COUNTY LIFE
German teen loves Texas friendliness
As a young girl Celina Köetter loved watching the popular Disney film “High School Musical,” where teens danced and sang their way through the school day.
That fanciful version of American life sparked her dreams of visiting America, so when the chance to travel to the states arrived this past year, she became an exchange student in Texas.
The 17-year-old hails from Cologne, located in western Germany. With a metropolitan population of more than one million people, Köetter says her home is located in the countryside outside Cologne, so the move to Bowie was a good fit as she joined the Joseph and Joellen Stark family.
The Starks are no strangers to exchange students as the couple and their now grown sons, Tyler, age 27 and Tory, 24, have welcomed 10 students through the years.
Read the full feature on this German exchange student in your weekend News.
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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