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Roast acorn squash with raddichio for a sweet-tart flavor

Roast acorn squash with raddichio for a sweet-tart flavor

Roast acorn squash with raddichio for a sweet-tart flavor

Angelina Larue
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
Body Fall side dishes tend to make me a little more creative in the kitchen. Fresh vegetables in early spring and summer can be fairly simple. They are so fresh, not much is needed to show off their best flavor.
How to recycle that baby bed

How to recycle that baby bed

How to recycle that baby bed

Hanaba Munn Welch
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
Body If you still have your baby bed, it’s illegal. You can’t put your grandbaby in it, you can’t sell it, you can’t give it away. Safety concerns are always making baby beds obsolete. My 1940s model is a deathtrap. Maybe you’re stuck with one too.

Floydada Senior Citizens News

Lu Ann Collins
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
Body The Center will be closed on Wednesday, Nov. 24 and Thursday, Nov. 25 for Thanksgiving holidays. The Center is now open three days a week. We are serving lunch on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. We offer dine-in, carry-out or delivery.

Lockney Senior Center News

Donna Webb/ Aimee Jackson
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
Body The Center will be closed to the public on Wednesday, Nov. 24, Thursday, Nov. 25, and Friday, Nov. 26 for the Thanksgiving holidays. HOMEBOUND CLIENTS will still receive their delivered meals on these days. MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
10-digit dialing mandatory in several new areas

10-digit dialing mandatory in several new areas

10-digit dialing mandatory in several new areas

Texas Press Association
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
Body AUSTIN—The days of being able to just dial seven digits in seven Texas area codes are behind us. In July 2020 the Federal Communications Commission approved 988 as the abbreviated dialing code for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.

2021 Community Calendar

News Staff
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
Body COMMUNITY SERVICES FOOD BANKS—FLOYDADA—Spirt of Sharing (SOS), 925 Crockett St., Floydada, Mon. and Thurs.. 2–4:30 p.m. (806) 983-5874. LOCKNEY— Lockney Salvation Army, 108 S. Main, Lockney. (806) 652-2488. PLEASE CALL FOR HOURS DUE TO COVID-19. LOCKNEY PUBLIC LIBRARY, 124 S.
FIRE UP THE BAND Wendell Sollis and the Sidekicks All Stars will present the 7th annual Country Christmas Ball in Floyd County December 4. The event is a perennial and eagerly ancticipated fund-raiser for local volunteer fire departments. | COURTESY PHOTO

FIRE UP THE BAND Wendell Sollis and the Sidekicks All Stars will present the 7th annual Country Christmas Ball in Floyd County December 4. The event is a perennial and eagerly ancticipated fund-raiser for local volunteer fire departments. | COURTESY PHOTO

2021’s annual Country Christmas Ball benefit on the calendar for Dec. 4

Dustee Sollis
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Body The seventh annual Country Christmas Ball will be held on December 4, 2021 at the Floyd County Friend Unity Center, 990 FM 786 in Lockney, Texas.
MAKE SOME TO KEEP AND SHARE This easy, celebratory snack is delicious at home, or for handing out to trick-or-treaters. | ANGELINA LARUE PHOTO

MAKE SOME TO KEEP AND SHARE This easy, celebratory snack is delicious at home, or for handing out to trick-or-treaters. | ANGELINA LARUE PHOTO

Monster Mash or Pirate Booty—this Halloween mix is sure to pleaser

Angelina Larue
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Body Halloween can be a good time for staying in and making a fun night of it—especially if you are still a little leery of being around the public, with cases of Covid peaking again. A special dinner, with the kids in mind, and some celebratory snacks could be in order.
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