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BINGO BLAST

BINGO BLAST

BINGO BLAST

Body BINGO BLAST The Silverton Parent-Teacher Organization’s Bingo Party fundraiser last week brought a huge number of families out for a night of pizza, homemade ice cream, prizes and bingo. The event was a fundraiser for PTO’s Pictures with Santa and End of Year Fun Day.

LOOKING BACK

Body October 22, 1925—Silverton to get 18 hour electric service . . . Silverton gets publicity from Dallas exhibit; makes high score, beating many older exhibitors . . . They couldn’t wait so they had to have a church wedding.
	FRIENDSHIP QUILTERS

FRIENDSHIP QUILTERS

FRIENDSHIP QUILTERS

Body Well, it’s that time of the year when we think winter is just a few days away and then a warm trend comes along and reminds us the summer is trying to hold on for a while. I don’t mind that as much as Octoberfest having so many scary, gory shows and movies on TV with murders.

Flomot News

Body Overheard The other night while sitting in a theater waiting for the movie to begin, my wife Jeanne and I started talking about how things have changed. Take movie theaters, for one.

Motley County Senior Citizens Center Menu

Body The Motley County Senior Citizens is open to serve meals inside or for carry out from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. every weekday. Seating inside the center has been arranged to meet safety guidelines for dining 6 feet apart.

Community News

Body The children and families who attended the graveside services of their mother, Mrs. Mary Jo Calvert, held Saturday at the Flomot Memorial Cemetery, were Sherrlyn and Dan Foster and Gwen and Tim Mandrell of Lubbock, Alvie Joe and Penny Calvert of Dumas and Glen Calvert of Flomot.
ARCHEOLOGY AMATEURS of the Canyonland Archeological Society from Cottle, Motley and Briscoe counties toured Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument Oct. 16. | CAROL CAMPBELL PHOTO

ARCHEOLOGY AMATEURS of the Canyonland Archeological Society from Cottle, Motley and Briscoe counties toured Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument Oct. 16. | CAROL CAMPBELL PHOTO

Archeology group tours Alibates monument

Body On Saturday, October 16, nine members of the Canyonland Archeological Society from Cottle, Motley and Briscoe counties toured the ruins and petroglyphs of Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument, located in the Canadian River Valley close to the Lake Meredith National...
	HANABA MUNN WELCH

HANABA MUNN WELCH

HANABA MUNN WELCH

Body Happy accidents happen. When precision rules, they happen less often. I learned early in life about good accidents from the late Elda Parsons, local after-school art teacher of choice back in the day.