COUNTY LIFE
Church music team wins grand prize for songwriting
By BARBARA GREEN
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A group of local musicians
Four songwriters of this band will travel to Tennessee this week to
Foxhedge Music sponsors the contest with the awards ceremony taking place on April 13 in Franklin, TN at Leiper’s Fork Distillery. The grand prize brings with its a $5,000 cash award and a vintage Bluesman guitar.
Jeff Livsey, worship pastor for Lighthouse Assembly in Bowie is the front man for the band and he says there is a group of about 24 going to the ceremony. The church membership has been ecstatic since the song was named a semi-finalist back in February with the winners named in mid-March.
The top four winners have been invited to perform two songs. Livsey was disappointed to learn the show allows only one person to perform at the showcase because he had hoped to include everyone.
“Forever (Now I Sing),” is the first single out of a new album released by the band in fall 2018. It contains seven original songs all mixed by Livsey in his “technical dungeon” of an office.
Writers for the winning song include Livsey, Chris Boyet, Krista Hunt, Jennifer Harris, all from Bowie, and Chet Bennetts, a fellow songwriter, Livsey met at a writing retreat. All but Bennetts are members of the church band. Trace Finn is the band drummer.
Read the full feature in your weekend Bowie News.
COUNTY LIFE
Bowie, Nocona libraries wrap up summer reading this week
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.
COUNTY LIFE
Color added to outside kennels at Bowie Animal Shelter
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)
COUNTY LIFE
Youngsters attend swimming lessons this week
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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