Editor’s Message

Parents across the country are getting fed up with “woke” policies and indoctrination being shoved into the schools. Many are challenging school boards with books being pushed into the system that would have been considered pornography in the past.

RFK Jr. launches presidential campaign

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. filed a statement of candidacy earlier in April with the Federal Election Commission, and formally kicked off his campaign in Boston last Wednesday. The 69-year-old son of Robert Kennedy, former U.S. attorney general, and nephew of former President John F.

Working from home

Luckily, I’ve got a little home office. It’s a place I can go sleep after my morning coffee. On Monday I had lots of time on my hands, so I took an online test to gauge my maturity level. It said I was “childish, obnoxious, and apathetic.” It said some other stuff, but I didn’t care.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

5:30 to 6:30 p.m. May 10 Dimmitt Book Club. Annual Spring Luncheon at West Texas Coffee, 11:30 a.m. Dutch treat. May 15 Dimmitt City Council Meeting. May 23 Soldier Boxes. 9 a.m. Chamber of Commerce. 2023 Olen Schulte Team Roping/Wild West Show – Books for Wild West Show open May 1.

Pet Talk

April is recognized as National Heartworm Awareness Month as a reminder to protect our furry friends against heartworm disease before mosquito season peaks during the summer.

Library Lines ...

We are fortunate to have a Library Advisory Board here at Rhoads Memorial Library who dispenses wise words of wisdom when the occasion calls for it. The five-member board of volunteers is filled by three Dimmitt residents, one Hart resident, and one Nazareth resident.

Cattle mutilated in Madison County

The deaths and mutilation of cattle in Madison County are under investigation.

County 4-H Horse Judging results

Castro County 4-H Junior Horse Judging teams had a good run in competition on Friday. Castro County #2 Second Place Team Gracie McLain, Trystan Crow, Reagan Schulte and Blakely Kleman. Castro County #3 Third Place Team - Adalyn Braddock, Steeley Moore, Sawyer Lunsford and Braeli Fuller.

Castro County 4-H Horse Judging teams #1 and #2 competed last Friday

Castro County 4-H Horse Judging teams #1 and #2 competed last Friday

Nazareth FFA Tell Bagley

Nazareth FFA Tell Bagley made it to the next round of interviews in the Texas FFA scholarship process this week. The Texas FFA Association awards more than $1 million in scholarships annually that recognize members’ academic accomplishments as well as participation in FFA programs and activities.