THE IDLE AMERICAN

Whether we bow in reverence to statistics or grow nauseous dealing with the barrage of numbers dealt with daily, most of us value “peace and goodwill” wherever we can find it. Foundational to both is Christian commitment for guidance on life’s highway.

You Are Mine

The 2026 Women’s Conference, “You Are Mine”, will be held on April 18th at the First Baptist Church, 101 N Crosby in Tulia. The conference will start at 9:00AM and last until noon.The guest speaker is Lee Baird. Cost for the conference is $15.00 and a t-shirt can be ordered for an additional $15.00.

TULIA ROTARY CLUB

We spent our lunch hour Wednesday with bright smiles and a small glimpse into the innerworkings of Tulia Police Department.Congratulations to our Student of the Month, Sophmore Mariah Briones and to our our Teacher of the Month, Amy Garcia who teaches Culinary Arts!

JEANETTE’S VIGNETTES

Greetings from Philadelphia. Lillian had a volleyball tournament all weekend in Philadelphia. There were over 1000 teams competing at the tournament. So many girls running around everywhere!! The teams played 3 or more games on the first two days and 1 to 2 games in the final day.

Honoring Yesterday, Leading Today, Building Tomorrow

Honoring Yesterday, Leading Today, Building Tomorrow is the Tulia Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet theme for this year.The banquet will be held at the Swisher County Senior Citizens Center, 619 SE 2nd Street on April 30th.

Tulia School Activities

April 2Pre-K Breakfast - Oatmeal, cinnamon toast, fruit, juice, milk Pre-K Lunch - Popcorn chicken, broccoli salad, apple slices, milk K-8th Breakfast - Oatmeal, cinnamon toast, fruit, juice, milk K-8th Lunch - Popcorn chicken, broccoli salad, corn, apple slices, milk9th-12th Breakfast - PBJ,...

Kress School Activities

April 2Kress Track at Floydada4:30PM - Kangaroo Baseball vs Shamrock April 311:00AM - Lady Roo Softball at Crosbyton April 74:30PM - Kangaroo Baseball at Valley April 8 STAAR ELAR testing April 9Kress Track at District Track Meet in Tulia April 104:00PM - Lady Roo Softball vs Claude4:30PM -...

Swisher County 4-H Activities

April 26:30PM - 4-H Archery Practice, Swisher County Show BarnsD-2 4-H Rifle Contest Registration due April 6Validation tag orders due for Steers and Heifers and State Fair Lambs, Goats, and Swine D-2 4-H Meats Judging Contest Kress 4-H Club Meeting April 7County Fashion Show and Photography...

Tulia Tennis

Tulia Tennis Meet Results from Tuesday, March 24th at South Plains College, Levelland, TX.Isaiah Hernandez - 2nd Place Varsity Jahlizza Brown - 3rd Place Varsity Natalia Verdugo / McKenzie Benavente - Consolation - JV Girls Doubles Ava Comans - 3rd Place JV Roel Mendez/Anayeli Barajas - 1st Place JV

Happy School Activities

April 23 – 4pm - Easter Parties - Elementary April 39 – 11am - OAP Practice April 6High School District Tennis at Hart April 7HS District Tennis at Hart Elementary Class Pictures April 8Area 1 Land & Homesite @ TSU STAAR Reading Test7 & 8 RLA STAAR1 – 2pm - Junior Class Ring Ceremony, Auditorium4 –...