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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH 6pm - Homecoming Parade, route runs from 4th Street to 8th street, ending in front of Memorial Auditorium with a Community Pep Rally FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH 7pm, Homecoming Football Game vs El Dorado SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH 9 - 11am - Strides Walk for Diabetes, Century Park 9am - 2pm - Veterans Room, in Memorial Auditorium open for public tours 9am - 2pm - Arts & Craft Show, Memorial Auditorium and Heritage Park 9am - 2pm - Kid’s Coloring Contest, Memorial Auditorium Lobby 9am - 2pm - Apple Cider Slushies, Memorial Auditorium Lobby 9:30am - Encore Dance, WHS & WMS Cheer Squads performances in Heritage Park 9:30am - 3pm - Games on 7th Street 9:30a - 4pm - Book Sale, Wellington Public Library 10am - 1pm - Touch-a-Truck, Washington Ave. 10am - 1pm - Chili Cook-Off, Heritage Park.

A new labor report revealed the current annual rate of degree and certificate completion at Kansas colleges and universities would be insufficient to meet anticipated growth in demand for young, educated workers and could leave the state’s economy with an estimated 34,000 shortfall by the end of this decade.

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For the last couple of Saturdays, locals have been participating in Pickleball clinics held at the former Church Ignited building on North Woodlawn. This came about through the diligent and tireless efforts of a small group of community members led Wellington native Sue Denny.

Memorial Auditorium was the place to be in Wellington last Sunday afternoon as volunteers from the Saint Anthony/ Saint Rose Catholic Church hosted their second annual Quilt Bingo event. The gym floor was packed with VIP tables and the auditorium seats were filled with players of all ages, Bingo cards on their laps ready to mark their numbers and claim their prize.

This Saturday, September 23rd, is the first day of Fall which traditionally marks a transition from the heat and vibrancy of summer to the cooler, more contemplative days of autumn. The autumnal equinox often carries with it themes of symbolic and cultural significance.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 Stay and Play at 10:30am Solar Eclipse Workshop at the Memorial Auditorium at 1pm THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 Adult Art Night at 6pm MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 Bookmobile to Botkin Rehab at 10:30am Salad and Series at 6pm TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 Baby Laptime at 10:30am Adult Coloring at 1pm - closing National Explorers at 4:30pm WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 Raising Readers Storytime at 10:30am= .