COUNTY LIFE
Jim Bowie Days schedule
Friday, June 27 –
9:30 am: 42 Tournament
Senior Citizens Center – Sign-up starts at 9:00am
2:30 pm: Pioneer Reunion & Royalty Crowning
Bowie Community Center
Hosted by The Amity Club
6:30 pm: Mutton Bustin’ Check-In
City of Bowie Community Center, Pelham Street
7:30 pm: Rodeo Performance & Royalty Presentations
Reigning Royalty & Contestants
2025 Pioneer Queen & Duchesses
Jim Bowie Days Rodeo
Children’s Calf Scramble
Location: Bowie Rodeo Arena, Pelham Park
9:30 pm–Midnight: Concert by Pony Express – $10
Saturday, June 28
9 am: Indian Artifacts Show
Community Center—West Hall
Host: City of Bowie Parks & Jim Bowie Days
10:30 am: Jim Bowie Days Parade
Downtown, Theme: “God Bless Texas”
Parade Grand Marshal: Kim Cantwell
11 am: Hamburger Feed
Bowie Community Center, Pelham Park
Benefiting Bowie Rural Volunteer Fire Department
Noon: Corn Hole Tournament (2 tournaments)
Bowie Community Center, Pelham Park
Hosted by Bowie Chamber of Commerce
Noon: Kiddie Pet Parade
Bowie Community Ctr, Pelham Park—2nd Monday Pavilion
Host: Cross Timbers Veterinary Hospital
1-5 p.m.: Free Swim @ City Pool
Pelham Park, Host: City of Bowie
1 pm: Terrapin Races
City of Bowie Community Ctr—Pool Pavilion
Host: Montague County Cowboy Church
1:30 pm: Frog Jumping Contest
City of Bowie Community Ctr—Pool Pavilion
Host: Montague County Cowboy Church
6:30 pm: Mutton Bustin’ – Top 6 – Check-In
City of Bowie Community Ctr., Pelham St.
7:30pm: Royalty Presentations
Bowie Rodeo Arena
Reigning Royalty and Contestants
2025 Pioneer Queen & Duchesses
Jim Bowie Days Rodeo Performance
Crowning of Miss & Little Miss Jim Bowie Days
Children’s Calf Scramble
9:30-Midnight: Concert by Tin Rivers – $10
The Mind’s Eye of Nocona will entertain with music from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s in a concert to support scholarships for Montague County graduating seniors on July 12.
The concert will be at 5 p.m. on July 12 at the Veranda Inn Event Center in Nocona. Tickets are $20 for all table seating. Purchase six or more tickets for a reserved table.
The band invites you to brown bag your dinner and BYOB. Proceeds support scholarships for seniors from Nocona, Prairie Valley, Saint Jo, Bowie, Forestburg and Gold-Burg.
The Mind’s Eye is composed of local residents Donna Lemons, Larry G. Lemons, Carroll Fuller, Warren Young and Karen Young. To purchase tickets stop by the L.G. Lemons Art Gallery at 300 Clay or call Larry at 940-366-5782 or Donna at 940-366-6825.
Fireworks abounded at Lake Nocona during the July 4th weekend. Along with the annual Lions Club fireworks, the Rusty and Billy Henley family fireworks lit up the skies. Saint Jo Firefighters also hosted their annual fireworks event. (Photo by Trena Henley)
Bowie Community Development Board recently unveiled a new beautification efforts in downtown that decorates up a plain metal box. After getting approval from the Texas Department of Transportation a plastic skin showcasing historic Bowie photos was created and wrapped around the box. This box is located at Smythe and Wise, showing historical photos from this area of downtown. Similar skins are located in windows in downtown.
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