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)
The Fantasy of Lights Christmas Parade was one of the largest in the last 15 years. See all the first and second place winning floats in the weekend Bowie News. Congratulations to Bowie Community Development and all its volunteers and helpers who made the festival such a success.
Picture above first place winner Sister Act Connection.
Tales ‘N’ Trails Museum is offering the opportunity to purchase a personalized, engraved paving brick that will be part of a permanent walkway at the museum. Anyone may purchase a brick to support the museum while leaving a lasting mark. Bricks may honor a loved one, be in memory of a family member, celebrate a special occasion or promote a business or a worthy cause. The cost of a brick is $50 with three lines available with up to 21 letters or spaces per line. Make checks payable to Tales ‘N’ Trails Museum, 1522 E. Highway 82, Nocona, TX 76255. NellAnn McBroom, TNT curator, said the response has been great for the bricks. Bricks from downtown Nocona will line the walkway that leads to the outside exhibits at the museum’s back entry and the engraved bricks will go in a special area in the sidewalk.“They would make a great Christmas presents and we have gift certificates you can put in a card. The Nocona High Class of 1975 has purchased one for each of its members and challenged the other classes to do the same. The Classes of 1976 and 1978 have taken the challenge,” explained McBroom. The brick forms are at talesandtrails.org or the TNT Facebook page.
Ballots for the three vacancies for the Bowie Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors are due on Dec. 11.
Membership Director Debbie Herriage reminds members to submit their ballots that went out in email. The election will select three of the possibly 15 members of the board. The directors serve a three-year term.
The ballot contains three candidates and a place for a write-in nomination. Those on the ballot are Diane Romine, Texas Landmark Realtors, Elaine Kunkleman, Wise Street Mercantile and Suite and Kory Hooks, Kory Hooks Auto Group.
Drops ballots off at the office 101 E. Pecan or return by email.
-
NEWS1 year ago2 hurt, 1 jailed after shooting incident north of Nocona
-
NEWS3 weeks agoSuspect indicted, jailed in Tia Hutson murder
-
NEWS8 months agoSO investigating possible murder/suicide
-
NEWS11 months agoWreck takes the life of BHS teen, 16
-
NEWS7 months ago
Sheriff’s office called out to infant’s death
-
NEWS4 months agoMurder unsolved – 1 year later Tia Hutson’s family angry, frustrated with no arrest
-
NEWS11 months agoBowie Police face three-hour standoff after possible domestic fight
-
NEWS1 year ago
Driver stopped by a man running into the street, robbed at knifepoint