COUNTY LIFE
Bowie bands ready to jazz it up for two final concerts
The school year may be winding down, but the Bowie Independent School District bands are busy rehearsing for two big events.
On May 19 at 5:30 p.m. the sixth through twelfth grade concert bands and choirs will perform “A Night at the Movies.”
Director Aaron Martin said the music will all be movie-themed and includes some video presentations. The concert will be in the junior high auditorium.
The bands get jazzy on May 21 with a Jazz Band concert featuring not only the two high school jazz bands, but The Langdon Center Big Band out of Granbury.
Martin, who has played in the Langdon band the last 10 years, said it is primarily composed of band director or retired directors who volunteer their time. Any money raised goes to a foundation that provides music scholarships.
This jazz concert will take place at 6 p.m. in the Bowie Community Center. Admission will be $5 for adults and $2 for students and children.
Martin said the program will be something like “old school big band music similar to a USO show.” Funds raised will be shared between the two bands.
Pictured the Langdon Center Big Band performing Granburgy. (courtesy photo)
Nocona is preparing for the 74th annual Chisholm Trail Rodeo May 8 and 9 at the Chisholm Trail Arena.
The rodeo will take place at 7:30 p.m. Nightly with the Ryan Ready Band playing for the rodeo dance afterward on Saturday night. Tickets in advance are $12 and $15 at the gate.
All the traditional rodeo events are planned along with non-sanctioned events of junior barrels for 16 and under. There is $250 added each night, a jackpot nightly and contestants have a $50 entry fee. Entries open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 4-5.
The new Chisholm Trail Rodeo Queen and Princess will be crowned during Saturday night’s performance. Read about these young ladies in your Thursday Bowie New.
Clara Anderson
TxDOT is hosting a virtual meeting to review projects included in the 2027-2030 Rural TIP.
The program is at 4 p.m. on May 6 and 11:59 p.m. on May 19, all online at https://bit.ly/4uhDwMG
The Rural TIP is a list of local projects to be funded during the next four years in the Wichita Falls District of the Texas Department of Transportation.
The counties included are Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cooke, Montague, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, and Young. Transportation projects cannot receive federal funding unless they are included in the Rural TIP. This includes projects for private vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, public transport, and commercial vehicles.
A section of Roach Street has been closed for the last few weeks as a new sewer line was installed replacing old clay tile line. It is phase two of multi-phase sewer line project across the city funded through a Texas Water Development Board loan of more than $9.7 million. The project will replace nearly10 miles of aging lines. (News photo by Barbara Green)
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