Castro County News

Goldilocks and the bears

Goldilocks and the bears

Goldilocks and the bears

News Staff
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
What’s the real meaning of the fairy tale about Goldilocks? To be frank (although Frank is not my name), “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” is more confusing than a stop sign on a roller coaster track. First, you gotta accept that a bear family owns a fancy two-story deep in the woods.

New laws affect Ag producers

News Staff
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Several new laws that were passed during the 88th Texas Legislature went into effect Sept. 1 of importance to farmers, ranchers and rural Texans, according to Texas Farm Bureau (TFB).
The importance of teaching values

The importance of teaching values

The importance of teaching values

News Staff
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
In the last 70 years, educators have gone from expressing a keen interest in teaching values to little interest, if any. I am not sure what makes this discussion so difficult, but I do know that students, even in graduate school, are still learning values; they learn them from experience and study.
Pet

Pet

Pet Talk

News Staff
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
The first stop after getting a new cat is usually the pet store for food, toys, and furniture, with a litter box being a top priority.

Library Lines ...

Gaye Reily
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Young Scientists’ takeand- make kits, immensely popular with Castro County youngsters, returned to us this week here at Rhoads Memorial Library, courtesy of Felice Acker, local agent with Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service. September 2023’s kits’ featured theme is “Up in the Sky!

Texas law enhances penalty for fentanyl

News Staff
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
A new Texas law is enhancing penalties for fentanyl distribution. Under House Bill 6, if a death occurs from a fentanyl overdose, the distributor of the deadly drug can now be charged with murder.

Red Cross concerned over blood supply shortage

News Staff
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
The national blood supply has reached critically low levels according to the American Red Cross. Donors of all blood types are urgently needed, and there is an emergency need for platelet donors and type O blood donors.

A Hireling

Ken Barnes
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
They said to him, “Be silent, put your hand over your mouth and come with us, and be to us a father and a priest. Is it better for you to be a priest to the house of one man, or to be priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?

Manasseh Knew

Pam Ford Davis
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
And then Manasseh knew… “So, Manasseh encouraged Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to do more evil than the nations whom the Lord destroyed before the sons of Israel. So the Lord spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they paid no attention.
Nazareth FFA Livestock Team got off to a good start this season competing at Clarendon College. The Naz senior division team: Emily Durbin, 5th place; Jack Welps, 9th; Tanner Wethington, 10th; and Jet Ramaekers. The junior division placed fourth with Gabby Heck, 4th and Izzy Heck, 6th.

Nazareth FFA Livestock Team got off to a good start this season competing at Clarendon College. The Naz senior division team: Emily Durbin, 5th place; Jack Welps, 9th; Tanner Wethington, 10th; and Jet Ramaekers. The junior division placed fourth with Gabby Heck, 4th and Izzy Heck, 6th.

Castro County 4-H Kids, Cloverbuds sign-up underway

News Staff
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Castro County 4-H is signing up youth for the new 4-H Kids and Cloverbuds program. The kick-off meeting will be held on Sept. 12 at 5 p.m. Parents are invited to come by the extension office and see what will be offered in the new program.
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