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)
Bowie Community Center presented a concert featuring the music country greats Patsy Cline and Johnny Cash this past Friday night.
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)
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