COUNTY LIFE
Bowie’s Winter Guard spinning to championships
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Bowie High School’s Winter Guard members are spinning their way through competition season as they work toward qualifying for the championships on March 7.
Assistant Bowie Band Director Melissa Zamzow is in her second year as the full-time director of the Winter Guard which brings dance and flag spins to a new level of competition from the traditional band flag corps.
While color or flag corps generally use flags or sabers, along with costumes and dance to bring new facets to marching band, the winter guard enhances all those facets as a team of performers for a show inside of a gymnasium. Winter guard tells a story set to music, using lots of theatrics, costuming, props, backdrops and of course flags.
A team must have at least five performers and a maximum of 30. This year’s team is nine who have experience spinning range from none to very. While the majority are in band, it is not a requirement.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
Catholic Charities Fort Worth joins the Montague County Veteran’s Service office staff for an outreach program from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on July 1 at the courthouse. A light lunch will be provided.
The VSO is the gateway to veteran benefits and support in Montague County. Veterans can meet with a Catholic Charities case manager on site.
If you are seeking assistance please bring a valid photo ID, documentation of any income you’re receiving, a copy of your DD-214 and a copy of the bill you are requesting assistance with.
Those with questions may call the VSO office at 894-6171 or visit CatholicCharitiesNW.org.
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.
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