Ground broken on The Rahll

 Louise Rahll and representatives of the Dallam-Hartley Counties Hospital District and those who designed the long-term care facility broke ground on the construction site on Wednesday November 4. Louise and her late husband Gene Rahll pledged $10 million towards construction of the facility if the community donated an addition $5 million, which was achieved in March 2026. The facility is expected to be completed in 2028, and will be located next to the Frank Phillips College campus that was also funded by the Rahlls. It will be able to accommodate 60 residents at first, and could potentially expand to add 30 residents in the future. Bill Kelly | Dalhart Texan 

 The Panhandle Gives campaign starts Nov. 23

 BY BILL KELLY
Dalhart Texan

 As mentioned in last week’s edition, The Panhandle Gives, led by the Amarillo Area Foundation (AAF), is now in its tenth year and its aim is to help non-profit organizations in the top 26 counties of the Texas Panhandle to raise funds to provide services to their local residents. The campaign officially begins the Monday before Thanksgiving, November 23, and will continue until Tuesday December 1.

Operation Christmas Child starts Monday

 It is once again the time of year for Operation Christmas Child. The theme for the 2026 Operation Christmas Child National Collection week is It’s All About Jesus! This year the Dalhart Operation Christmas Child Drop Off Center will again be receiving shoebox gifts for boys and girls worldwide, ages 2-4, 5-9, and 10-14. The collection dates are every day from this coming Monday, November 16 through Sunday, November 22. The times are10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the People’s Church gym. It is always held the week before Thanksgiving. Preprinted shoeboxes can be ordered online, but any size shoebox you have at home works great, as well as plastic shoeboxes purchased from variety stores. In 2025 the Dalhart Drop Off center collected 1,678 shoebox gifts. These shoeboxes were received from Dalhart and the surrounding area communities, as well as from small communities in the Oklahoma Panhandle and northeaster New Mexico. The goal for this year is 1,700 shoebox gifts.