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AUCTION ITEMS Featured items for the Community Recovery Center’s 20th annual fundraiser include a Caviar beaded ceramic necklace, a Spartina bag and clutch, a Lagos necklace, an autographed guitar and a hand-carved nativity scene. | COURTESY PHOTOS

AUCTION ITEMS Featured items for the Community Recovery Center’s 20th annual fundraiser include a Caviar beaded ceramic necklace, a Spartina bag and clutch, a Lagos necklace, an autographed guitar and a hand-carved nativity scene. | COURTESY PHOTOS

Annual fundraiser benefits Community Recovery Center

The Community Recovery Center will celebrate more than four decades of service to Garza County during its 20th annual Recovery Roundup Fundraiser and 44th Year Celebration on Saturday, Sept. 12, at Ragtown Gospel Theater.The event begins at 6 p.m.
Post Area Chamber to hold brick installation ceremony Sept. 10

Post Area Chamber to hold brick installation ceremony Sept. 10

Post Area Chamber to hold brick installation ceremony Sept. 10

“These bricks are a special way for our community to preserve its history. Every brick has a story behind it.”— Traci Jarrett, executive director, Post Area Chamber of Commerce The Post Area Chamber of Commerce will host its memorial brick installation ceremony on Thursday, Sept.
BINGO NIGHT The TTUHSC Garrison Institute on Aging will host Wild West Bingo Night from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1, at the Trail Blazers Senior Center. | POST DISPATCH

BINGO NIGHT The TTUHSC Garrison Institute on Aging will host Wild West Bingo Night from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1, at the Trail Blazers Senior Center. | POST DISPATCH

Wild West Bingo Night to offer fun, free memory screenings

The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Garrison Institute on Aging will host a Wild West Bingo Night on Tuesday, Sept. 1, at the Trail Blazers Senior Center in Post.The community event is scheduled from 5 to 7 p.m. at the senior center, 205 E. 10th St.
FINAL SHOWING “Soldier Come Home” at Ragtown Gospel Theater explores the bond between a father and son as a veteran returns home from war and seeks healing through family and faith. | COURTESY PHOTO

FINAL SHOWING “Soldier Come Home” at Ragtown Gospel Theater explores the bond between a father and son as a veteran returns home from war and seeks healing through family and faith. | COURTESY PHOTO

Final curtain nears for Ragtown’s ‘Soldier Come Home’

Audiences have one more chance to see Ragtown Gospel Theater’s “Soldier Come Home,” a story of service, sacrifice, family and faith that pays tribute to generations of American veterans.

MUNICIPAL COURT REPORT

During the week of August 7–13, 2026, the Post Municipal Court collected from five cases, with a total of $1,649.40 in fines and fees.• Clement, Tahlia Violate Promise to Appear, $395.20• Castillo, Jay Speeding 49/35 mph zone, 377.00• Castillo, Jay Violate Promise to Appear, 447.

POST NOTES

Public and Civic Meetings Garza County Commissioners Court Regular meeting, Monday, August 24, 9 a.m. County courthouse, 300 W. Main St., Post.Post City Council Regular meeting, Tuesday, September 15, 5:30 p.m. in council chambers, 105 E. Main St.; for more information, visit www.cityfposttexas.
ROTARY FELLOWSHIP Post Rotarian Lynn Simpson shared announcements with fellow members during the club’s Tuesday, Aug. 11, meeting at the Post Community Center, where Post Rotary meets weekly for lunch and a program. | STEPHANIE ALLEN

ROTARY FELLOWSHIP Post Rotarian Lynn Simpson shared announcements with fellow members during the club’s Tuesday, Aug. 11, meeting at the Post Community Center, where Post Rotary meets weekly for lunch and a program. | STEPHANIE ALLEN

ROTARY CLUB NEWS

Goji berries can

Goji berries can

Goji berries can stand the heat

CUISINE & CULTUREGogi (GO-gee) berries are a trendy crop gaining popularity as a superfood but gogi berries have been around a long time. They are a member of the Solanaceae family in the genus Lycium that has been used in traditional medicine for hundreds of years in Asia (webmd.com).
Think you can’t use cornbread in a salad? Think again

Think you can’t use cornbread in a salad? Think again

Think you can’t use cornbread in a salad? Think again

CUISINE & CULTURE | ANGELINA@ANGELINALARUE.COMSalads are a summer mainstay when fresh garden vegetables are abundant and readily available in their raw state. And we seem to have plenty of warm days to come this season to enjoy them.
LIBRARY NOTES

LIBRARY NOTES

LIBRARY NOTES

With the start of school and fall sports, we tend to think of fall weather. Think again; you’re in West Texas! We will think back on this if we have a true winter, but currently, it is difficult to enjoy if you must work outside. Be careful, folks; it’s no joke!