COUNTY LIFE
Summer reading programs begin in local libraries
Summer reading programs for area youngsters got underway this week at the Bowie Public Library and the Nocona Public Library.
The opening day for Bowie was Tuesday at 10 a.m. Theme for the season is “Build a Better World,” and it featured the high school cheerleaders, music and storytime.
Summer reading is open to youngsters through age 12. Each program last about an hour. On opening day children picked up their reading logs.
At the end of the program participants who complete 10 hours of reading will receive a certificate, can select a book for their age group and other prizes. Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult.
On July 11 there will be Three Little Pigs skit, a puppet show on July 18 and a drum program on July 25.
Other dates will be July 11, July 18 and July 25, all at 10 a.m. There will not be a program on July 4.
For those older children, Teen and Tween Summer Reading is 2 p.m. each Wednesday in July for those ages 12-18. Other activities during July will be Makers Space each Tuesday at 2 p.m. and Minecraft and computer coding each Thursday at 4 p.m. for ages 12 and up.
Questions can be directed to the library by calling 872-2681.
Nocona Public Library’s Summer Reading also will be at 10 a.m. each Monday in July.
Children ages 3-16 are invited to attend. Call 825-6373 or stop by 10 Cooke Street.
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.
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.
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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