COUNTY LIFE
CASA volunteers sought for Montague County
Childhood experiences, both positive and negative have a tremendous impact on a child’s future.
Montague County continues to suffer from a high rate of child abuse and neglect with a consistent average of 100 children in Child Protective Services’ care. Several factors contribute to this high number; drug use, poverty and the multi-generational cycle of abuse and neglect that exists in our county.
Resilience is the ability to adapt in the face of adversity, tragedy, threats or significant stress. Resilience refers to bouncing back from difficult experiences in life. In childhood, resiliency can come from having one consistent, caring adult in a child’s life.
By becoming a Court Appointed Special Advocated Volunteer, you can become that caring adult. CASA volunteers get to know their child and speak up for them in court. CASAs look out for the child’s best interest and can relay the child’s wishes to all the adults who are deciding their future.
By talking to their teacher, attorney, CPS caseworker, parent and judge to help them navigate this very complicated system they have been thrown into. Being “in the system” is very confusing and frightening for children. By having a CASA volunteer whom they can always count on to be with them through it all can be a tremendous comfort.
This is one cause where the actions of a single person can mean the world to another. By just giving approximately one hour each week, you will have the opportunity to make a difference that will last a lifetime.
Make plans to come to one of the CASA informational meetings on either Aug. 14 or Aug. 20 at noon in the Church of Christ at 308 Cooke Street in Nocona or at 6 p.m. on Aug. 20 at the Child Welfare Board house, 506 Hulme in Bowie.
Light snacks will be served at both meetings. Questions can be directed to Lorra Lierly by calling 940-867-4483.
COUNTY LIFE
Honor your 2024 senior with a special ad in the sr. section
The May 8 deadline is almost here for the 2024 Keepsake Graduation section produced by The Bowie News. It is the only section where you will see senior photos of every high school in Montague County and Bellevue.
If you want to honor your graduate with a special ad or your business wants to congratulate a working senior, call 872-2247 or print a copy of the submission form at bowienewsonline.com. The section will publish on May 22.
COUNTY LIFE
Bowie community garage sales this weekend
This weekend find the deals in the City of Bowie Community-wide garage sales April 26-27.
See the map of a garage sale locations in Bowie in the mid-week Bowie News.
COUNTY LIFE
Post-pandemic world changes all marketing
By BARBARA GREEN
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The big take-away from Tuesday’s Bowie Business Boost was time: “It only takes six seconds to make an impression in life.”
Lorie Vincent, certified economic developer, professional trainer and writer, was speaker for program number three of Bowie Boost with a focus on “Memorable Marketing in a Post-Pandemic Era.”
She opened about how she had started her business, ‘Acceleration by Design,’ and things were “rocking,” when 2020 came and things changed with the worldwide pandemic. As things began to reopen it appeared there were more opportunities but also more challenges.
Vincent laughed as she showed a Richard Simmons “Sweating to the Oldies,” infomercial that became one of the most popular and still running ads.
“Can you believe back then we would call a 1-800 number and give someone our credit card? That is crazy. They used big music, big voices and big adjectives,” exclaimed Vincent.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
(Top photo) Lorie Vincent, Acceleration by Design, discussed how marketing has flipped upside-down in this post-pandemic era. She spoke at the Bowie Business Boost part 3. (Photo by Barbara Green)
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