Candy Bar Bites a fun snack to make—and much

Body Social media often provides fun ways to keep up with food trends. One of the best pasta sauces I’ve ever made was the one I wrote about using an idea from TikTok. It was a baked red sauce with a block of feta or cream cheese in the middle of a bunch of tomatoes.

FRIENDSHIP QUILTERS

Body Well, so far the saying, “May showers bring May flowers,” is coming true, as we have received some sprinkles every few days, and the dandelions are really blooming. My goodness, the boys and girls were really working around the war memorial on the courthouse lawn Friday.

Motley Co. Library Summer Reading kicks off June 5

Body The Motley County Library Summer Reading program will kick off Monday, June 5 at 10 a.m. Sessions will be held every Monday morning in June (June 5, 12, 19 and 26) from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. or 12 noon.

TUMBLEWEED SMITH

Body TUMBLEWEED 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.

Looking over my shoulder

Body I can pinpoint the year when English became the subject I wanted to teach. 1970 found me in a classroom where poetry made sense, Charles Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cities” captivated me, and Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” was ridiculously non-relatable.

The 501

Body Remember when we took water for granted? It was the first thing served in a restaurant. The waitress put it down about the same time she handed you a menu. That’s how I remember it. If you were just learning to read, you treasured the times when she also handed you a menu.

When childhood ends

Body soon to be home for summer. With only a dance recital on June 3 and a commuter basketball camp, the girls are set for some carefree time with their parents. One more round of swimming lessons, and they will be good to go for pool time.

House OKs $4.5 billion for teacher pay raises

Body Thursday passed two educationrelated bills, one that allocates $4.5 billion for teacher pay raises and another to increase the annual per-student base funding from $6,160 to $6,300 – a 2.3% increase.

Lawmakers begin negotiations

Body Withjustoveramonth left in the 88th Regular Session, the Conference Committee on HB1, the budget, held its first public meeting as legislators begin the work of aligning the House and Senate spending plans.

SMITH

Body TUMBLEWEED 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.