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ARCHEOLOGISTS, HISTORIANS TO GATHER Paul Katz and Rick Day evaluate collections brought in for identification and analysis at a previous gathering at Comanchero Canyons Museum in Quitaque. | KAYLA WHITE PHOTO

ARCHEOLOGISTS, HISTORIANS TO GATHER Paul Katz and Rick Day evaluate collections brought in for identification and analysis at a previous gathering at Comanchero Canyons Museum in Quitaque. | KAYLA WHITE PHOTO

10th Comanchero Rendezvous set for June 8 in Quitaque

The Comanchero Canyons Museum will host its tenth Rendezvous of friends, donors and guests on Saturday, June 8, 2024, in Quitaque.Rendezvous is a French fur-traders’ term for gathering or meeting place, but it came to denote a trading destination for New Mexican comancheros and free-ranging...
Caprock Country high schools Paducah, Motley County and Silverton graduated last week, bringing the high school careers of their seniors to a close. | COURTESY PHOTO

Caprock Country high schools Paducah, Motley County and Silverton graduated last week, bringing the high school careers of their seniors to a close. | COURTESY PHOTO

GRADUATION FINALE

FRIENDSHIP QUILTERS

FRIENDSHIP QUILTERS

FRIENDSHIP QUILTERS

What a long, long sick spell I had—and I hope I never have another one like it. I also hope no one else has one like it, ever.Quilting has gone on with two and three members, and I hope to join them next week to work on the one that is up.

LOOKING BACK

May 23, 1984— Graduations and honors of four decades agoMay 23, 1984—Trooper Arlyn Harold Heathington, 29, recently has been assigned to the Highway Patrol Services in Tulia/Silverton. . . . Dwight Ramsey chosen to serve as president of Swimming Pool Club. . . .
Matador presses forward on city park plans

Matador presses forward on city park plans

Matador presses forward on city park plans

At its regularly scheduled meeting of May 9, 2024, the Matador city council debated and dispatched a hefty agenda with efficiency, including the canvass of votes from the May 4 municipal election, and swearing in of new mayor and council.First up, in open forum, were two requests: from Motley...

BREAKING LOCAL BUSINESS NEWS!

Billie Dean’s Restaurant in Matador will open this Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. for breakfast. Drive thru service only. Cash only. They are unable to run cards yet. For more information call 806-347-2310. This marks their return to business after the June 2023 tornado.

Flomot News

Mother’s Day visitor of Kathy and Clois Shorter were daughter Christi Milam of Jacksboro, her daughters, Haley and Emily Milam of Lubbock; and daughter and family, Keri and Kevin Sehon and Brooke of Wolfforth.Carol Cambell of Colorado Springs, Colorado, visited Earlyne Jameson Friday morning.
Motley Library summer reading program set for June

Motley Library summer reading program set for June

Motley Library summer reading program set for June

MOTLEY LIBRARY Planning is in the process for the Motley County Library 2024 Summer Reading Program. Sessions will be held every Monday in June from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. All kids ages 3-12 are invited to participate. Mark your calendars now for June 3, 10, 17 and 24. | COURTESY ART