COUNTY LIFE
Traveling Vietnam Wall replica coming to Bowie; weekend of music planned
A traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall will arrive in Bowie this week for a three-day stay at the Reddy-McClellan Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 8789.
The free wall exhibit will be part of the post’s “Pickin’ for Veterans” musical weekend April 28-29.
The wall will arrive with a special escort on April 25 and be on display beginning at noon April 26 and continuing through 3 p.m. on April 29.
Visitors will be able to see their loved one’s names and trace it from the wall. There will be two laptop computers available where a Vietnam veteran’s name can be searched and it will direct you to the panel where the name is located.
Also on April 26 there will be a veteran’s outreach presented by the Montague County Veteran’s Service Office from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
A full day of musical entertainment is planned for Saturday.
Read the full schedule and story in the mid-week News.
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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