City closer to underpass

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Vol. 113, No.94 16 pages in two sections
Dallam County and Hartley County, Texas
Friday, November 22, 2013
School district’s FIRST gives ‘Superior’ rating
Discover
Dalhart Area
Head of Transportation says, ‘Buses in working order’
Home of
By ZELDA BETH LANG
Maxine Shewbert
T
he Dalhart ISD Board of Education met
Tuesday night and covered a long agenda.
A public hearing on the Financial Integrity
WORD
OF THE DAY
Rating System of Texas (FIRST) was held. An
overview of FIRST was presented by Thad Lasater, the district’s business manager. He said
this report is based on 20 separate indicators.
He also reported that when a School District
gets a rating from the State, a public hearing
must be held. He went over in detail all the
items.
Dalhart ISD’s rating is Superior. There are
four categories of ratings. This report was the
See SUPERIOR on page 4
City closer to underpass
giblets
Definition, Page A2
By JOE WARREN
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DALHART 1-0
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ONE LOOK BACK
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SCHOOL HISTORY
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hristmas came early for the
city committee who is working closely with TXDOT officials
in making plans for improvements
to the underpass on Hwy 87 and
the highway itself.
On Monday Nov., 18, Stan
Swiatek Director of the Planning
and Development in the Amarillo District of TXDOT, presented
an initial feasibility study to the
committee on the plans the department came up with after a
couple of prior meetings in which
the local committee assessed the
needs for the project.
The biggest changes the committee came up with, was improving clearance to the underpass on
Hwy 87 along with some changes
to Chicago and Pine Streets and
how those streets connect to the
highway.
This project has been on the
books for TXDOT a couple of
different times in the past and has
stalled for various reasons. But
for now, it has new life, at least in
the feasibility and initial drawing
stages once again.
“I’m pleased with where we are
on this project, you have done a
great job getting us to this point,”
Courtesy Photo
An architechtural rendering of an initial drawing of how the underpass will look.
Swiatek said. “We know now we
don’t want to go over or around
the existing rail road bridge, but
keep the route to go under the rail
road and that’s huge for us to be lack of money for the projable to start the feasibility study.” ect. “It’s a high priority for us,
The
biggest
issue
fac- Swiatek said. “And in the big
ing TXDOT is money or the
See UNDERPASS on page 4
Dalhart Consumers COOP hosts annual meeting
NFL Referee delivers Keynote message
DAVILA: MVP
By JOE WARREN
D
See pics, page B8
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alhart Consumers COOP Fuel
Association
Inc.,
General Manager Jim
Turner opened the
80th annual membership meeting Tuesday, Nov. 19, at Rita
Blanca Coliseum to a
full house to give the
annual report.
Turner began the
meeting by recognizing guests, including Walt Coleman,
National
Football
League Referee, who
was the Keynote
Speaker for the event,
the membership and
Hodies Bar BQ for
catering the event.
“I guess we should
invite Walt Coleman
more often to be our
speaker,” Turner said
commenting about
the good turnout.
“Our staff did a great
job getting things
ready for the meeting, but we could not
be here if it wasn’t
for you, our membership, and so thanks
for coming.”
Texan Photo by Joe Warren
NFL referee Walt Coleman.
After Secretary Kyle
Kemp declared that a
quorum was present
and proof that notice
of the meeting was
mailed to the membership, the meeting
was called to order
and the crowd lis-
tened to an invocation by Bryce Garrett
and then they enjoyed
the playing of the National Anthem.
Gregory Daughhetee,
a CPA with Lindburg
Vogel Pierce Faris
out of Hays, KS gave
Jodie Bezner hands Linda Rigg her 20-year service pin.
the annual financial
report and discussed
the annual audit performed by the ac-
audit evidence about
counting firm.
“The audit in- the amounts and disvolves
performing
See COOP on page 4
procedures to obtain
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Obituaries
Services to be held for Thelma Rains today
helma Rains, 84, of
Amarillo, died Monday, Nov. 18.
Memorial services will
be at 3p.m., Friday, Nov.
22, in Llano Mausoleum
Chapel. Arrangements are
by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd.
Thelma was born Sept.
18, 1929, in Brownsville to
May Belle and Dee House.
She grew up in Paris, TX
and graduated from Paris
High School and attended
Paris Junior College. She
met the love of her life
John William “Bill” Rains
on the steps of Paris High
B
School after WWII. They
were married on May 8,
1948, in Austin, and were
together for 62 years.
She worked as PBX/
Switchboard Operator for
Cosden Oil and Chemical Refinery. She served
as president of PBX Clubs
of Texas in 1972. She also
worked for City Drug and
Plum Creek Pharmaceuticals.
She was preceded in
death by her husband, John
“Bill” Rains; a son, John
R. Rains; her identical twin
sister, Geneva Nell; sisters,
Francis, Judy, Fairy Lynn,
Zella Maude and Carol;
and two brothers, Thomas
and Edward.
Survivors include a
brother, George House of
Paris, TX; a daughter, Toinette Grifford and husband
David of Amarillo; a son,
Joe Rains of Dallas; grandchildren, Melynda Grifford-Vaughan and husband
James of Amarillo, Ashley
Rains of Austin and Alyssa
Merryman and husband
Justin of Houston; and her
dog, Mindy Lou Who.
The family suggests memorials be made to Hospice Care of the Southwest, 6600 Killgore Dr
#110, Amarillo, TX 79106;
or charity of your choice.
Sign the online guestbook at www.boxwellbrothers.com.
Cobo of Amarillo, Texas,
Stephanie Stricker and
husband Scott of Dumas,
Texas, and Wayne Maytum
of Zephyrhills, Florida, 14
grandchildren,
19 great-
grandchildren, brothers Jerry Norris and Johnnie Norris
and wife Janelle. Arrangements are by Cox Funeral
Home 4130 Canyon Drive
Amarillo, Texas.
Services held for Billie Maytum on Wednesday
illie W. Maytum, 76, of
Amarillo, Texas went to
be with the Lord on Sunday,
November 17, 2013 when
angels came and took her
home. She was born August
Obituary Policy
16, 1937 in Childress, Texas
The following is the standard obituary policy of
to Chuck and Bobbie Northe Dalhart Texan:
ris. Billie graduated from
Sunray High School. She
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Name, age, date of death;
was united in marriage to
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Service time and location, who is officiating,
Wayne Maytum on Novemand the name of the funeral home;
ber 11, 1955. They were
•
Brief
biography
stating
facts,
not
married for 55 years; toobservations;
gether
they made their home
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List of immediate family members who preceded
in
Dalhart,
Texas. They
person in death;
had 6
children Trivone,
•
List of immediate family survivors;
Laura, Belinda, Stephanie,
•
Suggested memorials.
Wayne,
and Randy. They
lived
in
Dalhart
for 40
Immediate family includes the person's father
years
and
then moved
to
and mother, brothers and sisters (full and half or
Guymon, Oklahoma
where
step), spouse, children and step-children. It does not
they lived for 11 years. Bilinclude grandchildren, great-grandchildren, cousins,
lie was always active and
nieces, nephews, and in-laws.
Obits can also include a 1 x 2 photograph. never stopped. She was
a member of the Dalhart
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Ladies
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Bowling
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softball, and served on the
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loved fishing, gardening, sew-
ing, shopping, shopping, and
more shopping, and then
taking it all back. Most of
all she loved being with
her family. She was very
involved in her children’s
activities, never
missing
any of their events. She
was a caregiver for several
years to her husband who
lost his battle to cancer in
2010. Billie was preceded in
death by her parents Chuck
and Bobbie Norris, husband
Wayne Maytum, son Randy
Maytum,
grandson
T.J. Womble, sister Jean Dunn, and sonin-law Tim Cobo. Survivors include five children
Trivone Maytum of San
Antonio, Texas, Laura Ingram and husband Gary of
Keyes,Oklahoma, Belinda
WORD OF THE DAY
giblets \JIB-lits\, noun:
The heart, liver, gizzard, and the like, of a fowl, often cooked separately.
She prods the chicken, flexes a wing, pokes a finger into the cavity, fishes out the
giblets.
-- Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale
Whatever you say to such people, they think you’re talking about their problem, like
the story of the cat, where the couple was arguing about a divorce but the cat thought
they were disagreeing about the giblets for its lunch.
-- Umberto Eco, Foucault’s Pendulum
Giblets most likely derives from the Old French gibelet, “a stew made from wild
game.”
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Henry’s Flowers hosting
Open House
Henry’s Flowers is hosting an Open House to help celebrate and officially announce their new location at 315
Rock Island in Dalhart. The Open House will take place
Legacy Retirement Community will be hosting a 2014 at their new location on Friday Nov. 22 from 1 to 5 p.m.
Medicare Check-up for Part D Open Enrollment on Fri- Everyone is welcome to attend.
day, November 22.
The program will be held in the West Wing Dining room
located at the Coon Memorial Home beginning at 10:00
a.m. and running through 2:00 p.m.
Representatives of the Area Agency on Aging will be
available to council participants about the options for
Medicare Part D.
It is recommended that participants should enter through It’s that time of year when the City of Dalhart is acceptthe Coon Memorial Home front door (210 Texas Blvd. ing E-Waste at City Hall. The program runs from Nov.
in Dalhart), and then follow the signs to the dining room. 15 through Dec. 15, where people can toss out there old
Participants are asked to bring a complete list of all your computers, printers, TVs and other electronic devices for
free.
current medications and your Medicare card.
This program is for anyone who may be interested in A trailer will be located at City Hall plus there will be
more information about the Part D option. Open En- special dumpsters to put computer towers into which
rollment for Medicare Part D is from October 15, 2013 are locked up so if you are worried about people getting
ahold of your old computer to take information off of it,
through December 7, 2013.
For more information, please contact the Area Agency on so everything remains secure.
This is the fourth annual free E-Waste collection the city
Aging office in Amarillo at 806-331-2227.
has done and according to city staff, it has been very successful. If you have questions about the program, you
may call City Hall.
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Grace Lutheran Church
Thanksgiving meal
Grace Lutheran Church 1311 E. 16th Street will once
again be preparing and delivering a meal on Thanksgiving Day for those who receive Meals on Wheels.
We welcome all volunteers who would like to help. For
more information call 244-4798
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St. Anthony’s Thanksgiving
Bake Sale
A Thanksgiving Bake Sale is slated Saturday, Nov. 23
from 9 a.m. to noon in St. Anthony Church’s San Antonio
Room located at 411 Texas Blvd. Come by and enjoy a
cup of coffee while you shop. Fresh baked pies, cakes,
bread, candy and lots of other yummy baked goods that
is sure to make your Thanksgiving Day dinner even more
wonderful.
All departments of the City, including the landfill, will be
closed November 28 thru December 1 for the
Thanksgiving holidays.
We will resume regular hours Monday, December 2.
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Care Net 5K slated
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November 25- November 29
Monday, November 25
Beef and chicken fajitas, rice, beans
Tuesday, November 26
Catfish, cod or shrimp, rice pilaf
Wednesday, November 20
CLOSED
Thursday, November 21
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Friday, November 15
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November 25- November 29
BREAKFAST
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
LUNCH
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Strudel & Cheese
Breakfast Burrito
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Chicken Sandwich, oven fies, fresh veggie cup, fruity gelatin, milk
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Correctional Managed Health Care is seeking to fill
the Clinical Department Administrator position at the
Dalhart Correctional Facility.
Applicants must have a Bachelor’s degree in health
care administration or a business-related disc pline; two
years of progressively responsible administrative and
supervisory experience and will be required to pass a
security clearance.
Excellent benefits including paid holidays; State of
Texas retirement, vacation and sick leave accruals.
For additional information, please contact
Gary Tonniges at (806) 791.4433.
For additional information and to complete an online application, please visit: https://jobs.texastech.edu
and search for Req. #: 89870
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BOARD
(continued from page A1)
November 2012 report that covered the 2011 and 2012
year.
Several disclosures have to be presented in the Highly
Qualified report. This report covered teacher requirements and had a chart for each school with percentages,
Supt. John Massey reported that they are working on get-
ting all schools in the district to 100 percent qualified.
The School Accountability Rating and Targeted Improvement Plans were discussed by Supt. Massey. He
said both Intermediate and XIT Secondary Schools
needs improvements. Intermediate School Principal McCormick reported on what they have been doing. Also
XIT Secondary School Principal Douglas gave a report
on their work.
There were four needs identified for each of the two
campuses. The Supt. went over all four needs, Critical Success Factors and Annual Goals for 2014 for both
campuses.
In the Superintendent’s report he discussed the buses.
They have all,in the last three weeks, been serviced including oil changes, filter changes, other needed repairs
and are, according to Joe Garcia, head of maintenance
and all transportation said, “Buses are doing great.”
Continuing his report Massey wants to form a Strategic
Planning Committee of 25 to 30 people to form a three
to five year plan. This committee will include school personnel, business people, parents and other individuals.
They plan to form this committee after the holidays and
have only three to four meetings to end in May 2014.
Enrollment figures as of Nov. 13, totaled 1,766: DHS
485; Jr. High 415; Intermediate 228; Elementary 599 and
XIT 39.
The board discussed the District Fiscal Year Change.
A chart and a list of pros and cons was shown and were
discussed. The Board voted to make changes for the
2014-2015 school year.
Additions/Deletions Tex Pool Representatives included removing David Foote and Delbert Dodds and adding
Supt. Massey and Lasater.
Votes for the Dallam County Appraisal Board all went to
Peter Baumert, current President of the Board.
There was an executive session following the regular
meeting with nothing to report at this time said Supt.
Massey.
COOP
closures in the financial
statements,” Gaughhetee
said. “I’m going to go over
the statement and balance
sheets provided to you.”
The official audit opinion
was given in a written format. “The financial statements referred to above
presents fairly, in all material respects, the financial
position of Dalhart Consumers Fuel Association,
Inc. as of July 31, 2013
and 1012, and the results
of its operations and its
cash flows for the years Members sign in for the prize drawing held at the end of the meeting.Texan Photo by Joe Warren
then ended in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted
in the U.S.,” the opinion
reads. After the audit report, Board President Jody
Bezner introduced the other directors to the crowd.
Bezner then gave out service awards. He awarded
Kristi Frische and Linda
White with a five year service pins and Linda Rigg
received a pin in recognition for her 20 years of
service to the coop.
Bio. Speaker Walt Coleman, NFL Referee
Coleman resides in Little
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marks. “I’m not used to
being clapped, that’s not
the normal reception I get
– you know being a NFL
Referee.” Why a referee?
What was Jim thinking he
told the gathering? Why
would Jim bring a referee
to talk to a group of farmers?
“It’s an occupation that
gets less respect then a
farmer,” he answered.
“We face some of the
same challenges and the
number one challenge is
the negativity we have to
deal with. You have been
around 80 years, but I
guarantee, tomorrow no
one will be talking about
this accomplishment.”
Coleman then challenged the group to turn
the boos into cheers. That
he said, is the way to fight
negativity.
“Remember we’re important each one of us, everyone is important, what
you do is important,” he
said. “I understand nobody
understands what you do,
they think food just pops
up on their plate – the
negativity is out there, it
doesn’t make any difference how hard we work
there will be negativity.”
Coleman, told everyone the reason he loves
football is because in all
other sports everybody
gets to play with the ball.
In football, he said, there
are these poor old guys in
which the only time they
get recognized is when
they mess up, talking
about the offensive line.
They work hard attend
The message
meetings, and the only
time the spotlight is on
“I’m honored to be here,” them is when they mess
Coleman told the mem- up.
bers in his opening re- “How successful will
Rock, AR and is a sixthgeneration family operator of Coleman Dairy,
(now Hiland Dairy).Outside of officiating, Coleman serves on many local boards and associations including the Little
Rock Boys and Girls Club
and Greater Little Rock
YMCA.
Coleman is a former
president of the Arkansas Dairy Products Association and Major Sports
Association of the Little
Rock Regional Chamber
of Commerce.
Coleman was inducted
into the Arkansas Sports
Hall of Fame on Feb. 23,
2009, joining his father,
Buddy Coleman, a 1994
inductee. Coleman worked
for the Arkansas Activities
Association, the governing body for high school
athletics in Arkansas, for
14 years before moving
up to the college level.
His college officiating career included five years in
the Southland Conference
(Division 1-AA) and five
years in the Southwest
Conference. (Division I).
Coleman served as a
line judge for the first six
seasons before being promoted to referee at the
start of the 1995 NFL season.
Over his NFL career, he
has worked two conference championship games
(1998 and 2003), but is
most notable for being the
referee in the game that
became known as ‘The
Tuck Rule Game.’
any football team be if the
offensive line is not committed?” he said. “I want
you all to know what we
have here tonight is a room
full of offensive lineman,
you are the backbone of
the country.”
Second on the list for
Coleman’s message was,
“You’ve got to learn to
laugh,” he said. “Stuff is
going to happen. Stuff
happens, but only to those
involved.”
Farming is a lot like
being a referee, Coleman
said, because people will
always not understand
what you do, and they will
always be critical.
“Just try and pass a farm
bill,” he noted. “It’s all
about attitude, people are
mean, but we don’t have
to listen to them. That’s
why we have to laugh and
not take ourselves too seriously.”
The third thing he told
the farming group was to,
do the right thing. Like
when a referee makes a
call, if they believe it is
the right call, then they
did their job.
“We do what’s right,
what we’re supposed to
do, what our years of experience and education
has taught us that’s right,”
Coleman said. “We can’t
control what will happen,
but we do what’s right
anyway.”
He wrapped up the
evening’s message with a
recap of the significance
of knowing that farming
is important to feeding
the country, there will always be negative people
out there and doing what’s
right is how the agricultural industry helped shape
the United States.
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UNDERPASS
scheme of things this is
not much money at all.”
Swiatek said he didn’t
know the total cost of the
project because final engineering and environmental
studies are not done, but
he guesses between $10
and $15 million.
During a prior meeting,
the committee charged
TXDOT officials to further develop the underpass, evaluate drainage
to determine the impact
and constraints the project
would present. Determine
how much clearance could
be obtained under the underpass and consider options and improvements on
Chicago and Pine Streets
and how they connect to
the highway. They also
are looking at long term
and interim sign solutions,
considering ascetics and
looking at ways to phase
in the improvements.
“We are in a feasibility
study part of the project,”
Swiatek said. “A lot of the
design and general concepts will work in the final
design.”
Currently the underpass
has a clearance of 13 feet
7 inches, what’s proposed
to taking the clearance
to 15 foot 7 inches. The
plans also call for tying
in Chicago Street to Denrock Street and making
Pine Street and Elm Street
a cul-de-sac at the highway end of those streets.
Adding some turn signals
at Chicago and Denrock
at the intersection to the
highway and improving
some driveways at the
highway entrances.
TXDOT officials also
said they plan to change
the walking and bike route
at the underpass, moving it up the hillside a bit
with width of 10 feet and
clearance of eight feet.
Plans also call for a retaining wall with the potential
of adding art or cement
stamps on the wall adding
to the overall ascetics of
the project.
“This is a 40 MPH design, but I know you probably will not change the
existing speed limits it
adds to the comfort of the
drive going into the underpass,” said Swiatk.
The benefits according
to TXDOT officials will
be, improved from a 25
MPH to 40 MPH design,
improved clearance, im-
Lola Barrow studies the design of the proposed underpass.
proved bike and pedestrian
path, and improved access
from Chicago to Denrock.
“Because the roadway
is on rail road right-a-way,
it’s on their property,”
Swiatek said. “The fact
that we are not touching
their bridge it should be
OK. The rail road cares
about the rail road, not
touching their stuff will
help us slide through this
project.”
Also in the project is improving the sign warning
systems coming into town
with three lines of defense
including more signs,
more flashing lights further out and at the bridge,
warning truck that will not
make the required clearance. The next step according to Swiatk is the
detail and design phase.
“We found the 1940 design plans for the bridge
that was like finding gold”
Swiatk said. “There is an
issue of bridge stability in
going too far or deep.”
Weekly Weather Review
Cold and snow in the forecast
T
he National Weather
Service out of Amarillo has issued a Winter
Weather Advisory in effect
from 6 p.m. Thursday evening until 6 a.m. CST Saturday. The weather event
calls for a strong cold front
that will move through the
Texas and Oklahoma panhandles beginning Thursday. A combination of light
freezing drizzle... and light
freezing rain is expected for
the majority of the Texas
and Oklahoma panhandles.
Ice accumulations are expected to remain light and
predominately on elevated
surfaces. A transition to
light snow and sleet is expected for the northwestern
Texas and western Oklahoma panhandles where
storm total snow amounts
could range from one to
three inches. Also, breezy
northerly winds of 20 to 30
mph with higher gusts will
cause wind chill values to
drop into the single digits
November 11- November 17, 2013
1.Tanglewood, Officers
responded to a report of
criminal trespass.
2.500 Blk. Blair, Officers
responded to a request for
the issuance of criminal
trespass warning.
3.100 Blk. N. Norman,
Officers responded to a
report of threats.
Tuesday November 12,
2013
1.1100 Norman, Officers
responded to a report of
burglary.
Prescription
medication was reported
stolen. There was no
forced entry into the
The city is in agreement
with the project and happy
with the project so far.
“I like the plan because
it takes care of a bunch of
safety concerns from the
city’s stand point especially on the north side of the
Jr. High Honor Roll
6th Grade A Honor Roll: Carly Lehman, Dawnia Mar-
Roberto Aguilera-Cancino,
Louis Alcala-Ariza, Maddi
Beckner, Kayli Brown, Pahola Castillo Lopez, Kallie
Childress, Abigail Coffee,
Justina Coronado, Luke Daniels, Kaitlyn Davis, Anika
Figures, Ellie Fly, Khodee
Gomez, Emily Guerrero-Villalobos, Matthew Haisten,
Ethan Hall, Alisha Hickey,
Daniela Martinez, Jaden
Massey, John Moorhouse,
Britani Moreno, Ky Przilas,
Madison Randall, Jaylee
Ritter, Kalise Schmidt, Kesleah Shields, Auburn Sorrels,
Landon Swain, EmmiClaire
Winings, Ryan Wood. 7th
Grade A Honor Roll: Arlen
Avalos, Benjamin Bezner,
Tatum Blanco, Ryan Bornemeier, Dyson Day, Amalia Delgado Ruiz, Angela
Gonzalez, Brendon Herring,
Rebecca Nelson, Samantha
Peavey, Lexi Posey, Madison Schroder, Collin Smith,
Ciara Stewart-Henry, Raily
Stull, Katherine Thompson,
Konnor White, Hanna Wilkerson. 8th Grade A Honor
Roll: Halle Holiski, Faith
Lindsey, Jake Massey, Sarah
McDaniel, Brilee Moore,
Erin Nutter, Karley Orman,
Emma Schartz, Kullen Sorrels, Savanna Watson.
today (Friday) across the
entire Texas and Oklahoma
panhandles. Frozen precipitation will end from east to
west by Saturday morning.
Friday’s low will hit 23 degrees and highs will only
hit 28 degrees, light snow
is expected on Friday with
a 30 percent chance of precipitation. On Saturday,
highs will reach 33 degrees
and lows will hit 24 degrees and the skies will be
overcast. On Sunday snow
showers will be in the
forecast with 31 degrees
as the high and 23 as the
low. There is a 70 percent
chance of precipitation on
Sunday.
On Monday the weather
will see 35 degrees for the
high and the lows will hit
25 degrees. Tuesday and
Wednesday it’s expected to
warm up a bit with highs
in the low to mid 40s and
clear skies in the forecast 6th Grade A/B Honor Roll:
and zero percent of pre- Kanon Bass, Adalberto
Borunda, Isabelle Bruce,
cipitation.
The Dalhart Police Dept. investigated or
followed up on the following incidents
Monday November 11,
2013
building.
regarding an ID Theft.
report of assault by threat
- family violence. The
2. 1700 Blk. E. 1st, 2. 100 Blk. Liberal, suspect was gone upon
Officers responded to a Officers responded to a arrival of the police.
report of car burglary. report of retaliation.
Tools, CB Radio and keys
2.100 Blk. N. Norman,
were reported stolen.
Officers responded to
There was no forced entry
a report of gun shots.
into the vehicle.
Saturday November 16, Information from the
2013
caller was inconsistent
with evidence located at
1. 300 Blk. E. 5th, Officers the scene.
Wednesday November responded to a report of
13, 2013
criminal mischief.
3. 1300 Blk. E. 5th, Officers
Tires had been slashed responded to a request for
1.1000 Blk. E. 16th, and car window had been crisis intervention.
Officers followed up on shattered. No suspects The caller was released to
information in a Theft have been identified in a family member.
case.
this case.
4. 1400 Blk. E. 5th,
Officers responded to
a report of criminal
Thursday November 14,
Sunday November 17,
mischief.
The
caller
2013
2013
reported that they had
loaned some electronic
1 Southpark, Officers 1.1000 Blk. Sagebrush, equipment and it was
followed up on information Officers responded to a broken upon its return.
Check us out on the web
project,” said City Administrator James Stroud.
The next steps are to
sell the project to the community of Dalhart, look
for money to get the project in TXDOT’s budget
and more design and engineering is required. Swiatk said that should take a
couple of years. They also
have to get the blessing for
the project from Union Pacific Rail Road.
“Until we can go shake
our legislatures and get
some money for this
project…I can’t promise
money but we’re talking
less than $10 million, that
makes it a lot easier to get,
and you have to sell it to
your community,” Swiatk
said. “This project is listed
on our priority list right at
the top every time, I don’t’
see it getting in the budget
until at least 2015.”
The city council will
present the project at its
next council meeting,
Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 6
p.m.
Corbin Byrd, Lizbeth Camacho Romo, Mackenzie
Crosby, Ricardo Cruz, Eric
Daniels, Sophie Davis, Sebastian Flores-Hernandez,
Sway Gallegos, Kamri Garcia, Maredith Garcia, Brianah Gomez, Jessica Gonzalez, Jayce Harvey, David
Hernandez, Yamileth Hernandez Perez, Julieth Herrera Quintero, Zoe Jones,
Gavin Jurajda, John Laney,
quez, Caleb Martinez, Jennifer Martinez, Adamari Martinez Lopez, Carlos Martinez
Morales, Gilbert Moreno,
Xochil Moreno, Alexis Petties, Pacey Plaster, Auston
Proctor, Kenzie Provine,
Daniel Ray, Mayra Ruiz,
Anahi Saldana Canchola,
Loree Simmons, Lilian Soto
Gallegos, Kyler Sullivan,
Hunter Sundvahl, Alejandro Tascon-Vera, Madison
Todd, Mason Trujilio, Olivia
Vang, Carolina Varela Neri,
Jacqueline Villareal, Emiley
Wadlington, Cy Wing, 7th
Grade A/B Honor Roll: Jacqueline Alvidrez, Christian
Ames, Nolan Atha, Jeanna
Axtell, Ashlyn Banks, Raychel Banks, Socorra Barnes,
Reagan Bass, Chrissa Beller,
Victoria Bosell, Jadyn Box,
Gamer Campos Vejar, Jorge
Castillo-Chairez, Christian
DelTorro, Macy Delgado,
Hayden Finkenbinder, Payton Galloway, Caitlyn Garcia, Carlos Garcia, Grayson
Garcia, Olivia Garcia, Ethan
Garza, Angelica Goytia, Kyli
Harris, Shania Hernandez,
Hannah Holmes, Jack Hunter-Christian, Makayla Hyer,
Johnathan Lackie, Nikki
Lopez, Snow Lopez, Audry
Lujan, Gavin Martin, Jacky
Matthews, Kaleb McAdams,
Maize McMurry, Christian
Melendez, Amber Mendoza,
Gabrielle Muir, Tabbitha Pedraza, Leslie Pinales, Angela
Rodriguez, Jorge Rodriguez,
Calie Rutherford, Carson
Smith, Trinity Souza, Jason
Tye, Kelsi Wing, 8th Grade
A/B Honor Roll: Jacqueline
Aguilera Cancino, Zayne
Lewis, Yareth Lozano Flores,
Kodiak Martinez, Korbin
McCollum, Kyllie Richardson, Stephen Salas, Travis
Schumacher, Kade Winings
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Dalhart Texan
Local News
History of Dalhart Schools 1902 until present
By ZELDA BETH LANG
E
ditor’s note: Some of
this information was
provided by present school
staff, former principal Mrs.
John (Ruth) Shewbert and
the files at the Dalhart Texan.
The first independent
school district in Dallam
Co. was organized in Texline in 1891. Dalhart Independent School District
was organized on February
27, 1902.
Even in Dalhart’s infancy
citizens felt the need for
quality educational facilities for their children.
The first building was the
first South Ward in the 500
Block of Conlen. It was
two story frame building
built by subscription.
The school enrollment was
189 students. Many ranchers in the vicinity moved to
town for the school months
so that their children could
benefit from the instructional program. After six
weeks of school enrollment was 200. About the
same time as the school on
Conlen was being built a
similar design school was
built in the 1000 Block of
Dallam.
The next step was the creation of a high school.
The bond election for this
building was held on July
27, 1903. It passed 91 to
18. The South Side (South
Ward) building was demolished and the High School,
housing grades first through
11th was erected on that
site in the 500 Block of
Conlen for $30,000.
Many problems faced the
fledgling school system.
Several times the school
had to be closed because of
epidemics. Other times not
enough money was available to hold school for the
full term and the school
closed after six months
or so. One of these occasions the school reopened
as a private school in the
High School Building with
pupils paying tuition to finance the school for the remainder of the term.
Another time schools were
actually over crowded. A
temporary building was
needed to alleviate this
situation. A door-to-door
campaign was conducted
to raise the required funds.
In 1919 a room was rented in the Frank Williams
Building for $25 a month
to house one grade.
On April 14, 1922 the High
School Building was destroyed by fire. All books,
supplies and records were
destroyed leaving only the
walls standing. The last
five weeks of the school
year finished in Churches.
In October 1920 a bond
election passed 406 to
55 for the building of a
$125,000 high school in
the 800 Block of Oak. The
building was accepted on
June 27, 1922.
Also during this
time a decision was made
to build new buildings on
the North Ward and South
Ward sites. Using the
same plans for both they
were built in 1923 and
1924 at the approximate
cost of $29,415 each. The
South Ward building was
torn down in 1972 and
the North Ward building
served for years housing
the Dallam-Hartley Child
Development Center. That
building still stands but has
been remodeled for a private home.
In 1916 there were 12 rural or Community schools
in Dallam County. These
schools were gradually absorbed by the Texline and
Dalhart School Districts.
This was one reason the
Dalhart schools grew rapidly in enrollment and new
facilities were continually
required.
The first commencement
on April 27, 1907 was held
in the Felton Opera House
located on Denrock. There
was no school facility large
enough for such events.
Other graduations were
held in churches. With the
building of the new High
School, in the 800 Block of
Oak school activities could
be held in their own auditorium. This school served
the district well until it
burned in 1949. No exact
cause was ever made but it
was rumored that it began
in an upstairs Chemistry
room.
Allyn Finch Junior High
(now the Administration
Building at 10th and Elm)
was under construction
at the time of the fire. A
number of small huts were
purchased and placed on
the tennis courts east of
the burned building and
school was held in these
buildings. When Allyn
Finch was completed the
high school occupied it.
A new high school building was constructed on the
site of the burned building
(which is now the Inter-
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The first south ward school, 500 block of Conlen was a two-story frame built by Subscription.
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1sr grade through high school in the south ward location, 514 Conlen, built 1908 burned 1922
Kelly Hill School built 1930 in East Dalhart in Kendrick and Heights.
South ward built in 1924 at 514 Conlen.
North Ward built 1924 at 1001 Dallam.
mediate school). The first
graduating class from the
new DHS in the 800 Block
of Oak was the Class of
1953.
In the 1930’s the need arose
for an elementary school in
the east part of town. The
Kella Hill Building was
built on 3rd Street between
Kendrick and Heights.
School opened there in October 1930. When the new
elementary school building
was built and moved into
in November 1971 on Ten-
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nessee Ave. housed all elementary school pupils. In
1975 the destruction of the
Kella Hill Building began.
When school began in September 1986, the doors to a
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HISTORY
new Dalhart High School
opened, located at 1802
East 16th (which is now the
Dalhart Junior High) This
school housed 9th through
12th grades.
In August 2008 at 2100
Spirit Trail, the new Dalhart High School, just
south east of the old DHS
(now Jr. High) opened and
has classes 9th through
12th grade.
As of now, late 2013; Students at Jr. High are grades
6th through 8th; Intermediate School, grades 4th
and 5th; and Elementary
School grades Kindergarten through 3rd. The XIT
Secondary School is loCourtesy Photo
cated in the Administra- Allyn Finch Junior High built 1949 at 701 E. 10th. Is now administration building.
tion Building also Special
Education classes are held
there.
Enrollment for the schools
as of November 13, 2013
are: DHS 485; Jr. High
415; Intermediate 228;
Elementary, 599;
XIT
Secondary School 39; for
a total of 1766 students in
the five schools.
Superintendents From 1919 to present
J. A. Webb 1919-1921
R. F. Matthews 1921-1922
James H. Hayes 19221924
Doyle D. Jackson 19241926
Howard A. Finch 19261933
L. H. Rhodes 1933-1937
Blake Bolton 1937-1945
Dalhart High School, 801 Oak, built 1922, burned 1949.
George L. Graham 19451946
V. D. Armstrong 19461950
H. F. Railsback 1950-1956
Dean Skiles 1956-1966
Crandall Young 19661968
M. P. Bateman 1968-1977
Don
Williams
197712/31/1987
Edward H. Burns 19884/31/2002
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ON THE EDGE OF COMMON SENSE
Black’s Hambletonian
By BAXTER BLACK,
DVM
Did you ever wonder if
being horsey is hereditary? 25 years ago a fellow
veterinarian invited me
into his office and showed
me a picture in a livestock book copyrighted
in 1882. It was a drawing
of a bay stallion. It was
labeled “Black’s Hambletonian. One of the finest
and best blooded trotting
stallions of the day. Property of S. Baxter Black,
Compassville, PA. Cost
when a weanling colt,
$3500. Sired by Rysdyk’s
Hambletonian; dam, Kitt,
out of Long Island Black
Hawk.”
I was taken aback!
Aunt Effie always told
me that my great grandfather, James Black (b.
1833) was Pennsylvania
Dutch, from Erie County
Pennsylvania. His son,
my grandfather, was E.
Baxter Black. (b. 1866).
According to the U.S.
Trotting Registry Black’s
Hambletonian was foaled
in 1868. It’s beginning to
look suspicious.
The ancestry backtrack
for James Black (b. 1833)
ends with him. S. Baxter
Black was born in Pennsylvania in 1825, 8 years
before James. S. Black’s
father was listed as foreign
born. The census in 1850
shows S. Baxter Black
to be living in Lancaster
County Pennsylvania and
was listed as a farmer.
It is my belief that James
named his son E. Baxter Black after S. Baxter
Black. They were across
the state from each other
and the ancestry doesn’t
connect them as brothers, but they could easily
be cousins. E. Baxter had
a son named Robert who
named his son Baxter A.
…which is me. And we
are all horsey. Grandpa
E. Baxter was horsey.
The same could be said of
my father Robert, Uncle
Bert, cousin Jim (James),
daughter Jennifer and
me.
Now, $3,500 had to be
a lot of money in 1868.
But it appears S. Baxter
was doing pretty well for
himself. Black’s Hamilton is sired by Rysdyk’s
Hambletonian (b. 1849)
who happens to be the
one of the most prominent
sires of the breed.
My contention is supported by the dearth of
Baxter Blacks who have
walked the Earth. When
I Google myself I find
only one or two but they
have different middle initials. I figger if I checked
their ancestry back four or
five generations we’d all
be named after the same
character that S. Baxter
was named after. After
all, who would make up a
name like that?
James moved through
Wisconsin and Texas then
finally Oklahoma. His
son E. Baxter was in the
Oklahoma Territory Land
Run of ’89 and staked out
the home place where my
dad was born in 1918. In
1880 S. Baxter moved to
Lexington, KY, bein’ in
the horse business and all,
and in 1888 he had a sale.
Sold the place, the livestock and all the horses
except two; Greenfield
and Black’s Hambletonian.
I have on my wall an
original litho of Black’s
Hambletonian that was
portrayed in the livestock
book 150 years ago. How
I got it is another story.
Page A8
Lifestyles
Dalhart Texan
Last minute Thanksgiving table decorating ideas
Above: Simply paint the
center of an inexpensive
charger plate to greet your
guest or provide the menu
for the feast you have
worked on for days. These
same charges can be used
for other hoildays or as
wall art to welcome guest
to your home throughout
the year.
Above: A great idea for
seating cards and you can
keep the children busy
collecting the pine cones
and decorating the card
stock for names.
Right: A sweet and
thoughtful way to welcome
friends and family into your
home for any occassion and
the books are unharmed.
Use hollowed out gourds
to service relish and
appetizers.
Small pumpkins make
excellent candle holders
and brighten up your table
setting
Empty food cans make
great vases for cut flowers
especially when the weather
permits
Thanksgiving
dinner to take place outside
picnic style
Use a piece of fire wood to
add height to your table.
Dalhart Texan
Page B1
Tuesday Night Leaders
Hayden Smith
Jake Allford
Noe Subealdea
Teams know that Hayden
Smith is going to be the
go-to guy for the Golden
Wolves. He proved that on
Tuesday night with his 14point performance.
The senior post fought
through foul trouble throughout the second half to lead
the Golden Wolves with seven rebounds. Mark Schwab
also had seven rebounds.
Subealdea fouled out on
Tuesday night but not before he tallied eight points,
three rebounds, three assists and two steals to lead
the team.
One Look Back
Getting a little more in depth on
the Golden Wolves 68-54 win
over Dumas
Three Practices
One Game
Last Game: Dalhart 68, Dumas 54
Record: 1-0
Football season ended Next Up: Canyon, Fri.
just over a week ago with 7:30 p.m.
the Golden Wolves’ loss Twitter: @DalhartTexan
to Shallowater in Canyon
and now the players move
straight from the gridiron “I thought we jumped into
onto the basketball court it pretty good with everyand the team had very little one coming straight from
football,” guard Hayden
preparation.
After the game ended Smith said. “We all jumped
on Saturday, Dalhart went in real quick and got with
right into preparation for the program and I think
we’ll be good.”
basketball season.
They had three practices
over the weekend and the
team is just getting to know
the system they are running
with a new coach at the
A team cannot shoot 45
helm.
percent from the free throw
line and expect to open up
“I thought we
on opponents. Daljumped into it pretty leads
hart did not shoot well from
good with everyone the line on Tuesday night at
all. That is to be expected
coming straight
considering it is early in
the season and some playfrom football. We
ers have only had three
all jumped in real
practices so far, but the
team has to get better from
quick and got with
the line. And consider this:
the program””
Dalhart went 6-8 from the
line in the fourth quarter.
Hayden Smith
That is a great stat when it
Dalhart Guard
comes to the potential for
the Golden Wolves to close
“They came in work- out a game, but take away
ing really hard and (were) that stat and Dalhart was 4receptive to the plan I’ve 16 from the line up to that
brought in,” new head point in the game.
coach Kent Morrison said. That is a whopping 25
“They worked real hard percent from the line. That
and were just real recep- is not good. Again, it is early in the season and it may
tive.”
The players have cer- just be a fluke, but it can be
tainly had time together in guaranteed that the Golden
the past so that will help Wolves will be working on
out with the season, but their free throws this week
there will be an adjustment at practice and hopefully, in
period early on the season time, the team will turn the
considering there are seven free throws into free points
players on the varsity ros- rather than a minute delay
ter who played football this in action with no points
added to their score.
year.
Not So Free
Throws
Hayden Smith dishes it off on a fast break.
Dalhart drops Dumas 68-56
Golden Wolves overcome fouls, missed free throws to grab victory
By THOMAS LOTT
I
n a game that took nearly
two hours, saw two Dalhart starters foul out and two
more total four fouls, the
Golden Wolves would have
been happy just to exit with
a victory and that is exactly
what they did.
The Golden Wolves took
down Dumas 68-56 on Tuesday night behind a forced
balanced attack on a night
that saw both teams in the
bonus before the first quarter was even wrapped up.
Dalhart started off the game
a little bit slow, but the pace
of the game was decreased
extensively by the 19 foul
calls in the opening frame.
The Golden Wolves got four
first quarter points and two
assists from Hayden Smith,
but their game plan was affected from that point on by
the foul trouble their entire
starting five was in.
“(It affected us) big time
because they were putting
their free throws in,” Smith
said. “We’ve just got to keep
the game under control and
stop jumping up, stay on the
floor, and not foul.”
The fouls did slow down
somewhat in the second
quarter and the Golden
Wolves sped up their game.
They moved the ball well and
got some key contributions
from some bench players
to kick start their offensive
output. Sophomore Jeffrey
Thetford came off the bench
to contribute five points, including three that came from
beyond the arc, and three rebounds. Aaron Smith hit a
three pointer as well and had
an assist. Noe Subealdea,
who had two fouls quickly
in the first quarter, also put
down four points along the
way. The Golden Wolves
went to the half with a 34-32
Texan Photo by Thomas Lott lead and Hayden Smith led
Santos Rodriguez hit a three-pointer at the buzzer in the third the scoring with 11 points.
quarter to tie the game.
Texan Photo by Thomas Lott
In the second half the offense didn’t start the way
they would have liked and
the defense kept putting the
Demons on the line. As a
result, the Golden Wolves
went into the fourth quarter
with the game tied up at 48.
The game would not have
been tied at all had it not
been for a Santos Rodriguez
desperation three to end the
quarter. In the fourth quarter
the Golden Wolves put their
foot down and started to play
their game. They simply ran
away with it at that point.
They got on the boards and
set the tone the rest of the
way. The team had 12 rebounds in the quarter with
Hayden Smith grabbing
five and Jake Allford grabbing three and they started
game on a 20-8 run in the final quarter to take it 68-56.
This was Kent Morrison’s
first game as the head coach
of the Golden Wolves and
he saw some good and some
bad from the opening night
for Dalhart.
“It was a hard fought battle,” he said. “I’m proud of
our players for fighting their
way through and figuring
out a way to win.”
Hayden Smith led the
Golden Wolves with 14
points on the night. Allford
Dallas Isbell finished the and Schwab tied for the
night with six points and
lead in rebounds with seven
three rebounds.
while Allford had 11 points
to make some free throws as and Schwab had eight. Next
well. Mark Schwab went 3- up for the Golden Wolves is
4 from the line in the fourth Canyon. They will face off
quarter and Thetford went at 7:30 p.m. tonight on the
2-2. Dalhart finished up the road.
Page B2
Dalhart Texan
Sports News
Tornadoes’
zone offense
leading to
Espino 3’s
Texline drops Borger, Ackerly Sands
Espino averaging more than 30 points per game in Texline’s three-game winning streak
ment, he’s getting more open
looks and I think he’s shooting 50
percent from the three-point line
right now.”
The Tornadoes have now won
two games versus two schools
from Dalhart’s district which
makes their match-up with the
Golden Wolves on January 3
much more interesting.
For now though, the Tornadoes
are moving on in their schedule
and taking down teams that have
bigger enrollments, and teams
that have beaten them in the past,
in some cases they were beaten
handily.
By THOMAS LOTT
By THOMAS LOTT
Texline has been running
their zone offense as well
as it could be run right now.
Aaron Gutierrez is penetrating in the gaps and scoring
when he needs to.
And when the defense
collapses on the Tornadoes star player, he is finding Carlos Espino who is
knocking down every shot
he is taking. Or at least, it
seems that way. The junior
is shooting 50 percent from
beyond the arc this year.
“I know he can play like
that all the time,” Gutierrez said. “I’m just trying to
get him open looks, I know
he’ll make them.”
Head coach Tanner Martin was unsure how good
the team would be at facing
a zone defense, but to this
point on the season, it has
turned into a strength for
his No. 1 ranked team.
“That’s something that
we thought would be a
weakness of ours was zone
offense,” he said. “It’s been
our main focus in practice
the last few days, or the last
few weeks.”
The Texline Tornadoes are making fools out of their opponents.
The No. 1 ranked Class A team in
the state of Texas racked up two
more wins Saturday and Tuesday
with a 75-40 victory over Ackerly
Sands on Saturday and an 82-50
win over Borger on Tuesday.
Though Aaron Gutierrez has
been proclaimed by several as the
best player in the panhandle at
any level, it is Carlos Espino who
has been dominating on the floor
for Texline so far on the season.
“Carlos had, I think,11 threes
through the first three quarters
(Tuesday), so he’s stroking it
a little bit,” head coach Tanner
Martin said. “We’re rolling.”
Espino has had games of 40
points, 33 points and 39 points
through the first three games of
the season and is hitting around
50 percent of his shots from beyond the arc in those games.
That is what you call a man on
fire.
“Somebody was asking me
about him on a message board, a
coaching message board a couple
of minutes ago and they’re like
‘what’s the deal with that kid?’”
Martin said. “I mean, he’ll do that
every time if he’s open.
“Five feet from the three-point
line and in if he’s open it’s a 90
percent shot and, you know, he’s
a junior and in his last two years
as a starter he struggled with shot
selection because he’s so short,
he feels like he has to force shots
up and with our better ball move- Texline’s Chance Helms.
Last Game: Texline 82,
Borger 50
Record: 3-0
Next Up: Vega
November 29
8:00 p.m. Texlinet
For example, Sands beat the Tornadoes in the regional tournament
two years ago when Espino and
Gutierrez were freshmen.
Aaron Gutierrez remembers
that loss and he was going to do
all he could to help take home that
victory on Saturday in Dimmit.
“It felt good,” the junior guard
said. “I mean, we got destroyed
the first year, it wasn’t fun. That’s
why we got where we were last
year. Just working. Work hard
and get there.”
Gutierrez and Espino will now
have some time off. The Tornadoes dropped a game on Friday
from their schedule to get under
the new UIL game limit and Vega
delayed their game on Tuesday,
so Texline will not play again until November 30.
Aaron Gutierrez is helping open up the three-point line for Carlos Espino.
Channing falls to Felt 47-39 to move to 1-1
Ransonette’s 16 points, McLain’s 11 not enough to lead Eagles to second victory
By THOMAS LOTT
I
t’s good for a team to face different types of teams early on
in the season. It doesn’t matter in
non-district play whether a team
wins or loses, what matters is that
the team gets the right kind of experience before they make it into
district play.
The Channing Eagles fell to Felt,
Oklahoma 47-39 on Tuesday night,
but they did some good things
against a playoff team that pushes
the pace from start to finish. That is
what they wanted out of the game.
It was a good barometer for what
the Eagles needed to work on, and
after the game the team came to
the conclusion that they needed to
work on dealing with the press.
“What kind of hurt us a little
bit was the pressure that Felt has,”
Channing head coach Arnold
Peralez said. “They’re a quick
team and they rotate real well in
the press and we just had some
miscues throwing the ball down
the floor, trying to hit our cutter or
whatever.”
Early on in the season it is difficult to deal with a press. As a season goes on and players get more
comfortable with one another, they
are going to know where to go and
where other players are going. With
that experience, it is easier to break
a press, but it is definitely much
better to learn how to deal with that
press early in the season rather than
later.
In the first half of the loss for
Channing, the Eagles had trouble
stopping one player. He had 14
points in the first half with most
of those coming in the first quarter
and he was killing them on the offensive end.
However, the Eagles were able
to adjust and held him to seven
second half points and slowed the
game down and cut the lead to four
late in the game after being down
by as much as 10.
Channing’s Nicholas Garcia.
“My philosophy is when we have
deficits, we want to make sure
that we get positive possessions
each and every trip down the floor
when we have that type of a deficit,” Peralez said. “We’ve got to get
something as a result to our possession, so I thought we did that pretty
well.”
They had a chance to cut the
lead to two, but they had a missed
lay-up late and Felt hit a shot at the
other end to stretch the lead to six
points.
After that Channing could not
catch up, but having a shot to tie
the game late is what the Eagles
wanted. Zack Ransonette was the
leading scorer for Eagles on Tuesday night with 16 points on 5-13
shooting. Grant McLain finished up
with 11 points and eight rebounds.
Channing’s Grant McLain (left) and Dyllan Smith (right).
Channing
faces off with
Lefors on
Friday
By THOMAS LOTT
T
he Channing Eagles
take on Lefors tonight
in their third game of the
season. The Eagles are
coming off of a 47-39 loss
to Felt, Oklahoma on Tuesday night and will be looking to get back on track.
Lefors has just started
practicing for basketball
because they were in the
football playoffs and the
Eagles and head coach Arnold Peralez are not quite
sure what they are going to
get when they face off tonight.
“They’re coming right
straight out of football, that
game is going to be a little
rough, our kids kind of
know that a little bit and so
we’re going to start preparation today for things that
they may throw,” Peralez
said on Wednesday morning.
The Eagles will head to
Channing to take on the
Eagles at 8 p.m. tonight.
Last Game: Felt 47,
Channing 39
Record: 1-1
Next Up: Lefors, Tonight
8 p.m. Channing High
School.
Dalhart Texan
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Faith & Religion
Thanksgiving: A Time to Remember
By BARBARA RAINEY
s my children grew
up, I was determined
to make this holiday a time
for celebrating faith, family, and freedom.
I’ve heard many people
say that Thanksgiving is
their favorite holiday. Is
that surprising? Though
it’s a holiday sandwiched
between the increasingly
popular Halloween and the
overwhelmingly merchandised Christmas, Thanksgiving remains the holiday
of “coming home.” It’s a
holiday of rest—in stark
contrast to the frenzy of
obligation and spending
that threatens to destroy
the essence of Christmas.
Our national observance of Thanksgiving is
unique. It is both distinctly
Christian and exclusively
American, a holiday for
celebrating faith, family,
and freedom.
Having majored in history in college, I’ve been
concerned for years that
“we the people” don’t
know and understand what
Abraham Lincoln referred
to when he began his famous Gettysburg Address
with the statement, “Fourscore and seven years ago,
our fathers brought forth
upon this continent a new
nation, conceived in liberty … “ I was determined
that my children would
hear the stories of the courageous men, women, and
children who lived honorably and, through faith in
God, made enormous sacrifices to secure freedom
for us all.
I wanted them to understand God’s sovereignty
at work in the lives of our
forefathers and His providential direction of their
circumstances. For the
Rainey family, Thanksgiving was not going to be
just eating, hours of TV,
naps, and leftover turkey
sandwiches—followed by
a stress-filled Friday of
A
frantic Christmas shopping
at the mall.
With my husband’s help
I initiated some new traditions into our Thanksgiving Day. The two more
important ones were the
reading of stories about
the Pilgrims’ journey of
faith from England to the
shores of Cape Cod and
the recording and sharing
of our family’s personal
blessings. As believers in
Christ, we have so much
to be thankful for; and as
Americans, God has abundantly blessed our nation.
During the years when
all our children were still
Though they had suffered
much, their experience was
remarkably better than others who had attempted to
colonize on the American
shores. Plymouth had lost
50 percent of its numbers,
but Jamestown in Virginia
had lost 90 percent. The
Plymouth settlers had successfully built a little community and grown crops
to provide for themselves,
while other colonies were
totally dependent on supplies from England. Yes,
God blessed them abundantly, and they sincerely
offered Him their thanks
and praise.
at home, our family would
travel to my parents’ home
for the traditional Thanksgiving meal. Before we left
our home, however, we enjoyed another tradition—a
special brunch. Everyone
dressed up for the meal.
The children made place
cards, decorated the table,
and set it with special plates
and glasses. The brunch
always included a special
French toast that requires
45 minutes to bake.
While this meal was
baking in the oven, we
gathered around the table
and began reading about
the Pilgrims. I’ve always
been impressed by the
faith the Pilgrims demonstrated when they held the
first Thanksgiving festival.
Though they had suffered
much while starting a new
life in the new world, they
also recognized that God
had clearly and miraculously guided their steps.
Just before our family
began eating our Thanksgiving brunch, we would
all write (on special place
cards) five things for which
we were thankful to God.
On each of our plates were
five kernels of corn—a
reminder of the Pilgrims’
daily ration during one of
their first difficult winters. As we ate, we passed
a basket around the table,
and each person placed
one kernel of corn at a time
into the basket and told of
one thing for which he or
she was thankful. The basket went around the table
five times.
I’ve saved all of these
place cards as reminders
of how God has worked in
our lives. Here are some
of the things our children
wrote a number of years
ago on one Thanksgiving:
“I’m thankful for being
able to have a family.”
“I’m thankful Ashley
got to come home from
college for Thanksgiving.”
“I’m thankful for having a big sister.”
“I’m thankful for God
in my life.”
“I’m
thankful
for
my ministry at my high
school.”
“I’m thankful for my
sisters and all they’ve
taught me about relationships.”
“I’m thankful I got to
shoot a deer!”
“I’m thankful for a great
brother.”
Dennis and I were
thrilled to hear the kids actually thank God for each
other! After so many years
of arguing and fighting
with each other, they were
finally beginning to show
each other the affection
that has continued throughout their adult lives.
That year we also were
touched by something our
son Samuel wrote: “I’m
thankful for my muscular
dystrophy.” He had been
diagnosed with the disease
earlier in the year, and we
had been through some
wrenching,
emotional
months. While Dennis and
I had prayed aloud many
times, thanking God by
faith for how He would use
this disease in all our lives,
this was the first time we
heard Samuel express this
sentiment.
It was a big step of faith
for him. And it provided
another sign that our children were truly learning the authentic spirit of
Thanksgiving.
As you plan your family’s Thanksgiving this
year, you might want to try
something like the simple
routine I’ve described. To
help you, I’ve written a
book called Thanksgiving: A Time to Remember
that helps tell the story of
the Pilgrims and their faith
in our sovereign God. It is
written so it can appeal to
children of different ages.
No Peeking until Black Friday
Jotting
Judi
M
By Rev. Judi
Wiegman
y
husband
made a trip to
a large retailer
to get more large paper
bags to accommodate
the massive amount of
leaves on the ground.
They were brought
down by the 60 mile per
hour wind on Sunday
night. The wind was the
leftover effect in Pittsburgh from the tornadoes that ravished Illinois and Ohio.
He chuckled when he
shared what he saw near
the front of the store.
Large towers of merchandise have been put
into place and covered
with black plastic. The
signs read; “No peeking
until Black Friday.”
Here’s a piece of
trivia about myself; I
don’t like being teased
by wrapped packages.
Chalmer learned early
on to find a secure hiding place for my Christmas gifts because I have
been known to sneak
out quietly and take a
peek at the secrets under the tree. When my
children were small
a large box would arrive from my parents in
Michigan. After tucking
the children in, I always
took a “sneak-peek” at
each gift and carefully
replaced them back under the tee. Eventually,
my mother started using
layers of tissue paper
which made removal of
the scotch tape virtually
impossible. It always
tore a bit and the older
children figured me
out!
Chalmer was lucky I
wasn’t with him when
he discovered the “no
peek” zone. I’m not
sure I could have kept
walking and not peeking! I would need to
see what was attractive
enough to get me into
their store on what is
now being called “Gray
Thursday.”
That’s right! The list
of stores opening on
Thursday around 6pm is
growing as Thanksgiving Day approaches. To
get the very best deals
in Dumas and Amarillo,
you will need to “gobble” your turkey dinner,
forgo the pumpkin pie,
miss the football games
and get on the road early!
Even though I now
live in a major Metroplex, I have taken my
stand against disrupting one of my most favorite times of the year;
the days surrounding
Thanksgiving.
There
are sleep accommodations to figure out
and cinnamon rolls for
mornings and buns for
“late night” turkey sandwiches to make. They’ll
come “over the river
and through the woods
to Grandma’s house this
year!”
Six month old baby
Grace will be seated
in the high chair her
mommy sat in; the one
I almost left behind in
Texas. The older grandchildren will share the
traditional family menu
we’ve had for years and
anticipate their own special delights. We might
stick with tradition and
put up the Christmas tree
on Friday. For sure we
will play table games.
Parker and Grayson will
help me with a crossword puzzle. There will
be pictures taken from
every angle and laughter, lots of laughter.
Shopping? Nope! At
the top of the list; making memories!
Happy
Thanksgiving—stay safe in the
crowded stores if that’s
your game!
Dalhart Church Directory
DALHART CHURCH OF
THE NAZARENE
Wednesday 6:30 p.m.
Sunday School 9:45
Sunday Worship, 11 a.m.
GRACE EVANGELICAL ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA
XIT Cowboy Church
Every Tues. night at 7 p.m.
LUTHERAN
CATHOLIC
XIT Rangers, Lake Road
1311 E. 16th St. Sunday
411 Texas Blvd. Saturday
-*Services, 11:00 a.m.
Mass, 5 p.m. (English), Sun.
-*9:30 am (English) & noon TEMPLO RIOS DE AGUA
VIVA ASAMBLEAS DE
NEW LIFE
(Spanish).
dalhartnaz.org
DIOS
402 Tanglewood. Sunday
-*-*4th and Oatis
10:30 a.m.
LINCOLN ST. BAPTIST
FIRST ASSEMBLY OF
Sunday School 2:00 - 3:00
-*1019 Lincoln St. Sunday
GOD
Sunday Worship 3:00 p.m.
PRIMERA IGLESIA
Worship, 11:00 a.m.
Corner of Pine & Lincoln.
Wednesday
BAUTISTA
-*884-4209. Sunday 10:30
Service: 7:00 p.m.
(Spanish-English Church)
DALHART CHURCH
-*Spanish & Bilguie
211 Hillcrest.
OF CHRIST
FIRST BAPTIST
(806)-930-0940
-*1420 Denver Ave. 244-5561
Channing, Texas.
(806)-930-0083
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Sunday Worship, 10:40
-*-*TEXLINE
-*FIRST BAPTIST
SEVENTH-DAY
Sunday
Worship,
11:00
a.m.
COUNTRYSIDE
16th & Osage. 244-5584.
ADVENTIST
-*MENNONITE
#2 Pheasant Run,
FIRST CHRISTIAN
11497 FM 807 - Dalhart.
-*Saturday Service
602 Denver. 244-7500.
Sunday Worship, 10:45 am
LIBERTY BAPTIST
Sabbath
School 10:00 a.m.
Sunday
Worship,
10:50
-*Hwy. 87 South. Sunday
Worship
11:15 a.m.
-*FIRST
UNITED
Service, 11 am.
-*CHURCH OF JESUS
METHODIST
-*JEHOVAH’S CHRISTIAN
CHRIST OF LATTER
301 East Walnut, Texline.
FIRST BAPTIST
WITNESSES
DAY
SAINTS
362-4233.
Sunday
Worship,
Hartley. Sunday Worship,
1115 E. 1st St. - 244-6631
Sacrament, Sunday
11 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
Sunday 10 a.m.
10 - 11:10 a.m.
-*-*-*-*CENTRAL
METHODIST
ANTIOCH BAPTIST
HARTLEY CHRISTIAN
ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL
6th & Rock Island. Sunday
Rev. Casper C. Green
Worship, 10:50 a.m.
FELLOWSHIP
801 Denver Ave. 244-2396.
“Preaching and teaching
-*Corner of 9th and Johnson.
Sunday 9:30 a.m.
the gospel.”
Sunday Worship 10:45 a.m.
TEXLINE
Wednesday 5:30 p.m.
315 Texas St. 249-8020
-*MENNONITE
-*-*UNITED
4 Miles South of Texline.
ST. MARY’S MISSION
NEW LIGHT BAPTIST
PENTECOSTAL
Texline. Mass,
Rev. James Brady, Pastor
801 Scott. Sunday 10 a.m.
-*Saturday, 7:15 p.m.
Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.
-*PEOPLE’S CHURCH
-*Morning Worship, 11:00 a.m.
CHANNING UNITED
LAKEVIEW METHODIST Lake Road & Apache Dr.
-*METHODIST
244-4624.
1401 Walnut. Sunday
FIRST BAPTIST
719 Denver. 235-2019.
Sunday, 10:00 a.m.
Worship, 11:00 a.m.
CHURCH TEXLINE
Sunday Services, 9:30 a.m.
-*-*Rev. Roger Ashley
Page B4
Dalhart Texan
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HORSE MOTEL –
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Excellent opp.!
SINCERE CREEK RANCH
– PONTOTOC CO., OK.
– 779.02 ac. +/-, pvmt. on four
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5153 ac. ranch across the hwy. is
avail. w/excellent improvements
& location.
HILLTOP RANCH
– PONTOTOC CO., OK.
- 1,370.84 ac. +/-, on pvmt.,
two sets of improvements w/an
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COAL COUNTY RANCH –
974.25 ac. +/-, brick home, steel
pens, barns & out buildings.
POTTAWATOMIE CO., OK.
– 1,200 ac. +/-, 600 ac. +/- of
corn for 2013, cheap pumping
from two pumping stations on
the little river, pivot sprinklers,
balance in choice grassland,
barn w/apartment, steel pens, on
pvmt., 800 mature pecan trees,
very scenic.
CIMARRON RANCH –
COLFAX CO., NM – 1,854 ac.
+/-, 5 pivots, ditch water rights,
elk hunting, on pvmt.
SHERMAN Co. – 627 ac.,
choice land w/irr. wells, four
¼ mile sprinklers w/drip irr.
currently installed on the SE ¼
section, fully developed, one ¼
mile off Hwy. 287 on paved CR
– CC, 3 phase electricity.
HUTCHINSON CO., TX. – 2
sections, w/both cultivated &
native grass, currently being
farmed dryland w/irrigation
potential in the immediate area
(1/2 mile sprinklers currently
installed adjacent to the property
both east & west sides w/other
sprinkler irrigation in the
immediate area).
HANSFORD/SHERMAN CO.,
TX. – 821 ac. +/-, nice irr. farm
w/1/2 mile sprinkler, 2 strong
irr. wells, all tied together
w/underground pipe. PRICE
REDUCED!
1200 SOW FARROW TO
FINISH OPERATION – Moore
Co., TX. with computerized feed
mill, owner managed lease with
major hog co. presently in force
until May 2016. Main unit well
located on pvmt. near Dumas,
Texas, East unit on pvmt. w/two
homes leased to others at this
time for additional income. Two
separate units, can be divided!
Please contact broker for info
package and price.
NORTH HANSFORD CO.
– 640 ac. +/- with 3 sprinklers
(1 near new) & 2 irr. wells, on
pvmt. near Gruver, Texas. Test
well drilled and showed very
good potential!
UNION CO., NM – Amistad
area, 976.42 ac. w/612 ac.
formerly under pivot irr.,
presently enrolled in new CRP
contract @ $45.60 per acre, per
year, for 10 yrs., irr. wells &
pivot points all connected w/UG
pipe. PRICE REDUCED!
See our website for info on
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ranches, farms, CRP, land
w/precon. pens and give us a
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DUMAS APARTMENTS
FOR RENT
1/1 Bdrm - $550 per mo
All bills paid available, ask
for price. Weekly Rent $299
Charles Palmer
421-1045
or Stephanie Trevino
717-9107
806-935-3722
CHAPARRAL &
TANGLEWOOD SELF
STORAGE
Your 1-Stop Storage Center.
(10) Sizes from 5x10 thru
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- Security Lights
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- Security Fence
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333-5655
RV SPACES
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Full hook-ups.
Corral RV Park, Hwy 54
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MOBILE HOME LOTS
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800/933-9698
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1308 DENROCK
4 BR, 2 Bath, potentially 5 BR,
3 Bath with basement “Theatre
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laundry room and kitchen
with lots of storage. Beautiful
original hard wood floors and
on parade route! 3000+ sq ft,
$275,000.00,
Call (806) 341-8401.
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325.829.2221 10-28-11-26
401 E. 7th. Great commercial
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July 2013 $160,000. Call Pat @
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806-884-9232 11-15-22
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Amazingly low rent- truck
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ELMWOOD RENTALS
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806-244-6248
or 806-333-4749
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This institution is an equal
opportunity provider
and employer
Hay Grazer for sale
Tommy Parker
806-930-4293
CHILD CARE
DALHART AREA CHILD
CARE CENTER
Quality, Licensed Child Care
CCS vendor,
M-F, 7:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Birth thru 11 years, M.A.G.I.C.
after school program and
summer programs.
1000 Tascosa, 244-5369
PETS
2 kittens- 3-4 months old has
shots, 1 female Russian Blue, 1
Black and White tuxedo male.
Mlae had collar when found.
Claim Carol 806-268-1968 11-
FOOD BANK MINISTRY
September 18 and
October 16
2-5 p.m.
Church of the Nazarene
th
11 & Keeler
244-2777
**********************
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
**********************
Dalhart Pregnancy
Resource Center
105 E. Third
Tuesday 2:00-7:00
Thursday 9:00 -2:00
244-1783
**********************
AA Meets Every
Monday 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
St. James Episcopal Church
AA and AL Anon
Meet Every Tuesday
8:00 p.m. Central United
Methodist Church
Narcotics Anonymous
Friday Evenings
7:00 p.m.
Central
United
Methodist
Church
517 Rock Island
244-0404
**********************
Dalhart Winners Circle
meets 8 to 9 on Monday nights at
the St. James Episcopal Church,
801 Denver Ave.
Drug and Alcohol
in our Schools
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
Overcomers
free addiction counseling,
Friday evenings 6:30 p.m.
assessments and referrals
Church of the Nazarene
to rehabilitation centers
11th and Keeler
nationwide.
a support group for those Call 800-468-6933 or log on to
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COSMETICS
MARY KAY
Jean Smallwood
244-4429
AUTOS
2004 Ford F150 super cab, tool
box, bed liner, one owner, good
tires, runs good
2007 Toyota Corolla LE, 35
MPG, auto transmission, sun
roof, 6 disc CD player, one
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806-333-2501 11-15-26
WANTED
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WE WILL BUY ESTATES
Large or small. Personal
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HPA TFN
FREE
1890s Piano free don’t have
room for it. 806-884-8907
EMPLOYMENT • HELP WANTED
Employment Opportunity Available
The Dallam-Hartley County Jail
is currently hiring for part time
dispatcher. Applications can be
picked up at the jail.
Cattle Department
Night Watch
Feed Department
Feed Truck Driver
Cargill offers a comprehensive
benefits package, including
health and dental insurance,
life insurance, 401K, long-term
disability, pension plan, tuition
reimbursement, 7 paid holidays,
and paid vacation. Successful
applicants will be required to
pass a company paid medical
exam including a drug/alcohol
screen, reference checks and a
criminal background check.
Interested applicants can pick up
an application at the cattle
feeding facility located at
2795 US Hwy 54 southwest
of Dalhart.If you have any
questions please call
806-384-8200 and
ask for Paula Gilbert.
Equal Opportunity Employer
11-5-TFC
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Operators, LTD Dalhart 10.3 tfn
Extreme Cuisine now taking
application for kitchen help and
wait staff call 244-3287 or
333-3663 10-8-tfn
1 BR, 1 bath apartment in a quiet Cargill has current job openings
adult complex, no pets, covered for CDL Drivers located at our
TRI-STATE MOTEL
Nice/clean kitchenettes, hi-speed parking 806-244-3418 10-28-11-29
live pork operation in Dalhart,
internet, daily and weekly rate.
TX. Valid and current CDL
Truck parking. Free HBO.
required. Starting pay $15.00
4
bedroom,
1
bath
old
farm
house
244-2187.
per hour. To apply: Visit our
located approx 25 miles out of
Dalhart $500/mo $500 Deposit
hiring office at 203 Denrock
DALHART APARTMENTS no utilities pd. No smokers 244in Dalhart on Tuesdays and
Two bedroom with heat & air.
8400 11-5-tfn
Thursdays. Questions can
Rent based on income. Washer/
call:
Andrew Young at 806dryer hookups.
377-6031 Cargill is an Equal
4 bedroom, 2 bath double wide,
Call 806-244-7281.
Opportunity and Affirmative
Office at 1929 Shawnee Trail. large yard & carport call 620664-1282 11-22-12-17
Action Employer. Post-offer,
TDD # 1-800-833-8973.
pre-placement physical and drug
This institution is an equal
opportunity provider
screen required. 11-1-tfn
and employer
QUAIL RUN APARTMENTS
One & two bedroom with heat
& a/c for elderly, handicap , &
disabled. Rent based on income.
Office at 1929 Shawnee Trail.
Call 806-244-7281.
Like new frostless fridge
with icemaker, washer, dryer,
loveseat, camper trailer with
slideout, very reasonable,
12-12-6
CARGILL CATTLE FEEDERS
Job Opportunities in Dalhart
Cargill’s cattle feeding facility
located 5 miles west of Dalhart
on Hwy 54 is seeking a
qualified individual to join
our growing team. If you want
to be a highly engaged team
player in a safe and wellmaintained
facility, then consider this jobs!
WEST TEXAS RENTALS
Quality Residential Properties,
Professional Management,
806-244-3418 or
www.westtexasrentals.com
Pine saloon style bar 8 feet by 2
feet by 43 inches tall. $500
806-249-8143 11-22-12-22
SUPPORT
BEST WESTERN
NURSANICKEL
Housekeeping and
Housekeeping manager
Experience & bilinguel
preferred.
Apply in person. 9/13-TFC
NEW LIFE
Is looking for
quality nursery workers. $10/Hr.
Call Carlos @ 806-886-4193
for more information. TFC
SUBWAY is hiring for sandwich
artist and assistant manager.
Paid vacation and holidays.
Pleasant atmosphere. Apply in
person 10-22-tfn
STAFF ACCOUNTANT
We are seeking a staff
accounting position in our
multi-division organization.
Must be able to use general
accounting computer platforms.
Competitive salary and benefit
package. Please submit
Resume to: CEO, PO Box 1189,
Stratford, TX. 79084 or email to
shd1@xit.net E.O.E.
Pen Rider position available at
Nortex Feeder. Some outside
work. Must supply horses.
Competitive wages and benefits.
Contact Malcolm Long 806753-7740 10-22-11-25
JBS Five Rivers Cattle Feeding
is looking for qualified
applicants for:
Mill maintenance
Roll Operator
Yard Maintenance
Welder
Applicant must be available
to work scheduled weekends,
holidays and in all weather
conditions. Paid holidays, paid
time off and a comprehensive
benefit package are offered. 18
years, minimum age requirement
and must have a valid driver’s
license. Apply in person M-F
8:00 am – 3:00 pm at Coronado
Feeders, 4301 FM 297, Dalhart,
Tx. Pre-employment drug
screen is required. JBS is an
Equal Opportunity Employer.
FULLTIME CAREGIVER
POSITION High School
diploma or equivalent Dalhart
Area Child Care Center 1000
Tascosa 244-5369 11-5-tfn
Shop help wanted! Must
be dependable, willing to
learn, must be able to pass
drug test. Must be able to life
at least 50 lbs. Must be
able to read a tape measure
accurately Fork lift and torch
experience a plus but will train.
Apply in person at United
Supply, Inc 1225 Hwy 87
South, Dalhart, TX 79022 tfn
We are currently looking for qualified individuals who are
ready to join our team.
Looking for applicants with experience in:
Electrical * Building M&R
Welding* Metal Fabrication
•
•
Offering competitive pay, OT, and 401K & PTO
after qualifying period
Please Apply
In person at 12295 Co Rd. 11 in Dalhart
Or Fax/Email resume to:
Fax 806-377-6236/Email acrandall@larsenfarms.com
Have Questions? Call 806-377-6208
CDL Driver- year or Sprinkler repair
Irrigation motors
Truck Drivers, tanker
endorsement, local hauls, home
every night 806-333-7618 11-812-3
Housekeeping and Front Desk
Manager hiring apply in person
Best Western tfn
Coordinator of Extended
Education - Frank Phillips
College – Dalhart Center
– Dalhart, Texas. This position
will coordinate with local
industry and interest groups to
develop, promote and oversee
appropriate workforce training
and community education
classes. The position will
also provide support in all
phases of the FPC Dalhart
Center operations. Preferred
qualifications: technical
industry and/or post-secondary
academic experience, and
Spanish bi-lingual. Associate’s
degree required. Bachelor’s
degree preferred. Full-time
position with benefits. Salary
commensurate with experience
and education. Apply online at
www.fpctx.edu. EOE.
Familia Trucking Truck
Driver wanted CDL & Tanker
endorsement Call 268-0090 or
244-6143 11-16-11-26
CSS Potato Farms, LLC has an
immediate full-time opening
with benefits for an Office
Business Manager at our
Dalhart, TX location. CSS is
a multi-state farming operation
and one of Frito Lay’s largest
suppliers of chip potatoes.
Primary responsibilities include
overall office management,
accounts payable, payroll
management, data entry, HR
administration, inventory
tracking, agricultural input
tracking and compliance.
CSS is looking for a selfmotivated individual with
good communication and
organizational skills. Strong
computer skills in Excel and
Word are critical. Access is a
plus. Two or four year degree or
four years of office management
or agricultural commodity
shipping experience preferred.
Bilingual is a plus. Salary DOE.
Interested applicants should email resumes to:Grant Monie
grant.monie@cssfarms.com
Subject line: Office Business
Manager Position
11-15-12-2
R&R MACHINE WORKS
has current job openings :
Postions Available:
Service Tech
Full time with benefits, hard
working individual needed for
servicing our customers. CDL
license & experience with
welding & torch is a plus, will
train
Staff Accountant
Responsible for the prvision
of general ledgers, records &
financial reports, the preparation
& analysis of budget &
the performance of general
bookkeeping. Send resume to
R&R Machine Works P.O. Box
1330, Dalhart, TX 79022 or fill
out application at 1006 Liberal ,
Dalhart, TX 11-19-29
CDL DRIVERS NEEDED
Clean driving record. Two years
CDL experience. Home every
night.Apply in person. Bailey
Flying Service. 806-244-6511
EOE 11-22-tfn
Looking for experience &
CDL class A drivers for local
& long haul opportunities.
Company hauls hay, corn
& other commodities in the
Texas Panhandle as well as
long hauls from Colorado to
Central Texas. competitive
wages, pre-employment, drug
screening, knowledgeable of
DOT compliance required.
If interested call Cody Hines
806-683-2476 Hartland
Transportation, Hartley, TX 1122-26
Advertise your
employment vacancies
in the Texan
Dalhart Texan
Page B5
Construction - Home Improvement
Auto Repair - Services
Beauty Services
Antiques
Agriculture
PREVENT HOME
FIRES
Dryer Vent Cleaning
Dalhart Maintenance
Service
806-244-0534 or
806-220-4047
Assisted Living - Personal Care
HANDYMAN
No job to big or small,
Call Danny Garcia
(806) 884-9758. 9/13-TFN
Lawn Care . Mowing and Shredding
Schafer’s Lawn
Maintenance
Tree trimming and
removal, fall cleanup, stump removal.
Estimates
806-290-5533
Computer - Office Equipment
Heavy Equipment Service
WE DO UGLY
Mowing, Shredding
Weed control &
Commercial spraying
806-341-8725 or
682-459-5468
Place
your boxed classified here! Call
Dee Brown
244-4511 or 336-8200
LOCAL GUYS
looking to mow lawns,
Call (806) 268-1158
Party Supplies - Rentals
Electric Motors
Place
your boxed
classified
here! Call
Dee Brown
244-4511 or
336-8200
Appliance - Service/Sales
Pest Control Services
Place your
Place your boxed
boxed classified classified here!
here!
Misc Services
1-DAY SIGNS &
BANNERS
Posters, windows,
vehicle lettering.
Quality work,
reasonable prices.
Lynn Ballew
(806)333-8711
Stella Walker Art
works Studio oil
painting class.
Monday and
Wednesday, series
of 6, 4 hour classes.
Call Stella Walker
249-0804 or
THIS SPACE
Place
your boxed
classified
here! Call Dee
Brown
244-4511 or
336-8200
could be yours
for $50 per month!
Call Dee
at 244-4511
Professional Services
Advertise in the
space call
Dee 244-4511
NEED
BOOKKEEPING HELP?
Call Kelle Key at
806-418-3005 9/10-TFC
Sugar Shack
806-268-3144
Hours M-F 10-6,
Sat. 10-2
cute purses, scarves,
jewelry, gifts, etc
Party Room
Homemade frozen
casseroles, pot pies, etc
available to take home
Behind Martha’s’s
Place your boxed
service classified
here
Call Dee 244-4511
cell 785-564-0008
Winter’s Here!
It’s a great time
to get a fresh
coat of paint on
your bike
268-4677
Education and
Misc . Classes
THERAPEUTIC
RIDING SESSIONS
$25 for 30 minutes.
Please call Shirley 806244-5838
Cindy 806-333-0678
Sharon 806-244-0068
9-24
ARE YOU READY
for a second chance
at earning your
HIGH SCHOOL
DIPLOMA? Point
Rock Alternative high
school in Elkhart
Kansas is here to
help you. If you are
interested please call
us at 620-697-1253 to
set up an appointment.
9-20
Place
your boxed classified here! Call
Dee Brown
244-4511 or
336-8200
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Page B7
Sports News
Dalhart’s freshmen win
By THOMAS LOTT
A
double-double is a nice stat to eclipse.
To get 20 points is another that many
players strive to achieve. But to get 20
rebounds is practically unheard of unless
your name is Wilt Chamberlain or Kareem
Abdul-Jabar.
That is why Jesse Lujan’s performance
in the Dalhart freshmen team’s 60-50 win
over Dumas on Tuesday night is so ridiculous.
This is not a reference to the doubledouble he achieved with his 16-point performance. This is not a reference to his
two blocks or even his nine free throw attempts on the night.
No, this is a reference to the 29-rebound
performance he graced the Dalhart fans
with on Tuesday night.
No, that is not a typo for those of you
checking on us.
He really had 29 rebounds on Tuesday
night. To put this in perspective, the entire junior varsity for Dalhart totaled 31
rebounds combined in their first game of
the season, and somewhat ironically, so
did the varsity.
That means that Jesse Lujan did what it
took two full teams in two full games to
do in one game on Tuesday night. And he
could have had more honestly.
But the performance of the freshmen
team was not all about him on the night.
In fact, the entire team did things well
throughout the night. Ian Shugart had 13
points, all coming in the second half, in
the Golden Wolves’ win. Brayden Barrow
had 11 points and hit two three-pointers
in the game. Isaiah Bosell had nine points
and six rebounds. It was a good game for
the Golden Wolves and they are now 1-0
on the season.
Next up for Dalhart is Canyon who they
will take on starting at 4:30 p.m. tonight.
Shihan Tindall finished with 11 points and eight rebounds for the junior varsity..
Junior Varsity falls
By THOMAS LOTT
D
Jesse Lujan finished the night with 29 rebounds, nearly as many as both the varsity and JV.
alhart’s junior varsity
fell to the Dumas Demons 60-44 on Tuesday
night despite good performances from Slay Brand,
Shihan Tindall and Dominic Martinez.
The Golden Wolves
simply missed too many
makeable shots and got
outrebounded by a bigger
team in their game.
That is not to say the
team did not make shots
or rebound, they just were
outperformed on Tuesday
and it’s as simple as that.
Dalhart got down early
in the first quarter as the
Demons drew a couple of
key fouls in the frame. Tindall was able to get into the
lane and make a shot and
knock down a three pointer
as well.
This was one of the best
rebounding quarters for the
Golden Wolves as Brendon Nutter and Chandler
Renshaw each had three
rebounds in the first.
In the second quarter,
Dalhart’s offense picked
up a little bit but their defense failed to slow down
the Demons on the perimeter and Dumas went into
the half with a 29-21 lead.
Dominic Martinez hit
a three-pointer and got a
bucket on a fast break to
go with a collision with
an official to highlight the
second.
In the third quarter, the
Golden Wolves came out
pretty efficiently and started putting up some points,
Brand and Tindall had four
points each in the quarter,
but they simply could not
slow down the Demons
and that carried into the final frame.
Nutter found a way to
put some points up on
the board for the Golden
Wolves as he added four
points in the final frame.
Brand added six more to
bring his total to 15 for
the game, which led the
team and Martinez had
four more in the quarter as
well.
Brand led the team with
15 points and added four
rebounds and four steals
on the night. Tindall had 11
points and eight rebounds
in the game and Martinez
finished up with 10 points
and four steals.
The junior varsity gets
back to action tonight when
they take on Canyon on the
road. The game starts at 6
p.m. followed by the varsity at 7:30 p.m.
Slay Brand had 14 points,
four rebounds, four steals
and three assists.
Page B8
Dalhart Texan
Community News
2013 District 1-3A
Offensive MVP
Guillermo Davila
Conner Smith,
Punter, RB, LB
Dalton Torres,
OL, DL
Val Diaz
RB, LB
* Dalhart First Team Performers. Second Teamers to come in later issues.
Jerry Detwiler
DE

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