COUNTY LIFE
Bowie’s Winter Guard spinning to championships
By BARBARA GREEN
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Bowie High School’s Winter Guard members are spinning their way through competition season as they work toward qualifying for the championships on March 7.
Assistant Bowie Band Director Melissa Zamzow is in her second year as the full-time director of the Winter Guard which brings dance and flag spins to a new level of competition from the traditional band flag corps.
While color or flag corps generally use flags or sabers, along with costumes and dance to bring new facets to marching band, the winter guard enhances all those facets as a team of performers for a show inside of a gymnasium. Winter guard tells a story set to music, using lots of theatrics, costuming, props, backdrops and of course flags.
A team must have at least five performers and a maximum of 30. This year’s team is nine who have experience spinning range from none to very. While the majority are in band, it is not a requirement.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
As North Texas finally transitions towards cooler temperatures, community water needs change as well.
Preparing your home for freezing temperatures can save time and money, especially with meteorologists expecting El Nino to bring wintry weather to the Southwest United States. Use these tips from the Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District to winterize your house and well, all while saving a few gallons.
Now is the time to check fixtures in your home for leaks or moisture loss.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
In today’s edition enjoy the funny and touching letters to Santa submitted by children from across Montague County. Businesses also thank their customers for their patronage this past year with holiday greetings.
It’s here, the first day of winter marked by the winter solstice at 4:21 a.m. on Dec. 21.
The winter solstice is the day with the fewest hours of sunlight throughout the year, making it the “shortest day” of the year. Thankfully, after the winter solstice the days begin to grow longer and longer again and until the summer solstice, the first day of summer and the longest day of the year
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