A Runaway Bay man died in a multi-vehicle car crash on U.S. 281 near Wichita Falls at about 6:45 p.m..

Sixty years and counting for Lloyd and Rita Schreiber who gathered with their family at their home in Scotland recently for an anniversary celebration. All eight children and spouses along with their 19 grandchildren and spouses and three great grandkids were present for a barbecue meal and 42-tournament. The following morning the family gathered for Sunday Mass at St. Boniface for a special blessing. Courtesy photo/Colleen Schreiber

Just call him Superman. Ty Bates did it all in Archer City’s 49-28 win over Olney last Friday to set up a district championship showdown with Seymour this week.

Haven Vieth couldn’t be stopped. Windthorst knew it.

Peyton Marchand had three first half touchdown passes and Holliday’s defense was never really threatened in Friday night’s 41-0 win over City View at Don Lucy Field. Holliday (9-0) clinched at least a share of the district championship with Henrietta’s 42-14 loss to Callisburg.

All three schools closed out district action on a high note with postseason play slated to begin on Tuesday night. Results from those bi-district matches were unavailable as of press time.

Archer City’s Gage Gillispie (81) and Chance Warren (4) celebrate Warren’s touchdown catch in the second quarter of the Wildcats 49-28 win over Olney on Friday, Oct. 29.Photo/Will Edwards Holliday’s Katy Piper (L), Addison Lindemann (M) and Morgan Bodde (R) celebrate a point in the Lady Eagles’ 3-0 win over Bowie on Tuesday, Oct.

As the Sheriff is out of town for some training this week, this weeks report is brought to you by deputy Greg Anderson. Enjoy! On Monday, Oct 25, at about 10 a.m.

Halloween is upon us. Now that it is too late, I’ve had some people asking when to plant and how to grow pumpkins. A pumpkin is a member of the group of plants we call squashes. Gourds, melons, and squash all come from the same plant family; cucurbitae. Squash, and there are many types, are one of the “three sisters” (corn, beans, squash) grown in succession in Native American garden traditions. The beans, through bacteria in the root systems, would provide extra nitrogen in the soil for the other two which are known to be “heavy feeders.” The corn was planted first, the beans would climb the corn stalk as a trellis and the squash were planted last. Squash like hot weather. It is believed that pumpkins were the squash most often used in those days. A large pumpkin can feed quite a few people.

War hero and president are how Zachary Taylor is usually remembered, if at all. Though obscure today, he was at one time one of the most famous figures in the country. A Texas resident for a time, “Old Rough and Ready,” as his troops affectionately called him, stirred the nation’s imagination.