Doerries attend 19th Session of Silver-Haired Legislature

Jerome and Bobette Doerrie, representing the Panhandle Area Agency on Aging, met with fellow members of the Texas Silver-Haired Legislature (TSHL) on the floor of the House of Representatives at the Texas State Capitol in May to participate in the 19 th Session of the TSHL.

Local Briefs

PISD offers summer food service The Perryton ISD is offering its summer food service again in June. Meals are available to all children ages 18 and under. The meals will be served June 1-30. There will be two locations this year. Williams Intermediate will serve breakfast from 7:20 to 8 a.m.

Food safety for summer vacation

As summertime brings families and friends together for outdoor celebrations, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) wants to make sure your summer festivities are food safe.

When to see vet for dog’s stomach ache

Just like people, dogs can get stomach aches for a variety of reasons, from eating something they shouldn’t have to catching a disease.

REMEMBERING THE FALLEN

Monday morning’s Memorial Day program at the Ochiltree County Ceme-tery required the assis-tance of many to com-plete. The Perryton Color Guard, Post 254, posted the colors during the program, J.W. Hardy (bottom photo) delivered the Memorial Day speech, Rev.

FIRST TIME SWIMMER

Swimmers turned out in droves this week as the Perryton Municipal Water Park officially opened for the summer.

Tips still sought on vehicle burglary

Perryton-Ochiltree County Crime Stoppers still needs information this week to solve a vehicle burglary. On or around April 25, a vehicle was burglarized in the 100 block of SW 15th. Taken from the vehicle was a white box containing 25 Norriseal Wellmark Mizer valves. Estimated value is $7,000.