Former Wellington Girl Meets Garth Brooks Through Make-A-Wish
Angela Marple, a Mannford resident and Wellington native with spina bifida, fulfilled a long held wish by meeting country star Garth Brooks before his Tulsa concert. The Make-A-Wish Foundation arranged backstage access, autographs, merchandise, and a new CD player, with Brooks gifting more CDs.
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Angela Marple
Wellington
Mannford
Angela
Garth Brooks
Mianaford
Brooks
Tulsa
Make-A-Wish Foundation
Durne
Marple
Garth
Oklahoma
Clarendon College to Hold Two Federal Stafford Loan Seminars
Clarendon College announces two free seminars on the Federal Stafford loan program. Sessions run Monday August 18 and Thursday August 21 at 2 p.m. in the Bairfield Activity Center. Attendees can ask questions to Janis Bingham of Amarillo’s Herring National Bank and reserve seats by calling the listed numbers.
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Clarendon College
Raymond Jaramillo
CC Financial Aid
Bairfield
Ann Luttrell
FSA seeks diverse candidate pool for county committee election
Keith Martin, County Executive Director in Collingsworth County Texas, invites a broad farming community to run for three year terms on the County Office Committee. The panel links USDA programs to local producers, deciding on loans, marketing quotas, eligibility for loans and disaster aid. Nomination petitions are due by month end, with elections in November and December, and a final eligibility list by early October. Interested parties should contact the local Farm Service Agency office.
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Farm Service Agency
Martin
FSA
USDA
America
School calendar notes 1997 98 year totals days
The document lists key dates for a high school calendar including January 5 6 April 10 13 May 21 end of 2 May 22 and a total of 180 days for the 1997 98 school year Teacher work day graduation and 101 appears as a stated item in the schedule.
Panhandle Community Services earns second State Performance Award
TDHCA announced Panhandle Community Services of Amarillo has won the State Performance Award for the second year. The ceremony at the Panhandle office announced a $16,160 grant to augment a revolving loan fund used with a prior award, leveraging $25,000 from local foundations.
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Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
TDHCA
Panhandle Community Services of
Amarillo
Panhandle Community Services
West Eighth Street
Panhandle Commuunity Services
Amarillo Area Foundation
Larry Paul Manley
Johnny Raymond
Hedley ISD rated Recognized by Texas Education Agency
Hedley ISD earned a Recognized accreditation as TEA released ratings on Aug 1. Out of 1043 districts 320 were Recognized while 64 Exemplary, 644 Acceptable, and 7 Low-Performing. Superintendent Gene Sheets credited staff, students, parents, board, and community for the improvement from Acceptable in 1996.
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Texas Education Agency
Hedley Isd
Texas
Gene Sheets
Sheets
Rains Continue in Wellington Area With Heavy Gauge Reading
Rainfall continued across the county with Wellington recording 1.50 inches in the gauge. Showers lingered into Wednesday morning August 13. A cool front is expected to bring only slight chances of rain for the rest of the week and weekend, with temperatures in the 80s and 90s.
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Wellington
Spied Advertising Pays Call For Local Ads
Advertising space offers simple profits with two nearby numbers. Local businesses are urged to place ads, promising visibility and rapid returns through the newspaper’s classifieds.
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Bryan Hill
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Betty Langford
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