COUNTY LIFE
Thursday welcomes first combined Bowie News weekly edition
Welcome to the first combined edition of The Bowie News, we hope you enjoy the things we have added and we invite your feedback to know what you would like to see.
Starting Jan. 9, there will only be one print edition of The Bowie News as we combine our former Wednesday and Saturday editions.
Your newspaper will have a Thursday dateline and the only real change in delivery will be one day later. Instead of Wednesday postal customers should receive it on Thursday, when it also will be delivered to the machines and racks. The e-subscription will arrive at 6 a.m. on Thursday.
Some of our standard pages have shifted their locations. The obituaries will now be on page 7A, while records will be on 6A and the community page remains on 12A. New additions include a home and garden page featuring prominent horticulturalist “The Garden Guy,” Norman Winter as he explores planting, gardens and southern horticulture. The food page, “On The Table,” will feature a new county columnist, Suzanne Storey, who will share what she believes is vital to each successful recipe, “love and luck.”
Section B will still showcase our county sports coverage, but also will include additional outdoor, college and professional sports coverages.
There will be a new “Out and About” page that will feature area cultural entertainment, library news, coming attractions and many other items of interest. Other coverage will include agriculture, business and health, plus expanded puzzles.
We hope you enjoy this evolution of local news coverage. We invite you to share your feedback on what you would like to see in your Bowie News
There also will be opportunities for questions and answers with our columnists, plus questions of the week on Facebook that will in turn be reported in the print edition. Email questions to editor@bowienewonline.com. We look forward to hearing from our Bowie News readers.
No plant has been more enjoyable in The Garden Guy’s trials than the Forged in Fire heliopsis or false sunflower. There have been a lot of varieties in recent years, but I am going to have to put this one on the must-have list.
Botanically speaking it is Heliopsis helioanthoides, native to the United States. Despite being native to 42 states, many new varieties, award winners and press coverage notwithstanding, it has not been an easy plant to find at the garden center.
Most likely you have never said, “Let’s go to the garden center and pick up a flat of false sunflowers.
Read the full Garden Guy column in today’s Bowie News.
The 100th anniversary celebration for Nokona American Ballgloves continues on July 18 with a community event starting at 11 a.m. at the old Nocona Boot Company building at 917 East U.S. Highway 82.
Enjoy free factory tours start at 8 a.m. and continuing every 15 minutes. The last tour will start about 11 a.m. Make sure to see the special $100,000 100th anniversary Nokona glove.
Drawings will take place every 30 minutes throughout the day, and enjoy hot dogs, Cracker Jack and apple pies. The retail store also will offer special discounts. Nokona is the only ballglove factory still operating in America, so take this opportunity to see up close how it works and learn about its unique history.
Pictured the bejeweled 100th anniversary glove on display at the Nokona Factory Museum.
A free clothing drive is being coordinated by Bowie Independent School District to be offered during the Back to School Bash on Aug. 1.
As everyone prepares for a new school year, consider setting aside any new or gently used clothing your family no longer needs. The first Back-to-School Clothing Drive will help students and families shop for free during the bash.
Every donation—whether it’s a shirt, pair of jeans, shoes, or a jacket—helps ensure more students start the school year looking and feeling their best. All sizes, styles and brands are welcome.
Drop off your clothing donations at Bowie Junior High (501 E. Tarrant St.) from July 20–31 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
The Back to School Bash is 9 to 11 a.m. on Aug. 1.
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