COUNTY LIFE
Chicken & Bread Days adds new Friday night events
The 22nd annual Chicken and Bread Days Heritage Festival takes place this weekend with new activities on Friday night, complimenting the traditional Saturday schedule.
The main festival will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 7 throughout downtown Bowie.
Admission is free and the public is invited tp kick off fall in downtown Bowie. The day will include arts and crafts, as well as food vendors, the kid’s tractor pedal pull and kid’s games, car show, live music and an art exhibition.
After the success of the Chisholm Trail Anniversary Celebration earlier this year, a Sip and Stroll evening has been added to Friday night. From 6 to 8 p.m. guests can sip local wines and shop in their favorite downtown stores. There also will be a concert with Monty Dawson.
Read about all the festival activities in the mid-week News.
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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