Anchored by 5 gold medals from Rebecca Schlenker and 3 gold medals from Yvonne Legarreta, the Friona Squaws powered their way to the District 3-3A Championship last week at Mustang Stadium in Denver City. Rebecca won gold in the long jump, triple jump, 100m run, 4x100m relay, and 4x200m relay. Yvonne won the 800m run, 1600m run, and 3200m run for her three gold medals. Noelia Bautista, Destini Fernandez, and Anahi Gonzalez also qualified in three separate events. Duvy Ortiz qualified in the pole vault. Lylianna Martinez, Lizbeth Toledo, and Makayla Ramos are part of the 4x400m relay team that qualified. The Area track meet will be held on Thursday, April 15th in Denver City.
The SWC Roundup (swcroundup.com) is a website dedicated to the memory and the reformation of the legendary Southwest Conference. They recently posted a list of the greatest tacklers. The list includes Tony Perea, a 1969 Friona High School graduate, who rushed for 2,823 yards as a halfback during his high school career. Congratulations Tony!
(1) Putt Choate, SMU, 253 tackles in 1978 (2) Mike Singletary, Baylor, 232 tackles in 1978 (3) Robert Williamson, Rice, 196 tackles in 1980 (4) Britt Hager Texas, 195, tackles in 1988 (5) Lawrence Flugence, Texas Tech, 193 tackles in 2002
(6) Tony Perea, UTEP, 192 tackles in 1971
The 5-11, 220 pounder from Friona, Tony Perea held down the middle of UTEP's defense for three seasons. In 1970 Tony Perea had 26 tackles against Arizona State. His most productive year was 1971 when he made 192 tackles in eleven games. He had eighteen tackles against Utah '71 and twenty vs. Arizona. Perea teamed with future NFL referee and all-around swole guy Ed Hochuli to form a very good linebacking tandem at UTEP.
(7) Kyle Clifton, TCU, 189 tackles in 1983 (8) Mike Singletary, Baylor, 188 tackles in 1979 (9) Britt Hager, Texas, 187 tackles in 1987 (10) Putt Choate, SMU, 186 tackles in 1977
This week is National Library Week. Library Director Anahi Gomez and Assistant Director Becky Upton invite to drop by for a visit and see how great our local library really is. The Friends of the Library Gift Basket raffle is underway so you purchase your tickets during your visit. Also, there will be a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday, April 12th at 10:00 a.m. for the new Book Shop.
Spring has arrived. This pear tree belonging to Randy & Sarah Geries survived the February polar express rather well. However, the partridge headed south to Caracas and will not be back until Christmas.
Construction is underway at Dos Chixx located at 715 Main. The new front door was made in Mexico and was recently installed. The remodel is part of the Friona Economic Development Corporation's Matching Member Grant Program.
The Prairie Acres "Resident of Month" for April is Mildred Hobbs. The April "Employee of the Month" is Maddie Zambrano. Maddie works in the nursing department and has worked at Prairie Acres since July of 2020. Congratulations to Mildred and Maddie!
Parmer County has changed the address of its website. You now type in www.parmercounty.texas.gov to gain access to county information and services.
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A Friona Community Blood Drive will be held on Thursday, April 8th from Noon until 7:00 p.m. in the Calvary Baptist Church Fellowship Hall. Subway of Friona will provide the meal.
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Please be aware of Medicare and Covid-19 scams. Medicare and IRS officials WILL NOT call you on your phone. DO NOT give Medicare or credit card info over the phone. Covid-19 vaccinations are FREE.
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Drop by the Friona Public Library this month and purchase tickets for a chance to win one (or more) of the 10 awesome Gift Baskets in the annual fundraiser raffle by the Friends of the Library. See more on back page of the Friona Star.
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The park was full of Easter Egg hunters last Saturday for the Victory Family Worship Center's Eggstravaganza. Kids were divided into various age groups and had an opportunity pick up a few of the thousands of eggs strewn across the park. Food trucks, including Joe Taco, were there to feed the masses. See photos on back page.
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Thomas Jefferson Day on April 13th honors the birth of the third President of The United States. Most known as the primary author of the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson was a stalwart of democracy. While not much an orator, his pen cut quite a swath of ink through correspondence, documents, journals, and manuscripts. Those who write, tend to read. Jefferson was no different. His vast library contained 6,500 volumes. Jefferson was not only a lawyer, but he was also a scientist of agriculture, paleontology, and astronomy. Immensely curious, he kept detailed records of the weather and eventually established weather observers across his home state of Virginia.
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