Beat the heat!!! Purchase your Cheeseburger Festival wristbands early and skip the waiting line on Saturday. Go by the Chamber of Commerce at 621 Main and purchase your $7 wristband in advance. The fee includes; one wristband, a bag of chips, and a Frisbee plate. The wristband is designed with 4 tear-off tabs (1/4 burger each tab) so you can go around and sample up to 4 different cheeseburger entrees. The various cooking teams will tear off the tabs according to your order.
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Be sure to catch the Summer Drama Workshop presentations this week. The high school cast will perform “The Imaginary Invalid” at 7 p.m. on Thursday. The junior high cast will perform”Law and Order: Fairy Tale Unit - Episode 2” at 6 p.m. on Friday. The elementary school cast will perform “The Adventures of a Comic Book Artist” at 3 p.m. on Saturday. All performances will be held in the high school auditorium.
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A reminder to all Friona High School students who are involved in sports and/or marching band that you must have a physical by August 1st in order to be eligible to participate in those programs.
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The 11th Annual Pudge Kendrick Memorial Golf Tournament will be held July 27-28 at John Pitman Golf Course in Hereford. The tourney benefits the Parmer County and Hereford Cancer Coalitions. Please see the ad and the Community Assistance Program form in this edition of the Star. The application form can also be found at www.frionaonline.com and clicking on the forms tab.
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The Friona Chieftain Football Camp will be held at Friona High School from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on July 22nd through 24th. The camp is offered for 3rd-8th grade kids. The fee is $20 to attend the camp. Registration forms can be picked up at FHS or the FISD building. You can also go to www.frionaonline.com and click on the forms tab to view and print the form.
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The Friona Senior Citizens Organization is looking for help. Call Susan Gonzales at 806-626-8602 or call the Friona Senior Citizens Organizations office on Monday or Thursday from 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at 806-250-3645.
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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. Contact Phyllis Renner Murphree at phyllismurphree@gmail.com or Connie Slagle at frionabookshoppe@gmail.com for more information.
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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 Friona City Pool is offering swimming lessons, water aerobics, and pool party rentals. They are open Tuesday–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 Friends of the Library Book Shoppe, located at 119 West 6th, is open from 10 a.m. till Noon every Thursday morning during the months of June through September.
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The 2019 Friona Squaws Summer Sports Camps will be held from 8:00 a.m. till Noon on July 23-25 (basketball) and July 29-31 (volleyball). The fee is $30 for each camp or $50 if you want to attend both. Early registration ends July 18th. Go to www.frionaonline.com and click on the “forms” tab to view and print the registration form.
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A Star subscriber emailed the office last week to report that someone had run over a dog and left it on the road at 7th and Euclid. Please reduce your speed when driving through residential areas of town.
