COUNTY LIFE
By DANI BLACKBURN
Eight hundred and eighty-five Bowie Independent School District students will be wearing new shoes thanks to the efforts of two local churches.
The new shoes are the benefit of an outreach from Freedom Life and Lighthouse Assembly of God Churches in Bowie through Convoy of Hope Rural Compassion.
Rural Compassion joined forces with Convoy for Hope several years ago, a much larger group that provides disaster relief all over the world. Whenever there is a natural disaster anywhere in the world, they are one of the first to show up with truck loads of water, food and clothes. The Rural Compassion program is able to help rural children in 42 different states at this point in time.
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(Left) Amber Kirkham and Krista Hunt, measured the feet of youngsters at Bowie Intermediate School. The students will receive a free pair of athletic-style shoes through a program coordinated by Freedom Life and Lighthouse Assembly of God Churches in Bowie. (Photo by Dani Blackburn)
Bowie Community Center presented a concert featuring the music country greats Patsy Cline and Johnny Cash this past Friday night.
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)
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