Mabel Clement Named Grand Marshal of 2003 Peanut Parade
Mabel Clement chosen as the 2003 Collingsworth County Peanut Festival Parade grand marshal. Born in Union November 11, 1914, she moved to Collingsworth County in 1915 and helped on the family farm for many years. She lived on the land 86 years, later moving to Parkview Manor. She long served First Baptist Church Sunday School and supported grieving families and students with hospitality.
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Mabel Clement
Collingsworth County
Ms. Clement
Union
Inez
Parkview Manor
Mabel
First Baptist Church
Peanut Festival Parade opens September 6 with grand marshal
Ellison Park hosts the Peanut Festival Parade on September 6 starting at 11 a.m. with Mabel Clement as grand marshal and divisions for mini motorized, bicycles, cars, youth and adult groups, horses, and more. Entries available at Community Bank, Wellington Leader, J.D.'s Auto. lineup from Sheriff to miscellany ends at the Methodist Church.
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Ellison Park
Mabel Clement
Community Bank
Wellington Leader
J.d.’S Auto
Childress Street
Wellington Care Center
5Th Street
West Avenue
9Th Street
Methodist Church
Nazarene
BPW
Lion’s Club
Rusty Freeze
Amarillo
Republican Party
Heat Bans Lift as Rain Arrives in Collingsworth County
As a mid August heatwave hit the Panhandle, Collingsworth County enacted a burning ban. Temperatures topped 110 degrees, with most days above 100. Lightning sparked grass fires near Quail and east of town, then scattered rainfall brought relief. gauges reported 2 to 5 inches across the county, varying by location and affecting parched ground and pastures.
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Panhandle
Collingsworth County
Wellington
Quail
Collingsworth
PJ. White
Hubert Brooks
Harold Caldwell
Neil Wilbur
Tommy
Jo Lewis
Mary John Hicks
August Precipitation and Temperature Averages
Averages show August yielded 2.84 inches of rain and a high of 99.74 with a low of 70.19.
Chelsea Moore to crown 2003 Peanut Queen
Chelsea Moore will crown the 2003 P P G A Peanut Queen at Wellington High School Auditorium. The event marks 100 years of aviation with "The Sky's the Limit" and features contestants from six Texas and Oklahoma counties.
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Carroll’s Flowers
Wellington High School
Texas
Oklahoma
Chelsea Moore
Moore
Amarillo
Danielle Dampier
Amanda Edwards
Vanessa Harper
Alyssa Johnson
Christy Jones
Alisa Langford
Molly Motsenbacker
Andi Needham
Motorcycle Rally Thursday Sept 6 in Wellington
A charity motorcycle rally tied to the Peanut Festival runs Saturday September 6 at Ellison Park to benefit the Wellington Opportunity Center. The event features a 10 AM parade for the first 100 bikes, a 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM ride, a $15 Poker Run with a hamburger meal, and plaques for miles, group size, oldest rider, and top three in a People's Choice Bike Show.
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Wellington
Ellison Park
Tommie Coleman
Mobile
Sherri Barton
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Care Center
Fredonia Hunnicutt
CPS
Julian Torrez
Cynthia Derr
Jo Rita Howard
Harley
WAC
Mary Blacksher
Nell McKinney
Avon
83 South
Trailer Crisis Center
National Guard
Wellington Fire Department
Ambrus Briggs
Carol Bodine
Lennie Sims
Hooker
Amanda Torrez
G. Keith Davis
Adams Funeral Home
Greenbelt Electric
Sims Ranches
Farris
Vada Wood
Clinique
Lancome
Dillard's
Regis Hair Salon
Holly Joy
Larkin Davis
Ryan White
Sawyer Sims
David Bell
Peanut Queen
Kristi
Jason Folk
Tumble Works
Old City
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