In the photo (l-r) FCCLA advisor Erin Barnett and students Nadia Snyder, Blanca Chavez, Elaney Arzate, and Lilly Abarca receive a check from the Friona Vocational Agriculture Association. Members present were (l-r) Ritchie Herring, Sawyer Osborn, Kody Kimbrough, Clint Hurst, Greg O'Brian, Mark Osborn, and Roy Robledo.
Friona FCCLA officers Blanca Chavez (President), Elaney Arzate (Vice President) and Lilly Abarca (Secretary) traveled to Dallas to attend the FCCLA Fall Conference on November 12th and 13th. Near the end of this trip, the school suburban was broken into and over $3,000 in personal belongings, along with several school issued belongings, were stolen from the vehicle. The Friona Vocational Agriculture Association has graciously helped the Friona FCCLA chapter by donating the funds to recover all of the lost personal belongings. To help raise funds for Friona FCCLA, the Friona Vocational Agriculture Association will be hosting a pancake supper on Sunday, April 30th. More details will be coming soon. Funds raised from this supper will also help Friona FCCLA members attend the FCCLA State Conference this weekend, March 30 - April 2 in Dallas. The Friona FCCLA Chapter, advisor Erin Barnett and the Friona Vocational Agriculture Association would like to thank everyone who continues to support their organizations in providing vocational training for High School students.
Parmer Medical Center, through a partnership with the Texas Teleforensic Remote Assistance Center (Tex-TRAC), will be able to assist sexual assault victims ages 13 and older in conducting sexual assault forensic exams with guidance from a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) through the Telehealth cart starting April 3rd, 2023.
Tex-TRAC TeleSANEs are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and provide a seamless interaction between hospital nurses and victims during sexual assault forensic examinations by using these telehealth carts with specially designed software. The TeleSANEs, via a secure internet connection, can advise and assist hospital nurses as they conduct the lengthy sexual assault exams, which are known to take three to six hours on average to complete.
Currently, sexual assault victims in Parmer County and surrounding counties must be transported to local hospitals in those counties by either EMS, law enforcement, or private vehicle, which compounds the traumatic stress on the victim as well as preventing first responders from returning to their duties sooner.
Tex-TRAC, part of the Texas A&M Health Center of Excellence in Forensic Nursing, was established with federal grant funding from the Office for Victims of Crime and state funding from the Office of the Attorney General to provide a SANE telehealth program to serve rural and underserved communities in Texas.
For more on Tex-TRAC, go online to https://tex-trac.tamu.edu For more information on Parmer Medical Center, go online to www.parmermedicalcenter.com
The Friona and Farwell 4-H clubs came together for a county-wide service project, cleaning the Bovina cemetery. Above (l-r) Sirina Samrripa, Janelle Duffy, Kaiden Samrripa, Naima Gunter, Oceana Gunter, Eleanor Ball, and Les Ball. Below (l-r) Kasen Klinger, Kenlee Klinger, Jarrett White. The City of Bovina would like to thank the Parmer 4-H members who came can helped clean the cemetery last week. They did an amazing job!
Don't Forget - the FHS Senior Steak Dinner is Sunday, April 2nd from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Tickets are available from any FHS Senior for $20 or $22 at the door. See ad on page 8.
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The Big Show - A Parmer Stock Show meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 4th at 6:30 p.m. at extension office in Bovina.
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Tag, your it - Summer sheep and goat tags are due April 3rd @ $17 per tag. Steer tags are due April 5th @ $27 per tag. Summer pig tags are due April 24th @ $17 per tag.
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Save the Date - The next Friona Community Blood Drive is Thursday, April 13th from 3-7 p.m. at the Calvary Baptist Fellowship Hall. Each donor will receive a t-shirt, jump pass from AMP'D, free tea from Water Still, and one entry to the OKC Zoo. More info next week.
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Seeing Stars - This week sky gazers had the opportunity to see Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury, Uranus, and the moon in the western sky after sunset. Four of the planets were visible to the naked eye, but you needed binoculars to see Uranus. Sometimes you don't need a punchline, the story is enough. Also, according to a 70s pop band, when the moon is in the 7th house and Jupiter aligns with Mars, then peace will guide the planets and love will steer the stars.
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National Days
March 30:
Doctors Day
March 31:
Crayon Day
April 1:
April Fools' Day
April 2:
Geologists Day
April 3:
Tweed Day
April 4:
School Librarian Day
April 5:
Walking Day
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Friends of the Library hosted a "Book Reading with Teddy Jones" last Saturday in the Friona Public Library. Friends Vice President Esmeralda Mills welcomed attendees and introduced the hometown author. Ms. Jones gave a brief overview and read excerpts from the new book, Marva Cope, which is the latest novel in the Jackson's Pond series. Next, the audience was given the opportunity to ask the author questions about her career, past writings, and the new book. Joy Morton received a free copy of Slanted Light, in a drawing held after the Q&A session. Friends of the Library members served punch and snacks while Ms. Jones signed books and posed for pictures.
Teddy and Joy Morton
Thanks to a generous donation, the Friona Volunteer Fire Department was able to purchase dress uniforms. Fire department members wore them for the first time in honor of longtime fire wife, Carolin Reeve, who passed away March 18th. Carolin's husband, Glenn, has been with the fire department for 67 years.