Child Advocate presents program at school

The Garza County Child Welfare Board (GCCWB) brought in John Wuerflein with Children’s Advocacy Center to teach the Play it Safe! classes at the Post ISD elementary school. A total of 185 students attended presentations throughout the day that were unique to each grade level.

No-Bake Cookie Chocolate Oatmeal

CUISINE & CULTURE | ANGELINA@ANGELINALARUE.COM This recipe will feel so indulgent and cooks up to the texture of a rich, smooth, and silky chocolate pudding. With the combination of oats and chocolate, it stirs up thoughts of the famous no-bake cookies my mom has made for many, many years.

Velez is hired as Asst. County Attorney

ANNHYAVELEZ, Garza County’s new Assistant County Attorney, is a resident of Southland and a 2022 graduate ofTexasTech University School of Law. She studied Agricultural Law and is a member of the ImmigrationLawSocietyandTexasLawHelpVolunteer.

Wine Descriptors - Part Two

Continuing our investigation of wine descriptors. Last week we noted that wine shares the same molecules as familiar, pleasant tastes and smells.

Growing up in Close City

Since Voda Beth is recovering fromahipreplacement, we decided to give her a little more time before she starts her column next week. As in most rural communities of Garza County, the churches, gins and schools connected thecommunity.

Landscaping to help protect from wildfires

Many landscapes were lost in the fires that burned rampantly throughout the Texas Panhandle, leaving some homeowners wondering what trees, shrubs and otherplantmaterialsremove or replace to create a more fire-wise landscape for the future.

Heaven – The Abode of God

MARITA JACKSON | SPECIAL TO THE DISPATCH Question Twelve: Can those in the PresentHeavenseewhatishappening on earth? I never really considered whether loved ones in Heaven could observe what I was doing on earth.

Wine Descriptors - Part One

Using words to describe wine is fraught with peril and leaves wine writers exposed to ridicule. Adapting a line from Martin Mull: writing about wine is like dancing about architecture. And we do it anyway. Many terms about wine tastes and smells are easy to understand, delicious to imagine.

Red Pepper Hummus, a protein loaded bean dip

Sunshine on a plate. That’s what I think of when I look at this dish—so bright and flavorful. Hummus is loaded with protein and a perfect “bean” dip for warm weather; no worrying about mayonnaise or dairy-based dips going bad in the heat for outdoor events.

Rotary Four-Way-Test Scholarship and RYLA Leadership Camp

The Rotary Club of Post is now accepting applications for its Four-Way-Test Scholarship for graduating Garza County seniors and for the Rotary District RYLA Leadership Camp for Garza County Sophomores. Two $1,000 Four-Way-Test Scholarships will be given to two graduating seniors this Spring.