Centennial Bull Riding and Fighting in Wellington
The Collingsworth County Centennial Bull riding and fighting festival will headline a big southwestern showcase at the Veterans of Foreign Wars rodeo arena in northeast Wellington on Saturday May 26 starting at 7 p.m. Tickets run 7 in advance and 8 at the gate, with children 12 and under 4 in advance or 5 at the gate. The event features 40 bull riders, eight bull fighters, junior riders, a $1000 champion prize plus another 1000 in added prize money and ruby belt buckles. the junior winner receives 500 cash and a ruby belt buckle. The rodeo includes a dance 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. with Crystal Creek. Concessions are planned and the show is tied to local civic groups and the VFW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collingsworth County
Wellington
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Wellington Rodeo Association
Collingsworth Chamber of Commerce
Southeast
Panhandle
Tommy Hudson
Chamber of Commerce
Eddie Blacksher
Hudson
Freddy Cordell
C&c Rodeo Company
Childress
Wardie Cordell
Frank King
Crystal Creek
The
Rodeo Association
Miss Piggie
KSA
Kids Athletic Assn
Fort Worth
el Reno
Oklahoma
Cross Roads
Blacksher
Miles Hare
Dusty Brewer
Elk City
Okla
Marvin Gorrell
Clovis
N.M
Stan Ham
Austin
Deacon Jones
Portales
Preach Myers
Southwest
Wellington High names 1990 valedictorian and top graduates
Grady Harvell announced the Wellington High School 1990 senior class honors. Valedictorian is Darren Kumar with a 5.19 GPA, and salutatorian Claudia Perez with 4.87. Top ten includes Scott Covey 4.85 Jennifer Floyd 4.80 Michael Turner 4.70 Dennis Cudd 4.32 Robert Watts 4.29 Wiley Fires 4.18 Juda Nash 4.00 Jana Nash 3.95, with each student listed alongside parent names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington High School
Grady Harvell
Darren Kumar
Prasanna K.N. Kumar
Claudia Perez
Lamberto Perez
Jennifer Floyd
Ray Floyd
Michael Turner
Kim Patrick
Dennis Cudd
Robert Watts
Nicky Watts
Wiley Fires
Mark Fires
Johnny Nash
Juda Nash
Jana Nash
U S 83 Named Part Of Texas Highway Trunk System
Persistent work by Eastern Texas Panhandle leaders earned U S 83 a place in Texas trunk highway plans. The segment runs from the U S 287 intersection in Childress north through Collingsworth County to north of Perryton and the Texas Oklahoma line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Panhandle
U.S. Hwy
United States
Texas Valley
Canada
Panhandle
Childress
Wheeler
Hemphill
Ochiltree
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Austin
Transportation Planning Division
P.O. Box
Texas-New Mexico
Fort Worth
Texas-Oklahoma
Amarillo
Farwell
Shamrock
Canadian
Lubbock
U.S. 87
Memorial Day service honors local veterans at courthouse lawn
Glenn Moore Post 6439 VFW will hold Memorial Day ceremonies Monday May 28 at 10 a.m. on the Collingsworth County courthouse lawn beside the new memorial. Judge Forbis will speak, a 21 gun salute will close the service, and flowers and wreaths will be placed in tribute to local World War I World War II and Korean War dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Moore
Collingsworth County
Bill Anders
Raymond Horton
Greg Cozad
United States
America
Jesse Dea
John Forbis
T.D. Nored
Physician to visit for Memorial Day in Wellington
Collingsworth General Hospital board will sponsor a second visit by Dr Emsley Davis, who recently toured Wellington with his two daughters. He currently practices in a south Texas community and plans a Memorial Day weekend return with his nurse wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Emsley Davis
Collingsworth
Davis
Eva Marie
Monique
Pioneer Park
Perry Foster
Collingsworth General Hospital
Yates Parker
Dr. Davis
Jamaica
Texas Permian Basin
New York University
Meharry Medical College
Barrel racing opens Veterans of Foreign Wars arena action
The West Texas Bull Racing Association posts the first event in the newly remodeled VFW arena on Saturday May 26 an afternoon jackpot race. Ann Lowe who chairs the barrel races notes open entry 33 dollars and older and junior divisions 23 dollars with added money and no pre registration. Electric timers will ensure clear results and top riders from West Texas are expected to compete alongside the Fort Smith Futurity crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans of Foreign Wars
West Texas Bull Racing Association
Collingsworth County
Ann Lowe
WTBRA
Southwest
VFW
Lowe
Fort Smith
Also Mentioned on This Page
E. Ysndell DR
EL Faso
Kumar and
Perez
Scott Covey
Mrs
Sandy Covey
City of Wellington
U.S
Grant Wooldridge
Ike Paschall
Junior Owens
Joe Tipton
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