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OUTDOORS: Campaign to stop zebra mussels returns
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has again launched a public awareness campaign called “Clean, Drain and Dry.”
The campaign was designed to stem the spread of zebra mussels.
Boaters are urged to clean, drain and dry their boats as well as trailers and gear traveling to and from Texas waterways.
The campaign aims to inform boaters about their legal responsibility to prevent invasive zebra mussels from spreading, and to reinforce the steps necessary to become compliant with the law.
It is illegal to possess or transport any prohibited aquatic invasive species, like zebra mussels.
Since zebra mussel larvae, called veligers, are invisible to the human eye, boaters must drain all water from their boat and all receptacles on board when traveling a public roadway to or from a public water body in Texas.
The awareness campaign got under way on May 7, and will continue through the summer.
Boaters will hear the message through print, online and radio advertising, direct mail and email, printed materials and boat ramp and gas station signage plus billboards.
The campaign will focus on high-risk spots for the possible spread of zebra mussels. Read more in the mid-week Bowie News.
Zebra mussels are invasive and highly destructive organisms that can change the face of a water body, so says the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. (Courtesy photo by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department)
A positive culture can be tough to install but will reap dividends if done correctly.
Trinadee Imotichey is trying to do just that with her Forestburg Lady Longhorns.
Imotichey, an assistant coach on the 2025 Forestburg volleyball team, was moved into the head coaching position. Last year’s coach, Cori Hayes, took over as football head coach.
Imotichey, in her 2nd year in Forestburg, said she learned a lot from Hayes and is ready to take over.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Bowie’s summer softball league team overcame a 6-1 deficit with a six-run third inning for a 7-6 win over Bridgeport in its season opener July 6.
The league consists of teams from Bowie, Nocona, Lindsay, Bridgeport, and Alvord and will last three weeks. Bowie will host games each week.
Bowie pitcher Hazel Trahern gave up two singles and a groundout to put the Sissies on the board in the first. It would be the only hits she gave up in the game. Two groundouts and a strikeout got the Lady Rabbits out of the jam.
Bowie got the run back in the bottom of the first with Andee Jo Miller opening the frame with a walk and a stolen base. She then scored on Kynlee Baker’s groundout to tie the game at one.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Rest. Run. Repeat.
Sage Keck, an 8th grader at Montague, lives by this mantra. No ifs, ands and buts about it.
She’s been running since fourth grade PE classes where she would run a mile every week. After discovering she could outrun the other students, she began to enjoy it and continued doing it.
Her success continued, as she finished 2nd overall against more than 200 runners at the Old Saint Jo 5K July 4. In last weekend’s Texas Junior Olympics, she reached the pinnacle of her career so far by qualifying for the United States of America Track and Field (USATF) National Junior Olympics in Norwalk, Calif. in three events.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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