WEDNESDAY NIGHT FELLOWSHIP At 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug.
24, First Christian Church will resume its Wednesday night activities with a “Fellowship Pot-Luck Supper.” For everyone, not just the youth, the meal will provide an opportunity to come together to visit, as well as a special prayer time. At 6:30 p.m. the youth group will meet for special games and activities. For more information, contact Pastor Brian Moore at 806-447-5529 or wfcc700@yahoo. com.
PUBLIC MEETINGS Wellington City Council will convene at 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 5 at City Hall. Collingsworth County Commissioners will meet at 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 12 upstairs in the courthouse.
BOOTS & BADGES BLOOD DRIVE Give the gift of life at Coffee Memorial Blood Center’s Boots & Badges Blood Drive from 2:30-7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19 at the Wellington Gymnasium Commons.
LIBRARY NEWS Collingsworth Public Library’s annual book sale has begun. 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 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 EastAve., 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 806-447-5327 or Stallings at 806-447-5462.
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 available by donation.
