FOR THE TEXAN

Legacy Assisted Living residents and staff are taking part in the Walk Across Texas program provided by the Texas Argi-Life Extension Service. This program is to help one be aware of their daily exercise and activities.

FOR THE TEXAN

Jeff Neely, III, Managing Partner of NCW Insurance, announces the fourth generation of leadership at NCW Insurance.

By IVY HOLLINGSWORTH

The winter storm that blew in late Saturday evening brought high winds and rain, which later turned to snow and ice. Dalhart residents saw temperatures going from spring like mild and pleasant late last week, to fierce winter weather. Winds gusted up to 60 miles per hour, the main culprit behind numerous power outages in the area.

By IVY HOLLINGSWORTH

The Dalhart Youth Basketball Association wrapped up another great season recently. Thirty-two teams, made up of 250 boys and girls, in grades second through sixth, participated this year.

By ZELDA BETH LANG

Dallam County Commissioners met Tuesday, February 17 to conduct interviews, discussion and appointment of a Dallam County Justice of the Peace.

By IVY HOLLINGSWORTH

Several recent cases of Salmonella, the nuisance bacteria making its way around Dalhart and surrounding communities, have locals and the health department puzzled. Where did it originate? How does it continue to get passed around? How do I know if I’m eating something or somewhere that has been contaminated? These are all questions that have been asked by most residents in the past few weeks. One restaurant management team has gone above and beyond to make sure they are not on the suspect list.

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Jeremy Howard graduated from Texline High School in May 2009… In August of 2009 we moved him to Mooresville, NC to attend ITT Technical Institute… He got a job at a gas station/car wash and attended school...

By IVY HOLLINGSWORTH

The pancakes at this year’s annual St. James Episcopal Pancake Supper were more than delicious, thanks to a “secret” recipe used by two local “Batter Masters.”

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Dr. Jim Ansley, a Texas A&M AgriLife Research rangeland ecologist at Vernon, has been named a Regents Fellow by the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents.

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Cupid made multiple stops at Legacy in the month of February. The week of February 8th began when the Dallam/Hartley Counties 4-H Clothing Project youth came to help residents decorate boxes for their Valentine collections.

By IVY HOLLINGSWORTH

The Parish Life Center at St. Anthony of Padua was the place to be Sunday evening as more than 625 parishioners gathered together to witness a monumental event. Monsignor Michael Colwell set to flame the mortgage note on their buildings, marking the ownership of the property.

By IVY HOLLINGSWORTH

The cast of Harmony Romances came back for a sequel performance with just as much laughter and tongue in-cheek antics as the first installment.

By ZELDA BETH LANG

The first day to file an application for a place on the ballot for the Dalhart City Council was Wednesday, January 28. The last day to file is Friday, February 27 at 5:00 p.m. The election is slated for May 9.

By ZELDA BETH LANG

The District Championship Girls Basketball Team were present at the DISD Board meeting on Monday, February 9. This is the second year they have won district in a row. Coach Catherall was present with the girls on the team.

By IVY HOLLINGSWORTH

Dalhart High School recognized 38 Golden Wolf Scholar recipients Monday, February 9.

By ZELDA BETH LANG

Dalhart City Council members were given a copy of a list of unpaved streets in Dalhart and a map of four sections of the city with unpaved streets marked at their meeting on Tuesday, February 10.

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Among all the activities scheduled for the month of February, every year the Pink Ladies host a Valentine’s Party. The family and the Dalhart Texan are invited to watch us crown our Valentine’s King and Queen.

By ZELDA BETH LANG

Both Commissioners Courts met Monday, February 9.

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Rita Blanca Electric Cooperative is currently warning residents to be on the alert for a telephone scam targeting utility consumers. The perpetrator calls members posing as an employee of RBEC. They inform the member they are late on their electric bill, and their service will be disconnected if not paid immediately over the phone.

By IVY HOLLINGSWORTH

A Hartley County Grand Jury indicted Shonnie Fay Smalley on February 4, 2015 on a charge of injury to a child, a first-degree felony.