COUNTY LIFE
Summer reading begins for youth, teens at Bowie Library
Bowie Public Library’s Summer Reading program will be going outside this year at the Meyer Park Pavilion from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Tuesdays starting June 23 and going to July 28.
The theme for this year is “Imagine Your Story.” It is open to children ages 11 and under. There will be events every week on Tuesday with the following schedule:
June 23 – Once Upon A Party, featuring a prince and princess party.
June 30 – Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation Education Mobile trailer. This 24-foot mobile unit is complete with a working aquifer model and other items.
July 2 – Once Upon A Party featuring a Harry Potter event.
July 14 – Cool School with Maria who will teach about music.
July 21 – Story time with Modern Woodmen, “A Money Tale.”
July 28 – Creature Teacher, a live animal program.
These activities and free and open to children.
For the teens the summer reading program will be at the library each Wednesday from 2-3 p.m. It is open to ages 12-18. The schedule will be as follows:
June 24 – Minute to win it games and passing out the summer book, “Children of Blood and Bone” by Tom Adeyemi.
July 1 – Book, “What tribe am I?” quiz.
July 8 – Origami day.
July 15 – Short story green screen video.
July 22 – Finishing short story green screen video.
July 29 – Harry Potter interactive movie.
Questions about either program may be directed to the library at 872-2681.
The Montague County Commissioner’s Court will meet at 9 a.m. on Oct. 12 in the County Courtroom at the Courthouse Annex in Montague.
Commissioners are scheduled to consider issuing a proclamation declaring October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month within Montague County.
The court also will consider accepting $850 in unanticipated revenue for the sheriff’s office generated during National Night Out activities, alongside interlocal cooperation contracts between the Texas Department of Public Safety and Justices of the Peace for Precincts 1 and 2.
An executive session is scheduled to discuss personnel matters pertaining to sewer/septic inspector for the county. Any action would be taken back in open session.
The Oct. 9-11 Art of the Song Music and Art Festival opens Friday night for three days of art and entertainment in downtown Nocona.
The festival opens on Oct. 9 with a Chisholm Trail Art Association Preview Party from 5 to 7 p.m. on Oct. 9 at the H.J. Justin Building.
Come see all the entries for the adult show, which formally opens at 10 a.m. on Oct. 10.
Live music will be played by Full Circle Band.
Also on Oct. 9 enjoy a Nocona Nights Street Dance from 7 to 9 p.m. with the Mark Murphey and Highway 82 Band. Cost is $10 per ticket and $200 for a table seating eight. Bring your lawn chairs.
Read the full schedule of events for the festival in your Thursday Bowie News.
These students are nominees for the 2026 homecoming court at Gold-Burg High School. Homecoming royals will be crowned in pre-game ceremonies before the Bears take on Throckmorton at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 9. Pictured are: Freshmen: Kenzley Foster and Jackson Allen, freshmen; Yareli Aguirre and Jojuan Grace, sophomores; Zara Andrade, junior and Brayden Odom, Kaylie Duncan, both seniors. Not pictured: Caleb Epperson, junior and Keelyn Case, senior.
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