By BARBARA GREEN editor@bowienewsonline.com Bowie High School senior Reuven Raper-Ostrow wrote an English essay last October exploring homelessness in education. He asked the reader to imagine if you went through high school not knowing where […]
COUNTY LIFE
Splash Day on Monday in Bowie
Splash Day, which opens the swimming season for the Bowie city pool, will take place from 1-5 p.m. on May 27 with free swimming. Regular hours for the pool will be 1-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Daily […]
Graduation ceremonies readied across county
Graduation season is well underway in the Montague County area with five high schools with commencement this Friday and Saturday and one a week later on May 31. Bellevue High School got things rolling with […]
Bowie, Nocona public pools prepare for summertime
Montague County’s public swimming pools are gearing up to open within the next week as the summer season officially begins. In Bowie the city pool at Pelham Park will have Splash Day from 1-5 p.m. […]
U.S. Highway 82/287 Yard Sale coming on June 7-8
It is the season for shopping and selling. In fact, there will be more than 400 miles of it coming in June as Bowie Community Development and Bowie Chamber of Commerce, along with the Red […]
Retirement party May 2 for Steven Monkres
There will be a retirement reception on May 22 for Steven Monkres as he leaves a 30-year career in education. The reception will be in the high school cafeteria from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Monkres […]
The Chair Affair returns to Bowie Chamber calendar
On June 14, the Bowie Chamber of Commerce will once again be hosting The Chair Affair, an annual auction fundraiser. The event was inspired by the very items it’s featuring – chairs. For an individual, […]
Bowie Library adding gaming component
By BETH HIATT, director Bowie Public Library As with any small, rural community, there is a minimal amount of activities for local youth and families to participate in. Another hindrance to the community is the […]
Pick’en for Veterans makes donations
Members of the Pick’en For Veterans committee presented donations to the Bowie Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 8789 and its auxiliary last week. Pictured: Post Commander Terry Frazier presented the check to Stacey Smith, […]