Local Briefs

Kiwanis Auction scheduled The 37th annual Kiwanis Consignment Auction will be held on Saturday, March 6, at the Ochiltree County Expo Center. For more information, or to donate items, contact Chase Allison at 202-4346, Neal Davis at 202-0044, or Bill’s Pest Control at 435-9993.

Soil fertility, plant nutrient management series set in Spearman

Producers in the Hansford County area will have a unique opportunity to attend a limited-seating Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrient Management Hands-On Lab Series hosted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service on Feb. 16, March 2 and March 4. The meetings will be from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Feb.

Better Get Extra Popcorn

“Greed,” a silent film directed by Erich von Stroheim, had an original run-time of over nine hours. The director edited the film down to four hours before his studio, MGM, recut the movie down to two and a half hours.

2021 SHOWMANSHIP WINNERS

At the Ochiltree County Junior Livestock Show and Sale on Jan. 22-23, the Showmanship Awards were presented to participating students.

January drilling permits down over 50% in Texas

The Railroad Commission of Texas issued a total of 512 original drilling permits in January 2021 compared to 1,156 in January 2020. The January 2021 total includes 446 permits to drill new oil or gas wells, two to re-enter plugged well bores, and six for re-completions of existing well bores.

Reasons Not to be a Bully

Director Wes Craven named two of his horror movie villains – Krug from “The Last House on the Left” and Freddy Kreuger from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” – after a bully he remembered from his childhood.

Watered Down

A raw apple is 84% water.