COUNTY LIFE
Feistiness, determination drive local centenarian
Bernice Newberry in her wedding dress.
By DANI BLACKBURN
Bowie’s Bernice Newberry claims she doesn’t know the secret to a long life despite her upcoming 100th birthday on May 11.
However, if you sit with her for just a moment, the answer is clear. Her feisty personality, and as she calls it, determination, have kept her on the go for a century.
The Montague County native has called this area home nearly her entire life. The daughter of Edward and Sally Prater, she was born on her family’s farm, the second of four children, which included three girls and one boy.
Newberry’s father farmed cotton, corn, green beans and sweet potatoes, just to name a few. As a child, she walked two and a half miles every day to attend school at Bird Holler, east of Bowie before attending Bowie Schools through her sophomore year.
The 99-year-old is still sharp as a tack and recalls many stories of her childhood, each one seeming to include her getting into mischief.
Read the full feature in the mid-week News.
Due to high lake levels at Lake Amon G. Carter, the Jim Bowie Days Association organizers announced Friday the tournament has been postponed and a new date will be named soon.
Texas AgriLife Extension will host a July workshop on July 26, Preserving the Harvest, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the United Presbyterian Church of Montague County, 300 W. Nelson.
This four-part series will teach and review the food preservation processes including water bathing, pickling, dehydrating and pressure canning. This program will have both education and hands-on activities with take-home practice.
Seating is limited so call the extension office to register at 894-4831.
The 2025 Pioneer Court will be led by Joan Cantwell as the pioneer queen, with Duchesses Bill Ann Jones and Sue Swint.
A coronation of the court will be at 2:30 p.m. on June 27 at the Bowie Community Center. The public is invited to attend the crowning followed by a reception hosted by the Amity Club of Bowie.
Meet the ladies of the Pioneer Court in the Thursday Bowie News. Coming next week the young ladies competing for Miss Jim Bowie Days and Little Miss.
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