Today in History

May 3 is the 123rd day of the year (124th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 242 days remain until the end of the year. On May 3, 1979, Conservative Party leader Margaret Thatcher was chosen to become Britain’s first female prime minister. In 1802, Washington, D.C.

SENIOR CENTER NEWS

By Sharon Gates Hi, everybody! I hope you had a nice weekend. Did you get downtown to see all the bikes? They were all lined up on Main Street. There were some really beautiful bikes in town for the festivities and some really loud ones, too!

Getting Older Isn’t For Sissies

It's heck getting older. Don't get me wrong; it beats the alternative, but dang.

Cowan Appointed to Cattlemen’s Board

Rodney Cowan of Watonga has been appointed to the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion & Research Board. The CBB is responsible for guiding the national Beef Checkoff Program. Cowan runs a stocker operation in Blaine County alongside his wife Carol, and son and daughter-in-law Lance and Amy Cowan.

Keep the Greasy Side Down

In spite of a cool rainy start, Bikes and BBQ filled the streets of downtown Watonga with bikers, vendors and enthusiasts of all stripes last weekend. Organizer John Morris said he is very excited to hold the event again next year and hopes to make it bigger and better than ever.

Upcoming Events!

5/04 Geary FFA Banquet 5/ 06 Watonga Band performs @ Heartland Music Festival 5/ 06 Friends of Ferguson Tea Party @ First Baptist Church 24 PM 5/ 07 Watonga Band Concert @High School Gym 2PM 5/09 Coffee Social @ The Watonga Republican 9AM 5/10 Geary Fire Dept. touch the truck event 9AM-12PM

School Report Cards In

School report cards are out. The scores from Watonga Elementary show 60% of the students are prepared to move to the next grade, while the state scored a 49%. In academic growth, 72% of WES students are growing compared to their performance the year previous. Statewide, 60% showed growth.