“Isn’t the money that I won mine?”

Question:  I won money in the Texas Lottery.  A couple of weeks before I bought the ticket my husband and I became separated.  Isn’t the money that I won mine?  My husband says that we own the money equally.

    In early July winners of a regional Environmental Respect Award were honored at the U. S. Capital building and among the honorees was Premier Ag of Dalhart.  Representatives from Dalhart traveled to D.C. to accept the award, which was given on July 9th.  The winners were selected in May in Willoughby, Ohio. 

    Mike Simpson, Operations Manager with Premier Ag, and Jack Lyons with DuPont Crop Protection made the trip to D.C. with their families to accept the award.  The Environmental Respect Awards are sponsored by CropLife® magazine and DuPont Crop Protection.  The awards signify the agricultural industry’s highest recognition for environmental stewardship among U.S. agricultural retailers.  The honor goes to those who serve farmers and ranchers with the nutrients, pest control and agronomic information and services critical to effective crop production.  Each year a panel of industry experts gathers to recognize achievement in environmental stewardship, professional excellence, and community involvement.

The Dalhart Fire Department has acquired two new vehicles, thanks to reimbursement funds received from the Texas Forestry Service and some ingenuity by members of the Dalhart Fire Department.  

    The new vehicles were both won in auctions on Ebay.  Both auctions were won approximately a month ago.  Members of the Dalhart Fire Department got together to discuss the types of vehicles that the department was looking for, then they began searching the Ebay website for potential matches.  A little patience and determination paid off for the department when they successfully bid on and won both vehicles.

In recent trying economic times the banking industry has taken many pitfalls.  From countless mergers to bank names changing as often as there are days in the week, it seems as hometown banking has become something of a bygone era.  However, Dalhart Federal Savings & Loan harkens to that hometown banking past while offering the latest in banking services. 

    As we pass this Friday by finishing up at the office, doing that last chore before leaving work, or planning hanging out with his friends. what we will be doing on the upcoming weekend, it can be tempting to forget what Friday should be about.

    It has been eight years since that day that changed America forever. Many say that the 9/11 attack is the defining moment of our generation. Almost everyone can tell you what they were doing and where they were when they heard the tragic news. But it’s not something many people choose to willingly think about.

Students at Dalhart High School collectively nominated eight classmates as the 2009/10 candidates for Homecoming King and Queen.  The eight were selected as those students who received the greatest number of votes with each class nominating one set of seniors as their candidates.

The freshman nominated Queen candidate Kelsea Kae Weatherly and King candidate Devin Jacob Vigil.  Kelsea is the daughter of Kim Weatherly.  She was born in Amarillo in 1991.  She stated, “I enjoy going to church and hanging out with my friends.”  Kelsea attends First Baptist Church.  She also commented, “My favorite things to do are talk, listen to music and worship.”  Kelsea plans to attend college after graduation next year and also has plans to travel on orphan mission trips.  When asked about her favorite thing about herself she noted that she like her personality.

Wear your crown proudly!

    Sunday is Grandparents Day!  Some may think it is just another day designed by florists and card makers to make some extra bucks.  Not so!  That was not the intent of Mrs. Marian McQuade from West Virginia, who first initiated Grandparents Day in 1973. 

     On Monday, August 31 history was made at a small-town clinic when a physician in Lubbock performed the first live-remote pediatric specialty consultation for a child in Stratford via telemedicine.

    The Stratford Family Medical Clinic is the first telemedicine site established through the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) F. Marie Hall Institute for Rural and Community Health’s Project CHART, Children’s Healthcare Access in Rural Texas.