A Month For Gratitude & Recognition

The first thing many of us think of when November rolls around is Thanksgiving. This one word says it all.
The first thing many of us think of when November rolls around is Thanksgiving. This one word says it all.
My son Luke and I have always enjoyed cooking Thanksgiving dinner together. He took charge of peeling the potatoes from the time he could stand on a chair and reach the counter.
Wednesday, November 22 Pizza Give Back Night to benefit the Wellington Middle School Cheer Squad. Dine-in/carry-out.
Thanksgiving can be a hectic holiday with multiple dishes cooking and baking at the same time, lots of guests, and other distractions. It’s not surprising that it’s by far the leading day of the year for U.S.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22 Raising Readers Storytime at 10:30am THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23 Happy Thanksgiving – The Library is Closed! FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24 The Library is Closed SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25 The Library is Closed MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27 Book Mobile to Botkin Health & Rehab at 10:30am Soup & Series at 6pm TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28 Baby Laptime at 10:30am Adult Coloring at 1pm - to close National Explorers at 4:30pm Bookies Book Club at 5:30pm Spanish Club at 6pm WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29 Raising Readers Storytime at 10:30am .
Funky Monkeys, Bulldogs and Bob the Builders went toe-to-toe in an action packed Middle School Redline competition last Friday night at Memorial Auditorium. The Wellington Recreation Commission conducted the high-energy event and the gladiators from WMS turned out in full force.
An all female FFA team of eight headed to Indianapolis for the 96th National FFA Convention & Expo this month. The WHS students attended the Opening Ceremonies, open sessions, various workshops and awards ceremonies.
Homemade wares, jelly, jams, cookies, friendship bracelets and more were available at the Wellington Public Library’s Kids Market last Saturday in the Community Room. Booths were manned by local youth as they sold handcrafted items of all kinds.
Downtown was bustling with shoppers last Saturday morning as a number of retailers hosted a “Holiday Sip & Shop” with special prices, treats and holiday cheer. “We had a really good day,” said Ty Sober, owner of The Gold Corner jewelry store.
Over the weekend, Jamie and Daniel YoNash put the final touches on a festive Coca-Cola Christmas display in the windows of 118 South Washington. Coca-Cola began running Christmas themed ads that included Santa Claus in the 1920’s.