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The backbone of agriculture in the U.S. continues to be the American farmer. As they strive to meet the growing demand for corn required to satisfy increasing world need, one area grower has been honored for his efforts through the 2017 National Corn Yield Contest. The national contest, sponsored annually by the Nation Corn Growers Association, recognizes farmers from across the country for their exceptional efforts.

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All of the Dalhart FFA judging teams have done well in recent years, but the dairy cattle judging team has been the best of the best the past three years. They recently placed second at State for the second year in a row, which qualified them to move on to nationals once again, for the third year in a row.

BY BILL KELLY
THE DALHART TEXAN

This week if the final week of the school year for most schools in the Panhandle area, including Dalhart ISD and Hartley ISD. Both schools will end the year with commencement ceremonies for their senior classes along with various award ceremonies.

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Legacy Assisted Living held a Mother’s Day Fashion Show last Friday, May 11. Legacy female residents had designed Hobby Shirts, and they wore their creations for the fashion show.

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THE DALHART TEXAN

The Dalhart Independent School District (DISD) Board of Trustees met Tuesday evening, May 15. A large crowd was in attendance.

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THE DALHART TEXAN

The Hartley County Commissioners’ Court met in Channing at 8:30 am on Monday, May 14 for their regular monthly meeting.

BY BILL KELLY
THE DALHART TEXAN

Dalhart High School held its yearly Awards Assembly on Thursday May 10 in the high school auditorium. Students received awards for individual classes and for achievements throughout their high school careers.

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BRYAN, Texas — As part of a statewide effort to strengthen rural communities across the state, Capital Farm Credit has granted the funding for community outreach projects to Texas 4-H and FFA programs.

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The Dallam Hartley Counties Hospital District recognizes volunteers each year in April for the service and hours that they provide to the patients and residents of the hospital district. This year the district mixed things up a bit and had all the volunteers come together for a 50’s Sock Hop complete with hamburgers and hot dogs for lunch and then banana splits for dessert.

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THE DALHART TEXAN

The 17th Annual Fishing Derby that is sponsored by the City of Dalhart was held on Saturday May 5 at the fishing pond at Rita Blanca Lake. The event is held each year for the children of Dalhart and the surrounding area.

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THE DALHART TEXAN

The Dalhart City Council met on Tuesday night, May 8.

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THE DALHART TEXAN

The Dalhart Area Child Care Center (DACCC) held a summer registration on Thursday, May 10. Parents were also given the opportunity to sign up for the regular school year for 2018-2019. Parents who missed the registration on May 10 may still register their children for the summer and/or the regular school year.

BY ZELDA BETH LANG
THE DALHART TEXAN

Former Dalhart resident James D. (Jim) Ray was recently honored as the recipient of the 2018 Distinguished Alumni–College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources’ from Texas Tech University in Lubbock.

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THE DALHART TEXAN

The Hartley High School UIL Academics team sent several students to the State UIL Academics Meet at the University of Texas at Austin last weekend, Thursday May 3 through Saturday May 5. The Social Studies team won the State Championship, and the other students also performed well at the prestigious event.

BY BILL KELLY
THE DALHART TEXAN

Vyve Broadband is excited to celebrate National Teacher Appreciation Week by announcing Brandi Massey as the Dalhart April Teacher of the Month. The monthly program honors outstanding teachers in the communities Vyve serves who are chosen by Dalhart residents through an online voting process. Massey teaches kindergarten at Dalhart Elementary School, and this is the second time this year that Massey has won this award, as she was also the Dalhart March Teacher of the Month.

BY BILL KELLY
THE DALHART TEXAN

Frank Phillips College (FPC) held a special graduation ceremony on Saturday May 5 for eight students who received their GEDs this year at the Louise and Gene Rahll Education Center, their new facility in Dalhart. This was the first official function to be held in the new building.

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THE DALHART TEXAN

The election for the two open positions on the Dalhart Independent School District (DISD) Board of Trustees was held Saturday, May 5 at the Dalhart City Hall. Since there were two open positions on the board and since all the positions are considered at-large, each voter was allowed to vote for two candidates and the two candidates who received the most votes were elected to the board.

BY ZELDA BETH LANG
THE DALHART TEXAN

Early voting in the election for the Dalhart Independent School District Board of Trustees ended Tuesday May 1. Election Day voting will be held tomorrow, May 5 from 7 am to 7 pm at the Dalhart City Hall.

BY BILL KELLY
THE DALHART TEXAN

Top of Texas Relay for Life did very well in 2017, raising over $47,000 for the American Cancer Society. They want to do just as well or even better in 2018, and will hold a special luncheon as a fundraiser in a little over a week to start things off.

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THE DALHART TEXAN

The Dalhart Junior High PTO recently held a design contest for the 2018 Dalhart Junior High Color Run. All students in grades 6-8 were invited to participate and come up with a design for the t-shirts that will be given to participants in the Color Run.