SECOND GRADE UIL

Wright Elementary second graders participating in district UIL academic events were recognized at the awards assembly.

IRS offers guidance on premiums, tax credit for health coverage

The Internal Revenue Service has provided guidance on tax breaks under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 for continuation health coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA).

Pin Money

With pins primarily used as fasteners for clothing before buttons and zippers were invented, the term pin money actually did mean the money was to buy pins. By the 16th Century, the phase came to mean money used for incidentals.

Whistler’s Mother

The formal name of the painting is actually titled “Arrangement in Gray and Black: Portrait of the Painter’s Mother.’’ It was painted by James Abbott McNeill Whistler in 1872.

SNACK PAK 4 KIDS DONATION

Perryton Elks Lodge No. 2368 donated $2,000 to Snack Pak 4 Kids, made possible by a grant received through the Elks National Foundation. Pictured from left are, Elks exalted ruler Tom Slaughter, Snack Pak 4 Kids representative Carol Hayden and Elks member Chris Perrett.

Volunteering benefits students

Volunteering is often seen through the lens of how volunteers help to improve their communities.

USDA reminds producers to file crop acreage reports

Agricultural producers who have not yet completed their crop acreage reports after spring planting should make an appointment with the Ochiltree County Farm Service Agency (FSA) before the applicable deadline.

Local Briefs

Rifle and Pistol Club sets monthly meeting The Perryton Rifle and Pistol Club will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, July 1, at 7 p.m. at the indoor range south of the Ochiltree County Expo Center. The club will be discussing new and ongoing projects.

IRS online tool helps families see if they qualify for the Child Tax Credit

The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service is urgeing families to take advantage of a special online tool that can help them determine whether they qualify for the Child Tax Credit and the special monthly advance payments beginning on July 15. Available exclusively on IRS.

HONORING THE FALLEN

Beyond the Call of Duty (End of Watch Ride to Remember) from Spokane, Washington paid a visit to Perryton’s Whigham Park on Thursday to honor 328 police officers who had lost their lives in the United States in 2020, including Perryton Police Department Officer Leslie L. Graves II, who died on Dec.