COUNTY LIFE
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Six-year-old Hayden Hennessey has a big heart and he is using that compassion to help those in need by sharing a goodie bag of toiletries and useful items for those who may have little to nothing.
During this holiday week, people are filled with thankfulness for their families, homes and friends. This first grader is spreading his thankfulness throughout the year.
It may seem odd a little boy would take notice of a homeless person sitting under a highway overpass or in the alley by a gas station.
Hayden took note of these people and began asking his mom the hard questions of why and how come?
Hayden is the son of Carla and Tim Hennessey of Saint Jo. He is the youngest of four children ranging in age from 21, 18, 12 and six and attends Montague School where his mom is superintendent.
His mother recalls they saw a youngster on television giving out burritos to the homeless, and Hayden thought that was nice and he wanted to do something to help people.
Explaining just what a homeless person is to a six-year-old is not easy. Carla recalls they saw some homeless people standing outside a store in Gainesville and Hayden began asking questions about them.
Read the full feature in the weekend News.
Decee Cornish will bring a dual program for Father’s Day and Juneteenth to the Bowie Parks and Recreation summer recreation program at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on June 12 at the Bowie Community Center.
This program is sponsored by the Texas Commission on the Arts. Stories for Father’s Day will be at 10 a.m. He will share stories about fathers and personal stories. He brings his drums, so there will be music, dancing and songs. Audience participation is encouraged.
The Juneteenth program will be at 1 p.m. He will share historical facts about Juneteenth and help people learn about the 12 freedoms gained by the people of the state on June 19, as well as celebrations and family activities associated with the holiday, and facts from Texas history folklore and tales about Juneteenth.
The cast and crew of “A Family Reunion to Die For,” has been busy rehearsing for their murder mystery dinner theater production on May 30 and May 31.
The reunion soon turns sour with murder at a western-style bed and breakfast in the tropics.
Purchase tickets online at https://www.bowieallianceforeducationandthearts.com/events-1.
Show times are 6:30 p.m. on May 30 and May 31 with an afternoon show at noon on May 31 all at the Freedom Life Church. There will be live and silent auction.
All proceeds benefit Montague County students for scholarships in the arts. Come support these thespians.
Top photo – Rehearsals have been underway this past week for the new murder mystery dinner theater of the Bowie Alliance for Education and the Arts. (Photos by Barbara Green)
Speed limit changes are being put in place on FM 103 North of Nocona. The 60-mph zone is being pushed North of Grayson Street.
As part of the transition, the 45-mph speed limit will be extended just North of the Texas New Mexico Power Office. Drivers see 50 mph signs up to Grayson Street where it becomes a 60-mph zone.
Portable message boards were placed on FM 103 on May 27 to advise motorists of the upcoming changes. The new signs will be unveiled and be enforceable starting June 3.
Citizens and officials with the City of Nocona requested the changes. They were approved by the Texas Transportation Commission in April.
Drivers should be prepared to watch and observe these new speed limits signs in Nocona. Drive safely in Montague County.
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