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TECHNIQUES FROM TIMES PAST On Saturday at the Comanchero Rendezvous, Comanchero Canyons Mseum directors Rusty Etheredge, left, and Cotton Elliot gave demonstrations at the blacksmith shop. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 8 | KAYLA WHITE PHOTO

TECHNIQUES FROM TIMES PAST On Saturday at the Comanchero Rendezvous, Comanchero Canyons Mseum directors Rusty Etheredge, left, and Cotton Elliot gave demonstrations at the blacksmith shop. MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 8 | KAYLA WHITE PHOTO

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TECHNIQUES FROM TIMES PAST

News Staff
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
TECHNIQUES FROM TIMES PAST
WHERE WILL YOU BE TRAVELING THIS SUMMER?

WHERE WILL YOU BE TRAVELING THIS SUMMER?

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WHERE WILL YOU BE TRAVELING THIS SUMMER?

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Wednesday, June 14, 2023
WHERE WILL YOU BE TRAVELING THIS SUMMER? Take your Caprock Courier along with you and send us a selfie! All submitted photos will be entered into a drawing for a one-year free subscription. Plus — you may end up on Page One! Contest runs weekly through August 31, 2023.
Extended Fourth of July weekend offers variety of celebrations around the region

Extended Fourth of July weekend offers variety of celebrations around the region

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Extended Fourth of July weekend offers variety of celebrations around the region

Staff Reports
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Whether you’re traveling or staying close to home as you celebrate Independence Day this year, there’s bound to be an event close to you. The 2023 lineup of parades, contests, kids’ activities, and more starts on Saturday, July 1—and the food, fun, and fireworks go through Monday, July 4.
Abbott issues disaster declaration for Panhandle flooding, including Briscoe County

Abbott issues disaster declaration for Panhandle flooding, including Briscoe County

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Abbott issues disaster declaration for Panhandle flooding, including Briscoe County

Staff Reports
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Governor Greg Abbott last week issued a disaster declaration for the Texas Panhandle, High Plains, and South Plains regions impacted by severe storms and flooding that began on May 27 and continues to affect homes,businesses,and the agriculture industry throughout the region.
New Agriculture and Natural Resources agent named for Briscoe County

New Agriculture and Natural Resources agent named for Briscoe County

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New Agriculture and Natural Resources agent named for Briscoe County

Staff Reports
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
Spencer Perkins (above, left) has been named the new Briscoe County Agriculture and Natural Resources agent. A graduate of Texas Tech University, Perkins competed on the horse judging and ranch horse teams while at the university.

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LOOKING BACK

News Staff
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
June 16, 1938: Four youngsters found safe in Tule Canyon Urgently needed is the route north from Ralls, Floydada and other South Plains points to the oilfields to reduce costs of transportation for gasoline, kerosene and distillate.
FRIENDSHIP QUILTERS

FRIENDSHIP QUILTERS

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FRIENDSHIP QUILTERS

Joy Stodghill All Five Of Us Got Our
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
All five of us got our “give-away” quilt hemmed and took it to the First National Bank in Silverton where it is displayed and they will sell chances on it at $1 each or 6 for $5. We also put up a quilt for Rose Mary and got started on it.

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Overheard

Earlyne Jameson Overheard
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
I was to deliver my very first Girl Scout cookie orders to my neighbors. Because I was in fourth grade, my parents thought me capable of doing this on my own. My orders bagged, labeled and loaded on my wagon, I put on my crisp uniform and ventured down the gravel road.