COUNTY LIFE
Welcome to the first day of spring on March 20
The March equinox signaling the start of spring happens at the same moment across the world, but this year it falls on March 20 at 5:45 p.m.
The March vernal equinox occurs when the Sun crosses the celestial equator on its way north along the ecliptic, marking the start of the season.
The Farmer’s Almanac forecast the April and May will be warmer and more rainy than normal on average for Texas and Oklahoma.
Fun facts:
•According to superstition, today is the only day you can stand a raw egg on its end.
•Ancient Egyptians built the Great Sphinx to point directly East toward the sunrise on the vernal equinox. Stonehenge and Chichen Itza in Central America, also alight with the sun’s movement.
•Stonehenge in England also marks the position of the rising sun on the vernal equinox.
•In Central America, the ancient Mayans built Chichén Itza to align with the sun’s movement on the equinox. While the sum moves across the sky, the pyramid’s shadows look like giant serpant slowly moving down the stairway.
•To many cultures around the world, the vernal equinox signals the time to start planting crops.
The May 8 deadline is almost here for the 2024 Keepsake Graduation section produced by The Bowie News. It is the only section where you will see senior photos of every high school in Montague County and Bellevue.
If you want to honor your graduate with a special ad or your business wants to congratulate a working senior, call 872-2247 or print a copy of the submission form at bowienewsonline.com. The section will publish on May 22.
This weekend find the deals in the City of Bowie Community-wide garage sales April 26-27.
See the map of a garage sale locations in Bowie in the mid-week Bowie News.
By BARBARA GREEN
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The big take-away from Tuesday’s Bowie Business Boost was time: “It only takes six seconds to make an impression in life.”
Lorie Vincent, certified economic developer, professional trainer and writer, was speaker for program number three of Bowie Boost with a focus on “Memorable Marketing in a Post-Pandemic Era.”
She opened about how she had started her business, ‘Acceleration by Design,’ and things were “rocking,” when 2020 came and things changed with the worldwide pandemic. As things began to reopen it appeared there were more opportunities but also more challenges.
Vincent laughed as she showed a Richard Simmons “Sweating to the Oldies,” infomercial that became one of the most popular and still running ads.
“Can you believe back then we would call a 1-800 number and give someone our credit card? That is crazy. They used big music, big voices and big adjectives,” exclaimed Vincent.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
(Top photo) Lorie Vincent, Acceleration by Design, discussed how marketing has flipped upside-down in this post-pandemic era. She spoke at the Bowie Business Boost part 3. (Photo by Barbara Green)
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