COUNTY LIFE
Museum expansion takes shape
By Barbara Green
Tales ‘N’ Trails Museum volunteers ask you to pardon their dust as phase one of the west wing expansion takes shape in the form of a western town complete with a mercantile, barber shop, bank and saddle shop.
Earlier this year the museum board began designing the exhibit space in the west wing continuing its development of the museum’s focus on: Native American culture, western heritage, agriculture, leather goods and the oil and gas industry.
In 2017 the agriculture exhibits’ barn was completed behind the museum and will be named The Millard Filmore Ball Agriculture Center.
Its exhibitions are being planned and will showcase the museum’s extensive collection of agriculture artifacts from across the county including the Bowie’s Mose Johnson Poultry Ranch that at one time was the largest in the world.
Read the full story in the weekend edition of The Bowie News.
The Back to School Fair for Bowie Independent School District students will be 9 a.m. on July 20 in the high school cafeteria and gym.
The fair will feature free school supplies, haircuts and eye screening and vendors.
The 22nd annual July Jam returns on July 27 to the Bowie Community Center West Hall, 413 Pelham Street in Bowie.
There will be a “chickin’ pickin’ fiddling fun time” as guests will be entertained by amazing fiddling tunes and enjoying a chicken meal with delicious homemade jams because it wouldn’t be July Jam without it.
Tickets are just $15 with the event starting at 6 p.m. The funds raised help provide awards for the Championship Fiddler Competition during Chicken and Bread Days Heritage Festival on Oct. 5.
This attracts talented musicians from all over to visit downtown Bowie to test their fiddling skills on stage in the Bowie Fire Hall on Oct. 5.
Along with the live fiddling entertainment, come hungry and be ready to outbid your neighbors at the silent auction or just stop by for a great meal, fellowship and soak in the air conditioning.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
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