Atmos Energy are the 2023 Cook-Off Champions as well as the People's Choice award winners. Awards presented by Miss Friona Kitzy Welch and Little Miss Friona Arribelle Hernandez.
Past champion Hilmar Cheese took 2nd Place at the Cookoff. Awards presented by Miss Friona Kitzy Welch and Little Miss Friona Arribelle Hernandez.
Friona Noon Lions Club would like to thank Barrett Potato Farms for donating the "red" potatoes used to make their World Famous french fries at the Cheeseburger Festival. The Lions cooked and sold 650 pounds of potatoes during the festival.
The FHS class of 1988, along with other friends and family, donated the funds to have this new Prairie Acres sign made "In Memory and Honor" of their classmate Jennifer Brockman Baize, LVN, ADON. She was a nurse at Prairie Acres for 25 years.
Free Family Fun Day - The American Quarter Horse Foundation is excited to host a FREE Family Fun Day on Saturday, July 22 at the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame & Museum in Amarillo. The Museum Family Day hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Attendees are also able to participate in these fun and exciting activities: Storytelling, Crafts, Self-guided museum tours, Free activity books, Meet a real American Quarter Horse in the arena, Special appearance by Two Bits mascot, and Snacks and refreshments.
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Join TEXAS Outdoor Musical for Panhandle Towns Week! - We invite all of our neighbors in the surrounding Panhandle region to TEXAS. Experience the 57th season under our new artistic director, Stephen Crandall. If you're from any town in the panhandle region, receive 20% off your ticket purchase from July 18th - July 29th. Remember to use promo code: PTW23
TEXAS Outdoor Musical 2022 shows Tuesday-Sunday. Park entrance is free with show ticket after 4:00 p.m., Pioneer Amphitheatre opens at 6:00 p.m., Dinner is served from 6:30-8:00 p.m., House opens at 7:45 p.m., and Show starts at 8:15 p.m.
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National Moon Day - July 20th commemorates the day man first walked on the moon in 1969. NASA reported the moon landing as being "…the single greatest technological achievement of all time."
On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 carried the first humans to the moon. Six hours after landing on the moon, American Neil Armstrong stepped onto the lunar surface. He spent two and a half hours outside the spacecraft. Buzz Aldrin soon followed, stepping onto the lunar surface. After joining Armstrong, the two men collected 47.5 pounds of lunar material. Their specimens would make the journey back to Earth to be analyzed. In the command module, a third astronaut waited. Pilot, Michael Collins, remained alone in orbit until Armstrong and Aldrin returned.
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Thread the Needle Day - Here are some of the different meanings of "Thread the Needle." (1) Literal meaning - taking a thread and guiding it through a sewing needle; (2) Metaphorical sense - finding a path through two opposing views (often used by politicians); (3) Game move - a type of billiards move where the ball is shot precisely through a narrow pathway; (4) Yoga pose - also known as para balasana, the pose brings the body to a kneeling position with both hands on the floor (table pose) then slide the left hand all the way to the right beneath the body and then the head and shoulder should rest comfortably on the floor, creating a slight twist in the spine; (4) Sports metaphor - often employed in sports to describe a tight space in which to move the ball.
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Pun Fun - Cartoonist found dead in home. Details are sketchy. Source: www.pun.me
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Kidz Camp - Volunteers are needed for the Kidz Building Camp scheduled for July 24-28 from 6-9 p.m. each evening. Call the Chamber office at 806-250-3491 for more information.
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Training Event Coming Soon - Volunteers are needed for the Friona First Responders Mass Casualty Incident Training Event to be held on Saturday, July 29th. Call 806-250-2761 for information.
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National Days
July 20 - Moon Day
July 21 - Junk Food Day
July 22 - Hammock Day
July 23 - Vanilla Ice Cream Day
July 24 - Cousins Day
July 25 - Thread The Needle Day
July 26 - Aunt & Uncle's Day
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Oscar Ostos, an engineer with Hi-Plains Civil Engineers, climbed the north water tower on Wednesday to perform a structural inspection and take paint samples. Oscar is the engineer for the City of Friona. Plans are to repaint the tower as a cheeseburger. More details next week.
