Annual Wellington Band Concert and New Chorus Debut
The Wellington School will hold its Christmas Concert Sunday December 14 at 2 PM in Wellington High School auditorium. The first Wellington High School Chorus, That Skyrocket Chorus, with 14 girls, joins the three bands for the program. Seventy-six performers from the bands and chorus, totaling 106 students, will take the stage with repertoire including Jingle Bells and Silver Bells and a medley from Christmas choral numbers.
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Wellington
Bill Dyer
Dyer
Samnerwood
Cracker
Sparkler
McEntyre
Frosty the Snow Man
Beeler
Tyler
Hark
The
Cook
Styne
Novak
Blessing Fund Donations Lag in First Week
The Blessing Fund in Collingsworth County has only $62 raised in its first week toward a $4,000 goal to buy toys for needy children. Donations can be left with Judy Forrester at Wellington State Bank. Individual donors will be named unless they choose anonymity. Applications for aid are available at multiple local offices and agencies. Bill Spillman chairs the effort with LaQuita Bowen assisting.
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Collingsworth County
Judy Forrester
Wellington State Bank
Wellington Leader
Charles Carter
Wellington
Bill Spillman
Blessing Fund
LaQuita Bowen
Deadline Dec 12 For Santa Letters In The Wellington Leader
The Wellington Leader urges children to submit Santa letters by noon on Friday December 12 for printing before they are sent to The North Pole. Since about 60 years the letters are published, with many scrapbooks housing years of correspondence and descendants of early writers continuing the tradition.
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Santa Claus
Wellington
North Pole
Library Building Fund Receives $10,000 Donation
The Collingsworth County Library Building Fund received a $10,000 donation from Wellington couple Bennie and Henry Sullivan in memory of their parents. The project aims to house the combined libraries of Collingsworth County, Wellington High School, and Wellington Junior High, with plans and cost estimates totaling about $735,000. The fund is seeking private gifts and grants as planning continues.
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Collingsworth County Library Building Fund
Amarillo Area Foundation
Wellington
Bennie
Henry Sullivan
A.B
Susie Clark
Pink
Clay Sullivan
Library Building Fund
Collingsworth County
Wellington High School
Wellington Junior High
Mike Briggs
BGR
Lubbock
Briggs
Wellington Independent School District
Texas State Library Systems
Houston Endowment
Texas Panhandle Library Systems
Mary K. Wells
Lawrence Ward
Betsy Lemons
Kirby Campbell
Tommy Hudson
Jamie Johnson
Vance Hunt
Frances Schmidt
Henry Wells
4450 Bales of Cotton Ginned in Collingsworth County
Four county cotton gins report 4 445 bales weighed in before wet weather halted harvest. Farmers Co op Gin held back seed cotton for ginning later while grading notes show strict low middling light spot. Tri County Coop runs 12 hours daily. Farmers Co op operates both gins by day and one at night.
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Collingsworth County
Tri-County
Dodson
Wellington
Farmers Co-op
Urgent Clothing and Food Drive Aids Collingsworth Outreach
Collingsworth Outreach Services seeks infant to small child clothing and groceries. Jon Forrest urges clean sized items and winter coats. contact 447 5529 or deliver to the COS room on courthouse third floor Thursday 9 12. Five families aided on Thursday December 5. Janelle Gilley notes weekly COS Thursday presence.
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Collingsworth County
Collingsworth
Jon Forrest
C.O.S
Janelle Gilley
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Marlo Hartman
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