COUNTY LIFE
Chicken and Bread Days schedule of events
Saturday, October 3, 2015
Downtown Bowie
9 a.m. – 10 a.m. Fiddler’s Contest Registration
Bowie Fire Hall – 203 Walnut Street
10 a.m. – 4: p.m. Fiddler’s Contest Begins
Bowie Fire Hall – 203 Walnut Street
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Heritage Market – Food, Crafts & Gifts
Plaza Area & Legend Bank Parking Area on Tarrant & Smythe Streets
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Kid’s Fun Town & Art Alley
Tarrant & Smythe streets- Carnival Games, Spin/Sand Art, Rides, & More!
10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Piston Heads Auto Club Car Show
Tarrant St, between Mason & Smythe streets
10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Art Show
City of Bowie Community Room – 304 N. Mason (corner of Mason & Pecan)
10:45 a.m. Pet Parade and Costume Contest
Main Stage on corner of Tarrant and Smythe Streets
11:30 a.m. Higher Purpose Dance Studio Performance
Main Stage on corner of Tarrant and Smythe Streets
12:00 p.m. Dakota Burns
Main Stage on corner of Tarrant and Smythe Streets
12 p.m. – 1 p.m. Pedal Puller’s Registration
Corner of Tarrant & Walnut Streets by Legend Bank Parking Garage
12:45 Pumpkin Sweep and Egg Toss Contests
Smythe and Walnut Street
1 p.m. – Completion Pedal Pullers’ Contest
Corner of Tarrant & Walnut Streets by Legend Bank Parking Garage
1:00 p.m. Jules Casey
Main Stage on corner of Tarrant and Smythe Streets
2:30 p.m Piston Heads Winner Announcements
3:05 p.m. Art Show Winner Annoucements
Chicken and Bread Days Heritage Festival is a production of Main Street Bowie. For more information, call 940-872-6246
The last big holiday of 2024 arrives on Dec. 31 with News Year’s Eve.
Most government offices and the post office will be closed on Jan. 1. The Bowie News office will close on Dec. 31 and on Jan. 1.
The Bowie News will have an early print deadline on Monday and go out to readers one day earlier on Tuesday. The print edition will be delivered to the post office and racks, while the e-sub will also go out on Tuesday morning.
Bowie Community Development presented awards to the window decoration contest during the Candy Cane Sip & Stroll. Gaylynn Burris of the BCDB presented Rustic Wings/Belle Rose Boutique with the first place award. Second place went to Rustic Rose Furniture and Treasures. Studio 81 Tattoos and Hwy 59 Boutique were third and fourth place winners. The contest is sponsored by Bowie Community Development.
See photos of all the winners in the weekend Bowie News.
Jan. 1, 2025 is the first day of a new elected term for many Montague County officials. There will be a swearing-in ceremony at 9:30 a.m. on Jan. 1 in the courthouse annex.
The public is invited to attend with refreshments to follow.
Officials being sworn in are: Sheriff Marshall Thomas, County Attorney, Commissioner One Roy Darden, Commissioner Three Mark Murphey, Constables Jerry DeMoss and Harvey Johnson and Tax Assessor Kathy Phillips.
-
NEWS2 years ago2 hurt, 1 jailed after shooting incident north of Nocona
-
NEWS1 year agoSuspect indicted, jailed in Tia Hutson murder
-
NEWS2 years agoSO investigating possible murder/suicide
-
NEWS2 years agoWreck takes the life of BHS teen, 16
-
NEWS1 year agoMurder unsolved – 1 year later Tia Hutson’s family angry, frustrated with no arrest
-
NEWS2 years ago
Sheriff’s office called out to infant’s death
-
NEWS2 years agoBowie Police face three-hour standoff after possible domestic fight
-
NEWS2 years ago
Driver stopped by a man running into the street, robbed at knifepoint