Photo submitted Charlie Ware tells his tale with cowboy flair.During a recent evening at the Crawford Public Library, individuals were invited to share laughs with cowboy poetry. It was a night filled with prose and storytelling.

"I thought it a very funny surprise when Pete ripped off his shirt and exposed his tie-dye tee," exclaimed Marla Bishop, the evening's master of ceremonies.

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Photo by Kathy Browning Hotchkiss chefs prepare delicious entrees Hotchkiss K-8 held its fourth-quarter beef cook-off on Friday, May 10. A total of eight teams from two cooking classes competed. Judges for the cook-off were Dixie Luke, Chandra Carr, Shirley Cotten, Shelley Clement, Velma Carr and Kacie Burns. Teresa Burns assisted. The top team for the Monday-Wednesday-Friday cooking class were Men in Black (left) with Devin Curtis, Wade Katzdorn and Cyrus Baxter. Men in Black prepared Mini Beef Wonton Tacos. Winning for the Tuesday-Thursday cooking class, which is made up of band students, was Deep Fried Fricks with Morgan Miller, Kambry Hall, Courtney Matler, Kaylee Carpenter and Roggen Frick. They made Bacon-Wrapped Tacos. Cooking teacher Glenda Young said the Iron Chef Competition will be next Tuesday with the winning teams from each quarter competing.