The High School Cross Country teams competed at the District 3-AAA meet on Tuesday, October 12th at Mae Simmons Park in Lubbock. Yvonne Legarreta repeated as District Champion and qualified for the regional meet. The girls team finished in 5th place. Dieter Ally finished 12th in the boys individual competition, but the boys team finished in third place and qualified for regionals as a team. Go Big Red!!!
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced that he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $906.6 million in local sales tax allocations for October, 20.6 percent more than in October 2020. These allocations are based on sales made in August by businesses that report tax monthly.
The City of Friona will receive $48,088.07 for the month of October. This represents a 24.02% increase over the $38,772.63 received in October 2020. So far in 2021, Friona has received $484,858.20 in sales tax allocation. This amount represents a 10.56% increase over the $438,516.33 received in 2020 during the same time period. The Friona Economic Development Corporation will receive $12,022.02 of the allocation for its operations.
Athlete of the Week — Bryan Chavira was chosen as the First United Bank Boys "Athlete of the Week" at the Press Pass Sports website in recognition of his performance in the game against Tulia. Go to www.presspasssports.com to read the article written by Kale Steed.
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Free Vaccination Clinic — Parmer Medical Center is hosting a Free Covid-19 Vaccination Clinic on Friday, October 15th from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the XIT Recreation Center in Bovina, Texas. Pfizer vaccines are now available for ages 12 and up. Call for an appointment at 806-240-1562 or 806-240-1761. Walk-ins are available.
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Note from Deena Leuea — Goat and lamb validation will be held on Tuesday, October 19th at the Friona Community Center starting at 4:00 p.m.
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Customer Appreciation Day — Bi-Wize will host Customer Appreciation Day next Tuesday, October 19th. They will also be celebrating National Pharmacy Technician Day. Go by and grab a hot dog & drink!
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Rain update — Weather guru John Gurley reported that Friona officially received .27" and .25" of rainfall in the last two weather events. The Rhea area received around 1" in the first rain event and Bootleg received .50" in the second.
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Music for your ears — The Mighty Chieftain Marching Band will compete in the district marching contest on Saturday, October 16, 2021 at Dick Bivins Stadium in Amarillo, Texas. Go band!!!
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Music for your mouth — The band boosters will be selling brisket sandwiches with chips, pickles, onions, BBQ sauce, and water for $8.00 at the October 15th football game. They will begin serving at 5:00 p.m. and serve until they are sold out. Buy early and buy often.
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National Dictionary Day is October 16th and commemorates the birthday of Noah Webster. In 1806, American Noah Webster published his first dictionary. He immediately began compiling an expanded and fully comprehensive dictionary that took twenty-seven years to complete. To evaluate the etymology of words, Webster learned twenty-six languages, including Old English (Anglo-Saxon), German, Greek, Latin, Italian, Spanish, French, Hebrew, Arabic, and Sanskrit. As a spelling reformer, he introduced American English spellings. For example, Webster replaced "colour" with "color," "waggon" with "wagon," and "center" instead of "centre." He believed the United States "should be as independent in literature as she is in politics." Webster took a more phonetic approach to the development of his dictionary. Interestingly, the word "phonics" didn't appear when Webster published his dictionary in 1828 at the age of seventy.
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National Days
October 14: Dessert Day
October 15: Mammography Day
October 16: Dictionary Day
October 17: Pasta Day
October 18: Chocolate Cupcake Day
October 19: Pharmacy Technician Day
October 20: Medical Assistants Recognition Day
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Larry Martin (right) received a "Key to the City" from Mayor Ricky White at Tuesday night's council meeting. The honor was in recognition of his 39 years of service with the Friona EMS. Larry officially retired on September 30, 2021.
Go Band!!! The Mighty Chieftain Marching Band will compete in the district marching contest on Saturday, October 16, 2021 at Dick Bivins Stadium in Amarillo, Texas. Senior band members are (l-r) Xavier Guerra, Autumn Fletcher, Esperanza Santiago, Maria Montes, Audry Trevino, Diego Escamilla, JJ Rios, Lizett Garcia, Hirayma Rocha, Jose Vazquez Trejo, Humberto Cruz, Nicole Guerra, Anahi Villa, Not in picture are Delilah Anima and Amber Zuniga.