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Mentors grow from 3 to 40 at Bowie Elementary

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By DANI BLACKBURN
Bowie Independent School District supports the ideal a caring adult has the potential to change the life of a child.
The district has implemented that belief on campus through the Boosting Our Jackrabbits Onward Mentor Program at Bowie Elementary, which is celebrating one year of success.
The program was established with just three volunteers but now includes about 40 mentors who spend an hour on campus each week with their student.
The mentors include firefighters, police, church volunteers, school board members and community volunteers. The program’s focus is to increase reading and comprehension skills by uniting students with community volunteers who provide extra encouragement to assist student success.
“It’s a civic organization with a whole community effort. We even have Carolyn Bassham who plays Mrs. Claus at town functions, who else has that?” laughed Mark Neese, Bowie Elementary Counselor.

Read the full story in the mid-week News.

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Bowie, Nocona libraries wrap up summer reading this week

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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.

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Color added to outside kennels at Bowie Animal Shelter

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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)

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Youngsters attend swimming lessons this week

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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)

This young man jumps off into the deep end off the diving board as his lifeguard instructor watches.
Learning to float is a good start.
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