COUNTY LIFE
Veteran art teacher set to draw new path in retirement
By BARBARA GREEN
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Longtime art Bowie teacher Cindy Hedeman says 37 years after first she stepped into a classroom she can still be “blown away” by a child’s thought process as they find their place to shine through their artwork.
Hedeman washes up her brushes and packs up jars of paint, craft paper, glue and scissors for the last time as she retires from Bowie Intermediate School after 37 years as a teacher, 32 of which were in Bowie.
It’s a bittersweet time for the popular teacher who has spent her career in the elementary school levels.
The 59-year-old decided now was the time to retire because she wanted more time for other things she is passionate about like her own art, horseback riding and taking care of her home and animals. She is partial to doing watercolors and wants to take more classes. There also are plans to work part-time at Victory Christian continuing to teach art.
“I can still do what I like, but I’ll have much more time for me,” said Hedeman.
Read the full feature in your weekend Bowie News.
The 22nd annual July Jam returns on July 27 to the Bowie Community Center West Hall, 413 Pelham Street in Bowie.
There will be a “chickin’ pickin’ fiddling fun time” as guests will be entertained by amazing fiddling tunes and enjoying a chicken meal with delicious homemade jams because it wouldn’t be July Jam without it.
Tickets are just $15 with the event starting at 6 p.m. The funds raised help provide awards for the Championship Fiddler Competition during Chicken and Bread Days Heritage Festival on Oct. 5.
This attracts talented musicians from all over to visit downtown Bowie to test their fiddling skills on stage in the Bowie Fire Hall on Oct. 5.
Along with the live fiddling entertainment, come hungry and be ready to outbid your neighbors at the silent auction or just stop by for a great meal, fellowship and soak in the air conditioning.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
The Nocona City Council met this past week making plans for budget and tax rate hearings.
Councilors received a brief update on the 2024-25 budget preparations. City Secretary Revell Hardison said the final proposal is almost complete and they now await the arrival of the no-new revenue tax rate that will be reviewed by the council after it is calculated by the tax collector.
The proposal includes a tax rate increase of about 3% similar to last year and there will be a small increase in water and sewer rates, but Hardison said the final crunch on those will come after the tax rate projections arrive.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
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