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.
Prairie News - The Prairie Acres Resident of the Month for October is Mike Stephens. The Employee of the Month is Ricky Hicks. He works in the Maintenance Department and has been on staff since April of 2024.
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Legacy News - 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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Go Fish!!! - Sunday, September 8th is Youth Fishing Day. The event will be take place from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Reeve Lake just south of the Friona Community Center. No pre-registration is required and the event is FREE to participants 16 years of age and under. A registration form must be completed and turned in at the event site. You may bring your own equipment or TJA will provide all the necessary equipment for you. Age categories 6 years and under, 7-11, and 12-16 will be awarded trophies and prizes for 1st and 2nd longest fish.
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Border Bash - The 2024 Border Bash Volleyball Tournament is scheduled for Thursday, September 5th and Saturday, September 7th at the FHS Activity Center. 7th, 8th, C, and JV teams will compete in this 2-day tourney. The event is sponsored in part by the Friona Noon Lions Club.
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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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Texas Facts - Texas was a Spanish colony from 1690 to 1821. During that time, the Spanish built numerous missions, developed agriculture and ranching, and chose place names that remain today, in what was the northern fringe of their vast South, Central and North American empire. Source: funworldfacts.com
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Wildlife Refuge Expansion - Back in February, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released a 74 page Final Land Protection Plan & Environmental Assessment report regarding the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge. You can read the report by clicking here.
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The City will open up the roll-off box this Saturday, September 7, from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Please come by to dump those items that don't belong in your dumpster and do your part to help Keep Friona Clean!
The roll-off box is located at East 8th and South Jackson Ave. It is a free service provided to Friona residents. Examples of items not allowed in dumpsters includes: steel and metal, mattresses and furniture, refrigerators/AC units, paint cans (with or without liquids), electronics and appliances, drums/barrels, brick, wood and concrete, railroad ties. Items not accepted in the roll-off box are tires, oil and tree limbs. To dispose of these items, please contact the City office at 806-250-2761.
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.