FCCLA sponsor Erin Barnett, Region 1 President Blanca Chavez, and gold medalist Nadia Snyder served up pancakes last Sunday at the Community Center. The FCCLA fundraiser was the opening event for Friona's Cheeseburger Festival Week.
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced that he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $1.03 billion in local sales tax allocations for July, 15.3 percent more than in July 2021. These allocations are based on sales made in May by businesses that report tax monthly.
The City of Friona will receive $49,852.04 in sales tax allocation for the month of July. This is a 7.87% increase over the $46,210.73 received in July of 2021. The Friona Economic Development Corporation (FEDC) will receive $12,463.01 of the amount for its operations.
The 2022 year-to-date total of $448,427.79 is 36.69% higher than the $328,056.35 received last year during the same time frame.
B-I-N-G-O - City employees Pam Mercado (below) and Rosa Mendez, along with granddaughter Makayla, (above) conducted Bingo Night at the Community Center on Tuesday. There were 56 players who competed for a various assortment of prizes. Use of the vintage bingo machine was courtesy of Jim & John Taylor.
Volunteers needed — Please call the Chamber office at 806-250-3491 if you can help with the 6th Annual Kidz Building Camp from 5:00-9:00 p.m. July 18-22 at the Boy Scout Hut. Family Night and swim party will be Saturday, July 23 from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
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Book Shop open this Saturday — The Friends of the Library Book Shop, located at 618 Euclid, will have a special opening this Saturday morning from 10:00 a.m. until 12 noon. Books of all kinds sell for one dollar a bag. All proceeds benefit Friends' projects such as summer reading, scholarships, Veterans' breakfast, and other library, community and school activities.
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The Eagle has Landed — National Moon Day commemorates the day man first walked on the moon in. NASA reported the moon landing as being "…the single greatest technological achievement of all time." On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 carried the first humans to the moon. Six hours after landing on the moon, American Neil Armstrong stepped onto the lunar surface. He spent two and a half hours outside the spacecraft. Buzz Aldrin soon followed, stepping onto the lunar surface. After joining Armstrong, the two men collected 47.5 pounds of lunar material. Millions of Americans watched the mission from Earth. Televisions around the world tuned in to the live broadcasts. Armstrong stepped onto the moon's surface and described the event as "one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind."
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Buckle Up — The Department of Public Safety (DPS) is always reminding everyone to use their seats belts or get a ticket. Another reason to buckle your seatbelt is to save your life. Two people were killed this past week in single-car rollovers. The driver in an incident involving standing water on the road was not wearing a seat belt and a passenger in another incident involving a wild animal on the road was unbuckled.
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Save the Date — The 14th Annual Pudge Kendrick Memorial Golf Tournament is scheduled for July 30-31 at the John Pitman Golf Club in Hereford, Texas. The charity event raises money to provide grants to local cancer patients. Corporate and personal sponsorships are available. Go to the Parmer County Cancer Coalition facebook page for more info.
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Next Week — Cheeseburger Festival and SDW Highlights.
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National Days
July 14:
Tape Measure Day
July 15:
Give Something Away Day
July 16:
Friona Cheeseburger
Festival
July 17:
Ice Cream Day
July 18:
Sour Candy Day
July 19:
Daiquiri Day
July 20:
Moon Day
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After 44 years of service to Deaf Smith Electric Cooperative, Manager of Engineering Services Jerry Koenig has announced his retirement.
"I don't have any grandiose plans - just do some traveling to see family and work on the family farm some," Koenig said.
When asked what he is going to miss most about the co-op, he said "besides the free coffee?"
Koenig went on to say that he would miss the camaraderie among the staff and the feeling like he was doing something important for the members each and every day. "I really feel the co-op spirit of being a part of a group at DSEC and working with other co-ops," he said.
Other things on his agenda include helping with church activities and spending time with his wife, Brenda, and their grandkids, all of whom live nearby. He would also like to possibly take a Hawaiian Islands cruise. "I want to enjoy whatever we do," Koenig said.
President and General Manager of DSEC, Tim Burkhalter, said "The co-op will miss his knowledge and experience because that is hard to replace," Burkhalter said. "But we are also excited for him and wish him the best in retirement."
Deaf Smith Electric Cooperative is a distribution cooperative with headquarters in Hereford, serving portions of Castro, Deaf Smith, Oldham and Parmer counties on the high plains. Founded in 1937, the service area includes about 4,652 miles of line and over 2,600 members.
