COUNTY LIFE
Forestburg Watermelon Festival this Saturday
The Forestburg community comes alive this weekend with the 39th annual Forestburg Watermelon Festival on Aug. 10 and the annual Forestburg Riding Club Rodeo on Aug. 9-10.
Official events start at 10:30 am with a parade leaving from the school parking lot. There is no specific theme.
A barbecue lunch, with all the trimmings provided by our local cooks, will be available after the parade at the community center. Games for children of all ages and both gospel and country music are the afternoon activities.
Montague County Veterans Service Office will have a veteran’s outreach from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to assist any veterans and their families with obtaining benefits.
See the full story on the Forestburg festival in your mid-week Bowie 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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