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STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS

STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS

STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS

Voters approve all 17 proposed amendmentsTexas voters approved all 17 constitutional amendments on the ballot last week, the Houston Chronicle reported.
Deaf Smith County 4-H members (from left) Sam Detten, Josef Grotegut and Johan Grotegut chipped in last week to help deliver staples to the Hereford Food Pantry. (Courtesy photo)

Deaf Smith County 4-H members (from left) Sam Detten, Josef Grotegut and Johan Grotegut chipped in last week to help deliver staples to the Hereford Food Pantry. (Courtesy photo)

HELPING OUT

HELPING OUT
La Madre Mia study club was at Creative Chaos, a business on Main Street, on November 13 with co-hostesses Glenda Marcum and Mysedia Smith. Business owner Adriana Stowers was the guest speaker for the club’s meeting. Pictured left to right are Glenda Marcum, Adriana Stowers and Mysedia Smith. Courtesy Photo/Kristen Hicks

La Madre Mia study club was at Creative Chaos, a business on Main Street, on November 13 with co-hostesses Glenda Marcum and Mysedia Smith. Business owner Adriana Stowers was the guest speaker for the club’s meeting. Pictured left to right are Glenda Marcum, Adriana Stowers and Mysedia Smith. Courtesy Photo/Kristen Hicks

La Madre Mia holds Nov. 13 meeting

La Madre Mia held its November 13 meeting at the local business Creative Chaos in downtown Hereford. Hostesses for the meeting were Glenda Marcum and Mysedia Smith.
NO MAS--Deaf Smith County Justice of the Peace Karen Boren says she won't run for re-election at the end of her current term.

NO MAS--Deaf Smith County Justice of the Peace Karen Boren says she won't run for re-election at the end of her current term.

JP Karen Boren won’t run again

Karen Boren, Deaf Smith County Justice of the Peace since 2007, has announced that she will not be running for re-election when her current term expires December 31 of 2026.Mrs. Boren began serving the citizens of Deaf Smith County as a jailer in 1985.
STYLING DESSERTS--Brenda Blacksher of Samaritan Hospice styles desserts for the 15th Annual Samaritan Hospice Dessert Auction upcoming on November 25 at the Kings Manor Lamar Room at 400 Ranger Drive. Local bakers can make arrangements to share a dessert by calling 806-3636085. (Photos by Jim Steiert)

STYLING DESSERTS--Brenda Blacksher of Samaritan Hospice styles desserts for the 15th Annual Samaritan Hospice Dessert Auction upcoming on November 25 at the Kings Manor Lamar Room at 400 Ranger Drive. Local bakers can make arrangements to share a dessert by calling 806-3636085. (Photos by Jim Steiert)

Samaritan Hospice Dessert Auction is November 25

Sweet treats just in time for Thanksgiving and the upcoming festive holiday season will be the featured attraction at the 15th annual Samaritan Hospice Dessert Auction and Brisket Dinner Tuesday, November 25.
TO SPEAK ON POW CAMP-Joe D. Rogers, renowned former History and shop teacher at Hereford High School, president of the Texas Archaeological Society and Panhandle Archaeological Society, and Region I Texas Archaeological Society director, will speak on Hereford’s POW Camp in World War II: The Town, the Camp, the People at 10:30 a.m. in the Saint Mary’s Parish Hall Saturday, November 22.

TO SPEAK ON POW CAMP-Joe D. Rogers, renowned former History and shop teacher at Hereford High School, president of the Texas Archaeological Society and Panhandle Archaeological Society, and Region I Texas Archaeological Society director, will speak on Hereford’s POW Camp in World War II: The Town, the Camp, the People at 10:30 a.m. in the Saint Mary’s Parish Hall Saturday, November 22.

Saint Mary’s Parish in Umbarger to celebrate POW art legacy

“A Legacy of Art and Community” will be celebrated by Saint Mary’s Parish at Umbarger on Saturday, November 22, commemorating 80 years of Italian Prisoner of War art murals at Saint Mary’s Catholic Church.The event will include a presentation by Hereford’s own home-grown POW camp expert Joe D.

The BB gun truce of 1985

There are certain summers that live forever in memory.For some, it was the year they fell in love. For me, it was the year I nearly lost an eye to a Daisy lever-action.
LAUGHS OF THE WEEK

LAUGHS OF THE WEEK

LAUGHS OF THE WEEK

Compiled off the Internet by Jeff Blackmon, Publisher of the Hereford BRANDFunny state laws New Jersey• Automobiles are not to pass horse drawn carriages on the street. • Bernard’s Township: It is illegal to frown as the town is a “Frown-Free Town Zone”.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Dear Editor,On Tuesday, November 4, 2025, I witnessed something that left me deeply disappointed in the community of Deaf Smith County. What I saw made me believe that many here have become selfish, ignorant, and driven by money – caring little for the struggles of others.