COUNTY LIFE
Wreaths Across America seeks local sponsors
In an effort to continue and expand the annual wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery begun in 1992 by Maine businessman Morrill Worcester, The Amity Club and the Maids and Matrons Club of Bowie have joined more than 1,200 participating locations across the country to support the 2019 National Wreaths Across America Day on Dec. 14.
Both clubs are members of General Federation of Women’s Clubs – Texas, which is a member of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs.
There are 300 wreathes will be available for Elmwood Cemetery and may be purchased on-line at www.WreathsAcrossAmerica.org. Cutoff date for purchases made for Elmwood Cemetery is Dec. 1. Local contact is Patti Poe who may be reached at ppoetfwc59@gmail.com.
The mission to “Remember, Honor, Teach” by raising funds to place remembrance wreaths on the graves of military members in Elmwood Cemetery, Bowie, Texas, was made possible through efforts made to join with Wreathes Across America and become a host for the placement of wreathes and a ceremony commemorating the fallen on Dec. 14. Volunteers are welcome to gather at 10:30 a.m. with the ceremony beginning at 11:00 a.m. Address of the cemetery is 1115 E. Nelson, Bowie.
To volunteer locally, or at Arlington National Cemetery use that same website address. If you live elsewhere and wish to purchase a wreath for someone at Elmwood Cemetery go to that address and look for Elmwood Cemetery, Bowieand follow the prompts.
Spring has sprung and it is time to nominate top yards from your neighborhood to be considered for The Bowie News Yard of the Month. Top yard honors will be given for April, May and June.
The first award will be made for April and nominations may be submitted through May 1. The winner will be announced in the May 8 edition.
Call the Bowie News office at 940-872-2247 or email it to editor@bowienewsonline.com. Please include the address and name of the resident if you know it or a contact phone number for the nominee. The contest winner gets to show off the brightly colored Yard of the Month sign in their yard during the month.
Do you have unwanted computer components such a desktop computers, laptop computers, LCD monitors, keyboards, mice, scanners, printers, battery back-up units, etc., that you don’t know how to dispose of properly?
If so, members of the Montague Emergency Communications Team can help as they host the annual Computer Recycling Day from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 19 at the Bowie City Hall parking lot at the corner of Mason and Pecan.
The team will recycle your unwanted computer components and insure they are disposed of properly, in an environmentally friendly manner. It is the perfect time to clean out that closet of nonworking or old electronics at your house.
They also will insure any computer hard drives are destroyed, thus preventing anyone from gaining access to personal information which may be left in the memory.
They also can accept sealed lead acid (SLA), nickel cadmium (NiCad), nickel metal hydride (NiMH) and lithium ion (Li-Ion) batteries for recycling. They cannot accept computer monitors or TV with cathod ray tubes.
This is a public service being offered at no cost to the community.
Any proceeds will benefit the Team and the Montague County SKYWARN program.
For details email kirk-@higginstx.com.
Bowie High School’s one-act play is just one step away from the state University Interscholastic League contest after it placed first in the area round on April 12.
The BHS play, “View From The Bridge,” will now move to regionals at Clyde Huff Pac in Clyde on April 23. The play is expected to perform at 2 p.m.
“We placed first in this round, and all the plays were phenomenal,” said Director April Word.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
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