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.

Abbott ties voucher passage to teacher pay, school funding

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2023 CAPROCK PUBLIC AND CIVIC MEETINGS

Body Public and Civic Meetings Coming Up Please let us know of any corrections: caprockcourier@gmail.com MATADOR MASONIC LODGE Thursday, Oct. 19, meal at 6:30 p.m. followed by 7:30 p.m. meeting, Lodge Building, 807 Bailey St., Matador

Unable to take a break from breaking news

Body In the 1790s, a farmer in South Carolina would have been oblivious to the heinous executions during the French Revolution. The famines in India during the 1890s that led to the deaths of over nineteen million people were not table conversations in Enid, Oklahoma.

The 501 Crazy things happen

Body How often does a white-haired septuagenarian get asked to play her obsolete saxophone in a punk rock band? I declined, but I’m having second thoughts. I don’t know anything about punk music, but I donate regularly to Wikipedia—two dollars last year.

Make-your-own hot chocolate— with a seasonal taste

Body Hot chocolate is not only a belly-warming cool weather treat, but it can also be packed with nutrition. What if I told you that you can hide a sneaky little scoop of pumpkin puree in each and every serving of this thick, rich hot beverage, and no one will be the wiser?