COUNTY LIFE
Bowie, Nocona ISDs offer bond proposals for new buildings, renovations
By BARBARA GREEN
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For the Bowie Independent School District it has been 10 years since district voters were asked to vote on a bond for facility improvements and for Nocona ISD it has been more than 20 years since it took on new debt.
In Bowie the last bond issue funded athletic fields and other improvements while the high school was built after bonds were approved in 2007. For Nocona, a 2016 bond election failed as the district sought to build a new high school and prior to that it had 38 years since a bond election.
For both districts the age of their buildings are being felt in space and functionality, so their board of trustees appointed facility committees to explore the needs and come up with a plan. Those plans have been presented in numerous public meetings, club and organization meetings. Bowie Superintendent Blake Enlow and Nocona Superintendent Dr. David Waters have spent recent months meeting with taxpayers to explain the proposals.
Read the full story on both bond issues in your mid-week Bowie News.
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Bowie Public Library’s Summer Reading program continues on July 16 with the Olympics.
It will be all about the upcoming Summer Olympics with outdoor games at the soccer field. Summer reading wraps up with the popular Creature Teacher on July 23 who brings lots of animals to the kids to see up close.
Any questions about summer reading can be directed to the library staff by calling 872-2681 or follow their Facebook page.
Summer reading is open to children ages 0-12. Keep a summer reading log and earn a book.
Top photo – This past Tuesday, the library staff visits with Smokey the Bear and a member of the Forest Service at summer reading. (Photo by Barbara Green)
Nocona Library’s Summer Reading program continues at 10 a.m. on July 17 at the Justin Building at 100 Clay Street.
The program will be space adventures and include a demonstration of a drone. Make plans to attend.
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