Museum to host barn quilt painting event

The Museum of the Plains is hosting a barn quilt painting event on Saturday, May 8, from 10 a.m-4 p.m. The cost is $20 per person and lunch will be provided, including all painting materials and a 1x1’ board, as well as instruction.

Snack Pak 4 Kids to meet May 3

Snack Pak 4 Kids will meet Monday, May 3, at 7 p.m. at the Williams Cafeteria to pack snack bags. Masks are optional, and hand sanitizer will be provided. .

Rifle Club to hold Steel Challenge Match

The Perryton Rifle and Pistol Club will hold its monthly Steel Challenge Match on Sunday, May 2, at 1 p.m. at the Chuck Waller Range at Lake Fryer. Competitors will shoot two courses.

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.

Blood drive set at FPC

Coffee Memorial Blood Center will hold a blood drive on Tuesday, May 4, from 2-6 p.m. at Frank Phillips College, Allen Campus. Photo identification and masks will be required. Donors must be at least 17 years old, but donors who are 16 may donate with a signed parental consent form.

IRS is reminding taxpayers of filing extension this year

Anyone can request an automatic tax-filing extension, but some people get extra time without asking, the Internal Revenue Service reminds the public.. Due to the ongoing pandemic, this year the IRS postponed the usual April 15 deadline for filing individual income tax returns until May 17, 2021.

PPW HEARS RANGER ROUNDUP PROGRAM

The Panhandle Professional Women’s Club met for their monthly meeting on Tuesday. This month’s program was presented by Ranger Roundup Learning Center and focused partly on the program’s Frog Street curriculum.

Perennials can turn garden into bee haven

Whether you have a garden or a balcony, flowering perennials will create a beautiful haven for bees anywhere. You’ll not only enjoy the companionable buzz of both wild and honeybees, but you’ll also be surrounded by flowers. And you’ll be delighting in your perennials year after year.

ART JUBILEE WINNERS

Perryton High School art students participated in the 23rd annual Panhandle Area Art Jubilee at Oklahoma Panhandle State University in Goodwell, OK in April.

Cognitive decline in aging dogs: What you need to know

Just as humans may develop neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease as they grow older, our aging canine friends can develop dementia, also referred to as canine cognitive dysfunction syndrome (CCDS), a complex of behavioral and neurological symptoms the prevalence of which...