Camping memories from Wellington camps and a basketball coach
Melanie Oren recalls summer camps around Wellington from junior high to college. She describes experiences at Ranger Basketball Camp Wayland Baptist Band Camp and Panfork Baptist Encampment and shares lessons from Steven Hamrick on priorities and readiness. The piece hints at family ties and nostalgic anecdotes and ends with a birthday wish for Tanner Ray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Ranger
Becky Saied
Wayland Baptist
Joe
WTSU
Mom
Panfork Baptist
Lord
Mary Bearden
Betty Burba
Nancy Graham
Dog
Collie
Webb
Cobb
Steven Hamrick
Abilene Christian
God
Childress
Canyon High
Hamrick
Jennifer
Dallas
Tanner Ray
Sorcery and the New Age Movements in Texans Faith
A church sermon warns against sorcery in modern life citing Galatians 5 20 and Psalms 37 3 noting charms amulets occult drugs and horoscopes as dangerous false promises. It laments teens drawn to occult groups and recalls a deadly incident in South Texas and Bowie Wellington Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Bowie Street Church of
Chris 13
Bowie
Wellington
Texas
Fleeting Moments From The Wellington Leader
A June 10 1948 Wellington Leader item outlines Sumnerwood Independence Day events on July 5 with rides and an Abra Rodeo heritage, plus a Dukes of Wellington baseball game at Marian Airpark June 13 and local league standings and upcoming games. It also covers windbreak plantings, wheat harvests, cleanup drives, youth baseball, and community business changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumnerwood
Barney Walker
Abra
Samnorwood
Samnorwood Rodeo Association
W W. H. Breeding
Lloyd Bullock
John Oldham
Bill Knoll
Cecil Brown
Earl Brashear
Mr. Walker
Dukes of Wellington
Marian Airpark
Paducah
Dukes
Mobeetie
Memphis
Kirkland
Wellington
Mangum
Childress
Turkey
Alton Belew
Memphis Jazz
Buffalo Chips
Canyon
Amarillo First Baptist Church
Holtman Trucking
Pampa
Clarendon Aces
Childress Sonics
Childress Wheels
Langford
Conoco
Co-Op Gin
Martin Seed
Rangers
Owens
Caswell-Cole Ford
Arnett
Pra
Donna Albert Named to AC Spring Dean's List
Amarillo College student Donna Albert earned a 3.72 GPA for the Spring semester and was named to the Dean's List. She pursues an associate degree in applied science medical secretary and is a 1983 WHS graduate, daughter of Bill and Asenath Blades of Wellington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Albert
Amarillo College
WHS
Donna
Bill and
Asenath Blades
Wellington
Also Mentioned on This Page
West Avenue
Henry Wells
Virginia Robey News
Melanie Oren
Priscilla Sullivan
Panhandle
Neil Wilbur
Belly Winstrett
Kathy Southerland
Star Counseling
West
Collingsworth
Donley & Hall
TX Dept. of Protective & Regulatory Services
College Station
Plains
Texas A & M College
Plains States
Collingsworth County
Katy
Victory
Olahoma
A. M. Saunders
N. M. Higdon
Chamber of Commerce
Burn Handley
Higdon
CC Office
Templeton
Earl Shamblee
Earl Dean Cooper
Royce Daves
James Glasscock
Bobby McCutchen
Arlois Holtman
Charles Cowan
Doug Bergval
Fred Squyres
Millard Brown
Millard Brown, Jr
L. B. Bratten
Frank Weir
Henry Sullivan
Bobo Castleberry
White's Insurance Agency
Elvis White
First Wellington Agency
Mr. Castleberry
Ok Wellington State Bank
Glenn McLain
Sullivan
Wellington High School
University of Texas
Castleberry
Clark Chevrolet
Amd
Tanya Horton
Patricia Thomas
Miss Horton
Miss Thomas
Joan Cheatheam
C. J. Cheatheam
Wayland Baptist College
Beverly Finley
Quanah
Carolyn Chapman
Carolyn Atkinson
Cheatheam
Fort Worth
Mem
Carol Burhba
Extension District 1
Carol
Leta Hill
Dee Burba
Federal Aviation Agency
Bill Hatch
Ralph Owens
Willie Grayson
Joe Pickling
Wellington Flying Service
Albuquerque
FFA
Dodson High School
Steve Hunt
Tane Moore
Todd Roberson
Marshall Peters
Colliesworth Cou
Wellington State Bank - PO
Omikdrees Genking
Canadien Genking
Careaion
PO. Gox
Mapai Tri
WSB
Syrooiet Baseball Corp
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