JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION The Second Annual Juneteenth Celebration, hosted by the Butler and Matthews Reunion, will be held Saturday, June 17. Residents from Childress, Clarendon, Estelline, Memphis, Shamrock, Vernon, Wellington and more are invited to attend. This year’s parade theme will be “2023 Come Party with Me!” Parade colors include black, red, green, yellow, white and orange. The parade will be held at 10 a.m. with participants lining up at 8 a.m. For more information, contact Melody Matthews at 806-930-2869 or Tawn Matthews at 281-7736212.
WELLNESS SKILLS GROUP Wellness Skills Group meetings, facilitated by Rolling Plains Counseling and Wellness Center Marriage and Family Therapist Intern Karissa Jurado, will be held from 1-2:30 p.m. every Tuesday and Wednesday from Tuesday, May 30-Wednesday, June 21 at the Travis Elementary School Better Together Building. The meetings, geared for incoming sixth- through eighth-grade students, will teach students how to regulate strong emotions in a healthy way, cope with stress and improve relationships while connecting with other teens. Spots are limited. For more information or to sign up, contact Jurado via email at kjurado@memphisisd.net, via phone at 806-259-5920 ext. 1224 or via text at 806584-6547.
BEEF QUALITYASSURANCE TRAINING A Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) Training, hosted by the Texas Angus Association, Texas Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association and Texas Beef Council, will be held form 8 a.m.-noon Friday, June 23 at the Bradley 3 Ranch, 15591 CR K, Memphis. A free event for cattle producers and enthusiasts to obtain BQA certification, topics will include residue avoidance, vaccine handling, proper injection technique, genetic selection, environmental stewardship and cattle handling and welfare. To register, call 800-2427820 ext. 1753, email education@ tscra.org or visit forms. gle/6wBos4ohMLe2MXVi9.
