COUNTY LIFE
Texoma Gives Day includes county nonprofits
Eight Montague County nonprofit groups will be participating in Texoma Gives Day on Sept. 15.
Texoma Gives Day is a day of online giving to registered Texoma nonprofits. Its goal is to bring the region together to highlight the nonprofits that improve lives.
The Wichita Falls Area Community Foundation is presenting Texoma Gives Day, and it has secured sponsors to assist with “prize” money awarded during the day.
Online giving will be from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. to 146 registered nonprofits in 18 north Texas counties and six southern Oklahoma counties. Donations can qualify for matching “prize” money throughout the day.
Montague County registered nonprofits include: Nocona Senior Center, Nocona Ministries, Tales ‘N’ Trails Museum, Nocona Lucky Paws Animal Shelter, North Texas Society of History and Culture for the Nocona Playground Project, Easy Street Animal Shelter, Museum of the Stonewall Saloon and the James Bruner TK Ranch.
Anyone in the world can donate online during the day. For more on this event visit: texomagives.org.
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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