Making state headlines again, Lindy Fike, former Wellington Middle School Family and Consumer Sciences teacher recently received another award for excellence in teaching. Nominated by her peers, Fike was named “New Teacher of the Year”for 2022/2023 by the Kansas Association of Teachers of Family and Consumer Sciences.
As the heat of summer continues to stay with us, you might be looking for a project to do inside your home. Updating your space doesn’t have to be expensive. In fact, there are many ways to make your home look better without spending a lot of cash.
The 96th Sumner County Fair’s theme was Rock ‘N Roll, and the parade was all about the music, and tractors, lots of tractors! Mark and Kathy Schmidt, Sumner County Fair Board President, served as Grand Marshals. A1 Members of the Wellington community including local 4-H and FFA members exhibited their livestock, flowers, crafts, vegetables, artwork, photography and other divisions.
Last Friday night, Barbie fans from across the county, as well as nearby counties, dressed up in their favorite shade of pink and gathered at the Wellington Regent Theatre. The owners of local fashion and home décor boutique Bay & Brielle, Co.
Despite the temperatures soaring to over 100 degrees, the teams entered in The Great Race didn’t falter. All 7 groups arrived in South Woods Park ready to compete as the meanest, quickest and most worthy to walk away with the Depot Cup.
In March 2021, the Kansas Legislature passed K.S.A. 79-2988, which requires Kansas County Clerks to send taxpayers notification of the Revenue Neutral Rate (RNR) compared to the proposed rate for each taxing subdivisions. Taxing subdivisions are prohibited from levying an ad valorem property tax that exceeds the RNR without first holding a public hearing and passing a resolution.
The final results from the Static exhibits, the Hand Pet, Rabbit, and Poultry Show and Livestock Show for the Sumner County 4-H Fair are all in and ribbons awarded to the winners. Ribbons that were awarded included; Grand Champion, Reserve Champion, Purple (Superior), Blue (Excellent), Red (good), White (fair) and Cloverbud Green (awarded to entries from 5 - 6 year olds) As a reminder, the consultative judging was held on Tuesday, July 11th at the Raymond Frye Complex in Wellington.
Last weekend, Eileen Urbanek taught a 3-day foundation paper piecing retreat at The Hive. And, as she said with a twinkle in her eye, “It’s not your grandma’s quilt”! Our Hive classroom was filled with 15 quilters working on at least 10 different types of projects.
You are probably reeling with excitement over last week’s mystery item. The carnival was just in town so it’s a perfect time to show off this Chalkware horse, which is a vintage carnival prize.
The 32nd running of The Great Race will be held on Saturday, July 29th in South Woods Park in Wellington. Seven teams will gather to compete for the coveted “Depot Cup” in this one-of-a-kind endurance race.