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Naz robotics competes in first season competition

Naz robotics competes in first season competition

Naz robotics competes in first season competition

Anna Chea
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
On Nov. 8, Nazareth Robotic teams 16617 Swift-A-Maize and 18570 Alpha Swifts competed in their first competition of the season with FIRST Tech Challenge in Amarillo.Team 16617 consists of se- niors Spencer Acker, Anna Chea and Michael Fulkerson and junior Olivia Raef.
(From left) Kendra Cantrell-CIS Coordinator, Jessica Braddock and Jacob Schacher - Youth Group Volunteers.

(From left) Kendra Cantrell-CIS Coordinator, Jessica Braddock and Jacob Schacher - Youth Group Volunteers.

Holy Family Catholic Church collects for community coat drive

News Staff
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Kendra Cantrell, Communities in Schools (CIS) Site Coordinator, recently presented to the Junior High Youth Group of Holy Family Catholic Church of Nazareth.The group was presented with a program discussing poverty and ways to help.
Pet Talk

Pet Talk

Pet Talk

News Staff
Thursday, November 13, 2025
Pet toy options are endless, and many owners make a choice based on texture, color, or even sound, but not every toy is a compatible match for each pet.Dr.
A Thanksgiving-themed exhibit serves as the November display at Rhoads Memorial Library, courtesy of Gloria Hernandez of Castro County Cares. She is flanked by library personnel who staged the display: Sulema Oltivero, left, and Rosa Medina, right, who is the library's newest staff member.

A Thanksgiving-themed exhibit serves as the November display at Rhoads Memorial Library, courtesy of Gloria Hernandez of Castro County Cares. She is flanked by library personnel who staged the display: Sulema Oltivero, left, and Rosa Medina, right, who is the library's newest staff member.

LIBRARY LINES ... BY GAYE REILY

News Staff
Thursday, November 13, 2025
Thanksgiving is fast approaching, as evidenced by the decor here at Rhoads Memorial Library. Several children's books about the holiday are showcased and ready for checkout; even our display celebrates the annual event.
A COMMUNITY LANDMARK--The Italian Prisoners of War camp that was built south of Hereford in Castro County, and its presence had considerable impact in Castro and Deaf Smith Counties. Italian prisoners built this small chapel, a structure that still stands, outside the main camp, and it has endured despite weather damage and vandalism. Restored art from the front of the altar in the structure is housed in the Castro County Museum in Dimmitt for safekeeping.

A COMMUNITY LANDMARK--The Italian Prisoners of War camp that was built south of Hereford in Castro County, and its presence had considerable impact in Castro and Deaf Smith Counties. Italian prisoners built this small chapel, a structure that still stands, outside the main camp, and it has endured despite weather damage and vandalism. Restored art from the front of the altar in the structure is housed in the Castro County Museum in Dimmitt for safekeeping.

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

Jim Steiert
Thursday, November 13, 2025
"A Legacy of Art and Commu - nity" will be celebrated by Saint Mary's Parish at Umbarger on Saturday, November 22, com - memorating 80 years of Italian Prisoner of War art murals at Saint Mary's Catholic Church.
LAUGHS OF THE WEEK

LAUGHS OF THE WEEK

LAUGHS OF THE WEEK

News Staff
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Compiled off the Internet by Jeff Blackmon, Publisher of the Hereford BRAND Funny state laws MassachusettsAt a wake, mourners may eat no more than three sandwiches.• Boston: It is illegal to play the .ddle. • Holyoke, Massachusetts, makes it unlawful to water your lawn when it is raining.

Lance!!

Chuck Bednorz
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
On the farm where I grew up, we had a semi-permanent mud puddle that almost qualified as a pond. During the days of high summer it would kind of dry up into a darker patch of heavily rutted dirt, but you could still reach mud with a shovel and a little effort.
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