Wellington Leader (Newspaper) - August 27, 1998, Wellington, Texas 10 Pages plus inserts Volume For Ninety Years a Builder in Collingsworth County Collingsworth Texas 79095 August 50 Cents Number 7 WISD Board of Education call special session The Wellington Independent School District Board of Education met in special session on August 1998 at 4 in the Superintendents Office at 609 15th in Gary Killian called the meeting to order at 8 with all members being Jerry Lewis opened the meeting with Members present were Joe Jim Gary Jerry Richard Sims and Danny School personnel present were Carl Danny Barbara Diane Dian Souder and Linda A public hearing was held on the proposed 1998 tax rate of A motion was made by Joe seconded by Danny West to set August 1998 at 12 noon as date to hold public hearing on 199899 school year to adopt 199899 school year to adopt 1998 tax rate to amend 199798 school year budget Motion was made by Richard Sims and seconded by Joe Baumgardner to adjourn at World Religion to be taught by James McLeod Clarendon College is offering an Introduction to World Religions class this fall in according to Clarendon College Registrar Beth Introduction to World Religions Philosophy 1304 is being taught by James pastor of Wellingtons First Baptist The course is offered on Thursday nights from 710 The class will begin September 3 and end December This introductory course will examine several of the worlds major including Native American and the New Age Students interested in this course may enroll August at 5 at the Wellington Junior High Students must provide a high school transcript or GED college transcripts and Clarendon College admissions Students must also provide proof of TASP and TASP if Skyrockets ready for stampede The Wellington Skyrockets are preparing for a stampede this week and Coach Blair hit coaching staff and team members have all the right moves to confine their The second scrimmage of the season is set to be played on Powell Field Thursday evening beginning at against the 1 A Claude To kick things the Skyrockets Junior Vanity Squad witt like the field running a series of IS offensive play and 10 defensive The Varsity will follow wilb 20 10 tod quarter of The headed t MW lilt David a of tbf lale Kiwanis membership drive now underway Construction Begins Despite the heat Paul Hanna and company are preparing the concrete slab for the new First Christian Church located on Haskell Dedication ceremonies are scheduled for August 30 beginning at 1 First Christian Church sets dedication A groundbreaking and foundation dedication will be held by the members of the First Christian Church of Wellington August at 1 The groundbreaking will take place at the site of the new worship facilities at Ninth and The observance will follow a luncheon at the Bura Handley Community Both the morning service at and the evening worship services at 7 will be held at the community The groundbreaking will begin two weeks of construction by representatives of World Mission Builders of Some 12 workers will be housed by the congregation during the August 31 September 12 work Tommy church chairman as well as master of ceremonies for the Sunday said volunteers from area churches will be assisting at this time and during future He said a Methodist group from Borger as well as local Methodist members will be providing assistance September Much of the building interior will be completed with Powell Besides congregation members there will be representatives Sunday afternoon from World Mission the Panhandle Evangelistic Association of Independent Christian ministers who have filled the pulpit this year and the Wellington Ministerial The public is invited to At the new site of the there will be special congregational singing and Bible readings as well as groundbreaking digging by both young family members and the congregations oldest Both Sunday services on September 6 will be held at the Bura Handley Community Dennis Abell is the Tax rebate shows year to date increase John state recently delivered a total of million in monthly sales tax payments to Texas cities and 118 a percent increase over the million allocated in August This months sales tax rebates include local sales taxes collected by monthly filers on June sales and by quarterly filers for May and June and reported to the comptroller in The Texas job market and new businesses are still growing steadily and retail sales continue to as consumers show confidence in a rosy outlook for the Texas Sharp rebates to cities and counties are up 1 percent over last Sharp delivered monthly sales lax rebates totaling million to Texas percent higher than last Augusts payments of Rebates of million to Texas counties were percent higher than allocations of million in August Another million went to 33 special purposes districts around the Due to the Labor Day the Comptrollers next sales tax normally delivered on the second Friday of each is scheduled for in Collingsworth with 2 current sales tax received net payment this period which is a increase over the payment last year of 1998 Continued on Page 2 list Kiwanis anyone On Fridays just after noon a group of area men and women join together for a good cause seeking two important Kiwanis observances and key priorities family and according to club president Keith Davis the local club may not have the opportunity to trumpet these commitments if their membership does not Wellingtons membership consists of 21 down from 37 members when lie local Kiwanis received its Forty members are needed for Kiwanis to function on a district and international said a membership committee Each year local Kiwanians are involved in a number of projects including the annual senior day honoring graduating seniors from both Wellington and the annual Easter egg hunt in Ellison the fishing trip for fifth grade students and they even purchase eye glasses and coats for children who need Donations in the last two years by the Kiwanis Club vary from Wellington Little Cub Softball Coll ings worth County 4H and Livestock Girl Scouts and Boys Have you ever wondered who places the Hags around town during holidays The Kiwanis Club members have been at this community service for 15 according to John member of Kiwanis Club since Ive been a proud member of Kiwanis lor 61 years and believe that through Kiwanis a practical means is provided to form enduring friendships and service to build a better Holton You get to know your neighbors Holton remembers the early days of Wellington Kiwanis Club meeting at the Wellington Hotel and laier at Pullman both on the east side of the square in downtown Wellington Kiwanis Club meets regularly on Fridays at at Bura Handley Community Lunch is served and programs are provided by area Attendance is not said a Kiwanis but it sure keeps you in touch with the needs and betterment of the Since April Wellington Kiwanis Club has joined in internationally as the leading volunteer organization devoted to serving the children of the and during the 199899 administrative Kiwanis clubs will have many opportunities to prove that young people are priority The Worldwide Service of continues to be at the forefront of Kiwanis emphases on meeting the needs of young Members of the Kiwanis family are moving beyond the halfway mark toward the million goal to rid the world of iodine Individual contributions and club fundraisers will continue to provide the monies necessary to virtually eliminate the worlds leading preventable cause of mental The local club will be addressing the needs of youngsters and finding resources to address these Potential members include government nonprofit companies serving families and elected experts on the needs of the news and Kiwanis club During last Fridays noon membership drive Continued on Page 2 Parade to begin county Peanut Festival activities A parade will kick off the Collingsworth County Peanut Lineup will begin at with the parade starting at 11 and beginning at the Wellington Care going down 15th to West around three sides of the square to East Avenue to around three sides of Ellison Park and conclude on Ellison anil 15lh The theme for the parade will be Yesterdays Child and will be approximately miles long and parade chairman Tammy Riley is encouraging those who to seek another alternative for their entry or to be prepared for the long To enter the contact Tammy at Organizations and businesses are encouraged to enter in any of the following categories youth horse mini bicycle and antique or classic Each entry will receive a number lor their entry to be judged Continued on Page 2 Fund set up for AED According to the American Heart communities hat have incorporated he proficient chain of survival have been successful in resuscitated more than 40 of patients suffering cardiac In order that Collingsworth County can continue to join the statistics of being on the saving end of there has been an account set up by interested citizens to purchase an AED Automatic External The account has been set up at the Wellington Slate Bank under the name of Collingsworth County Sheriffs Having the AED available in as Sheriffs department patrol it would he simple enough 10 begin the Chain of Survival with easy access or 911 early CPU early tad early advanced from the EMS has agreed to train the deputies on use of the defibrillator since generally the deputy is the first one to arrive at the scene of a distress According to the American Heart it is reported that chances of survival after cardiac arrest decline 10 each For if cardiac arrest occurs and is reported CPR is initiated and is performed within three 3 the patient has an estimated 70 chance of With this system in this an AED in the patrol ear could cut valuable off of the lime when the cardiac anest occurs to the time of The estimated cost of AED equipment is or Uw law to wakt a Ai aday live pu may be your
