PUBLIC MEETINGS Wellington City Council will convene at 6 p.m. in a Special Meeting Monday, Sept.
12 at City Hall. Collingsworth County Commissioners will meet at 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 12 upstairs in the Collingsworth Courthouse.
GRIEFSHARE Don’t go through the grief experience alone. Grief-Share is a friendly, caring group of people who will walk alongside others through one of life’s most difficult experiences. Facilitated by Rosa Carter, the 13-week study from 6 to 7:30 p.m. begins Monday, Sept. 12 and ends Dec. 5 at First Baptist Church. For information, call the church at 806-447-5353 or Carter at 806-216-0354, email rosadaycarter54@ yahoo.com or visit www.griefshare.org.
BLOOD DRIVE Start planning now for Coffee Memorial Blood Center’s Boots & Badges Blood Drive from 2:30 to 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19 at the Wellington Gymnasium Commons.
VOTER REGISTRATION The last day to register to vote in the Nov. 8 General Election is Oct. 11. Pick up a Texas Voter Registration Application in the Collingsworth County Tax Assessor/ Collector’s Office or in the Collingsworth County Clerk’s Office.
LIBRARY NEWS Collingsworth Public Library’s annual book sale is in progress. For more information, visit Collingsworth Public Library on Facebook, email library79095@gmail. com or call 806-447-3183.
Temporary hours are 9:30 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
COLLINGSWORTH CHAMBER Collingsworth County Chamber of Commerce will meet at 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12 at the Willie Room of Greenbelt Electric Cooperative. Business owners and community supporters are invited to participate. For more information, contact President Karen Caldwell at 806-683-8147.
COLLINGSWORTH MUSEUM Located at 824 East Ave., visit Collingsworth County Museum to view its “Once Upon Our Past” snapshot exhibit, beginning in 1898.
Museum staff, including Director Doris Stallings and Karen Caldwell, invite residents to stop by during normal business hours from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tuesday through Friday.
Special appointments can be made by contacting museum staff at 806-4475327 or Stallings at 806447-5462.
BUDDY’S WAR To obtain a copy of “Buddy’s War” by Frank Killough contact Glynn Moore VFW Post 6439 Quartermaster Jr. Castillo at 806-205-1610.
The book is the story of Killough’s uncle, Buddy Poteet, and 15 Collingsworth County Daredevil Tankers from World War II, who served together in the 740th Tank Battalion.
A limited number of copies of the book are avail - able by donation.
