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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 2000
Page
1
A newspaper note explains a partial lunar eclipse visible Christmas Day from about 9:30 a.m. to noon, with safety tips. Do not view directly. use pinhole or filter methods to project the sun’s image. Ensure the viewing setup avoids eye damage and positions the box to keep eyes clear of direct sunlight.
The WISD Board of Education held a regular session with a public hearing on the Annual Performance Report and AEIS, reviewed campus performance objectives, and approved revisions to the Gifted Talented manual. Superintendent Taylor discussed safety policies and violent incidents report. Holly Simpson presented the 1999 2000 school year port and Linda Comer was named WISD representative to the Collingsworth Public Library Board.
The Collingsworth County Sheriff's Office announces a new jailer and dispatcher, Hattie Sanderson, who began training November 25 from WHS in 1992. Details about family and past roles are unclear in the fragment.
The First Christian Church will hold a candlelight communion service at 6 p.m. Sunday Christmas Eve. The church practices open communion and invites the community to take part in this meaningful service.
Six county residents share Christmas memories for the Leader. Bartlett, director of the Opportunity Center, recalls caroling on a Mason hayride and her children Kacy and Walker born on December 22. Rene Mathis cherishes her last Christmas with husband Charles. he bought a porcelain angel. Connie Stages recalls Miss Virginia Robey, longtime Leader editor, visiting her family for a Christmas paper. Adriana Aguilar notes 1977 as her favorite, last Christmas with her dad and hot tamales. Ronnie Ward remembers Santa radar dots and Rudolph sightings, plus snowy football with cousins. Sheriff Rusty Lee recalls gifts and family moments, especially two years ago with Michaela, Savannah, and baby Jessica, and the joy of shared Christmas with faith.
Santa Claus visits over three weeks as ten area residents win $100 gift certificates in Affiliated Christmas Give-Away drawings. On December 9 Megan Martinez drew Cleo Messer Hubert Mauldin Nolan Hamby Bessie Thomas and Bill Nation.
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