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GRAB ’N’ GO BREAKFAST The concept for overnight oats is to place your oats, and other ingredients you might like, into a jar and cover with milk. Cover the jar and let set overnight in the fridge. The next morning, it’s ready to eat. | ANGELINA LARUE PHOTO

GRAB ’N’ GO BREAKFAST The concept for overnight oats is to place your oats, and other ingredients you might like, into a jar and cover with milk. Cover the jar and let set overnight in the fridge. The next morning, it’s ready to eat. | ANGELINA LARUE PHOTO

Dairy-free overnight oats joins a growing list of non-dairy meals

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Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Body 1 teaspoon hemp seed hearts 3 tablespoon raisins, dried cherries, or other dried fruit bits 3/4 cup soy milk, or other non-dairy milk Optional: ½ teaspoon vanilla 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon 2 tablespoons walnuts, or other nuts 1 to 2 tablespoons unsweetened coconut flakes Several...
YOUTH RANCH RODEO First place at the Motley-Dickens Old Settlers Reunion & Rodeo youth ranch rodeo went to the Hat Creek / EC Cattle team. | COURTESY PHOTO

YOUTH RANCH RODEO First place at the Motley-Dickens Old Settlers Reunion & Rodeo youth ranch rodeo went to the Hat Creek / EC Cattle team. | COURTESY PHOTO

Record-breakinggate,goodweathermakeforgreatrodeo

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Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Body STAFF REPORTS “Proud of these young fellas,” read the post on the Facebook account of the Motley-Dickens Old Settlers Reunion & Rodeo, which was congratulating the winners in its first youth ranch rodeo.
BISONFEST ON SALE Tickets are now on sale for this year's BisonFest. Standard tickets are $45 and Elite tickets are $100. The festival takes place in Quitaque, Texas, on Saturday, September 24. Headlining this year’s BisonFest will be newly formed country supergroup The Panhandlers. The group’s four members — Josh Abbott, John Baumann, William Clark Green, and the Flatland Cavalry’s Cleto Cordero — are acclaimed songwriters and road-tested frontmen in their own right. Joining the Panhandlers on the venue wi

BISONFEST ON SALE Tickets are now on sale for this year's BisonFest. Standard tickets are $45 and Elite tickets are $100. The festival takes place in Quitaque, Texas, on Saturday, September 24. Headlining this year’s BisonFest will be newly formed country supergroup The Panhandlers. The group’s four members — Josh Abbott, John Baumann, William Clark Green, and the Flatland Cavalry’s Cleto Cordero — are acclaimed songwriters and road-tested frontmen in their own right. Joining the Panhandlers on the venue wi

BisonFest set for Sept. 24 in Quitaque

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Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Body BISONFEST ON SALE Tickets are now on sale for this year's BisonFest. Standard tickets are $45 and Elite tickets are $100. The festival takes place in Quitaque, Texas, on Saturday, September 24.
MIGHTY MATADORS

MIGHTY MATADORS

MIGHTYMATADORS

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Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Body The Motley County Matadors cheerleaders and football players greeted rodeo fans last Saturday morning in the 99th Motley-Dickens Old Settlers Reunion & Rodeo parade in Roaring Springs. See more Spotlight photos on page 10, and hundreds more in albums at www.flickr.
Hotel Turkey to hold Songwriter Festival Sept. 9-11

Hotel Turkey to hold Songwriter Festival Sept. 9-11

Hotel Turkey to hold Songwriter Festival Sept. 9-11

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Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Body STAFF REPORTS Hotel Turkey will host its first Hotel Turkey Songwriter Festival on September 9, 10 and 11, 2022. Since the Hotel Turkey reopened in 2015, singer-songwriters have been showcased in the venue’s live music on Fridays and Saturdays.
EMS OPPORTUNITIES Silverton juniors and seniors attended an informative presentation about opportunities in emergency management services last week. | COURTESY PHOTO

EMS OPPORTUNITIES Silverton juniors and seniors attended an informative presentation about opportunities in emergency management services last week. | COURTESY PHOTO

EMS OPPORTUNITIES

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Wednesday, August 24, 2022
Body Silverton juniors and seniors attended an informative presentation about opportunities in emergency management services last week
Top Hand custom saddle on display in Matador

Top Hand custom saddle on display in Matador

Top Hand custom saddle on display in Matador

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Wednesday, August 24, 2022
Body TOP GRAIN LEATHER The handmade saddle at right, crafted by saddle maker Will Burgess (above), will be presented to rodeo judges' pick for Top Hand at Saturday night’s events in Roaring Springs. The saddle is currently on display at Happy State Bank in Matador. | COURTESY PHOTOS
Most ranch rodeos consist entirely of timed events, with the goal being to complete the assigned task in the shortest possible tim. | THETEXASSPUR

Most ranch rodeos consist entirely of timed events, with the goal being to complete the assigned task in the shortest possible tim. | THETEXASSPUR

Welcome to the rodeo!

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Wednesday, August 24, 2022
Body New to watching a ranch rodeo event? Here’s a little information (from Wikipedia, the WRCA website, and other sources) that will help you follow the action in the ring all weekend.
Welcome to the 99th Motley Dickens Old Settlers Reunion & Rodeo!

Welcome to the 99th Motley Dickens Old Settlers Reunion & Rodeo!

Welcome to the 99th Motley Dickens Old Settlers Reunion & Rodeo!

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Wednesday, August 24, 2022
Body a Touchstone Energy Cooperative, is a customerowned electric utility based in Floydada and Memphis, Texas, serving 9,216 residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural accounts over approximately 4,500 miles of line in parts of 12 counties in the Panhandle, South Plains,...
Oats, dates and peanut butter yield a different sort of cookie

Oats, dates and peanut butter yield a different sort of cookie

Oats, dates and peanut butter yield a different sort of cookie

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Wednesday, August 24, 2022
Body I recently made a big batch of peanut butter cookies for a fundraiser, which only made me want to bake some for myself. I always think of oatmeal, or peanut butter cookies, as the “healthy” ones. But I wanted to dig deeper.