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Dallam County and Hartley County, Texas
Friday, September 18, 2015
Cattle theft on the rise across region
By NIXIE SANDERSON
THE DALHART TEXAN
Cattle theft has been a growing problem across Texas and Oklahoma,
and producers and law enforcement have been taking measures to protect
both property and animals from this problem.
“It’s been on the rise. I’ve seen over the last several months that
there seems to be an increase,” Texas and Southwest Cattle Raisers
Association (TSCRA) special ranger Harold Dempsey said.
Dempsey’s district includes the majority of the Texas panhandle,
primarily the southern and western counties.
He said the current cattle market and ease in the drought conditions
have contributed to the increase in cattle theft.
“The market is up, so there’s the added incentive,” he said. “And,
there are more cows back in this country after the drought.”
Although the problem in agriculture-related theft is not unique to
this area, Dempsey said he has seen an increase in this area across the
board. And the thefts aren’t just of livestock. He said there have been
in an increase over the last 12 to 18 months in all areas of agriculturerelated thefts, including welding equipment, saddles, generators, tractors
and other equipment.
“If it is ag or ranch related, it’s in our area of investigation. We
See CATTLE on page 3
Wacky golf
tournament
results
By NIXIE SANDERSON
THE DALHART TEXAN
The Dalhart Area Chamber of
Commerce held their annual Wacky
Open Golf Tournament Saturday
at the Dalhart Country Club. The
four-man scramble kicked off with a
shotgun start at 1 p.m.
The winner of the longest drive
were Lorie Beckner and Doug Davis.
The longest drive competition was
sponsored by Xcel Energy and Hart
Chevrolet.
The closest to the pin award went
to Brenda Langen and Doug Davis.
That award was sponsored by XIT
Ford and West Texas Gas.
Cargill Cattle Feeders sponsored
the Wacky Outfit award, which was
presented to Rebecca Lackie.
In Flight A, the team of Ever
Hermosillo, Chris Ballard, Dyaln
Ballard and Chet Ogle won.
The second place spot went to the
club house team, which included Cory
Becker, Lorie Beckner, Jamie Halbert
and Bryan Halbert.
Third place went to the Low
Riders team, which included Greg
Langen, Rick Moore, Monte Simerly
and Grant Gergen.
In Flight B, the Dirty Birdies,
which included Steve Brorman, Chase
Brorman, Regina Brorman and Laura
Taylor, took first place.
The Gustin/Bowers team of
Jarret Bowers, Adam Bowers, Nicole
Bowers and Sam Gustin took second.
Third place wen to Bill Keel,
Doug Davis, Kelly Goodwin and A.L.
See GOLF on page 3
Nixie Sanderson/The Dalhart Texan
The City of Dalhart passed a noparking
ordinance
for
Texas
Boulevard near St. Anthony of Padua
Catholic Church.
No parking
ordinance
passed
By ZELDA BETH LANG
THE DALHART TEXAN
Ivy Hollingsworth/The Dalhart Texan
Celebrating our constitution
President George Washington, also known as Texline Independent School district history
teacher and coach Bryan Braddock, was at Dalhart Elementary Wednesday morning in
honor of Constitution Week, sponsored by Dalhart’s Molina de Viento chapter of Daughters
of the American Revolution. Braddock spoke to third grade and kindergarten students about
Washington’s life and the importance of the U.S. Constitution.
The Dalhart City Council met in
a special meeting at noon on Tuesday,
September 15.
A second public hearing to consider
a proposed tax rate of $0.3345 was held.
There was no one present for the public
hearing. The current rate is $0.3239
Lola Barrow was nominated by the
council to serve on the 2016-2017 Board of
Directors of the Dallam County Appraisal
District.
Ordinance 2015-23 establishing no
parking zones along Texas Boulevard was
presented to the council. The ordinance
was adopted.
The ordinance added to the current
ordinance reads, in part:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY
OF
DALHART,
TEXAS
See COUNCIL on page 3
Saturday night
supper raises $1,000
for senior center
The Front Gate Real Estate and The Pear Tree
sponsored Saturday night supper at Dalhart Senior
Center September 12. Pictured, Ann-Claire Gustin,
Hattie Carole Bezner, Camille Bezner served smoked
tenderloin and trimmings to Edna Stout and Marge
Gallegly. There were 115 in attendance and more than
$1,000 was raised.
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Friday, September 18, 2015
Lehman completes
Marine Corps boot
camp
PVT Colton Lehman,
19, of Dalhart, graduated
from United States Marine
Corps boot camp at Marine
Corps
Recruit
Depot
San Diego on September
11, 2015. PVT Lehman
successfully completed 13
weeks of intensive basic
training at MCRD San
Diego as one of 102 recruits
in Golf Company Training
Platoon 2151.
While
in recruit training PVT
Lehman qualified as Expert
in Riflery. Following ten
days home on leave he will
report to Camp Pendleton
for one month of Military
Combat Training followed
by six months of Combat
Engineer training in Camp
Lejeune.
PVT Lehman is the
son of Cory and Whitney
Lehman; brother of Corban
Community
Community Calendar
September 19 - A special
Quilt in a Day program will be presented by Patricia Knoechel, sister of Eleanor Burns, on
Saturday, September 19, at 7 p.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church, located at 12th and Crumley, in Guymon. Knoechel will
show quilts and share tips, tricks, new products and patterns from the Quilt in a Day series. Patterns and books by Eleanor
Burns will also be available for purchase. This free program is sponsored by the Panhandle Piecers Quilt Club. Questions,
call Dianna Jenkins at 580-651-9881.
September 19 - The XIT Chapter of the Texas Tech Alumni Association will be hosting a football game watch party
on September 19. Festivities will start at 5 p.m. at Jay Peeples’ barn located at 1406 David Lane (a block north of First State
Bank). Attendees are asked to bring a favorite side dish or appetizer. Alumni and friends of the University are invited to come
out and cheer on the Red Raiders as they take on the University of Arkansas.
September 23 - A turkey lunch fundraiser will be held at the Dalhart Senior Center September 23. The lunch will be
sponsored by First National Bank in Dalhart. Lunch is served from 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. The senior center is located
at 610 Denrock.
September 23 - The Dalhart Senior Center will host a blood drive for Coffee Memorial September 23 from 11 a.m.
until 7 p.m. The senior center is located at 610 Denrock.
PVT Colton Lehman
and Carly Lehman; nephew
of Rodney and Kristy
Lehman, Justin Lehman,
Travis and Micha French,
Ryan French; grandson of
Ray and Betty Lehman,
David and Nancy French and
Don and Helen Wilmer.
September 23 - A blood drive will be held at Dalhart Senior Center, 610 Denrock, September 23 from 11 a.m. until
7 p.m. Every eligible donor who presents will received a fight cancer t-shirt. You must be at least 17 years old to donate.
Donors that are age 16 may now donate with a signed parental consent form.
September 24 - Texline ISD will host an open house and benefit dinner from 5-7 p.m. During open house, parents are
welcome to meet their students’ teachers. Texline Student Council will serve the meal, which will benefit the Smith family
who recently lost their belongings in a house fire. Donations are appreciated.
September 28 - The Dalhart High School varsity football team Pack Moms, along with the DHS Student Council and
cheerleaders, are hosting a homecoming parade on Monday, September 28, beginning at 6 p.m.
September 29 - A blood drive will be held at the Texline Community Center, 100 S. 3rd, on September 29 from 3:30
p.m. until 6:30 p.m. Every eligible donor who presents will received a fight cancer t-shirt. You must be at least 17 years old
to donate. Donors that are age 16 may now donate with a signed parental consent form.
Letter to the editor
Dear Editor,
We are so fortunate to
have outstanding medical
care in Dallam and Hartley
Counties.
We have our family
doctors, physician assistants
and specialists who come
form the city. We are the
people they see throughout
the years and even in
grocery store. They care
about us.
DHCHD is where many
babies are born and where
we find help for our health
at all stages of life.
Our new emergency
room is one of the best
facilities in the panhandle
and is able to handle
chemical spills, multiple
emergencies
and
even
ebola. There is a room that
is especially for children.
Our family ahs used the
new ER twice, and the new
privacy is only surpassed
by the knowledgeable staff
who really cares.
Our loved one was
in swing bed multiple
times, but the first was in
1999. Leroy Schaffner,
administrator of DHCHD,
worked with the hospital
in
Lubbock
arranging
everything our so loved one
could be transferred the day
before Christmas.
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It was such a relief to
bring our loved on from
Lubbock and Amarillo to
DHCHD swing bed. She KidZone - The KidZone children’s program at Liberty Baptist Church meet every Wednesday during the school semester
was so happy to be back in 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. There is a yearly registration cost of $20. Sponsorships are available. For more info call (806) 249Dalhart.
We did not have those 5344.
constant long drives back
and forth to the city. We Kids Bible Club - Kids Bible Club will meet every Wednesday during the school year for dinner at 5:30 p.m. and Bible
saw the same care givers Club from 6 p.m. until 7 p.m. If you have any questions, please call 244-7500.
week after week. They
took compassionate care of King’s Kids & King’s Warriors - Central United Methodist Church’s King’s Kids and King’s Warriors will meet
our loved on. And that was every Wednesday from 6-7 for food, fun and learning of God’s love. The main focus for the fall session will be learning
when we realized they were about emotions. (Think of the movie Inside Out). For more information call 244-2306.
taking care of us as well.
In August, our family
member was kindly and College and Career Lifegroup - First Baptist Church’s College and Career Lifegroup meets Sundays at 6:30 p.m.
professionally assessed at at the ROC. Counter Culture is a College and Career Lifegroup focused on providing an environment for young adults to
home by the paramedics develop the skills, abilities, and relationships that will help them to make a difference in their world. For more information,
and EMTs, transported to visit www.fbcdalhart.org.
DHCHD, admitted to the
ER and then to the hospital. Lions Club - The Dalhart Lions Club will meet the first and third Tuesday of each month at noon at the Dalhart Senior
Our Coon Memorial nursing Citizens Center, 610 Denrock Avenue.
staff and later our hospice
staff were some of the most Community Calendar - Call The Dalhart Texan, 806-244-4511, today to have your event listed.
professional, kindest and
caring people
I have every known.
Even in death, there was
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pie, fried okra, 12-hour slaw,
Monday – Sloppy Janes or rice stir fry vegetables, egg roll, First National Bank
care.
Thursday – Spaghetti, corn, cornbread, dessert
bierox, oven roasted potatoes, fluffy pink salad
As a citizen of Small great northern beans, banana
Lunch is served rom 11:30
Wednesday
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Town, USA, I encourage bars
a.m. until 12:30 p.m. at 610
FUNDRAISER, turkey with chocolate chip cookies
you to stay in Dalhart at
Friday – Chicken pot Denrock.
Tuesday – Orange chicken, all the trimmings, sponsored by
DHCHD because you will
receive top of the line
medical care.
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Second annual Alzheimer’s walk Saturday
The second Walk to End
Alzheimer’s walk/run event,
sponsored by Coon Memorial
Home, is scheduled for
tomorrow in Dalhart.
The
Alzheimer’s
Association event is the
world’s largest event to raise
awareness and funds for
Alzheimer’s care, support
and research. The event is
held annually in more than
650 communities nationwide.
Participants of all ages are
welcomed to join in the fight
against the sixth leading cause
of death.
The run/walk will begin
at 8 a.m. at Coon Memorial
Home, located at 210 Texas
Blvd. Sign-up sheets are
available at the front desk.
Early registration is $20. Late
registrations are at 7:30 a.m.
before the event and are $25.
Registration for groups of
four or more is $18 each. All
registration fees include a teeshirt.
Last year, the first ever
Walk to End Alzheimer’s event
held in Dalhart raised more
than $1,500.
Coordinator
Jessica Smith hopes to
surpass that donation to the
Association this year.
“We really encourage the
community to come support
the event,” Smith said. “All the
money goes toward Alzheimer
research, diagnosing, and
medications for the disease.
It’s also beneficial in bringing
more awareness of the disease
to our community.”
For more information
about the event or donating to
The Alzheimer’s Association,
contact Jessica Smith at Coon
Memorial Home at 806-2448555.
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Cody.
The
Dalhart
New
Holland team took first in
Flight C. The team included
Doug Fowler, J. Kuper,
Jimmie Dee Bennett and
Celton Kuper.
Second place went to the
Hilmar Cheese team, which
included Dirk Sellers, Ezra
Bagwell, Ray Auld and
James Johnson.
Third place went to the
KXIT radio team of Jesse
Torres, Carl Encinias, Joe
Garcia and Hector Gomez.
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AMENDING
SECTION
23-38 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE
CITY OF DALHART, TEXAS
CONCERNING PARKING
RESTRICTIONS
SOUTH
OF SAINT
ANTHONY
OF PADUA CHATHOLIC
CHURCH, THE LEGACY
AND NORTH OF COON
MEMORIAL
NURSING
HOME AND IN OTHER
LOCATIONS IN THE CITY
OF DALHART; REPEALING
ALL
ORDINANES
IN
CONFLICT HERE WITH;
PROVIDING A PENALTY;
AND PROVIDING FOR AN
CATTLE
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will either work those cases
or assist other agencies,”
Dempsey said.
There are measures that
can be taken to protect property
and aid in investigations if
property is stolen.
“We recommend kind of
a neighborhood watch, but
it’s more rural than that,”
Dempsey said. “Most people
know their neighbors, and
they need to watch out for
each other.”
Dempsey
said
it’s
important to note if anything
seems out of place or if there
are unusual vehicles in the
area.
While he does not
recommend anyone confront
a potential thief, he said being
able to provide a description
of vehicles or other clues
can be beneficial to the
investigation.
“It gives us something to
look for. There are so many
cases where we’re behind
the curve when we begin
the investigation,” Dempsey
said.
The problem with many
agriculture-related thefts is
that the victim doesn’t also
know it has occurred until
weeks or even months after the
incident. By that time, there
isn’t much for investigators
to use, which makes pursuing
the case difficult.
“The theft may have
occurred weeks or months
before,” Dempsey said.
“Counts (of cattle) may have
not come up right, and there’s
usually a legitimate reason
for that. But somewhere
along the line (the property
owner) will know something
is wrong.”
One thing Dempsey
recommends is using locks
and chains to close off
property. While this may not
Donna Petty Frazier
Donna Petty Frazier, 60, died Wednesday, September 9, 2015 in Amarillo, Texas.
Graveside services will be held at 10:00 am on Friday, September 18, 2015, in Dalhart
Memorial Park Cemetery with Dean Whaley officiating.
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COUNCIL
Page 3
Friday, September 18, 2015
EFFECTIVE DATE AND
PUBLICATION.
A. Parking of vehicles
(except city, county, or state
police, or other emergency
vehicles or other government
equipment necessary for the
maintenance of public utilities)
shall be prohibited on the
roadway of the following
street or portions of streets
with no parking next to the
median located in the middle
of Texas Street in the area from
Denver Avenue, East to Maple
Avenue.
Now that the ordinance
has been passed, any vehicle
parked by the median on Texas
Street can be ticketed by an
officer.
The council discussed a
right-of-way for sewer line
on Highway 87. The Texas
Department of Transportation
said the sewer line cannot be
in the right of way as there are
two private properties there.
The council went into
executive session at 12:08
p.m.
to discuss property
acquisition. After several
minutes of discussion it was
decided to make an offer on
the property and subject to
certain conditions phase one
environmental study.
The
council went back to regular
session at 12:43 p.m.
The council will meet
again on Monday evening,
September 21, at 6 p.m. instead
of their regular Tuesday
meeting date of September 22.
deter someone from stealing
the cattle, it will give a clear
indication if something is
wrong.
“A man knows if he goes
to open his gate and the chain
or lock is cut that something
is wrong. And, we have a time
frame for when it occurred,”
Dempsey said.
Dempsey said it is also
important to clearly brand
your cattle. While most
ranchers in this area brand,
there are some who do not.
That can make identifying
stolen cattle difficult.
“If you’re just trying to
look for a black cow with
no brand, it’s hard to do,”
Dempsey said.
According to the TSCRA,
Texas brands are registered
on a county-by-county basis;
therefore, another individual
can have the same brand
registered in the same location
on livestock in another county.
The same brand can be used
within the same county by
another individual as long as
it is registered and branded
in a different location on the
livestock. The location of the
brand is as important as the
brand itself. In Texas, brands
have to be re-registered every
10 years. The next brand reregistration period will begin
Aug. 31, 2021.
Ranchers should also
vary their feeding schedule,
and Dempsey recommends
they do not feed near pins that
are close to the road.
“It makes it really easy
for someone to go out there
and call (the cattle) out,” he
said.
Stolen cattle and other
property can quickly be
transported across the country,
and Dempsey says simply
keeping a close watch can
make the difference when it
comes to preventing theft and
getting stolen property back.
“They can get a long
way gone with cattle before
we hear about it or the
victim knows they’re gone,”
Dempsey said.
To report a theft, contact
your local law enforcement
office. Then contact your
TSCRA special ranger.
Additional information
can be found at tscra.org.
Word of the Day
TOO-TOO
There’s not a piece of
black rubber around their
saddle horn. Their nylon
rope is as limp as boneless
chicken. It rope hangs from
a rope strap girded in a way
that allows them to have it
loose and in the air in less
than a second! It is the
equivalent of a pistolero,
strapped down tight, loaded
and cocked.
They probably shod the
horse they are riding, they
wear light leather gloves.
The bat wing chaps are
broken-in and well-scarred.
The long-sleeved shirt was
put on clean this morning.
A piggin’ string is looped
through the gullet.
Saddled, we ride out,
me and them. We’re headed
for the brush, the scrub, the
mesquite…el monte, they
call it.
Cool this morning even
though it will reach 96
degrees by 11:30. We’re on
the hunt for 3-4 week old
calves to brand. We do it a
couple times a week.
The extended calving
season results from leaving
your bulls in year round.
Spring and early summer is
when most of them calve.
We have the first option of
easin’ up on a calf, calmly
tossin’ a soft loop around
the neck and brand him on
the “outside,” meaning in
the pasture.
However, the harder-tocatch calves often need to
be trailed the 2 or 3 miles
to the corral. The latter isn’t
necessarily the easier way.
There are lots of exits along
the trails for them to duck
in to.
By 7:30 am we had
managed to rope and brand
2 calves within half an
hour! Things went right.
The cows stayed calm and
we could get within 10 or 12
feet from their calves on a
horse. Even a middlin’ roper
can catch’em sometimes.
We finished them, mounted
and headed deeper into the
12-section pasture.
We made a big ‘vuelta,’
translated: circle, rodeo,
paseo. The word dally
comes from dar la vuelta.
The three of us try to
stay within sight of each
other because it’s a lot
more difficult for only one
cowboy to keep one or more
pairs together and drive
them to the corral.
Over the next couple
miles we ran into a dozen
cows with at least one
“orejana”, no brand.
We get behind them and
spread out. The cows line
out in a trot. The ‘broncas’
begin lookin’ for places to
escape. Through a mile
of 20 ft. tall mesquite and
three arroyos a football
field wide we lose half of
them, but we’ve still got the
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orejana! By the time we get
to the middle drinker and
turn toward the corral half
a mile away, the cows have
got a second wind.
In and out of the sandy
little arroyo the cows, horses
and vaqueros are divin’ into
the thick brush at a gallop,
pushing and breaking limbs,
covering your face, hangin’
on to your rope…suddenly
the arroyo widens! I swing
around to locate the mama
and baby! Franciso is ahead
and to my left, Poncho is
comin’ out of the brush
from my right.
There was a micro
moment, an explosion!
I saw the brush rattle,
Francisco’s
rope
sail,
Poncho crash toward the
scene and Francisco’s rope
come tight as he surged into
the sandy arroyo.
Like
an
Irish
Steeplechaser,
Poncho
cleared the brush swingin’
his rope. He caught one foot
and dio la vuelta! Francisco
turned and faced.
I’ve
seen
many
spectacular performances
in sporting events. Some
leave you hooting and
hollering, others take your
breath away, still others are
hard to believe. Lookin’
at these two vaqueros in
that indescript arroyo on
a Thursday morning at the
top of their game made me
think, “Ya know, if I was
anywhere else I would be
hearing applause.”
Dyke Rogers, Land Broker
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806-884-0952
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BY REV. STEVE PATTERSON
CENTRAL UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
Epaphras, from your city,
a servant of Jesus Christ, sends
you his greetings. He always
pray earnestly for you, asking
God to make you strong and
perfect, fully confident of the
whole will of God. I can assure
you that he has agonized for
you and also for the Christians
in Laodicea and Hierapolis.”
Colossians 4:12-13
Most of us want to be
helpful to other people. But
that may not be as easy as it
sounds. Let me illustrate.
A man got on a train one
Friday in London, bound for
the town Rosedale. When the
conductor came by to pick up
his ticket, the man asked, “Sir,
what time does the train stop
in Rosedale?” The conductor
replied, “Sir, this train doesn’t
stop in Rosedale on Fridays.”
~ passenger protested, saying,
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“But I’ve got to get to Rosedale
tonight.”
They had somewhat of an
argument right there in the aisle.
The beleaguered passenger
said, “I wonder if you would
go talk with the engineer and
ask him if he would make
an exception on this Friday
and stop in Rosedale.” The
conductor agreed to do so.
Later he returned and
said, “I’m sorry, sir, but the
engineer says that regulations
prohibit him from stopping in
Rosedale on Fridays. However,
he has agreed to slow down
in Rosedale so that you can
jump off safely. However, you
must remember this: as soon
you jump off, start running in
the same direction the train is
moving; otherwise, you could
fall and get hurt.”
The passenger agreed.
In Rosedale the train
slowed and the conductor
told the passenger when to
jump. Following instructions,
he jumped and then began to
run alongside the train. In fact,
he ran so fast that he caught
up with the next car. A man
happened to be standing on
the outer steps of the next car
having a smoke. That man
grabbed this runner and pulled
him into the train. The runner
was too winded to protest. His
rescuer said, “Man, you’re
mighty lucky that I saw you,
‘cause this train doesn’t stop in
Rosedale on Fridays.”
Sometimes, even with the
best of intentions, we are not
as helpful as we would like to
be.
The Apostle Paul gives us
the best strategy for helping
another person. He uses his
friend and associate Apaphras,
as a model.
St. Paul is in a Roman
prison, sometime between
59 and 63 A.D. He is writing
to the Christians in the city
of Colossae, an area which is
now part of Turkey. Though
Paul had never met these
Christians personally, he had
with him a friend who had
started that church--Epaphras.
Near the end of the letter to
the Colossians, Paul relays
a greeting from Epaphras.
Then he notes two ways in
which Epaphras is helping the
Christians in Colossae: he prays
earnestly and works tirelessly.
That two-part formula, in that
order, is still the best way to
help somebody.
THE FIRST WAY TO
HELP SOMEBODY IS TO
PRAY EARNESTLY.
God can do more than we
can to help; and God can guide
us to help in wise ways. Prayer
is not a last resort; it ought to
be our first reaction. Never be
timid in praying for somebody.
Jesus Christ has promised
to intercede for us with the
Heavenly Father. Our God is a
big God who can do more than
we can even imagine. Jesus
reminded us that with God all
things are possible!
THE SECOND PART OF
THE EPAPHRAS FORMULA
FOR HELPING SOMEBODY
IS THIS: DO WHAT GOD
TELLS YOU.
God may tell you to do
nothing right now; the timing
will be better later.
If you really want to help
somebody, pray first. Then,
God will give you a wise
formula for taking the next
step in helpfulness. Then
your help will be blessed and
anointed by the power of the
Holy Spirit.
Let me tell you about a
group of people who are putting
the principles of Epaphras into
action. This group wanted to
help people who were suffering
from cancer and going through
chemotherapy. This group has
committed to pray daily for
these persons. On a weekly
basis, they deliver a pot of
delicious, homemade soup.
For many of these persons
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undergoing
chemotherapy,
soup is all they can eat. They
don’t stick around for a lengthy
visit; just hug the person, say
“We love you and are praying
for you,” and drop off the
soup.
Is
there
somebody
you want to help but don’t
know exactly how? Follow
Epaphras’ example: Pray first;
then take the next step in wise,
God-appointed ways.
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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 10:00 a.m.
Sunday Services 11:00 a.m. & 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday KidZone & 1Life Student
Ministry 6:30 p.m.
Lincoln Street Baptist
1019 Lincoln Street, Dalhart
Sunday 11:00 a.m.
Episcopal
New Life Baptist
402 Tanglewood
Sunday 10:30 a.m.
New Light Baptist Church
Rev. James Brady, Pastor
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Sunday W orship 11:00 a.m.
Grace Evangelical Lutheran
1311 E. 16th, Dalhart
Sunday 11:a.m.
Catholic
Jehovah’s Witness
St. Anthony of Padua
411 Texas Boulevard, Dalhart
Saturday Mass 5:00 p.m. (English)
Sunday 9:30 a.m. (English), noon (Spanish)
Jehovah’s Christian Witness
1115 E. 1st Street
244-6631
Sunday 10:00 a.m.
St. Mary’s Mission
Texline
Saturday Mass 7:15 p.m.
Latter Day Saints
Dalhart Church of the Nazarene
Wednesday 6:30 p.m.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Sunday Worship 11 a.m.
Non-Denominational
People’s Church
Lake Road and Apache Drive, Dalhart
244-4624
Sunday 10:00 a.m.
Mennonite
Countryside Mennonites
11497 FM 807, Dalhart
Sunday 10:45 a.m.
Hartley Christian Fellowship
Corner of 9th and Johnson
Sunday 10:45 a.m.
Texline Mennonite
Four miles south of Texline
Sunday 11:00 a.m.
Church of Christ
Texline Church of Christ
Sunday 11:00 a.m.
Nazarene
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Sunday 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
First Christian Church
602 Denver, Dalhart
244-7500
Sunday 10:50 a.m.
Dalhart Church of Christ
1420 Denver Avenue
244-5561
Sunday 10:40 a.m.
Texline First United Methodist
301 E. Walnut
362-4233
Sunday 11:00 a.m.
St. James Episcopal
801 Denver Avenue
244-2396
Sunday 9:30 a.m.
Wednesday 5:30 p.m.
Primera Iglesia Bautista
(Spanish-English Church)
211 Hillcrest
Christian
Lakeview United Methodist
1401 Walnut, Dalhart
Sunday 11:00 a.m.
XIT Cowboy Church
XIT Rangers, Lake Road
Tuesday 7 p.m.
Pentecostal
United Pentecostal
801 Scott
Sunday 10:00 a.m.
Methodist
Seventh Day Adventists
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
Seventh Day Adventists
#2 Pheasant Run
Saturday Service Sabbath School 10:00 a.m.
Worship 11:15 a.m.
Channing United Methodist
719 Denver
235-2019
Sunday 9:30 a.m.
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make a change to your church’s listing,
please contact The Dalhart Texan no later
than Wednesday at 5 p.m. at 244-4511.
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ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20
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to unnecessary problems,
Aries. Instead of making
assumptions, wait until you
get a clear picture before you
come to any conclusions this
week.
TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21
Taurus,
others
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and ability to get the job done
at work. Don’t be surprised if
you soon find yourself in line
for a promotion.
GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21
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expected.
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Virgo, the depth of your
feelings this week may
come as a surprise to you.
Everything makes you feel a
bit more emotional than usual.
It is okay to spend some time
in thought.
LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23
Libra, your mood begins
to lift as you find many
reasons to celebrate this week.
The simplest things can bring
you happiness. Don’t forget to
share joy with others.
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figure out if you are happy
or sad, because each new
opportunity seems like an
emotional roller coaster.
Enjoy the ride and appreciate
the good times.
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SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/
Dec 21
Sagittarius,
you
can
appreciate all the little details
that come with tasks this
week. You may see things that
others don’t because you are
paying extra attention to your
surroundings.
CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan
20
Right now you aren’t very
happy about having to deal
with someone who isn’t always
honest with you, Capricorn.
Just maintain a neutral attitude
and you will find happiness.
AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18
Aquarius, you appreciate
all the positive feelings
coming your way, especially
in a week as challenging as
this one. Make the most of all
of the positive vibes.
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Pisces, you may have
a hard time distinguishing
between fantasy and reality
the next few days. But enjoy
the extra time to daydream.
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Local News
Shiroma completes five week
rotation at High Country Clinic
SPECIAL TO
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DCA celebrates Grandparents’ Day
Dalhart Christian Academy hosted its annual Grandparent’s Day Celebration.
Approximately 225 students, teachers, staff and most importantly, grandparents,
gathered at the Pavilion Park on September 11th. Despite worries about the weather,
it turned out to be a perfect day. Hot dogs, chips, Rice Krispy treats and drinks
were provided for everyone in attendance.
I am a Physician
Assistant
student
just
finishing my five week
Family Medicine clinical
rotation with my preceptor,
Bruce Schubert, PA-C, at
High Country Community
Rural Health Clinic.
It has been an extremely
rewarding, humbling, and
eye-opening
experience
to work with Bruce and
the rest of the kind and
generous folks at the High
Country Clinic.
This was my first of
eight clinical rotations,
so I was very nervous and
worried about everything:
What if I don’t remember
anything from school?
What if everyone is
mean?
What if I’m really bad
at this?
As it turns out, I don’t
think I could have been
placed in a more positive,
constructive,
and
unintimidating environment
conducive to learning than
here.
Everyone has had so
Ivy Hollingsworth/The Dalhart Texan
much patience with me,
and I never feel afraid to Megan Shiroma, PA-S recently completed her five week
ask questions or for help. rotation with Bruce Schubert, PA-C at High Country
Working with Bruce, Julie, Community Rural Health Clinic.
and everyone else at the
organization transition to make, at first.
clinic has been one of non-profit
I wasn’t used to
the most densely packed called Proyecto Salud y
learning experiences I’ve Paz that ran medical and people actually having
dental clinics in semi-rural polite conversation with
had.
I feel as if I’m learning western Guatemala. With each other and driving so
something every minute of no medical experience courteously.
Fortunately for me, the
the
clinic
every day. After studying whatsoever,
medicine
mostly
from director took a chance and state of Texas has welcomed
books for the past year, it is placed me as a volunteer. I me with open arms and I am
both great and daunting to fell in love with the work, a little over halfway done
the clinic staff, and the with my education.
see it firsthand.
I currently live in El
There is so much to patients.
Eventually, I was put Paso.
absorb and process that I am
My education is only
often exhausted at the end in charge of the small
of the day, but I also feel pharmacies dispensing the recently in science and
I originally
prescribed medicine.
very happy while I’m doing medications
it and find myself smiling by our clinic doctor, and degreed with a B.A. in
explaining to patients how Cultural Anthropology from
for no apparent reason.
the University of California,
Being in the community to take them.
This special experience Santa Cruz in 1999.
of Dalhart these past few
Since then, I’ve had
weeks has uplifted me and was the basis for my strong
reminded me why I wanted interest in health care and a variety of job titles:
assistant,
to do this in the first place. growing commitment to Administrative
inspector,
Working as a PA is providing health care to agricultural
mentor to at-risk youth,
something that I’ve wanted those in need.
I am originally from biology tutor.
to do for the past seven
Some day, I think I
Cerritos, a suburb of
years.
California. would like to work in
In
2008,
while southern
travelling and volunteering Moving to Texas to attend Family Medicine.
throughout
Mexico Texas Tech University of
Submitted by Megan
and Central America, I Health Sciences Center in
Shiroma, PA-S
happened upon a small, Midland was a challenging
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Texas Crop Weather: High Plains wheat producers
warned of ‘green bridge effect’ in early planting
BY ROBERT BURNS
TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE
COMMUNICATIONS
COLLEGE STATION
– Despite dry planting
conditions, Texas wheat
producers are planting early
and expected to plant about
their average number of acres
this year, according to a Texas
A&M AgriLife Extension
Service agronomist.
Panhandle
producers
are already planting, said
Dr. Clark Neely, AgriLife
Extension small grains and
oilseed specialist in College
Station. This means they
are most likely planting
wheat for fall grazing. Other
growers will wait until spring
to decide whether to take
the crop to grain or graze
out, depending on cattle and
grain prices.
“There’s usually at least
a month’s difference in
planting dates if you know
you’re planting for grain
only, versus getting a forage
crop and grazing in the fall,”
Neely said. “The actual
planting dates will vary, of
course, depending upon what
part of the state you’re in.”
From weekly reports
by
AgriLife
Extension
county agents, West Central
producers
were
also
planting, while South Plains
and Rolling Plains wheat
growers were preparing to
plant and expected to be
running full time soon.
Many Panhandle wheat
growers were “dusting in”
wheat, planting in dry soils
with hopes of getting rain
soon to bring the crop up,
he said. Dusting in is not
an uncommon practice, and
actually a surer bet this year
as the current super-strong
El Niño is predicted to bring
wetter-than-normal weather
to the upper two-thirds of
the state starting in October.
But a more serious
threat for Texas High Plains
producers is the “green
bridge effect,” Neely said.
This is when volunteer plants
after a previous crop harvest
play host to detrimental
insects. The rule of thumb
is to leave a field fallow and
weed free for at least three
weeks before planting.
“Wheat curl mite, a
vector of wheat streak mosaic
virus, is a good example of a
major pest in wheat that can
survive on volunteer plants
and re-infest the following
crop,” he said. “The pest
and disease were observed
in elevated levels last year,
particularly in portions of
the Rolling Plains.”
This
year,
high
grasshopper
populations
were another threat to early
planting, Neely said. The
pest can devastate newly
emerged wheat fields.
“Fall armyworms are
another pest to watch out for
this time of year,” he said.
Relatively low wheat
prices, in the neighborhood
of $4.50 to $5 per bushel,
may also be prompting wheat
producers to plant early for
winter pastures rather than
for grain, Neely said.
“When producers plant
early, they need to be aware
of the elevated threat some
insect pests pose early in
the season and be prepared
to scout regularly and
control these pests through
insecticide applications,” he
said. “Some seed treatments
can also help mitigate some
of the risk. When possible,
waiting to plant until after
the first one or two freezes
will help reduce insect
pressure.”
AgriLife
Extension
district reporters compiled
the following summaries:
Panhandle: The region
was windy and mostly
dry, with above-average
temperatures. Soil moisture
was rated fair to adequate.
A few areas received
light rain, from 0.14 to
0.75 inch, late in the week.
Collingsworth
County
sorghum
crops
were
beginning to color, and
cotton was loading up with
bolls.
Earlier-planted cotton
was beginning to open bolls.
began curtailing irrigation
in anticipation of harvest.
Corn and Soybean harvest
continued in areas of the
Blacklands, South Central
and South Texas, bringing
corn harvest to 53 percent, 6
points behind last year and 5
points behind normal.
Fruit,
Vegetable
and
Specialty
Crops:
Fall
vegetable
planting
preparations continued in
areas of the Lower Valley.
Pecans continued to make
progress where irrigation was
possible.
Livestock, Range and
Pasture: As dry weather
conditions persisted, livestock
Photo Submitted
Grasshopper populations continue to be high in the Texas High Plains, and Texas A&M
AgriLife Extension Service agronomists advise wheat producers to wait until after the
first one or two freezes before planting to avoid the insects feeding on newly emerged
shoots. (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo by Kay Ledbetter)
Hansford County producers
were planting wheat for
winter pasture.
The silage harvest wound
down, and producers turned
off irrigation on most corn.
The corn harvest was
expected to start in a couple
of weeks.
In Hansford County,
grain sorghum, both dryland
and irrigated, looked good.
Hall County cotton
progress and maturity stalled
due to high temperatures and
lack of rain. Pastures needed
rain for grass to grow.
Ochiltree County wheat
planting for fall pasture
started under irrigation.
Top soils were very dry
for planting, but it was too
early to plant wheat for only
grain.
USDA weekly Texas crop progress and condition report
The majority of the
state experienced at least
measurable rainfall last
week, from trace amounts to
upwards of 6 inches. Areas of
the Upper Coast, the Coastal
Bend, and South Texas
experienced rainfall of 0.5 to
upwards of 6 inches. Central
Texas the Trans-Pecos plains
received trace amounts.
Small Grains: Wheat
seeding was underway in
the Northern High Plains.
Producers in areas of the
Edwards Plateau, South
and South East Texas began
seeding oats, meanwhile
seeding preparation continued
in other areas of the state.
Row Crops: Cotton
harvest
progressed
in
southern parts of the state,
although some delays were
experienced in the Coastal
Bend and Upper Coast due
to heavy rains. Eight percent
of the state’s cotton had
been harvested, 7 points
behind last year and 4 points
behind normal. Producers
in the Northern High Plains
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Humans may be culprit in latest South Texas invasive insect problems
WESLACO
— An
insect considered beneficial
in many parts of the world is
causing havoc on vegetable
crops in South Texas,
according to a Texas A&M
AgriLife Extension Service
entomologist in Weslaco.
“We first found this
insect, Nesidiocoris tenuis,
commonly referred to as N.
tenuis or the tomato bug,
in commercial field crops
in the Rio Grande Valley in
October 2013,” said Dr. Raul
Villanueva.
“But now we’re finding
it in abundant numbers on
tomato crops throughout
the area. It’s causing fruit
drop on both tomato and
sesame crops. It’s now wellestablished here.”
For the first time,
growers are having to spray
insecticides this year to
control N. tenuis because
of their extremely high
populations, in some cases
hundreds per plant.
“What’s really interesting
about this insect is how it
got here,” Villanueva said.
“I suspect that somebody
illegally brought a bottle of
these insects and intentionally
released them either in
Mexico or the U.S.”
The tomato bug is
originally from India and is
commercially available in
Europe to control whitefly
populations in greenhouses.
“The illegal release
was likely made to control
whiteflies in greenhouses,”
he said. “They are a good
predator of whiteflies and
work very well. They prey
at all stages, but especially
as nymphs. But outside
greenhouses they can cause
a lot of problems, like we’re
seeing here now. So, it’s a
two-edged sword.”
The
tomato
bug
is
considered
zoophytophagous, meaning
it feeds on a variety of prey.
If the release occurred in
Mexico, Villanueva suspects
they naturally migrated to
South Texas.
If they were released in
California, they likely made
their way here aboard tomato
seedlings, tiny plants shipped
to the Lower Rio Grande
Valley in trays that growers
use to start their crops.
On tomatoes, Villanueva
said they cause flower
abortion by feeding on the
plant, reducing nutrients and
causing the flower to drop,
which reduces yields.
In sesame crops, they
lay eggs on leaves and feed
on pods. They cause necrotic
patches on plant stems where
they feed and lay eggs.
They can also feed on
the plants’ pollen
“Sesame is a relatively
new grain crop to the Rio
Grande Valley,” Villanueva
said. “It’s harvested for use on
buns and as flour for cookies.
It is grown practically year
round here, and this year the
area saw its largest sesame
crop, some 15,000 acres.”
The tomato bug has also
been found on okra, squash
and peppers but damage has
so far been minimal in these
crops.
“For now, pyrethroids
have been providing control,
but insecticides are expensive
and we just don’t know how
long it will continue to be
effective. That’s why we’re
evaluating other insecticides
for efficacy.”
Danielle Sekula-Ortiz,
the AgriLife Extension
integrated pest management
agent in Weslaco who first
detected the tomato bug in
South Texas sesame crops,
said she was concerned
when she found it because
she knew they could damage
tomatoes in the same way
they were damaging sesame.
“They were becoming
quite abundant and feeding
heavily,” she said. “So we met
with about 30 sesame growers
where Dr. Villanueva and I
were able to inform them of
N. tenius, or the tomato bug,
and made recommendations
on spraying for them. They
are now well-established, so
we expect to continue seeing
them in the sesame growing
season. We also have plans
for more research to help our
growers.”
On the positive side of
the double-edged sword,
Villanueva suspects the bug
may be reducing whiteflies
on the South Texas cotton
crop, though it hasn’t actually
be found on cotton yet.
“For the last two years,
whiteflies have not been
a serious problem in our
cotton crops,” he said. “We
can’t be sure there is a direct
correlation, but because N.
tenuis is so well-established
here, they may be affecting
whitefly populations in
cotton.”
Photo Submitted
Dr. Raul Villanueva, an entomologist at the Texas A&M
AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Weslaco,
inspects tomato and sesame plants for damage from the
tomato bug. (AgriLife Communications photo by Rod
Santa Ana)
AUSTIN - The Texas
Department of Agriculture
(TDA) is encouraging Texans
in need to utilize programs
such as the Child and
Adult Care Food Program
(CACFP) that offer nutritious
meals to children and adults.
Approximately 13,000 adult
and child care centers and
home-based day cares in
Texas are serving free or
reduced-priced meals through
CACFP, which is federally
funded.
CACFP helps Texas
families who find themselves
in difficult times financially.
Assistance programs should
be utilized as a temporary
bridge to a better economic
situation — not as an endless
highway. TDA is committed
to helping these families with
their immediate nutritional
needs to assist them in
becoming food independent
in the future.
Meals that are provided
through CACFP are funded
by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA). CACFP
provides nutritious meals to
children and adults enrolled
in participating child care
centers, day care homes and
adult day care centers.
Households with children
enrolled in a participating
center or home who are
enrolled in the Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program
(SNAP); receive Temporary
Assistance
for
Needy
Families (TANF) benefits;
Special
Supplemental
Nutrition
Program
for
Women; Infants and Children
(WIC) or who are enrolled
in Early Head Start; Head
Start or Even Start Programs;
or who receive Food
Distribution Programs on
Indian Reservations (FDPIR)
benefits automatically qualify
for free meals.
Households with children
enrolled in a center or home
that does not receive any
of the above assistance
may qualify for free or
reduced-price meals based
on household income. See
the chart below for income
eligibility guidelines.
Foster children placed
with a caregiver by the state
or courts are eligible for free
and reduced-price meals.
If you have foster children
living with you and wish to
apply for free or reducedprice meals for your foster
child, contact your child care
center or day care home for
assistance.
Parents or guardians who
become unemployed may
apply for free or reducedprice meals on behalf of their
children at any time during
the period of unemployment.
Adults who receive
Supplemental
Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP),
Food Distribution Programs
on
Indian
Reservations
(FDPIR) benefits, Medicaid
or Supplemental Security
Income (SSI) automatically
qualify for free meals.
Adults who do not receive
any of the above assistance
may qualify for free or
reduced-price meals based
on household income. See
the chart below for income
eligibility guidelines.
The
information
provided on the application
BY ROD SANTA ANA
TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE
COMMUNICATIONS
Federally funded meal programs available to help feed Texans in need
will be treated confidentially
and be used only for
eligibility determinations and
verification of information.
To apply for free or
reduced-price meals, you
may request an application
from your child care
center, adult day care
center or day care home
provider. An application
for free or reduced-price
meals cannot be approved
unless it contains complete
eligibility information as
indicated on the application
and instructions. Only one
application is required per
household, and households
may apply at any time
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Friday, September 18, 2015
Department of ag weekly market report
AUSTIN – (Sept. 15,
2015) For the week ending
Sept. 12, 2015, most Texas
auctions quoted feeder cattle
prices $2 to $15 higher.
However, one auction did
note prices up to $7 lower
per hundredweight (cwt).
Wholesale beef values
were lower, with Choice
Grade losing $2.97 to close
at $239.06 per cwt and
Select Grade losing $1.37 to
close at $226.73 per cwt.
Net export sales totaling
10,500 metric tons (MT)
for Aug. 28 – Sept. 3 were
down 20 percent from the
previous week. Export
shipments of 9,300 MT
were down 14 percent from
the previous week.
Shipments
primarily
went to Japan, Mexico and
Hong Kong.
Cotton cash prices
were 0.50 cents higher
than the previous week
and closed at 60.88 cents
per pound. October futures
prices settled at 64.09
cents per pound, 0.61 cents
higher than last week. Net
export cotton sales totaled
83,400 bales. The primary
destinations were South
Korea, Mexico and Turkey.
Wheat cash and futures
prices gained $0.04 and
$0.05 to settle at $4.01 per
bushel and $4.59 per bushel,
respectively. Net exports for
wheat were 290,400 MT,
with increased purchases
reported
for
Vietnam,
Guatemala and Indonesia.
Texas corn prices were
higher, with cash prices
gaining $0.12 and futures
prices gaining $0.13 to
settle at $3.99 and $3.75 per
bushel, respectively. Corn
export sales were 411,200
MT. Export shipments were
640,900 MT, and the primary
destinations were Japan,
Mexico and Colombia.
This week’s Drought
Monitor for Texas showed
a worsening of drought
conditions for the state, with
approximately 47 percent
of Texas still in some stage
of drought intensity. On
the national level, drought
conditions also worsened,
with nearly 46 percent of the
U.S. experiencing abnormal
dryness or some degree of
drought.
Additional information
on agricultural weather, crop
progress and agricultural
markets can be found on the
TDA Market News page.
U.S. Drought Monitor weekly report
Summary
At the beginning of the
period, a slow moving cold
front draped itself across
the CONUS from the Great
Lakes stretching down into
the Southern Plains. Along
its boundary were scattered
showers and thundershowers.
As the front stalled out, another
stronger cold front ushered in
cool dry air, providing the first
taste of autumn across areas
of the eastern half of the US.
Oppressive heat continued
into the first half of the period
in the Northwest where
the average temperatures
were 10-20 degrees F above
normal. Cooler temperatures
moved in during the latter half
of the week. In the West and
Southwest, scattered showers
and thunderstorms kicked off
with the arrival of an upperlevel disturbance.
Oklahoma hatcheries
set 6.67 million eggs in
incubators during the week
ending September 12, up
seven percent from the
week prior and also seven
percent above from the
previous year.
Chicks placed for meat
production during the week
of September 12, was 3.87
million, down 14 percent
from the previous week and
down 12 percent from the
previous year.
Texas
hatcheries
set 14.4 million eggs in
incubators during the week
ending September 12, up
three percent from the week
Looking Ahead
For the immediate period,
precipitation remains light
for much of the CONUS.
Several smaller systems track
from the Northwest through
the High Plains and exits out
into Canada just north of the
Great Lakes. For the next
6-10 day period, chances of
above average temperatures
are likely for the majority
of the CONUS. The greatest
chances are in the High
Plains and down into the
Great Basin and Southern
California. Chances are likely
that a small portion of the
Northwest will experience
below normal temperatures
as well as Alaska. Chances
of below normal precipitation
are likely for the Midwest,
Great Lakes and Northeast
regions. The probability of
precipitation increases to the
northwest and southwest.
USDA Oklahoma, Texas broiler report
prior, but down one percent
from the previous year.
Chicks placed for meat
production during the week
of September 12, was 11.8
million, down six percent
from the previous week and
down two percent from the
previous year.
Notice of Tax
Revenue Increase
The
DALLAM-HARTLEY
COUNTIES
HOSPITAL DISTRICT conducted public hearings
on September 8, 2015 and September 14, 2015 on
a proposal to increase the total tax revenues of the
DALLAM-HARTLEY COUNTIES HOSPITAL
DISTRICT from properties on the tax roll in the
preceding year by 6.318348 percent.
ALL THINGS ARE NOT
ALL THINGS
In Ephesians 5:20, we are told to give thanks
always for all things unto God. Does all things
mean we are to include giving thanks to God for the
fact that our country is becoming exceedingly
sinful? Are we to thank God that over 1 million
American women get an abortion each year and
that homosexual marriages are promoted by our
leaders in Washington? I think not.
All things do not always mean all things. Accordingly, in Romans 8:28 where it says that all
things work together for good for those that love
God, it should be understood that all things that God
has provided for our salvation works for our good.
That is what the context shows.
Evil things and the works of Satan are not the
works of God and should not be explained as such.
Even death is called the enemy of Christ. I Corinthians 15:26.
.
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The total tax revenue raised last year at last year’s
tax rate of 0.179000 for each $100 of taxable value
was $2,302,865.43.
The total tax revenue proposed to be raised this
year at the proposed tax rate of 0.175000 for each
$100 of taxable value, excluding tax revenue to be
raised from new property added to the tax roll this
year, is $2,447,116.22.
The total tax revenue proposed to be raised this
year at the proposed tax rate of 0.175000 for each
$100 of taxable value, including tax revenue to be
raised from new property added to the tax roll this
year, is $2,490,140.67.
The Dallam-Hartley Counties Hospital District is
scheduled to vote on the tax rate that will result in
that tax increase at a public meeting to be held on
September 24, 2015 at Hospital Board Room,1411
Denver Ave., Dalhart, TX-Texas 79022 at 7:00
PM
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Agriculture News
Dalhart Texan
thedalharttexan.com
USDA releases monthly livestock outlook for September 2015
U.S. trade data released
for the month of July
suggest that the high-valued
U.S. dollar exchange rate
continues to create a drag
on U.S exports of red meat
and dairy products. USDA
lowered its second-half 2015
export forecast for beef by
55 million pounds. While the
second-half 2015 forecast
for pork exports remains
unchanged, July exports
were lackluster, about half
a percent lower than a year
ago. Projected dairy exports
were lowered from last
month’s forecast on both
the milk-fat and skim-solids
milk-equivalent bases. While
other domestic economic
factors work to slow U.S.
shipments abroad—strong
domestic demand for U.S.
beef and dairy products, for
example—the high-valued
U.S.
dollar
effectively
reduces the competitiveness
of U.S. products in foreign
markets by raising their
prices for foreign buyers.
Beef/Cattle: The USDA
National
Agricultural
Statistics Service’s Cattle on
Feed reported that July 2015
placements and marketings
of cattle on feed in 1,000plus feedlots were the lowest
for July since the series began
in 1996. The low marketing
number may be due to the
fact that many producers
opted to keep cattle on feed
longer, subsequently delaying
marketings. This resulted in
a 3-percent year-over-year
increase in cattle on feed for
August 2015.
Beef/Cattle Trade: USDA
lowered second-half beef
exports by 55 million pounds
as the strong U.S. dollar and
lower domestic production
levels are together slowing
shipments abroad. For 2015,
U.S. beef exports are expected
to be 2.3 billion pounds, 10.3
percent below a year ago.
In 2016, beef exports are
forecast at almost 2.5 billion
pounds, 7.7 percent greater
than in 2015.
Pork/Hogs:
USDA
lowered third-quarter pork
production by 55 million
pounds due to lower than
expected slaughter rates and
lower average hog dressed
weights. The third-quarter
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live equivalent price of 51-52
percent lean hogs is expected
to average $53-$54 per
cwt. July pork exports were
lackluster at half a percent
below exports in July 2014.
The Quarterly Hogs and
Pigs report will be issued
by USDA on September
25th. The report will give
September 1 inventory and
hog production information.
Poultry: The Outbreak
of Highly Pathogenic Avian
Influenza (HPAI) has had
various impacts on the
different segments of the
U.S. poultry industry. In all
cases (broilers, turkeys, and
eggs), exports have declined.
However, for broilers there
was no downward impact on
production, so stocks have
risen and prices have fallen.
Production has fallen for
turkeys, but has been mostly
offset by lower exports. The
impacts on turkey prices
vary depending on what
percentage of a specific part
goes to the export market.
Egg production has also
declined, and prices for eggs
in the shell and egg products
have risen sharply. Moving
forward, price movements
will depend on the gradual
resumption of trade to a
number of countries and
restart of production at HPAIimpacted facilities.
Poultry Trade: Broiler,
turkey, and egg shipments in
July remained down from a
year ago. Broiler shipments
totaled 502 million pounds in
July 2015, a decrease of 21
percent from a year earlier.
Turkey shipments decreased
48 percent from a year ago,
totaling 40 million pounds,
while egg and egg product
exports totaled 22 million
dozen in July 2015, a 30percent decrease from the
previous July.
Dairy: Dairy export
forecasts have been lowered
due to recent trade data and
higher expected competition
in global markets. Import
forecasts have been raised
on a milk-fat milk-equivalent
basis. Forecasts for the
all-milk price have been
raised to $16.80-$17.00 per
hundredweight (cwt) for
2015 but lowered to $16.10$17.10 per cwt for 2016.
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Classifieds
FOR RENT
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
For sale by owner
2 BD 1 Bath
Large corner lot
901 Oak St.
$69,500.
620-338-5618
8.14-14P
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
Valley Pivot Irrigating 510
Ac. 3 irrigation wells. Large
home also located on this
property.
Tract 2: 1903 Ac. with 4
pivots, 7 irrigation wells.
Tract 2 also has appx. 1280
Ac. in CRP and a very nice 4
bedroom home.
*****
Successful Machine Shop
Business for sale.
11,900 sq. ft. building, and
also includes all machining
tools, shop equipment, and
parts inventory.
Glenn Cummings Real
Estate
1611 Tennessee Avenue
Dalhart TX 79022
806-249-6759
8.4-TFN
For Sale
Downtown
Commercial
Property
ELMWOOD RENTALS
Storage Units
Various Sizes
806-244-6248
or 806-333-4749
RV SPACES
Weekly, monthly rates.
Full hook-ups.
Corral RV Park, Hwy 54
East., 249-2798
FOR SALE
New king size box springs.
806-244-1215
9.18-2P
AUTO
**PRICE REDUCED**
2005 Chevy Impala
Approximately 230,000
miles
$500 OBO
806-553-0611
8.21-TFN
COSMETICS
MARY KAY
Jean Smallwood
244-4429
We are a Farm Labor
Property. Now leasing!
Come apply today at
701 Maynard H3 Dalhart, TX
79022
or call at (806)620-5228.
2 Bedroom-1 Bath
3 Bedroom-1 Bath
ALL ARE INCOME
BASED!
4 Bedroom-2 Bath
Applying is FREE!!
6.12-TFN
OLD TOWNSITE
SELF STORAGE
Amazingly low renttruck accessible - well
lighted - neighbor/Police
Station - Large Variety
of prices and sizes. 4x7 18x20, $15 - $60
220 W. 3rd, 244-4443
MOBILE HOME LOTS
1-806-290-0993
TFN
DALHART APARTMENTS
Two bedroom with heat &
air. Rent based on income.
Washer/dryer hookups.
Call 806-244-7281.
Office at 1929 Shawnee Trail.
TDD # 1-800-833-8973.
This institution is an equal
opportunity provider
and employer
TFN
QUAIL RUN
APARTMENTS
VACANCY
One & two bedroom with heat
& a/c for elderly, handicap,
& disabled. Rent based
on income. Office at 1929
RV & Mobile Home Spaces;
Shawnee Trail.
Apartments; Rent Houses.
Call 806-244-7281.
King Property Management/
TDD# 1-800-833-8973
Sunset Village Park
This institution is an
333-3030
equal opportunity provider
...TFN
and employer
For Sale by Owner
Ready to move in 2223
Sq. Ft. 3 Bedroom brick
home 2 Large Living areas
with fireplace, central H/A.
Sprinkler system, double
garage w/remote opener.
1502 Sandhurst. 249-5010,
249-2886, 333-2075
..9.2-TFN
GARAGE SALE
1329 Kiowa
Antique glassware, nice
treadmill, lots of nice things.
Saturday 8 a.m.
9.18-1P
1709 Peach
Little bit of everything.
Saturday 8 - ?
9.18-1P
Garage sale/bake sale
1903 Kiowa
Furniture, misc. Lots of good
items.
Saturday 8-?
TFN
1 bedroom apartments.
Utilities paid.
806-333-3539
4.24-TFN
SERVICES
Lawn mowing and handyman
work.
806-244-4290
8.28-9P
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
9.18-1P
TFN
$95,000
Come by for a complete MLS list, updated
weekly.
Visit our website at:
www.kingrealestatedalhart.com
Jon King, Broker
418 Denrock Avenue • Phone: 806-244-0166
SUPPORT
Overcomers
AA meets Mon. and Thurs. at
Friday evenings 6:30 p.m.
St. James Episcopal Church,
Church of the Nazarene
801 Denver in Dalhart from
11th and Keeler
8 to 9 p.m.
a support group for those
TFN-F
needing to break any type
of addiction--drugs, food,
*******************
anger, alcohol, etc.
AA and AL Anon meets
TFN-F Tues. at the Central United
************************ Methodist Church in Dalhart
Narcotics Anonymous
from 8 to 9 p.m.
Friday Evenings
TFN-F
7:00 p.m.
Central United Methodist
Dalhart Winners Circle
Church
meets 8-9 on Monday nights
517 Rock Island
at the St. James Episcopal
244-0404
Church, 801 Denver Ave.
TFN-F
Drug abuse and addiction
affects school aged children
**********************
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CHAPARRAL &
TANGLEWOOD SELF
STORAGE
Your 1-Stop Storage Center. (10) Sizes from 5x10
thru 10x30.
- Security Lights
- Paved Alley
- Security Fence
- No Deposit
(Open 7 Days a Week)
Call Jay Peeples
333-5655
402 Denrock
over 9,000 sq. ft.
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
**********************
Vista Rita Blanca Apartments
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FARM FOR SALE
625 acres in Moore County
1 half mile sprinkler, 5 wells.
3 miles west of Dumas & 3
miles north.
Gillispie Land Group
806-922-5532
9.15-8P
OFFICE FOR RENT
Hwy 54 East
12’ x 18’
$350.00/month
All utilities paid.
Call Jay Peeples
806-333-5655
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FARM FOR SALE IN
SPEARMAN
960 acres—5 wells, 1 half
miler, 2 quarter milers, all
electric motors.
Gillispie Land Group
806-922-5598
9.15-8P
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
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For sale by owner
822 Olive
3 BD 2 bath
PROPERTY
Big backyard
4,506
square
foot commercial
806-333-2985
9.4-8P lease space built in 2014
-Single National Franchise
Tenant
-Price $650,000
CED
U
-Current triple net lease runs
D
E
10 Acres Ewest
R of Dalhart,
through May of 2021
fenced
PRICwith steel pens.
***
288 acres on US 87 with 3
Contact Shawn Gillispie,
wells on Sub., 3 sprinklers,
Broker
and a Morton shop 40 x 60.
806-922-5532
***
gshawn080@yahoo.com
283 acres on Hwy 80 West of
Dalhart with 2 wells on sub.
9.4-8P
and 2 sprinklers.
***
Other large tracts for sale.
‘Texas Sunbelt Services, Inc
Elza Pollard 806-244-3900
mobile 806-341-8702
TFN
FOR SALE OR LEASE
402 Denrock (Old Henry’s
Building)
806-753-7534
9.15-8P
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Commercial Property
817 E. 1st Ave.
Dumas, Texas
GREAT MOVE-IN
SPECIALS!!!
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5.19-TFN
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including paid family health
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PO Box 917 Sublette, KS
Contact: Eric Ferrell
620-668-5501
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Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality
Notice of Concentrated
Animal Feeding Operation
!
Application
General Permit
Authorization No.
TXG921419
Application.
Northside
Farmland Holdings, LLC and
Jersey Gold Dairy, LLC, P.O.
Box 659, Hartley, Texas
79044 have applied to the
Texas
Commission
on
Environmental
Quality (TCEQ) under General
Permit No. TXG920000 for
authorization to expand an
existing dairy cattle facility
from 4,200 head to 4,500
head, of which 3,500 head are
milking cows, and increase
the land application acreage
from 798 acres to 847 acres,
in Hartley County, Texas.
The notice of intent and the
nutrient management plan
were received by TCEQ on
May 27, 2015. No discharge
of pollutants into the waters
in the state is authorized by
this general permit except
under chronic or catastrophic
rainfall conditions or events.
All manure and wastewater
will be beneficially used on
agricultural land.
The facility is located at
10640
Farm-to-Market
Road 2357, Hartley, Hartley
County, Texas. The facility
Public Notice
is located in the drainage
area of the Canadian River in
Segment No.
0103 of the Canadian River
Basin.
A copy of the notice of intent,
the nutrient management
plan, the Executive Director’s
technical summary, and the
concentrated animal feeding
operation general permit
is available for viewing
and copying at the Hartley
County Clerks Office, 900
Main Street, Channing, Texas
79018. The following link to
an electronic map of the site
or facility’s general location is
provided as a public courtesy
and not part of the application
or notice.
http://www.tceq.texas.gov/
assets/public/hb610/index.
html? lat=35.844722&lng=-
102.40583&zoom=
13&type=r.
For exact location, refer to
application.
The Executive Director of the
TCEQ has made a preliminary
decision to approve coverage
of this facility under General
Permit No. TXG920000.
Public Comment. Written
public comments may be
submitted to the Office of
Chief Clerk, at the address
provided in the information
section below, within 30 days
of the date of newspaper
publication of this notice.
In addition, the public may
request a public meeting. If
significant interest exists,
the Executive Director will
direct the applicant to publish
a notice of the public meeting
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and hold the public meeting.
The applicant must publish
notice of a public meeting
at least 30 days prior to the
meeting in a newspaper
of general circulation in the
county in which the CAFO
is located. The Executive
Director
will
consider
all relevant information
pertaining
to
whether
the applicant meets the
requirements of the general
permit and will issue a
written determination as to
any final action on the notice
of intent for coverage under
the general permit.
or electronically at http://
www14.tceq.texas.gov/epic/
eComment/. For additional
information,
about
the
application or the procedure
for public participation in
the general permit process,
individual members of the
general public may contact
the Public Education Program
at
1-800-687-4040. Si desea
información en Español,
puede llamar al 1-800-6874040. General information
regarding the TCEQ can be
found at our web site at www.
tceq.texas.gov.
Information.
Written
public comments should be
submitted to the Office of
the Chief Clerk, MC 105,
TCEQ, P.O. Box 13087,
Austin, Texas 78711-3087
Issued: September 10, 2015
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Lady Wolves Beat Palo Duro
By DEREK HOLLINGSWORTH
THE DALHART TEXAN
Photo Submitted
Keenan earns junior
black belt rank
On August 29, 2015 Colt Carlton Keenan attained the
rank of Junior Black Belt. Keenan has been in the Austin
Society of Karate for the last six years, studying under head
instructor Greg Beaver. Keenan is the son of Grady and
Dottie Keenan, of Lockhart, grandson of Mina Frazier,
of Dalhart, and nephew of Kitty Harris, of Dalhart.
Junior high Lady Wolves
victorious at home
By DEREK HOLLINGSWORTH
THE DALHART TEXAN
All four junior high teams were in action at home Monday,
September 14 against the Perryton Rangerettes. All four teams
ended the night with a victory. The 7th A team won in two sets,
beating Perryton 25-20 and 25-10.
“We struggled with our serves in game one; however, game two
was a major difference. Our team play was awesome as everyone
contributed for the win,” said Coach Bryanna Albert.
Player of this match was Emma Lathem. She had 13 serves in
the two games and scored two aces. The 7th grade B team also took
care of Perryton in straight sets. The scores were 25-8 and 25-5.
“Before the game I gave them a goal to keep them under 10
points and that was exactly what they did. I am very proud of them,”
said Coach Tasia McEntire.
The player of the game was Lizbeth Marquez.
The 8th grade A team won in two with scores of 25-6 and 2513.
“In game two we struggled with serve receive, but pulled off
the win. Each game we are working better as a team and fine tuning
things,” said Coach Albert.
Player of the game was Abbie Coffee.
The 8th B team beat Perryton two sets to zero. The scores from
Monday night were 25-19 and 24-14. The player of the game was
Sophie Davis.
“We continue to build and put things together more and more.
We have started to bump, set, and spike more and more every
week,” said Coach McEntire.
They will host the Borger Lady Bulldogs Monday, September 21.
The Lady Wolves travelled to
Amarillo September 15 to face off against
the Lady Dons of Palo Duro High School.
The freshmen and junior varsity teams
struggled, both teams losing in two sets.
The varsity team beat Palo Duro three sets
to one.
The Lady Wolves are now 12—11 on
the season.
While the freshmen and junior varsity
lost, they were in each set until the end.
The freshmen dropped game one 21-25.
The score in game two was 18-25
“We were a little rusty coming off the
bye week,” coach Kira Satterfield said
when discussing the freshmen loss. “The
team struggled with serve/receive and
playing too tentatively.”
The JV team has been in the process
of evaluating different players in new
positions this season. The coaching staff
sent out a different line against Palo Duro.
The team played well, but struggled with
inconsistency throughout the game. The
final score of game one was 19-25. The
Wolves lost game two 24-26.
“We teach aggressive play here,” said
Satterfield. “When we play tentatively we
tend not to do well. We have to be able
to get on runs of more than two or three
points at a time to be successful.”
The varsity girls also started slow
Tuesday night. They struggled on servereceive as well. At one point the Lady
Wolves were down 4-13. Coach Satterfield
called a couple of quick time-outs that
helped the team find its focus.
After the second time-out, it was a
completely different match, with a clearer
sense of purpose for the Wolves. But the
damage was already done. Dalhart lost
game one 20-25.
“After that first game, we really turned
it up as far as intensity. We really wanted
to get better on service,” said Satterfield.
In volleyball, serves are rated on a
scale of 1 to 3. Team service was rated 1.5
after game one. By game four, the Wolves
serves were rating out at 2.7.
The Lady Wolves also tried a variety
of different lime-ups throughout the match
that kept Palo Duro guessing. Satterfield
had high praise for the way the girls played
coming off the bench.
After the game one loss, the Wolves
took control of the match, winning each
set by a consistently bigger margin of
victory. The Lady Wolves won game two
25-22. They beat the Lady Dons 25-18 in
match three. The final score of game four
was 25-10.
Katelyn Sybesma finished the night
with 10 kills and three blocks. Avery
Ballard was seemingly everywhere
Tuesday night. She had seven assists to
go along with 13 digs. She also scored an
ace.
Faith Claborn and Sabrah Howell had
one ace apiece.
Elyse White contributed 10 assists
while Jordan Strawn had two blocks.
Sabra Howell had 15 digs and Dominique
turned in 6 kills.
The Lady Wolves open district play on
September 26 when they travel to take on
the Pampa Lady Harvesters. But before the
Wolves can get set for district competition,
they have a key match-up still to play.
Canyon Randall comes calling
tomorrow, September 19.
“They’re one of the premiere teams in
the Panhandle, year in and year out. They’re
going to run a quick offense and a defense
very similar to ours. We know where their
gaps are going to be. If we execute, we’re
in this game,” said Satterfield.
There is a time change to report for the
games on Saturday. The original schedule
listed games at noon, 1 p.m. and 2 p.m.
Now, both the freshmen and junior varsity
play at noon.
The Lady Wolves take the court at 1
p.m.
said.
Brooklyn Stafuss finished the race
in second place with a time of 12:43.38,
but Vogel said Strafuss felt as though
she had “dead legs” through the run.
Sarah McDaniel, who finished in third
place with a time of 12:44.14 had a pain
in her foot, and Blakely Strafuss, who
finished in 12th place with a time of
13:19.08, suffered an asthma attack.
Vogel said this shows just how
strong the team is.
“They can still dominate and feel
subpar,” she said.
The boys’ team finished in fourth
place with a total of 104 points.
Perryton won the competition with 56
points, while Boys Ranch and Sunray
each had 73 points to fill the number
two and three spots.
“The boys just barely got fourth
place,” Vogel said. “It was very close.”
Tomorrow’s
competition
in
Lubbock is the first time this season the
varsity team will have the chance to run
on the regional meet track.
“Course we’re running is the same
course we run at regionals. It’s really
important for varsity teams to go and
run it so they have a feel of what it will
be like,” Vogel said.
The cross country team will
compete only against other 4A teams.
Smaller schools can run against larger
schools. However, results are divided
by individual class.
“In the past, a couple of the smaller
schools can run up. Sundown has run
up with us, and two years ago, they beat
us,” Vogel said.
Looking ahead, the team will travel
to Stillwater, Okla., in October for the
Oklahoma State Jamboree. This is the
largest high school meet in the nation,
and will the Dalhart team a chance to
compete against some of the best teams
in nation.
“The fact that we get to go and
compete at one of the hardest courses
nationwide…with big schools from all
just to see how we fare is going to be
awesome,” Vogel said.
Cross country heads to Lubbock tomorrow
By NIXIE SANDERSON
THE DALHART TEXAN
The Dalhart varsity girls’ cross
country team picked up a win in
Amarillo last week, and the boys’ team
finished in a strong fourth place position.
Today, both teams are looking forward
to competing in Lubbock tomorrow.
In Amarillo, the varsity girls finished
the race with 34 points to earn the top
spot. Stratford took second place in
the small school competition with 125
points. With nearly a 100 point spread
between the Lady Wolves and their
next competitor, the team dominated
the field.
“We nearly beat the second place
team by 100 points,” coach Stephanie
Vogel said. “We domintated.”
However, despite their strong
performance, several of the team’s top
runners said they weren’t feeling at
their best last weekend.
“We have runners who honestly felt
like they didn’t run their best,” Vogel