COUNTY LIFE
Mad Hatter Tea Aug. 5
The Amity Club and the Bowie Alliance for Education and the Arts invite you to the 13th Annual Mad Hatter Tea and Style Show at 2 p.m. on Aug. 5 at the Freedom Life Church, 204 Theater Road in Bowie.
While enjoying delicacies and teas, patrons will be offered live musical entertainment and the opportunity to bid on fabulous items in the first ever Mad Hatter Tea Silent Auction.
Tables for the tea will be uniquely decorated by different hostesses. In keeping with the Mad Hatter theme, all who attend are encouraged to wear a hat, eloquent or outrageous.
Tickets for this festive afternoon are $18 per person, and may be purchased at the Main Street Bowie office at 201-A Walnut Street.
Seating capacity is limited, so advance ticket purchase is highly recommended.
All proceeds benefit scholarship funds of both The Amity Club and the Bowie Alliance for Education and the Arts.
For more information contact Main Street Bowie at 940-872-6246 or stop by at 201 Walnut St.
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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