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UPCOMING

Body FLOYDADA COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADING TRYOUTS will be held Wednesday, March 6. Cheer packets will be available in the high school office and are due by 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 28 to Ms. Pesina or Mrs. Rendon.
Southwestern Pasta Salad spices up eating light

Southwestern Pasta Salad spices up eating light

Southwestern Pasta Salad spices up eating light

Body This week feels like spring is upon us, and I’m starting to shift my thoughts towards picnics, barbecues and fresh side dishes like pasta salads. But honestly, I love a good pasta salad, any day. The flavors of the Southwest show up in many of my recipes.
QUAIL SEASON ENDS

QUAIL SEASON ENDS

QUAIL SEASON ENDS

Body QUAIL SEASON ENDS Matador Wildlife Management Area (Texas Parks and Wildlife) wrapped up its quail season last week, with numbers better than in several years. The area had 421 hunter checkins, with hunters spending 792 days in the field and harvesting 835 quail.

Time to prune trees II

Body In today’s column is the second of a two-part pruning guide for trees and shrubs. In last week’s column was the ‘what to’ prune; this week discusses the ‘how to’ prune, providing some techniques in proper pruning.
February is pruning time

February is pruning time

February is pruning time

Body CUISINE & CULTURE ELLEN PEFFLEY Pruning guidelines for trees and shrubs will appear in the next two columns. The most urgent need right now is to shape up oaks when they are dormant and before leaf break. February is the month to prune oaks.
Floydada girls put final touches on unblemished district season

Floydada girls put final touches on unblemished district season

Floydada girls put final touches on unblemished district season

Body Head coach Adam Zepeda can look back at the earliest moments of this year’s girls basketball season, and there among the hardest lessons he saw something special: amazing potential.