Community Happenings

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In the early 1980’s, Brenda Beach Stewart took a spiritual gifts test and discovered she had the Gift of Hospitality. Often defined as the ability to warmly welcome and care for others, particularly strangers, guests, or people in need, this gift has now led Stewart and her husband Rick to open a new Airbnb called the “Wellington Loft”.

Last Saturday, nearly 200 guests gathered at Memorial Auditorium for the Wellington Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual Ladies Night Out event. Attendees were treated to delicious food prepared by Fabiola’s Mexican Restaurant, a variety of beverages, ample shopping opportunities, exciting raffles, and an entertaining comedy act.

Members of the Wheat Capital Quilt Society have been busy making quilts to donate to a national nonprofit whose mission is to build, assemble and deliver bunk beds with a handmade quilt to children and families in need. Last week, the Quilt Society welcomed Ingrid McClure and Franci Nicks, area chapter volunteers with Sleep in Heavenly Peace, to their monthly meeting.

The Community Resource Fair hosted last week by the Wellington Public Library and the Wellington Area Chamber of Commerce/CVB was a resounding success. Visitors had the opportunity to connect with representatives from 30 informational booths, learning about a wide range of resources available to local residents.

Last Friday, the Wellington Recreation Foundation hosted a beer and wine tasting fundraiser to benefit the Kenneth L. Everhart Memorial Scholarship fund.

Students at Wellington High School, Middle School, parents and members of the community attended presentations from the Cooper Davis Memorial Foundation to raise awareness about the dangers of illicit fentanyl and fake pills.

Glass expert and collector Denis Warkentine traveled to the National Depression Glass Museum last Saturday to share his knowledge about Glass Heisey Animals. The symposium included a variety of interesting details about how the delicate glass figurines were made, including adjustments made after the glass animal was removed from the mold.

The Wellington Humane Society hosted a session of their popular goat yoga, which proved to be highly entertaining and emotionally soothing for participants. The yoga class was taught by Ashlen Hearlson, and Half Pint Acres, a Caldwell-based farm, brought the baby goats.