County Peanut Festival scheduled for September 12
The Collingsworth County Peanut Festival organized by the Chamber of Commerce will be a one day event on Saturday September 12. Parade will start at Wellington Care Center to view entries, then proceed to Ellison Park for activities including a chili cook-off. Contacts include Saunna Blacksher 806 447 2313 for entries and help.
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Collingsworth County
Chamber of Commerce
Saunna Blacksher
Wellington Care Center
Chamber
Rodney Reeves
Reeves
Ellison Park
Wellington
Four Injured In Incident East Of Wellington June 1 1998
Four local residents were injured in related accidents east of Wellington on Monday night June 1 1998. A black Dodge pickup traveling eastbound crossed the center line on FM Road 338, side swiping a westbound passenger car driven by James Thomas Jr. of Wellington. Joe Orozco and an unidentified male rode in the car. The Dodge driver was identified as Eddie Joe Blacksher of Wellington. Continued on Page 2.
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Collingsworth County
Wellington
James Thomas Jr
Joe Orozco
Eddie Joe “Blacksher
Sports boosters plan meeting for June 8
The All-Sports Skyrockets Booster Club will hold a meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 8 to elect new officers. The public is encouraged to attend.
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Skyrockets Booster Club
Sean Delaney Scholarship Awarded to Toby Tarver
Wellington Leader reports the Sean Delaney Memorial Scholarship of 1000 dollars awarded at WHS graduation. The ceremony honored Sean Delaney, a Wellington teen killed in a March car accident, while Temple-Inland Foundation of Guaranty Federal Bank of Childress presented 1000 dollar cash awards to Salutatorian Jeremy Seii and Valedictorian Molly Johnson.
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WHS
Wellington
Sean Delaney
Toby Tarver
Temple-Inland Foundation of Guaranty Federal Bank of Childress
Jeremy Seii
Molly Johnson
Praise and Testimony at Abundant Life Event
A Saturday program at Abundant Life on June 6 invites attendees to praise and testify. Organizers describe the event as a faith gathering focused on spiritual encouragement and community support.
Hospital plans improvements and policy updates in district report
The hospital district outlines renovations to X-ray and CT rooms delayed from May, with work starting in June. Donations totaling about 3,071 dollars for patient rooms, 5,600 for X-ray renovation, and 20,000 from Maxhas Foundation support CT unit work, plus other contributions. The piece covers Medicare-based operation, anticipated insurance changes, and an ER billing policy requiring private pay down payments for nonemergency visits.
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Maxhas’ Foundation
Learpool
Baptist
St. Anthony
Wheat field day set for June 10 near Quail
Collingsworth County Extension Service schedules a wheat field day at 10 a.m. on Wednesday June 10 one and a half miles east of Quail on the Baumgardner farm. Dale Dunlap notes strong variety differences and Dr. Brent Bean will discuss the varieties. Emory Boring covers wheat insect problems Boll weevil updates and the 1998 cotton insect plan.
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Collingsworth County Extension Service
Quail
Joe and David Baumgardner
Dale Dunlap
Brent Bean
The
Texas Agricultural Extension Services
Emory Boring
Car
Local Quarter Horse Gallops To Third At Remington Park
Wellington trainer David Carson sees Dardash, a two year old quarter horse, finish third in The Heritage Place Futurity at Remington Park Oklahoma City on May 30. The race drew 207 entrants, with Dardash advancing from a slow start to miss second by a photo finish.
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Oklahoma
WHS
Monique Davis
David Carson
Wellington
Dardash
Carson
Heritage Place
Remington Park
Oklahoma City
Wellington teen battles T cell leukemia with hopeful heart
Fourteen year old Valentin Granados of Wellington, diagnosed with Acute T-Cell Leukemia after months of signs from weight loss to fatigue, remains hopeful with family support. A barbell accident led to medical tests revealing tumors from chest to testicles and a bone marrow evaluation confirmed the diagnosis.
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Valentin Granados
Wellington
Valentin
Rosario Granados
Davis
Amarillo
Sense
Wallington High School
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Karen Jeffrey
Parade
Tammy Riley
Booths
Christie O'Rear
Stacy Breedlove
J.D
Lisa Hamby
Bob
Linda Owens
Judy Clark
WISD
Katy
Blacksher
4-H
FFA
Saunna
Panhandle
Valemin Granados
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