PADUCAH PARADE

Body PADUCAH PARADE Participants in Paducah’s Bicentennial Library summer reading program celebrated their completion with a parade around the courthouse in downtown Paducah. | COURTESY PHOTO

Summer Reading Program wraps up at CPL

Body After six fun-packed weeks, the Summer Reading Program at the Caprock Public Library in Quitaque for the 1st through 5th graders wrapped up Wednesday, June 21 with prizes and pizza.

GUTHRIE CHEER

Body GUTHRIE CHEER Last week Guthrie senior high and junior high cheerleaders participated in cheer camp, preparing for a new year of school spirit. | COURTESY PHOTO

Wild about Texas plums

Body Prunus angustifolia. That’s not what the Indians called them. Me either. We’re talking Texas wild plums. They’re ripe now. I’d nominate wild plums to be the state fruit, but red grapefruit justifiably already holds that title. Love those Texas red grapefruit.

SPOTLIGHT ON OUR LADY OF LORETO JAMAICA

Body Silverton’s Our Lady of Loreto church held its 2021 Jamaica on July 25. The community enjoyed music Scarlett and the Silvertown Band, a volleyball tournament and a raffle and lots of good food and drinks. LIZ ADAMS PHOTOS

A casserole like fried squash

Body Yellow squash, crookneck squash, or summer squash all come in strong in west Texas. Our summer gardens typically yield plenty, just like the zucchini. I grew up on fried squash.

New stamps illustrated by Abilene Christian University faculty member

Body ABILENE, Texas — On July 23, the U.S. Postal Service released four new designs of its Forever stamps, all illustrated by Ryan Feerer, associate professor of design, director of the graphic design program and designer-in-residence at Abilene Christian University.

Texas Sales Tax Holiday is Aug. 6–8

Body (AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is reminding shoppers they can save money on clothes and school supplies during the state’s sales tax holiday on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 6–8.

Workforce commission announces job surge

Body AUSTIN—The Texas Workforce Commission released June employment figures that showed Texas employers added nearly 56,000 jobs in June, while the unemployment rate dropped to 6.5%. “The Texas economy is booming,” Gov. Greg Abbott said in a statement.

BAXTER BLACK

Body Some might wonder why prehistoric cave drawings weren’t more detailed. Surely there were artists capable of rendering intricate representations of the circulatory system of aurochs or the dentition of a saber-tooth tiger drawn to scale.