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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1998
Page
1
Texas agriculture officials reported strong 1997 results for upland cotton, peanuts, and hay. Upland cotton was 5.3 million bales with 5.15 million harvested acres and a yield near 494 lb per acre. Peanut production reached 811.2 million pounds, yield 2,600 lb per acre. All hay totaled 10.8 million tons with 1% higher acreage and yield about 2.45 tons per acre.
The Methodist youth of First United Methodist will sponsor Steppin Out in Style II on Sunday February 22. Fashions from Wellington area merchants will be modeled. Admission is 5 dollars for adults and 3 dollars for students. Watch for more details in the Wellington Leader and plan to attend.
Girl Scouts begin their annual cookie sale on Friday January 9 and run orders through January 25 with delivery. The theme Just Imagine encourages belief in possibility while building confidence and public interaction skills. Proceeds stay in the Panhandle to fund troop activities and council programs. For current information call 356-0096 or 600-687 and contact Robia.
Kies the contest Feonan continues on page two with an update or follow up perhaps detailing results or upcoming round.
Texas State Comptroller John Sharp reports 1,090 cities and 118 counties received a combined 155.7 million in January sales tax rebates. The release notes a 12 percent year to year rise, with varied changes by city and county including Wellington, Childress, Donley, Hall, Wheeler. The payments reflect November collections reported in December.
Diana Bartlett of Wellington has been selected for inclusion in the 1997 edition of Outstanding Young Women of America. The Texas Tech graduate and Child Protective Services Supervisor works across eight counties and coordinates outreach in Collingsworth County while serving as Opportunity Center Coordinator and Outreach Missions committee member. She is married to Lynn Bartlett with two children.
Norwood notes Artie Wright a Sumnerwood High junior earned 2nd Team Offensive End on the 1997 All State Football Team. Wright led the Eagles with 27 receptions for 473 yards and nine touchdowns this season. Coach Shields praised Wright saying he has great concentration and his hands stick when the ball arrives.
Shannon Lucid, a Wellington High School and Bethany High School alumna, later earned a BS in chemistry from the University of Oklahoma in 1963 and an MS and PhD in biochemistry in 1970 and 1973. She joined NASA as an astronaut in 1979, flying five space missions and logging 223 days in space, including STS-79 in 1996.
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