The Sumner County Historical & Genealogical Society’s next event is a fascinating program based on the book “These Old Bones: Main Street - Historic Caldwell”, written by Michelle Schiltz and LuAnn Jamison. The program is free and open to the public next Monday, October 16th, 6:30pm at Memorial Auditorium.
To help bring life saving skills to more citizens, the Wellington Fire/EMS will be conducting a free class for the public on Tuesday, October 24th at 6pm at the public safety building, 200 North C Street. The class content will include; two-hand CPR (non-certification), how to help a choking victim, and Stop the Bleed instructions.
The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks has released their 2023 Kansas Upland Game Bird Forecast which is compiled from data collected during the Department’s spring calling surveys for pheasants, quail, and prairie chickens, as well as late-summer roadside surveys for pheasants and quail.
In preparation for the upcoming solar eclipse this Saturday, October 16th, the Wellington Noon Lions Club delivered solar eclipse glasses to all four USD 353 Elementary Schools on Monday. Thanks to their donation, each elementary student will be able to safely view the eclipse with their own personal pair of these special glasses.
Doodle and his siblings were rescued from the local pound. He is a 5-month-old labrador mix, playful, very sweet. He can’t wait to find a family to love him forever! The last of his siblings to get adopted, he wanted us to tell you that we have saved the best for last! Doodle is fully vetted, fixed, up to date on his vaccinations, and microchipped.
This year’s Fall Festival was packed with activities for everyone. A coloring contest, yard games, mummy races and train rides kept kids entertained while the grow-ups shopped the craft show and visited chili cook-off booths.
The Wellington Area Chamber of Commerce has organized a local Candidate Forum to introduce Wellington Mayoral, City Council and Cowley College Board candidates to the community. The free event is open to the public and will be hosted at the Wellington Senior Center, 308 South Washington Avenue, on October 10th from 6 – 8pm.
Thursday, October 5 10am, Chamber Coffee in Memorial Auditorium, with host Sumner County Historical & Genealogical Society. Join us for coffee and donuts.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4 Raising Readers Storytime at 10:30am Cricut Crafts at 6pm SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7 Fairy Tale STEM at 10:30am Game Knights at 1pm MONDAY, OCTOBER 9 Bookmobile Wellington Rehab at 10:30am Soup & Series at 6pm TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10 Baby Laptime at 10:30am Adult Coloring from 1pm - closing National Explorers at 4:30pm YA Workshop: How to use AI for you at 6pm WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11 Raising Readers Storytime at 10:30am .
Banned Books Week celebrates the freedom to read and spotlights current and historical attempts to censor books in libraries and schools. For more than 40 years, the annual event has brought together the entire book community; librarians, teachers, booksellers, publishers, writers, journalists, and readers of all types in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular.