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PHS WELDERS COMPETE IN LENORAH— Perryton High School sent men’s and women’s welding teams to compete in Lenorah at the end of October. Both teams took first place in their divisions, and five PHS students earned their 2F welding certification. Pictured are, from left, Jonathan Espino, Yeiri Rodriguez, Julia Estrada, Janet Montoya, Alvaro Lopez, Grant Pshigoda, Emanuel Trejo, and Cristian Lopez.

PHS WELDERS COMPETE IN LENORAH— Perryton High School sent men’s and women’s welding teams to compete in Lenorah at the end of October. Both teams took first place in their divisions, and five PHS students earned their 2F welding certification. Pictured are, from left, Jonathan Espino, Yeiri Rodriguez, Julia Estrada, Janet Montoya, Alvaro Lopez, Grant Pshigoda, Emanuel Trejo, and Cristian Lopez.

PHS welding teams travel to Lenorah

Perryton High School’s welding program sent two teams – a men’s team and a women’s team – to compete in Lenorah, near Midland. Both teams were awarded first place in their divisions, and Julia Estrada was named the top welder for the entire women’s division.

Jennie Junes have program on Jireh

A program on Jireh Outreach was given to the Jennie June Club at its meeting Nov. 9. Jason Vanosdol gave an informative program on Jireh, a weekly food distribution center.

Local Briefs

Toys for Tots to hold Turkey Trot Toys for Tots will hold a Turkey Trot 5K run to raise funds to buy toys. The Turkey Trot is set for Saturday, Nov. 19, across from Ochiltree General Hospital. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m., with the run to begin at 8 a.m. The cost to enter is $25 per person.

Vehicles damaged

Just a few offenses were investigated by police during the week. A 2010 GMC Yukon had the wiring on the engine damaged while parked at 400 N. Main. A vehicle was also egged while parked in the high school parking lot. A dog bite was also reported on North Main.

O negative blood donors needed due to supply chain issues

Coffee Memorial Blood Center is losing hundreds of O negative blood units a month due to recent blood bag shortages. O negative is the only universal blood type, which means it can be transfused in an emergency to any blood recipients, regardless of their blood types.

‘Fast Cash’

(www.perrytoncs.org) On Nov. 16, 2022, the Ochiltree County Sheriff’s Department had outstanding warrants on the following people: Kimberly Crain, white female. Date of birth, Dec. 30, 1984. Height, 5’7”, weight, 210 pounds. Last known address was Perryton.

SeniorNews

We all had such a fun and informative time during Saturday’s Gun 4 Girls class. It was a full class taught by NRA instructor Karen Schrader from Amarillo. She did a wonderful job with all of us newbies, and even taught the more skilled Annie Oakley’s a few new tricks.

City of Perryton’s sales tax payment takes slight dip

The City of Perryton’s sales tax payment for November took a slight drop this month, after several months of increases. The city received a payment of $275,601, down a little over 2% from November 2021. For the year, however, its $3 million in payments so far are 22.5% higher than in 2021.

Toys for Tots preparing for season

Toys For Tots is back this holiday season to help the less fortunate children in Ochiltree, Hansford, and Lipscomb Counties, and they are asking for the community’s help this year.
FOOTBALL CONTEST WINNER Paxton Denton was the grand prize winner of the Herald’s annual football contest, with an impressive 70 points. As the winner, he received four tickets to the Goodyear Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium in Arlington Jan. 2, and $200 in expense money. Pictured with him is Herald publisher Mary Dudley.

FOOTBALL CONTEST WINNER Paxton Denton was the grand prize winner of the Herald’s annual football contest, with an impressive 70 points. As the winner, he received four tickets to the Goodyear Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium in Arlington Jan. 2, and $200 in expense money. Pictured with him is Herald publisher Mary Dudley.

FOOTBALL CONTEST WINNER