COUNTY LIFE
Weather plays havoc with first week of early voting
The first week of early voting has been something of a hit and miss due to the weather and the related power outages.
Elections Administrator Ginger Wall said it has been an unusual week so far with all the delays, but through Friday at noon there had been 106 early voters.
The Montague location was opened until noon Wednesday and all four locations were closed Thursday during the winter storm. The county annex location opened about 10 a.m. Friday when the electricity was restored in Montague.
Early voting will continue through March 2 with locations in the county open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Within Montague County four locations are set up for early voting: Montague County Annex Community Room, Montague; Nocona Community Room, 807 W. State Highway 82; Bowie Community Room, 307 N. Mason; and the old flower shop on the square, 110 Boggess, Saint Jo. The Saint Jo location has moved from the civic center as that facility is under renovation.
Sample ballots are available at the county website at: www.co.montague.tx.us, click elections or click on the hyperlinks below to see the ballots.
https://bowienewsonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Republican-Sample-Ballot-March-2018.pdf
https://bowienewsonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Democratic-Sample-Ballot-March-2018.pdf
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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