COUNTY LIFE
Local calls ‘World Race’ an experience of a lifetime
Alex Klimkoski got up close with an elephant in Thailand during her travels on the World Race. (Courtesy photo)
By DANI BLACKBURN
It has been five months since Nocona’s Alex Klimkoski left the comforts of her own home to embark on a mission trip taking her to 11 countries in 11 months, known as “The World Race.”
In those five months, the 23-year-old has experienced more than many do in a lifetime, as she strives to serve “the least of these” while in real and raw communities throughout the world.
She has played with children at a park in Serbia, shoveled dirt at Baan Chan orphanage in Thailand and celebrated Thanksgiving in October in Bulgaria.
Klimkoski is the daughter of Randy and Laurie Klimkoski and a 2013 graduate of Nocona High School. After graduation, Klimkoski attended Midwestern State University where she received a bachelor’s degree in marketing.
She learned of “The World Race” from a friend while in college, and it quickly became an ‘obsession’ as she spent her time watching YouTube videos, reading blogs and learning as much as she could about the mission.
The day she applied for graduation, she also applied for The World Race. After being accepted, Klimkoski had a lot of work to do in selecting the route she would take and raising funds for her journey before leaving in August.
She traveled with 42 other missionaries, who were put into different teams of six or seven people in each country.
The Bowie News featured Klimkoski in an article in June and wanted to provide an update on her journey throughout the world.
Read a review of some of the countries Klimkoski has visited during her first few months of the World Race in the weekend News.
Do you have unwanted computer components such a desktop computers, laptop computers, LCD monitors, keyboards, mice, scanners, printers, battery back-up units, etc., that you don’t know how to dispose of properly?
If so, members of the Montague Emergency Communications Team can help as they host the annual Computer Recycling Day from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 19 at the Bowie City Hall parking lot at the corner of Mason and Pecan.
The team will recycle your unwanted computer components and insure they are disposed of properly, in an environmentally friendly manner. It is the perfect time to clean out that closet of nonworking or old electronics at your house.
They also will insure any computer hard drives are destroyed, thus preventing anyone from gaining access to personal information which may be left in the memory.
They also can accept sealed lead acid (SLA), nickel cadmium (NiCad), nickel metal hydride (NiMH) and lithium ion (Li-Ion) batteries for recycling. They cannot accept computer monitors or TV with cathod ray tubes.
This is a public service being offered at no cost to the community.
Any proceeds will benefit the Team and the Montague County SKYWARN program.
For details email kirk-@higginstx.com.
Bowie High School’s one-act play is just one step away from the state University Interscholastic League contest after it placed first in the area round on April 12.
The BHS play, “View From The Bridge,” will now move to regionals at Clyde Huff Pac in Clyde on April 23. The play is expected to perform at 2 p.m.
“We placed first in this round, and all the plays were phenomenal,” said Director April Word.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
In this week’s Bowie News pick up the health directory that will provide information on an array of medical services available in this region. It can be a handy resource throughout the year.
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