COUNTY LIFE
Car cruise kicks off Cruisin’ Nocona Thursday morning
The sixth annual Cruisin’ Nocona and Vicari Car Auction rolls into town for a two-day run May 3-5.
If cars of any era are your passion then this festival is for you. It centers around the Vicari Car Auction on April 4-5. The doors of the auction house located at 210 West Walnut open at 8:30 a.m. with the auction at 10 a.m. when classic, collectible and muscle cars go on the auction block.
Admission to attend the auction is $10. To buy or sell cars in the auction, call the Vicari Auction at 504-264-2277 or visit: www.vicariauction.com.
The festival fun starts on May 3 with a cruise of cars through the North Texas Hill country.
The ride begins in Nocona traveling through Forestburg and to Gainesville for lunch at Leonard Park. Cruisers return back through Saint Jo, on to Comanche Rose Ranch and then back to Nocona.
Watch the start-up of the cruise, with 100 cars expected to leave from the corner of Clay and Pine Street in downtown Nocona at 10 a.m.
Read the full story in the mid-week News and watch for coverage of all the activities at bowienewsonline.com
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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