New Year 2000 arrives with grand displays and Y2K relief
The year 2000 ushers in with record fireworks worldwide and minimal Y2K disruptions. Businesses, utilities, and emergency services prepared for potential failures, but by the first Monday of the year systems ran smoothly. Locally, West Texas Utilities staff monitored outages and Classic Cable reported normal operations as Channel 12 aired the date anomaly momentarily.
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West Texas Utilities
Gary Lemons
Leon Martin
Genarah Manuel
Tim Cummings
Lost Army Buddy Reunites With Local Hero Before Christmas
Herbert Bearden of our town welcomed home his long lost friend from the 63rd U S Army division, Phil Berens, and Berens family, for a Christmas visit. They shared tales from 50 years past, toured Palo Duro Canyon and Groom, and recalled Phil saving Herbert’s life in combat after Army days aboard the Queen Mary voyage and later train journeys across Europe.
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Herbert Bearden
Herbert
63Rd Division
U.S. Army
Phil Berens
Rick
Phil
Bearden
Palo Duro Canyon
Groom
Cross
Lakeview
Michigan
Camp Walters
Mineral Wells
Glascow
Scotland
England
la Havre
France
Caison seeks Precinct 1 commissioner seat in Collingsworth County
Life long resident Caison announces run for Commissioner Precinct 1. He has served on local boards including Wellington Country Club Farm Bureau and Farmer's Union and led the Booster Club. Carson, a local farmer and Carson Auction Service owner, joins county scene. Wellington EMS plans an ECA course beginning Feb 21 with Monday and Thursday sessions 6 to 10. 50 classroom hours required. Call Kirby Campbell for details. EMS notes volunteers are needed as ECAs assist paramedics. Caison asks Precinct 1 voters for support and pledges to do the best job.
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David Caison
Precinct 1
Collingsworth County
Caison
Wellington Country Club
Farm Bureau
Farmer's Union
Booster Club
Carson
Carson Auction Service
Karen
Wellington
Financial Aid Seminar at Wellington High School
A financial aid night will be held in the WHS auditorium on Thursday January 13 at 6 30 p m. The event will feature Jeanette Head WTAMU assistant Financial Aid Director and Dave Corley Panhandle Plains Higher Education Authority high school coordinator sharing expertise on the financial aid process. Corley is a retired principal and WHS junior Jeff Eigenmann, a Skyrocket football player and FUMC member, is an FCA semi finalist who will attend a Dallas banquet February 28 for the announcement of winners.
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Wellington High School
Jeanette Head
WTAMU
Dave Corley
Panhandle-Plains
Jeff Eigenmann
WHS
Jeff
FUMC
Dallas
Remarkable life of 102 year old Anne Fires in Wellington
Anne Fires, born July 29 1897 in Bonham and raised in Childress County, reflects on living across three centuries. She recalls learning to crank a Model T, marrying Chester in 1918, moving to Fires 69 ranch then Wellington in 1926, and the support from her husband and late father-in-law while noting she was barred from work outside the home in her youth.
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United States
Anne Fires
Bonham
Childress County
Childress
Mrs. Fires
Chester Fires
Voter Card Delivery Notice in Orange and White Cards
Voters alerted to missing or undelivered Orange and white cards. If mail could not be received due to address changes, contact Rose Mary Layssennoe at BOG for card reissue guidance.
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Yu Don Ao
Rose Mary Lay Ssennoe Coteemr
Coleman announces candidacy for Collingsworth Constable
Lt Col Ret Dudley Coleman declares he will run for Constable and outlines the office's origins in the 1857 Texas Constitution. He notes that Colingsworth County previously had four constables and four Justices of the Peace, and that a 1990 county redistricting plan reduced posts with Justice Department approval. The absence of a constable has shifted duties to the sheriff, and lawmakers are urged to eliminate further posts.
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Dudley Coleman
Collingsworth
Coleman
Texas
County Commissioners Court
U.S. Department of Justice
Washington D.C
Texas Legistate
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Time Square
Oklainian
Lost Army
Beren
Dorr
Belgium
WEMS
WISD
Monde Tae ‘Directulumens
Wigrans
Tonesi Pecralang
Jane Ingram
Anne
Lt Col
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