Views from Around the Panhandle

A friend shared the following observations which really fit this year. —It’s weird being the same age as old people. —Life is like a helicopter. I don’t know how to operate a helicopter. —It’s probably my age that tricks people into thinking I’m an adult.

school lunch menu

PISD Menu Breakfast Menus for Grades K-12 Lunch Menus for All Grades Unless Noted Otherwise At PJH and PHS Students Have a Choice of Salad Entree, Fruit & Milk for Lunch Each Day Monday, Jan. 4: No School Staff Day Tuesday, Jan.

Olympic Gains?...

Uncle Mort, age 108, said he was ‘locked and loaded’ to give me an earful when he called recently. Reflecting on our lengthy conversation later, I decided he had unloaded at least two “earfuls,” rapidity at 250 words per minute, with gusts to 300.

Take us back...Joe Ogden

Joe Ogden has been a positive force in Perryton his entire life. Whether it is helping adults with their banking needs or the countless hours he has dedicated to youth basketball in our town, he can always be counted on.

PTCI STOCKING WINNER

Four year old Jasmin Miramontes was the winner of the drawing for a giant Christmas stocking from PTCI. Pictured with her is her mother, Yadira Flores.

Museum seeking your 2020 memories

Perryton’s Museum of the Plains is a regional treasure. It is packed full of artifacts and the history of our region. The expansive facility is visited by thousands of people yearly from all over the world.

Did you know?

Christmas Day is the most popular day to get engaged. According to the 2020 WeddingWire Newlywed Report, more couples who were married in 2019 got engaged on Christmas Day than any other day during the year.

Donor Alert: A Sliver of Liver…

I have never read columns as entertaining as those penned by the late Erma Bombeck, who survived by cancer surgery, only to be claimed by kidney disease at age 69.

Did you know?

According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the number of licensed drivers who are 70 and older increased by 65 percent between 1997 and 2018. Older drivers are often considered less safe than their fellow motorists, but statistics from the IIHS indicate that might be a misconception.

Investment Con

Want to make money and help the world, too? Wall Street says you can! If you invest in "socially responsible" funds, say big investment funds like BlackRock, Parnassus, TIAACREF, etc., then they'll do good things for the world, and your retirement funds will grow.