Council votes to turn airport property over to EDC
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Council votes to turn airport property over to EDC
Vol. 116, No. 17 • 14 pages Friday, February 26, 2016 Dallam County and Hartley County, Texas Council votes to turn airport property over to EDC By ZELDA BETH LANG THE DALHART TEXAN The Dalhart City Council met in two meetings on Tuesday night, February 23. The first meeting was the regular council meeting at 6 p.m. The second meeting was at 7 p.m. with the Economic Development Committee (EDC) to discuss property at the airport. Following a discussion on the airport property, it was voted by the council to turn the property over to the EDC. City Attorney Greg Oelke will begin drawing up the necessary documents to transfer the property to the EDC. Annexation procedures will also begin. Members of the EDC are Greg Duggan, Gene Rahll, Brian Walton, Kevin Caddell, Rhonda McMillen, Chris Bell and Cheri De Jong. Ex-officio members are Mayor Phillip Hass and City Manager James Stroud. Two members were not present, Rahll and De Jong . During the regular council meeting, Police Chief Gary Sinclair presented a racial profiling report. The three-page document was submitted to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement. The report detailed CCP Law Enforcement Police on racial profiling and what the Dalhart Police Department officers are required to do. His report continued giving the motor vehicle racial profiling information. He reported a total of 2,342 stops. Of those, there were 67 of African descent, 18 of Asian descent, 1,433 Caucasians, 816 of Hispanic descent, five of middle eastern descent and three Native Americans. Of those, he reported that there were eight in which the race or ethnicity was known prior to the stop. A search was conducted 20 times, with 10 of those searches consented. See COUNCIL on page 3 Rebuilding panhandle cattle herds Burn ban extended in Hartley Co. By ZELDA BETH LANG THE DALHART TEXAN By NIXIE SANDERSON THE DALHART TEXAN Hartley County Commissioners met Tuesday morning for a special meeting. The commissioners decided to extend the burn ban in the county for 60 days. A burn ban was put in place last week as critical fire weather, with windy, dry conditions, plagued the panhandle region. That burn ban lasted only one week, giving the commissioners time to meet and consider an extension. The Dallam County Commissioners voted to extend their burn ban Monday until March 14. With the addition of Hartley County’s extension, both counties continue to remain in a burn ban. There were two additional items on the agenda. The Commissioners considered action regarding administrative service for the 2015 Texas Capital Fund Project. The Commissioners voted to hire Dwight See COUNTY on page 3 Early voting ends today Ivy Hollingsworth/The Dalhart Texan Getting the facts on FAFSA D’Aun Young, Dalhart High School counselor, spoke to students and parents at an information meeting about Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) Wednesday. Young spoke about the new FAFSA guidelines as well as the scholarships available and their deadlines and walking students through the process of applying to college. Parents were encouraged to attend to be able to work side-by-side with their student in the process. Calving is in full swing, and the evidence can be seen while driving past pasture land across the panhandle. The increase in cattle populations across the panhandle has been on the rise, and larger herds than in recent years can be seen in pastures throughout the region. While the new additions to the herds are certainly accounting for a growth in cattle population, herd rebuilding has been ongoing over the last year, particularly with the increase in rain brought on by El Nino in 2015. “It’s not just stocker cattle. We’ve got pretty much all classes of cattle,” Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Agent Mike Bragg said. “I’ve heard other people make comments that this the most cattle they have seen (in the panhandle) in years.” The increase in cattle populations in the Texas panhandle is on par with a national trend. According to the USDA, as of January 1 there were 92 million head of beef cattle in the U.S., which is a three percent increase over the year before. Of those, there were See CATTLE on page 2 By ZELDA BETH LANG THE DALHART TEXAN Early voting for the March 1 primary election closes today at 5 p.m. at the Dallam County Courthouse. In Hartley County, early voting ends at 4:30 p.m. at the Hartley County Courthouse in Channing and the precinct building in Dalhart. Known as Super Tuesday for the president primary elections, voters in Dallam and Hartley Counties will have their opportunity to cast their ballots. However, in Dallam County, there is also an election for the position of sheriff, justice of the peace and commissioners. Polling places in Dallam County are precinct one and four at the Texline City Hall and precincts two, three, five, six, seven, eight and nine at the courthouse annex (former youth center). In Hartley County, precinct 201 is at the Channing Courthouse, precincts See VOTING on page 2 Nixie Sanderson/The Dalhart Texan 16th Street closed near Highway 87 for waterline installation Both sides of 16th Street are closed on the west side of Highway 87. The closure began Wednesday as crews install a new 12-inch waterline that will be encased. City officials released a statement last week saying the project is necessary because of the upcoming Highway 87/ Highway 54 underpass project. The project is expected to take approximately one month to complete. INDEX 7 53182 14996 Dalhart Texan 410 Denrock Ave. Dalhart, TX 79022 www.thedalharttexan.com 7 Calendar.......................2 Obituaries.....................3 Faith..............................4 Entertainment...............5 Spring Home................6 Agriculture....................9 Classifieds...................11 Sports.........................14 Friday WEATHER Saturday Sunday Word of the Day interstitial Sunny High: 64 Low: 30 Sunny High: 74 Low: 40 Sunny High: 66 Low: 34 Definition, Page 3 Dalhart Texan Page 2 Friday, February 26, 2016 Community News Community Calendar February 27 - thedalharttexan.com The Dalhart Senior Center will hold their brisket fundraiser, sponsored by the Dallam County elected officials from 6:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. We will be serving brisket, baked potatoes, green beans, salad and dessert. March 2 - Parents of students in eighth through 11th grades are invited to attend the Elective Fair & Pre-Registration Meeting at 5:30 p.m. in the Dalhart High School auditorium. Booths will be set up so parents and students can visit with the teachers about elective choices for the 2016-2017 school year. House Bill 5 Graduation Plan, Foundation & Endorsement, and next year’s schedules will be discussed. March 3 & 4 - Do you feel discouraged, worthless or rejected? You have an opportunity to hear four people who felt the same way but through God’s saving grace were able to turn their lives around. They have experienced everything from rape, alcoholic parents, chronic illness and even prison. They will share their testimony Thursday and Friday nights, March 3 and 4, at 6:30 p.m. at the Dalhart Senior Center, 610 Denrock. Come and find hope in Him! March 5 - The Senior Saints from Central United Methodist Church are hosting movie night on March 5 at 7 p.m. at Dalhart Senior Citizens Center. The movie will be Max, a story about a dog whose combat buddy is killed in theline of duty. Everyone is welcome. GED Classes - Frank Phillips College is starting free GED classes that will be held every Tuesday and Thursday beginning March 8 from 9 a.m. until noon. Please come in and register at 412 Denver Ave, Ste. 504. For more information please call 806-244-7669. Space is limited. Brown Bag Discussions - Hillside Christian Church in Dalhart will be hosting a weekly lunchtime discussion group called Brown Bag Discussions each Thursday from 12 to 1 p.m. at 409 Denrock Avenue. Each week there will be a focused discussion of the connection of faith and culture, touching various areas of life, family and community. Education, government and other topics will be included. Everyone is invited to bring his or her lunch and join the discussion. Dalhart Youth Choir - The newly formed Dalhart Youth Choir rehearses each Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. at The ROC. The choir is open to all junior high and high school students. KidZone - The KidZone children’s program at Liberty Baptist Church meet every Wednesday during the school semester from 6:30-8:00 pm. All children ages five through fifth grade are invited to enjoy fun games, singing, service projects, Bible lessons and awards. Sponsorships are available. For more info call (806) 249-5344. Kids Bible Club - Kids Bible Club will meet every Wednesday during the school year for dinner at 5:30 p.m. and Bible Club from 6 p.m. until 7 p.m. at First Christian Church. If you have any questions, please call 244-7500. King’s Kids & King’s Warriors - Central United Methodist Church’s King’s Kids and King’s Warriors will meet every Wednesday from 6-7 for food, fun and learning of God’s love. The main focus for the fall session will be learning about emotions. (Think of the movie Inside Out). For more information call 244-2306. College and Career Lifegroup - First Baptist Church’s College and Career Lifegroup meets Sundays at 6:30 p.m. at the ROC. Counter Culture is a College and Career Lifegroup focused on providing an environment for young adults to develop the skills, abilities, and relationships that will help them to make a difference in their world. For more information, visit www.fbcdalhart.org. Hartley farmer directs donation to Hartley ISD Hartley FFA has received a $2,500 donation from America’s Farmers Grow Communities, sponsored by the Monsanto Fund and directed by local farmer Lawrence Drost of Hartley County. The donation will help the organization with the purchase of equipment and supplies to teach the students practical and general skills needed by farmers and ranchers, such as welding, wood-working, or plumbing. Lawrence Drost stated that he selected Hartley ISD FFA organization for the donation because of their dedication to the FFA program through offering classes addressing the educational needs for our future farmers. Hartley ISD FFA is grateful for the donation from Monsanto and Lawrence Drost. The financial support enables them to purchase educational equipment and supplies that would otherwise not be funded. Technical skills and enthusiasm in the students will be promoted through hands-on experience. For six years, America’s Farmers Grow Communities has collaborated with farmers to donate over $22 Join us for the Lenten Lecture Series each Monday. Art Gathering - Individuals interested in art meet upstairs at the Dalhart Senior Center each Friday at 12:45 p.m. Lenten Luncheon - This year’s Lenten Luncheon series at the Central United Methodist Church, 517 Rock Island, will begin February 17 and be held each Wednesday through March 23. This year’s series will focus on “The Great I Ams.” The luncheon will be held from noon until 1 p.m. in the fellowship hall. Dalhart Senior Center weekly menu for Feb. 28 - March 4 Monday – Sloppy Joes, curly fries, bacon pea salad, relish tray, cookies Tuesday – Orange chicken, rice, broccoli, egg roll, yogurt salad Wednesday – Lasagna, corn, spinach, garlic breadstick, pineapple upside down cake Thursday – Mexican haystacks, pinto beans, lettuce, salad, chips with salsa, cookie pizza Friday – Chicken noodle soup, vegetable tray with dip, cinnamon puffs, dessert Lunch is served from 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. The Dalhart Senior Center is located at 610 Denrock. VOTING Dalhart, and Precinct 101 is at the Hartley Community Building. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. All voters who vote by personal appearance are required to present a valid ID in order to cast their ballot. Anyone with questions may call Terri Banks, in Dallam County, at 244-4751, or Melissa Mead, in Hartley County, at 235-3582. Both county clerks said this is the first Democratic Primary they have had to hold in four years. continued from page 1 102, 202, 301 and 401 are at the Rita Blanca Coliseum in HOT & COLD “THINK WINK” 1-877-304-WINK The brain is an organ that starts working as soon as you get up and doesn’t stop until you get to the office. ******** by Brian Winkelman What is an identity crisis? You’ll find out the first time you try to cash a check in a small town. ******** No kid wants to grow up and be president these days. Just winning the lottery is enough. ******** Don’t lend money to a friend—it causes amnesia. ******** The play had a happy ending. Everybody was glad when it was over. ******** Another happy ending: the shoppers who turn into satisfied customers at WINKELMAN Heating & Air Conditioning 501 S. Dumas • Dumas 806-935-6327 www.winkair.com TACLB004589C THE DALHART TEXAN Managing Editor....Nixie Sanderson publisher@thedalharttexan.com Sports dalhartsports@gmail.com Reporter.................Ivy Hollingsworth ivy@thedalharttexan.com Reporter....Zelda Beth Lang Advertising.................Jeff Sanderson advertising@thedalharttexan.com Advertising.................Amanda Coke PHONE (806) 244-4511 (806) 244-2395 classifieds@thedalharttexan.com FAX www.thedalharttexan.com MEMBER 2016 TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION LETTER TO THE EDITOR POLICY: It is the policy of the Dalhart Texan to encourage reader participation on its opinion page. Diverse and varied opinions are welcomed. The publisher and editor reserves the right to reject letters or edit for clarity, brevity, good taste and accuracy, and to prevent libel. Due to space limitation, please limit your letter to 200 words, and only submit one letter per calendar month. All letters must have a written signature and an address and telephone number included. Names will be used with the letter if published. E-mail letters are not accepted. Please fax, mail, or drop off your letter in person.Letters should address current local issues. No poetry, list of businesses and people to thank, attacks on private or public individuals, or letter-writing campaigns please. No endorsements or attacks on political candidates, specific commercial products or services. Letters to a third party or those written to more than one newspaper are not accepted. All letters submitted become property of the Dalhart Texan and will not be returned. The Dalhart Texan (147-420) is published Tuesday and Friday. The office is closed Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, December 25th and January 1st, Dalhart Publishing Company, 410 Denrock Ave, Dalhart Texas. POSTMASTER: send address changes to the Dalhart Texan, 410 Denrock Ave, Dalhart, Texas 79022. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Mail delivery in Dallam and Hartley Counties: $21.95 three months, $34.95 six months, $57.95 yearly; By mail in-state and out-of-state $26.95 three months $39.95 six months - $71.95 yearly. By E-paper $40.00 yearly. million to more than 8,000 community organizations across rural America. Winning farmers will direct donations to nonprofits to help fight rural hunger, purchase life saving fire and EMS equipment, support ag youth leadership programs, buy much needed classroom resources, and so much more. America’s Farmers Grow Communities partners with farmers to support local nonprofit causes that positively impact farming communities across rural America. Grow Communities is one program in the America’s Farmers community outreach effort, sponsored by the Monsanto Fund. Other programs include America’s Farmers Grow Ag Leaders, which encourages rural youth to remain in agriculture and provides $1,500 college scholarships to high school and college students pursuing ag-related degrees and America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education, which works with farmers to nominate rural school districts to compete for $10,000 and $25,000 math and science grants. Visit w w w. A m e r i c a s F a r m e r s . com to learn more. Cost is $15 per plate which includes $10 for the meal and $5 for Pay It Forward. Monday, February 29 Speaker: Elia Moreno Living Intentionally Menu: King Ranch Chicken The Loose Caboose 301 Denrock Avenue New members meeting! Tip Top Bass Club of Dalhart is inviting new members to attend an informational meeting WTG Office, located on Highway 87. Meeting Time: 7:30 p.m., March 7, 2016 Tip Top is a member of B.A.S.S. since 1987 and holds annual bass fishing tournaments. Dalhart Texan thedalharttexan.com Obituaries Dalhart man dies attempting CATTLE to direct traffic on interstate continued from page 1 A Dalhart man was killed in an accident on I-40 near Oklahoma City Tuesday evening. According to a report from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Mark Leaton, 56, of Dalhart, was attempting to direct traffic around an accident that had occurred west of Sooner Road on I-40 in Del City, Okla. He was reportedly struck by a Mitsubishi Lancer driven by Joseph R. Wagaman, 22, of Del City. Leaton was taken by ambulance to the OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City, where he was later pronounced dead due to multiple injuries. COUNCIL the Dallam County Appraisal District Board of Directors. There is a vacancy on the board, and the city council is entitled to nominate a candidate. The council voted to submit Floyd French as their candidate. The council reviewed the 2016 Investment Policy. The document had no changes from last year, said Brent Walker, City Finance Director. The policy included the purpose scope, investment objectives, investment strategy, responsibility and control, suitable and authorized investments, investment parameters, selection of financial institutions, brokers and dealers, custodial credit risk management, performance, and reporting. The council adopted the 2016 Investment Policy. City Manager James Stroud announced an update on the pounds of E waste (TV’s, Computers and other electronic items) was up this year over last year. Total pounds this year was 41,098. These items do not go to the Landfill but are picked up by a company. This helps the City’s Landfill. continued from page 1 Also during the regular council meeting, two resolutions were presented. Resolution 2016-03 and Resolution 2016-04 each called for a public hearing. This is to determine whether certain conditions described constitute a public nuisance at two locations. One location is 618 Cammack, Lots 1820 Block 11, Blair Division, with Joshua Thompson as interested person. The second location, 1113 Omaha, Lots 3-8, Block 20 Blair Division, with Dennis Wheeler as the interested person. Both list the nature of nuisance as unlawful accumulation (trash). The public hearings will be held on Tuesday, March 8 at 6 p.m. A copy of the resolution shall be mailed to the interested persons of the premises described at least 10 days prior to the date set for the public hearing and notice will be published one time in The Dalhart Texan. Resolution 2016-02 was to nominate a candidate to COUNTY continued from page 1 Brandt of Amarillo for the engineering work. The second item was to receive and consider possible action of proposals received from engineering Page 3 Friday, February 26, 2016 services for the Grant. PRPC (Panhandle Regional Planning Commission) of Amarillo will be the administrator of the Grant. This is County infrastructure to go to a new business in Hartley Co., said County Judge Ronnie Gordon. 30.3 million beef cows, which is a four percent increase from the previous year. Those numbers are expected to continue to increase over the coming years. Cattle populations were thinned out as drought conditions took hold of the region in the previous years, creating poor pasture conditions. With the relief of muchneeded rain last year, many area ranchers began to rebuild those populations. A primary source of that rebuilding has been heifer retention. “We know the number of heifers on the market last year was considerably down than previous years. It wasn’t because there were fewer cattle, and we know this because their counterparts were on the market,” Bragg said. Most cow-calf operations will have approximately an equal number of steers and heifers each calving season. While the number of heifers on the market decreased, steers were still up for sale. “If we get so many steers marketed, there have to be heifers out there, too. If they’re not going to market, then they’re adding to the herd,” Bragg said. It can take time for heifers begin producing calves to continue the herd regrowth. Bragg said many of the heifers calving for the first time this season are two years old. “Most of these cattle people are similar to farmers in that they are mostly optimists. The believe good is going to happen. They believe it’s going to rain, that the market is going to be good and that the market is going to be profitable,” Bragg said. Although the alleviation of the drought has renewed this sense of optimism, the market price has taken a hit. While prices were up in 2014, when some heifer retention began, prices began to fall in late 2015. “The surprising thing is during that time period, we’ve seen prices of livestock decline quite a bit but we’ve still seen retained heifers,” Bragg said. “The question is how long is that going to continue with the lower prices. At what point do we quit rebuilding the herd?” The world’s largest market by population, China, isn’t a large consumer of U.S. beef, and Bragg said that can hurt the price. Other factors include a drought in Australia, which is also a large supplier of the world’s beef. However, the recent agreement of the TransPacific Partnership (TPP) U.S., Japan, Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore, Brunei, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Mexico, Chile and Peru has left some in the industry optimistic about the future of U.S. beef in the global market. “It’s a global market. We don’t just sell beef in the U.S. These guys are trying to keep in tune with what is going ton in the rest of the world and all the potential consumers of our product,” Bragg said. For the consumer, Bragg said he believes the price of beef should go down. For the producer, he believes herd rebuilding and heifer retention will continue until there is a major change in weather or market conditions. “If anything changes, prices or drought, that will affect herd expansion,” he said. “When we quit getting rain and if the prices stay where they’re at, then I think the heifer retention is going to stop.” Sharon Jean Austin Sharon Jean Austin, 72, died Sunday, February 21, 2016 in Amarillo, TX. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at First Baptist Church, Dalhart, TX with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery – Funeral arrangements entrusted to Horizon Funeral Home. Officiating will be Pastor Paul Nachtigall, Highland Baptist Church, Pampa, TX Sharon Jean Moore was born November 25, 1943 in Holdenville, OK to Lloyd B. and Sophia (Shupert) Moore. Sharon was raised in Dumas and graduated from Dumas High School in 1961. After High school she attended Beautician school. In 1978 Sharon moved to Dalhart and operated her Beauty shop until she retired in 2001. Sharon is survived by her son: Wendell and his wife Lorrie Reilman as well as her step children: Kathy Adams, Robby Reilman, Tony Reilman of Amarillo, TX and Jessica Austin of Dalhart, TX and Jennetta Baxter of Dumas. Sisters Diane Fry of Krebs, OK, Syvilla Stacey of Waurika, TX, Denie Stewart of Dalhart, TX and Bryan Moore of Balco, OK. 11 Grandchildren and 5 Great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents and a brother Wayne Moore. Word of the Day INTERSTITIAL adjective [in-ter-stish-uh l] 1. pertaining to, situated in, or forming small or narrow spaces or intervals between things or parts. 2. Anatomy. situated between the cells of a structure or part: interstitial tissue. *definition from dictionary.com 323 Denver, Dalhart, TX 79022 www.dalhartrealestate.net Dyke Rogers, Land Broker Dee Dee Bell, Agent ddzbiz@gmail.com 806-884-9582 Classy Comfort - 1111 Peach The front yard of this home beckons you to come. The front door opens to a small entryway. The living room is comfortable with a mock fireplace and a door that opens onto the patio. The dining room is next to the recently upgraded kitchen. At the back door is the laundry space and a 3/4 bath. Upstairs you will find 2 bedrooms and a recently upgraded full bath. Behind the single car garage you will find a bonus space. The back yard with a canopy of trees is very inviting. Dreaming of that Special Home? 1925 Cherokee Trail A lovely move in ready home! In the living room you will find high ceilings, built in shelving, and a fireplace. A lovely dining room with large windows is just off the kitchen and close to the living room. A nice breakfast nook and pub height bar help make the kitchen a gathering place for family and friends. The isolated owner’s suite has a double opening fireplace that is viewed from the bedroom and bathroom. There are 2 bedrooms, a bath and large game room with high ceilings on the west side of the house. The attached garage is 515 square feet. Recent Remodel! - 822 Olive Avenue This recently updated home has a spacious living room, 3 bedrooms and 1 & 3/4 bathrooms. The kitchen has room for a dining table and plenty of counter space. The master suite is a nice size and very inviting. The exterior is wrapped with siding and there is a large front porch. A nice wood fence protects the back yard, in addition there is a large morgan building in the back yard. This One is a Jewel!! - 602 Oatis Avenue Make this comfortable and well cared for home yours! This home has 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, a country kitchen, a nice bacement, and a sunroom where the laundry hook ups are located. There is an attached garage with a storage room. All this on a corner lot. Gorgeous Inside and Out! - 1815 Tejas Trail Comfort abounds in this approximately 1714 sq ft home with new carpeting! This spacious 3 bedroom and 2 bathroom home has so much to offer! Upgrades include a new dishwasher, replacement windows, crown molding, texture and paint, and a sprinkler system in the front and back yards. In addition to the attached 2 stall garage there is a detached one stall garage with an alley entrance and a utility storage building with a built in dog house in the back yard! This home is a jewel! Awesome Town Home - 1609 Denver Avenue This town home says welcome the moment you walk in the front gate! 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The water heater and central heating unit are located in the basement. Call today to scheduled an appointment! Dalhart Texan Page 4 Friday, February 26, 2016 thedalharttexan.com Faith Sharing the love of Jesus BY REV. STEVE PATTERSON CENTRAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal” I Corinthians 13:1 I love the story told by Author Ron Dykstra about a young and successful executive who was traveling through a neighborhood, driving a bit too fast in his new Jaguar. Suddenly a brick smashed into the Jag’s side door! The young executive slammed on the brakes and backed up to the spot where the brick had been thrown. He then jumped out of the car, grabbed the nearest kid and pushed him up against a parked car, shouting, “What was all that about and who are you? Just what the heck are you doing? That’s a new car and that brick you threw is going to cost a lot of money. Why did you do it?” The young boy was apologetic. “Please mister . . . please, I’m sorry, but I didn’t know what else to do,” he pleaded. “I threw the brick because no one else would stop . . .” With tears dripping down his face and off his chin, the youth pointed to a spot just around a parked car. “It’s my brother,” he said. “He rolled off the curb and fell out of his wheelchair and I can’t lift him up.” Now sobbing, the boy asked the stunned executive, “Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He’s hurt and he’s too heavy for me.” Moved beyond words, the driver tried to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat. He hurriedly lifted the handicapped boy back into the wheelchair, then took out a handkerchief and dabbed at the fresh scrapes and cuts. A quick look told him everything was going to be okay. “Thank you,” the boy said. Too shook up for words, the man simply watched the boy push his wheelchairbound brother down the sidewalk toward their home. It was a long, slow walk back to his car. Funny thing, he never bothered to repair that dented side door. He kept the dent there to remind him of this message: “Don’t go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention!” As followers of Jesus we are called to love people in the same way Jesus loves us! Let me challenge you to just pay close attention to those around you. Look for those opportunities where you can share the love of Jesus with them. And especially be on the look out for those who may be hurting or who are in need Steve Patterson of some assistance. Let’s be the followers Jesus calls us to be … and … Let’s make this a better place for the glory of God! Dallam and Hartley Counties Church Directory Assembly of God First Assembly of God Corner of Pine and Lincoln 884-4209 Sunday 10:30 a.m. Templo Rios de Agua Viva Asambleas de Dios 4th and Oatis Sunday School 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Sunday Worship 3:00 p.m. Wednesday 7 p.m. 806-922-4984 Baptist Antioch Baptist Church Rev. Casper C. Green 315 Texas Street 249-8020 First Baptist Church, Channing First Baptist Church, Dalhart 16th and Osage 244-5584 Sunday 10:45 First Baptist Church, Hartley Sunday 11:00 a.m. First Baptist Church, Texline Rev. Roger Ashley Liberty Baptist Church 12020 US Hwy 87 S Sunday School 9:30 am Sunday Services 10:30 am & 6:00 pm Wednesday KidZone & 1Life Student Ministry 6:30 p.m. Lincoln Street Baptist 1019 Lincoln Street, Dalhart Sunday 11:00 a.m. New Light Baptist Sunday School 10 a.m. Sunday Worship 11 a.m. Sunday 9:30 a.m. Wednesday 5:30 p.m. 362-4233 Sunday 11:00 a.m. Jehovah’s Witness Nazarene Jehovah’s Christian Witness 1115 E. 1st Street 244-6631 Sunday 10:00 a.m. Dalhart Church of the Nazarene Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship 11 a.m. Latter Day Saints Non-Denominational Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Sunday 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Hillside Christian Church 409 Denrock Sunday Mornings 9 and 10:30 a.m. Wednesday Prayer Service 6 p.m. Rev. James Brady Primera Iglesia Bautista (Spanish-English Church) 211 Hillcrest Primera Iglesia Bautista Sunday School 9:45 am Sunday Services 10:50 am & 5:00 pm Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 pm Catholic St. Anthony of Padua 411 Texas Boulevard, Dalhart Saturday Mass 5:00 p.m. (English) Sunday 9:30 a.m. (English), noon (Spanish) Lutheran St. Mary’s Mission Texline Saturday Mass 7:15 p.m. Mennonite Countryside Mennonites 11497 FM 807, Dalhart Sunday 10:45 a.m. People’s Church Lake Road and Apache Drive, Dalhart 244-4624 Sunday 10:00 a.m. Texline Mennonite Four miles south of Texline Sunday 11:00 a.m. XIT Cowboy Church XIT Rangers, Lake Road Tuesday 7 p.m. Methodist Pentecostal Central United Methodist 6th Street and Rock Island, Dalhart Sunday Worship 10:50 a.m. Saturday Night Live Worship 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. at Senior Center, 610 Denrock United Pentecostal 801 Scott Sunday 10:00 a.m. Seventh Day Adventists Channing United Methodist 719 Denver 235-2019 Sunday 9:30 a.m. Seventh Day Adventists #2 Pheasant Run Saturday Service Sabbath School 10:00 a.m. Worship 11:15 a.m. Lakeview United Methodist 1401 Walnut, Dalhart Sunday 11:00 a.m. To add your church to the directory or to make a change to your church’s listing, please contact The Dalhart Texan no later than Wednesday at 5 p.m. at 244-4511. Christian First Christian Church 602 Denver, Dalhart 244-7500 Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. Hartley Christian Fellowship Corner of 9th and Johnson Sunday 10:45 a.m. Church of Christ Dalhart Church of Christ 1420 Denver Avenue 244-5561 Sunday 10:40 a.m. newlife 402 Tanglewood wednesday service 6:30 p.m. sunday service 10:30 a.m. Pastor Terry Stegall Grace Evangelical Lutheran 1311 E. 16th, Dalhart Sunday 11:a.m. Texline Church of Christ Sunday 11:00 a.m. Episcopal St. James Episcopal 801 Denver Avenue 244-2396 Texline First United Methodist 301 E. Walnut This Sunday, attend a worship service of your choosing. Verse of the Week Carry each other’s burden’s, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. Dumas 806-935-3333 Sunray 806-948-0011 Galatians 6:2 NIV Make time stand still with photography that truly captures the moment. ACokephotography Call 282-4227 Today Dalhart Texan thedalharttexan.com Weekly horoscope Entertainment Page 5 Friday, February 26, 2016 ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 A desire to experience thrills and sensory enjoyment is building within you, Aries. You may find yourself drawn to anything that seems risky or out of character. TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, you are accustomed to doing everything by the book, but you may be tempted to try something new in the near future. Just be sure not to throw all caution to the wind. GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Your schedule this week may be so hectic that others can’t decipher your plans, Gemini. Try to keep those closest to you abreast of your activities in the week ahead. I am a singer born in New York on March 28, 1986. I attended school at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and went by the name Stefani before adopting my stage persona. Answer: Lady Gaga CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Circumstances at work that are beyond your control dominate your thoughts this week, Cancer. Don’t stress out too much and keep a positive attitude. LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Relationship dynamics have changed for the better, Leo. Make the most of this positive turn of events and make sure your partner does the same. VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Your energy levels reach peaks and valleys this week, Virgo. Do your best to make the most of those moments when your energy levels are at their highest. LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Even your wildest fantasies may not seem so outlandish to you this week, Libra. If you can think it up, you can probably make it happen with a little effort. SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, you may find yourself doing things that would normally be out of your comfort zone. This can be a positive change in the right direction. Answer to February 23 crossword SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/ Dec 21 Sagittarius, daydream a little this week, but make sure it doesn’t consume all of your energy. Keep your desires in check and weigh the pros and cons of each idea before going forward. CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Capricorn, finding the right balance is a worthy goal this week. Make a concerted effort to give ample time to all the people and things that matter to you. AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 Aquarius, time may not be on your side, but somehow you will find a way to make due. Whenever possible, farm out some of your work or responsibilities to others. PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Your creative efforts will not go to waste, Pisces. Someone will recognize your talents and ask you to collaborate on an important project. 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Donating old clothes and cleaning out the garage are popular spring cleaning projects, but there are a host of additional tasks homeowners can tackle to freshen up their homes this spring. Floors Simply vacuuming or sweeping the floors might not be enough to banish some of winter’s most uninvited guests. Dust has a way of settling into a home over the course of a typical winter, and it’s easy for a home’s inhabitants to track dirt and debris inside as well. After vacuuming or sweeping floors, go over them with a mop. Doing so can remove any lingering dust, dirt, debris, and allergens the vacuum or broom failed to pick up. Apply wood cleaner and polish to wood floors to make them look even cleaner. Baseboards Though baseboards might not seem all that dirty, upon closer inspection homeowners might notice substantial accumulations of dirt and dust. Such dirt and dust many not be removed so easily, so homeowners might need to use hot water and a sponge to remove any debris that is clinging. Curtains Curtains also may have absorbed substantial amounts of dust, dirt and debris over the winter. This might be more visible near the end of winter when more sunlight begins to shine through. Clean the curtains in adherence to the manufacturer instructions before you open windows for the season so any wind that blows in does not spread debris onto nearby furniture. Once the curtains have been washed, opening windows may help them dry more quickly. Bathrooms Bathrooms also tend to bear the brunt of winter weather, as mold and grime can accumulate throughout a season in which it’s too cold to open bathroom windows to let fresh air in after bathing. Inspect ceilings, tubs, shower stalls, and floors for any signs of mold growth or grime. Mold growth in a home can lead to respiratory problems and exacerbate existing conditions such as asthma, so it’s best to inspect bathrooms for any signs of mold growth throughout winter. If you have let that slip, prioritize such inspections come spring cleaning time. Furniture It’s easy to overlook furniture when tackling spring cleaning, but dust and dirt can quickly accumulate on couches and chairs over the course of winter. When possible, vacuum furniture to remove any debris that might have accumulated while windows and doors were kept shut, and shampoo any cushions or seat covers that don’t pass the smell test. Freshen up for spring After a few months of chilly temperatures, come spring, many homeowners are eager to throw open their windows and doors and breathe new life into their homes. Simple changes made now - even before the weather begins to warm up - can improve interior spaces and brighten the atmosphere of a home. Go plant shopping. Research from NASA suggests adding at least one plant in your home per 100 square feet is efficient enough to clean air. Fresh foliage also makes a home feel warm and inviting. Watering and misting plants introduces moisture into indoor air, which can make rooms overcome with dry air from heating systems feel comfortable. Just be sure to avoid overwatering plants, which can lead to mold growth. Swap out throw pillows. Accent pillows on beds and sofas are quick and inexpensive ways to add new bursts of color to rooms. You may be able to make over a room’s entire color scheme with Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring. new pillows. Invest in pillows that you can switch with each season so your decor will never look tired or dull. Clean existing light fixtures. Another way to brighten the mood in a home is to periodically clean light fixtures to make sure they are working effectively. Spend time dusting them and cleaning off any accumulated debris. If need be, switch out old lamp shades for newer ones that let more light shine through. If inadequate lighting is a problem no matter how many lamps you have, consult with an electrician about installing more overhead and accent lighting. Give rugs and floors a deep cleaning. Recirculated air may be full of dust and other microscopic particles that end up blowing throughout your home. Also, it’s easy to track in dirt and other materials on your shoes that become imbedded in carpeting. At least once a year, rent or enlist the surfaces of carpet and upholstery cleaners to give floors a thorough cleaning. You may be surprised at how clean Free D elivery ! Financ in Availa g ble! and fresh a home looks and smells once rugs and carpets are deep-cleaned. You also can make a dry carpet cleaner using baking soda, corn starch and desired fresh herbs for fragrance. Sprinkle and then vacuum up after a few hours. Color-coordinate bookshelves. Group all books with similarly colored covers together for an instant and eye-appealing look. Simmer some homemade home deodorizer. In a large pot, boil water and some scented herbs, such as rosemary, citrus rinds, vanilla, or lavender. The aroma will waft through the home, creating a pleasing scent. Invest in new window treatments. Lightweight draperies or new blinds or shades can transform the look of a room. Be sure to keep curtains and blinds open during the day to maximize the hours of sunlight. Stevenson & Sons Pest Control Dalhart, Texas Shop our selection of furniture, appliances and home decor to get a fresh look for your home this spring. Furniture Fashions 1603 Tennessee • Apache Center • 244-5551 806-249-4202 Termites • Pests • Trees Serving the area since 1965. Home • Business Farm and Ranch Hudson Brothers ROOFING When it comes to the roof over your head, you want expert service from an experienced roofing contractor. 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Two Dalhart students qualify for UIL debate Dalhart High School has qualified two students for the 2015-16 University Interscholastic League State Cross-Examination Debate Meet to be held March 14-19 at The University of Texas at Austin. Qualifiers include Elissa Turner and Justin Bell. The students qualified for the state meet by placing second at the UIL Cross-Examination District Meet held in Borger on January 27th. “UIL debate competition motivates students and Photo Submitted provides them with practical St. Anthony’s school holds annual spelling bee Ariana Gonzalez, fifth grader, placed first in the annual spelling bee held at St. Anthony School recently. The school-wide competition allowed two grades to compete each day with the top two spellers advancing to the next round. All fourth, fifth and sixth graders competed in the championship round. Will Thompson, fifth grade, finished in second place and Salvador Ortiz, sixth grade, finished in third place. 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Seventh Street, 806-244-5646, or online at larita.org. application for the skills they are developing,” said Jana Riggins, UIL State Debate Director. “This year’s debate topic prompted students to research and form their own thoughts and opinions on the real-world issues our government is challenged with in order to provide national security while maintaining privacy for its citizens.” Through participation at the UIL Academic State Meet, students qualify for Texas Interscholastic League Foundation scholarships. Since its inception in 1959, the TILF has provided more than $28 million to more than 18,000 students. This year TILF expects to award an estimated 600 new and renewed grants, valued at more than $1 million. Grants and donations from foundations and individuals have funded these academic scholarships. One hundred percent of each dollar TILF receives goes directly for scholarships, with no administrative or other expenses being deducted. Attention All Producers of Groundwater in the North Plains Groundwater Conservation District Your 2015 production reports are due in the Dumas office by 5 pm on March 1st. The 2015 Annual Production Reports for the North Plains Groundwater Conservation District are required to be completed and filed in the District Office no later than March 1, 2016 by 5:00 PM. Each report filed after March 1, 2016 will be subject to a $50.00 per day late filing fee up to $500.00 per report. Reports deemed “LATE” are not eligible to accumulate Groundwater Conservation Reserve. Reports sent in by regular mail and postmarked on or before March 1, 2016 will be considered on time. To accommodate filing, the District Office will be open from 8 am – 5pm including the 12-1pm lunch hour from February 22nd to March 1st during normal business days. There is an after-hours drop box for reports located next to the front (East side) entrance. Any mitigating circumstances that would prevent the producer from reporting on time, should be reported to the District Office as soon as possible and will be evaluated by the General Manager on a case by case basis. The board and staff thank you in advance for your cooperation and support of the management of the area’s groundwater resources. Please mail your completed reports to: North Plains Groundwater Conservation District PO Box 795, or hand deliver to: 603 E 1st Street Dumas, TX 79029 For more information about 2015 production reporting, call the office at 806-935-6401 or log on to northplainsgcd.org. Page 8 Friday, February 26, 2016 Local News Dalhart Texan thedalharttexan.com Spencer graduated in Class 43-4 Dalhart but ceremony was at SPAAF in Lubbock BY JOHN W. MCCULLOUGH GRADUATE STUDENT IN HISTORY,TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY One of the many student glider pilots who trained at Dalhart AAF in WWII was Leon B. Spencer. On Saturday, October 11, 2011, while at the National WWII Glider Pilot Association’s reunion in Oklahoma City, Okla., Spencer gave an interview about his experiences as a glider pilot during WWII. Spencer began his glider training at Dalhart AAF on February 8, 1943. At that time, the glider school’s first base commander, Col. Edward H. Underhill, had just left for his new assignment at Randolph Field, San Antonio, Texas, on January 8. Spencer described the final glider pilot classes that graduated from Dalhart AAF in February, 1943. “There were probably about four or five other classes there ahead of us; but they graduated ahead of us because we was the last class to fly there.” Each class had about 96 students in it according to Spencer. The glider school began closing in late February, 1943 and the final classes of glider pilots were flown to South Plains Army Air Field (SPAAF) in Lubbock where the actual graduation ceremony occurred. Spencer and his class of 96 men graduated in class 43-4 in Lubbock even though they actually finished their training in Dalhart. “But let me mention something about that, alright. There was also a 43-4 class at Lubbock so they had to identify us as 43-4 Dalhart even though we graduated at Lubbock. They already had a 43-4 at Lubbock so they couldn’t have two 434’s at Lubbock,” Spencer chuckled. “Two days before graduation, which was 27th of February, we had a graduation rehearsal at the base theater in our sergeant’s uniforms; and of course the morning of the graduation we were all dressed in our ‘pinks and greens.’” “We would line up and walk across the stage and the base commander would award us our wings and out the other door of the base theater.” Instead of actually pinning the wings on each glider pilot, the base commander just handed them to each man as he crossed the stage, noted Spencer. “They were sterling silver. They were sterling silver wings with the “G”, the normal shield of a regular pilot there, a “G” engrossed in there, in that particular place.” “We were ecstatic, you know, because we were now officers; and before we had been enlisted men so it was a big change obviously and I was hoping my mom would be very proud of me, you know, for the graduation.” When asked about a photograph of his graduating class, Spencer replied that they did not have a class picture taken and he was not sure why. “No, and that really puzzled me because some classes had a class picture and some didn’t; but I’ve seen several pictures of graduating classes from Lubbock where they had class picture, but we had no class picture.” Spencer never had any leave to travel into Lubbock during his second time at SPAAF in February 1943. Had he been given leave time, however, he might have enjoyed the new Soldiers Recreation center in Lubbock located in the Spikes-Sellers building at 1211 Thirteenth street. It opened on Saturday, December 26, 1942, with 529 soldiers in attendance, according to an article in the Lubbock MorningAvalanche on December 29. George P. Kuykendall, chairman of the city defense recreation council, was notified of the success of the opening. Only make-shift facilities were available to create the center making the large turnout even more impressive, said the Avalanche-Journal. “Miss Leona Gelin, superintendent of the project, said the count did not include the young women who were present at the dance in the Center Saturday night.” “The temporary Pictured is Leon Spencer and his good, friend Otto Lyons. facilities include ping-pong, table games of several kinds, a piano, a free juke box, pong tables, playing cards, broadcast from Hollywood magazines, writing tables dominoes, checkers, chess, last night when the famous and materials and seemingly other indoor and table movie star saluted the large most popular of all, a place games, phonograph records, glider school and the city.” “Lt. Thomas Brooks popular sheet music and to loaf.” Skinner of Greensboro, The center was initially song books.” Even before Spencer N.C., was one of the featured open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m., but those arrived at SPAAF his first guest artists on the program. hours would be adjusted to time in December, 1942, the Lt. Skinner is now stationed accommodate the needs of base had already become at SPAFS, ‘Home of the well known across the Winged Commandos,’ and soldiers, added Gelin. is among pioneer graduatePermanent installations nation. According to an article rated glider pilots in the would include “shower baths, a stage, a snack bar from the Lubbock Morning- nation.” Lt. Skinner explained Avalanche on December and various others.” Gelin asked that the 4, 1942, Bing Crosby paid SPAFS, the glider pilots, following items be loaned or tribute to South Plains Army and Lubbock to an audience donated to make the Center Flying School (SPAFS – the of hundreds of thousands more attractive to soldiers: original name of SPAAF) of listeners from coast to “pool or billiard tables; during his Kraft Music Hall coast. Only two days after heavy duty couches, divans radio program. “A nation of Bing Crosby arriving at SPAAF, Spencer and chairs; and radios.” “Donations were asked radio fans were introduced travelled to Ardmore, Okla., of the following: card to South Plains Army Flying by bus for his next phase of tables, magazines, smoking School and Lubbock over a training. More about Leon stands, ash trays, ping- nationwide NBC network Photo Submitted Spencer’s time training in gliders during WWII will be discussed in the next article. Spencer is now a retired major from the USAF Reserves. He lives in Prattville, Ala., and researches the glider program from home. He will celebrate his 92nd birthday in September, 2016. Readers are encouraged to visit Silent Wings Museum on I-27 at Exit 9 just north of Lubbock to learn more about the glider program of WWII (www. silentwingsmuseum.com). Readers are also asked to visit www.researchwars. org for more information about Dalhart AAF and call to John McCullough at (806)793-4448 if they can help with his research. Dalhart Texan Page 9 Friday, February 26, 2016 thedalharttexan.com Agriculture News Texas weekly crop weather report: What happened to El Niño? COLLEGE STATION – Most of the state has been drier than normal by 1 inch to 3 inches for the last 30 days, according to the National Weather Service. So what happened to the wetter-than-normal winter predicted because of El Niño? “It all depends upon what time period you are looking at,” said Dr. John Nielsen-Gammon, state climatologist and Regents Professor at Texas A&M University, College Station. “It’s been fairly dry since the beginning of 2016, but from October through December, we were generally quite wet.” In fact, NielsenGammon said, the October through December period was wet enough to bring the average rainfall total several inches above the average for strong El Niños of the past. “While we’ve had a dry winter, the combined fall and winter have been wetter than normal,” he said. “Typically, you get one or two dry months within an El Niño. There’s no guarantee the whole thing is going to be wetter than average. A lot is going to depend upon the weather from day to day or week to week.” Nielsen-Gammon said the current El Niño remains strong, with no sign it’s going to weaken until spring or summer. Also, many areas had rain the last week of February. “I believe we’re just going through a temporary dry stretch that is soon going to be coming to an end, particularly in western Texas over the next couple of weeks,” he said. There have been some reports that the current El Niño is actually strengthening, but it depends upon what metric is used, Nielsen-Gammon noted. “It’s gotten a little bit stronger in some ways and weaker in others. It’s basically just holding its own right now.” But there are signs of the coming demise of the El Niño, he said. “There’s a lot of cold water close to the surface in the western tropical Pacific Ocean that is going to be moving eastward over the next couple of months,” Nielsen-Gammon said. “Hopefully, the cold water won’t take over and turn into a La Niña by next winter, because that would mean a dry year next year.” Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service district reporters compiled the following summaries: P a n h a n d l e : Temperatures varied widely, slightly above average Hartley, Texas, Feb. 22, 2016 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that $150 million in funding is available for agricultural producers through the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), USDA’s largest conservation program that helps producers voluntarily improve the health and productivity of private and Tribal working lands. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) plans to add an estimated 10 million acres to the rolls of CSP during fiscal year 2016. NRCS accepts applications for CSP throughout the year, but producers should submit applications by March 31, 2016 to local USDA service centers to ensure they are considered for enrollment in BY ROBERT BURNS TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE COMMUNICATIONS Photo Submitted Snow falls on stocker cattle in wheat pasture near Amarillo. While the winter has been dry, El Niño remains strong, and wetter conditions are returning, according to Dr. John Nielsen-Gammon, state climatologist and Regents Professor at Texas A&M University, College Station. (Texas A&M AgriLife Communications photo by Kay Ledbetter) early in the week, warming to near record highs by late week and back to almost normal by the weekend. No moisture was received. Most producers were preparing fields for spring planting. Rangeland and pasture conditions varied from poor to excellent, with most reporting good to fair. Wheat was generally doing well, but there were some concerns about what the wide temperature swings might have on the crop’s development. In Dallam and Hartley counties, dry and windy weather raised wildfire danger. Alfalfa had good growth in the warmer weather. Spring calving season was underway. Deaf Smith County producers were applying fertilizer, and spreading composts and manures. Wheat was being grazed heavily by stocker cattle. Cattle on dormant rangeland were provided supplemental feed. 2016. for the good resource conservation efforts they are currently undertaking. This program provides additional incentives for them to continue their enhancements on a voluntary basis. NRCS also makes CSP available to producers as an additional opportunity to participate in regional landscape-level conservation efforts including the Lesser Prairie-Chicken Initiative, Longleaf Pine Initiative and Ogallala Aquifer Initiative. Texas NRCS State Conservationist Salvador Salinas said, “Texas is once again able to offer CSP on three of the four approved national landscape initiative areas. Landowners across these initiative areas will further enhance the habitat of these valuable working lands through additional conservation enhancement efforts. NRCS and landowner commitments to CSP remain strong with more than 6.3 million acres currently enrolled in the program in Texas.” For more on technical and financial assistance available through conservation programs, visit www.nrcs. usda.gov/GetStarted or a local USDA service center. 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Personal • Home • Auto • Business • Agriculture 709 Denver Avenue Dalhart, TX 79022 806.244.6491 The Sinner’s Prayer Many believe to be saved all they must do is say a prayer like this: “God, be merciful to me, a sinner. Come into my heart and save me. Thank you, Lord, for saving me. Amen.” What saith the Scripture about this? 1) NO SUCH PRAYER FOUND. You would think, as often as people talk about the sinner’s prayer, such a prayer is found on about every page of the Bible. In all my reading, not once have I come across the sinner’s prayer. Where can I find an example where the Lord or His apostles ever told someone to pray a prayer like this to be saved? 2) LOST PRAYING MEN. The Bible records two men who prayed, but were not saved by the prayer. They are Saul, of Tarsus, “for behold, he prayeth” (Acts 9:11) and Cornelius as he “prayed to God” (Acts 10:2). If these were saved by prayer, then they were saved before they were even told what to do to be saved (Acts 9:6, 11:14). Thus, they were saved without faith, for “faith cometh by hearing, and hearing the word of God” (Rom. 10:17). A little reading will show these two men were commanded to be baptized (Acts 10:48; 22:16). 3) PRAYER IS NOT FOR SINNERS, BUT THE RIGHTEOUS. We must be in proper spiritual conditions, in order to pray acceptable. John 9:31 records, “Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.” Prayer is not something one does in becoming a child of God, but is a privilege one has as a child of God! Sunday Services: 10:00 a.m., 10:50 a.m. & 5:00 p.m. Wednesdays: 7:00 p.m. Study the Bible by mail. . CHURCH OF CHRIST 1013 East 10th. Dalhart Texan Page 10 Friday, February 26, 2016 thedalharttexan.com Agriculture News Hybrid wheat time has come: AgriLife Research breeder expects releases within five years COLLEGE STATION – There’s growing interest in hybrid wheat and Dr. Amir Ibrahim, a Texas A&M AgriLife Research wheat breeder in College Station, believes the time is right to make it available. Ibrahim has been working toward the development of hybrid wheat varieties since 2013, but wheat breeders first began looking at hybridization in wheat more than 50 years ago in the early 1960s, he said. “The price for wheat was so low, and the cost for the hybrid seed was too high at the time,” he said. “Today we have a better handle on the genes and better prices and availability of genomic tools.” And it is something that is needed, Ibrahim said. Wheat production yield potential has been leveling off and “this is one way to break that barrier.” The performance of the TAM varieties of wheat developed by AgriLife Research’s wheat breeding team has been improving across the state and into other states with diverse climates, providing a solid base of germplasm. Under a Monocot Improvement Initiative grant by AgriLife Research, as well as funding from the Texas Wheat Producers Board, Ibrahim is working with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to test more than 600 lines of hybrid wheat in Nebraska and Texas. Ibrahim explained U.S. corn is a hybrid crop. The hybrid crops have increased vigor over the two parents in yield and other traits. There must be enough hybrid vigor, technically referred to as heterosis, to justify the increased costs of seed and production. For wheat, past efforts have increased hybrid vigor about 10 percent, but Ibrahim said they want to get that figure in the range of 15-20 percent to make it attractive to producers. He explained hybrid seed must be bought each year due to inbreeding depression and dilution of vigor associated with growing saved seed, so producers cannot save their seed and replant, as is commonly done now. In hybrids, the female parent does not produce viable pollen, but is used as a seed plant, Ibrahim said. The male parent has the role of pollinator. Together they have the capacity to combine and express hybrid vigor. Part of the problem has been the increased cost of seed. There are two systems for producing seed: chemical hybridization agents, which kill the anthers on the female; and the male sterility system, which includes breeding females and males separately and making selections based on the best combination. The effort now is aimed at developing cytoplasmic male sterile females and male parents by breeding fertility restoration genes into them, he said. A minimum of three fertility restoration genes is needed in the males. This genetic system is very slow. Hence, AgriLife Research and University of Nebraska-Lincoln are working on developing parents using a chemical system for suppressing pollen development in the females, Ibrahim said. He said this does not require breeding male sterile genes in the female and restoration genes in the male pools, although both approaches are utilized in Ibrahim’s program. “For successful hybrids, parents need to be genetically distant to maximize hybrid vigor, and that’s why AgriLife Research is collaborating with UNL, as the two institutions have divergent germplasm,” Ibrahim said. “If you cross same to same, Photo Submitted you don’t get the hybrid vigor.” Dr. Amir Ibrahim, a Texas A&M AgriLife Research wheat breeder in College Station, He said they will believes the time is right for hybrid wheat development. (Texas A&M AgriLife continue to try new Research photo) combinations every year and then will need to test the hybrids for several more years before anything access to medium- to high- characteristics and for yield, drought tolerance, is released. consistent performance, genotyping, combining ability. “Within five years, I throughput With the next generation quality, disease resistance hope we can have the first which will help them map technology, and agronomic adaptation, commercially available the restoration genes and sequencing hybrid seed available for understand hybrid vigor at Ibrahim said they may vigorous root system and the molecular level. They be able to select for increased production in producers,” Ibrahim said. He said in addition to the are also screening the performance traits that can low-fertility conditions. field work, his team now has germplasm for the floral result in higher biomass and Most areas of the state received trace amounts of precipitation at best, with many areas especially in the High and Low Plains reporting no measurable rainfall. However, areas stretching from the Blacklands through North East Texas, and south through East Texas and the Upper Coast received from 0.50 of an inch to upwards of 2.0 inches. The TransPecos and a few scattered areas of the Edwards Plateau received from .010 of an inch up to 1.0 inch of precipitation. Small Grains: In areas of the Northern High Plains some producers began irrigation and fertilizer applications on winter wheat fields. Producers were concerned with temperatures much above average as wheat began to progress out of the dormancy stage. Dry conditions in the Blacklands were contributing to declining conditions of wheat and oats. Row Crops: Cotton producers in the area of the Edwards Plateau began preparations for the 2016 cotton crop. In areas of the Blacklands, the Upper Coast, South Central, East and South Texas corn planting was active. Sorghum producers prepared for planting in the Blacklands, while planting had begun in areas of the Upper Coast. Fruit, Vegetable and Specialty Crops: In areas of Oklahoma hatcheries set 6.91 million eggs in incubators during the week ending February 20, down 1 percent from the week prior, but 6 percent above the previous year. The number of chicks placed for meat production during the week of February 20, was 4.68 million, up 19 percent from the previous week and up slightly from the previous year. Texas hatcheries set 15.4 million eggs in incubators during the week ending February 20, up 1 percent from the week prior and up 1 percent from the previous year. The number of chicks placed for meat production during the week of February 20, was 12.5 million, down 1 percent from the previous week, but up 1 percent from the previous year. BY KAY LEDBETTER TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE COMMUNICATIONS USDA Texas crop progress and condition report for February 15-21 USDA Texas, Oklahoma weekly broiler report AUCTION North East Texas vegetable planting was underway, while fruit trees entered blooming stage. In the Lower Valley the onion crop continued to progress. South Texas potato growers began irrigation. Livestock, Range and Pasture: Pastures began to show stress due to lack of moisture in areas of East Texas, the Upper Coast, and the Blacklands. Low moisture levels in areas of the Northern Low Plains, and South Texas caused threats of wildfires to rise. In areas of South East Texas feral hog activity continued. Vote March 1, 2016 Early voting Feb. 16 - Feb. 26 Daniel Martinez Dallam County Commissioner - Precinct One Wednesday, March 2, 2016 — Sale Time: 10:00 a.m. LOCATED: From Gruver, Texas (Hansford County): 10 Miles North on Highway 1 36 or From Guymon, Oklahoma: 23 Miles South on Highway 136. BRAD SPIVEY ESTATE & NEIGHBORS – OWNERS For Info Telephone Five Star Auctioneers: Cris Ingram (806) 265-7646 or Jimmy Reeves (806) 774-2684 or Jim Sumners (806) 292-2149. Log Onto Our Website for Complete Listing: www.5starauctioneers.com Loading Will Be Provided Sale Day Only Due to the death of Brad Spivey, the following will be sold at public auction. TO CONSIGN: CALL CRIS, JIMMY OR JIM – NO SMALL ITEMS PLEASE. Control TRACTORS, SELF PROPELLED FARM EQUIPMENT — 1—Blue Jet Track Master 3pt. Track Filler 1— Sunflower 1434 29' Hyd. Fold Tandem Disk SPTAYER, UTV — 1—2010 J.D. 8345R M.F.W.D. Dsl. Tractor, Cab, A/C, Htr., IVT, ILS, 3pt., 4 Hyd., Wts., Q.H. 420R34 Front Duals, 480R50 Rear Duals (4323 Hrs.) 1—2008 J.D. 8530 M.F.W.D. Dsl. Tractor, Cab, A/C, Htr., IVT, ILS, 3pt., 4 Hyd., Wts., Q.H., 380R38 Front Duals, 480R50 Rear Duals (4514 Hrs.) S.N. RW8530D030352 1—2005 J.D. 6615 2 Wheel Drive Dsl. Tractor, Cab, A/C, Htr., Power Reverser Trans., D.H., 460/85R38 Rubber w/J.D. 673 Hyd. Front End Loader w/6’ Bucket, Forks, Hay Spike Attachment (1674 Hrs.) S.N. B436665 1—2001 J.D. 8310 M.F.W.D. DsL., Tractor, Cab, A/C, Htr., P/S Trans, 3pt., 4 Hyd., Wts., Q.H., 380/85 R34 Front RUbber, 480/80 R46 Rear Rubber, Duals (8501 Hrs.-200 Hrs. om Emg. O/H) Info call Scott: (806) 898-7411 SN: RW8310P015606, RTK Ready! 1—1940 J.D. D Wheatland Tractor, Needs Restoring S.N. 144070 1— Wilmar 765 self propelled diesel sprayer, CAB, A/C 1— 2014 Polaris Ranger 570 4x4 utility vehicle, 5828 miles, nice! COMBINE, HEADER — 1—2009 J.D. 9770 STS Dsl. Combine, Cab, A/C, Htr., Monitor, Level Land Feeder House, Spreader 18.4R42 Duals (1620 Sep Hrs. – 2200 Eng. Hrs.) 1—94 J.D. 1283 Cornhead Plastic Snouts, reworked JIM SUMNERS ............(806) 864-3611 Owner (10006) ....................................................(HOME) JIMMY REEVES..........(806) 864-3362 Owner...................................................................(HOME) DONNA TODD ............(806) 292-1990 (Secretary) .............................................................(CELL) 20'' Discs. 1—J.D. 1710 Max Emerge Plus 3pt. 12 Row 30” Hyd. Fold Vac Planter, J.D. Monitor, J.D. Markers, Double Boxes, Trash Whippers 1—Sunflower 9434 40’ Hyd. Fold Grain Drill, 7½” Spacing, Fertilizer Attach, D.D., P.W. 1—J.D. 520 3pt. 20’ – 7” Space Grain Drill D.D., P.W. 1—Crustbuster 40’ Grain Drill 1—Rhino FR 15’ Hyd. Fold Shredder 1—Lilliston 3pt. 12 Row-30” Rolling Cultivator, 4”x7” Bar, G.W., 5 Tine Gangs 2—Lilliston 28’ 3pt. Rolling Cultivator, 1-Big Bar 1—Hamby 3pt. 12 Row-30” Stiff Shank Cultivator, D.S.B., L.T.M., 1”x3” Shanks 1—J.D. 825 3pt. 12 Row-30” Cultivator 1—J.D. 3pt. 6 Row-60” Lister w/RAC Flat Fold Row Markers, 6”x8” Front Bar, 2 ¼” Bar Behind 1—Hamby 3pt. 5 Row-60” on 10 Row-30” Rod Weeder, D.S.B., L.T.M., 2 Sets G.W. 1—Hamby 3pt. 8 Row-30” Coulter Rig w/Liquid Fertilizer Attachment 1—Richardson 3pt. 6 Row-60” Furrow Opener Rig, D.S.B., L.T.M., D.G.W. 1—Hamby 3pt. 6 Row-40” Chisel Plow, T.S.B., D.G.W. 1—J.D. 3pt. II Shank V-Ripper, G.W. 1—Wilbeck 1246 D.T. 16’ Offset Disk (22” Blades) 1—EFR D.T. 10’ Box Blade Scraper, Cyl. 1—S/M 3pt. Track Filler 1—Ferguson 3pt. 5’ Blade 1—Caldwell Atlas 10’ 3pt. Blade, C.C. 1—S/M 3pt. 14’ Blade 1—S/M 3pt. Disc Ditch Filler 1—J.D. 7100 M.E. 3pt. 2 Row Planter 1—DMI Nutri-Tiller D.T. 12 Row-30” Liquid Fert. Rig, No-Till Coulters, 500 Gal. Poly Tank 1—1000 Gal. Hi Trac. Poly Tank Liquid Fertilizer Nurse Trailer (Used w/Above Applicator) 1—Case-IH 3900 D.T. 32’ Hyd. Fold Tandem Disk (21 ½” Blades) 1—J.D. 1610 D.T. 38’ Hyd. Fold Chisel Plow w/Lift Harrows 1—Krause 3100 D.T. 28’ Landsman Hyd. Fold Finishing Plow 1—Flex King D.T. 35’ 7 Shank, 6’ V-Sweep Plow, Hyd. Fold w/Degelman Lift Harrows 1—Noble D.T. 38’ Field Cultivator, Rear Fold 1—Arena Plow 10’ D.T. 2—Eversman V Ditchers, Hyd. D.T. 1—D.T. 14’ Blade Plow 31 Years Experience in Road & Bridge Development Lifetime Resident of Dallam County Vote for experience you can trust! Political Advertisement Paid For By Daniel Martinez AUCTION TRAILERS, TANKS, PICKUPS, TRUCKS, BED, LIFT BUCKET, DOZER TRAILER, LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT, SERVICE TRAILER, IRRIGATION, SPRAY EQUIPMENT, TOOLBAR MAKEUP, SHOP EQUIPMENT Five Star Auctioneers WEB SITE: WWW.5STARAUCTIONEERS.COM ANSWERING SERVICE: (806) 296-0379 — P. O. BOX 1030 — PLAINVIEW, TEXAS 79073-1030 Terms of Sale: Cash, Personal or Business Check, Cashier’s Check — NOTE: Please Bring Your Own Check Book. All Accounts Settled Day of Sale — If You Have Not Established Yourself With Our Company, Please Bring Bank Letter. We Must Have a Copy of Your Texas Ag and Timber Number on File or Sales Tax Will be Charged. (Non-Texas Residents Must Also Provide a Texas Ag and Timber Number) WINCH TRUCK AVAILABLE ON SALE DAY • BRING YOUR TRUCK OR TRAILER TX LIC #6104 10% BUYER’S PREMIUM Dalhart Texan thedalharttexan.com Classifieds FOR RENT OPEN HOUSE 1814 Chestnut Avenue Sunday, February 28, 1 - 3 p.m. Susan Kalisiak, agent 806-268-2349 tfn FOR SALE TFN QUAIL RUN APARTMENTS VACANCY One & two bedroom with heat & a/c for elderly, handicap, & disabled. Rent based on income. Office at 1929 Shawnee Trail. Call 806-244-7281. TDD# 1-800-833-8973 This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer Alfalfa Hay for sale. Small bale $8 per bale. Big square bales call for price. Located in Sedan, NM 806-333-2483 1.22-3.15P FIREWOOD FOR SALE United Supply 1225 US 87 806-249-5654 TFN 12..4-TFN AUTO 1994 Ford F150 for sale. Includes nice aluminum diamond plate tool box and side rails. Call 806-290-4070 1.1-TFN WANTED WE BUY OIL, GAS & MINERAL RIGHTS Both non-producing and producing, including Non-Participating Royalty Interest (NPRI) Please provide us your desired price when you contact us and we will evaluate for a possible offer. Lobo Minerals, LLC P.O. Box 10906 • Midland, TX 79702 C: 806-620-1422 lobomineralsllc@gmail.com Need QUICK cash? List your items in the Dalhart Texan classifieds and let us sell them for you. Call 806-244-4511, email classifieds@thedalharttexan.com or stop by the office at 410 Denrock. Come fall in LOVE with our sweet deals! 2 bedroom BLOWOUT STARTING AT $595.00 ($85 monthly discount). Offer expires February 19, 2016 Luxury apartments @ affordable prices!!! PLUS we pay for water, trash & gas. Much, much more! Call Today 244-0012 or come by 2321 E. 1st St. www.stoneleafapartments. com Income restrictions apply. 2.9-2 ELMWOOD RENTALS Storage Units Various Sizes 806-244-6248 or 806-333-4749 Vista Rita Blanca Apartments We are a Farm Labor Property. Now leasing! Come apply today at 701 Maynard H3 Dalhart, TX 79022 or call at (806)620-5228. MOBILE HOME LOTS 2 Bedroom-1 Bath 1-806-290-0993 3 Bedroom-1 Bath TFN ALL ARE INCOME BASED! 4 Bedroom-2 Bath OLD TOWNSITE Applying is FREE!! SELF STORAGE 6.12-TFN Amazingly low renttruck accessible - well lighted - neighbor/Police Station - Large Variety TANGLEWOOD of prices and sizes. 4x7 18x20, $15 - $60 STORAGE 220 W. 3rd, 244-4443 Your 1-Stop Storage Center. (10) Sizes from 5x10 thru 10x30. - Security Lights RV SPACES - Paved Alley Weekly, monthly rates. Security Fence Full hook-ups. No Deposit Corral RV Park, Hwy 54 (Open 7 Days a Week) East., 249-2798 Call Jay Peeples 333-5655 tfn DALHART SELF STORAGE Secure & Safe 7 sizes from 5x10 thru 15x24 Semi-Climate Controlled Non-Climate Controlled No Deposit Security Cameras Security Lights Paved Alley Rent online at www.dalhartselfstorage. com or call Derek Bryant 806-282-4946 Dallam Co. 320 Ac. NW of Dalhart. 2 Reinke Pivots, 3 irrigation wells. ***** 1520 Ac. on US Hwy 54. 9 Pivots, 7 irrigation wells. Great Cattle Operation. ***** 1268 Ac. Paved Access. Close to feedyards, dairies, and commercial grain elevator. Appx. 970 acres irrigated under 2 Valley Pivots. 9 irrigation wells. ***** 2965 Ac. Tract 1: 1062 Ac. with 1 WEST TEXAS RENTALS www.scottlandcompany.com Valley Pivot Irrigating 510 Quality Residential Ac. 3 irrigation wells. Large www.texascrp.com Properties, home also located on this Professional Management, Ben G. Scott – Krystal M. Nelson - Brokers 806-244-3418 or property. 800-933-9698 day/ eve www.westtexasrentals.com Tract 2: 1903 Ac. with 4 pivots, 7 irrigation wells. 1,700 sq. ft. double-wide Tract 2 also has appx. 1280 mobile home Ac. in CRP and a very nice 4 3 BD, 2 bath RV & Mobile Home Spaces; bedroom home. Large square bales living room, family room, Apartments; Rent Houses. ***** beardless wheat hay dining room, utility room, King Property Management/ Successful Machine Shop Sunset Village Park 806-683-7163 new kitchen, refinished 333-3030 Business for sale. 2.26-8P throughout. ...TFN 11,900 sq. ft. building, and On 7 fenced acres with horse also includes all machining barn and storage shed. 45 with 22 conversion tools, shop equipment, and 2 miles East of Sedan on Extra magazines and hard parts inventory. Hwy 421. case. $700. TANGLEWOOD Call 575-207-7813 or 806-290-3298 STORAGE Glenn Cummings Real 575-207-7818 1911 Rock Island (4) 35x50 shops Estate 2.2-8P 2.23-2P 1611 Tennessee Avenue New heat/AC, shop sink, Dalhart TX 79022 and bathroom Challenger LB34B (sq 3x4), 806-249-6759 $600/month only 1,800 bales. Warranty 8.4-TFN Call Jay Peeples until October 2017. 806-333-5655 Challenger LB34B cutter (11) 12x24 storage units (3x4 sq), only 5,700 bales. Warranty until October 2017. JD 568 round bales, 18,000 bales. DALHART APARTMENTS Pro Ag $16K bale wagon, Two bedroom with heat & works perfect. air. Rent based on income. Round & sq. bales shredded Washer/dryer hookups. milo & corn stalks. Sunray Call 806-244-7281. Office at 1929 Shawnee Trail. TX. TDD # 1-800-833-8973. 620-353-7394 This institution is an equal Ulysses, KS opportunity provider 2.12-8P and employer FIREWOOD Pinon Pine, Pecan. Call to order. 806-333-9663 2.9-6P Available 3/1/16 Newly completed Luxury Apartments. 2 BR, 2 bath, with attached garage. 806-244-3418 1.22-TFN tfn Glenn Cummings Real Estate 1611 Tennessee Avenue Dalhart TX 79022 806-249-6759 2.26-1 FOR RENT FOR RENT tfn PERRYTON, TX. – 10 ac.. +/- available for either commercial or residential development, new hotels, housing subdiv. & other new businesses in the area. SOUTH CONCHOS RANCH – San Miguel Co., NM – 9,135 total ac.+/-, 2,106 ac. +/- “FREE USE”, 6,670 ac. +deeded, 320 ac. +/- BLM, 40 ac. +/- State, well improved, homes, barns, pens, watered by subs & mills at shallow depth just off pvmt., on co. road. TALL GRASS – Quay Co., NM – 145 ac. +/-, located in close proximity to Conchos & Ute lakes, w/new barbed wire & steel post fencing on all-weather road. Classified as crop land in native grass w/eligibility for FSA pmts. Owner building new home – very motivated to sell this property! WHEELER CO., TX. - 20 ac., East of Twitty, you will fall in love w/the unique, barn-style, rustic yet modern home, panoramic views, native grass, trees, hunting, semienclosed horse barn, city water, all-weather road. MIAMI, TX. – Edge of town, 137 ac. +/- well improved w/home, barns, pens, etc., adj. 1,200 ac. of native grass & 1,089 ac. of native grass adjacent to Miami airport. Can sell tracts together or separately. HIGH RAINFALL - ADA OK. AREA -3,120 ac. +/- of choice grassland w/houses, barns & steel pens, lays in 3 tracts, will divide! Trade for ranch and/or farmland in the area between Dallas & Houston & East. Please view our websites for details on these properties, choice NM ranches (large & small), choice ranches in the high rainfall areas of OK, irr./dryland/CRP & commercial properties. We need your listings on any types of ag properties in TX., NM, OK or CO. REAL ESTATE tfn REAL ESTATE tfn REAL ESTATE Page 11 Friday, February 26, 2016 SERVICES Yard work is Artwork Lawn Service Jimmy: 806-884-9602 Maurice: 806-443-4045 2.26-8P Do you need a place to park your truck? Call now 806-884-9110 2-12-8P Yard work and handyman work. 806-244-4290 2.19-9P ********************** Arbonne International Stella Walker, Independent Consultant Swiss Skin Care 785-564-0008 806-249-0804 1.15-8 MARY KAY Jean Smallwood 244-4429 TFN GARAGE SALE SCHAFER’S LAWN MAINTENANCE Tree trimming & removal, fall clean up, stump removal, Estimates 806-290-5533 TFN WE DO UGLY Mowing, Shredding Weed control & Commercial spraying 806-341-8725 or 806-244 8400 .. TFN SUPPORT AA And Al Anon In Spanish AL Anon 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. AA 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. Vierges Esquina NW de la Iglesia Catolica TFN-F ********************** Dalhart Pregnancy Resource Center 105 E. Third Tuesday 2:00-7:00 Thursday 9:00 -2:00 244-1783 TFN-F ********************** Overcomers Third Wednesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. Church of the Nazarene 11th and Keeler. A support group for those needing to break any type of addiction--drugs, food, anger, alcohol, etc. TFN-F ************************ Narcotics Anonymous Friday Evenings 7:00 p.m. Central United Methodist Church 517 Rock Island 244-0404 TFN-F COSMETICS AA meets Mon. and Thurs. at St. James Episcopal Church, 801 Denver in Dalhart from 8 to 9 p.m. TFN-F ******************* AA and AL Anon meets Tues. at the Central United Methodist Church in Dalhart from 8 to 9 p.m. TFN-F Dalhart Winners Circle meets 8-9 on Monday nights at the St. James Episcopal Church, 801 Denver Ave. Drug abuse and addiction affects school aged children in many ways. Some kids live with an addicted family member while others have started using themselves. If you suspect that someone is struggling with addiction, call Narconon Arrowhead today! Narconon offers free addiction counseling, assessments and referrals to rehabilitation centers nationwide. Call 800-468-6933 or log on to www.stopaddiction.com to speak to a qualified counselor today TFN-F MOVING SALE 1414 Elm Dishes, furniture, baby items, kids and adult clothes, household items. Saturday 8-12 2.26-1P CLASSES Stella Walker’s Artworks Studio 412 E. 1st Painting classes and parties 785-564-0008 1.15-8 Dalhart Texan Page 12 Friday, February 26, 2016 thedalharttexan.com Classifieds EMPLOYMENT • HELP WANTED Join our dynamic team! Now hiring CDL drivers Insurance and bonus available Apply in person at G&G Operators 907 Liberal, Dalhart Home Health Director Union County General Hospital seeking Home Health Director. Excellent Salary and benefits. Small town living at its best in Clayton, NM. Please call 575-374-7006 for more information or email jill.swagerty@ucghc.com 2.23-4 Looking for full time bilingual male employee. Apply in person at Bartlett Lumber. 9.25-TFN CARGILL CATTLE FEEDERS Job Opportunities in Dalhart Cargill’s cattle feeding facility located in Dalhart is seeking qualified individuals to join our growing team. If you want to be a highly engaged team player in a safe and well maintained facility, then consider this job! Vehicle Maintenance Full Time & Part Time Positions Driver needed: Class A or B CDL with clear driving record. Local position, Full time employees will be competitive pay, 401K eligible for Cargill’s insurance and paid time off. Please call 806-344-7422 comprehensive benefits 12.16-tfn package, including health and dental insurance, life insurance, 401K, long-term Now hiring disability, pension plan, Best Western Nursanickel tuition reimbursement, 7 paid Motel Front office and night shift. holidays, and paid vacation. Successful applicants will be Apply in person. 12.11-TFN required to pass a company paid medical exam including a drug/alcohol screen, CDL truck driver for local reference checks and a hay hauling. Full time criminal background check. position. Call Todd Interested applicants can pick 806-333-5201. 12.11-TFN up an application at the cattle feeding facility located at 2795 US Hwy 54 southwest of Now hiring mechanic and Dalhart. If you have any CDL drivers. questions please call Must pass pre-employment 806-384-8200 and ask for drug test. Apply in person Paula Gilbert. at G&G Operators at 907 Cargill is an equal Liberal, Dalhart, TX. opportunity employer. 9.25-TFN 12.18-TFN Green Country Equipment has immediate openings for Service Technicians. Top pay and great benefits package including 401k, health insurance, vision and dental Experienced Loader Operator insurance, paid sick leave needed at Schafer Spreader and vacation. Applicant must Service, Dalhart, Texas. pass a drug test. Please apply Please call Dale at 806-333-0690 to schedule a online at greencountryequip. tryout appointment. com/careers or apply in per11.13-TFN son at 923 HWY 87 S. 6.26-TFN Driver Needed. Must have a Class A CDL, Tanker SPC looking for responsible Endorsement and able to pass a drug screen test. Local, delivery driver/freight Home Daily. Apply at www. maintenance person. vbtrucking.com or contact Apply in person only. 806-341-8541 221 Denver Ave. 5.19-TFN 5.1-TFN The City of Dalhart has two openings in the Water Department. Applicant must be at least 18 years old, with a good driving record, and able to lift at least fifty pounds. CDL preferred and required after 90 days. Must have a High School diploma or equivalent. Must be able to pass a physical and drug test. Benefits available after 90 days. Paid vacation and sick leave. Applications available at City Hall. Driver needed. Must have a Class A or B CDL. Medical, dental and vision insurance. 401K and paid time off available. Please call 806-344-7422 or 1-800-658-2673. 1.5-TFN 2.26-TFN Secretary wanted: half-day. Must have experience in accounting and computers. Submit resume to Dalhart Texan 410 Denrock Blind Box A 2.2-8P Top pay for right people. Steel workers, millwright, concrete finishers, laborers. English required. Hunter & Co. LLC 12211 Truckline Rd.. Call 806-244-5330 for appointment. 10.13-TFN The Dallam/Hartley County Jail is currently looking for applicants for the following full time positions: Jailer Dispatcher Applicants must be 18 years old, have a high school diploma or GED, be a US New Life citizen, and able to pass Is looking for Quality a criminal background nursery workers. $10/Hr.. check. Must be organized, Text Mark at 806-333-4338 detail oriented and able to For more information. TFC work at a fast pace. Must be able to work various shifts, weekends and holidays. Starting salary is up to $2500 SCHAFER SPREADER monthly. Medical, dental, SERVICE is now hiring CDL drivers. vision, and life insurance is $16 hourly, starting/ provided for employees free $17 hourly after 30 days. of charge. Also, excellent Some benefits possible after county retirement. 90 days. No experience necessary. Must pass drug screening. Pick up applications at the Call Dale at 806-333-0690 Jail 201 E. 5th or e-mail 5.22-TFN dhcjdispatch111@hotmail. com or jail-dispatch@live. com 9.22-TFN St. Anthony School is now taking applications for a Kindergarten teacher for the 2016-2017 school year. Competitive pay, great benefits and a sign-on bonus. Interested applicants— please send your resume to Stephanie Gaines at gaines@myapcs.net 2.19-TFN 69th Judicial District CSCD (Adult Probation) seeks qualified person for Administrative Assistant, fulltime. MS Office experience required. Excellent benefits. Apply in person at 412 Denver, Suite 501, (Courthouse Annex) Dalhart. (806) 2495276. Application form also available by e-mail. 2.16-4 Service Tech/Mechanic needed. Wages based on experience. Must have own tools. Vacation pay, benefits after 90 days. Apply in person. Dalhart New Holland, 1001 Chicago St. 6.19-TFN Heiser Tire has an opening for Tire shop help. Must have current drivers license. Apply in person. 4.29-TFN Call today to find out about our affordable advertising rates. XIT Concrete Now Hiring CDL Drivers • Local hauling • Benefits package offered • Must pass drug test Call Roger at 333-7932 OFFICE MANAGER WANTED A&I Parts Center located in Stratford, Texas, is currently seeking a full-time Office Manager. Salary is market-competitive and commensurate with experience. Ideal candidates will have experience with QuickBooks, accounting, payroll, A/R and A/P. We offer full medical insurance, Dental, Vision, and 401(k). Please contact us at dtrayler@aipartscenter.com, or ask for DeWain at 806-366-5561. Let us help you reach our large and engaged audience. ! Advertising.................Jeff Sanderson advertising@thedalharttexan.com Advertising.................Amanda Coke Phone: 806-244-4511 Fax: 806-244-2395 classifieds@thedalharttexan.com JBS PORK, LLC IN DALHART, TX Classified Advertising Policy Now Hiring For: Automotive / Diesel Mechanic The deadline for Tuesday’s edition Required: Diagnoses, rebuilds, repairs vehicles and equipment with minimal supervision is Friday at noon. The deadline for Performs inspection and preventative maintenance of vehicles and equipment Advanced troubleshooting and repair of air, electrical, hydraulics and fuel systems Friday’s edition is Wednesday at Prepares and maintains records and reports accurately Knowledgeable of safety practices Preforms other related duties as required noon. The Dalhart Texan requires Valid driver license payment in advance for all classified Preferred: High school education or equivalent Minimum 1 year work related experience advertising unless a business account Apply at JBS Pork, LLC 13301 US HWY 87 Dalhart, TX 79022 M-F 8a-4:30 pm has been established. For more information please contact Goodnight @ 806-377-6346 Call 806-244-4511 to place your ad. Jacquelyn EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled Dalhart Texan thedalharttexan.com Published in The Dalhart Texan February 26, 2016 (1t) Notice of Sale of Business Brooke Winings and Cindy Stone are pleased to announce that effective February 12, 2016 The Iron Monkey now located at 201 Denrock, Dalhart, Texas which was owned by Two Bar Designs, LLC whose owner was Brooke Winings effective February 12, 2016 was sold to The Iron Monkey, LLC whose owner is Cindy Stone and business address is 201 Denrock, Dalhart, Texas. The prior owner will no longer be involved in The Iron Monkey. All future transactions will be conducted with the new owner. Published in The Dalhart Texan February 26, 2016 (1t) THE STATE OF TEXAS To the unknown heirs of CHARLES HENRY DAVIS, JR. and to all persons interested in the Estate of CHARLES HENRY DAVIS, JR., Deceased (“Decedent”), Docket No. 2738P, County Court of Dallam County, Texas. On February 23, 2016, PHILIP SAMUEL DAVIS (“Applicant”) filed in the County Court of Dallam County, Texas, an Application for Determination of Heirship and that the heirs and only heirs of Decedent be determined. By such Application, he also request that he be appointed Joint Independent Administrator of the estate of Decedent, to serve without bond. The proceeding is styled Estate of CHARLES HENRY DAVIS, JR., Deceased, No. 2738P in the County Court of Dallam County, Texas. Said application will be heard and acted on by said Court in the county courtroom in the county courthouse in Dalhart, Dallam County, Texas, at 10:00 o’clock a.m. on March 14, 2016, which is the first Monday next after the expiration of ten days after service of this citation by publication, excluding the date of publication. All unknown heirs of CHARLES HENRY DAVIS, JR., if any, and all persons interested in the Estate of CHARLES HENRY DAVIS, JR., Deceased, are hereby cited to appear before said Court at the above-mentioned time and place by filing a written contest or answer to such application should they desire to do so. The written answer or contest shall be filed in the office of the County Clerk of Dallam County, Texas in Dalhart, Texas. Under my signature and the seal of this Court at my office in Dalhart, Texas, on February 23, 2016. Terri Banks, CLERK OF THE COUNTY COURT, DALLAM COUNTY, TEXAS BY: DeLeasa Jones, Deputy Published in The Dalhart Texan February 26, 2016 (1t) Early Notice and Public Review of a Proposed Activity in a 100-Year Floodplain February 26, 2016 To: All interested Agencies, Groups and Individuals This is to give notice that the County of Hartley has determined that the following proposed action under the Texas Capital Fund Program, (official contract number pending), is located in the 100-year floodplain and the County of Hartley will be identifying and evaluating practicable alternatives to locating the action in the floodplain and the potential impacts on the floodplain from the proposed action, as required by Executive Order 11988 and, in accordance with HUD regulations at 24 CFR 55.20 Subpart C Procedures for Making Determinations on Floodplain Management. The County of Hartley has existing roads that currently sit within a100-year foodplain as determined by the project engineer for this project utilizing topographical maps. The roads are deteriorated and not suitable for heavy traffic and usage. The City will make improvements to the roads that will be built-tolast, which will significantly improve the roads and reduce the frequent maintenance issues. The portions of the existing roadway that are in the 100 year floodplain are on county owned property in the public rights-of-way at the intersection of County Road K and County Road 44. The footprint will not change as a part of the proposed project and no work is proposed outside of the existing roadways. The total size of the project site and total acres of floodplain involved are 1.3 acres. The County of Hartley has received a grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development through the TCF program in the amount of $749,300 for the proposed road improvements. The proposed project(s) is in the County of Hartley. There are three primary purposes for this notice. First, people who may be affected by activities in floodplains and those who have an interest in the protection of the natural environment should be given an opportunity to express their concerns and provide information about these areas. Commenters are encouraged to offer alternative sites outside of the floodplain, alternative methods to serve the same project purpose, and methods to minimize and mitigate impacts. Second, an adequate public notice program can be an important Page 13 Friday, February 26, 2016 Public Notice public educational tool. The dissemination of information and request for public comment about floodplains can facilitate and enhance Federal efforts to reduce the risks and impacts associated with the occupancy and modification of these special areas. Third, as a matter of fairness, when the Federal government determines it will participate in actions taking place in floodplains, it must inform those who may be put at greater or continued risk. place and testify as to the issue to be decided. Written comments must be received by the County of Hartley at the following address on or before March 14, 2016: Hartley County Courthouse, 900 Main St., Channing, Texas 79018 and 806-235-3442, Attention: Melissa Mead, County Clerk. A full description of the project may also be reviewed from 8:00-5:00 p.m. at the Hartley County Courthouse, 900 Main St., Channing, TX 79018. SECTION 2. A copy of this resolution shall be mailed to the Interested Persons of the premises described above at least ten (10) days prior to the date herein set for the public hearing, and notice of said hearing shall be published one (1) time in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Dalhart, Texas. Published in The Dalhart Texan February 26, 2016 (1t) RESOLUTION 2016-03 Street Address, Legal Description, Interested Persons & Address, and the Nature of Nuisance ADDRESS: 618 Cammack LEGAL: Lots 18-20, Block 11, Blair Division, City of Dalhart, Dallam County, Texas Interested Persons: Joshua Thompson Nature of Nuisance: Unlawful Accumulation (Trash) CONSIDERED AND APPROVED THIS 23RD DAY OF FEBRUARY 2016. Phillip Hass, Mayor Frances Childers, Secretary City PUBLIC HEARING TO DETERMINE WHETHER CERTAIN CONDITIONS DESCRIBED HEREIN CONSTITUTE A PUBLIC NUISANCE AT THE LOCATION(S) STATED; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE. WHEAREAS, the Building Official and/or Fire Marshal has determined that the conditions described below are unsafe and dangerous and must be abated by demolition and/or removal from the premises; and, WHEARAS, the Building Official and/or Fire Marshal has given notice of the nuisance to the Interested Persons of each of the properties as required by the ordinances of the City; and, WHEARAS, the Interested Persons whose names appear below in connection with the description of the various improvements and/ or conditions have failed, neglected or refused to comply with such notice by the Building Official; NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Dalhart, Texas: SECTION 1. This council shall conduct a public hearing on the 8th day of March 2016 at 6:00 p.m. in its Council Chambers in the Municipal Building of the City of Dalhart, Dallam County, Texas, for the purpose of determining whether the conditions described below are a dangerous structure and/or a public nuisance, and the Interested Persons whose names appear hereby summoned to appear before this Council at such time and place and testify as to the issue to be decided. Street Address, Legal Description, Interested Persons & Address, and the Nature of Nuisance ADDRESS: 1113 Omaha LEGAL: Lots 3-8, Block 20, Blair Division, City of Dalhart, Dallam County, Texas Interested Persons: Dennis Wheeler Nature of Nuisance: Unlawful Accumulation (Trash) SECTION 2. A copy of this resolution shall be mailed to the Interested Persons of the premises described above at least ten (10) days prior to the date herein set for the public hearing, and notice of said hearing shall be published one (1) time in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Dalhart, Texas. CONSIDERED AND APPROVED THIS 23RD DAY OF FEBRUARY 2016. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DALHART, TEXAS, CALLING A PUBLIC HEARING TO DETERMINE WHETHER CERTAIN CONDITIONS DESCRIBED HEREIN CONSTITUTE A PUBLIC NUISANCE AT THE LOCATION(S) STATED; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE. Published in The Dalhart Texan February 26, 2016 (1t) WHEAREAS, the Building Official and/or Fire Marshal has determined that the conditions described below are unsafe and dangerous and must be abated by demolition and/or removal from the premises; and, WHEARAS, the Building Official and/or Fire Marshal has given notice of the nuisance to the Interested Persons of each of the properties as required by the ordinances of the City; and, WHEARAS, the Interested Persons whose names appear below in connection with the description of the various improvements and/ or conditions have failed, neglected or refused to comply with such notice by the Building Official; NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Dalhart, Texas: NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: The Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Dalhart, Texas, will conduct a Public Hearing on Monday, March 14, 2016 at 5:30 p.m. SECTION 1. This council shall conduct a public hearing on the 8th day of March 2016 at 6:00 p.m. in its Council Chambers in the Municipal Building of the City of Dalhart, Dallam County, Texas, for the purpose of determining whether the conditions described below are a dangerous structure and/or a public nuisance, and the Interested Persons whose names appear hereby summoned to appear before this Council at such time and RESOLUTION 2016-04 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DALHART, TEXAS, CALLING A Phillip Hass, Mayor Frances Childers, Secretary City Published in The Dalhart Texan February 26, 2016 (1t) LEGAL NOTICE AGENDA Consider request from David & Ruthie Sledge to re-zone Lot 7, Block 3, Thomas Addition, City of Dalhart, Dallam County, Texas from R-3 Residential to Special Use Zoning to place a manufactured home. (212 Margaret) CERTIFICATION I certify that the above Notice of Meeting was posted at the front door of the Dalhart City Hall on this the 23rd day of February, 2016 before 5:00 p.m. Frances Childers, City Secretary Read the public notices. It’s your right to know. It’s information about important government activities. Notice in the newspaper is required for good reason - to make sure it’s NOTICED. It’s crucial to government transparency and government accountability. Your local newspaper is the most visible, independent source for this crucial service. Newspapers are read both in print and online. So are the public notices we publish. And after they’re published, we archive them. Since 1836, Texans have relied on their newspapers to provide public notices. They still do...for lots of good reasons. Dalhart Texan Page 14 Friday, February 26, 2016 thedalharttexan.com Sports News Tornadoes are bi-district champs on the road to defend state title By DEREK HOLLINGSWORTH THE DALHART TEXAN The Texline Tornadoes took the first step in their attempt to repeat as state 1A champions as they ran past the Hart Longhorns in the bi-district round of the playoffs on February 22 at Amarillo High School. Texline won the contest 80-43. Sophomore Guard Tristen Womble led the Tornadoes with 21 points. Sophomore point-guard Gannen Braddock added another 18 points for Texline. Senior guard Dawson Nicholson contributed 17 points in the win. “They boys played very well tonight,” said Texline coach Bryan Braddock. Texline advanced to face the Valley Patriots Thursday night at Amarillo High School. This was the third meeting of the season for the two teams. No game information was available as of press time. Be sure and check Tuesday’s edition of the Dalhart Texan for complete area basketball playoff coverage. The winner of the Texline-Valley game will advance to take on the winner of Nazareth-Darrouzett in the Regional Quarterfinal round February 29 through March 1. Game times and locations remain to be determined. Photo Submitted Hartley teams bow out of playoffs in bi-district action By DEREK HOLLINGSWORTH THE DALHART TEXAN Both the Hartley Tigers and Lady Tigers bowed out of the 2016 basketball playoffs in the bi-district round of play. The Tigers lost to Springlake-Earth on February 22. The final was 49-34. The Lady Tigers also lost in the opening round of the playoffs on February 19. The Tigers found themselves playing catch-up most of the night. Springlake-Earth jumped out to a 16-9 first quarter lead. They pushed to their lead to 11 at the break, 2615. The Tigers had their best quarter in the third period by scoring 12 points and only surrendering eight. But the Wolverines put the game away in the fourth by outscoring Hartley 15-7 in the final period. Springlake-Earth committed to shutting down Hartley’s leading scorer, senior Elijah Drew. He managed just seven points against the Wolverines, well off his district average of 21 points per game. Alex Torres led the Tigers with 10 points. Macaro Chavez had eight points; Kyler Limbocker turned in six points. Springlake-Earth’s leading scorer was Michael Deleon with 24 points. Nathan Longoria contributed 11 points. Two other factors combined to doom the Tigers: shooting and turnovers. Hartley shot just 36 percent from the field against the Wolverines. The three-poinirt shot, Hartley’s bread and butter throughout the season, was silent on Monday. The Tigers shot 16 percent from the three-point arc, making just three of eighteen shots. Hartley turned the ball over 33 times against Springlake- Earth. “I am very proud of this team’s effort this year,” said Hartley coach Kevin Alexander after the loss. The Lady Tigers faced Follett on February 19. The Lady Panthers won the game 70-57. The game was very much a tale of two halves. The Lady Tigers trailed by just five, 1510, at the end of the first quarter. They trimmed the deficit to four, 29-25, at the half. The Lady Panthers exploded for 23 points in the third quarter and the Lady Tigers simply had no answer. Hartley managed just six points in the third. The two teams combined for 44 point in the fourth quarter. Hartley outscored Follett 26-18 in the final period. Two players, Hollie Mounsey and Reagan Bourquin, produced 60 of the Lady Panthers 70 points. Mounsey scored 34 points against the Lady Tigers. Bourquin had 26 points. Ashley Skalsky was the leading scorer for the Lady Tigers. She had 16 points against Follett. Kyllie Richardson scored 15 points. Kelly Wieck had 11 points. Hannah Drew had nine rebounds on the night. Hunter Hill had five assists. Ashley Skalsky and Hannah Drew each had three steals. “I’m very proud of our girls,” said Lady Tiger coach Dedra Hill afterward. “They overcame a lot of challenges and played all season with heart.” Dalhart’s Lady Wolves golfers tee off season in Dumas By DEREK HOLLINGSWORTH THE DALHART TEXAN Dalhart’s ladies golf team opened the 2016 season with a strong showing at the Dumas Invitational on February 22. The Lady Wolves took fifth place out of a field of twelve teams. “I was pleased with how well our girls shot the ball Monday, said coach Lorie Beckner. “We’ll keep working on that and in improving our putting for our next tournament.” Brie Heiskell shot the low score of the day for the Lady Wolves on a blustery but otherwise perfect Panhandle February afternoon. She carded a round of 93, good enough for eighth place individually. Hayden Dunham, with just one day of practice shot a 115. Freshman Lexi Posey turned in a score of 120. Caitlyn Garcia shot a 125. Emily Rosth and Hannah Holmes each carded a 126. Tatum Blanco shot a 137. Emerald Howell was one stroke behind her at 138. “It was a good first match,” said Beckner. “There’s a lot of potential on this team. We’ll work hard in practice. We’re going to more tournaments this year. By the time district rolls around we should have a good chance to do well.” The girls’ golf team is in action next on March 4 and 5 as they travel to Amarillo to participate in the Amarillo Tournament at the Ross Rogers Golf Complex. The tournament begins at 10 a.m. Coaches, parents and fans! Got a score from your team’s game? Have a picture you’d love to share? We want to know! 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