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The Texas Senate passed the bipartisan Senate Bill 29 banning Covid-19 mandates, authored by State Sen. Brian Birdwell of Granbury.

A senate bill banning sex change surgeries or prescribing puberty blockers to minors passed in the Texas Senate on Tuesday SB 14 would ban common ‘gender-affirming’ health care, including puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgeries, for minors under age 18.

The Dimmitt Bobcats came through with win over the Muleshoe Mules last Tuesday, 13-8. The game was tied at eight with Dimmitt batting in the bottom of the sixth when Oscar Rodriguez singled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring one run.

With some reports surfacing of hand, foot and mouth disease, it is critical for parents to be on the look out and also avoid the spread should their child contract it. Because it is highly contagious and can tear through playrooms, day care centers, preschool and elementary classrooms, it is important to know how to prevent the spread.

I’ve been reading old articles we’ve had around the house since the 1980s. I keep a file folder near my desk that holds newspaper and magazine clippings.

Regular Meetings/Continuing Events Check for cancellations before attending Alcoholics Anonymous/Narcotics Anonymous. Wednesdays at 6 p.m at Rhoads Memorial Library.

Whether or not dogs dream isn’t known with scientific certainty, but it sure is difficult to imagine that they don’t. We’ve all watched our dogs demonstrate behaviors in their sleep that resemble what they do in a fully awake state. Paddling legs, whining, growling, wagging tails, chewing jowls, and twitching noses inspire us to wonder what our dogs are dreaming about.

Encountering people who come from all walks of life and a variety of backgrounds is a real perk of working in a public library. Here at Rhoads Memorial Library, we see people representing the entire socio-economic spectrum ranging from homelessness to being wealthy as well as those of different ethnicities, races and religions. We never know who will come through our front door.