COUNTY LIFE
Bowie Education Foundation names 2015 recipient; celebrates its 30th year for scholarships
Lily Gill, daughter of Darren and Valarie Gill, has been selected as the 2015 recipient of the Bowie Education Foundation Scholarship. (Pictured above)
The Bowie High School graduate will receive a $20,000 four-year scholarship paid out at $2,500 per semester.
The board of directors reviewed the applicants and interviewed the finalists during the last two weeks. Read about the recipient and the finalists in the mid-week News.
Captain Miranda Smith Sarri, U.S. Air Force.
Also in the mid-week News, the Bowie Education Foundation reflects on all the scholarships its has presented during the past 30 years and the many success stories. Meet Miranda Smith Sarri, a 2007 BEF scholar who completed pharmacy school in 2014 and is serving as a captain in the U.S. Air Force and chief of pharmacy operations at Tyndal Air Force Base, Florida.
While she always had a clear direction for her higher education, the assistance that BEF scholarship provided allowed her more opportunity to focus on her studies. Read her feature also in the mid-week 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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