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Now here’s a tip
_ “Store kitchen matches wrapped in tin foil to keep them dry when on camping or fishing trips. You can also store them in an empty pill bottle if they are the short kind. If you fill paper egg carton cups with dryer lint and drizzle it with wax, you can cut the cups apart and you’ll have small firestarters for your campfires. My family does a lot of camping in the summer, and we use these every time.” -- K.R. in Missouri _ To get scorched pan bottoms clean, scrub with sudsy ammonia and rinse well.
Prison earns high marks
The Preston E. Smith Prison Unit of the state prison system came out of a three-day full audit this week with straight A’s on its report card.
Another crash claims Lamesan
For the third time in just two weeks, Lamesa has lost a resident in an automobile accident.
LHS staging comedy
Lamesa High School thespians are putting on their last play of the school year with two performances of “ Clown Bar.”
Sands’ Howard gets theater recognition
Tana Howard, theater teacher in the Sands Consolidated School District at Ackerly, has been named one of only six section winners from throughout the nation to receive this year’s Outstanding Theatre Award from the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS).
Lawyer item on county agenda
In response to a request for a tax abatement on a proposed energy storage facility here, the Dawson County Commissioners Court is looking at the possibility of hiring an attorney.
Retirement party planned for LISD
Lamesa school officials are hosting a retirement party for two South Elementary School educators starting at 4 p.m. May 17 in the Lamesa High School loft.