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Ag earns honors at Fort Worth Show
Slaton youth earned honors at the Fort Worth Stock Show last week. Those earning honors were: • Alice Davis – Junior Breeding Heifers, seventh place Hereford Spring Heifer calves. • Clara Davis, Junior Breeding Heifers, seventh place Polled Hereford Junior Heifer calves. • Karlee Rathmann, Reserve Champion White Dorper Ram with NK 2191 in the…
Read MoreWorking on curbing
Workers with JST Concrete and Dirt Works work on curbing for what will become a new street for Woodrow Road between 20th St. and the Hwy. 84 Business access Monday afternoon (Feb. 5). Work will take several months on the new road. (Slatonite photo/Eloitha Zapata-Martinez)
Read MoreGetting imaginative with Legos
April Behnke, left, work with Carson Warren on projects they have thought of during a Master Builders Class Saturday (Feb. 3). The class let people build a Lego brand set of tulips as well as create other designs during the day. They were built for fun, as a gift, and allowed people to visit with…
Read MoreRonald Bornick
Ronald Bornick Dec. 21, 1946-Jan. 1, 2024 Ronald Bornick, 77, of Ransom Canyon, passed away on Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. A memorial service led by the friends of Ronald will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024, at Ransom Canyon Ranch House, 1 Island Drive, in Ransom Canyon. Mark and Janet Stripling will…
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Ransom Canyon to host Chili, Dessert Cookoff Sunday The Town of Ransom Canyon will be sponsoring a Chili Cookoff and Dessert Cookoff Sunday (Jan. 28) at 6 p.m. at the Ranch house. The event is sponsored by Jacie Shackelford of Jacie Leigh Photography. Participants are asked to bring a chili or dessert to share and/or vote…
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Holiday Closures The City of Slaton closed at noon Tuesday (Dec. 18) and will be closed until Tuesday (Dec. 26). Slaton ISD will have Christmas break Dec. 19-Jan. 2. All banks will be closed Monday (Dec. 25). The Slatonite will be closed Monday to celebrate Christmas. The deadlines for the Dec. 28 edition have not changed,…
Read MoreCity approves Barnes separation agreement
By Melissa McCaghren Slatonite GM The City of Slaton Commissioners approved a separation agreement with former Chief of Police Trevor Barnes Monday evening (Oct. 16) during its regular monthly meeting. Mayor Clif Shaw said the agrement had been reached and once the commission passed it the agreement became public record. During public comment, several people…
Read MoreSlaton Education Foundation created to help teachers, students
From Staff Reports The Slaton Education Foundation was formed to benefit the education and future of all students and teachers in Slaton ISD. We will use the funds raised to reward teacher excellence and program success, as well as grant funding for school programs and teacher needs that cannot be met with current funding. Its…
Read MoreLubbock Antique, Collectors’ Club visits several local businesses
Chad Wilson, standing, shows some historic baking items to members of the Lubbock Antique and Collectors’ Club Thursady afternoon (Oct. 12) at the Slaton Bakery. The group then went to the Antique Mall and Museum later on. (Slatonite photo/Melissa McCaghren)
Read More54th annual St. Joseph Sausage Festival to be conducted this weekend
The 54th Annual Oktoberfest and Sausage Festival will be Oct. 21-22 at St. Joseph’s Hall. Sausage sales will be conducted Oct. 21 from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. or sellout. Regular, Jalapeño, and Habanero Sausage (cured and vacuum sealed) will be sold by the package. Online pre-orders available at https://store.slatonsausage.com. These will be picked up the day…
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