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Rhoads Memorial Library is the site of five pop-up banners recalling historic moments in Texas history. The display is provided by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission in time for the 250th anniversary of the United States.

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Thursday, July 2, 2026

July 4, 2026, is upon us and we pause to celebrate the 250th anniversary of our nation’s founding.

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Thursday, June 25, 2026

The 250th anniversary of the United States will be observed in 2026, and Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) is doing their part by noting key moments in the Lone Star State's history.

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Jeff Blackmon

Thursday, June 25, 2026

Actual bumper stickers* I don’t suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it.* Hard work has a future payoff. Laziness pays off NOW.* Tell me to ‘stuff it’ – I’m a taxidermist.* IRS: We’ve got what it takes to take what you’ve got.

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Thursday, June 18, 2026

'Dirt: The Scoop on Soil' was the book read at this year's debut of Terrific Tuesday. The event, a perennial favorite of area children, is led by Felice Acker, local agent with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.The book, written by Natalie M.

Jeff Blackmon

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Thursday, June 18, 2026

Actual bumper stickers * Horn broken. Watch for finger.* Your kid may be an honors student, but you’re still an idiot.* All generalizations are false. * Cover me. I’m changing lanes.* I brake for no apparent reason.* Learn from your parents’ mistakes – use birth control.

The theme of 'Unearth a Story' is featured as the Display for the months of June and July, 2026, at Rhoads Memorial Library. Sulema Oltivero, left, and Rosa Medina, library personnel, created the display to remind youngsters of the summer reading program that uses that theme.

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Thursday, June 11, 2026

Display of the month for June and July, 2026, is an inhouse creation by library personnel, Sulema Oltivero and Rosa Medina, here at Rhoads Memorial Library. The theme of 'Unearth a Story' features dinosaurs digging up items that are story-worthy, or in our case, books for our summer reading program.

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Thursday, June 11, 2026

Date ExcusesHere are some more date excuses, continued from last week.106. I have to make an air sandwich107. I have to hide the bodies.108. I don’t have time to go on a date...with YOU!109. I have to wash my hair.110. I have to clean my toilet111.

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Thursday, May 28, 2026

Compiled off the Internet by Jeff Blackmon, Publisher of the Hereford BRANDDate ExcusesHopefully you’ve never had these used on you, but this is a list of excuses to use if someone asks you out and you don’t know how to say no.

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'The Pepperman Mystery Series'

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Thursday, May 21, 2026

'The Pepperman Mystery Series' is ready to be checked out here at Rhoads Memorial Library. (Thank you, Kelly, for your donation!)Area author Bill Briscoe, who wrote the five books, spoke at the recent Dimmitt Book Club meeting.

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Thursday, May 21, 2026

During a children’s sermon, the pastor asked the kids to guess what the mystery object was. "It has a bushy tail,” he began. “It chatters in the trees. It gathers nuts for the winter... what is it?”The kids looked around silently.

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