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STORM CENTER: Geocaching a new activity
Last week, the sports editor of The Bowie News posed a question on our Facebook page.
I asked if any of our Facebook fans were involved in an activity called geocaching, which is the official outdoor activity of the month of September for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
The post reached 1,137 people, received 11 likes and 21 responses, which included a couple from me.
“I really enjoy geocaching with the family,” said Bob Powell, a respondent who lives in nearby Sunset. “I really like the ones off the beaten path. We have found several in the state parks that you have to hike to. It’s a great pastime and gets you outside.”
“I absolutely love geocaching,” said Deann Powell. “It’s so much fun and educational.”
Tiffany Leake, another respondent, agrees that geocaching is a fun activity and she hopes my column will generate more support for the hobby.
So, what exactly is geocaching then?
According to the TPWD website, geocaching is the hunt for more than two million geocaches worldwide. They are hidden by people like us. Read more of this column in the weekend edition of The Bowie News.
Editor’s Note: The Storm Center column is the expressed written views of sports editor Eric Viccaro and not The Bowie News.
Here are a couple of examples of a geocaching cannister. Sometimes the cannisters are plastic like these, others can be metal, such as coffee cans and old-fashioned lunch boxes. (Courtesy photo from Friends of Channel Coast State Parks, Ventura, Calif.)
New Saint Jo Boy’s Basketball Coach Terry McLennan said the school’s family atmosphere is what prompted him to join the Panther family.
“This is an opportunity to be an important program but also part of a great community,” McLennan said. “I’ve been looking to get back to a small town environment like the one I grew up in and played ball and this should do that.”
McLennan played basketball in Hubbard outside of Waco. McLennan comes to town after being the assistant girl’s basketball coach in Grand Prairie.
McLennan contends he’s a defensive style of coach but says his team will focus on intensity.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
New Saint Jo Boy’s Basketball Coach Terry McLennan said the school’s family atmosphere is what prompted him to join the Panther family.
“This is an opportunity to be an important program but also part of a great community,” McLennan said. “I’ve been looking to get back to a small town environment like the one I grew up in and played ball and this should do that.”
McLennan played basketball in Hubbard outside of Waco. McLennan comes to town after being the assistant girl’s basketball coach in Grand Prairie.
McLennan contends he’s a defensive style of coach but says his team will focus on intensity.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
After some coaching time in East Texas, Bret Botard will be the new girl’s basketball coach at Bowie.
Botard said it’s a chance to work with Bowie Athletic Director Tyler Price once again. Price was Botard’s assistant when he coached at Nocona.
“I wanted to get back into the area,” Botard said. “It’s a good community.”
Botard graduated high school in 1995 from Del Valle High School, outside Austin, and went to Texas Tech. He started his coaching career in Lubbock followed by returning to his alma mater where he was an assistant for his high school coach.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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