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AC Hosts 23rd Annual Day of the Dead Art Show and Reception

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Thursday, October 23, 2025
Amarillo College will celebrate art, culture, and remembrance during its 23rd Annual Day of the Dead Art Show, opening with a public reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30 in the Common Lobby of the Amarillo College Washington Street Campus.The exhibition honors the traditional Mexican...

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Country View Living ranked one of America’s Best Nursing Homes

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Thursday, October 23, 2025
For the past four years, Newsweek and Statista have partnered to rank America’s best nursing homes by state.The nursing homes are assessed and ranked based on four pillars: performance data, recommendations from medical professionals, accreditations, and resident satisfaction.For the 2026 ranking,...

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Castro County Area Students Eligible for AgTexas AgYouth Scholarships

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Thursday, October 23, 2025
4-H and FFA graduating high school seniors in the Castro County area are eligible to apply for the AgYouth of the Month Scholarship Program that AgTexas Fami Credit created ten years ago.So far, the program lias awarded more than $200,000 in scholarships to students in the 43 counties that AgTexas...

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It Started WIth a KIte

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Wednesday, October 15, 2025
In the early 80's, perhaps around 82 or 83, my Grandma Sammons went on an actual road trip/vacation with two of her more worldly sisters.I believe it was the only real vacation she ever took in her entire life.She did it right, though.
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LAUGHS OF THE WEEK

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Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Compiled off the Internet by Jeff Blackmon, Publisher of the Hereford BRAND The 50 Funniest Jokes About All 50 States from Readers’ Digest IllinoisThis is how Chicago got started.

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Castro County Community Calendar

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Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Oct. 25DISD Fall Carnival. Food, games and haunted house. 6 to 8 p.m. at the DHS Activity Center. For booth information, contact Kendra Cantrell at kendra. cantrell@dimmittisd.net.Nov. 2Immaculate Conception Catholic Church will host its Annual Thanksgiving Dinner, Sunday, November 2, 2025.
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Pet Talk

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Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Half a million pets are affected by home fires each year, with more than 40,000 of those animals losing their lives, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association.Dr. Kyle Johnson, a clinical assistant professor and Veterinary Emergency Team member at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary...
Mary Ruth Baird is shown with her collection of stuffed armadillos, who are masked and ready for Halloween at Rhoads Memorial Library. The October display of the month also features Stuart Skeleton reading spine-tingling tales to them and visiting ghosts.

Mary Ruth Baird is shown with her collection of stuffed armadillos, who are masked and ready for Halloween at Rhoads Memorial Library. The October display of the month also features Stuart Skeleton reading spine-tingling tales to them and visiting ghosts.

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LIBRARY LINES ... BY GAYE REILY

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Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Early voting begins Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, in the Texas Constitutional Amendment Election. Here at Rhoads Memorial Library, we have nonpartisan guides from the League of Women Voters of Texas that offer pros and cons about each of the 17 proposed amendments.

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Evapotranspiration: A quick run through of the water cycle

Kristie Keys
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Castro/Hale/Lamb CountyWater management is always at the heart of successful crop production in the Texas High Plains.With limited rainfall, declining groundwater levels, and high summer temperatures, every drop of water counts.
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