At press time there have been 49 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Texas Panhandle: Gray County: 1, Moore County: 1, Swisher County: 1, Potter and Randall counties: 33, Castro County: 8, Deaf Smith County: 2, Oldham County: 2, Donley County: 1. There are four confirmed cases in Eastern New Mexico: Curry County: 3, Roosevelt County: 1. There is one confirmed case in the Oklahoma Panhandle: Texas County: 1.
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Celebrate Hospital and Nursing Home Workers: Please come join us Friday night, April 3rd at 8:00 p.m. to celebrate our hospital and nursing home workers. We will all park in the parking lot by 8:00 p.m. and will flash our lights at the building. PLEASE STAY IN YOUR CARS. Some will go to the nursing home and some will go to the hospital. THANK YOU for your support. Call Carmen Putman at 806-265-5423 if you have questions.
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Audible, an Amazon company, has cancelled the subscription fees of books and audio stories for children and students of all ages as long as schools are closed. Kids everywhere can instantly stream an incredible collection of stories, including titles across six different languages that will help them continue dreaming, learning, and just being kids. All stories are free to stream on your desktop, laptop, phone, or tablet using the following link https://stories.audible.com/start-listen
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Chieftain Sports and Fitness is closed until further notice. All memberships are frozen until the re-opening.
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Call us at 250-2211 or send email to frionastar@wtrt.net to inform us of information that the public needs to know about. Cancellations and postponements will also be listed on our website at www.frionaonline.com.
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April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar and its predecessor, the Julian calendar. Its name is derived from the latin word aperit, which means to open. It is considered that April is the month of the growing season and when trees and flowers begin to “open”. It is also believed that the month is named after the Greek goddess, Aphrodite (Aphros). April was originally the second month of the year in the Roman calendar and consisted of 30 days. It became the fourth month consisting of only 29 days when January was designated the first month of the year around 450 BCE. April became 30 days long again when Julius Caesar reformed the calendar.
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National Days
April 2 — Peanut Butter and Jelly Day
April 3 — Tweed Day
April 4 — Vitamin C Day
April 5 — Dish Deep Pizza Day
April 6 — Caramel Popcorn Day
April 7 — No Housework Day
April 8 — Zoo Lovers Day
