Christmas Parade Set for December 10 Downtown Wellington
The first annual Christmas Parade will roll December 10 starting 5:45 p.m. with lineups on Dalhart Street near the elementary school. Entries from GA'S, Wellington State Bank, Carroll's Flowers, Greenbelt Electric, Girl Scouts, Wellington Post Office and others plan to participate, marching from 16th and Dalhart to the square.
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Chamber of Commerce
Rodney Reeves
Reeves
Dalhart Street
16Th Street
15Th
Dalhart
16Th
Chamber
Ga's
Wellington State Bank
Carroll's’ Flowers
Greenbelt Electric
Caren's Corner
Pratt's Cleaners
First Wellington Agency
Wellington Classic Car Group
Girl Scouts
Wellington Post Office
Linda's Learning Center
Rocket Regiment
West Texas Utilities
Fowler Tire Company
CableOne
Collingsworth Co
The
Wellington Leader
Childress’Street
Childress St
West Ave
Living Nativity slated for Wellington on December 10
Collingsworth County 4-H members present a Living Nativity starting at 5 30 p m on Wednesday December 10 on the southeast corner of Wellington square. County Extension Secretary Saunna Blacksher invites the community to share in the occasion.
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Collingsworth County 4- H
Christ
Wellington
Saunna Blacksher
Chester White Dies After Hunt. Collingsworth Resident
Chester White 83 of Wellington died December 1 1997 after going on a hunting trip. A voluntary search by locals and the Collingsworth County Sheriff's Department located his body in Lilly Community about 830 PM. Officials say heart attack caused the death with no foul play suspected. Services set for December 4 1997 at 2 PM at the Church of Christ Claude with Rev Alfred White officiating. Burial in North Fairview Cemetery under Adams Funeral Home direction.
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Collingsworth County
Chester White
Wellington
Carroll Nunnelley
Coll. Co. Sheriff's Department
Sheriff's Department
White
Lilly Community
Church of Christ
Alfred White
Claude
Kevin Rhodes
North Fairview Cemetery
Adams Funeral Home
Annual Tour of Homes Opens December 7 in Collingsworth County
The Collingsworth County Museum fund raiser kicks off the holiday season on Sunday December 7 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. with a $5 tour featuring the Caison Cabbell and Howard homes and Linda's Learning Center. Highlights include Caison’s Southwest styled rooms with antique and art accents, a windmill pond project, and the Cabbell home’s trees, pianos, and family memorabilia. Carrol's Flowers will supply holiday decor.
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Collingsworth County
Doug
Beth Caison
Jim
Maria Cabbell
Andy
Deliah Howard
Linda's Learning Center
Graham Street
Beth
San Antonio
Santa Fe
Stephenia
Carrol
Jim and
Haskell Street
Wellington School Holiday Concert By Band Groups
The Wellington bands present their annual holiday concert on Sunday December 14 at 2 p.m. in the high school auditorium. All three WISD bands perform festive selections under directors Kendel Hickenbottom and Mark Smedinghoff. The public is invited to attend.
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Wellington
WISD
Kendel
Exhibition of Jan Carrick Paintings Opens at Collingsworth Art Center
The Art Center of the Collingsworth County Museum hosts twelve oil paintings by Jan Carrick of Hollis OK, mainly still life florals with one landscape. Carrick studied under the late Cord Fitz and participated in workshops including one in Flagstaff AZ by Bob Cash. Her works have hung in the Oklahoma governor’s mansion and in two Oklahoma City galleries and a Memphis gallery. Carrick and husband J A live in Hollis and travel, visiting their Tennessee-based son. The exhibit opens during the Museum Open House on December 10 and runs through January 31, 1998.
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Jan Carrick
Hollis
Collingsworth County Museum
Carrick
Cord Fitz
Flagstaff
Bob Cash
Long Island
Oscar Rose College
Oklahoma
Governor's Mansion
Oklahoma City
Art Center
Martindale Seeks 1999 2002 County District Clerk Term
Melinda Martindale announced her campaign for election as county district clerk in the Democratic Primary of 1998. She seeks the 1999 2002 term, noting prior service as Deputy Clerk and a decade in Collingsworth and Wheeler counties, with community visits planned before the first primary.
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Melinda Martindale
Martindale
Commissioner's Court
Karen Coleman
Collingworth County
Wheeler County Tax/Assessor Collector's office
Wheeler
Earl Janes seeks re election as Justice of the Peace
Justice of the Peace Earl Janes announces he will seek re election for Collingsworth County in 1998. Since January 1, 1995 he has served after defeating A. J. Fires in 1994. He was born in Wellington and has lived in the county for almost seven decades.
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Justice of the Peace
Earl Janes
Janes
A. J. Fires
Collingsworth
Wellington
Johnson seeks Collingsworth County clerk post in 1998 primary
Jackie Johnson announces candidacy for county and district clerk of Collingsworth County in the March 10 1998 Democratic Primary. She cites ten years in the office, local roots in Wellington since 1961, education at Wellington High and Clarendon College, and a pledge to provide honest confidential service to residents and the county. She and her husband Richard Johnson have two children, Ricky and Becca, and attend Nazarene Church.
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Collingsworth County
Wellington High School
Clarendon College
Richard Johnson
Ricky
Becca
Wellington
J. W
Billie Seitz
The
Nazarene Church
Cherokee Inn
Farmer's Coop
Santa invites letters to Wellington Leader office
Santa Claus asks all young friends to bring their wishes to the Wellington Leader office within the coming week so he has time to read every note. He emphasizes the need for timely letters to ensure he can review them all.
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Santa
Wellington
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