Woman of the Year - Rosa Mendez
Man of the Year - Aurelio Silva
Business of the Year - Bi-Wize
Standing (l-r) Andy Alexander, Debbie Williams, Katie Rojas, Kayla Alexander, Peggy Padilla; Seated (l-r) Amor Espinoza, Jocelyn Hernandez, Olga Legarreta, Lupita Faudoa.
Save the date - Deaf Smith Electric Cooperative will hold its 84th Annual Membership Meeting on Tuesday, March 22nd in the Deaf Smith County Bull Barn.
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Prairie News - Prairie Acres Resident of the Month for March is Randy Baize. The Employee of the Month is Marissa Eubanks R.N. Marissa is the Director of the Nursing and has worked at Prairie Acres since April of 2021. Congratulations to Randy and Marissa! Worship services for the residents will begin again at 4 p.m. each Sunday. Also, monthly birthday parties and "Hair Fixing Day" are being planned again.
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National Pears Hélène Day - celebrates a food holiday about the delicious, smooth French dessert combining warm poached pears, vanilla ice cream, and chocolate sauce. Pears Hélène is a dessert made from pears poached in sugar syrup and served with vanilla ice cream, chocolate syrup, and crystallized violets. Around 1864, French Chef Auguste Escoffier created the dessert in honor of the operetta La belle Hélène by Jacques Offenbach.
Over time, simpler versions of Pears Hélène have been developed by substituting poached pears with canned pears and the delicate crystallized violets have been replaced with sliced almonds. These modifications have made it easier for more cooks to prepare this must-have dessert.
The Pear Facts: (1) more than 3,000 varieties of pears grown in the world, (2) Washington, Oregon, and Northern California grow more than 95% of the pears sold in the U.S., (3) California grows 60% of all Bartlett pears in the U.S., (4) pears ripen best off of the tree, (5) pears are an excellent source of Vitamin A and Vitamin C as well as copper, fiber, and potassium, and (6) pears are less allergenic than many other fruits.
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Free Vaccination Clinics - Parmer Medical Center now has Pfizer Pediatric doses available for kids 5-11 years of age. Also, Pfizer for ages 12 & up and Moderna for ages 18 & up. Please call 806-250-2754 (ext. 120 or 163), 806-240-1562, or 806-240-1761 to schedule an appointment.
PMC will conduct shot clinics on Thursdays from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Friona at the 6th Street Church of Christ and on Fridays from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Bovina at the XIT Recreation Center.
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National Days
March 10:
World Kidney Day
March 11:
Funeral Director Recognition Day
March 12:
Working Moms Day
March 13:
Good Samaritan Day
March 14:
Potato Chip Day
March 15:
Pears Helene Day
March 16:
Freedom of Information Day
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Teacher of the Year
Jennifer Gonzales
Girl Student of the Year
Ahahi Gonzalez
Boy Student of the Year
Anthony Abarca
Citizen of the Year
Skip Hodges
Employee of the Year
Luis Amezcua