"B" There - The next Bingo Night is scheduled for Tuesday, September 17th in Legacy Pointe dining area. Prizes will revolve around the theme of "Sound" and will include speakers, soundbars, wind chimes, alarm clocks, and more.
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Saved By the Bell - Parmer County Retired Teachers and School Personnel will meet on Tuesday, September 17th at 12 noon at the Sixth Street Church of Christ in Friona.
Members are asked to bring $10.00 to cover costs for the fajita meal that will be served.
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Note from Deena Lucero - Pig Tags are ready to be ordered so contact your FFA teacher or Ag agent. The price is $17.00 per tag and the deadline is Monday, September 23rd.
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Get Them While They Are Hot!!! - The Friona Methodist Youth will be selling fresh roasted Hatch chili peppers in the park on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. The price is $5.00 a pound.
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Support Your Volunteer Fire Department - Members of the Friona Volunteer Fire Department are selling tickets to win a Kubota Zero Turn Mower. Tickets are $10 each and are available from any member of the fire department. The drawing will take place on Saturday, September 14th at 1:00 p.m. in the city park. You must be 18 or older to enter and you do not have to be present to win.
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Animals are People Too - You could be the lucky winner of a Recliner and/or Gliding Loveseat donated by Bi-Wize Furniture and Kendrick Oil Company. Parmer Paws Animal Outreach Center volunteers are selling $10 tickets in a Maize Days Raffle to raise funds for Parmer Paws. The drawing will be held on Saturday, September 14th in the city park. You do not need to be present to win. You can also purchase tickets at Bi-Wize Furniture.
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Meal on Main - The Chamber of Commerce invites everyone to a Meal on Main on Saturday, September 14th from 6-9 p.m. The event will be held in the City Park and on Main Street. Live music by Ayden Hayes. The Friona Vocational Agriculture Association will serve pulled pork, ribs, coleslaw, beans, and water until sold out. Take-out orders available for pick up at 5 p.m. Tickets are $18 and are available now from any Chamber or Vocational Ag member.
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Reprint - Please see the reprint of the obit for Ramoncita "Yaya" Gaytán Jordán de Ávila on page 7. We inadvertently had the wrong name in last week's paper.
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Texas Facts - When Mexico became independent in 1821, that included Texas. The state was thus a part of Mexico from 1821 to 1836. Source: funworldfacts.com
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National Days
September 12: Hug & High 5 Day
September 13: Positive Thinking Day
September 14: Parents Day Off
September 15: Felt Hat Day
September 16: Mayflower Day
September 17: Constitution & Citizenship Day
September 18: Cheeseburger Day
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Thursday | Sept. 12
Noon • Senior Citizens
Pancake Fundraiser
@ 1410 N. Washington
8:45 pm • Bonfire at Reeve Lake
Friday | Sept. 13
6:30 pm • Queen Ceremony
@ Chieftain Field
7:00 pm • Football Game
@ Chieftain Field
Saturday | Sept. 14
9:00 am • Parade Line Up
@ Euclid Street
10:00 am • Parade
@ Main St.
11:00 am • Celebration Events
@ City Park
1:00 pm • Raffle Drawings
@ City Park
5:30 pm • Corn Hole Tourney
@ City Park
6:00 pm • Meal on Main
@ Main St. & City Park
(Take Out Orders at 5:00 pm)
Take a load off - You could be the lucky winner of a Recliner and/or Gliding Loveseat donated by Bi-Wize Furniture and Kendrick Oil Company. Parmer Paws Animal Outreach Center volunteers are selling $10 tickets in a Maize Days Raffle to raise funds for Parmer Paws. The drawing will be held on Saturday, September 14th in the city park. You do not need to be present to win. You can purchase tickets at Bi-Wize Furniture and from these PAWunteers; standing (l-r) Susie Vazquez, Mercedes Williams, Audrey Rivera, Jackie Rivera, Monica Perez, Lupe Salinas; sitting (l-r) Alfonso Martinez, Pam Kendrick, and Ivan Loya.
Members of the Friona Volunteer Fire Department are selling tickets to win a Kubota Zero Turn Mower. The mower was donated by LoneStar Ag which is located in Friona and Dalhart. All the members of the Friona Volunteer Fire Department would like to thank everyone who has supported the fundraisers in the past. They truly appreciate how the community has been willing to support them in everything that they do.
All proceeds from the fundraiser will go to the Friona Volunteer Fire Department. Specifically, funds will be used in the purchase of two Brush Trucks. The first truck was ordered at a cost of $265,000 and the second truck will cost $285,000. A grant of $240,000 was used to defray the costs of Truck 1 and proceeds from previous and future fundraisers will be used to pay off the balance. It will be around a year before the fire department receives the first truck ordered and possibly 2 or more years before the second truck is received.
Tickets are $10 each and are available from any member of the fire department. The drawing will take place on Saturday, September 14th at 1:00 p.m. in the city park. You must be 18 or older to enter and you do not have to be present to win.
