The Slate Creek Relay, more well known today as The Great Race, made its’ debut on the 4th of July in 1977 with 8 teams. Just three short years later, there were 12 teams competing, the race was sponsored, and the concept had fully evolved.
If there’s a list of “‘unsung heroes” in the history of Wellington, then the names Ida Hoge and Ethel Showalter must be included. Unsatisfied with the idea of graduating from school simply to become part of the social fabric of the town, these two young girls resisted the expectations assigned to women of that era.
This seems like a strange topic, but it definitely has a connection with American made glassware. I became interested in the subject when I borrowed an unusual piece of glass from some friends. It was a piece of Cambridge glass in the “Azurite” color from the early 1920s, but I had no idea what it was.
The 122nd Kansas Wheat Festival was held in Wellington July 5th – July 9th. The event garnered the financial, donation and sponsorship support of over a 100 local businesses and organizations as Sumner County celebrated the end of the 2022 wheat harvest.
The Annual Wheat Contest, sponsored and conducted by Renn & Company, demonstrated excellent yields for the Sumner County 2022 harvest. Each year this contest measures the best wheat in Sumner County and establishes a winner based on specific quality criteria. This year, the sample submitted by Dennis Farley snagged 1st place, and entries from Randy Wyckoff placed both 2nd and 3rd.
The 2022 Kansas Wheat Festival Bed Race for the sought-after Bedpan Trophy was sponsored by Cowley College. The race took place in front of The Gold Corner and contained teams of four participants, ages 16 or older.
The Sumner County 4-H Fair was held in the Raymond Frye Complex during the Wheat Festival and presented a wide variety of exhibits. The event included a Fashion Revue with handmade clothing and a special quilt jacket presentation from The Beehive Quilt Shop.
This year’s Run For The Paws fundraising event for the Wellington Humane Society included a 5K race that began at 7:30am and a 1mile race that started at 8:30am, Saturday July 9 th , 2022. Both races began at the Wellington Humane Society located at 203 W Hillside in Wellington and covered a course that was a mix of asphalt, gravel and sidewalk.
It’s important to be prepared for that moment when the unthinkable happens. Pets are curious by nature, and that can sometimes lead them to trouble.
Clay Center, Kansas – When you scan the moral landscape of American culture, how would you judge it to be? Isaiah the Prophet, a spiritual leader in days long gone, was a student of the moral condition of his nation, “Justice is turned back, and righteousness stands far away; for truth has stumbled in the public squares, and uprightness cannot enter. Truth is lacking, and he who departs from evil makes himself a prey.” (Isaiah 59:14-15)