Leading Learning Laboratory

This was originally written nine years ago and was tuned up as a new school year begins. I am reminded of how important these fundamentals are and the value of new students reflecting on them as the school year gets underway.Organizations train leaders, for better or worse.

Quinn Minute - Swimming Lesson

I am a certified Baby Boomer, so when I grew up in the 1960s there were nearly three zillion kids in my neighborhood.Nearby was a public pool that offered free swimming lessons each summer. Most of us kids begged to attend those lessons, and most of us did.

Castro County Community Calendar

Sept. 28 Dimmitt VFD Golf Tournament. 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.

Pet Talk

A slight wobble in your canine companion’s footsteps may be easily attributed to an exhausting day. Yet, when an exhaustioninduced misstep becomes routine, there can be an explanation found in the neurological health of your pup.Dr.

Library Lines ...

Becca Wilhite is scheduled to be the guest speaker at Dimmitt Book Club’s meeting set for Sept. 11.The meeting will commence at 2 p.m. in the meeting room here at Rhoads Memorial Library.

Shout Hosanna

Once upon a time and long before I was born...there was a ‘shot heard round the world.’ The famous phrase is credited to Ralph Waldo Emerson and taken from his ‘Concord Hymn’ poem.The 1775 gunshot ushered in the impending Revolutionary War between America and England.

Education, wellness promote stroke, cardiovascular disease prevention

Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States, with high cholesterol being one of the primary risk factors. Despite this, many individuals are unaware of their cholesterol levels because high cholesterol typically presents no symptoms.

Confident of His Purposes

The Lord will work out his plans for my life—for your faithful love, O Lord, endures forever. Don’t abandon me, for you made me.Psalm 138:8 (NLT) God is omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent and eternal. That is, he is all-knowing, ever-present, all-powerful and without end.

Toyota recalling more than 45,000 Sequoia Hybrids

Toyota is conducting a safety recall involving certain model year 2023-2024 Sequoia Hybrid vehicles in the North, Central and South America as well as the Middle East.Approximately 45,300 vehicles are involved in this recall in total, with approximately 43,400 in the U.S.

Drunk driver crashes with ACU bus

A man was arrested following a crash involving an Abilene Christian University bus and SUV this past Saturday.According to the Lubbock Police Department, four people were injured in the crash following the ACU game against Texas Tech, including one student-athlete, two coaches and the bus driver.