COUNTY LIFE
HOT ROD Power Tour rolling through Bowie Wednesday
HOT ROD Power Tour, the largest road trip in the world, with several thousand cars traveling to seven cities in seven days will pass through Bowie on Wednesday as the tour heads north out of Texas.
The 22nd running of Power Tour will be June 11-17 starting in Baton Rouge, LA and ending in Kansas City, KA on a route that includes highways and winding backroads.
According to Hot Rod Magazine officials there was a record number of participants for the tour, 6,095 drivers along the 1,500-mile journey, plus 2,120 drivers and cars making it on the Long Haul Gang for the entire week.
An estimated 116,000 spectators visited the stops throughout the week. Gearheads can join in at any point along the way. According to the tour schedule posted on the magazine website, the tour was scheduled for an 8 a.m. departure from Grand Prairie traveling to Oklahoma City.
The tour route notes an exit at U.S. Highway 81 at Bowie, following the highway all the way into Oklahoma City. Information on the Power Tour can be obtained at HOTROD.com.
Rick Laughton, president of the Piston Heads Auto Club, said the Power Tour is a pretty big deal and brings a huge amount of cars through a town.
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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