COUNTY LIFE
Forestburg Watermelon Festival Parade wants you
The community of Forestburg is planning the annual Forestburg Watermelon and organizers invite everyone to join in the parade and other activities.
The festival will be on Aug. 8 with a theme of “Honoring our community center founders.” Those wishing to join the parade will meet at the school parking lot on Farm-to-Market 455 no later than 9:30 a.m. Entries will be lined up and receive their identification numbers.
The parade rolls out at 10:30 a.m. Entry forms are available at the post office or text Buck at 940-841-0204. If you want your entry to be judged, entry forms must be returned by Aug. 4.
Trophies will be presented in the following categories: Riding clubs, floats, antique autos, antique farm equipment and commercial entries.
Also back by popular demand is the salsa contest that takes place during the festival. Bring your favorite salsa, a jar or bowl to the Atkin’s building best the Forestburg Store between 9 and 10 a.m. on Aug. 8.
Judging will start after the parade and end at 3 p.m. A popular vote will decide the winner. Bragging rights, as well as first, second and third place awards will be presented.
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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