As a thank you to Happy Kids’ “Ice Cream Man” Alfonso, who has served the surrounding communities for the past 24 years, All SAINT Service, Inc. will sponsor 50% off all ice cream during the weekend of July, including stops in Wellington on Friday, July 11, Shamrock and Wheeler on Saturday, July 12 and Childress on Sunday, July 13. Courtesy Graphic

For the first time, the Fourth of July Party in the Park will welcome live music, including the Huser Brothers and Ty Wellborn and the Last Stand. Fourth of July Party in the Park

In observance of Arnie Ingram’s 45.5 years of service to the City of Wellington, his family gathers with him at the reception in his honor from noon-2 p.m. Friday, June 20 in the Club Room of the Bura Handley Community Center. From left: Kyla, Kaesyn, Presley, Taytum, Lance and Deidre Kane, Perrie and Quaid Reyna, Arnie and Janee Ingram, Shari and Matthew Reyna. Courtesy Photo

Fourth on East Ave. 2024 parade participants wave at Wellington Care Center residents as they head north on Childress St. Become part of Wellington’s 2025 Wild & Free on 83 Fourth of July parade, set for 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 5. With Natasha Mixon serving as parade chairman, businesses and individuals should contact her at 940-732-0756. Mixon and her mom, Tammy Sawyer, of Lubbock, hosted their first bi-annual Fourth on East Ave. parade in 2016. Courtesy Photo

The Bob Wheels Car Show and Bob Wills Day BBQ Cookoff has been rescheduled for Saturday, Sept. 6. Bob Wills Day

Wellington Ritz Theatre partners with Amarillo College for free fun

Fourth Friday Food Trucks will host the first-ever eats-on-wheels event beginning at 4 p.m. Saturday, June 27 on the corner lot of Commerce St. and Ave. B NW. Featured food trucks will include Bocanegra BBQ, Jenn Jenn’s Food Trailer and Tha Grill. Fourth Friday Food Trucks