COUNTY LIFE
Bowie Police offer tips for a safe holiday season
Thanksgiving and Christmas are fast approaching, and with cooler temperatures and hectic times, family gatherings and shopping, everyone can become wrapped up in the moment and forget that some people are watching and waiting for us to drop our guard.
Assistant Bowie Police Chief Kent Stagg says vehicle burglary is simply a crime of opportunity. Most thefts occur when valuables are left unattended in an unsecured or unlocked vehicle. Most often they occur at night while the vehicle is parked outside of the victim’s residence. Virtually any property is apt to be stolen by anyone who can see it lying in the car when walking by.
Here are some precautions to take to reduce these crimes:
• Close your car’s windows and lock the doors.
• Take your valuables with you when you leave your car unattended for extended periods of time.
• When you’re shopping, and you must make multiple trips to secure your purchases in your car, lock them out of sight in the trunk or hatchback or under a blanket behind the front seats. Read more tips in the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
Due to high lake levels at Lake Amon G. Carter, the Jim Bowie Days Association organizers announced Friday the tournament has been postponed and a new date will be named soon.
Texas AgriLife Extension will host a July workshop on July 26, Preserving the Harvest, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the United Presbyterian Church of Montague County, 300 W. Nelson.
This four-part series will teach and review the food preservation processes including water bathing, pickling, dehydrating and pressure canning. This program will have both education and hands-on activities with take-home practice.
Seating is limited so call the extension office to register at 894-4831.
The 2025 Pioneer Court will be led by Joan Cantwell as the pioneer queen, with Duchesses Bill Ann Jones and Sue Swint.
A coronation of the court will be at 2:30 p.m. on June 27 at the Bowie Community Center. The public is invited to attend the crowning followed by a reception hosted by the Amity Club of Bowie.
Meet the ladies of the Pioneer Court in the Thursday Bowie News. Coming next week the young ladies competing for Miss Jim Bowie Days and Little Miss.
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