Joie Read named TGCAAll-Star

Dalhart High seniorJoie Read received anumber of accoladesafter the basketballseason ended duringher junior year a fewmonths ago. She wasnamed District 1-3ACo-Offensive Playerof the Year, and wasnamed to the Class 3ARegion I All-Regionteam by the Texas As-sociation of BasketballCoaches.

Most importantly,she was named All-State by the TexasGirls Coaches Asso-ciation (TGCA), andwill also be the firstDalhart player to playin the TGCA Class 1A-4A All-Star basketballgame as she competesfor the red team tomor-row night, Friday July17 at Arlington High School. Read is oneof only 24 incomingseniors from across thestate who attend Class1A-4A schools to bechosen for the game,with 12 on the red teamand 12 on the blueteam.

DHS student council holds leadership camp

Members of the Dalhart High student council, along with sponsor Laura Amaya, hosted a one-day leadershipcamp for junior high students on Tuesday July 7 at Frank Phillips College, teaching the junior high studentsabout some of the different functions of the student council and leadership in general. Bill Kelly | Dalhart Texan

Pasture mealybug raises alarm for livestock producers

By Adam Russell
Texas AgriLife

As Texas producers come to grips with the threat of New World screwworm, another new invasive pest — pasture mealybug — is casting a growing shadow over the state’s forage and livestock industries, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts.

The pasture mealybug continues to spread rapidly across Texas, threatening pastures, hayfields and forage resources that underpin the state’s $15.5 billion cattle industry as well as the state’s other pasture-based livestock industries.