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Ramsey to kick off new year with leadership seminar

Ramsey to kick off new year with leadership seminar

Ramsey to kick off new year with leadership seminar

Courtney Ramsey of Dallas will be the next speaker in the Leadership Perryton series. She will be in Perryton on Tuesday, Jan. 17, with a session on “The Power of Emotional Intelligence,” at the Frank Phillips College Allen Campus.

Nominations sought for Citizen of Year

The Perryton-Ochiltree Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for the 2023 Citizen of the Year award, which will be presented at the Chamber’s annual banquet, through Friday, Jan. 13 at 5 p.m. The Citizen of the Year will be selected by a committee of past recipients.

Hot Spot

The highest temperature ever recorded in the world was 136.4 degrees Fahrenheit at El Azizia, Lybia, on Sept. 13, 1922

Local Briefs

Rifle and Pistol Club sets annual meeting The Perryton Rifle and Pistol Club will hold its annual meeting on Thursday, Jan. 5, at 7 p.m. at the indoor range south of the Ochiltree County Expo Center. The club will elect new officers for the year, as well as discuss new and ongoing projects.
Hither and Yawn

Hither and Yawn

Hither and Yawn….

The late Charles Uxer, longtime school superintendent and for several years director of the El Paso Educational Service Center, enjoyed visiting elementary classrooms. That’s where he heard the most far-out questions. One long ago day, he visited a second-grade classroom.
MURAL ARTST— THE new mural on the back of Perryton Glass and Overhead Doors includes several images of Perryton. Artist Mario Enriquez spent about five weeks painting the mural. Pictured are, from left, Perryton Glass owners,Lea Thomas and Brian Thomas, Enriquez, his daughter Mariah Hollibaugh who assisted on the project, Brayton Thomas, Keaton Burt, and Morgan Thomas.

MURAL ARTST— THE new mural on the back of Perryton Glass and Overhead Doors includes several images of Perryton. Artist Mario Enriquez spent about five weeks painting the mural. Pictured are, from left, Perryton Glass owners,Lea Thomas and Brian Thomas, Enriquez, his daughter Mariah Hollibaugh who assisted on the project, Brayton Thomas, Keaton Burt, and Morgan Thomas.

MURAL ARTST

Sustainably dispose of Christmas trees

For those who chose to buy a live Christmas tree, there are several sustainable ways to dispose of the tree once the holidays have passed. TheT exas A&M Forest Serviceof fers a number of alternatives to sending the trees to landfills.

‘Fast Cash’

(www.perrytoncs.org) On Dec. 28, 2022, the Ochiltree County Sheriff’s Department had outstanding warrants on the following people: David Rosales, no personal information was available. Last known address was Spearman. There is one misdemeanor warrant for Rosales for issuance of bad checks.