Why I oppose the Muleshoe refuge expansion

First, this is not a responsible and appropriate use of taxpayer dollars given our current fiscal condition, or frankly, under any condition.

Quinn Minute - Superstitions

Throughout the ages, our forefathers – and foremothers too – have been told that certain things bring bad luck.My uncle got sick one time because he did not listen to the old poem that said, “Leave fresh food out of the refrigerator, and you’re sure to vomit sooner or later.

Castro County Community Calendar

Two-man scramble, entry fee $75 per person with sack lunch included in entry. Custom prices for winner of tourney, longest drive, closest to pin and much more. Send entries to DVFD or Dimmitt Recreation.Pink Ladies’ 12th Annual Highway to Hell*O Terlingua.Dimmitt Recreation and Country Club.

Pet Talk

As summer turns to fall, most of the U.S. officially enters peak mosquito season. And with peak mosquito season comes a rise in mosquito-borne illnesses, including West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE).

Library Lines ...

Banned Books Week will be observed next week, Sept. 2228, according to the American Library Association (ALA). Theme for the event is “Freed Between the Lines,” an observance of the freedom we find in the pages of books and the need to defend that freedom from censorship.

Mullins honored with bridal shower

Baylee Mullins of Lubbock, bride elect of Kinder Harlow, was honored with a bridal shower on Aug. 3 in the beautiful home of Stacy Boozer in Dimmitt.The serving table displayed photos of the couple and featured a floral arrangement with MacKenzie-Childs serving pieces adorned with gold accents.

Running on Grace

For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.2 Corinthians 12:10 In one of his letters to the church of Corinth, by the Holy Spirit, Paul talks about his thorn in the flesh.

Confession brings relief

You know that small speck of dust (or ‘who knows what’) that gets in your eye… Well…I’ve discovered that things can also get in between teeth and under my tender gums. I learned the hard way. While eating popcorn, a small piece of the corn’s paper-thin hull became lodged there.

Social Security Matters

by Russell Gloor, National Social Security Advisor at the AMAC Foundation Dear Rusty: In November I will be 60 and eligible for widow’s benefits. My late husband’s Social Security was approximately $2,300 when he passed around 7 years ago.