Kidz Building Camp participants braved 100° heat and drought conditions to build five replica buildings during the week. The top three are pictured here.
Tasty Cream - First Place
The Dairy - Second Place
Parmer Paws - Third Place
Reminder from Deena Leuea — It's time to order goat and lamb tags. The cost will be $17.00 each. NOTE: Lazbuddie school children will need to call the extension office at 806-251-5120 since they not have an Ag teacher at this time.
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Small World News — The Los Angeles Rams recently signed Luis Perez. The USFL quarterback led the New Jersey Generals to a 9-1 season record and is the owner of the first-ever touchdown pass in USFL history. Perez grew up in Chula Vista, California and walked on at nearby Southwestern College. After two years at Southwestern, he transferred to Division II school Texas A&M-Commerce where he guided the Lions to the 2017 National Championship, giving the school their second national title in school history. The A&M-Commerce head coach at that time just happened to be 1995 Friona High School graduate Colby Carthel. Say what?! Colby is currently the head coach at Division 1 Stephen F. Austin State University.
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Save the Date — The Deaf Smith Historical Society will host its second Jubilee of Tractors and Festival on August 20th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with festivities centered around Dameron Park in Hereford, Texas. Those with classic or antique tractors, or even some modern-day wonders, and vendors who would like to sign up for the parade should call the Deaf Smith County Historical Museum at 806-363-7070. Entry fee for tractors is $25.
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FYI — A new certification course for the Texas Master Naturalist Panhandle Chapter will launch training August 20. Enrollment is priced at $95, including chapter dues and books utilized in the training. Applications are being accepted online at https://txmn.org/pc/training/ through August 8. Panhandle Chapter members have the opportunity to volunteer at Palo Duro Canyon and Caprock Canyons state parks, the Alibates Monument, area nature centers, museums, Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge, and in activities for school children.
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National Days
July 28:
Chili Dog Day
July 29:
Get Gnarly Day
July 30:
Whistleblower Day
July 31:
Avocado Day
August 1:
Respect for Parents Day
August 2:
Coloring Book Day
August 3:
Watermelon Day
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Parmer County Commissioners Court met in regular session on Monday July 25, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. in the County Courtroom of the Parmer County Courthouse in Farwell, Texas. The meeting began with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag and Texas Flag.
Minutes from the July 11th and 19th meetings were read and approved. Commissioners approved the payment of the accounts payables as presented by County Treasurer Sharon May. The Treasurer's Payroll Report was also approved. The Treasurer's Quarterly Report was also reviewed and approved. You can view the report elsewhere in this paper.
Monty Schueler, a member of the Rhea Hollene Volunteer Fire Department, made an official request for funds to build a garage to house a fire truck. Commissioners approved the $50,000 project which will be paid for with funds from the American Rescue Plan Act.
Commissioners heard from Chad Lydick concerning the Ironwood Subdivision which is located west of the Farwell Cemetery and north of Highway 60 up to the golf course and consists of approximately 500 acres. It was determined that there are no county roads located on the property.
The Parmer County burn ban was extended for another 90 days. The burn ban will now be in effect until October 24, 2022. The Covid-19 Administrative Leave policy was also renewed for another quarter.
Commissioners heard an official presentation of the CSI Plan from Texas Association of Counties representative Stacey Bruington. The plan has a $5000 budget to offer incentives (i.e. gift cards, extra vacation) to motivate employees to utilize more preventative medicine practices. The CSI Plan was approved and will begin in November.
Parmer County Sheriff Eric Geske reported that the Parmer County Law Enforcement Center was currently housing 30 inmates. Of those, 14 are paying customers from Deaf Smith County.
All meetings are open to the public. Information in this article is only a summary. Any questions concerning specific actions should be directed to the Commissioners Court.