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Nazareth FFA Autumn Birkenfeld won Grand Champion Barrow with her Yorkshire at the Tri State Fair Youth Barrow Show this past weekend. She also placed 6th with her Duroc in Class 02.Other Naz exhibitors included Breyson Birkenfeld in the Class 14 Cross and Class 15 Cross, placing 7th in both of those.

Nazareth FFA Autumn Birkenfeld won Grand Champion Barrow with her Yorkshire at the Tri State Fair Youth Barrow Show this past weekend. She also placed 6th with her Duroc in Class 02.Other Naz exhibitors included Breyson Birkenfeld in the Class 14 Cross and Class 15 Cross, placing 7th in both of those.

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Birkenfield grand champ

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Wednesday, September 18, 2024

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Hegar distributes $1.1B sales tax revenue

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Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.1 billion in local sales tax allocations for September, 6.3 percent more than in September 2023.
Castro County Community Calendar

Castro County Community Calendar

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Castro County Community Calendar

Sept. 28 Dimmitt Vfd Golf Tournament.
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Two-man scramble, entry fee $75 per person with sack lunch included in entry. Custom prices for winner of tourney, longest drive, closest to pin and much more. Send entries to DVFD or Dimmitt Recreation.Pink Ladies’ 12th Annual Highway to Hell*O Terlingua. Dimmitt Recreation and Country Club.
Pet Talk

Pet Talk

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Pet Talk

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Wednesday, September 11, 2024
The abandonment of pets has far-reaching consequences for the animals involved as well as for the community. Abandonment exposes dogs and cats to an uncertain fate, once on the streets they must fend for themselves and may suffer from hunger, thirst, injuries and diseases.
September’s Display of the Month at Rhoads Memorial Library, shown with Gloria Hernandez, features items pertaining to Hispanic heritage.

September’s Display of the Month at Rhoads Memorial Library, shown with Gloria Hernandez, features items pertaining to Hispanic heritage.

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Library Lines ...

Gaye Reily
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
National Hispanic Heritage Month spans Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. The observance began in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson and was expanded by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 to cover that 30-day period.

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SpaceX Crew Dragon launches four private astronauts

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Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Four private astronauts launched into space on Tuesday morning from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in a modified SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule as a part of the company’s five-day Polaris Dawn mission.It is Crew Dragon’s fifth private mission so far.

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The Beautiful Reality of Death

Yuri Solomon Faithwriters.com
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. (2 Corinthians 5:8) Paul said there is a confi dence; a preferable state beyond this life.

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Farm safety week features webinars

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Wednesday, September 11, 2024
National Farm Safety and Health Week will kick off a reminder for farmers, ranchers and agricultural professionals: “Don’t Learn Safety By Accident.”Because agriculture can be a dangerous job, the theme focuses on the importance of safety on farms and ranches, where risks are ever present.
The Nazareth FFA livestock judging teams kicked off the judging season by competing at the Texas Braunvieh Association contest at Clarendon College. Junior Division: Team Placing – 4th. Izzy Heck (2nd) and Gabby Heck; Intermediate Division - Team Placing -5th, Addie Birkenfeld; Senior Division: Team Placing -3rd, Harper Johnson, Pierce Wilhelm, Daniel Schacher; Emily Durbin; and Team Placing – 6th, Taryn Wethington, Autumn Birkenfeld, Alishia Osterkamp and Lexi Ramaekers.

The Nazareth FFA livestock judging teams kicked off the judging season by competing at the Texas Braunvieh Association contest at Clarendon College. Junior Division: Team Placing – 4th. Izzy Heck (2nd) and Gabby Heck; Intermediate Division - Team Placing -5th, Addie Birkenfeld; Senior Division: Team Placing -3rd, Harper Johnson, Pierce Wilhelm, Daniel Schacher; Emily Durbin; and Team Placing – 6th, Taryn Wethington, Autumn Birkenfeld, Alishia Osterkamp and Lexi Ramaekers.

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The Nazareth FFA livestock

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Wednesday, September 11, 2024
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