More about May - May is the fifth month of the year in the Gregorian and its predecessor, the Julian calendar. Named after the Greek goddess, Maia who is also identified as Bona Dea (the Roman goddess of fertility). Originally the third month of the year, May later moved to the fifth month when January and February were added to the calendar. May is also the last month of Spring. Some Native American tribes called the May full moon The Full Flower Moon, the Corn Planting Moon or the Milk Moon.
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Back on the Board - This past week Governor Greg Abbott reappointed Mindy Neal, D.C. to the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners. The Board is responsible for regulating the practice of chiropractic in the State of Texas. Governor Abbott first appointed her to the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners in 2018. Neal is a Bovina resident and owner of The Bone Joint Chiropractic. She is a member of the Texas Chiropractic Association and the American Veterinary Chiropractic Association. She received a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Science from Texas A&M University and a Doctor of Chiropractic from Parker College of Chiropractic. The appointment is subject to confirmation by the Texas Senate.
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Laundry List - Tuesday is National Lost Sock Day Memorial Day. This holiday should not be confused with Inside-Out Shirt Wednesday, Twisted Bed Sheet Thursday, Coins Rattling Friday, Melted Cough Drop Saturday, or Disintegrated Kleenex Sunday. Some people even give up laundry - for lint.
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National Days
May 4 - Star Wars Day
May 5- Cinco De Mayo
May 6 - Nurses Day
May 7 - Lemonade Day
May 8 - Red Cross Day
May 9 - Lost Sock Memorial Day
May 10 - Clean Up Your Room Day
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City of Friona's newest employees were recognized this week in the new courtroom at City Hall.
Guadalupe Salinas is the new Animal Control Officer for the City of Friona. She received a certificate of completion from Zoonosis Control for completing the Animal Control Officer Basic Training Course. Training is conducted through the Texas Department of State Health Services.
Marie Samarron passed the exam administered by the Texas Municipal Courts Education Center and received her Municipal Court Clerk Certification. She is now a Certified Court Clerk Level 1.
Danny Campbell is the new Fire Marshall/Code Compliance Officer. His wife, Holly, was at the ceremony to pin on his new badge.
Friona High School junior Yvonne Legarreta (left) and sophomore Kitzy Welch (right) broke three school track & field records last week at the Region 1 Class AAA Track Meet in Abilene. Their efforts also qualified them for the state track meet next week.
On the track, Yvonne ran a 11:28.89 while winning the 3200M Run. That broke the existing record of 12:01.10 set by Emmie Crutchfield in 2004. Later in the meet, Yvonne ran a 5:21.11 in the 1600M while finishing third behind two runners from Holliday. That broke the existing record of 5:26.40 set by Jena Grimsley in 1999. Even though she finished in third, Yvonne still qualified for the state meet as a wildcard by having the ninth fastest time in the state at regionals. Note: Holliday repeated this year as Regional Champions.
In the field, Kitzy threw the discus 130' 8" to claim the silver medal in the event. That broke the existing record of 128' 10" set by Amy Murphree in 2001. The winner of the event was from Childress who finished at 150' 01" which was just 2' short of the Regionals record.
Yvonne and Kitzy will travel to Austin next week to compete in the State Track Meet at Mike Meyers Stadium. Tentative schedule is Thursday, May 11th at 9:00 a.m. for Kitzy and Yvonne will run on Thursday at 9:00 a.m. and sometime after 5:00 p.m. Go Big Red!!!
2023 Friona Chieftain Baseball Team - Back Row (l-r): Assistant Coach Derreck Hernandez, TJ Vasquez, Jameson Daniels, Heston Grimsley, Eduardo Juarez, Martin Godinez, Issac Olmos, Assistant Coach Jimmy Burns, Assistant Coach Joshua Portillo. Front Row (l-r): Head Coach Daniel Rosales, Aaron Rosales, Rafael Rocha, Jonathan Gonzalez, Abram Rocha, Caleb Geske, Gabriel Ramos, Owen McGaughy.