Try this tasty treat for Super Bowl snacking

Egg-roll and wonton wrappers can be used to hold a limitless array of delicious ingredients, much in the way we use tortillas and puff pastry.Southwestern eggrolls are quite popular. A filling made of Southwestern ingredients fuses Tex-Mex and Asian into a crunchy egg roll.

All the poop on manure, a good source of organic matter

CUISINE & CULTUREIn our Jan. 28 column were reasons why West Texas soils can benefit from amendments of organic matter. West Texas soils have little, close to zero, percent organic matter resulting in poor drainage, poor moisture retention, and low fertility.

Note of Thanks

The Garza County Trailblazers would like to thank everyone who helped with our annual fundraiser, including those who sold raffle tickets for the drawing. Special thanks go to those who cooked and brought desserts for the bake sale.

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JANUARY 26-30, 2026 Monday, Feb. 9Salisbury Steak, Diced Potatoes (skin on), English Peas, Wheat Roll, Fruit Salad in juice, 2% Milk, TeaTuesday, Feb. 10Taco Salad, Refried Beans, Spanish Rice Broccoli & Cauliflower, Salad, Corn Tortilla, Apricot HalvesWednesday, Feb.

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BREAKFASTTuesday, Feb. 10Eggs, Sausage, Toast Fruit, Juice, Milk VarietyWednesday, Feb. 11Breakfast Sandwich Fruit, Juice, Milk VarietyThursday, Feb. 12Oatmeal, Muffins Fruit, Juice, Milk VarietyFriday, Feb. 13Biscuit & Gravy, Fruit Juice, Milk VarietyLUNCHTuesday, Feb.

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Breakfast PK - KGFeb. 9Breakfast Bread Yogurt Fruit Juice Milk VarietyFeb. 10Breakfast Burrito Fruit, Juice, Milk VarietyFeb. 11Grilled Cheese Fruit, Juice, Milk VarietyFeb. 12Muffin, Yogurt Fruit, Juice, Milk VarietyBreakfast 1 – 5Feb. 9Pancakes, Bacon Fruit, Juice Milk VarietyFeb.

The Bible and baseball

A couple of years ago, I was watching one of our grandsons play baseball. It was a close game and there were more than a few questionable calls by the home-plate umpire.

Abbott issues disaster declaration to prevent New World screwworm fly infestation

Governor Greg Abbott last week issued a statewide disaster declaration to better equip the Texas New World Screwworm (NWS) Response Team to prevent the potential spread of the NWS fly into Texas and to better protect livestock and wildlife.

Community Water Conference set for Feb. 24-25 in Hereford

For more than a century, human communities on the Southern Plains have lived by extracting large amounts of water from local landscapes, particularly through high intensity irrigation. The paradigm, long proven baseless, that the supply of underground water is limitless dies hard.

Comptroller distributes $108,126 to Garza County in Jan. 2026

TEXAS OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLERAUSTIN— Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock said Feb. 2 that state sales tax revenue totaled $4.6 billion in January, 7.1 percent more than in January 2025.