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fter concerns were raised at this monthâs Bowman County Commissioner meeting, the Bowman Water Board is soon adding new regulations to camping at Gascoyne Lake. Concerned citizens attended this monthâs meeting to address concerns of people staying and camping at Gascoyne Lake Park for indefinite amounts of time and of people reportedly keeping horses and livestock within the parkâs picnic shelters. The citizens cited concerns of health risks and the possibility of the park harboring future protestors as reasons for tighter regulations. According to Water Board Chairman Leland Sather, the board agreed to add new regulations for camp-
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JULY 19, 2019
2019 annual Bowman Rodeo and Fair
BY FRANK TURNER
Bowman County Pioneer
Bowman residents rallied in the hot weather this weekend to enjoy the 2019 annual Bowman Rodeo and Fair. Early in the week, the fair started off strong with the 4-H Horse Show. Whether it was pigs, sheep, goats, poultry, horses or even rabbits, 4-H kids stayed busy this weekend by showing off almost every type of livestock imaginable for judges, trying to win first place with their homeraised animal. During Fridayâs rabbit show, show judge Heather Nester explained to the crowd the challenges of showing a live animal. âYou would think that all rabbits would cooperate, but they donât,â said Nester. âA lot of the smaller
breeds are harder to show than the bigger breeds, because they are more nervous and high strung.â Even with the challenges of holding a nervous rabbit for a crowd, Nester said that the kids showing did a great job of answering questions and keeping the rabbits calm. Throughout the week, 4-H kids had to conquer their public speaking fears and answer judgesâ questions about their specific animal. âAll these kids did an excellent job,â said Nester. During the competition, Nester said that she was especially impressed with contestant Layla Krinkeâs first place rabbit. â[Layla] did a great job of answering questions, her rabbit is clean, and
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(Top) Southwest Ag, Inc. won first place in the tropical themed parade for their beach scene float. (Bottom) 4-H kids show off their goats for live judging.. Photo Submitted
Mural lights up Library BY FRANK TURNER
Bowman County Pioneer
T
he Bowman Regional Public Library is doing the exact opposite of pushing daisies. Instead, the library is alive and blooming with a new sunflower mural on its south-facing wall. According to local volunteer Marie Snavely, the mural was both conceived and executed by a small group of ârougeâ volunteers. Snavely said that the project was so successful because every volunteer involved in the project had some form of art education or experience.
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âWe collaborated so much,â she said. âWe would have meetings, talk about it, and try to come to consensus, because it wasnât my project, it was our project.â The group of volunteers involved spent over a hundred hours of their time making the project a reality. Snavely said that the mural had existed as an idea for a very long time. Only recently was the project put into action. âIn 2012 we started talking about what we could do with the back of the library because it was so ugly,â said Snavely. âWe are just
Volunteers (left to right) Terry Schaefer, Les Snavely, Sarah Snavely, Marie Snavely, Nancy Schaefer, Don Groll, and Jolene Groll pose in front of the libraryâs finished mural. Photo Submitted
a group of friends that got together to do the project.â Eventually, the group of volunteers successfully applied for a Thrivent Financial
grant and received money to buy paint for the mural. Snavely said the $250 grant allowed the group to move forward with the project.
âOnce we got the money for the paint, we were stuck,â said Sanvely. âWe had to do the project.â Snavely said that the
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