County Peanut Festival Parade Grand Marshall Named for Yesterday's Child Theme
Wellington hosts the County Peanut Festival with Millard P. Brown as Grand Marshall. Parade starts Saturday at 11 am from Wellington Elementary, route a mile and a half via Care Center to park and back. Entry registration opens 10 am with judges assigning numbers. Dozens of booths, games, volleyball, and tennis follow the parade. sign up with Tammy Riley or Rodney Reeves.
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Wellington
Millard P. Brown
Grace
Janece Ingram
Linda Castillo
Parade
Tammy Riley
Grand Marshall Brown
Wellington Care Center
DPS
Childress Street
16Th
15Th Street
15Th
Rodney Reeves
Wellington Post Office to unveil new cancellation stamp
The Wellington Post Office will introduce a new cancellation stamp on Thursday September 10. Residents are invited to visit the post office during the day to view the new stamp and related items. Postmaster Rodney Reeves also invites purchases and notes the museum will display envelopes illustrating Collingsworth County history.
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Wellington
Rodney Reeves
Reeves
Collingsworth County
Skyrocket Pep Rally Invites All To High Gym Event
The Skyrocket cheerleaders lead a pep rally at 3 o clock in the high gymnasium inviting everyone to attend.
Fifty Five Alive driving class offered by AARP local chapter
Wellington RSVP sponsors an eight hour AARP 55 Alive defensive driving course for adults aged 50 and over. Sessions run September 26 and 28 from 6 to 10 p.m. at First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. Fee is $8 to cover materials. Anne Long, an unpaid volunteer, leads the class. completion earns a certificate for insurers, not a ticket. Contact Bonnie Uthric, Sheri Barton, or Anne Long to register. minimum 18 participants sought.
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United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall
Wellington
Anne Long
AARP
Bonnie Uthric
Sheri Barton
First United Methodist
Anne
Thirteen Enter Peanut Festival Queen Pageant in Wellington
Thirteen contestants vie for the Collingsworth County Peanut Festival queen title at Wellington High School Auditorium. The 1998 pageant, sponsored by Panhandle Peanut Growers Association, honors the 1997 queen Kristen Spillman and features entrants from Wellington and other Texas panhandle towns.
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Kristen Spillman
Collingsworth County
Panhandle Peanut Growers Association
PPGA
Val White
Wellington High School
Peanut Festival Craft Show and Food Booths Planned
The Wellington Peanut Festival Craft Show and Food Booths will be set up at Ellisons Park on Saturday, Sept 12. Booth cost is to be announced and setup runs from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. Reserve space by calling Christie O Rea r at 806-447-2492. Vendors must provide their own tables and chairs.
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Wellington
Ellisons Park
Christie O'Rear
Collingsworth Library Receives $4842 Gift of Reference Books
Collingsworth Public Library in Texas received a gift of reference books valued at $4842.00 from the Texas Panhandle Library System. The system, funded by state and federal funds, requires annual hours, local support, and staffing to maintain membership. The donated titles include A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants and Granger's Index of Poetry in Anthologies, shelved in reference. The gift enhances access to materials the library could not otherwise buy, benefiting Collingsworth County residents daily.
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Collingsworth Public Library
Texas Panhandle Library System
Texas State Library
Columbia Granger
Collingsworth County
Festival of Trees at Collingsworth Public Library
The Collingsworth Public Library announces its third annual Festival of Trees to raise funds for the Blessing Fund for Children. Trees chosen by local groups and individuals will be 4 to 8 feet tall, artificial, and themed on a book, with up to four hundred lights. Bids via secret ballot will determine donation amounts, with proceeds going to Christmas charities.
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Collingsworth Public Library
Inmas
Delane
Pickin and Grinnin at County Peanut Festival
County festival invites all to sing along Saturday September 12 with Paul Harris of K96 at Ellison Park pavilion at 8 a.m. Later, on the square from 9 to 11 p.m., live guitar music features Robert Watts Myron Mera and Linda and Dickie Johnson. all are welcome to join.
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Ellison Park
Paul Harris
K96 Radio
Porth Pavillion
Robert Watts
Myron Mera
Linda
Dickie Johnson
Yes
Case
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