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Jeff Blackmon

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LAUGHS OF THE WEEK

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Tuesday, December 23, 2025
Compiled off the Internet by Jeff Blackmon, Publisher of the Hereford BRANDFunny Dad PunsIf I ever find the doctor who screwed up my limb replacement surgery…I’ll kill him with my bear hands.Did you know that the first french fries weren’t cooked in France? They were cooked in Greece.
Pet Talk

Pet Talk

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Pet Talk

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Tuesday, December 23, 2025
Keeping livestock healthy can feel like a delicate balancing act, and winter weather makes that even harder. Cold fronts, sudden temperature swings, and damp conditions can weaken animals’ immune systems, making them more vulnerable to respiratory illnesses like pneumonia.Dr.

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LIBRARY LINES

Library Lines ... By Gaye Reily
Tuesday, December 23, 2025
Christmas 2025 is here and we are closed at Rhoads Memorial Library until Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025, when we re-open at noon. Please note, though, that while we will be open until 6 p.m. that day and all day Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025, we will be closed Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, New Year’s Day.

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The good, bad of our water situation

Kristie Keys
Tuesday, December 23, 2025
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Castro/Hale/Lamb County I recently attended the Plant Protection Conference in College Station, where the theme “Water: Essential but Limited for Texas Agriculture” could not have been more timely.
CONVERTING BRACKISH WATER--El Paso is home to one of the world's largest inland desalination plants. The plant filters out the salts and creates a new supply of water. Roughly half of Proposition 4 funds approved by voters are reserved for brackish water projects.

CONVERTING BRACKISH WATER--El Paso is home to one of the world's largest inland desalination plants. The plant filters out the salts and creates a new supply of water. Roughly half of Proposition 4 funds approved by voters are reserved for brackish water projects.

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$20 billion from Proposition 4 is far short of state water funding needs

Jim Steiert
Tuesday, December 23, 2025
There’s an elephant in the room that nobody talked much about concerning the overwhelming voter approval of Proposition 4 on the November 4 constitutional amendments ballot. Prop 4 is supposed to dedicate up to $1 billion a year for 20 years to the Texas Water Fund.Here’s the rub.
Lincoln Tech Representative Michael Baeza, Kade Simpson, Israel Rivera, Ana Rosales, Chloe Cosneros, Ivon Perez, Angelina Montalvo, Ga'Quorie Chatham, Rylan Snitker, and Dallas Starkey.

Lincoln Tech Representative Michael Baeza, Kade Simpson, Israel Rivera, Ana Rosales, Chloe Cosneros, Ivon Perez, Angelina Montalvo, Ga'Quorie Chatham, Rylan Snitker, and Dallas Starkey.

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COLLEGE AND CAREER

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Tuesday, December 23, 2025
CHRISTMAS VISITORS

CHRISTMAS VISITORS

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CHRISTMAS VISITORS

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Tuesday, December 23, 2025
Dimmitt High School HOSA members delivered Christmas gifts to Country View Living and Castro County Nursing and Rehab residents. HOSA worked with Richardson Elementary School STUCO and provided more than 100 Christmas cards.
Jeff Blackmon

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LAUGHS OF THE WEEK

Funny Dad Puns
Thursday, December 18, 2025
Compiled off the Internet by Jeff Blackmon, Publisher of the Hereford BRANDWhat does a baby computer call his father? Data.After an unsuccessful harvest, why did the farmer decide to try a career in music? Because he had a ton of sick beets.I only seem to get sick on weekdays.

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If you live in the country

Chuck Bednorz
Thursday, December 18, 2025
f you live in the country, you have mice. Particularly if you keep animals of any kind. It's not really the animals that draw the mice, but the feed. All farmers know this.
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