COUNTY LIFE
Tales ‘N’ Trails readies trip down the Chisholm Trail
Travel up the Chisholm Trail on Jan. 31 in a special program at the Tales ‘N’ Trails Museum in Nocona.
Alan Schlegg from the Denton County Museum will give a program at 10 a.m. on the Chisholm Trail. It will be followed with a campfire lunch at noon.
At 1 p.m., John Glaze will give a boot making demonstration. Glaze recently donated his collection of historic boot making items to the museum. Also on display that day will be letters from the Benton Collection.
The cost to attend is $10 per person in advance or $15 at the door. Museum members get in free with advance reservations.
A cowhide on display at the museum will be taken down for local ranches to add their own cattle brand for a $100 donation to the museum. The cowhide already include numerous brands from area ranches.
To make reservations, call 825-5330.
There will be a Summer Kick-Off Health Fair for senior citizens from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on June 11 at the Bowie Senior Citizens Center.
Join the group for a free chicken spaghetti lunch, door prizes and games. The Lions Club will host free eye exams and there will free blood pressure checks.
Questions can be directed to Cynthia Hawkins at 940-366-4960 or Ashlie McCarty at 940-500-8954. The center is located at 502 Pelham Street.
As summer opens, the third annual Music in the Park is planned for June 13 in Pelham Park.
This free musical evening will feature a unique array of musical talent to entertain as guests pull up their lawnchairs under the large oak trees. Hosted by the Bowie Community Center and R&K Sound Company, music begins at 4:30 p.m.
The Lowdown Drifters will be headliner with the opening acts of Jesse Wadsworth, Thad Murphy and the Monty Dawson Band of Bowie.
Read the full story in your Thursday Bowie News.
Top photo – ZZ Top Texas performed at the 2025 Music in the Park event. (News file photo)
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