COUNTY LIFE
Drivers take on a huge responsibility every day
By ERIC VICCARO
For Roger Ellis and Curtis Eldridge, serving a small school district means also wearing the hat of transportation director.
In Bowie and Nocona, these larger school districts have such personnel.
And finding people to drive school buses all over Montague County surely isn’t an easy endeavor.
“It’s challenging to go about hiring an employee,” Nocona Independent School District Facilities Director John Blim said. “There’s fingerprinting, and a background check. A lot of people get nervous about that.”
Read the full feature in your weekend News. Pictured – Lauri Crescenzo, BISD director of transportation, stands with her husband, Don, a longtime driver for Bowie ISD. (Photo by Eric Viccaro)
Visit noradsanta.org to track Santa as he heads out on his worldwide trek tomorrow night. The site has games and other fun activities for the entire family before the kids head off to bed and sleep before the Big Guy arrives in Texas.
Enjoy a fish fry and live music concert on Jan. 4 all to support the 4-H and FFA youth of Montague County as they compete in the annual youth fair.
The annual Bowie fish fry for the Bowie buyers group will begin serving at 5:30 p.m. at the Bowie Community Center. Cost is $10 per plate. There will be a live auction at 7 p.m.
The evening’s concert will feature Dax Davis. Live music begins at 8:30 p.m. with the Davis concert at 9:30 p.m. Cost for the concert is $25 per ticket and $20 for a student, or $300 for a reserved table for eight.
Tickets are available at Fashion Floors, 202 N. Smythe or call 872-2468.
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