Coats for Kids begins 23rd year

FirstBank Southwest is kicking off its 23rd year of sponsoring a community project geared toward children during the Christmas holidays. The bank traditionally sponsors its “Coats and Shoes for Kids” drive in November and early December. Coats and Shoes for Kids began in the fall of 2001.

HOMECOMING QUEEN CANDIDATES ANNOUNCED

The candidates for Homecoming Queen at Perryton High School have been announced. The new Homecoming Queen will be chosen by the football team and crowned during the Perryton Rangers game against Levelland on Friday, Oct. 6, at Ranger Field.

4-H members compete at Tri-State Fair

Eight members of Ochiltree County 4-H recently competed in the Junior Breeding Beef Heifer Show, the Market Steer Shows, Livestock Judging, and Archery at the 100th annual Tri-State Fair in Amarillo.

Local Briefs

Story Hour to start Perry Memorial Library will begin Story Hour on Wednesday, Oct. 4. It will be held onWednesdays from 10-11 a.m. for children two to five years of age. An adult must accompany the child. The program will go through the month of March. There is no charge to attend.

Did you know?

The future of skiing could be very bright, as the National Ski Areas Association reports that the highest share of skiers in the United States is Generation Z.

‘Fast Cash’

(www.perrytoncs.org) On Sept. 27, 2023, the Ochiltree County Sheriff’s Department had outstanding warrants on the following people: Trayvien Lamarr Ansley, black male. Date of birth, Jan. 31, 1992. Height, 5’11’, weight, 165 pounds. Brown eyes, brown hair. Last known address was Perryton.

Panhandle Wildlife Conference returns to Lubbock Oct. 20-21

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), the Department of Natural Resources Management at Texas Tech University and the Texas Wildlife Association are hosting the Panhandle Wildlife Conference Oct. 20-21 at Texas Tech University’s National Ranching Heritage Center in Lubbock.

Senior News

October Birthdays: Oscar Scott, Shirley Archer, Larry Gearheart, Doug Wilkens, Mary Betty, Janet McLain, Wilda Rae Wilson, Rita Castle, Ray Castle, Sharon Graves, Jim Clark, Alta Wood, Debbie Symons, Lindsey Johnson, Kerry Symons, Valarie Davis, Cynthia Symons, Barb Herz, Steve Rima Clint Allred,...

The Shape We’re In…

Uncle Mort, my aged uncle down in The Thicket, has heard the expression since childhood. He’s used it repeatedly since about the time he thinks he became an adult. “We’re in pretty good shape for the shape we’re in.