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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 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 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 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.

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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.

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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 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.

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Dalhart’s Terri Hein was honored at the 2018 Golden Nail Awards in Amarillo on Thursday, April 12. Hein was named Distinguished Volunteer.

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May is Mental Health Awareness Month and Dalhart Senior Care Solutions and DHCHD Home Health and Hospice wants to raise awareness by offering a free caregivers group. The group will be hosted by Legacy Assisted Living at 301 E. Texas Boulevard. The groups will be held every Thursday evening at 6 pm during the month of May.

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In the 2006 wildfires a hero, Kathy Ryan, lost her life. As a tribute to their mother, Kathy’s children set up a fund at the Amarillo Area Foundation. The goal of the fund is to provide grants to rural fire and rescue entities to increase fire education, allow for important equipment to be purchased or to expand work that is already taking place. The Fund, established by the family of Kathy Ryan and the law firm of Lovell, Lovell, Isern, & Farabough and managed by the Amarillo Area Foundation, has given more than $50,000 in grants to deserving first responder organizations in the Texas Panhandle–excluding Potter and Randall counties.

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Dalhart Junior High School will hold registration for the 2018-2019 school team early this year, during the first week of June.

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The Dallam Hartley Counties Hospital District Board of Directors met Thursday night, April 26 for their regularly scheduled monthly meeting.

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Early voting for the election for the Dalhart Independent School District Board of Trustees opened on Monday, April 23 and will continue until Tuesday, May 1. Those wishing to vote early need to go to the Dallam County Courthouse. The voting is on the second floor in the office of Terri Banks, the Dallam County Clerk. Voting is being held Monday-Friday from 8:30 am to 5 pm.

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Outstanding 4-H and FFA high school students received prominent recognition for their dedication to agriculture at AgTexas Farm Credit Services’ 3rd Annual AgYouth Banquet at the new Embassy Suites in downtown Amarillo on Monday evening April 23.