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Learning an instrument can improve your cognitive abilities
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Everyone knows and understands the benefits of eating healthy and exercise. The outcomes from seeing someone exercise and eat a healthy diet is physically tangible. Most people also know that in order to live longer that you have to keep your brain active as well. So, what are the best ways to use and work out your brain especially as you get older? While it is a fantastic idea to take classes, read, work crossword, and Sudoku puzzles are all wonderful brain exercises, many researchers have found that learning to play an instrument, even at an older age, is one of the best ways work out your brain and advance your cognitive abilities. Study after study shows that children who learn to play instrument at a young age will help them be more disciplined, have higher grades, more artistically creative, and become better problem solvers.
This is due to the way that the mathematical, organizational, and creative combination of how playing an instrument effects the neurological processes in your brain. The left and right hemispheres in your brain are connected by the Corpus Collosum which communicates neurologically with the left and write parts of our brains. This is what makes learning a musical instrument so effective in improving one’s brains cognitive ability’s more so that any other activity including, sports, cooking, reading, painting, etc… So no matter what age or abilities you have, get out there and improve your quality of life by exercising your brain by learning an instrument.
– Miles Shaffer
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Bowie News print deadline moved up due to holiday
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Due to the July 4th holiday this week, The Bowie News will be printing early in the week. Deadline for any news or ad for the July 6 paper will be noon on July 2. The Bowie News office will be closed on July 4.
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Mildred McCraw to lead 2024 Pioneer Court
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Meet the ladies of the 2024 Jim Bowie Days Pioneer Court as they prepare for the crowning on June 28.
Hosted by the Bowie Amity Club, the crowning and pioneer reunion begins at 2:30 p.m. on June 28 at the Bowie Community Center, middle section.
Mildred McCraw, known to many as the “Chicken Lady,” as well as Bowie’s biggest cheerleader, has been selected to serve as pioneer queen. Her duchesses will be Doris McGuffey longtime local business woman and radio air personality at KNTX Radio, and Margaret Long, longtime bank official with Sanger Bank.
See the full stories from these ladies in your weekend Bowie News.
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Bowie Boost program 3 explores marketing post-pandemic
“Memorable marketing in the post-pandemic era” will be the feature for the third installment of the Bowie Business Boost on April 16.
Lorie Vincent, certified economic developer, will bring the program that begins at 7:30 a.m. with breakfast and the program 8-9:30 a.m. at the Bowie Community Center.
Registration is $49 which includes all four sessions. The final program is May 21. Register at accelerationbydesign.com/event-details/bowiebusinessboost.
Call the Bowie EDC office at 940-872-4193 for additional information.
Vincent is a professional trainer, writer and economic developer with a focus on community and business marketing. She will share how your audience has changed in the post-pandemic era. Vincent will show you how easy and innovative adjustments to your marketing goals can grow your bottom line and result in strong customer engagement.
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