Friendship Quilt Guild holds joint meeting

The Friendship Quilt Guild held its annual joint meeting of the day and night groups on July 12. The group enjoyed a potluck dinner. The program was given by Cheryl Ashpaugh of Guymon, OK, who designs her own quilts and does long arm quilting at her shop in Guymon.

BROOME RECEPTION HELD AT PAC

BROOME RECEPTION HELD AT PAC—Family, staff, and friends gathered at the Perryton Activity Center last week to hold a farewell reception for Daniel Broome, director of the PAC, and his wife Kat. The Broomes will be moving to Deer Park, Texas soon.

Senior News

website: www.perrytonseniors.org You are all invited to Jim Clark’s BIG Almost 90th birthday bash at the Museum of the Plains. I made double sure from Penny that this isn’t a surprise before I blasted it all over town. Believe it or not, it’s happened.

SENIOR NEWS

Tomorrow we are getting together for the Graze class Aimee Careon will be teaching. The infamous charcuterie boards are about to set this place on fire. Nancy and I will both be attending, hoping to learn a few new tricks to share with you.

Common baking mistakes and how to prevent making them

Baking can be a wonderful hobby or even a successful business venture. Although baking is a relatively easy skill to learn, there are some who lament that they are wonderful cooks, but terrible bakers.

Donors Save Lives

The Donor Alliance® reports that just one donor can save up to eight lives through organ donation. Organs that can be donated include the heart, liver, lungs, kidneys, pancreas, and small intestine.

Baby boomers hold around 12 jobs in their lifetime

According to a 2019 Bureau of Labor Statistics survey of baby boomers, the average number of jobs held in a lifetime is 12. Women spend slightly less time in companies than men. In its 2018 Employee Tenure Summary, the BLS reported the median tenure for women is 4 years and 4.3 for men.

SENIOR NEWS

We have so many to celebrate this month: Evelyn Day, Cynthia Andreas, Bruce Roberson, Ron Mick, Berwyn Flowers, Connie Allen, Oma Dell Manning, Peaches and Bill Goldsberry, Kim Thomas, Doug Hale, Jim Haugen, Nell O’Dell, Penny Clark and Arlene Boxwell. Happy Birthday!

Largest city

In 700 A.D., Teotihuacan in central Mexico was the largest city in the Americas. The city belonged to the Mayan civilization and was home to over 100,000 people and 600 pyramids.

Vela is selected as PPW Young Carreerist

Brenna Vela has been selected as the Young Careerist for June by the Panhandle Professional Women’s Club. She is the director of the Ranger Academic Enrichment Foundations Pathways Scholarship Program.