Dukes of Wellington 5-K Run Set for Fair
The Dukes of Wellington 5-K Run, a new event at the Collingsworth County Fair, will be sponsored by the Wellington Kiwanis Club. It starts Saturday September 7 at 9 a.m. at Ellison Park with trophies for the top three finishers in each division and pre registration open by contacting Margaret Vines or Charles Carter.
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Dukes of Wellington
Collingsworth County Fair
Wellington Kiwanis Club
Charles Carter
Kiwanis
Wellington Chamber of Commerce
Ellison Park
Carter
Tommy Powell
Margaret Vines
D-C
West Avenue
P.O. Box
Wellington
Boulter Hosts Town Meeting in Wellington Saturday
Congressman Beau Boulter invites all Collingsworth County residents to a town meeting on Saturday August 17 at 10 00 a m in the Farm Bureau Building in Wellington He plans to discuss the 1986 budget and district concerns noting the Budget Committee role and the ongoing conference between the House and Senate.
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Amarillo
Beau Boulter
Collingsworth County
Farm Bureau
9Th and
Houston
Wellington
Boulter
House
Senate
Greenbelt Bowl Classic to Feature Wellington Pair
Michael Souder 18, a Wellington High graduate, will play in the 36th Greenbelt Bowl Football Classic at Childress City Fair Park Stadium on Friday August 9 at 8 p.m. His Queen nominee is Margo Duncan 16, daughter of Mr and Mrs John B Duncan, who will be introduced during the game.
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Michael Souder
Wellington High School
Childress City Fair Park
Souder
Margo Duncan
First Methodist Church
Country Club
Sul Ross State University
Alpine
Panhandle State University
Goodwell
Oklahoma
Miss Duncan
John B. Duncan
Wellington School Names Bill Dyer Band Director
Wellington school district hired Bill Dyer 41 of Bovina Texas as band director after a search. Dyer previously directed bands and chorus at Bovina and held multiple prior posts in New Mexico and Gallup McKinley schools. The board will formalize the contract at a special meeting Monday August 12.
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Wellington
Bill Dyer
Bovina
Texas
Dyer
Eunice
N.M
Artesia
Gallup- McKinley
Gallup-McKinley
Jal
Lubbock Christian College
Eastern New Mexico University
Western New Mexico University
Odessa College
New Mexico Junior College
Music Educators National Conference
National Band Association
New Mexico Music Educators Association
Texas Music Educators Association
Kappa Kappa Psi
Wellington City Approves 1985 86 Budget
Wellington City Council unanimously approved a 1985 86 budget, projecting 839,575 in revenues and a 16,471.98 net profit. They raised sewer and sanitation fees by 2 per meter to generate about 25,000, creating a surplus above 40,000 while keeping water rates unchanged.
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Wellington
Glen Taylor
Taylor
Lennie Sims Appointed County Democratic Chairman
At the August 3 meeting of the County Democratic Executive Committee, Doug Seal resigned as County Democratic Chairman after four years. Lennie Lou Coleman Sims was named his successor and assumed duties immediately. Seal remains a State Democratic Committee member for business reasons.
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Democratic Executive Committee
Democratic
Doug Seal
Seal
State
Democratic Committee
Wellington
Lesa White Competes For Miss Wheatheart
Lesa White reigning Miss Wellington competes Saturday August 10 in the 1985 Miss Wheatheart of the Nation pageant in Perryton. Sponsored by Collingsworth Chamber of Commerce, the event at Perryton High School Auditorium includes a noon luncheon and judge interviews. The winner represents the wheat industry at Miss Texas in Fort Worth July 1986 and rides on the Chamber float August 24. Lesa, 17, graduates high school early and will study elementary education at West Texas State University. She has a rich 4-H and FFA record and plans to teach after college.
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Lesa White
Panhandle
Fort Worth
Chamber of Commerce
Perryton
Perryton Chamber of Commerce
Lesa
P.J. White
West Texas State
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13Th District
Margo
Lee Greenbelt
Kyrqckei
Water and Sewer Department
General Fund
Water and Sewer
Lennie Sims
Miss Wheatheart
WHS
Future Homemakers of America
FFA
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