COUNTY LIFE
Weather forecast prompts Christmas event changes
All three cities in Montague County have either cancelled or postponed their Dec. 3 Christmas events due to forecasted bad weather.
Bowie’s Fantasy of Lights Christmas Festival has been moved to 7 p.m. Dec. 8. This applies to all activities except Santa’s House, which was set for 4 to 6 p.m. at 219 N. Smythe and will continue was scheduled providing free photos with Santa.
Nocona Chamber of Commerce’s “Hometown Christmas” has been postponed until Dec. 11. The Fireman’s Fish Fry will start at noon followed by music, vendors, pics with Santa then parade at 2 and ending with drawing for bicycles, raffle for $200 Visa card and announcing winner of yard decorating contest.
The Cowboy Campfire Christmas at Tales ‘N’ Trails Museum also has been moved to Dec. 10 at 10:30 a.m.
Saint Jo’s Santa on The Square will continue with all its activities except the parade which was cancelled. Santa, Century Club hot chocolate and cookies, and Saint Jo Chamber free beans & ham and cornbread will be located in the Saint Jo Civic Center. They will start serving beans at 5:30 with other activities following.
The Bowie News will provide details as they become available with event schedules.
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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