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.
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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