Honoring Those Who Gave All Weather Swept Panhandles by Nixie Sanderson MANAGING EDITOR
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219 E. 7th Street Your Community Bank in Dalhart Agricultural, Commercial and Consumer Lending 806-244-3621 Vol. 119, No. 44 • 22 pages Friday, May 31, 2019 Serving Dallam and Hartley Counties Tornado warning issued as severe Honoring those who gave all weather swept panhandles BY Nixie Sanderson MANAGING EDITOR Severe storms rolled through the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles over the weekend, prompting several tornado warnings, including one in Hartley County on Sunday evening. The National Weather Service in Amarillo issued a tornado warning Memorial Day ceremony remembers those who have served for the area between Hartley and BY Nixie Sanderson Channing at approximately 7:43 MANAGING EDITOR p.m. Sunday, and the warning expired at 8:17 p.m. However, Dalhart Fire Chief “When you think about Memorial and bi-county emergency manager Day and this fight for freedom, it goes Curtis Brown said a tornado never all the way back to the Revolutionary touched the ground in the area. War and continues all the way to the “We chased that storm from the War on Terror,” Rev. Steve Patterson state line all the way across and left said as he addressed those gathered it east of Hartley,” he said. Monday morning for Memorial Day Brown said the tornado services in Dalhart. “And, there are warning was likely issued because over a million men and women who a wall cloud was present with the have engaged themselves in this fight storm. However, he said there was for our freedom. They fought for you; no funnel, and main impacts of the they fought for me, so that we might storm were heavy rain and wind. have the freedom to gather like we are The chance for storms increased this morning and the freedom to raise for the area again last night, and the our children peacefully.” chance lingers through the weekend The service was held at Memorial forecast. According to information Park Cemetery in Dalhart, and Patterson from the National Weather Service, honored those who have given their the main threats will be for wind lives in their service to our country. gusts and small hail. “We are so privileged to live in However, the National Weather what I still believe is the greatest nation Nixie Sanderson/The Dalhart Texan Service information states that in all the world, and what made it great Top: Flags marked the graves of the soldier at Memorial Park Cemetery in Dalhart on the best chance for storms will and what makes it great is those that Monday. Above left: Kurtis Abla served as emcee for Monday’s Memorial Day ceremony. be Saturday through Monday and gave their lives for our us. They paid Above middle: JB Stegall led music during the ceremony. Above right: Rev. Steve Patterson does not rule out the possibility for was the keynote speaker. Above: The XIT Rangers carried the flags during the ceremony isolated severe storms later next See MEMORIAL DAY on page 10 and are praying above. week. “That’s a Wrap!” DHS Class of 2019 braves cold for graduation ceremony BY Bill Kelly field before taking their seats. Hannah Holmes and Lexi Posey welcomed everyone to the SPORTS EDITOR ceremony, and then Ben Bezner and Brendan Herring offered the invocation. Tabby Pedraza and Hanna Wilkerson led the audience in the pledges to the U.S. and Texas flags, and Olivia Garcia sang the national anthem. The Dalhart High Class of 2019 completed 13 years of education on Thursday May 23 DHS Counselor Christy Dovel introduced several special guests to announce as they received their diplomas during the DHS graduation ceremony. Family, friends and scholarships, and then also presented many others to the graduates as well. Over $370,000 teachers came out on an unusually cold May evening to celebrate with the graduates as they worth of scholarships were awarded to various members of the Class of 2019. entered the next phase of their lives. $100,000 worth of scholarships were presented by Gene and Louise Rahll as 10 different The ceremony began with the tradition processional as the students walked down the home side of the track at Memorial Stadium and then down the middle of the football See GRADUATION on page 5 INDEX FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY Calendar..............................2 7 53182 14996 7 Church Directory..............3 Local News..........................4 Dalhart Texan Sports...................................6 410 Denrock Ave. Entertainment...................8 Dalhart, TX 79022 Classifieds...........................9 20% Chance Storms 50% Chance Severe Storms Storms Likely Sunny & Breezy www.thedalharttexan.com Moments..........................10 High 79, Low 55 High 81, Low 55 High 81, Low 54 High 82, Low 51 thedalharttexan.com 2 • Friday, May 31, 2019 Community Don Brazea Don Brazeal, 67, passed away at Northwest Texas Hospital on Friday May 24, 2019 surrounded by his loved ones. Memorial Services will be held at 1:00 pm on Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at First Baptist Church in Dalhart with Marion Turner and Kurt White officiating. OSU Honors College students hooded at annual ceremony One hundred thirty-five Oklahoma State University’s Oklahoma State University Honors College in its 50 years undergraduate students were of granting degrees. This is a recognized for earning the far cry from the first class that Honors College Degree graduated 50 years ago with during a special hooding just three students receiving ceremony prior to spring the honors degree.” commencement. The Honors College Another 67 students were Degree is the highest honored for receiving or being a academic distinction awarded candidate for a General Honors to those receiving an OSU Award or a Departmental or undergraduate degree, and College Honors Award during students donned the Honors the previous academic year. College hood during the “We are very proud of spring 2019 commencement this year’s graduating class ceremony. Honors College students,” Students who receive said Honors College Dean Dr. this award have completed Photo Submitted Keith Garbutt. “They have all the Honors College degree Eight new Stephen Ministers were recently commissioned at Central United Methodist Church. Pictured in the front achieved the honors degree in requirements with a minimum row is Ronnie Hester, Judy Lees and Jan Chandler, and in the back row is Betsy Brown, Christy Hester, Jodi Meeks, a wide range of majors, from grade point average of 3.5. Greg Howard, Jackie Cooling. engineering to music industry Honorees included and animal science to English. Desinya Garza, human This year’s class was the largest development and family CUMC commissions new Stephen Ministers class ever to graduate from sciences graduate, of Stratford. Central United activity is the training by the apostles to distribute difficult time. It is highly Methodist Church recently of Stephen leaders who food and charitable aid confidential and Christ Dalhart Cruzers muscle car commissioned eight new then train others in their to poorer members of the centered. Stephen Ministers. There congregation to be Stephen community in the early If any is in need or weekend car show this weekend are now 16 Stephen Ministers. It was founded church. knows someone who is in The 16th annual Dalhart a.m. until 3 p.m. downtown. Ministers, including four in 1975 in St. Louis, Miss., Stephen Ministry is a need of this type of care, Cruzers muscle car weekend There will be a $100 leaders that are active in by the psychologist Rev. lay care giving ministry please call the church car show starts tonight with a drawing give-away every 30 Stephen Ministry. Kenneth C. Hauck and is that supplements pastoral office at Central United cruise and dinner at 6 p.m. at minutes for registered cars. Stephen Ministries is still based in St. Louis. care. The program teaches Methodist Church at 806- XIT Woodfire Grill. Dinner is Dinner will be served an independent, not-for- The organization is laypersons to provide one- 244-2306, and they will at 6 p.m. followed by cruising. at 6 p.m. at the Rita Blanca profit Christian educational named for St. Stephen, one on-one care for individuals have a Stephen leader call All makes, models and years Coliseum followed by a dance organization. It’s main of seven deacons appointed who are going through a them. are welcome. from 8 p.m. until midnight. The show continues A $100 donation purchases Saturday in downtown Dalhart. dinner for two and a chance to There will be a car show and win a 2010 Chevy Camero SS. Community Calendar kids’ bicycle drag race. The Second place for the drawing bicycle drag race will be at 1 is $1,500, third place is $1,000 p.m. and is sponsored by Jack’s and fourth place is $500. FBC VBS: First Baptist Church of Dalhart will hold Car Wash. Tickets are available at Vacation Bible School June 17 through 21 from 9 a.m. Senior Game Night: The Dalhart Senior Citizens Association Registration begins at 8 B&G Muffler, Roc & Rho until noon. This year’s theme is Into the Wild and is open hosts the Senior Saints Game Night every Friday at 6:30 pm a.m. Repair, Wright’s Classics or to children who have completed kindergarten through fifth at the Dalhart Senior Center, 610 Denrock Ave. Everyone is The car show is from 9 any club member. grade. Transportation will be available. However, parents welcome. must register for transportation in advance. Home Health and Hospice CUMC VBS: Central United Methodist Church will host Volunteers: Volunteers are Vacation Bible School June 24 through 27 from 5:30 p.m. needed by Coon Memorial until 8 p.m. for children four years old up to students entering Home Health and Hospice fifth grade.