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Chicken and Bread Days schedule

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Friday, Sept. 30
5-8 p.m., “Fall in Love” with Bowie Sip & Stroll with Me, throughout downtown Bowie. Purchase armbands and a wineglass at BCDB office, 101 E. Pecan or at a participating merchant for $10. Fiddlers will be jamming in the downtown area tonight. Horse-drawn carriage rides will be offered for donations going to BCDB.

Saturday, Oct. 1
7-9 a.m. – Vendor set-up, Main Stage, Tarrant, Walnut and Smythe Streets.
9-10 a.m. – Championship fiddler’s contest registration, Bowie Fire Hall, 203 Walnut
10 a.m. – Champion fiddler’s contest begins, Bowie Fire Hall.
10 – 4 p.m. – Piston Heads Auto Club Antique and Classic Car Show, Tarrant Street, between Mason and Smythe. Registration 9-11 a.m. downtown.
10-4 p.m. – Heritage Market – Food vendors, food trucks, crafts, gifts, home decor and more. Plaza area on Smythe Street. Horse-drawn carriage rides will be offered. Kid’s Coop – Inflatables, bank parking lot near Smythe.
10 a.m. – 3 p.m. – Bowie Alliance for Education and the Arts, art exhibit at the Bowie Public Library, 301 Walnut.
11:30 a.m. – Pumpkin sweep, egg toss, carry games in front of Main Stage on Smythe Street.
2 p.m. – Art exhibit awards presentation, library.
3 p.m. – Piston Heads Auto Club car show awards.

Live performances – Main Stage area
10:15 a.m. – Bowie Intermediate School fine arts students
10:45 a.m. – Miss Jim Bowie Days Queen Hannah Cook and Cord McCord.
Noon – 1 p.m. – Casting Out Band
1:30 p.m. – Bowie youth cheerleaders (fifth and sixth graders)
1:45 p.m. – Bowie youth cheerleaders (first/second, third/fourth)

Also on Chicken and Bread Days weekend
Sept. 30 , 7:30 p.m. – American Hat Cord McCoy Pro Rodeo, rodeo arena. Dance to follow at the community center featuring the Blue Dirt Project.
Oct. 1, 7:30 p.m. – American Hat Cord McCoy Pro Rodeo, rodeo arena. Dance to follow at the community center with the Monty Dawson Band.

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July Jam planned for July 27

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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.

This large group of fiddlers entertain at the 2023 July Jam. (Photo by Barbara Green)
Chicken hats reign at July Jam with a little country dancing. (Photo by Barbara Green0
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Nocona Summer Reading welcomes animals, insects

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(top) Children were fascinated with bugs and spiders displayed at this past week’s Nocona Public Library’s Summer reading program, which is at 10 a.m. each Wednesday in July at 100 Clay in the Justin Building. (Above) These youngsters touched a snake that was displayed. (Courtesy photos)
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Nocona City Council reviews budget work

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The Nocona City Council met this past week making plans for budget and tax rate hearings.
Councilors received a brief update on the 2024-25 budget preparations. City Secretary Revell Hardison said the final proposal is almost complete and they now await the arrival of the no-new revenue tax rate that will be reviewed by the council after it is calculated by the tax collector.

The proposal includes a tax rate increase of about 3% similar to last year and there will be a small increase in water and sewer rates, but Hardison said the final crunch on those will come after the tax rate projections arrive.

Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.

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