COUNTY LIFE
Amity Club brings back Christmas Home Tour
The Amity Club of Bowie brings back a longtime holiday tradition this year hosting the Christmas Tour of Homes on Dec. 3.
For many years the tour features local homes decorated for the holidays and opened to the community, as Amity Club raised funds for its projects. The tour will be 2-5 p.m. on Dec. 3. Tickets are $20 each and available at the Bowie Chamber of Commerce or at the homes.
Featured homes on the tour will be Robert and Diane Hammond, 510 W. Pecan Street; Greg Hutson and his mother, Margaret, #1 Woodland Creek Road; Dr. and Mrs. Ryan Laws, 135 Turtle Creek Road; Stephen and Deanne Vines, 1000 Garlington and Flying Horse RV Ranch, 4701 Farm-to-Market Road 1125, where refreshments will be served. Proceeds got to the scholarship fund.
In the weeks leading up to the tour, The Bowie News will feature stories on the tour homes. This week read about the homes the Vines and the Hutson homes that will be on the tour.
Top – The Hutson home where Greg Hutson will welcome visitors to the home of his parents, Margaret and Dallas Hutson. (Photo by Barbara Green)
Summer is slowly ticking away as the first day of school nears.
First day dates
Aug 6
Gold-Burg ISD
Forestburg ISD
Aug. 7
Bowie ISD
Nocona ISD
Aug. 8
Prairie Valley ISD
Aug. 14
Saint Jo ISD
Aug. 15
Bellevue ISD
See The Bowie News Back to School section this Saturday and next Wednesday with supply lists and other details to help you plan the start of the new year.
The Patsy Cline and Johnny Cash tribute concert drew an enthusiastic crowd on July 19 at the Bowie Community Center. Performed by Lisa Irion and Bennie Wheels, the show featured many of the classic songs by both artists. (Photos by Barbara Green)
For a fun night out make plans to attend the 22nd annual July Jam starting at 6 p.m. on July 27 in the Bowie Community Center West Hall
There will be a “chickin’ pickin’ fiddling fun time” as guests will be entertained by amazing fiddling tunes and enjoy a chicken meal.
Tickets are just $15 with the event starting at 6 p.m. The funds raised help provide awards for the championship fiddler competition during the Oct. 5 Chicken and Bread Days Heritage Festival. The contest attracts talented musicians from all over to visit downtown Bowie to test their fiddling skills.
The event, hosted by Bowie Community Development, will feature a unique array of items up for bid in the silent auction plus a wide variety of homemade jams.
Hosted in conjunction with July Jam is the July Jam Poker Cruise presented by the Piston Heads Auto Club. This event starts at 9 a.m. with a $5 per hand entry and is open to anything with a motor.
The 60-mile cruise with three stops starts in Bowie Plaza and ends in the same location. Half of the proceeds goes to the winning hand with $5 charge for each extra card for hand. Buy as many as each driver would like. The other half of the funds raised goes towards the July Jam fundraising event.
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