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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1997
Page
1
The Distinguished Men's Organization hosts a three item Easter weekend in North Park Wellington. Bake sale starts 9 a.m. Saturday March 29 with proceeds to cancer patient Bessie Tanzy. Easter egg hunt and wiener roast begin 5 p.m. Sunday March 30, 1997.
Misti Aguilar was crowned Miss Wellington 1997 at the 45th annual pageant held March 23. The WHS senior, sponsored by Jim's OK Tire Store, will attend WTAMU after graduation. Kelley Neeley crowned her successor. Nicholas Souder escorted the new title holder. The event featured runners up Kristen Spillman and Christy Heward, with Amber Devoss earning third place. Other finalists and sponsors are listed, with senior Jaime Blades and Nicholas Souder as masters of ceremonies.
The Wellington Kiwanis Club hosts its annual Easter egg hunt on Sunday March 30 at Ellison Park starting at 2 p.m. Children are divided into age groups 1–2, 3–4, 5–6, and 7–9 with three prize eggs hidden in each group. Kiwanian Kevin Needham invites all to join the park event.
Wellington 4-H Community Service Project hosts a reception honoring individuals and businesses aiding child abuse prevention through Collingsworth County Child Protective Board programs. The event is Wednesday April 2, 1997 from 4 to 5 PM at Wellington Opportunity Center. Public invited.
Wellington Elementary PTO plans a Little Miss for grades K-2 and Jr. Miss for grades 3-5 on Saturday April 5 in the high school auditorium. Rehearsals run March 26 and April 1 for Little Miss and March 27 and April 2 for Jr. Miss at 3:00 p.m. Entries open until April 1 with no entry fee. Contact Tresa Alston or Linda Johnson at listed numbers for information.
The Women s Center of the Don and Sybil Harrington Cancer Center and Baptist St Anthony s Health System will run a breast cancer screening clinic at Collingsworth County General. Continued on Page 10.
A year after a massive fire that destroyed Wellington’s station and $700,000 in gear, the volunteer fire department shows progress. The city contracts county services, awaits a 2 1/2 ton grass rig, and plans a new station on Fort Worth and 8th Street with land donated in February. Veteran Chief Danny Gray recalls the blaze, while City Manager Jon Sessions notes ongoing insurance talks and reconstruction milestones.
Collingsworth County fire department qualifies for eight thousand six hundred ninety eight dollars in cost-sharing aid with five thousand toward a truck and three thousand six hundred ninety eight for a 1200 gallon pumping unit. The Rural Community Fire Protection program, run by the Texas Forest Service, funds trucks, pumping units, radios, and hydrants. Fire organizations may obtain free trucks and other apparatus via federal Excess Personal Property. Over three thousand firefighting items have been acquired through these programs.
Wellington fifth graders and community members presented an interscholastic reading program for the Lions Club at the Burn Handley Community Building on March 17 1997. Lions honored Boss Lion Steve Ulrey and Life Member recipient Steve Alrey with a Texas Lions Camp appreciation display and pin.
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