Loco-Arlie reunion and fish fry set for Aug 4 5 1990
The 30th annual Loco-Arlie reunion occurs Sunday August 5 at Burn Handley Community Center with a noon covered dish lunch. The fish fry is Saturday August 4 at Robersons Restaurant Highway 83 Wellington starting 5 p.m. Events honor local ex-students and teachers with recognitions. Buford Minter will MC. piano music by King Bowen. devotions at 11 a.m. Sunday. Weather has been hot, with temperatures reaching up to 107 degrees.
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Loco-Arlie
Burn Handley
Edith Copeland Carter
Robersons
Highway 83
Wellington
Carter
Loco
Arlie
Buford Minter
LeFors
Pauline Wilks Masten
Mamie King Terry
Geneva Bearden
Goldie Hillsman
Lottie Hall
Lucille Covey Motsenbocker
Graham Street
Mary Ruth
King Jones
Amarillo Street
Edith Carter
West Eula
Hollis
Oklahoma
King Bowen
Ronald Sanders
Ray Family
Samnorwood ex students plan varied reunion events
Ex students of Samnorwood schools announced a July 21 reunion on the school campus with new activities. Leon Myers Rita Conner and Kenneth Martindale led planning for more than 600 attendees including spouses and guests. Kenneth Laycock retiring Amarillo service director will MC and class displays and photo exhibitions from county collections will be shown.
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Samnorwood
Leon Myers
Rita Conner
Kenneth Martindale
Kenneth Laycock
Amarillo
Laycock
Dozier
Sumnerwood High School
Wayne Laycock
Ostrich farm grows in eleven years in Quail town
Don Hall has raised ostriches in Quail for about 11 years. He began with a hobby and expanded to around 100 birds on fifteen acres. Eggs hatch in 42 days, and a pair can cost 45 to 90 thousand dollars. The birds provide meat hides and feathers, and Hall plans U.S. packing houses as the industry grows.
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Quail
Don Hall
Hail
Hall
U.S
Scottsdale
Arizona
Africa
Messer
Collingsworth
Local bike riders enter MS event
Biking enthusiasts ride through Amarillo White Deer Pampa Miami Canadian en route to Wellington July 28 29 to raise funds for Multiple Sclerosis. Wellington racers Michael Turner and John Scott will start at the Fifth Seasons Inn in Amarillo and finish at the National Guard Armory in Wellington with overnight stops in Canadian and Miami. The 180 mile trek includes catered meals and a hoped 200 to 250 riders as Scott and Turner describe their training and motives.
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Amarillo
White Deer
Pampa
Miami
Canadian
Wellington
Michael Turner
John Scott
Fifth Seasons Inn
National Guard
Fireworks, Food Planned for Col lingsworth Fourth Celebration
Salt Fork River July 4 festivities organized by the Collingsworth Chamber of Commerce promise a large community gathering with more than 5,000 hot dogs, cold drinks, and dancing. Attendees must bring their own fireworks and may enter via the new main park gate.
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Salt Fork River
Mark Keys
Keys
Collingsworth Chamber of Commerce
Cheryl Tarver
The
Collingsworth Chamber of
Early deadline shifts for Wellington Leader July issue
The Fourth of July falls on a Wednesday causing deadlines to move to Friday, June 29 at 5 p.m. for news and ads. Submissions after this time will miss the July 5 edition. The Wellington Leader will print Tuesday, not Wednesday, and mail that date with late Tuesday news stand copies.
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Collingsworth County
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Melissa Mead
Minda Watts
Reagan O’rear
Harriett Lowry Schaub
Lutie
Sumnerwood Independent School District
Collingsworth County Historical Commission
Historical Society
Sumnerwood
Historical Commission
Loretta Barnett Wright
Sanierwood
Schaub
Mitchell's
Shamrock
Samnorwood High School
Marvin Knoll
Switzerland
John Christianson
Jerry Johnson
Shack Messer
Scott
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