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Apprentice Lineman Conner Dierking wired up the new speaker in front of the Wellington Daily News office on Washington Avenue. Brad Ewing, project coordinator, has been overjoyed by the response.
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REMEMBERING OUR VETERANS AT WHS
The annual Veteran’s Day Program will be held at the Wellington High School this Friday, November 11th , at 10am in the gymnasium. Presented by the American Legion, everyone in the community is invited to attend.
Graphic Novels, More Than Comics
Remembering back to the comic books of our childhood, it may be easy to dismiss the value of reading Graphic Novels. However, Graphic Novels, illustrated books where images tell most of the story, are widely accepted as worthwhile reading for all age levels.
Share your Thanksgiving traditions!
Each of us has at least one favorite Thanksgiving tradition. Maybe it’s watching a bowl game after a delicious meal, taking a leisurely nap afterwards or just spending time with family and friends. For many, Thanksgiving memories are attached to our favorite holiday dishes. Whether it’s the basic essentials like turkey, stuffing, jellied cranberries or pumpkin pie, recalling how your favorite aunt or grandmother made that special dish is something we cherish. Whether it is remembering the first time your 5-year-old son helped mash the potatoes or sitting on the front stoop with your grandma snapping fresh green beans, the custom nourished the soul as much as the body.
Sharing Thanksgiving Traditions
As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, we would like to invite our readers to share their favorite Thanksgiving recipe along with a memory of why the recipe is special to them. It can be a traditional dish or something completely different, the point is to bring our community together through the sharing of our stories. The recipes will be printed in the newspaper the week prior to Thanksgiving so everyone can enjoy them and still have time to do a little extra grocery shopping should you decide to make something new.
Buzz From the Beehive
There’s nothing like spending a week surrounded by nifty new products, beautifully colored fabrics and like-minded people to get your entrepreneurial ideas flowing. My Mom,Coni Hart,and I just spent about a week in Houston, TX at the International Quilt Market.
KanOkla Phase 2 Rollout, Rate Reduction
As KanOkla Networks’ Chief Operating Officer David Nance conveyed to members of the Wellington City Council recently, the company began rolling out Phase 2 of their high-speed fiber service in late October. This phase of the project encompasses the entire west half of the city of Wellington north of BNSF railroad and west of Vandenburgh Ave.
Operation Green Light
Have you noticed the colorful green lights on the Sumner County Courthouse this week? The beautiful illumination is part of a national Veterans Day celebration called Operation Green Light. As part of this celebration, the National Association of Counties (NACo), the National Association of County Veteran Service Officers (NACVSO) and the Kansas Association of Counties invited counties, parishes, and boroughs to show their support for veterans by illuminating the exteriors of their buildings in green light from November 7th to November 13th.
How Easy It Is To Forget
As most of you know, this year marks the 100th anniversary of Memorial Auditorium. In honor of Veteran’s Day, I’m including some history of the Auditorium as well as the Veterans for whom the building was originally constructed to memorialize; the brave young men of Sumner County who fought in the Great War, World War I.
Pinnacle Aerospace Hosts Senator Moran
Last Thursday, U.S. Senator Jerry Moran came to Wellington to tour the Pinnacle Aerospace facilities. The topic of discussion was how the company was taking the steps needed to foster growth and expansion.