COUNTY LIFE

Mentors grow from 3 to 40 at Bowie Elementary

Published

8 years ago

12/21/2016

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.

COUNTY LIFE

Nocona Rotary celebrating 100th anniversary

Published

7 hours ago

03/26/2025

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Nocona Rotary Club is hosting a 100-year anniversary celebration from 4-6 p.m. on March 27 at the H.J. Justin building in downtown Nocona.
This event is free and all are welcome. There will be light refreshments at this come-and-go afternoon, but around 5 p.m. there will be a brief program and plans to take photo of all past and present Rotarians for a keepsake group photo.
Club members are conduct a prize drawing for a trip to either Branson, MO, Las Vegas, NV or Orlando, FL. First prize is a four-night lodging at a two-bedroom condo at the winner’s choice of location.
Second prize is a weekend at a waterfront cottage on Lake Nocona. Prize for a drawing ticket i $100. Proceeds will be used to finish the Blue Mound one-mile walking trail and to continue the club’s annual scholarships to high school seniors as well as the dictionaries for elementary school students.
Current Rotary members have tickets for sale, there also is a QR code on the club Facebook page. They take cash or checks.
The band The Mind’s Eye will provide acoustical music and with two former members in the band, there may be a few Rotary songs of old. It should be a fun event, and don’t miss seeing vintage photos from 1925 to 2025.