CSF applications end Monday

Last call for applicants seeking assistance from the 2025 edition of the Christmas Stocking Fund! The deadline to apply is 5 p.m. Monday, November 10.

You Really Don’t Want to Know

There is a famous quote by John Godfrey Saxe, a lawyer who was writing for The University of Michigan in 1869, To wit: “Laws, like sausages, cease to inspire respect in proportion as we know how they are made.

NOVEMBER

2025Sundays• Prairie Acres Activities: 10, Movie & Snacks; 11:30, Background music; 4, Tenth St. Church of Christ; 7:30, DominoesMondays• Food Pantry, Mon & Fri, 12 p.m. - 3 p.m. 900 N. Lee St.• Rotary Club, noon, Sugarland Mall Grill• Deaf Smith County Historical Museum regular hours 10 a.m.

LAUGHS OF THE WEEK

Funny state laws MinnesotaA person may not cross state lines with a duck atop his head.• All bathtubs must have feet.• All men driving motorcycles must wear shirts. • Every man in Brainerd, Minnesota is required by law to grow a beard.• Hamburgers may not be eaten on Sundays.

Hand carved decoys acknowledge waterfowling’s heritage, traditions

Waterfowl and sandhill crane hunting have a long and colorful heritage in this country, much of it associated with the trappings of the pursuit.A mind-boggling array of commercial decoys are available today.

HERD IN ACTION

The Hereford Whitefaces (27, 1-3) hosted West Plains in their final game of the season last night. Friday, Oct. 31, Hereford played Canyon at Happy State Bank Stadium.

Sports

Jazz, Chamber and Western Movie Music on Tap for Fall Concerts at WT

Several student and faculty ensembles will offer fall concerts in coming days at West Texas A&M University.The ensembles all are part of the School of Music in WT’s Sybil B. Harrington College of Fine Arts and Humanities. Performances are free. Call 806651-2840.

Hospital Board hopes patient days perk up, cash on hand improves

The Deaf Smith County Hospital District board heard reports on the final month of Fiscal Year 2024-2025, approved dialysis policies and procedures, got a medical staff report, pondered the possibility of a docuseries featuring hospital facilities, and adjusted dates for the November and December...