Crisis center store accepting donations

The Panhandle Crisis Center Resale Store will begin accepting donations on Monday, Aug. 9. They will not accept more than five bags or boxes at a time. Donation drop off times are Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Farmers Market open

The Ochiltree County Farmers Market is now open in the parking lot at Perryton National Bank. If you would like to be a participant in this year’s market, please contact Rene Schwalk at 806-202-0049. The market is open to any handmade, homemade, or home grown items.

PHS Class of 1971 sets reunion

The Perryton High School Class of 1971 will hold its 50th reunion Sept. 17-19 in Fort Worth. Contact Cindy Byerley Snell at cbsmrs@sbcglobal.net for registration information. Local classmates can contact Diane Thorpe.

OGH Pink Ladies seeking volunteers

The Ochiltree General Hospital Ladies’ Auxiliary is seeking volunteers to serve the hospital and its patients. To join or for more information, contact any of the Pink Ladies through the OGH Gift Shop.

Library storm shelter open for emergencies

The storm shelter at Perry Memorial Library is again open in case of tornados. Due to the large number of people who come to the shelter, the library is requiring that everyone 10 or older must be wearing a mask when they enter the shelter. No masks will be given — you must bring your own.

Crime Stoppers offers shredding service

Perryton-Ochiltree County Crime Stoppers is offering a free document shredding service. A blue bin has been placed in the lobby of the Perryton Police Department for the public to place their documents to be destroyed. A shredding service will pick up the container and dispose of the contents.

Lions seeking eyeglasses

The Perryton Lions Club is collecting used eyeglasses for recycling. Anyone who has eyeglasses that they can donate is asked to contact any Lions Club member.

TxDOT launches ‘Faces of Drunk Driving’ campaign to raise public awareness

No parent should ever receive the kind of devastating news that two Bryan police officers delivered to Pam Todaro one early Saturday morning. At 6:45 a.m. on August 9, 2014 they appeared on her doorstep to tell her that her 25-yearold son had been killed in a drunk driving crash.

USDA taking applications for funds to cover costs of organic certification

Organic producers and handlers can now apply for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) funds to assist with the cost of receiving or maintaining organic certification. Applications for the Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP) are due Nov. 1, 2021.

Sugarcane aphid numbers under control so far for sorghum producers

The sugarcane aphid, a once devastating pest for sorghum producers, has been kept under control so far during the 2021 season by nature and science.