COUNTY LIFE
Two children named Heart Heroes; tie makes annual challenge more personal
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
The Bowie community is familiar with the Kid’s Heart Challenge at local schools each year to raise funds for heart research and local PE projects, but this year the program named two “Heart Heroes” from their own student ranks. Youngsters who deal with their heart problems and those consequences daily.
Maevelyn Melton, third grade and Troyce Hale, fourth grade, received red super hero capes in the Heart Challenge opening ceremonies. Unfortunately, the youngsters both had the flu at the time and were unable to attend. They were excited to receive their capes at a later date.
Intermediate Principal Jason Childress said he was immensely proud of all the students who wholeheartedly embraced this program as they learn, help and cultivate vital life-skills along the way. The principal believes having their own students who have dealt with heart problems makes an impression.
February is Heart Disease Awareness Month. At Bowie Intermediate 102 students joined the team during the challenge. There were 17 who completed Finn’s Mission learning the hands-only CPR method and how to spot a stroke fast. As of Feb. 21 the school raised $6,157.63 for the challenge.
This year’s Heart Heroes are happy thriving youngsters, who are called “miracles” by their families due to the health obstacles they have tackled in their very young lives.
Meet these families and read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
Pictured: (Left) Moriah Hale and her son Troyce, with Jaime Stirewalt-Melton and her daughter Maevelyn. Both were Heart Heroes at Bowie Intermediate this past month. The kids wear their Heart Challenge red super hero capes. (News photo by Barbara Green)
Make plans to come out and honor Bowie High School state tennis champions Heidi and Willow Siebert on Wednesday afternoon.
Members of the Nocona City Council will meet for a regular meeting at 5 p.m. on May 12 in council chambers.
A public hearing on an ordinance annexing adjacent and contiguous territory to the city will be offered. This relates to two small tracts of land at the front and back of the Tales ‘N’ Trails Museum property. It does not involve providing any services, but clarifies the property in the museum’s tract. Any action would follow in the regular agenda.
Mayor and council reports on items of community interest follow along with public comments.
Items slated for the agenda include the following: Discuss bid to mow and weed-eat the Nocona Cemetery; discuss bids to furnish a 180,000-200,000 gallon capacity tank for potable water; three requests from the Nocona Economic Development Corporation – Type A and B boards funding a grant for signage at the American Legion at $2,300, both boards fund a grant for Tales ‘N’ Trails to enclose the east win of the barn for $18,000 and both boards to grant the Chisholm Trail Art Association $2,000 to support the Art of the Song Music Festival Art Show.
Other council topics will be consider repair of the water found at Enid Justin City Park; discuss public nuisance code violations; hear request from David Yowell to purchase water for the Nocona Hills Golf Course; discuss appraised value, setting price and conditions for sealed bids on 19.5 acres of city-owned land adjacent to the Nocona Hills Golf Course; discuss slide on upstream water side of dam and discuss changes to rental agreement for H.J. Justin Community Room.
The majority of these items will be considered for action during the regular agenda following the workshop agenda.
Present for the Bowie Community Development proclamation for National Travel and Tourism Week May 3-9 made by Mayor Gaylynn Burris were volunteers and staff: Matthew Hunt, Cindy Roller, Brittany Barnes, Sylvia Henning, Mildred McCraw, and Joe Barnhill. Community Development focus is on beautification and tourism for the City of Bowie. The group focuses on tourism through its many festival and events, welcoming people to the community. (News photo by Barbara Green)
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