Pre-Order Today — The Friona Vocational Agriculture Association is smoking for the holidays. The group has 500 hams available at $75 each and will cook them November 3-6. They also have 200 briskets available at $125 each and will cook them December 17-19. To order, call Cllint Hurst, Kody Kimbrough, Greg Lewellen, Greg O'Brian, Tracy Bunker, Richie Herring, Mark Osborn, Roy Robledo, Shawn Pitch, or Dustin Thompson. Proceeds will be used to support FFA and FCCLA students and projects. See ad on back page. Order today!!!
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Senior Night — Football players, cheerleaders, and band members will be recognized before the football game Friday evening starting around 6:30 p.m. Also, both the FHS Marching Band and Friona Junior High Band will perform.
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Voter Information — go to mycountyvotes.com to find local voter guides, information about upcoming elections, and more.
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Talking Turkey — St. Teresa's Catholic Church is having their Annual Turkey Dinner on Sunday, October 30th from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the church hall. Home delivery will be available.
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Appreciation Reception — You are invited to a Hospice Caregiver Appreciation Reception from 2 p.m. till 4 p.m. on Friday, November 4th. The "come & go" event will be held at the Friona InterBank Community Room located at 1105 N. Cleveland. Please use the east door facing the parking lot.
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Reminder — The Friona Noon Lions Club is sponsoring a Friona Community Blood Drive on Thursday, November 3rd from Noon until 7:00 p.m. in the Calvary Baptist Church Fellowship Hall located at 1500 Cleveland. Donors will receive a Blaze Coffee Accident Awareness t-shirt and a complimentary Cinergy movie pass. To schedule an appointment, call 1-806-331-8833 or visit yourbloodinstitute.org.
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Just 4 Laughs — (1) How does Moses make tea? He brews. (2) What did the shark say when he ate the clownfish? This tastes a little funny. (3) Why can't you hear a pterodactyl go to the bathroom? Because the "P" is silent. (4) What do you call a woman with one leg? Eileen. Source: https://www.rd.com/list/short-jokes/
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Why November — The word November is derived from the Latin novem meaning nine. On the Roman calendar, November was the 9th month of the year. Like October, Numa Pompilius moved November when January and February were added to more accurately reflect the length of a year on Earth. Along with September, this month makes the first rhyme in the poem we learn to help us remember the number of days in each month. "Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November."
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November Vaccination Clinics — Parmer Medical Center announced that all vaccines are now available including the Moderna Bivalent, Pfizer Bivalent, and the Pfizer (5-11 yr old) Bivalent. PMC will conduct COVID Vaccine Clinics on Thursday, November 3rd from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Friona at the 6th Street Church of Christ and on Friday, November 18th from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Bovina at the XIT Recreation Center.
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National Days
October 27: Black Cat Day
October 28: Chocolate Day or Frankenstein Friday
October 29: Oatmeal Day
October 30: Candy Corn Day
October 31: Halloween
November 1: Cinnamon Day
November 2: Stress Awareness Day
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In the photo — Front (l-r): Holly Campbell, Dale Hart, Laura Hart. Middle (l-r): Troy Bass, Karene Bass, Danny Bass, Ag Commissioner Sid Miller. Back (l-r): Dallas Bass, Jeremy Hart
Dale and Laura Hart traveled to Austin last week with family members to attend the 47th Annual Texas Department of Agriculture's Family Land Heritage Ceremony. The event was held on Wednesday, October 19, 2022 in the historic House Chamber of the Texas Capitol. A complementary BBQ lunch was served on the southwest lawn of the capitol prior to the main ceremony. Texas Ag Commissioner Sid Miller congratulated all the honorees for 2022. Dale Hart Farm & Cattle received a Certificate of Honor along with 42 other honorees.
The Family Land Heritage program recognizes family farms and ranches engaged in continuous agricultural production for 100 years or more. The program began in 1974 and over the past four decades, has honored more than 5,000 Texas family farms and ranches. Red Steagall provided the entertainment for the attendees and Dale & Laura also enjoyed a tour of the capitol.
Hart Farm & Cattle History
Lyman Henry Hart was born in Illinois in 1856. He married Lucy E. Hart and moved to Parmer County in 1919. They purchased 160 acres of land located 2 miles north of Friona on December 1, 1919. L.H. and Lucy had five children, Ida, Leon Henry, V.E., Charlie, and Lucy. They raised milo, sorghum, and other crops and raised their family on the Hart family farm.
After his parents' deaths, Leon continued to live on the Hart farm with his wife, Daisy Lee. Leon and his siblings acquired title to the land and later bought out his siblings. Leon and Daisy had two children, Othelia and Dale.
Dale acquired title to the land in 1972 and his father died in 1978. Dale and his wife, Laura Lee, married on October 8, 1954, and have four children. Karene (Hart) Bass, Holly (Hart) Campbell, Evelyn (Hart) Romero, and Jeremy Dale Hart.
Dale, age 90, and Laura, 85, continue to live on the original Hart land. Current farming and ranching operations include Registered Shorthorn Cattle, CRP, and native grassland. Their daughter, Holly (Hart) Campbell and husband Danny also live on the property. Dale and Laura feel very blessed to be able to call Friona home and live on the home-place.
See more photos on page 9 of the Friona Star.
Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) was launched nationwide in October 1987 as a way to connect and unite individuals and organizations working on domestic violence issues while raising awareness for those issues. The purple ribbon has become one of the most widely recognized symbols in raising awareness of domestic violence.
Here are some facts: 44% of victims killed had taken steps to end abuse. 1 in 3 Texans will experience domestic violence in their lifetime. 62 of the 204 people killed had separated or ended the relationship. 5 million children witness domestic violence each year in the United States. A victim with a protective order is 80% less likely to be re-victimized. 1 in 4 men in the U.S. have experienced some form of physical violence by an intimate partner. There are 6,113 victims each day.
Help is Available
National Domestic Violence Hotline:
(800) 799-7233
Created With Purpose of West Texas:
(806) 251-4673
Deaf Smith County Crisis Center:
(806) 363-6727
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