COUNTY LIFE
Nocona playground Design Day set for May 25
Nocona Elementary students will welcome a park designer from Leathers and Associates for “Design Day” on May 25 where they will share ideas for the new playground being built at Enid Justin City Park.
Leather and Associates is a company that creates custom play spaces for children of all abilities and will be working hand-in-hand with citizens of Nocona to build a custom-designed playground.
Sarah Renfro said the designer from the company will get to know Nocona, meet with the playground committee and look over the existing equipment before drawing up a plan for the new playground.
The community will get to see the new design at a reveal party set for 5:30 p.m. on May 25 at the Nocona Elementary cafeteria.
The event will include cotton candy, face painting, jumbo Jenga and a bounce house. T-shirts will be available for purchase, along with bounce house raffle tickets.
Citizens are welcome to suggest name ideas for the playground. For more information, follow them on Facebook or visit www.noconaplayground.com.
Local libraries wrap up their children’s summer reading programs this week.
The Bowie Public Library brings the popular Creature Teacher with all their spectacular animals for the final event on July 23 at the Bowie Community Center.
The program begins at 10 am. The children also will receive their prize books for their summer logs.
The Nocona Public Library ends its program at 10 a.m. on July 24 at the H.J. Justin Building at 100 Clay Street. The program will be “Our Own Action Heroes -” Nocona fire, police and EMTs.
Top photo – Smokey Bear visiting Bowie last week at summer reading.
Rachel and Roger Whitaker gave this metal storage container a fresh look with this colorful mural at the Bowie Animal Shelter. (Photo by Barbara Green)
Swim lessons for youngsters of all ages were conducted the past two weeks at the city pool. It was a good place to be during this summer heat. See more photos in the weekend News. (Photos by Barbara Green)
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