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Workbench in the Man Cave

News Staff
Thursday, November 3, 2022
(Something triggers a memory) and I’m taken back through time to the basement of our Mycenae home. We called it the cellar and it was the original Man cave. I’m a young girl alone in a far corner of our damp and musty cellar. Cinder blocks go from floor to ceiling to make cellar walls.

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USDA Launches Loan Assistance Tool

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Thursday, November 3, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) launched a new online tool to help farmers and ranchers better navigate the farm loan application process.
Dimmitt High School Robotics Rookie Team won the meet/scrimmage at Marcus High School in Flower Mound. The second team was number 20 out of 31 schools participating. Dimmitt teams competing were Bobcat Robotics 12398 and Robocats 13755.

Dimmitt High School Robotics Rookie Team won the meet/scrimmage at Marcus High School in Flower Mound. The second team was number 20 out of 31 schools participating. Dimmitt teams competing were Bobcat Robotics 12398 and Robocats 13755.

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Dimmit Robotics goes to Flower Mound

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Thursday, November 3, 2022
Dimmitt High School Robotics Rookie Team won the meet/scrimmage at Marcus High School in Flower Mound. The second team was number 20 out of 31 schools participating. Dimmitt teams competing were Bobcat Robotics 12398 and Robocats 13755.

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Abbott announces extension of emergency SNAPS

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Thursday, November 3, 2022
Governor Greg Abbott announced the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is providing more than $334.5 million in emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits for the month of November. The allotments are expected to help about 1.6 million Texas households.
This past Saturday night at DHS, Castro 4-H had a booth at the Dimmitt Fall Carnival. Texas 4-H STEM Ambassador Spencer Acker planned the booth where youth colored Halloween faces and then used copper tape, to create a circuit that makes eyes light up. 4-Hers Harrison Meador, Caysen High, Oliver Meador and Remington Meador manned the booth and helped youth all night with their creations.

This past Saturday night at DHS, Castro 4-H had a booth at the Dimmitt Fall Carnival. Texas 4-H STEM Ambassador Spencer Acker planned the booth where youth colored Halloween faces and then used copper tape, to create a circuit that makes eyes light up. 4-Hers Harrison Meador, Caysen High, Oliver Meador and Remington Meador manned the booth and helped youth all night with their creations.

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Castro 4-H Fun

News Staff
Thursday, November 3, 2022
This past Saturday night at DHS, Castro 4-H had a booth at the Dimmitt Fall Carnival. Texas 4-H STEM Ambassador Spencer Acker planned the booth where youth colored Halloween faces and then used copper tape, to create a circuit that makes eyes light up.
Really ancient food

Really ancient food

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Really ancient food

News Staff
Thursday, November 3, 2022
Sometimes I wonder how our ancient ancestors survived without foods like breakfast cereal and ice cream. But maybe they didn’t realize what they were missing, because pre-historic television commercials got such poor reception. Seriously, consider the paleolithic period, which covers about 2.

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Editor’s Message

News Staff
Thursday, November 3, 2022
Fear and greed tend to expand the size of government, as well as creating “a crisis.” Conjuring illusionary crises and promoting fear as a pretext for more government power is nothing new.

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Hands of Hope finds new home

News Staff
Thursday, November 3, 2022
Castro County Hands of Hope (CCHoH) has found a new home at 113 W. Bedford. According to Janet Sammann, vice president of the organization, the projected pantry opening will be Nov. 17 after signing the agreement with the city on Monday.

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Naz Ed Foundation donates $15,000

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Thursday, November 3, 2022
The Nazareth Education Foundation donated $15,000 to Nazareth ISD following its annual fundraiser on Oct. 15. NISD will be using the funds to complete replacing carpet in the elementary classrooms.

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WTAMU student dies in train accident

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Thursday, November 3, 2022
A West Texas A&M student was hit by a train in Canyon on Halloween, according to Randall County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were dispatched to the train tracks at North 24th Street and Buffalo Sports Park around 9:30 p.m. following a report of a pedestrian being hit.
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