Texas A&M institute releases new Texas landowner survey

TheT exas Land Trends program of theT exas A&M Natural Resources Institute, a part ofT exas A&M AgriLife, has released the2022 Landowner Surveyfor landowners who own or operate private working lands in Texas.

Copper Precedes Bronze

Primitive man knew copper before bronze.

Unbelievable

More snow falls in Australia each year than in the whole of the European Alps.

Take us back...Darin Clark

Since moving to Perryton in the early 1990s, Darin Clark has been an active member of the community. From his roots in radio, to his tenure as the Boy Scout director to working for the school district, Clark has spread his roots deep and knows many of us.

RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION GOAT

RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION GOAT—At the Ochiltree County Junior Livestock Show and Sale on Jan. 21-22, Chloe Tanner took home the award for Reserve Grand Champion Goat. Her animal was purchased by Chance and Christi Mogg. Pictured are, from left, Chloe Tanner, Christi Mogg, and Chance Mogg.

French poodles

French poodles did not originate in France. Poodles were originally used as hunting dogs in Europe. The dogs’ thick coats were a hindrance in water and thick brush, so hunters sheared the hindquarter, with cuffs left around the ankles and hips to protect against rheumatism.

RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION SHEEP

RESERVE GRAND CHAMPION SHEEP—This year’s Reserve Grand Champion Sheep at the Ochiltree County Junior Livestock Show and Sale on Jan. 21-22 was awarded to Tatum Holmes. The animal was purchased by FirstBank Southwest and Covenant Title.

Two houses burglarized

Two residential burglaries during the week are being investigated by the police department. A residence at 1322 S. Grinnell was burglarized, with the suspects making off with numerous items. Taken were a microwave, toilets, a refrigerator, a stove, lawn mores, a leaf blower and weedeaters.

Texas prepaid tuition program enrollment deadline approaches

Texas families can lock in today’s cost of undergraduate resident tuition and schoolwide required fees at Texas public colleges and universities by enrolling their children in the taxadvantaged Texas Tuition Promise Fund® before the close of the current general enrollment period on Feb. 28.

Local Briefs

Rotary cherry pie contest is Saturday Pie bakers are encouraged to enter the Annual Rotary Cherry Pie Contest on Saturday, Feb. 19. There will be a youth, women’s and men’s division for a basic two crust pie and a cherry dessert division.