Wednesday, Oct. 28 - Sunday, Nov.

The National Honor Society of Archer City High School welcomed 19 new members this past Sunday afternoon with a candle lighting and pinning ceremony at the ACISD auditorium. NHS president Cade Strickland directed the meeting and was assisted by fellow officers Emily Salyers, Vice President/Education Chair, Luke Haehn, Community Service Chair and Carter Hilbers, Secretary/Communication Chair.

The CDC is discouraging traditional Halloween activities but notes that state and local governments and communities will have their own standards. Archer County communities are taking various approaches to Halloween on Saturday, Oct.31.

Halloween isn’t complete without jack-o’-lanterns, and jack-o’-lanterns can’t be made without pumpkins. Plenty of people are familiar with pumpkins thanks to their connection to Halloween and, of course, pumpkin pie, but few may know some of the more interesting aspects of this Halloween staple.

Northern Archer County residents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Hoggins will celebrate their 72nd Wedding Anniversary on Oct. 30. The couple were married in Wichita Falls in 1948. Floyd served as Archer County Sheriff for 18 years and Helen owned Helen’s Beauty Shop in Archer City for 30 years. After many summers of traveling with friends and fishing in New Mexico, they now enjoy gardening, sewing, and playing dominoes. They have one daughter, Rhonda Hester and husband Brian of Wichita Falls and one granddaughter, Brandi Guerry and husband Kyle of Knoxville, Tenn. They enjoy two great grandchildren, Jackson and Grace Guerry of Knoxville.

An 18-wheeler semi-truck got stuck in the bar ditch after hydroplaning two miles east of Megargel on Hwy. 114 Monday, Oct.

Lakeside Volunteer Fire Department and the Lakeside City Events Committee are partnering together for the first annual Food for the Holidays Food Drive. All donations will go to the Harvest Food Ministry in Holliday and the items will stay in Archer County.