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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 2008
Page
1
Wellington Leader marks Ninety-Eight Years a Builder in Collingsworth County with a retrospective on the paper’s long local reporting in Wellington Texas. The issue notes the historic role of construction and community growth guided by the paper across decades.
Wellington's Lady Rockets finish second at the UIL State Golf Tournament at Morris Williams in Austin on May 5-6 behind Martins Mill and ahead of Baird by fourteen strokes. Team members Carly Holland Megan Rodriguez Kayla Ashmore Lindsay Allred and Kacy Bartlett posted scores across rounds, with three state appearances in four years and a second runner-up finish.
The museum received an Overall Sam quilt made about 1928 by Hattie Scott for her grandson Dwane. Mary Alice Scott sent it to the museum via Kay Thomason from Longview, and staff thank her for bringing it back to Wellington. The museum seeks Wellington Leader copies from 1990 to 2000 and invites locals to contribute family stories for a new Collingsworth County history volume. The museum hours are 9 to 5, Monday through Friday, and contact is 447-5327.
The award winning Ginny Mac and the Sidekicks perform Western Swing Big Band Classics and Cajun music at the Wellington Ritz Theatre on Sunday May 18 at 3 p.m. Tickets are 15 dollars and available at the box office from 2 p.m. Payton Kane and notable musicians are part of the show. The event is hosted by Wellington Ritz Theatre with more details on the venue website.
The Collingsworth County VFW Post in Wellington will hold its annual Memorial Day ceremony on the courthouse lawn at 11 a.m. May 26. VFW Ladies Auxiliary will sell Buddy Poppies and members will place flags in county cemeteries starting Friday, May 23.
The legendary Western Swing band Asleep at the Wheel led by Ray Benson returns to the Wellington Ritz Theatre on Thursday June 12 at 7 p.m. Tickets go on sale 2 p.m. Sunday May 18 at the venue.
State Senator Robert Duncan and Senator Seliger invite residents to a Friday town hall at Fair Park Auditorium Childress from 9 a.m. to noon to discuss landowner rights and eminent domain. Officials seek input on a recent water proposal affecting local properties.
Collingsworth Chamber of Commerce launches the fourth annual city wide garage sale led by Carroll Daves. About 50 sales are hoped with a $10 listing fee for name and address on the map. Proceeds support chamber projects with booths for food and crafts on the square.
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