COUNTY LIFE
Ceil Stanford works to build ‘inner champions;’ earns international recognition
By BARBARA GREEN
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For more than 20 years, the Advanced Coaching and Leadership Center north of Saint Jo has been helping individuals and families, along with some of the top business people in the world with improving their lives.
Rural Montague County may seem like an unexpected location for such a facility, but that rural setting also may be part of the draw as well as the well-trained staff who can assist with developing your own “inner champion.”
Owner Ceil Stanford, age 64, found this career later in life after establishing herself in a career, a marriage and raising a family. She has come a long way from what she calls an “epiphany” just before she turned 40 realizing she was unhappy with herself and did not know how to have a happy relationship.
That change in life and career has been successful both personally and professionally as she was named Global Woman of the Year. The award was presented at the Global Woman Summit Gala last summer in London.
She was shocked at being nominated and had not planned on attending until friends from all over the world encouraged her to attend. Stanford began to wonder if she could really win this honor, and one week out she purchased the airline ticket and traveled with two friends to England.
“This is the first award I have ever won in my life, I was so grateful to be named along with the other nominees. I am so grateful and hope this award helps me reach more people,” said Stanford.
The Saint Jo leadership center was established by the late Alan C. Walter in 1999 after he bought the ranch and he became very successful in personal development training at Saint Jo ranch.
Read the full feature in the weekend Bowie News.
May 8 is the deadline to honor your graduate in the 2024 Keepsake Graduation section. It is the only section where you will see senior photos of every high school in Montague County and Bellevue.
If you want to honor your graduate with a special ad call 872-2247 or print a copy of the submission form at bowienewsonline.com. The section will publish on May 22.
From a road trip around North Texas to a colorful car show, Nocona is gearing up for its 11th annual springtime festival Cruisin’ Nocona on May 3-4 with lots of family fun activities.
Enjoy the popular Poker Cruise on May 3 as drivers travel a 120-mile trek through the countryside of Montague County enjoying several stops along the way before looping back to Nocona for lunch.
Early-bird registration is $50. Forms are available at the Nocona Chamber of Commerce office at 304 Clay St. #3 or go online to Nocona.org/events to get a form. After April 25 the cost goes up to $65.
There will be on-site registration from 9 – 10:30 a.m. that day at 915 E. U.S. Highway 82, where the cruise starts at 11 a.m. Each driver gets a goodie bag with a Cruisin’ Nocona T-shirt and ticket for the cruise lunch. Additional lunch tickets may be purchased for $20.
First-third place prizes will be awarded to the best poker hands. There will be a big truck light show at 8:30 p.m. at The V at 8:30 p.m. Friday night.
A pancake breakfast served from 8-10 a.m. at The V opens Saturday morning followed by downtown Nocona being filled with classic cars and big trucks for Cruisin’ Car Show. This is the second year to include the big trucks set up along Clay and West Walnut Streets.
Prizes will be awarded to the top 10 cars and pickups, top five motorcycles, Big Truck People’s Choice and Big Truck that traveled the farthest to the show. All makes and models welcomed to enter. Forms are available on the chamber’s website.
The car show will have registration from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Clay and W. Walnut with judging from 1-3 p.m. Awards will be presented at 4 p.m. at the H.J. Justin Building, 100 Clay.
There will be a power wheel car show from 3-4 p.m. in the Justin building. Cecil Allen Moore will entertain at the same location starting at 5 p.m.
Bowie High School staff and students celebrated its first “Signing Day” on April 25 looking on as three seniors signed their letters of intent to pursue different paths to higher education.
Principal Joanne Keeler said she was excited to present this program and show students the success they can have if they work hard and they also could be signing up for their future. She hopes to see the program expand adding more students who are planning their futures.
Jacobi McGregor signed his letter of intent to attend Ottawa University in Kansas on a powerflifting scholarship. He plans to study sports administration.
Iron Atkinson will be joining the United States Army. His grandmother Sherri Waldrop, looked on as he signed the paperwork.
Traycee Stewart, daughter of Susan and James Stewart, will attending West Texas State A&M University on a music education scholarship.
Read the full story on signing day in the mid-week Bowie News.
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