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Congratulations go to Maddie Francis and the Francis family for their success at the 2025 San Antonio Stock Show. | COURTESY PHOTO

Congratulations go to Maddie Francis and the Francis family for their success at the 2025 San Antonio Stock Show. | COURTESY PHOTO

SAN ANTONIO HONORS

News Staff
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
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SHOWYOUR HAND Guthrie’s Zane Moore exhibited his custommade maple poker table at the San Angelo Ag Mechanics show in February. | GUTHRIE CSD PHOTOS

SHOWYOUR HAND Guthrie’s Zane Moore exhibited his custommade maple poker table at the San Angelo Ag Mechanics show in February. | GUTHRIE CSD PHOTOS

Bits and spurs help build young lives

Jenny Smith |
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Body In the words of the great Will Rogers, “Nothing makes a man broadminded like adversity.”Rural schools in Texas are no strangers to chronic underfunding from the state, and most have had to cut budgets in every function in order to keep the doors open.
STATE BOUND At press time for this week’s issue, the Valley Patriots are headed to the Alamodome in San Antonio for the Class 1A State Final game against Perrin-Whitt on Thursday, Mar. 6. Look for results on The Caprock Courier Facebook page and keepsake coverage in our March 13 issue. | COURTESY PHOTO

STATE BOUND At press time for this week’s issue, the Valley Patriots are headed to the Alamodome in San Antonio for the Class 1A State Final game against Perrin-Whitt on Thursday, Mar. 6. Look for results on The Caprock Courier Facebook page and keepsake coverage in our March 13 issue. | COURTESY PHOTO

Valley hoops victory makes school history

Kodie Fairchild |
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Body STATE BOUND • MARCH 6, 1 PM • PATRIOTS VS. PERRIN-WHITTThe 2024-25 Valley Patriots made history Monday night, March 3, being the first boys’ basketball team in school history to make it to the State finals.
DRAWINGONHERITAGE ThefirstTurkeyTrappingArt,Tack&Trade show at Hotel Turkey attracted working cowboys and Western art enthusiasts from all around Feb. 28–Mar. 2 to appreciate traditional music, art, craft and food. | KODIE FAIRCHILD

DRAWINGONHERITAGE ThefirstTurkeyTrappingArt,Tack&Trade show at Hotel Turkey attracted working cowboys and Western art enthusiasts from all around Feb. 28–Mar. 2 to appreciate traditional music, art, craft and food. | KODIE FAIRCHILD

Cowboy heritage honored at Caprock Cowboy Fandango

Kodie Fairchild |
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Body Spurs clinked, the dust blew and a fire smoldered next to the chuck wagon, sending the smell of fajitas wafting through the streets of town while the Hotel Turkey hosted their first annual Caprock Cowboy Fandango last weekend, Feb. 28–Mar. 2.
ONE ACT PLAY “Paganini” by Don Nigro will be Guthrie CSD’s entry in the 2025 UIL One Act Play competition. Guthrie and Motley County perform Mar. 5 in Spur, while in Sudan, while Silverton performs Feb. 27 in Sudan. | CAST PHOTO COURTESY GUTHRIE ISD

ONE ACT PLAY “Paganini” by Don Nigro will be Guthrie CSD’s entry in the 2025 UIL One Act Play competition. Guthrie and Motley County perform Mar. 5 in Spur, while in Sudan, while Silverton performs Feb. 27 in Sudan. | CAST PHOTO COURTESY GUTHRIE ISD

Caprock Country schools competing in District One Act Play this week

Kay Ellington |
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Body Caprock Country One Act Play companies will be competing in the upcoming week at the District Meets in Groom and Spur.Silverton will be competing in its UIL District One Act Play competition Thursday, Feb. 27 in Sudan.