National Guard aids youth and boosts local economy
The Texas National Guard contributes about 17.5 million annually to Panhandle communities and roughly 875,000 to Wellington, where Guard salaries circulate locally and facilities are valued at 1.05 million. The program offers high school students educational benefits and home-based service, with summer basic training paid at active duty rates.
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National Guard
Andy Singleton
Kelton
Tyrone McKnight
Wellington
ECO 2Nd BN
142 M Infantry Division
Texas National Guard
Panhandle
Texas
National Guard Association of Texas
Collingsworth General Hospital Future Plans Highlight Local Efforts
Administrator Jim Koulovatos outlines the hospital’s solid finances and steps taken since November 1990 to upgrade equipment at Collingsworth General Hospital. The board, aided by Preferred Management and High Plains Baptist Hospital, aims to attract physicians, provide employee training, and grow the hospital’s services in Wellington and Collingsworth County.
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Collingsworth General Hospital
Jim Koulovatos
Collingsworth County
High Plains Baptist Hospital
Amarillo
HP. Baptist Hospital
Wellington
Baptist Hospital
Lubbock
Oklahoma City
Collingsworth
Parallel Petroleum uses 3-D seismic in Permian Basin discovery
Parallel Petroleum Corp of Midland announced a field discovery in the Canyon Reef formation of Howard County Texas using three dimensional seismic imaging. The Noret-Jones No. 1 flowed 720 bpd oil and 1.08 MMcf/d gas, with potential over 2,000 bpd while limiting production to under 200 bpd to avoid water coning.
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Parallel Petroleum Corporation of Midland
Canyon Reef
Howard County
Texas
Big Spring
Parallel Petroleum
Summerwood
Larry Oldham
Noret-Jones
Parallel
Permian
West Texas
Oldham
Parallel Petroleum Corp
Tom Cambridge
Amarillo
Becky Burrell
Midland
John Rutherford
Eric Bayley
Gene Erwin
Tom Zachary
Sumnerwood High School
West Texas State University
Peat, Marwick and Mitchell
Dorchester Exploration
Sandra Kay Skinner
Iowa Park
Larry Christopher
Cody Clayton
Permian Land Man's Association
Wellington volunteers battle grass fire near Memphis Highway Y
On Monday noon December 28 volunteers from Wellington's Fire Department joined Childress County responders to tackle a grass fire in a field one and a half miles west of Highway 83 at the Memphis Highway Y. The blaze started when a wheel on a cotton trailer spun and threw sparks. The Childress Fire Department also assisted.
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Wellington
Volunteer Fire Department
Highway 83
Memphis Highway
Childress County
Childress
Hospital board extends Drs Staff privileges
The Collingsworth County Hospital District Board held a noon meeting on Tuesday December 29 at Collingsworth General Hospital to consider and act on extending medical staff privileges for a physician using hospital facilities. The vote was unanimous with directors Parker Wright Owens and Lewis present and others including Adams, White, Howard absent.
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Collingsworth County Hospital District
Collingsworth General Hospital
Yates Parker
Parker
Loretta Wright
Robert Owens
Carthel Lewis
Larry Adams
Pat White
Dan Howard
Jim Koulovatos
Jerry Haralson
Barabara Reynolds
Ambulance Service Plans Annual Meeting January 9
Collingsworth County Volunteer Ambulance Service will hold its annual meeting and dinner Saturday January 9 in Burn Handley Community Center conference room starting at 7 00 p m Margaret Vines secretary treasurer says the 1992 year saw record patient transports and Marshall Peters president will report along with officers and director elections Morene Castleberry serves as vice president All members urged to attend more details next week
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Collingsworth County
Margaret Vines
Marshall Peters
Vines
Peters
January Livestock Survey Begins in Texas for 1993
The Texas Agricultural Statistics Service starts a statewide survey as part of the USDA inventory effort. Producers will report 1992 calf and lamb crops and the beginning year inventories of cattle, calves, sheep, lambs, goats, and kids. Data is confidential and used to estimate Texas livestock populations for 1993 with results released February 5 and later district and county figures.
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Texas Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
Ag-Statistics Service
Dennis Findley
Texas
Texas and Southwest Cattle Raisers Association
Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association
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WVFD
Childress Co
Hospital Board
Ambulance Service Plans
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