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Young florist counts profits

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While the majority of 12-year-olds in Seminole are spending their summers at camp, swimming at the local pool, or playing games on their Switch, Marissa Letkeman has been making money with her green thumb, and a gift from grandma.

Last year, Letkeman’s grandmother gave her “a bunch of seeds” that included Sunflowers, Cosmos, and Zinnias. “They were all mixed in a bag so I thought I would plant them. My mom had always had a garden and my mom likes plants. I think I get it from her,” she explained.

Teachers ask for prayers and motivation for students

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As most teachers know, the best ideas are usually borrowed. Third-grade teacher Teresa Bullock quickly gives credit for her back-to-school “Prayers and Books” project to two-second grade teachers at Seminole

“Yard of the Week”

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Elizabeth Teichroeb, 802 SW 3rd Street, is the proud holder of the “Yard of the Week” sign for July 25-July 31. This honor is bestowed upon a deserving resident each week during the summer by the Seminole Garden Club. Pictured with Teichroeb are her grandchildren Magdalena and Andrew, and club member Susie Wiebe. Decorating the front of the home are seven brightly painted wheelbarrows filled with petunias, vincas, begonias, geraniums, and cucumber plants. On the side of the house, planted in tractor tires, are tomato plants, bean plants, and herbs.

Yard of the Week

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Seminole Garden Club member Margaret Detten (far right) nominated the home of Paul and Ann Elam, 2308 SW Avenue B, as this week’s yard of the week. The Elams planted

The family that rides together

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and Cody Jordan (both 33), residents of Seminole for the past five years, have made rodeoing a family affair. Cody is a team roper and calf roper. Fallon team ropes,

8-year-old to crown new rodeo queen

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When eight-year-old Hailey Nunn was crowned as the Seminole Rodeo Queen for 2018, she was the Gaines County Riding Club’s youngest winner ever. The third-grader, who has been riding horses

Flatland Calvary performing Saturday

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Concert goers, immediately following Saturday’s night’s Gaines County Rodeo, can expect to hear “songs about real-life experiences based on real people” from Flatland Cavalry, a band offering a mixture of

Slack, a hidden rodeo gem

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Whether it calls for dusting off your Resistol, the official hat of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, or wiping down your Justins, rodeo fans throughout West Texas are preparing for

Devotional Page

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God has been trying to help me recognize and understand the distractions in my life. In fact, I’ve learned: “Whatever is not your assignment is your distraction.” You might think

Engagement

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Powell-Compary The parents of Karla Powell and Chance Compary are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their children. The wedding will take place Saturday, August 17 at