Local Briefs

Parkinson’s support group to meet The Perryton Area Parkinson’s Disease Support Group will meet Friday, July 9, at noon at New Hope Fellowship, 2821 S. Ash. Lunch will be provided. Anyone with the disease or who has a family member or friend with it, is welcome to attend.

IRS ‘Dirty Dozen’ list warns people to watch out for tax-related scams

The Internal Revenue Service continued its “Dirty Dozen” tax scams with a warning for people to watch out for predators using taxrelated schemes ranging from fake charities to scams targeting seniors and immigrants.

MAKING LEARNING FUN

School may be out for the summer, but younger children at Ranger Roundup Learning Center are still taking classes and learning what they’ll need to know once they get into kindergarten and elementary school.

SLIME TIME

Frank Phillips College, Allen Campus, will be hosting their annual Kids College daytime camps for the next few weeks. This week’s classes include “Slime City,” which lets kids make and play with their own slime creations.

Red Cross offers safety guidelines for safe Fourth of July

The warm weather has arrived, the perfect time to take a dip in a pool or enjoy a backyard barbeque. The American Red Cross recommends steps you should take this holiday weekend and throughout the summer to help stay safe around the water, while grilling and when handling fireworks.

BAND MEMBERS ATTEND LEADERSHIP CAMP

BAND MEMBERS ATTEND LEADERSHIP CAMP—Pride of Perryton Ranger Band leaders recently attended a Leadership Camp at Perryton Junior High.

Vaccinations on increase in state of Texas

The number of Texans who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 reached 11.937 million this week, or about 41% of the state’s total population, according toT exas Health and Human Services.Hospitalizations in the past week of lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases rose slightly to 1,502.