FWSSR awards scholarships to five county youth

5 years ago By Press Release
Body Scholarships were recently awarded to members of the Archer County 4-H Club, Windthorst FFA and Holliday FFA by the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s Calf Scramble Scholarship Committee. The scholarships were awarded as follows:
Clay Miller (left) is awarded a Calf Scramble purchase certificate at the 2020 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo by Calf Scramble Committeeman Paxton Motheral (right). Courtesy photo

Martinez devotes years to teaching, earns citizenship

5 years ago By Jenny Schroeder
Body Writer’s note: A few weeks ago, I joined an auditorium full of students, parents, teachers and administrators as they stood applauding Mr. Rubén Martínez Peláez, Archer City High School’s Spanish teacher of almost 13 years. Patriotic music played in the background.
Archer City High School’s Spanish teacher Ruben Martinez, known as “Señor,” poses with his family in the foyer of the auditorium following the high school awards ceremony during which he received a special plaque honoring his achievement of U.S. citizenship in January of 2020. Photo/Jenny Schroeder

Strenski named Lakeside City interim city manager

5 years ago By Nathan Lawson
Body The Lakeside City city council named Emergency Management Coordinator John Strenski as the interim city manager during a special called meeting Thursday, April 1. Strenski was named the emergency management coordinator for the city in October 2020.

Archer County Easter

5 years ago By News Staff
Body A group of girls line up to begin the Easter egg hunt at the private Easter wth Friends and Family event in the Lakeside City city park Saturday, April 3.
Archer County Easter

Hometown Gardener

5 years ago By News Staff
Body How do I get rid of it? I get this question daily. Historical evidence shows that since the onslaught of “chemical warfare” that kicked in shortly after WWII we have not actually “gotten rid of” one single weed or insect pest.
Paul and Nila Dowlearn-Owners of Wichita Valley Nursery. Paul’s recent books, “The Lazy Man’s Garden” and “Touch the Earth” are available at the Nursery, 5314 S.W. Pkwy, Wichita Fall, Texas.

Mickey Leland

5 years ago By Texas History Minute By Dr. Ken Bridges
Body Hunger and malnutrition have haunted the world for ages. Some great spirits across the centuries spent their lives fighting this scourge and helping others. One such man, Mickey Leland, a Houston congressman, dedicated his career to alleviating hunger and poverty.
Dr. Bridges is a Texas native, writer, and history professor. He can be reached at drkenbridges@gmail.com.

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