COUNTY LIFE
Bowie, Nocona public pools prepare for summertime
Montague County’s public swimming pools are gearing up to open within the next week as the summer season officially begins.
In Bowie the city pool at Pelham Park will have Splash Day from 1-5 p.m. on May 27 with free swimming for everyone.
The pool will be open 1-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Daily cost is $3.
Water aerobics begins June 10 with classes Monday-Thursday, 6-7 p.m. Cost is $2.
Family Nights will be Mondays starting June 24 from 7-9 p.m. Swim lessons will be announced.
Summer Rec begins June 3 and runs through June 28. Youngsters ages 5-15 are invited to attend from 8 a.m. to noon, Monday-Friday.
Cost is $2 per day or $25 for a Summer Rec pass. Youngsters will play supervised games and of course swimming.
Permission forms are
available at the city office and must be presented the first day attending.
In Nocona, the Indian Swimmin’ Hole will open on June 3. Cost to swim is $4 a day. The pool will be open 1-7 p.m. Monday-Saturday. The Nocona Independent School District operates the pool. There are many new activities this year including Toddler Tuesday from 9 to 11 a.m. for children ages 0-4; Flick-N’Float which is a swim and movie event; sunset swims; swim lessons and party rental.
The staff of Advanced Rehabilitation will conduct a hamburger lunch fundraiser to assist one of its staff members whose child is undergoing serious medical issues.
From noon to sell-out on July 19 hamburgers will be prepared in the front lobby of the home. The goal is to sell 100 burgers with a $10 meal deal of a burger, chips and a drink.
Call Cynthia at 940-366-4960 for pre-orders or Tiffany for delivery at 940-255-0402.
The fundraiser is for Tori Mullins, whose daughter, Bryleigh Gresham, age three, has been undergoing treatment for leukemia at Cook Children’s Medical Center. Tori has had to be off work to travel to Cook’s for the treatments.
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Bowie Public Library’s Summer Reading program continues on July 16 with the Olympics.
It will be all about the upcoming Summer Olympics with outdoor games at the soccer field. Summer reading wraps up with the popular Creature Teacher on July 23 who brings lots of animals to the kids to see up close.
Any questions about summer reading can be directed to the library staff by calling 872-2681 or follow their Facebook page.
Summer reading is open to children ages 0-12. Keep a summer reading log and earn a book.
Top photo – This past Tuesday, the library staff visits with Smokey the Bear and a member of the Forest Service at summer reading. (Photo by Barbara Green)
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