Schools & Sports

Quitaque Methodist sets Kids’ Day for July 9

News Staff

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Body All kids ages 3 through 12 are invited to attend Kids’ Day at the Quitaque First United Methodist Church, Saturday, July 9, 2022. A fun day is planned. The activities will begin at 10 a.m. and will be over at 1 p.m.

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FRIENDSHIP QUILTERS

Joy Stodghill My Daughter Called Me

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Body My daughter called me and said something had happened that never had before. She was curling her hair and when she was through and pulled the cord out of the wall, a prong stayed in the wall.

Summer Reading

News Staff

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Body SILVERTON LIBRARY Captain Maggie and the Oceans of Fun puppet show at the Silverton Library provided lots of enjoyment for 26 children and 15 adults Monday afternoon. The Texas Commission of the Arts funds and provides this program free of charge to small Texas libraries.

SILVERTON SUCCESS

News Staff

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Body SILVERTON SUCCESS Last week the Silverton Owls boys’ basketball team competed at basketball camp at Wayland Baptist University and won two games to be the Division 2 champs. | COURTESY PHOTO

OWEN COGDELL

Silverton’s Cogdell selected to Texas National High School Rodeo team

News Staff

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Body DENVER—Owen Cogdell, an 11th grader at Silverton High School, has earned a position on the Texas National High School Rodeo team and will be traveling with fellow teammates to Gillette, Wyoming July 17–23 to compete in Boys Cutting.

FRIENDSHIP QUILTERS

News Staff

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Body June is here, and we are finally getting some rain. We have had a little hail, but it has been small with just a few golf-ball size, but there has been little damage. But we are very thankful for the moisture. The grass is already beginning to get green.

Motley Library offering summer reading programs Mondays in June

News Staff

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Body Summer Reading launched Monday, June 6, at the Motley County Library with a sidewalk decorating project depicting this year’s theme, “Oceans of Possibilities.” Participants drew fish, turtles, jellyfish, rainbow fish and other sea creatures.

BAND FOR 4TH The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, a band from Lubbock specializing in classic country and red dirt country music will be the featured entertainment at the 26th Annual Roaring Springs 4th of July Celebration. | COURTESY PHOTO

RIP Baxter Black, DVM

Greg Henderson

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Body Baxter Black, the veterinarian turned cowboy poet, storyteller and philosopher of rural life in America, died Friday, June 10, at the age of 77.

Motley Co. ISD sets up physicals

Special To The Caprock Courier

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Body Every year we set up physicals at our local clinic for our athletes at Motley County ISD. The physicals are paid for by the school district. The following is the procedure to follow if you are going into 6th, 7th, 9th and 11th grades. 1. Go to the Motley County Clinic. 2.

Flomot News

Earlyne Jameson

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Body Overheard The year was 1931, and America was in the throes of the Great Depression. My grandfather had been laid off for months from one of the large steel plants in Youngstown, Ohio. He was a proud man and a hard worker.