COUNTY LIFE
Bowie Library launches summer reading fun
Summer Reading for children ages 11 and under is underway at the Bowie Public Library.
Programs take places at 10 a.m. each Tuesday during June and July. The programs will be varied including making sun viewers, a mobile planetarium, build a crew exploration vehicle or marshmallow constellations, make moon phases out of cookies, aerospace education, Jedi training and a live animal program.
Teen summer reading is every Wednesday in June and July at 2 p.m. for ages 11-18.
Other monthly activities are: Magic the Gathering, 4-5:30 p.m. every Tuesday; gaming PS4, Nintendo Switch and PCs, 4-5:30 p.m. every Thursday; Young Adult Book Club, 3:30-4:30 p.m. first Friday of every month; Adult Book Club, 12:30-1:30 p.m. last Friday of every month; and family game nights and gaming tourneys 6-8 p.m. on the last Friday of every month.
Due to high lake levels at Lake Amon G. Carter, the Jim Bowie Days Association organizers announced Friday the tournament has been postponed and a new date will be named soon.
Texas AgriLife Extension will host a July workshop on July 26, Preserving the Harvest, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the United Presbyterian Church of Montague County, 300 W. Nelson.
This four-part series will teach and review the food preservation processes including water bathing, pickling, dehydrating and pressure canning. This program will have both education and hands-on activities with take-home practice.
Seating is limited so call the extension office to register at 894-4831.
The 2025 Pioneer Court will be led by Joan Cantwell as the pioneer queen, with Duchesses Bill Ann Jones and Sue Swint.
A coronation of the court will be at 2:30 p.m. on June 27 at the Bowie Community Center. The public is invited to attend the crowning followed by a reception hosted by the Amity Club of Bowie.
Meet the ladies of the Pioneer Court in the Thursday Bowie News. Coming next week the young ladies competing for Miss Jim Bowie Days and Little Miss.
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