COUNTY LIFE
One day to Valentine’s Day
Here’a bit of fun Valentine’s Day trivia to share with your special person on Thursday.
• Valentine’s Day is the second most popular day of the year for sending cards. Christmas is the first most popular. About one billion Valentine’s Day cards are exchanged each year.
• Worldwide, more than 50 million roses are given for Valentine’s Day each year.
• The origin of Valentine’s Day is traced back to the ancient Roman celebration of Lupercalia which was on Feb. 15. This day honored the gods Lupercus and Faunus, as well as the legendary founders of Rome, Romulus
• Cupid is said to be the symbol of valentines. Cupid is the son of Venus. Venus is the Roman god of love and beauty.
• The red rose is a favorite flower of Venus. For this
Trivia from holidayspot.com.
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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