Cattle producers are facing a myriad of challenges from soaring overhead costs, flat and declining market prices for their product, to capricious precipitation forecasts. According to Hemphill County’s AgriLife Extension Service agriculture and natural resource agent Andy Holloway, last week’s beef conference was designed to provide cattlemen and women with timely, pragmatic strategies from industry experts to manage risk and increase productivity.

Graduation season is officially upon us. The museum has a very large gallery room available to rent for such the occasion. The fee for a private party is $75 for the first two hours and each additional hour is $25. Included with the gallery room rental are all chairs, tables, glasses, plates, utensils, use of our fully functional kitchen, and our sound system. You can come in the day prior to decorate at no extra cost. If you are hosting your party at home, you can rent out our chairs and tables. Chairs are $1 per chair and our tables are $10 per table. Call us at 806.323.6548 to make your reservations.

With college application deadlines looming, Christina Hadaway invited Julia Schafer of Olive’s Door to speak to the club about her role in assisting students through the scholarship process. Julia has been helping Christina’s senior son, Everett, and Christina said how wonderful it is to hand those particular reins over to Julia. It seems kids are more responsive with their responsibilities when it’s not their parents doing the nagging!

Since mid-January, I have slowly worked through the Malouf “Oofie” Abraham collection, donated by Kelley Cooper-Cameron. I have really enjoyed learning about Oofie, his life, and his political career. One thing I found particularly interesting was that, as mayor of Canadian, he helped with the immigration of a Hungarian refugee family fleeing their communist-ruled country.