Homecoming 98 Spirit Peaks at Wellington Football Night
Wellington High School hosts Homecoming ’98 with royalty presented by Derwin Comer before a 7 p.m. pregame and 7:30 p.m. kickoff between Wellington Skyrockets and Booker Kiowas. The Rocket Regiment performs at halftime as students dress in themed outfits through a spirit-filled day culminating in a pep rally and band-funded concessions.
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Wellington High School
Powell Field
WHS
Elvis Presley
Will Smith
Derwin Comer
Wellington
Rocket Regiment
Gay MacAlister
Danny Mendoza
Bill Webb
Dustin Webb
Donna Langley
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
FCA
Local women plan Wellington Bible study group
Plans for a new Bible study in Wellington invite women of all ages races and faiths to attend. The first meeting is October 1 from noon to four at 1401 El Paso with weekly sessions each Thursday at the same time and place. Attendees are asked to bring a sack lunch and join Euvion Browning in welcoming interested women.
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Wellington
el Paso
Euvion Browning
Browning
Transportation to Amarillo RSVP luncheon offered
Local volunteers unable to travel can arrange transportation for the Amarillo RSVP luncheon on Saturday October 10. To reserve a ride contact Bonnie Guthrie at 447-2935 or via the RSVP facility, and do so promptly.
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Amarillo
Bonnie Guthrie
PTO plans sock hop fund-raiser at Wellington Elementary
Wellington Elementary School PTO officers announce a 50s themed sock hop fundraiser at 6 p.m. Saturday Oct 10 on the blacktop and gym. Entries will judge era costumes, with games such as hula hoop jump rope and bubble gum blow contests plus cake walk and bingo. Refreshments include cotton candy and popgum for all ages.
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Wellington
PTO
Cadette Girl Fincher Reported In Local Notice
A fragmentary notice lists Cadette Girl Fincher as the subject of a local report. Details are incomplete but indicate community awareness of a named individual within the Cadette group.
WISD Board hires attorneys and names nutrition rep
The WISD Trustees approved Underwood Wilson Berry Stein Johnson on retainer as school attorneys and appointed Dian Souder as Authorized Representative for National School Lunch and Child Nutrition. The board met September 21, 1998, with unanimous votes, discussed personnel in closed session, and approved August minutes.
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WISD
Underwood
Gary Killian
Joe Baumgardner
Richard Sims
Jim Cabbell
Wellington
City
Jon Sessions
Sherrie Dunlap
Willie Gragson
Kevin Needham
Dark Green
Sam McGill
Robert Powell
Dana Bell
WDC
Gordon Maddox
CPA
Rights of crime victims receive financial support in Texas
Collingsworth County Sheriff Dale Tarver and Attorney General Dan Morales discuss the Crime Victims Compensation Fund. Created in 1979, the fund pays for medical bills counseling funeral costs and related expenses for violent crime victims using fines from criminals. Since 1980 the fund has awarded over 284 million dollars while limits vary by claim and catastrophic injuries allow additional 50 thousand.
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Collingsworth
Dale Tarver
Attorney General
Dan Morales
Crime Victims Compensation Fund
Tarver
Texas
Wellington approves 97 98 city audits and bids on tank removal
Wellington City Council in regular session approved the 1997-98 audits for the City Fund the Fireman’s Relief and Retirement Fund and the Economic Development Corporation. The council awarded OA Systems Corporation a bid to remove underground storage tanks and will backfill the sites.
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City of Wellington Fund
Wellington Fireman's Relief and Retirement Fund
Wellington Economic Development Corporation
Gordon Maddox
CPA
Memphis
OA Systems Corporation
Wellington golf course opens after twenty years of planning
The Wellington County Club, backed by city lease and county support, opens a new golf course on land acquired by the city. Green fees start at four dollars on weekdays and five dollars on weekends and holidays. The course totals 3,050 yards for men and 2,492 for women on the front nine, with back nine lengths of 3,113 yards for men and 2,492 for women.
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Wellington
Stevenville
Texas
John Gary
Browes
Texas Utilities
Howmor
City of
Wade
Hubert Brooks
County Club
Cident
Joes Long
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Suzanne Maxwell
Maxwell
Jesus
Tongan Fincher
Sean
Wesley
UMY
Sean Delaney
Wesley Needham
Sr. Hi. United Methodist
Jessica Holton
Kristen Spillman
Cassie Adams
Misty Barton
Justin Tarver
Tori Belew
Joe O'Rear
Wisd School Board
Taylor
Panhandle
White Deer
Tommie Watts
Iy Pd
Meee
Senate
Florida
Bill
Wayne
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