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Three local youngsters follow the Yellow Brick Road

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Three Bowie youngsters have been following the Yellow Brick Road to the Wichita Theater during September as they performing “The Wizard of Oz.”
The production enters its final two weeks running through Oct. 7.
Allie Byork, 12-year-old daughter of Craig and Tammy Byork, is playing a pair of roles as a dancing poppy and as a flying monkey.
Peter and Michelle Mitchell-Meier have two of their children make the play with 12-year-old Joshua as a member of the Osians, and 10-year-old Lia playing the Barrister Munchkin.

Read the full story in the mid-week News.

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Bowie, Nocona libraries wrap up summer reading this week

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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.

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Color added to outside kennels at Bowie Animal Shelter

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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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Youngsters attend swimming lessons this week

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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)

This young man jumps off into the deep end off the diving board as his lifeguard instructor watches.
Learning to float is a good start.
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