City to hold lifeguard classes

The City of Perryton will offer lifeguard classes on May 5-9 and May 12-16 at 5 p.m., each day at the Perryton Activity Center. Assistance will be available for anyone needing help with any water skills prior to the class. Call City Hall at 435-4014 for more information.

Spring oats deadline approaching

The deadline to report spring oats at the Ochiltree County Farm Service Agency is May 15. Please contact the FSA at 806-435-6597.

Crisis center store accepting donations

The Panhandle Crisis Center’s Resale Store is now accepting all donations. The store is only accepting two bags of clothing at a time and requests no one bring more than that.

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.

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 Lion.

What’s In A Name?

Hershey’s Kisses are called that because the machine that makes them looks like it’s kissing the conveyor belt.

The Truth

Bogart never said “Play it again Sam” in the movie “Casablanca.” What Bogart did say was “Play it, Sam”.

Overweight Fruit

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the single-seeded fruit of the giant fan palm, or lodoicea maldivica, can weigh 44 pounds. Commonly known as the double coconut or coco de mer, it is found wild only in the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean.

Tennis Tradition Starts

The first Wimbledon Tennis Competition took place in 1877 solely as an amateur competition. Men’s singles was the only event that took place. There were 22 competitors and the championship was won by Spencer Gore.

CrimeStoppers ‘Fast Cash’

On May 5, 2021, the Ochiltree County Sheriff’s Department had outstanding warrants on the following people: Ivan Jaquez, no personal information was available. Last known address was Turpin, OK. There is one misdemeanor warrant for Jaquez for issuance of bad checks. Shery Lynn Kelly, white female.