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It Started WIth a KIte

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Wednesday, October 15, 2025
In the early 80's, perhaps around 82 or 83, my Grandma Sammons went on an actual road trip/vacation with two of her more worldly sisters.I believe it was the only real vacation she ever took in her entire life.She did it right, though.
Jeff Blackmon

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LAUGHS OF THE WEEK

News Staff
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Compiled off the Internet by Jeff Blackmon, Publisher of the Hereford BRAND The 50 Funniest Jokes About All 50 States from Readers’ Digest IllinoisThis is how Chicago got started. A bunch of people in New York said, “Gee, I’m enjoying the crime and the poverty, but it just isn’t cold enough.

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Castro County Community Calendar

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Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Oct. 25DISD Fall Carnival. Food, games and haunted house. 6 to 8 p.m. at the DHS Activity Center. For booth information, contact Kendra Cantrell at kendra. cantrell@dimmittisd.net.Nov. 2Immaculate Conception Catholic Church will host its Annual Thanksgiving Dinner, Sunday, November 2, 2025.
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Pet Talk

News Staff
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Half a million pets are affected by home fires each year, with more than 40,000 of those animals losing their lives, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association.Dr.
Mary Ruth Baird is shown with her collection of stuffed armadillos, who are masked and ready for Halloween at Rhoads Memorial Library. The October display of the month also features Stuart Skeleton reading spine-tingling tales to them and visiting ghosts.

Mary Ruth Baird is shown with her collection of stuffed armadillos, who are masked and ready for Halloween at Rhoads Memorial Library. The October display of the month also features Stuart Skeleton reading spine-tingling tales to them and visiting ghosts.

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LIBRARY LINES ... BY GAYE REILY

News Staff
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Early voting begins Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, in the Texas Constitutional Amendment Election. Here at Rhoads Memorial Library, we have nonpartisan guides from the League of Women Voters of Texas that offer pros and cons about each of the 17 proposed amendments.

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Evapotranspiration: A quick run through of the water cycle

Kristie Keys
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Castro/Hale/Lamb CountyWater management is always at the heart of successful crop production in the Texas High Plains.With limited rainfall, declining groundwater levels, and high summer temperatures, every drop of water counts.

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Fall lawn care: Transitioning lawns from summer to fall

Kristie Keys
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Castro/Hale/Lamb CountyShorter days, cooler mornings, and that irresistible craving for a pumpkin spice latte, it must be fall… or at least what fall should feel like here on the South Plains!
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