COUNTY LIFE
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Six-year-old Hayden Hennessey has a big heart and he is using that compassion to help those in need by sharing a goodie bag of toiletries and useful items for those who may have little to nothing.
During this holiday week, people are filled with thankfulness for their families, homes and friends. This first grader is spreading his thankfulness throughout the year.
It may seem odd a little boy would take notice of a homeless person sitting under a highway overpass or in the alley by a gas station.
Hayden took note of these people and began asking his mom the hard questions of why and how come?
Hayden is the son of Carla and Tim Hennessey of Saint Jo. He is the youngest of four children ranging in age from 21, 18, 12 and six and attends Montague School where his mom is superintendent.
His mother recalls they saw a youngster on television giving out burritos to the homeless, and Hayden thought that was nice and he wanted to do something to help people.
Explaining just what a homeless person is to a six-year-old is not easy. Carla recalls they saw some homeless people standing outside a store in Gainesville and Hayden began asking questions about them.
Read the full feature in the weekend News.
Nocona is preparing for the 74th annual Chisholm Trail Rodeo May 8 and 9 at the Chisholm Trail Arena.
The rodeo will take place at 7:30 p.m. Nightly with the Ryan Ready Band playing for the rodeo dance afterward on Saturday night. Tickets in advance are $12 and $15 at the gate.
All the traditional rodeo events are planned along with non-sanctioned events of junior barrels for 16 and under. There is $250 added each night, a jackpot nightly and contestants have a $50 entry fee. Entries open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 4-5.
The new Chisholm Trail Rodeo Queen and Princess will be crowned during Saturday night’s performance. Read about these young ladies in your Thursday Bowie New.
Clara Anderson
TxDOT is hosting a virtual meeting to review projects included in the 2027-2030 Rural TIP.
The program is at 4 p.m. on May 6 and 11:59 p.m. on May 19, all online at https://bit.ly/4uhDwMG
The Rural TIP is a list of local projects to be funded during the next four years in the Wichita Falls District of the Texas Department of Transportation.
The counties included are Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cooke, Montague, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, and Young. Transportation projects cannot receive federal funding unless they are included in the Rural TIP. This includes projects for private vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, public transport, and commercial vehicles.
A section of Roach Street has been closed for the last few weeks as a new sewer line was installed replacing old clay tile line. It is phase two of multi-phase sewer line project across the city funded through a Texas Water Development Board loan of more than $9.7 million. The project will replace nearly10 miles of aging lines. (News photo by Barbara Green)
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