COUNTY LIFE
Chief Peta’s playground complete, party Friday
By DANI BLACKBURN
At 6 p.m. Friday a flood of children will burst through paper chains made by their little hands to thank donors and volunteers who completed Chief Peta’s Playground at Enid Justin Park.
Phase Two of the playground was completed this past weekend and it will be celebrated from 6-8 p.m. with a party and ribbon cutting. The celebration will include free popcorn, two food trucks on site, face painting, and lots of fun on the new equipment.
“It feels amazing to have the project completed. It’s the best thing to be out there and here the kids giggling, running and squealing and thanking us for their new playground,” said Sarah Renfro, project coordinator.
Read the full story in the mid-week News.
Volunteers have worked diligently during the past week building phase two of the new Chief Peta’s Playground in Nocona located at Enid Justin Park. (Photo by Kayla Jean Woods)
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.
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)
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)
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