Town Talk

The heat is on. This week we could see (and feel) a few 100+ degree days. Good time to check out the newly renovated city pool. The city manager has made quite a splash.

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The Friends of the Library Book Shoppe will be open from 10:00 a.m. till noon each Thursday morning from June 7th through September. The new hours are necessary since there is no air conditioning. The Book Shoppe is located at 119 West 6th in Friona. Stay cool. (more...)

Friona Swimming Pool Set To Open On June 1st

The Friona Swimming Pool is scheduled to open for the summer on June 1st. This year, the pool received a much needed makeover. The pool will be open Tuesdays - Saturdays. Swimming classes will be from 10am-noon, open swim will be from 1pm-5pm, and private parties and swim aerobics will be from 5pm-7pm. For more information and specifics on the pool, please visit the “Friona Swimming Pool” Facebook page. (more...)

The Book Shop Lady, the Biker Dude, and the Class of 2018

By Connie Slagle

Returning from a haircut in Hereford, I was looking forward to graduation Friday evening. - My last class before retiring and my daughter’s first time to help present diplomas. I was traveling au natural (wet hair, no curl or color, pretty scary) when I thought I saw an inflated black plastic bag in my lane. As I straddled it, I heard a horrible noise. I would have suspected a blow out, except that I had lived through one of those before, plus there was no alert on my car’s control panel, and it continued. I slowed down and drove very carefully to a turn out on the side of the road. I examined my tires, having ruined one of those expensive boogers before. As I drove further off the road, a black motorcycle helmet fell out from under my car. At least one third of it was shaved off, and I could see its guts.(more...)