Grandparental miscellanea

Body My grandmother used to look to the sun in the sky to know what time it was. She owned a watch. She wore it to church on Sunday—maybe to time the preacher. Not that timing a preacher changes the length of the sermon. What will be will be. It’s like a weather forecast.

Savory Sweet Potato Soup

Body CUISINE & CULTURE | ANGELINA@ANGELINALARUE.COM Loaded baked potato soup is a fall favorite for a lot of folks. In this recipe, I’m taking baked sweet potatoes to a whole new level, based on that same idea.

FRIENDSHIP QUILTERS

Body EDITORS’ NOTE This installment, which arrived on our desk this week, is from the week of Oct. 26, 2023. We girls met again, and I quilted on my quilt and made good progress. We missed Wanda Strange as she had lost a brother and she was with her family.

STUDENT ASSISTANCE

Body Silverton andValley students volunteered to help with October food distribution forTri-County Meals through High Plains Food Bank. 

FALL FESTIVAL HONORS

Body Silverton recognized the following youngsters at their fall festival. From left, 3rd Grade: Emery Adams and Kooper Lambert; Freshmen: Brynae Harrison and Carson Sanders; 7th Grade: Kelby Harrison and Eli Francis.

BRISCOE FOOD CHALLENGE

Body BriscoeCounty4-Hteamshadbigfun in the District 1 Food Challenge last week. Teams were surprised with everything from salmon, meatballs, artichoke, ginger, and other unusual items to cook with.

Motley County Library awarded grant from Hancher Foundation

Body The Motley County Library has been awarded a grant from the Ladd and Katherine Hancher Foundation. The grant of $21,229 will provide funds for nine new computers. Funds will also make a very special program possible, according to librarian Carla Meador.

The business of haunted houses

Body As the creator and producer of “The Sound of Texas,” one of the longest running syndicated radio programs in Texas, Tumbleweed seeks fascinating people who embody the spirit of the Lone StarStateandbringsthemintothehomesandheartsofthousands.

Music’s beautiful nudge

Body In the mid-1990s, I taught Correlated Language Arts, which was basically for students who did not, at the time, think they wanted to go to college. These small classes (at the most I had eight or nine students) used a textbook curriculum which was modified.

Early voting now underway

Body now underway for the Nov. 7 general election. Voters will decide the fate of 14 proposed amendments, including measures to provide property tax relief and raise the homestead exemption to $100,000.