Dumas Is A Progressive Town And Last Week High Ground Found Out Why.

Last Friday an organization called High Ground (http://www.highground.org) meet in Dumas, Texas and learned how Dumas is growing and how city leaders are helping.  Area leaders such as Mike Running, Jeff Turner, Jack Stanley for Amarillo College and Kelly Legg for the DISD and others spoke of improvements and changes in their organizations.  Jeff Turner, CEO for Moore County Hospital received a lot of interest in the new Dialysis Center that will be opening soon.  Dumas is a forward thinking community with lots to offer.  Just talk to any company in Dumas, Texas and they will tell you that Dumas is a great city to live in and work in.  Better yet talk with our Dumas Economic Development Corporation.  It part of the reason Dumas is so progressive. http://www.dumasedc.org/ 

Salvation Army

Mission Statement: The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human need in His name without discrimination.

Our Purpose: "The purpose of The Salvation Army's Service Extensions is to raise funds and provide emergency assistance for people in a crisis situation in their local community."

The main areas of need that they assist with are rent or lodging, food, gas, bus tickets, utilites and medical...when funds are available.

These services vary according to the needs at any given time and the available resources. Volunteers coordinate with local ministerial alliances and various agencies to avoid duplication of efforts Services may be provided to residents and to transients.

The fiscal year ended on Sept. 30, 2010. At that time 371 people were assisted for the year. (This number is up from last years total of 231.) Of that number only 66 were considered transient, so most of our help went to the local citizens of Moore County. When someone is listed as "transient", that doesn't necessarily mean the person is homeless and going from city to city. Usually it is someone who is relocating to be closer to family or to start a job and needs gas, food, repairs or lodging on the way. It is also someone who has had a car accident in our town and needs a bus ticket to get home, or a soldier who is trying to get to his place of deployment.

Last year was their first effort for an Angel Tree which was co-sponsored with Wal Mart. Salvation Army was able to provide Christmas gifts to 125 children and food baskets to 13 families. Plans to extend this ministry to Moore County residents again this year with a few changes in the application system.

Since there is no longer the "Empty Stocking Fund" in the Dumas community the Salvation Army Board feels that requests may increase and would be ever so excited to accept donations which can be mailed to Salvation Army, P O Box 2222, Dumas, TX 79029. If anyone needs to contact Vickie Ellis, Director, her cell number is 683-3720.

Salvation Army Board of Directors

Sunday, October 31, 2010 

6:00 pm to 7:30 pm

Fellowship Hall of

First Baptist Church Dumas,TX

Join us for a fun evening of family fellowship as we offer an alternative to the usual activities of the 31st. We will have games, door prizes, a costume contest (nothing scary please) and a concession stand with food and drink for a $1 or less.

EVERYONE is invited!!!! PLEASE come join us!

Our purpose is to serve girls of Moore county by making our properties and equipment available to them, and by assisting them in other ways as needed.  Girl Scouts is the only organization using our services, but we are open to other girl group's requests.

 MULTI-GROUP ACTIVITIES for the school year included:
Swim lessons at Dumas outdoor pool in summer and at YMCA in winter,

Day Camp, July at Taylor Ranch, average attendance 56. Four Trust
members were involved. Used the Trust bus, van, camping and cooking
equipment, latrines. seven girls (6th graders) were taught canoeing at
Lake Meredith. They used the Trust van, canoes, PFD's, safety equipment, and the cabin at Bugbee Shores.

First Aid and C.P.R. Instruction at Girls' Center, taught by Trust member and office manager. 8 adults certified. Used Trust TV/VCR and teaching materials. (Red Cross course)

Sing Along, November, sponsored by the Trust at Girls' Center. 100 Girl Scouts, friends, and adult leaders attended. Trust provided hot dogs and event patches for all. Pilot Club gave head-safety program. Two Trust members were involved.
Leader Appreciation Dinner, Dec., sponsored Scout adults and spouses. Pilot Club catered.  Girl's Center kitchen and 1big room were used.

Girl Scouts - Parents Banquet, February, at Community Building. Used Trust cooking and serving coolers. Two Trust members involved.

Weekly meeting by girl groups at the Girls' Center, parties, sleepovers, cooking times, outside games and sports, earning badges, practicing safety rules, flag ceremonies, programs with parents invited, and doing
projects to benefit the community_

Moore County Girls Trust gives support and actual help as needed. Our facilities afford a safe and adequate place for group meetings and activities.

Signs everywhere

AC received $414,000 in May from the Texas Comptroller’s Office to purchase and equip a pair of 44-foot gooseneck trailers with self-contained training labs. Seen here is one of the gooseneck trailers bought to Dumas for the Higher Ground Lunch and Learn on Friday. October 1, 2010.  AC will use the mobile laboratories for on-site workforce retraining and to stimulate interest in renewable energy at schools and industry throughout the Panhandle.  Jack Stanley, chairman of AC’s Sciences and Engineering Division, got show the group attending the recently acquired trailer that well also be used to peak the interest of high school students in renewable energy.  

Group pictures of the employees from Northern Natural that were visited on Thursday morning by the United Way Campaign Chair, Milton Pax and other United Way volunteers. A presentation was made about United Way to encourage these workers to give the United Way.