Quinn Minute - Valentine’s Day

We don’t give prehistoric people enough credit. These remarkable folks learned to walk upright, discovered fire, and invented the wheel. Sadly, they made that wheel out of wood, accidentally set it on fire…then had to start over again. Tribes painstakingly carved mud huts out of the earth.

Texas Insurance Tips

A space heater is a great way to warm yourself up in the winter months if you go about it safely. “We see several fatal fires around this time of year that involve a space heater,” said Debra Knight, the state fire marshal.

Olton Crops Conference set for Feb. 28

The Olton Crops Conference is scheduled to be held on Feb. 28 at the Olton AG Pavilion. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. and lunch will be served at noon. The program will kick off with opening remarks by Skyland Grain.

Castro County Community Calendar

Feb.10 Eskimo Open Golf Tourney. Dimmitt Recreation. 2-person teams. $200 per team includes cart, meal and mulligans. 1 p.m. tee off. Call Dimmitt Recreation to sign up. Feb. 20 Cooking Well With Diabetes Class. Rhoads Memorial Library.

Pet Talk

Choosing the right food for cats can be a source of overwhelming stress for owners, as there are a multitude of options, yet a cat’s food directly impacts their health, well-being, and quality of life.

Library Lines ...

Tuesday, Feb. 20, is the date set for a “Cooking Well With Diabetes” class here at Rhoads Memorial Library. It will be held from noon until 1 p.m. in our meeting room and will be led by Courtney Lowe, Health Extension Agent with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.

Snuggle

I’m a snuggler. No, not smuggler; I like to snuggle up close! My children and grandchildren were favorite snuggle partners. Snuggling came easily when reading to them or at nap time and sleepovers. They had no idea that they were helping me to make memories.

Destined to choose love

I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore, choose life, that both you and your descendants may live.Deuteronomy 30:19 “I have a question about being chosen that I really want to understand more clearly if you...

Texas stands firm on border security

The Biden Administration has threatened, but not followed through to sue Texas as the state continues to take an aggressive stance to police its border.

Sheriff presents racial profiling report

Castro County Sheriff Sal Rivera presented an annual racial profiling report at Commissioners Court, covering police contact data throughout 2023 and policies to comply with state law.