair tourists look and learn from home

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The Texas Heritage Trails program of the Texas Historical Commission (THC), which has been guiding the way across the state with its distinctive blueand-white signs since 1968, has a message for travelers longing to hit the road: Nothing has changed. We are here to help navigate these trying times for communities and travelers alike.

Drive-By Nutrition

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DRIVE-BY NUTRITION Area schools have been providing midday meals for students during school closures mandated by the Covid-19 crisis. Spur cafeteria staff, shown here, estimated that they have been supplying 20 to 25 meals a day.

CARES Act: Who can get financial help?

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WASHINGTON—Upon President Trump signing the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act into law on Friday, Small Business Administration (SBA) administrator Jovita Carranza assured ailing businesses that financial help was on the way during the coronavirus pandemic.

Gov. Abbott postpones state’s primary runoff

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AUSTIN—Governor Greg Abbott issued a proclamation last week postponing the primary runoff election until July 14, 2020—the same day as the special election for Texas State Senate District 14. The runoff election was originally scheduled for May 26, but has been postponed in conjunction with the state’s ongoing efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.

Tiny homesteading in the time of social distancing

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Spring has Sprung! I’m assuming there are a few of us with extra time on our hands…?

Texas’ ‘Immortal Thirty-Two’ gave their lives—and gave their names to West Texas counties

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Texas Independence Day is celebrated March 2 of each year. This month’s column will digress from our history of Spur and focus instead on perhaps the most heroic act of the Texas Revolution and how it is related to our area (which has largely gone unnoticed).

North Zone spring season for Rio Grande Turkey begins April 4

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AUSTIN—A great 2019 nesting season for wild turkeys means more young toms (or jakes) will be seen by hunters this spring. Jakes are typically more forgiving than older toms and create a prime opportunity for new turkey hunters to bag their first bird.

BEARING UP during Covid-19 crisis

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BEAR WITH US Teddy bears are appearing everywhere along streets made empty by coronavirus. The stuffed animals are appearing in windows around the world in global “Teddy Bear Hunts” for children— uniting neighborhoods and giving children a social-distancing-safe scavenger hunt activity during Covid-19 lockdowns. Spur and Jayton were among the Texas Spur Country communities that got in on the “bear hunt” fun. The hunts are inspired by Michael Rosen’s 1989 children’s book, “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt,” which opens with the lines, “We’re going on a bear hunt / We’re going to catch a big one / What a beautiful day! / We’re not scared.” Play dates might be on hold, but seeking out the stuffed animals is the new bearable activity.