A pair of turnovers in the final five minutes of regulation spelled disaster for the upset-minded Windthorst Trojans in a 3228 regional semifinal loss to Collinsville on Friday in Springtown. Windthorst (8-5) saw its 2022 campaign come to an end despite playing its best game of the year.

It was another historic year on the volleyball hardwood for all three Archer County programs. Windthorst won its record-breaking 14th volleyball championship, Holliday advanced to the regional finals for the third-straight season and Archer City continued its playoff streak.

The Sheriff’s Office received 258 calls for service this past two week period of Nov. 7 to Nov. 20. As this report is being written there are 18 inmates and 5 being female in the Archer County Jail.

Tex Avery Cartoons have captivated and delighted children – and the young at heart -- for generations. As the motion picture industry emerged, cartoons became a staple feature of the matinee.

************* The Angel Tree is back at the Archer Public Library starting Monday, November 21st. Stop by during library hours to pick an Angel to shop for this year. Each Angel represents an underprivileged child in our community, and includes their age and items from their Christmas wish list. If you would like to give, but don't have time to shop, donations are also being accepted at the library. Come by and help make a child's Christmas merry! ************* It’s 1967, and for young Richard it’s a time of heartbreak and turmoil. Over the span of a few months, his brother, Mark, is killed in Vietnam; his father loses his job and moves the family from California to his grandmother’s abandoned home in Utah; and his parents make the painful decision to separate.

It seems to me that the worldly beginning of the Christmas holidays starts earlier and earlier each year, and we cannot celebrate a holiday without immediately moving on to the next. Last week a friend on Facebook stated that Christmas does not begin until Santa Claus arrives at the end of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Fourteen years after its last state title, Windthorst became the state’s alltime winningest program, bringing home state title No. 14 following a backand-forth five set (25-12, 20-25, 25-23, 14-25, 15-12) win over Lindsay (39-10) in Friday’s title game matchup.