COUNTY LIFE
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
It’s one of the most beloved customs of childhood – trick or treating, where you bring home bags of wonderful candy. Everyone has memories of those carefree evenings of family fun; however, some youngsters who don’t get to be a big part of this club because they suffer from food allergies.
Sure they can dress up and go out to their neighborhood, but depending on their allergies sneaking a peanut butter cup could be deadly.
Amanda Brown and her son Ollie are attempting to make more people aware of food allergies and how they can make Halloween and other activities a bit easier for those youngsters who can’t indulge for health reasons. The family is promoting the Teal Pumpkin initiative where homes offer allergy-free options for children and post that information in their yard by using a teal colored pumpkin or signage.
Amanda and her husband Gordon, make their home at the edge of Bowie with their boys Bear, age two, Jaycen Brown, age eight and John “Ollie” Haynie, age nine, and Jaycen Brown, age eight.
Ollie, a fourth grader at Bowie Intermediate, has battled intestinal issues all of his young life. Those episodes have included being unable to swallow, ch-oking, bowel and skin issues and other reactions that began when he was around two years of age.
“It was treated as something else, but we finally found a doctor who went further with tests and biopsies of his esophagus, which has furrowing and fibroids. Three months ago he was formally diagnosed with eosinophilic esophagitis explained Brown.
Read the full feature in your weekend Bowie News. And for additional information on food allergies click the link below.
https://www.foodallergy.org/life-with-food-allergies/food-allergy-101/facts-and-statistics
In recognition of National Adoption Awareness Month this November, Texas Community Counseling and the Heart Gallery of Northwest Texas are partnering to bring resources to Montague County families.
The two organizations will host an adoption, foster care and kinship care resource fair on Nov. 14 at the United Presbyterian Church of Montague County Fellowship Hall, located at 300 W. Nelson St. in Bowie.
The resource fair will run from 10 a.m. to noon, bringing together local agencies and service providers to answer questions and share information about support available within the county.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
Members of the Montague County Historical Commission invite the community to join them on Nov. 14 for a Rolling Bus Tour.
This tour will cover the cemeteries in the south west corner of Montague County. You will have the opportunity to stroll through some of the cemeteries, others the bus will stop and Commission member Calvin Durham will tell the history of the cemetery.
The bus tour will meet at the Old Jail in Montague at 9 a.m. and return at approximately 3 p.m. The tour will include a sack lunch, a brochure of each cemetery visited and a book “This Soil will Grow Grapes” written by Melvin Fenoglio.
The cost of the tour is $20 for adults. There is no charge for children under 12. The commission members strive to preserve the history of the county and to share as much of it as possible with our citizens. You can RSVP by calling 940-841-2674 or 940-872-1007. Please leave a message with your name if there is no answer.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System at 1:20 p.m. on Nov. 17.
FEMA’s emergency alert system is a national public warning system made up of thousands of radio, TV, cable and satellite and wireline video providers. Through the EAS, the President can address the American people or share life-saving information with the public during a national emergency.
FEMA is required by law to conduct a nationwide test of the public alert and warning system at least once every three years. These tests allow FEMA to identify technical or operational issues before the system is needed during an actual emergency.
FEMA and the FCC are sharing the test date in advance because it is important the public understands what to expect on the day of the test.
At approximately 1:20 p.m. (Central time), on Nov. 17, all the electronics providers will interrupt normal programming to relay a test message.
This message will state: This is a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System, issued by the Federal Emergency management Agency, covering the United States from 1:20 to 1:50 p.m. This is only a test. No action is required by the public.”
When the test is concluded, normal programming will resume.
FEMA and the FCC are coordinating with stakeholders, including participating communications providers as well as federal, state, tribal and territorial agencies to prepare for and conduct the test.
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