Birdhouses are for the birds

Body Birdhouses are good for lots of things. Sometimes birds even live in them. Tip: If you want to attract a bird family to your birdhouse, build it from weathered wood and leave it unpainted.

Changes urged in funding community colleges

Body A report submitted to state leaders ahead of the 88th legislative session’s opening in January urges lawmakers to develop “an innovative new model” to fund community colleges.

2022 Community Calendar

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. LOCKNEY PUBLIC LIBRARY, 124 S. Main, Lockney, Mon.–Thurs., 1–5 p.

Almond Butter–Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies for the holidays

Body ’Tis the season for baking cookies. And this time of year it is very easy to load up on super rich, sugary confections. It could be problematic if we let it go there.

Will the real Black Friday please stand up?

Body Will the real Black Friday please stand up? (If you never watched that TV show you’re probably not reading this anyway.) I never participated in the true Black Friday madness myself. Now that Black Friday has spread itself all over the calendar, it’s too late.

All invited to attend Christmas in the Valley Dec. 10 in Turkey, Quitaque

Body On Saturday, Dec. 10 from 12 noon until 6 p.m., small businesses in Turkey and Quitaque will host Christmas in the Valley as an opportunity to celebrate the holidays while supporting local merchants.

Floydada First Baptist Church collects Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes

Body BARBARA ANDERSON | HESPERIAN-BEACON • MORE PHOTOS, PAGE 8 Area participation in the Operation Christmas Child ministry wrapped up on Sunday, Nov.

Legislators begin filing bills ahead of session

Body Texas legislators are off to the races, filing more than 850 bills on Monday, the first day of filing season for the 88th session, which begins Jan. 10.

2022 Community Calendar

Body COMMUNITY SERVICES 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. LOCKNEY PUBLIC LIBRARY, 124 S. Main, Lockney, Mon.–Thurs., 1–5 p.m. and Fri.

A great year for football

Body Our three newspapers cover eight counties and 10 school districts. That means 10 football teams, and 2022 has been chock full of exciting stories across the region. For The Texas Spur, both Spur and Jayton made the playoffs again this year.