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Summer Drama Workshop Performances — Junior High/High School workshop participants will perform The Real Housewives of Shakespeare on Friday, July 17th at 6:30 p.m. in the FHS auditorium. Directors are Amy Montana and Karlee Osborn. Elementary workshop participants will perform Going, Going, Gone with the Breeze on Saturday, July 18th at 5:30 in the FHS auditorium. Directors are Holly Goehring and Brooklynne Johnston.
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Prairie Acres News — Amy Mason is the Prairie Acres Resident of the Month for July. The Employee of the Month for July is Marisa Eubanks. She is the Director of Nursing and joined the staff in April of 2021.
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Bingo at Legacy Pointe — The next Bingo night is scheduled for Tuesday, July 21st at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to join in on the laughs, fun prizes, and yummy snacks.
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Congratulations — Josh McDonald was the winner of “The Godfather” firework package given away by the Friona Vocational Agriculture Association last Saturday at their fireworks stand.
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Texas Tall — Jordan Wilmore, the 7-foot-3 Kemah police cadet who missed his state licensing exam by a single point, has passed on his second attempt and will join the Kemah Police Department. The 24-year-old former pro basketball player could be sworn in as early as Tuesday, becoming what’s believed to be the tallest police officer in Texas. “I want to cry. I want to scream. I am so happy,” Wilmore said. Shaquille O’Neal, a certified peace officer himself, paid for Wilmore’s second run at the academy after seeing his story online and promised a custom car when Wilmore passed. O’Neal’s representatives say he hopes to attend the swearing-in. Chief Raymond Garivey has been hunting for a big enough uniform and a cruiser that Wilmore’s knees won’t hit , and says the department wants to start him immediately. The Texas Flyover
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Dog Day — Fourth of July festivities usually culminate with a fireworks display, but for many people, it’s not a fully American celebration until hot dogs go on the grill. The humble sausage took hold in the United States in the late 1890s, finding its way onto street corners and ballparks. But today, regional styles have made frankfurter snobs out of millions of Americans. New York, Chicago, and Cincinnati are among the many cities where toppings and buns dictate hot dog culture. Each July 4, Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest rewards individual overindulgence in Coney Island, New York. Joey Chestnut, a doggone legend, won his 18th title by eating 66 hot dogs (and buns) in 10 minutes. The Flyover
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Ring The Bell — The Texas Stock Exchange began trading on Monday in Dallas, opening the most well-funded challenge to the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ in decades. The phased rollout starts with member broker-dealers, banks, and trading firms trading test stocks, with thousands of equities coming online through July. Exchange-traded funds are expected this fall, corporate listings by year’s end, and the first IPOs in early 2027. The Dallas-based startup is backed by $275 million from investors including BlackRock and Citadel Securities. Since TXSE announced its plans in 2024, the NYSE and NASDAQ have each opened Texas branches. The Texas Flyover
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Back To Texas — Toyota is bringing the Tacoma back to Texas. The automaker announced Monday a $3.6 billion expansion of its San Antonio plant, adding a second assembly line and roughly 2,000 jobs by 2030 as it shifts most Tacoma pickup production from its Tijuana, Mexico, facility to the Alamo City over the next four years. The project adds 2.5 million square feet, doubling the South Side campus, already home to the Tundra and Sequoia, and bringing Toyota’s total investment there to $8.3 billion since 2003. Gov. Greg Abbott, touting support from the Texas Enterprise Fund and JETI program, called it a “Texas-sized investment” that cements Texas as “the premier destination for world-class advanced manufacturing.” President Trump, whose tariffs have pressured automakers to build stateside, celebrated on Truth Social: “A really big deal. Tariffs at work!” The Texas Flyover
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