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.
Nocona is preparing for the 74th annual Chisholm Trail Rodeo May 8 and 9 at the Chisholm Trail Arena.
The rodeo will take place at 7:30 p.m. Nightly with the Ryan Ready Band playing for the rodeo dance afterward on Saturday night. Tickets in advance are $12 and $15 at the gate.
All the traditional rodeo events are planned along with non-sanctioned events of junior barrels for 16 and under. There is $250 added each night, a jackpot nightly and contestants have a $50 entry fee. Entries open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 4-5.
The new Chisholm Trail Rodeo Queen and Princess will be crowned during Saturday night’s performance. Read about these young ladies in your Thursday Bowie New.
Clara Anderson
TxDOT is hosting a virtual meeting to review projects included in the 2027-2030 Rural TIP.
The program is at 4 p.m. on May 6 and 11:59 p.m. on May 19, all online at https://bit.ly/4uhDwMG
The Rural TIP is a list of local projects to be funded during the next four years in the Wichita Falls District of the Texas Department of Transportation.
The counties included are Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cooke, Montague, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, and Young. Transportation projects cannot receive federal funding unless they are included in the Rural TIP. This includes projects for private vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, public transport, and commercial vehicles.
A section of Roach Street has been closed for the last few weeks as a new sewer line was installed replacing old clay tile line. It is phase two of multi-phase sewer line project across the city funded through a Texas Water Development Board loan of more than $9.7 million. The project will replace nearly10 miles of aging lines. (News photo by Barbara Green)
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