Our 4th of July edition will come out a day early! The Friona Star 4th of July edition will be available on July 3, 2019!
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The Friona Senior Citizens Center is looking for help. Call Susan Gonzales at 806-626-8602 or call the Friona Senior Citizens Center office on Monday or Thursday from 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at 806-2503635.
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Adaline White, a senior 4-H member, is putting on a fun, interactive dog show on Saturday, June 29 at 9:30 a.m. at the Friona City Park. There is no entry fee but she will be accepting donations to help support Parmer Paws.
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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. So far there is 10 teams that have signed up and there is room for any other vendors!!!
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The Friona Public Library is currently accepting applications for their Library Director. Those interested in applying for the Friona Public Library Director job must complete an employee application, provide a cover letter and resume before the July 26,2019 deadline. The City’s recruitment brochure and application are accessible online at: https://www.cityoffriona.com/library or can be picked up at Friona City Hall. The application and all required supporting documents must be mailed, emailed, or delivered in person to Friona City Hall at the below address. Applications can be emailed to cityinfo@frionatx.us. For questions, please call (806) 250-2761.
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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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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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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. On July 20, the Cheeseburger Festival will take place and will finish off with a firework display at dusk. Donations for fireworks can be made at the chamber office!
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The 4th Annual Friona Kidz Building Camp is scheduled for July 9-13 at 603 W. 15th in Friona (Boy Scout Hut). The camp will be held each evening from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and there will be a sleep over on the night of the 12th followed by a breakfast on the morning of the 13th. The age range for participants is 5 years old to 12 years old. There is no cost to attend the camp. Tools and materials will be provided to all of the participants. The event will feature creativity, food, music, fun, and games. The camp is free to the public and volunteers are needed. Contact the Friona Chamber of Commerce & Ag at 806.250.3941 if you have questions or wish to participate.
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The 4th of July Small Town Parade line up will be at 8:15 a.m. and parade will start at 8:30 a.m. at 1606 W. 10th street. Make sure you join and also get free ice cream!!
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National Days:
June 27: National PTSD Awareness Day
June 28: National Insurance Awareness Day
June 29: National Camera Day
June 30: National Meteor Watch Day, Social Media Day, National OOTD Day
July 1: National Postal Worker Day, National U.S. Postage Stamp Day
July 2: National Anisette Day
July 3: National Fried Clam Day, National Eat Your Beans Day, National Chocolate Wafer Day
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Congratulations to Amelia Sandoval, Marisol Gomez Marruro, and Vanessa Chavez as they are the additional Northwest Texas Hospital Association and PMC scholarship winners!
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National Postal Worker Day is observed annually on July 1st. This is a day to appreciate and thank the numerous men and women who work consistently and diligently deliver all of our mail and packages. Across the United States, postal workers walk an average of 4 to 8 miles carrying a full load of letters and packages and delivering them promptly to each of our doorsteps. There are approximately 490,000 postal workers across the United States. They work in all kinds of weather including extreme heat and cold, rain and sleet and blizzards, too. So to all of the postal workers the Friona Star would like to thank you for all your hard work!!
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Dynamite Fireworks will be open on June 27, 2019 through July 4, 2019 from 10 a.m. until midnight! Dynamite Fireworks offers the finest selection of black cat, world class, and the big fireworks! Go and support your local hometown fireworks dealer!
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The Milk House Market will be having a big barn sale on July 4- 6. everything in the barn will be marked down 50%-75%!! Don’t forget to go shop as they celebrate their 5 year anniversary!
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Whatever you are, be a good one.
~ Abraham Lincoln
