SPORTS
OUTDOORS: Park Ranger Academy coming
Want to be a park ranger?
Or have you ever wondered about the inner machinations of a Texas state park?
Then consider enrolling in the Citizen’s Park Ranger Academy offered this spring by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Students will meet from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., every Saturday from April 4-25, and enrollees will split their time between Dinosaur Valley and Cleburne State Parks – both south of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
Students must be at least 15 years old to attend without a parent and be prepared to engage in physically demanding activities such as lifting, hiking and crawling.
Fifteen individuals were trained from the first academy back in 2013.
Now, seven of those participants volunteer at Dinosaur Valley. Seven more applied for jobs with the TPWD and two were hired.
This year’s Citizen’s Park Ranger Academy features several new elements, as reported by Dinosaur Valley State Park police officer and Superintendent Robert Enckhausen.
Students will learn about such topics as wildland firefighting, park interpretation, search and rescue and law enforcement.
Enrollees also will study field operations, large equipment use, participate in a large archeological session and Dutch Oven cook-off.
Park staff will lead the activities, and there is no cost to attend the academy. Slots are limited. Registration must be completed by March 1.
For more information, call Enckhausen at 1-254-897-4588 or email: Robert.Enckhausen@tpwd.texas.gov.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. (Logo provided by the TPWD, no copyright infringement inferred)
New Saint Jo Boy’s Basketball Coach Terry McLennan said the school’s family atmosphere is what prompted him to join the Panther family.
“This is an opportunity to be an important program but also part of a great community,” McLennan said. “I’ve been looking to get back to a small town environment like the one I grew up in and played ball and this should do that.”
McLennan played basketball in Hubbard outside of Waco. McLennan comes to town after being the assistant girl’s basketball coach in Grand Prairie.
McLennan contends he’s a defensive style of coach but says his team will focus on intensity.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
New Saint Jo Boy’s Basketball Coach Terry McLennan said the school’s family atmosphere is what prompted him to join the Panther family.
“This is an opportunity to be an important program but also part of a great community,” McLennan said. “I’ve been looking to get back to a small town environment like the one I grew up in and played ball and this should do that.”
McLennan played basketball in Hubbard outside of Waco. McLennan comes to town after being the assistant girl’s basketball coach in Grand Prairie.
McLennan contends he’s a defensive style of coach but says his team will focus on intensity.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
After some coaching time in East Texas, Bret Botard will be the new girl’s basketball coach at Bowie.
Botard said it’s a chance to work with Bowie Athletic Director Tyler Price once again. Price was Botard’s assistant when he coached at Nocona.
“I wanted to get back into the area,” Botard said. “It’s a good community.”
Botard graduated high school in 1995 from Del Valle High School, outside Austin, and went to Texas Tech. He started his coaching career in Lubbock followed by returning to his alma mater where he was an assistant for his high school coach.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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