COUNTY LIFE
Museum expansion takes shape
By Barbara Green
Tales ‘N’ Trails Museum volunteers ask you to pardon their dust as phase one of the west wing expansion takes shape in the form of a western town complete with a mercantile, barber shop, bank and saddle shop.
Earlier this year the museum board began designing the exhibit space in the west wing continuing its development of the museum’s focus on: Native American culture, western heritage, agriculture, leather goods and the oil and gas industry.
In 2017 the agriculture exhibits’ barn was completed behind the museum and will be named The Millard Filmore Ball Agriculture Center.
Its exhibitions are being planned and will showcase the museum’s extensive collection of agriculture artifacts from across the county including the Bowie’s Mose Johnson Poultry Ranch that at one time was the largest in the world.
Read the full story in the weekend edition of The 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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