Wellington graduates win 36325 in scholarships
Wellington High School class of 2000 graduates received diplomas and numerous scholarships. Valedictorian Chris Souder earned multiple awards including the Honor Graduate Certificate, 650 Frederic Schmidt Memorial, 300 Carl Wischkaemper, 500 Masonic Lodge, 250 District 1, 3500 Sybil B Harrington, 1500 Byrd Honors, 2500 Endowed from Texas Tech, 500 Northeast Panhandle Teachers Credit Union, 300 Zephyr WHS, and a 1000 Temple-Inland. Other awards went to Jonathan Hamby and Ryan Roberson, with multiple additional grants from Zephyr Foundation and local groups. Page 2 continuation.
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Wellington High School
Texas Education Agency
Chris Souder
Souder
United States Congress
Robert C. Byrd
WHS
Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
School of Medicine
Northeast Panhandle Teachers Credit Union
Zephyr
Temple-Inland
Guaranty Federal Bank, Childress
John Birkey Sr
Jonathan Hamby
Zephyr Foundation
Ryan Roberson
Sean Delaney
Wellington Ex-Student Association
WHS Student Council
Northeast Panhandle Teachers
Guaranty Awards $1,000 to Wellington High Graduates
Temple-Inland Foundation Scholastic Achievement Awards honor Wellington High School seniors Chris Souder and Jose Iracheta, valedictorian and salutatorian, with $1,000 each. Guaranty Federal Bank notes the awards are one time cash recognitions, limited to public high schools in communities served by Temple-Inland and funded nationwide to 540 students across 270 schools.
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Mark Marrs
Guaranty Federal Bank
Childress Banking Center
Temple-Inland Foundation
Wellington High School
Marrs
Chris Souder
Jose Iracheta
Guaranty
Temple-Inland
IRS Non-Profit
Memorial Day Poppy Day Observances Planned in County
The Poppy Day drive takes place Friday May 26 2000 in front of Parsons Drug and C and H Pharmacy with a $1 donation to honor veterans. Proceeds fund veteran rehab in Collingsworth County. Memorial Day events on Monday May 29 include graveside flags crosses at 7 am breakfast at 7 then the 11 am service at the square veteran remembrance and a Korean Conflict anniversary observance. Public attendance urged.
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Parsons Drug and
C&h Pharmacy
Collingsworth
VFW
AARP 55 Alive Driving Course For Seniors
An AARP 55 Alive course for Wellington and Collingsworth County will be at Panhandle Community Services 1001 Amarillo Street Wellington. Two sessions run June 5 6 and June 8 9 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Each eight hour class must be taken in sequence. Instructor Ame ga leads a defensive driving course for ages 50 and up.
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Wellington
Collingsworth County
Panhandle
Joanice Adams
Wil
Assisted Living Facility Financial Drive Ends July 15
The Collingsworth General Hospital board and Assisted Living committee set July 15, 2000, as the deadline to raise funds for a $1.2 million facility. Current gifts total $400,000 with $600,000 needed to cover debt, while granite memorials and interior-room plaques offer donor options from $125 to $40,000.
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Beth Carson
Ahmad
Middle
Baula
Collingsworth
General
Hospital’ Board
Assisted Living Committee
Blackwood Brothers to Perform Free Concert at Ellison Park
Legendary Blackwood Brothers Quartet to headline a 6 p.m. show at Ellison Park on Saturday June 10. The group, formed 65 years ago in Choctaw County Mississippi, will present gospel classics including How Great Thou Art and I Love To Tell The Story with a free seating policy and a love offering.
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Blackwood Brothers
Ellison Park
First United Methodist Church
Choctaw County
Mississippi
von Blackwood
Cme
Qid County
Tesus Ray
Workday Reunion Held at Independence Cemetery May 20
Independence Cemetery hosted its annual workday reunion on May 20 2000 with friends and relatives trimming shrubs spraying herbicide and cross checking tombstone records. Roy Trench Baron Tillman Jr Larry Hammons Fraya Hammons Jack Allen and others attended from Vega Amarillo Wellington.
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Independence Cemetery
Independence
Roy
Pauline Trench
Vega
Baron Tillman Jr
Amarillo
Larry
Fraya Hammons
Jack Allen
Wellington
Texas Boll Weevil Eradication rules require cotton reporting
The Texas Department of Agriculture adopted rules to improve sharing of cotton location data with the Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation. All commercial cotton producers in active zones must report information about cotton grown for commercial, ornamental, research or other purposes. Reporting can be done in two ways.
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Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation
Texas Department of Agriculture
Wellington Leader to Close Friday for Memorial Day
The Wellington Leader office will be closed Friday May 26 in observance of Memorial Day. The office will reopen Monday May 28 during regular hours to serve subscribers and customers. The staff wishes everyone a safe Memorial Day as we pause to honor all veterans.
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Wellington
Tommy Hudson earns three new AEE certifications
Tommy Hudson, a customer service specialist for West Texas Utilities in the Childress and Vernon area, earned three Association of Energy Engineers certifications Energy Manager DEM Demand Side Management CDSM and Lighting Efficiency Professional CLEP. The AEE program, begun in 1981, seeks to raise professional standards in energy management and certify practitioners through testing and ongoing development.
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Tommy Hudson
West Texas
Childress
Vernon
Association of Energy Engineers
AEE
Certificaton
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