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
Local libraries wrap up their children’s summer reading programs this week.
The Bowie Public Library brings the popular Creature Teacher with all their spectacular animals for the final event on July 23 at the Bowie Community Center.
The program begins at 10 am. The children also will receive their prize books for their summer logs.
The Nocona Public Library ends its program at 10 a.m. on July 24 at the H.J. Justin Building at 100 Clay Street. The program will be “Our Own Action Heroes -” Nocona fire, police and EMTs.
Top photo – Smokey Bear visiting Bowie last week at summer reading.
Rachel and Roger Whitaker gave this metal storage container a fresh look with this colorful mural at the Bowie Animal Shelter. (Photo by Barbara Green)
Swim lessons for youngsters of all ages were conducted the past two weeks at the city pool. It was a good place to be during this summer heat. See more photos in the weekend News. (Photos by Barbara Green)
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