At the Regular Council meeting, the City of Post deliberated on orders concerning two substandard structures and public nuisances at the properties located at 216 E. 3rd, Post, TX, owned by Dora Williams, and 710 W. 13th, Post, TX, owned by Carol and Helen Pate.

AUSTIN—Colorado State University researchers are calling this year’s hurricane season forecast “the most aggressive” ever, the Texas Standard reported. They say there is a 54% chance a hurricane will strike the Texas coast, and a 25% chance it will be major.

AUSTIN— State agencies and regulators were heavily criticized at a Texas legislative hearing for failing to communicate during the deadly Panhandle wildfires, the Texas Tribune reported. The three-day hearing, held in Pampa, investigated the Smokehouse Creek fire and others that burned more than a million acres, destroyed hundreds of homes, killed up to 10,000 cattle and resulted in two deaths.

Sheriff Terry Morgan was notified that a recent inspection of the Garza County Jail found the facility to remain in compliance with the Texas Commission on Jail Standards. An inspection was conducted on Mar. 28.

Ah, the mentality of the five-year-old who whines to parents that he “really did take a bath” when the smell and dirt under the nails say otherwise. How about the students who wait until 7:56 a.m.

Friday & Saturday, April 5 & 6 – Ogallala Quilt Festival – The Ogallala Quilters Society will hold their annual quilt festival this weekend. For information go to the website ogallalaquilters.org.

AUSTIN — One economist is calling it “the most profitable 22 minutes in Texas history,” according to the Texas Standard. The total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8 is expected to draw up to a million visitors to the Lone Star State, especially in its narrow path of totality.

“Well, it took me 17 years to get 3,000 hits in baseball, and I did it in one afternoon on the golf course.” -Hank Aaron Youmayfallintothecampof“baseballisthemostboring sport known to man.” Fair enough.

On his Facebook page, I saw a segment of Pete Christy’s on little towns or burgs around the South Plains. He did an excellent job of including one or two from each county. The two from Garza County were Close City and Justiceburg. I am proud to say I am currently a resident of the northern side of Close City,whichwecallRagtown. But the one that has the most unusual or memorable people has to be Justiceburg. Iwouldputthemupto any place in Texas per capita for outstanding personalities.

Palm Sunday Bible class at East Side Church of Christ meant we were going to get use rubber cement. That liquid adhesive smelled so good, slathering it onto the brush was in itself a religious experience. My fellow little Christians-in-the-making and I liberally applied the glue on the construction paper. The end result was a scene of cutout Jesus, the donkey, and the blades of green grass, our “palm leaves” to show God’s son making his triumphant way into Jerusalem.