COUNTY LIFE
Graduation week arrives in Montague County
It’s graduation week in Montague County as area high schools present diplomas to their 2018 seniors.
Saint Jo and Bellevue High Schools got the ball rolling last Friday night with its ceremonies.
Bowie High School will present its class of graduates at 8 p.m. May 25 in Jackrabbit Stadium. Joshua Kreger, who has taught the senior class since they were in sixth grade, will be the speaker.
The mantle ceremony will feature seniors Baxter Swint and Matthew Wallace passing the cloak of leadership to juniors Sarah Van Allen and Caleb Miller. Diplomas will be presented by Superintendent Steven Monkres.
The class is led by Valedictorian Madison Hill and Salutatorian Katelyn Allison.
Meet all the honor graduates as well as all the graduating seniors in your 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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