Collingsworth County fires test emergency plan in wildland blaze
In July a series of fires across Collingsworth County activated the emergency management program. Local and regional agencies including Wellington and Memphis fire departments, Texas Forest Service, DPS, and National Guard assisted. One home evacuated, several hundred acres burned, ranchers faced grazing losses and road damage. Aid programs opened via FSA to help cattle, fences, and land recovery.
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Wellington
Quail
Summerwood
Memphis
Childress
Hedley
Turkey
Hollis
Collingsworth
Wheeler
Hall County
Jim Forrester
Sgt. Gribble
DPS
Clarendon
Steve Reddish
Leason
Texas Department of Public Safety
Division of Emergency Management
Texas Army National Guard
Blackhawk
Texas Forest Service
Civil Air Patrol
2X Dot
Collingworth
City of
Salvation Army
Wellington Emergency Medical Service
Collingsworth General Hospital
Hall County Hospital
Robert Greenwall
Keith Martin
FSA
Forrester
Wellington Skyrocket Football Tickets On Sale
Reserved tickets for the 2001 Wellington Skyrocket football season are available at the school business office 609 15th St. Tickets cost 12 dollars. Four home games are scheduled starting with Memphis on September 7. Return customers from 2000 must notify the business office by August 24. remaining seats go on sale August 27. For information call 447 2511.
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Wellington
School Business
15Th St
Memphis
Business Office
School Business Office
Local Masonic Lodge Rummage and Eastern Star Bake Sale
Members of the Masonic Lodge will host a rummage sale and the Order of the Eastern Star will hold a bake sale on Saturday August 11 at the Masonic Lodge Hall 918 West Avenue from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Bake goods sandwiches pie ice cream cobbler and drinks will be available for dine in.
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Masonic Lodge
Order of the Eastern Star
West Avenue
Post Office
Wellington Ex-Student Reunion and New School Year Plans
Wellington Elementary kicks off 2001-2002 term at 8 a.m. August 20 with prorated enrollment for kindergartners and new district students to report to the principal’s office. Pre-registered students return. class lists posted August 17. Reunion notes include many graduates from 1926 to 1946, with dues paid and a style show of WHS and Junior High uniforms.
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Wellington Elementary
Wellington
Burn Handley Community Center
Wellington High School
WHS
Just Stylin
Wellington’ Hes School
Future Exes
Wellington Exes
L To 6
Marcie Lohnson
Jared Snider
Mary Snider
Wellington Leader announces new office hours change
The Wellington Leader updates office hours to 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday, with Friday through Sunday closed. Readers may reach News Editor Suzanne Maxwell after hours at 806/447-2027 or leave tips and messages at 806/447-2559. A letter drop is added beside the door.
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Wellington
Suzanne Maxwell
Free and Reduced Meals Program Details in Wellington ISD
Wellington Independent School District continues the policy of providing free and reduced price meals for students under the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs. Eligibility depends on household size and income, with foster children eligible based on the foster child’s income. Applications are distributed with a letter to households. food stamp or TANF households need only list the child’s name and case number. an adult must sign.
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Wellington Independent School
Peanut Festival Theme Contest Deadline Nears
The Collingsworth County Peanut Festival theme contest invites entries. Deliver by August 13 to the Chamber of Commerce office on the square or mail to Box 247. All ideas must relate to Collingsworth County.
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Collingsworth County
Chamber of Commerce
July Heat Wave Records Estimated Temps and Dry Conditions
Local official Tommy Hudson of the National Weather Service reports July averages showing an average high of 104.65 degrees and an average low of 71.16 degrees. With only 0.78 inches of moisture, the region faced persistent heat and increasing dryness during the month.
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Tommy Hudson
National Weather Service
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Wellington Volunteer Fire Department
Memphis Fire Department
Ltor
Danny Gray
Memphis Department
Joey Martin
James McCleod
J.D. Hamby
Leonard Kujawski
Fire Department
L.C. Young Sweat
Jimmy Kelso
San Antonio
Lois Templeton Scout
Pickton
Argen Hix Draper
Hereford
Joan Jones Coleman
Dumas
Harold Boston
Brownfield
Vada Hall Kames
Pauline Wilks Masten
Cecil E. Holmes
Oklahoma City
Irene Fason Hardin
Mary Frances Templeton Walker
Midland
Shelton Nunnelley
Wayne Cudd
Olivia Hill
R.T. Savage
Kerrville
Henry Sullivan
Frank C. Fuson Jr
Norman
Mary Nell Horton
Larcen Johnson Hill
Leia Roberts Campbell
Richard Bailey
William O'Rear
Roy Campbell
Hergford
Dean Boyd
Shamrock
Cal Hurst
Lloyd Holloway
Boise City
Margie O'Rear
Aselton
Helen Maxwell Fires
Bill Hatch
Bear Bowen
Ruth Jackson Derryberry
Durant McInnis
Altus
Loyd F. Cook
Fort Worth
Jack J. McClure
James van Pelt
Amarillo
Nell Karnes Wilbur
Virginia Williams Ford
Clyse Camp Kane
Dodson
Irma Jenkins O'Rear
Odessa Camp Covey
Archie Roberts
Austin
George Cristy
Lubbock
Mack Laird
Phil Trewor
Thelma Popwell Rogers
Jean Light Cudd
Ruel Alexander
Frankie Talbot van Pelt
Mary McCluskey Armstrong
Houston
Don Leach
Andrews
Bev Gadbey Tipton
Dan Austin
Breckenridge
Sue Leach Cristy
Louis Graham
C.G. Gray
Abilene
Yvonne Shields Brewer
O.B. Raburn
Dick Ellis
Betty Richards Winslet
Tommy J. Jones
Amarilla
Gerald Squyres
Anaheim
Melvin Young
Marshall Peters
Bething
Henry Wells
Wells
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