Considerations for quitting students

Fewer expressions bring greater disappointment, trepidation and remorse than “I quit.” Vince Lombardi helped create the anxiety of “I quit.” You know the quips: “Winners never quit, and quitters never win.” Or, how about this one “It’s not whether you get knocked down, it is whether you get up.”

Cleanliness Campaign

I’m often shocked to see dirty public bathrooms with phone numbers scribbled on the walls. Did you know that half those phones are disconnected? People have gone to the bathroom for thousands of years. Facilities will be needed as long as folks drink water or take a long car trip.

Pet Talk

Even after all years of evolution, one thing remains true: animals love better than humans do. We think ourselves at the top of the food chain. However, the animal kingdom still surpasses us in many ways. These wonderful creatures which many of us do not appreciate enough can teach us so much.

Library Lines ...

Basketball and more basketball. Books on that topic were found in abundance here at Rhoads Memorial Library as we were “weeding” items from our shelves. Weeding, in the library world, is a process of removing books, audiobooks, movies, etc. that have not been checked out in years.

Just in Time

“Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.” (Ephesians 5:16) A Moment in A Manger - We don’t know when Jesus was born but it was an auspicious moment in time. Was it a coincidence that Caesar called for a census at the exact time Mary was due to give birth?

Watching you

Lying in bed, when all is still, we’ve often heard an airplane flying overhead. We can tell it’s a regularly scheduled flight because it’s always around the same time. It gets our attention, and we wonder what they carry.

Piloting program to improve skills beyond classroom

When West Texas A&M University students begin classes Jan. 17 for the spring semester, many will take part in a pilot program designed to better help them reach their full potential.

Swifts dominate Longhorns, 98-6

The Nazareth Swifts left no doubt about their win against the Lazbuddie Longhorns on Tuesday night, defeating them, 98-6. Nazareth secured a big lead in the first quarter, 29-3, and added another 25 points in the second quarter to close the first half out 54-3.

DHS powerlifters score top medals

The Dimmitt Powerlifting teams charged into the season, competing at the Plainview Invitational Meet this past Saturday, and brought home some medals.

AgriLife to hold Slow Cooker Workshop

Are you in a rut for meals? Need something you can have ready when you get home? Slow cooker meals are great for any family. Join Felice Acker with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Castro County Office to learn about meal prepping for slow cooking.