Many people are hearing about coronavirus for the first time as the China strain, COVID-19, affecting humans causes concern all across the world. But coronaviruses are not new to livestock and poultry producers, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife veterinary epidemiologist.
ATTHE MOTLEY COUNTY CLINIC Community members welcomed the new nurse practitioner, Sarah Irick, to the Motley County Clinic last weekwhile also expressing their appreciation to retiring nurse practitioner Gail Ream for her many years of service. Making the transition were (from left) Samantha Jameson, office manager; !rick; Daphne Meredith, clinic nurse; and Ream. Irick is currently in the clinic to see patients every Monday and Tuesday. Call (806) 347-2641 to make an appointment.
If you missed the duck eggs, the artisan bread, local honey, homemade preserves, decor, clothing and jewelry, mark your calendar. The next Spur Farmers’ and Crafts’ Market will be Saturday, March 21, 2020 at 9 a.m. in downtown Spur at Rickels Park.
Cooking with cabbage seems synonymous with Saint Patrick’s Day. I’ve always included cabbage with the potatoes, carrots and onion I cook with a boiled corn beef brisket. And I love the flavor cabbage adds to mashed potatoes in the popular Irish dish called colcannon.
Gardeners know that water is precious in West Texas, and so we strive to be good stewards of this resource. Gardens give us pleasure, recreation and sustenance, so applications of water are put to good use.
In February The Texas Spur’s book critic Michelle Newby Lancaster reviewed “Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee” by Casey Cep. As they have so generously done in the past, The Texas Spur donated a copy of the reviewed book to the library for our citizens to have access to. This true crime biography is now available for our patrons to check out. Thank you, Kay and Barbara, for your continued support.
At a special assembly at Spur ISD Monday morning, March 2, K9 Dodger was introduced by officers of the Spur Police Department and took his “oath of office,” paw solemnly on Bible.
