Plas Mac Inc opens in Wellington with new jobs and growth
Roger and Lisa Wilhelm relocate Plas Mac Incorporated to Wellington after a 1994 start in Canyon, building polypropylene water tanks for fire units. A devastating July 2000 fire nearly ends the business, but the couple relocates to a Bronco Seed building, secures funding, and adds nine local jobs while planning further expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger
Lisa Wilhelm
Plas-Mac, Inc
Matthew
Ashley
Lindsey
VHS
Jeff Powell
Powell
Plas-Mac
Canyon
Wellington
Plas-Mac Incorporated
Happy
Lisa
Wilhelm
Happy Volunteer Fire Department
Randall County Fire Department
Amarillo
Plastic Tanks of
Texas
Randall County
Ford
Wheeler County
San Antonio
Tom
Carl Taylor
Bronco
Development Board
Ellison Street
Wellington Activity Center Names New Director and Assistant
Former Skyrocket coach David Cobb named director of the soon to open Wellington School Center and Hedley High with graduate Chynes as assistant. Cobb holds a 4 year degree, CPR and first aid training, six years coaching multiple sports, and is married to Stephanie with a 15 month old daughter. Continued on Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Cobb
Wellington
Cobb
Stephanie
McKennah
Breast cancer screenings set for Collingsworth County
Residents may schedule a breast cancer screening in Wellington at Collingsworth General Hospital on April 9 or April 25 2001. A minimum of fifteen registrations is required, with mobile mammography offered for Texas residents who qualify for assistance. Appointments only, space limited. Call 806-356-1905 or 800-377-4673 or visit harringtoncc.org.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Collingsworth General Hospital
Texas Department of Health
Texas
Harringtoncc.org
Wellington ISD board extends sixty employee contracts
The Wellington Independent School District board extended sixty personnel contracts in a March meeting after closed session to evaluate staff. The action covered teachers and noncertified staff, with calendar, textbook, and training reports reviewed and a trustee election date set for May. Superintendent Trent Hilliard resigned. schedule alignment for high and junior high next year noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington Isd School Board
WISD
Wellington Independent School District Board of Education
Peggy Allred
Barbara Bartlet
Barbara Bell
Leslie Birkey
Dianna Bohannon
Lloyd Bohannon
Linda Brewer
Shannon Brown
Bruce Bryant
Lisa Byrd
Marsha Chi
Michael Souder
Elizabeth Hunt
Dodson
Helen Fires
Wellington
15Th Street
Dian Souder
Trent Hilliard
Miss Wellington 2001 Pageant Crowned March 31
The forty-eighth Miss Wellington pageant will be held on Saturday March 31 at 7 30 p m in the high school auditorium. Reigning Miss Wellington 2000 Kappi Parker will crown the 2001 winner from a group of twenty five contestants. Awards for Most Photogenic Best Interview and Miss Congeniality will be given along with escorts from the senior class and local entertainment by Payton Kane Shanna James Louie Gravel Traci West Meagan McGill and Paige Parker. Tickets are available from authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Kappi Parker
Payton Kane
Shanna James
Louie Gravel
Traci West
Meagan McGill
Paige Parker
Change Those Clocks This Spring Ahead
The weather may not seem aligned but it is time to move clocks forward one hour by 2 a.m. Sunday April 1, 2001.
Reception to honor Tony Stephens at post office
Tony Stephens a postal employee for thirty years is honored at a retirement reception on Monday April 2 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the post office. Diane Allen OIC invites all to extend best wishes for a happy and healthy retirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Stephens
Diane Allen
OIC
Also Mentioned on This Page
David, McKennah and
Stephanie Cobb
Chy, Eric, Kylie and
Kealey Waters
Collingsworth County
Miss
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