Ray Stone to Speak Cowboys At Chamber Banquet
Ray Stone, longtime Dallas Cowboys radio announcer, will headline the Collingsworth County Chamber of Commerce banquet with Cowboys lore and a focus on economic growth for the community. Tickets are $9, dinner included, Oct 6 at Burn Handley Center with door prizes and a final autographed football prize lineup.
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Chamber of Commerce
Collingsworth County
Stone
Dallas Cowboys
Chan Dailey
Ray
Southwest
Don Meredith
Roger Staubach
America
Rodney Reeves
The
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Troy Aikman
Dallas Cowboy
Emmitt Smith
Randy White
Drew Pearson
Bill Bates
Jay Novacek
Staubach
Burn Handley Community Center
Wellington High Students Get Early Autumn Break
After a hot six weeks Wellington ISD will pause for a brief break. Schools dismiss at 1 30 p m Friday ahead of a pep rally for the Skyrockets before a trip to Cyclone territory. Students miss Monday October 5 and return Tuesday at 8 a m per secretary Linda McGill.
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Wellington
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Linda McGill
Rockets on the road to Memphis facing familiar Cyclones
Skyrockets fans expect a clash with Memphis 1A rivals as eleven returnees lead the Cyclones offense and defense. Key players include Artie Martinez the 6 11 240 junior lineman and runners Allen Dorsey and Ronel Saenz. Anthony Salinas stars at quarterback as the two teams renew a 50 year old rivalry.
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Memphis
Artie Martinez
Cyclones
Ted Phillips
Allen Dorsey
Dorsey
Ronel Saenz
Anthony Salinas
Wellington Receives 144 155 Public Recreation Grant
Wellington is among twenty Texas communities funded by a $144,155 grant for a city county fairground project. TPW Commission approved over $6.2 million in TRPA matching grants from the state sales tax on sporting goods at its August 27 1998 meeting.
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Wellington
Texas
Texas Parks and Wildlife
TPW
Texas Recreation and Parks Account
TRPA
Tax rebates reflect slowed economy in Texas payments
State Comptroller John Sharp announced total July and September sales tax rebates of 180.5 million to 1,092 cities and 118 counties, up 4.5 percent from Sept 1997. Rebates to counties rose 4.6 percent, districts received 5.2 million, while year to date totals show modest gains over last year amid mixed local results.
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John Sharp
Texas
Sharp
Childress
Childress County
Hall County
Estelline
Lakeview
Memphis
Turkey
Mobeehie
Shamrock
Wheeler
Wheeler County
Voter registration deadline near for November election
County residents must register by Monday October 5 to vote in the general election. Tax Assessor-Collector Rose Mary Throne urges unregistered residents and those who moved to update precinct and address records to be eligible to vote.
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Republicans Plan Meeting for Oct 6 in Callingsworth
Collingeworth County Republicans met at 7 30 p m Monday in the Farm Bureau room to discuss promoting candidates for the Nov 3 general election. The post agenda included mail ballots, scheduling, and voting places for precincts 101 through 402 at Wellington High School, Dodson Town Hall, Callingsworth County Courthouse, Wellington Elementary, Quail Rooster Building, Burn Handley Community Center, and Bamnorwagg High School.
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Farm Bureau
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Dodson Town Hall
Callingsworth County
Wellington
Quail Rooster
Burn Handley Community Center
Bamnorwagg High
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Waddo Torrez
Kristen Littrell
Trenda Scott
Joe O'Rear
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