Miss Rolling Plains Pageant Details at Childress Festival
Thirteen Wellington beauties compete in the Miss Rolling Plains Pageants during the Rolling Plains Heritage Festival in Childress May 5 to 7. The schedule includes registration at 9, parade at 10 30, judge interviews and brunch, with winners crowned at 8 p.m. in the Junior High Auditorium. Miss Rolling Plains offers a 1000 scholarship. winners in Junior Miss and Little Miss receive savings bonds.
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Wellington
Childress
Rolling Plains
Yand Yarbrough
Boll weevil eradication planning season begins
Cotton producers are reminded that access to all field sides is vital as traps are placed and checked weekly during the season. Zone Manager Joey Hogan notes trapping rates rise with habitat proximity, and incomplete trapping can delay treatment and hide infestations. District offices in Childress and Paducah provide guidance for growers.
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Rolling Plains
Texas
CRP
Hogan
Childress
Paducah
Grandparents Form Support Group For Raising Grandchildren
An informal meeting at First United Methodist Church library at 5 30 p m on May 8 invites grandparents or nonparents raising grandchildren to discuss future meeting times topics and contact numbers 447 2377 447 2654 for details
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First United Methodist Church
Three Wellington EMS Volunteers Earn Teaching Qualifications
Clancy, Melton and Hunter completed a 48 hour Amarillo College course to become Texas Department of Health certified instructors. They can teach basic ECA and EMT skills now, with potential to teach Advanced Life Support classes after further education. Community leaders thanked Wellington and Collingsworth County for support and sacrifice.
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Wellington Ems
Wellington
Amarillo
Texas Department of Health
Amarillo College
Barry Clancy
Eddy Melton
Jeremy Hunter
Paintings by Joannah Gartin Exhibit at Art Center
Joannah Gartin’s works feature southwestern landscapes and florals in a new exhibit at the Art Center. The display highlights frames and mats crafted for many pieces, with pieces shown also in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and Oklahoma. Public hours are daily from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
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Joannah Gartin
Art Center
Texas
Santa Fe
Albuquerque
Arizona
Oklahoma
Thi
City ends action against Black Creek Communications
City council halted action against Black Creek Communications in a regular meeting. City Manager Jon Sessions welcomed the settlement as the company agreed to fix the phone system and keep its Wellington and Kansas offices operational five days a week.
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Black Creek Communications
Kansas
Jon Sessions
Floydada
Fairgrounds
Taylor & Sons Pipe & Steel
Chickasha
Willie Grayson
Kevin Needham
Robert Powell
Sam McGill
Sherrie Dunlap
Suzanne Maxwell
Wellington
Wellington High School Awards Night Honors Class Achievers
Wellington High School will host its annual Awards Night on Tuesday May 9 at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Teachers will honor WHS students with medals and special awards for academic excellence leadership and citizenship including valedictorian and salutatorian for the class of 2000 and numerous recognitions. Refreshments follow in the new Commons Area.
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Wellington High School
WHS
AIM
Todd Roberson
Clarion
Hugh O'Brien
Washington, D.C
Tandy
U.S. Marine Corp
Texas Army National Guard
U.S. Department of the Army
University Interscholastic League
Daughters of the American Revolution
Danny Chisum
Chisum
New Commons
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Carly Holland
Samantha Maxwell
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Kelli Maxwell
Morgan Hall
Rachel Reeves
Cliff
Hartman
Witchita Falls
Peoursa
Cliff Hartman
Zachary Andrews
Matt Cummings
Talon Cummings
Caleb Baumgardner
Kollin Kemp
Kelvin Wynn
Cade Klink
Ricky Grandez
Lane Taylor
Corbin Riley
Jacob Weatherly
Ryan Boyce
Mason Smith
Jake Dunlap
Clancy
Melton
Hunter
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