COUNTY LIFE
Bowie Rural Volunteer Fire Department readies fish fry, concert
The Bowie Rural Volunteer Fire Department will present its annual fish fry, live music concert and auction from 5 to 8 p.m. Sept. 24 in the Bowie Community Center.
Enjoy the fish fry, along with music by Mark Murphey. Dinner will be served from 5 to 8 p.m. or sell-out.
There will be a live auction along with a prize drawing for an AR15 rifle, a Remington 1911 .45 pistol, a 6 1/2-foot by 12-foot trailer and a cajun fryer. Tickets are $5 each.
The Bowie Rural VFD Music Fest continues at 9 p.m. with a concert with Sam Riggs and Robynn Shayne. Tickets are $20 prior to the event and $25 at the door. Doors open at 8 p.m. for the concert.
To buy tickets go to www.outhousetickets.com or at The Rack in downtown Bowie.
Pictured: Members Randal Preuninger and Ray Jones in a 2015 grant presentation from the Texas Forest Service. (News file photo)
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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