Texas Cities Receive February Sales Tax Rebates
Wellington and Childress in Texas report February rebates from the state comptroller totaling 12 112.86 and 42 328.74 respectively, with year to date gains. Donley and Wheeler counties see combined gains and losses across Clarendon Hedley Howardwick and Shamrock Mobeetie, while the overall state rebates fall compared with last year.
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Wellington
State Comptroller's Office
Childress
Childress County
Office of Texas Comptroller
Carole Keeton Strayhorn
Texas
Clarendon
Hedley
Howardwick
Donley County
Shamrock
Wheeler
Mobeetie
Wheeler County
Dates Set for Local Pageants in Wellington High School
The Miss Wellington pageant is scheduled for March 29, 2003 in the High School Auditorium with tickets at 3 dollars. The Little Miss Junior Miss and Teen Miss events are set for 6 p.m. April 12 at the same venue, open to K through 5th grade girls, sponsored by FCCLA. Sign-ups for the pageants are March 24 from 4 to 5 30 p.m. in the elementary cafeteria.
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Wellington
WHS
Donna Thaten
Caroline Ashmore
Wellington High School
FCCLA
Family, Career and Community Leaders of America
Linda Johnson
Boll Weevil Assessments Set for 2003 in North Plains Zone
Texas farmers in Collingsworth and neighboring counties face 2003 boll weevil assessments of 10 dollars per dry row acre and 15 dollars per irrigated row acre. Credits apply for failed acres destroyed before final certification. discount of 2 percent offered for payments by September 23, with notices mailed by September 4 and payment due October 8.
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Collingsworth
Texas Department of Agriculture
Wellington High Blood Drive Gauntlet Draws Classes
Wellington High School seniors and juniors clash in a friendly blood drive challenge to collect the most pints for the American Red Cross. The event runs 2 to 6 p.m. in the commons on Monday March 24, with prior donors ineligible. contact Danny Chisum at 447 2527 for details or appointments.
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Wellington High School
American Red Cross
WAC
Danny Chisum
Museum Seeks Rodeo Mementos for Traveling Exhibit
Collingsworth County Museum on the Square requests short term loans of rodeo belt buckles clothing photographs and related items from local participants or fans for an April and May traveling exhibit. Contact Doris Stallings at 447-5462 or 447-5327 to arrange.
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Collingsworth County Museum
Doris Stallings
Mt Zion Baptist Spring Revival Begins March 26
Mt Zion Baptist Church hosts a spring revival from Wednesday March 26 to Friday March 28 with daily services at 7 p.m. Guest speaker is Elder Dewane Jones, pastor of Deliverance Temple in Altus OK. Rev Randle Hawkins invites all to attend.
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Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Dewane Jones
Deliverance Temple
Altus
Randle Hawkins
VALOR Telecom outage hits eight Panhandle exchanges
A VALOR Telecom fiber cut disrupted long distance and some 9-1-1 services Friday across about 8,000 customers in the Panhandle area including Groom Claude Wellington Memphis Estelline Lakeview Hedley and Clarendon. Service was restored by 6 p.m. after a resident cut the fiber while mending a fence.
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Wellington
Valor Telecom
Panhandle
Groom, Claude
Memphis
Estelline
Lakeview
Hedley
Clarendon
Groom Highway
North Rolling Plains RCD to meet in Wellington center
The North Rolling Plains Resource Conservation and Development Council board will hold a meeting on Tuesday March 25 2003 at the Wellington Activity Center starting at 10 am. Wellington City Manager Jon Sessions will discuss Community Development Grants followed by a facility tour. A barbecue meal is provided by First Ag Credit and the Salt Fork Soil and Water Conservation District. RSVP by Friday March 21 at 806-669-0312.
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North Rolling Plains Resource Conservation and Development Council
Wellington
Jon Sessions
First Ag Credit
Salt Fork Soil and Water Conservation District
Ritz Fund-Raiser to Aid Historic Wellington Theater
The Ritz project hosts a dinner theater at 6:30 p.m. Saturday April 26 2003 in the Burn Handley Community Center. Proceeds will benefit the Ritz restoration effort and theater project.
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Wellington
Forg Tpi
Burn Handley Community Center
Ritz Project
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Joe and
Barbara Peters
Mt. Zion
VALOR
North Rolling Plains Rcd Board of Directors
Ritz
Larry Adams
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