COUNTY LIFE
Bowie Chamber of Commerce readies western events
Bowie celebrates the 150th anniversary of the Chisholm Trail with a weekend of activities April 21-23.
Between 1867 and roughly 1884, the trail which ultimately became the Chisholm Trail, would see more than five million head of cattle and a million mustangs funnel northward to Kansas. While Bowie was not formally organized as a town until 1882, the nearby trail and the arrival of the railroad gave birth to the tent city that would eventually become the City of Bowie, incorporated in 1883.
The Bowie Chamber of Commerce has planned traditional western fun centered around a Longhorn cattle drive, chuckwagons and live music. Main Street Bowie also is joining the fun with a new “Sip and Stroll” event on Friday night.
Read about all the activities in your mid-week News.
Pictured: Diane Thomlinson, executive director for the Bowie Chamber of Commerce, shows off the official Chisholm Trail Celebration medals that will be presented to trail ride participants at the April 22 event. (Photo by Barbara Green)
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.
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