Watermelons behind schedule, but prices and quality are good

Winter Storm Uri and subsequent cool, wet weather have made the 2021 growing season tough on Texas watermelons, but decent prices are helping producers, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts.

GRAB AND GO FOR LUNCH!

Perryton Independent School District’s Grab & Go Meals program has begun, providing kids from ages 1-18 with nutritious, delicious meals through the month of June. Meals can be picked up at the PISD Administration parking lot from 8-9 a.m. for breakfast and from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for lunch.

Active COVID- 19 cases back up above zero

After a bit more than a week of no active cases of COVID-19 cases in Ochiltree County, the county’s estimated active cases has now risen to one, according to data from the Texas Department of State Health Services.

Wildfire concerns webinar set June 15

TheT exas A&M AgriLife Extension Servicewill present anOn the Line with AgriLifewebinar June 15. Free, half-hour On the Line programs, presented on the Zoom platform, address wildfire concerns.

Cycling to Victory

Egan Bernal, a bicyclist from Bogotá, Colombia, won the Tour de France in 2019, making him the first cyclist from Latin America to win the famous bicycle race.

Overdone

In 1960, “Godey’s Lady’s Book” advised women to cook tomatoes for at least three hours.

SECOND GRADE CITIZENSHIP AWARDS

SECOND GRADE CITIZENSHIP AWARDS—Wright Elementary second graders receiving American Legion Citizenship awards were first row, from left, Kordell Espino, Olivia Dunsworth, Avery Schwalk, Guliana Garcia, Dulcemaria Gomez, Oseas Zavala, Joyci Rosales and Anthony Bradley; and second row, Jacob Chavez,...