COUNTY LIFE
Walk Across Texas! Statewide events to begin
The Walk Across Texas! program is a free program that encourages people to develop a habit of regular physical activity.
Teams and individuals walk or run, dance, garden, swim or do any other form of exercise for an eight week period.
Each 20 minutes of exercise counts as one mile. At the end of that time each team’s or person’s total mileage is added up. A team can include up to eight people.
A quick look at a map of Texas shows how far everybody would have gone if he or she had been walking in a straight line. “You can walk together, individually, outside, at a mall, at a grocery store or at a gym any way that fits your schedule and lifestyle,” said Melanie Potter, family and community health county extension agent. Read the full story in the weekend Bowie 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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