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Remelle Farrar was the guest speaker recently at the monthly luncheon of the Comancheria Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, held in the WCTU Library meeting room. Farrar spoke on the Red River Wars of 1874, of which several battles were fought in our local area. This war is labeled as the most important war that is never remembered, and is one that changed history—not only in this state, but also nationally. While much is known about the individual battles, Farrar provided insight into the economic and political reasons for the war, as well as the ramifications and results of the aftermath for these battles.

OF COURSE, WE SHOULD have known something was wrong. The nice thing about living in our new condo is that we don’t have the responsibilities of a stand-alone home.

The staff and board members of the Hemphill County Farm Bureau hosted a Member Appreciation Lunch last Thursday, serving freshly-grilled cheeseburgers with all the fixings, chips and beverages to their guests. Rita Pearson is shown here with Texas Farm Bureau board members Carey Keeton and Jim Haley, and President Gene Franks. PHOTO BY LAURIE EZZELL BROWN

Andy Holloway spoke to the Rotary Club last week about the 2022 beef conference. He started by explaining that the event requires a full year of preparation, and expressing his appreciation to his wife and fellow Extension agent, Tanya Holloway, and to their assistant, Christa Perry.

THE PLAN WAS to buy everyone cake. My husband, Peter, and I are finally getting ready to leave Mexico, and we can’t say we are too happy about it.

I was looking for a recipe for Easter and found this, and have to admit I laughed out loud. Then I read the recipe. These ingredients will make a fabulous cake, bunny butt or not. So here you go. Make a bunny butt or a beautiful two-layer coconut cake. Enjoy!

On Thursday, April 7, Social Security offices will restore in-person services for the first time since offices were closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. In-person services will include those without an appointment, according to Kilolo Kijakazi, acting SSA commissioner.

David Gerhardt invited Ray and Natalie Weeks (in photo above) to speak to the Rotary Club last week. We all take the movie theatre for granted, but so much goes on behind the scenes so that we can just walk in with our popcorn and drink and lose ourselves in the story on the screen.