Wellington’s People

Due to us living in a landlocked state, this item seems a bit foreign to us. It’s a carved sperm whale tooth, otherwise known as “scrimshaw”.

About a year ago, Dalee Strange started her company, “Dalee Delights,” to meet the growing demand for her homemade cake pops. These tasty treats are available at her family store, B. Strange Mercantile, located at 108 North Washington. Dalee will be making 500 cake pops to sell at the Kansas Wheat Festival Craft Show this Saturday, July 13th, from 8am to 2pm in Memorial Auditorium. She’ll offer nine flavors: Vanilla, Chocolate, Strawberry, Red Velvet, Lemon, Chocolate M&M, Chocolate Oreo, and S’More.

Last Saturday, family, friends, and community members came together to celebrate Adam Ricke’s life by doing something he loved - playing golf. Twenty-five teams, each with four golfers, competed in the 3rd Annual Adam Ricke Memorial Golf Tournament at the Wellington Golf Course.

If there is anything I love, it’s good timing! This was a very timely item following the Wellington Community Theater Children’s production of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Our item this week is a promotional scarf from the 1939 release of the movie, Wizard of Oz.

Sophia Parkey, a senior at WHS, is starting her second year as a lifeguard at the Wellington Family Aquatic Center. Her favorite part of the job is all the memories and taking care of people.

The Wellington Humane Society’s 5th Annual Run For The Paws 5K and 1-mile race event set a new record for registrations, with more than 60 runners hitting the streets last Saturday morning. A number of dogs accompanied their human friends, helping to raise much-needed funds for the shelter.

Taylor Earl, a senior at WHS, is starting her first year as a lifeguard at the Wellington Family Aquatic Center. She was invited to try lifeguarding and she’s glad she did. Her favorite part of the job so far is “building friendships and creating bonds with others.”

Barton Community College has announced that Robin Hoyt from Wellington has been named to their Dean’s List for the Spring 2024 semester. To qualify for this honor, students must be enrolled in at least 12 credit hours and maintain a grade point average of 3.5 to 3.99 on a 4.0 scale.

If you can decipher these cryptic dots and dashes, congratulations! You are a member of the less than 1% of the population who understands Morse code! How does this relate to our item this week? Well, this is a naval or maritime signal lamp. A light was positioned behind the lamp and when the lever on the side was moved, light would shine through the louvers.

Rogan Wetta, a sophomore at WHS, is starting his second year as a lifeguard at the Wellington Family Aquatic Center. His favorite aspect of the job is collaborating with a “great group of guards.” He considers this opportunity the perfect summer experience and a way to strengthen his sense of responsibility.