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Overheard Linda and I sat on a park bench on the village square of our county seat a couple of years back. It was a summer day and hot. We had been shopping and stopped for an ice cream cone under verdant maples that provided shady relief from the afternoon sun.

5th Annual Shrimp Boil Fundraiser slated for Sept. 19 in Matador

MATADOR—The 5th Annual Motley County Senior Citizens Shrimp Boil Fundraiser is set for Sunday, Sept. 19. Serving gets under way at 11:30 a.m. at the Senior Center at 621 Stewart Avenue in Matador. Menu includes fresh from the coast shrimp, sausage, corn, potatoes, dessert and drink.

FRIENDSHIP QUILTERS

Oh, we have another beautiful quilt to work on as Rose Mary Perkins got hers finished. Bobbye Bean has a very pretty design on her quilt to work on that she plans to give to a great granddaughter when finished. How it will be enjoyed by her.
HESPERIAN-BEACON PHOTOS

HESPERIAN-BEACON PHOTOS

Region celebrates expanding harvest

As summer comes to an end and the stands fill with football fans on Friday nights, Texas temperatures cool and shift to autumn. For regional fruit and vegetable growers, the time has come to begin the harvest.
MOTLEY LIGHTS

MOTLEY LIGHTS

MOTLEY LIGHTS

MOTLEY LIGHTS New LED lights are being installed at Titus Field in Matador; work is expected to be complete sometime this week. | COURTESY PHOTOS
EQUINE ENTRANCE Cowboys prepare to promenade with horses for sale at a previous “Return to the Remuda” at the Four Sixes Ranch in Guthrie. | CAPROCK COURIER

EQUINE ENTRANCE Cowboys prepare to promenade with horses for sale at a previous “Return to the Remuda” at the Four Sixes Ranch in Guthrie. | CAPROCK COURIER

25th Annual ‘Return to the Remuda’ set for Oct. 1-2 at The Four Sixes

GUTHRIE—2021 will be the first Return to the Remuda in a new era of the Four Sixes Ranch. Since 1900, when Captain Samuel Burk Burnett established the ranch, legendary quarter horses and superior Black Angus cattle have been the hallmarks of the 6666, only 22 miles from the Dickens County line.
Briscoe County Cook Off grills up the flavor this weekend in Silverton

Briscoe County Cook Off grills up the flavor this weekend in Silverton

Briscoe County Cook Off grills up the flavor this weekend in Silverton

The big weekend is here— it’s Briscoe County Cook Off time again! The event will take place at the Silver Wind RV Park and Cabins on Highway 207. For reservations, contact the park at (806) 823- 2166.
FRIENDSHIP

FRIENDSHIP

FRIENDSHIP QUILTERS

The quilters did not meet last week as some were gone and some just took the day off. I am sure their fingers were happy, and I know they deserved a day of rest. I don’t watch baseball games very much, but sometimes I see the Texas Rangers finish.

LOOKING BACK

September 11, 1925—Exhibits should be uniform; all crops must be represented in exhibit, Prof. Gourley says . . . What is reported to be the worst storm that has visited this section of the Panhandle in many years struck Silverton at 1:45 o’clock Thursday afternoon and lasted until 2:00 o’clock.
Oven-Fried Chicken Chunks

Oven-Fried Chicken Chunks

Oven-Fried Chicken Chunks a lower-fat alternative

I remember the days when we started to “oven-fry” everything to cut the fat, especially the bad fat, but if it doesn’t taste good, what’s the point? Many of you may have tried the latest new kitchen gadget called an air-fryer.