Wellington School Board Accepts Bids For All Weather Track
Wellington School Board approved bids totaling 61494.65 for an all weather eight lane 400 meter track with Vibro-Whirl rubberized surface at 40000 and Altus asphalt sub surface at 18993.65 plus city base material and primer costs. The district also moved on career ladder merit pay and noted delinquent tax notices under a new state law, while updating staff and examining 1984-85 TABs results.
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Wellington
Vibro- Whirl Co
Panhandle
Altus
City of Wellington
Vibro-Whirl
Texas
Tommie Watts
Watts
Dodson
Quanah
Wanda Cardwell
Louis Graham
Graham
Fair planners set September dates and chairmen announced
Charles Carter announced a full list of county fair chairmen at the directors meeting on Monday June 10. The fair is set for Friday and Saturday September 6 and 7 at Ellison Park and Billison Park with Parade head Tommy Hudson and co chairmen Mark Keys Nick Gilley and others directing exhibits Fun Fair and horse show divisions. The Chamber will sponsor non profit booths and funding shifts away from the chamber after a decade. New term directors named and regular term nominating meeting planned for July 1 1985.
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Charles Carter
Collingsworth Chamber of Commerce
County Fair
Mark Keys
Nick Gilley
Tommy Hudson
Nancy Jones
Jeanelle Gilley
Burn Handley Community Center
Fun Fair
Diane Manual
Billison Park
Don Reeves
VFW
Wellington Rodeo Association
Ellison Park
Henry Wells
Buster Hughs
Court House Lawn
Bill Hatch
Chamber of Commerce
Carter
Earl Feemster
Jamie Johnson
Charles Britten
Lyn Hurst
Walter Clements
Britten
Hereford
Clements
Altus Okla
Yates Parker
Zeb Roberson
Hurst
Jerry Duncan
Hudson
Roberson
Hatch
Glenna Hernandez
Tommy Lonon
Margaret Vines
Rain Delays Wheat Harvest Across Counties
Wheat harvest delayed by rust and heavy rains with 1078 degree heat stressing crops. Since May 24 first deliveries to Warrick's Inc., only short windows of good weather boosted cutting. Yields vary. some fields poor, some better than expected. Rust, disease, and weed pressure threaten quality. hail damage scattered in Arlie Rolla areas. custom cutters pulling out, northward obligations.
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Glen Warrick
Warrick’s Inc
Don Reeves
Clark Brothers
Loco
Warrick
Salt Fork River
Collingsworth
Wellington
North Childress County
Gray
Wheeler
Vinson
Oklahoma
Reed
Reeves
Arlie
Rolla
Torrez Attends American Legion Boys State Session
Austin Rudy Torrez son of Mr and Mrs Julian Torrez Sr attends the 45th American Legion Boys State at University of Texas Campus Austin with 959 Texas juniors. Registration began June 8 at 1 p.m. for a week learning government functions. State Commander John D. Morris announced. Rudy has been drum major and football team manager, and a National Honor Society member set to be VP this year. The program teaches citizenship through a Learn By Doing approach with a kickoff meeting in Boys State City.
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Rudy Torrez
Julian Torrez
Texas
University of Texas
Austin
American Legion
John D. Morris
Houston
Rudy
National Honor Society
Boys State
Americanism Commission of the American Legion
Morris
Satellite Center to Host Get-Together Fun
Wellington Satellite Center will host centers from the panhandle for a community get-together at Pioneer Park on Friday June 14 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. About 100 visitors from Childress Tulsa Hereford Pampa Dumas Borger Perryton and Wellington will attend with Amarillo State Center outreach staff. Visitors may bring a sack lunch while center advisory members provide pop and home made ice cream. Games river swimming races tug of war and Special Olympics demonstrations will entertain attendees.
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Wellington
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Kristi
Flag Corps
Hardin Simmons University
Abilene
Linda Lacy
Julie Caldwell
Penny Wilkins
Kristie Keller
Christie Whitten
Nicole Keller
C-C
Hawk
Torrez
American Legion Boys State
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