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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 2003
Page
1
Wellington invites residents to join its first city wide garage sale on Saturday, June 7, with sales across the city lasting most of the day. Sign ups closed May 30. Maps are available at Mona's Cocina, Roberson's Restaurant, and Cherokee Restaurant.
Wellington fourth grader Bailey Long will be honored on July 4 in Austin after intermission at the Miss Texas Pageant for her volunteerism and sign language work. She assisted Hayden Morris, who is deaf, with communication in school and at church programs, dedicating hours daily since 2000 and participating in a 4-H sign language project.
Collingsworth County Judge Jim Forrester joined residents at a Childress town hall held by Rep. Mac Thornberry on May 28 2003. He urged Thornberry to push for direct local funding from a ten billion homeland security plus farm and no child left behind provisions and to keep those programs intact.
May brought only 0.92 inch of rain though any rainfall is welcomed. Dryland cotton growers report visible field progress from this year's planting as May averaged 87.68 degrees high and 59.16 degrees low per the Wellington Leader with NWS input via Tommy Hudson.
Free training for 1st to 5th graders offered in June in the high school computer lab. First to third grades meet Tuesdays from June 10, 1 to 2 30 pm. fourth and fifth grades meet Thursdays from June 12, 1 to 2 30 pm. Learn Internet access and basic skills. contact Linda Powell at 447-2512 or the lab at 447-5143 to sign up.
Alumni of the Booker T. Washington School hold a three day reunion from Friday to Sunday at the Burn Handley Community Building and nearby sites. Registration fees are $40 for adults members $25 for non members and children attend free. Events include a welcome reception fashion show talent show parade picnic and banquet with guest speakers. Sunday features worship service at Mt Zion Baptist Church with Rev EV Patrick as guest preacher.
The Rocket House board named two nominees to its 2003 Wall of Honor from Wellington ex‑students Thomas Holton and Judge John Forbis, dropping L. E. Gribble. Voting by ex‑students ends July 1, 2003, with results announced before the August 2 reunion. Biographies for Holton and Forbis follow.
A Collingsworth Hospital Board meeting on Monday June 2 drew 26 participants including board members staff and concerned residents. Dr Don Klinger presented a 34 page petition with around 580 signatures seeking reinstatement at the Collingsworth Family Clinic and asked to begin contract talks soon. He said he worked five months under a prior contract which he reviewed but believed the contract was illegal and could be a class B misdemeanor to sign. The board noted they cannot fire or hire a doctor under current law. The Collingsworth County Health Organization contracts with the hospital to hire physicians, with several doctors visiting periodically. Klinger remains welcome to operate his own clinic and retains hospital privileges, though the reasons for his firing were not clarified.
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