Castro County News

Swiftettes snag win over

Swiftettes snag win over

Swiftettes snag win over Cowgirls, 49-31

The Nazareth Swiftettes ended their regular season with a win over the Happy Girls, 48-31, taking the district championship. Nazareth will head into the playoffs next week, with teams and times to be announced. Bi-District playoff s are set for Feb. 13-14 and Area will be held Feb.
The Nazareth Swiftettes went undefeated in the district competition and will begin their playoff run next week. Head coach for the team is Eric Schilling. The Swiftettes will play Pringle-Morse on Monday, Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. at Amarillo High School.

The Nazareth Swiftettes went undefeated in the district competition and will begin their playoff run next week. Head coach for the team is Eric Schilling. The Swiftettes will play Pringle-Morse on Monday, Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. at Amarillo High School.

Swiftettes win District

WBU names head coach

Wayland Baptist Pioneers have a new head coach after defensive coordinator Marcos Hinojos was selected to lead the team. Wayland Baptist Director of Athletics Jim Giacomazzi said. “I believe Coach Hinojos will do a fantastic job.
Bobcats beat Golden

Bobcats beat Golden

Bobcats beat Golden Tornadoes, 54-52

The Dimmitt Bobcats scored a narrow victory against the Lamesa Golden Tornadoes, 54-52. The Bobcats took a lead in the first quarter, 17-6 in the first quarter, and widened the lead in the second quarter, 27-14.

Did you buy the story about the Chinese spy balloon?

Did you buy the story about the Chinese spy balloon? China does not need to send weather balloons openly drifting across the United States in the hopes that one of them might accidentally wander across something worthy of a snapshot. It has very good spy satellites orbiting over us right now.
Knocking on doors

Knocking on doors

Knocking on doors

It was a hot summer day years ago. My high school friend had just started a marketing job making lots more than minimum wage. He connected me with his boss, who reluctantly hired me. The job was selling home products door-to-door.
Pet

Pet

Pet Talk

There’s nothing more satisfying than filling an empty stomach with food, but unknowingly serving or eating spoiled or contaminated food can cause health concerns. While humans may experience food poisoning as a result, horses can develop botulism, which is deadly. To keep horses healthy, Dr.
Gwen Lewis, left, and Joyce Thomas are providing the Display of the Month for February at Rhoads Memorial Library. They are exhibiting items pertaining to Black History Month.

Gwen Lewis, left, and Joyce Thomas are providing the Display of the Month for February at Rhoads Memorial Library. They are exhibiting items pertaining to Black History Month.

Library Lines ...

A sign on our front door announces that federal income tax forms and instruction booklets for 2022 have arrived here at Rhoads Memorial Library! I probably should not be so excited about such an occurrence but ordering them from the IRS was dicey and I was not sure if, or when, we might get them.

God’s Remedy

Elijah prayed, “O Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that you are God in Israel, and that I am your servant, and that I have done all these things at your word.“ (1 Kings 18:36b ESV) Elijah’s faith and obedience inspires me. At times I’m afraid or discouraged.

What you have is always enough

But Jesus said, “You feed them.” “With what?” they asked. “We’d have to work for months to earn enough money to buy food for all these people!” (Mark 6:37 NLT) Amidst any group of people, God has provided all the resources to sustain us. With God, what you have is always enough.