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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1997
Page
1
Jury selection in the murder trial of David Valles in Collingsworth County is set to resume on July 31 in the 100th Judicial District. Valles faces first degree murder charges in Lucille West's death on April 1, 1996.
The First United Methodist Church invites children ages four through fifth grade to a Bibletimes Marketplace event on Saturday June 7 behind the church. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m. and activities run 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. featuring shops, bakery, crafts, stories, songs, games and dramas.
Wellington hosts nightly baseball across Marian Airpark and Wellington Elementary fields. Over 160 children ages 5 to 18 participate in t ball to major Little League, with rosters released for 1997 including numerous teams such as Yankees T Ball Cubs T Ball and Blue Jays T Ball and many players across multiple towns.
Collingsworth County 4-H group leaves for State 4-H Round-up in Bryan College Station June 4 and 5. A four member team from Summerwood ISD will compete in Range and Pasture Grass Judging after winning the district grass identification contest. Members Lacey Decker Casey Martindale Shelley Johnston and Paul Wayne Wright joined by Dale Dunlap and Fred Peters. Kasha Brister of WHS to perform an e-con science demonstration and qualified in livestock judging as a wild card. The event draws all 12 districts with tough competition ahead.
The Northwest Texas United Methodist Conference Youth Choir Spirit Wind 97 will sing at First United Methodist Church Wellington on June 6 at 6 p.m. The select group from Panhandle and West Texas was chosen from over 180 auditioning youth in Lubbock Amarillo Abilene and Midland.
The Collingsworth County Extension Service will host a wheat field day on Thursday June 12 at 9 a.m. 1.5 miles east of Quail on the Joe and David Baumgardner farm. Demonstrations cover wheat varieties rust disease and insects with Texas extension specialists and 2 CEUs for applicators.
The Opportunity Center Summer Program started Tuesday June 3 with Lisa Manuel as coordinator leading a weather themed discussion and a craft. Children made weather wanes, measured a garden with Dale Dunlap, and enjoyed lunch before rides home. Volunteers include James Rhodes Mike Blackledge Tillie McDanel Gay McAlister Diana Bartlett and Sylvia Quinn with teens likely to help. Adults groups are forming and inquiries to Judy King or Diana Bartlett were invited.
Post and auxiliary members held a Memorial Day observance on Monday May 26 1997. Flags were placed on graves across county cemeteries and eighteen auxiliary members laid poppy crosses. A memorial service at the courthouse featured Commander Leonard Kujawski guest speaker Jack Winslett and vocalist Janet Birkey. Floral tributes were placed at the Veterans Monument by Truett Holland Bill Owens and Kathryn Bartenbruch. Oma Nored of Seguin attended with family as a goldstar mother and praised the community’s continued participation. Continued on Page 10.
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