COUNTY LIFE
By DANI BLACKBURN
Audiences are being taken on a magical adventure with Bowie teenagers Baxter Swint and Zack Otto as they star in the Wichita Falls Theatre summer production of Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland, Jr.”
Baxter Swint, the 17-year-old daughter of Josh and Robin Swint, is stealing the show as Alice.
The whimsical tale of “Alice in Wonderland,” came to life in 1865 in a novel written by Lewis Carroll. It tells of a girl named Alice falling through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world filled with unusual creatures.
The story became a children’s classic, and also is loved by adults. It has been portrayed in stories and movies throughout the years.
According to Disney’s website, in this version Alice is depicted as a daydreamer who seems like the perfect fit for Wonderland. It allows her to indulge in her imagination and curiosity. However, her quick temper and eagerness to show off her knowledge prove to be bad qualities that land her in many precarious situations.
In this junior production youth up to age 18 participate.
Read the full feature in the weekend News.
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Fall clean-up days slated
Volunteers will be in downtown Bowie Sept. 17 and 18 for a clean-up and decorate event for upcoming fall activities.
Bowie Community Development will be coordinating this work in preparation for Chicken and Bread Days and other activities. Volunteers will gather at 4 p.m. on Sept. 17 and 8 p.m. on Sept. 18.
Those who want to clean up during the day are certainly welcome as Bowie gets ready for fall.
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Nocona Indians ready for homecoming activities
Nocona High School homecoming will be the week of Sept. 9-13.
Members of the homecoming court were announced this week and will be crowned on Friday. The king will be named at the pep rally at noon and the queen during halftime.
Senior queen nominees are: Graci Brown, Jessie Howard, Avery Crutsinger and Megyn Meekins. Senior king nominees are: Jake Pribble, Caden Gaston, Jackson Brown and Kasch Johnson.
The Indians play S&S at 7 p.m. The band performs at 6:30 p.m. The volleyball varsity plays Lindsay at 4:30 p.m.
Due to the burn band there will be “nonfire” festivities on Sept. 11 at Mary Beckman Davis Park. There will be food trucks starting at 6:30 p.m. followed by a decorated ATV-golf cart parade.
Decorate your entry and line up at the post office at 7:15 p.m. The pep rally will be at 8 p.m. in the downtown park.
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Wednesday marks 23rd anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks
It was the deadliest terror attack to ever take place on U.S. soil. On Sept. 11, 2001, conspirators from the al-Qaida Muslim militant group seized control of jets to use them as passenger-filled missiles, hitting the trade center’s twin towers and the Pentagon. The fourth plane was headed for Washington but crashed near Shanksville after crew members and passengers tried to storm the cockpit.
The attacks killed nearly 3,000 people, reconfigured national security policy and spurred a U.S. “war on terror” worldwide.
Today marks the 23rd remembrance of this heart-breaking day that changed America. Please take a moment today to thank those who ran into the buildings and fires, and remember those who did not return home that day.
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