SILVERTON MINI-CHEER CAMP

Body SILVERTON MINI-CHEER CAMP The Silverton Owls Cheerleaders hosted their annual mini-camp for 4-year olds to 5th graders last week. The girls had a great time getting ready for a new year of Owl sports. | COURTESY PHOTO

FRIENDSHIP QUILTERS

Body Wow! The Silverton Celebration is already here. Time really gets away, but it is coming a week or two earlier than usual and I guess it is because school is starting early. My school didn’t start when I was going until after Labor Day in September.

Flomot News

Body Overheard While I was stationed in Liege, Belgium, in 1944, our captain sent my buddy Joe Goldman and me to deliver a packet to a hospital unit across the border in Luxembourg. My cousin Howard was stationed with the unit, and I hoped to see him.

10-COUNTY 4-H

Body 10-COUNTY 4-H The 10-county 4-H event held August 2 in Guthrie offered a variety of learning and fun activities for area youth, and was capped with a dance for kids of all ages. | COURTESY PHOTO

Dragon Booster Club elects officers for new year

Body The Paducah Dragon Booster Club met Monday, Aug. 2 to organize and plan for the coming school year.

NOW IN ALLSUP'S

Body NOW IN ALLSUP'S The Caprock Courier is now available inside all Allsup's and can be purchased at the register. | CAPROCK COURIER PHOTO

REPRESENTING THE REPRESENTATIVE

Body REPRESENTING THE REPRESENTATIVE Congressman Ronny Jackson, U.S. House District 13, sent field staff to the Paducah Library on August 4 to hear local constituents’ concerns. | COURTESY PHOTO

NEWS & EVENTS IN SURROUNFING COUNTIES

Body GARZA RGT brings back ‘Ragtown!’ through August POST—In 2020 in the wake of the Covid-19 shutdown, Ragtown Gospel Theater in Post staged an abbreviated premier of their musical, “Ragtown!,” which depicts the founding of Post by cereal magnate C.W. Post.

COWBOY VINTAGE

Body COWBOY VINTAGE In conjunction with the August 14 showing of the remastered Roy Rogers film “Mackintosh and T.J.,” friends of Spur’s Palace Theater have offered up vintage cowboy-themed items for a silent auction fundraiser.

129th Briscoe Celebration and Rodeo

Body The Briscoe Celebration and Rodeo kicked off with a parade, including Pioneer of the Year Elton Cantwell, and attendees enjoyed the rodeo, food and giveaways. | COURTESY PHOTOS