Deaf Smith County will celebrate its agriculture heritage and the steel plowhorses that have helped to achieve it at a Tractors in the Park Jubilee and Festival Saturday, June 22 in downtown Hereford and at Dameron Park and the Hereford Community Center. The event, sponsored by the Deaf Smith County Historical Society will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will include a tractor parade and show, food vendors, games, a volleyball tournament, a toy meet and an arts and crafts show.
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The 2019 Annual Comanchero Rendezvous will be on June 29 at the Comanchero Canyons Museum 200 S. 3rd St. Quitaque, Tx starting from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. They will be selling $8 Hamburgers for Lunch from 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
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The FHS Class of 1969 will have a fifty-year reunion at the Holiday Inn West in Amarillo on August 17. There is an article with more details in the Star this week. Contact Phyllis Renner Murphree at phyllismurphree@gmail.com or Connie Slagle at frionabookshoppe@gmail.com for more information.
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The 11th Annual Pudge Kendrick Memorial Golf Tournament will be July 27-28 at John Pitman Golf Course in Hereford. Signup is now open at the Pro Shop in Hereford.
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It’s time for Cheeseburger Festival cook team signups! You may find rules and registration forms at the Friona Chamber of Commerce office on Main Street or online at friona-chamber.com. The first 20 (paid) teams will be able to compete, and entry is non-refundable.
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The Friends of the Library Book Shoppe, located at 119 West 6th, will change hours due to lack of air conditioning. From June through September, the book shop will be open Thursday mornings from 10-12.
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The 50th season of the Friona Fine Arts Council’s Summer Drama Workshop will begin on Monday, July 8, for elementary and junior high students in the Friona High School Auditorium. The elementary show will rehearse from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Monday through Friday for two weeks. The junior high show will rehearse from 1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The high school actors will kick things off on Sunday, July 7, at 7:00 pm in the Friona High School Auditorium. They will rehearse in the evenings from 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm. The cost will be $25.00 per participant.
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Steer Validation will be Monday, June 24th from 9-12 at Dr. Kennedy’s in Muleshoe. This will be for all steers regardless of FFA or 4-H.
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The Friona City Pool is offering swimming lessons, water aerobics, and pool party rentals. They will be open from Tuesdays- Saturday and their regular hours are 1 p.m. - 5 p.m., swimming lessons from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., and party/ water aerobics hours 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.
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The Friona Independent School District is participating in the Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided from Monday through Friday at the Friona Elementary School Cafeteria serving breakfast from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
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The last summer kids reading program will be on June 26 at the Library!
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The City of Friona and the Friona Public Library would like to invite the public to a fun-filled night of star-gazing and space exploration! Bring the kids out to learn about the last frontier and the fascinating objects that fill the night sky! From stars, to constellations, and even the moon, come and enjoy the natural wonders of space at our FREE Night Under the Stars event this Friday!
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This year’s Cheeseburger Festival will be an indoor/outdoor, afternoon/evening event (from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.) at Reeve Lake /Friona Community Center with celebration in some shape or form for the WHOLE WEEK prior! Stay tuned for a list of events that will kick off on Monday, July 15th and end with a bang on Saturday, July 20th.
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The 4th Annual Friona Kids Building Camp will begin on July 9 through July 13! Kids ages 5 years old to 12 years old form groups to compete and build a temporary dwelling out of wood pallets for their sleepover.
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PARISH SUMMER
CATECHETICAL PROGRAM
Re-treat for young children at Saint Ann’s Church in Bovina. No matter what Religion you are, you are welcome!! Lots of fun!!! For Friona and Bovina.
Ages: 1-12 Cost: Free When: June 23-28th
Ages 7th - 12 (Sunday Only)
Grades 7-12: 7:30 - 9:45 pm
Grades 1-6: 9:00 - 3:00 pm
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National Days:
June 20: American Eagle Day
June 21: National Selfie Day, National Daylight Appreciation Day, Summer Begins, Take Your Dog to Work Day!
June 22: National Onion Rings Day, Summersgiving Day
June 23: National Hydration Day, National Pink Day, National Pecan Sandies Day
June 24: National Pralines Day
June 25: National Strawberry Parfait Day, National Catfish Day
June 26: National Coconut Day, National Beautician’s Day, National Chocolate Pudding Day
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Snack Pack 4 Kidz will now be Snack Pack Fridays! Snack Pack Fridays will now be from 10:00 -10:30 a.m. at the north door of the Methodist Church. Snack Pack Fridays will be available for all children!
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This Friday June 21st, from 6:00-9:00 pm, the Don Harrington Discovery Center; 1200 Streit Drive Amarillo, will open during the evening hours for another ‘Discover for a Dollar’ event. Admission is only $1 per person. Members of the Discovery Center are admitted free. The public is invited to come and enjoy a hot summer evening inside the Discovery Center complete with Space Theater shows, live science demonstrations, and critter encounters. For more information call: (806) 355-9547
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~Positivity is a superpower!
