COUNTY LIFE
Main Street presents awards at annual dinner
By DANI BLACKBURN
Main Street Bowie honored some of its best during their annual community appreciation dinner on Jan. 11.
Shelly Wilson, president of the board, welcomed almost 100 attendees. The banquet is an opportunity for Main Street to thank all of the volunteers, sponsors and downtown merchants and includes the presentation of Sponsor of the Year, Merchant of the Year and the Visionary Award. See all the award winners and honorees in the weekend News.
Pictured: Main Street Bowie board members for 2016 are: Traci Robertson, Mary Owens, Kyle Tate, Shelly Wilson, Christal Ezzell, Ashley Parr and Chantal Housour. (Photo by Dani Blackburn)
Local libraries wrap up their children’s summer reading programs this week.
The Bowie Public Library brings the popular Creature Teacher with all their spectacular animals for the final event on July 23 at the Bowie Community Center.
The program begins at 10 am. The children also will receive their prize books for their summer logs.
The Nocona Public Library ends its program at 10 a.m. on July 24 at the H.J. Justin Building at 100 Clay Street. The program will be “Our Own Action Heroes -” Nocona fire, police and EMTs.
Top photo – Smokey Bear visiting Bowie last week at summer reading.
Rachel and Roger Whitaker gave this metal storage container a fresh look with this colorful mural at the Bowie Animal Shelter. (Photo by Barbara Green)
Swim lessons for youngsters of all ages were conducted the past two weeks at the city pool. It was a good place to be during this summer heat. See more photos in the weekend News. (Photos by Barbara Green)
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