Month: April 2013

Calm Before Storm

Rapid Moving Cloud Tuesday evening a rapid moving thunder cloud moved through Slaton bringing high winds and no rain.

Talent Show

Talent Show sponsored by St Joseph School When: Sunday, May 26, 2013     4:00pm Come see the talent and join in the “FUN”draising supporting the youth @ St. Josephs in Slaton! Tickets are $5 dollars for ages 5+ @ the door…

National Day of Prayer May 2

National Day of Prayer – You Are Invited! Sponsored by The Slaton Ministerial Alliance by Rev. Steve Campbell Please join us on Thursday, May 2  for the National Day of Prayer -at Mercy Retreat  Center – 12:00 noon – lunch…

An Eye for an Eye (Matt 5:38-42)

A Message From The Heart An Eye for an Eye (Matt 5:38-42) By: Pastor Curtis Baker Moving on from the subject of integrity, Jesus now brings us to two of the hardest teachings in his Sermon on the Mount (Matt…

Senior Citizen News

SPOTLIGHTING SENIORS By Janet James Food for thought – Where some people see a roadblock, others see a challenge. I took a couple of days off last week.  Doing yard work may not be as much fun as going to…

Weekly Techie Tip #003

By Zane The Tech Man Wet Cell Phone – Drop Cell Phone In Water? No matter how hard you try it will happen to you. That brand new cell phone you bought and have painstakingly cared for will be attacked…

Tour Guides Visit Slaton HH

by Chad Wilson Tour guides from all over the great state of Texas visited the Harvey House on Tuesday.  The weather was cold, but the hospitality was warm as ever.  Hopefully we’ll see each of these folks again with tourists…

Slaton Air Museum

Refurbished Plane – Ready To Go! Malcolm Laing of the Slaton Air Museum along with County Commissioner Mark Heinrich stand beside a plane that will be flying in the Air Show set for June 8.  The plane has been in…

Grants For Local Organizations

Mercy Ministries Slaton Area Endowment Grants Submitted Several local organizations submitted for grant money to be distriubuted in the first round of the grants from the Mercy Ministries Slaton Area Endowment.  The final approval process is underway.  Grant awards are…

Integrity Part 2

A MESSAGE FROM THE HEART by Pastor Curtis Baker Do you remember the little trick we used to play as kids when we wanted to lie, but wanted others to think we were telling the truth?  There are probably several…

Weekly Techie Tip #002

by Zane The Tech Man $5 Solutions – Just About Anything When I was a little kid $5 was a lot of money! Even when I was a teenager, if someone gave you $5 for gas money, you owed them…

Eric Fisher Boston Marathon

Slaton’s Eric Fisher Safe At Boston Marathon Submitted by Particia Lowery (iPhone) If Eric had not taken the stride of walk run at some points, he would have been at the exact spot of the bombing at the Boston Marathon.…

Senior Citizens Center News

SPOTLIGHTING SENIORS By Janet James Food for thought – Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others. Last week was a quiet one here at the center.  This week is shaping up to…

Tigerettes at District Meet

Slaton Tigerettes At The District Track Meet Photos By: Barbara Fowler The Slaton Tigerettes are pictured here at the District Track Meet this past week!

Peoples Bank & Meals On Wheels

Peoples Bank Helps Meals On Wheels Van Repair Peoples Bank recently came to the rescue and helped with repairs for the Slaton Senior Citizens Center Meals On Wheels program .  The helpful staff of Peoples Bank, along with board members…

Integrity

A MESSAGE FROM THE HEART Integrity (Matt 5:33-37) By: Curtis Baker Recently I took my oldest son to watch the Harlem Globetrotters play basketball in Lubbock.  At six years old, this was his first official introduction to the game, and…

Air Show June 8

South Plains Air Show Hosted by the Texas Air Museum-Caprock Chapter Saturday, June 8, 2013 Slaton Airport 2 miles north of Slaton on FM 400 Gates open at 10am, show starts at Noon. Reenactmentof the World War II Doolittle Raid…

BINGO Harvey House

BINGO At The Harvey House Big Success  Saturday Night Bingo was a BIG Success for the Harvey House.  You probably know many of the people in the photo that is provided here.  Close to 100 people were in attendance for…

GodTube Video

Young Girl Hits an Amazing Pitch-Perfect Note in This Adele Performance! Marina is a young French girl with a mighty big voice that no one saw coming! Watch her flawless performance of Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep” that brought the…

Weekly Techie Tip #001

IS YOUR COMPUTER SLOW? by Zane the Tech Man This time of year everyone is getting ready for spring cleaning. You’ll start yard work and cleaning out closets, but when was the last time you cleaned your computer? Beyond your…

Marriage & Divorce Pt 3

A MESSAGE FROM THE HEART Marriage and Divorce, Pt 3 (Matt 5:31-32) By: Curtis Baker After a week’s hiatus, we return to our study on the Sermon on the Mount, and in particular, to our discussion about the thorny issue…