COUNTY LIFE
Bowie, Nocona pools prepare to open this week
With the official start of summer underway this Memorial Day weekend, the local swimming pools are preparing to open for the season.
“Splash Day” at the City of Bowie Swimming Pool will be 1 to 6 p.m. on June 4 providing free swimming. Daily hours for the pool this summer will be 1 to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Admission is $3.
The Summer Recreation program runs June 6-July 1, 8 a.m. to noon, Monday-Friday. There is a $2 charge per day per child.
Summer Rec is open to children who are at least in kindergarten, and not older than 15 years of age.
Children will enjoy supervised games, sports, arts and crafts, music and swimming. Permission forms will be available on the first day, but they also can be picked up at the city office, pool and schools.
The pool staff also will conduct mini swimming lessons May 31-June 3. Cost is $24 for children ages three and older. Session times are 11 a.m., 11:30 a.m., noon, 12:30 p.m. and 1 p.m. if needed. To sign up call Pool Director Cheryl Cromleigh at 940-445-9025.
The Nocona Swimming Pool, operated by the Nocona Independent School District opens for the season on June 3. The hours are from noon to 6 p.m. Monday-Saturday.
The cost to swim is $4 per day. Individual and family season passes are available. Swimming lessons will be announced at a later date. according to pool officials. Questions may be directed to 825-6920, or 940-389-0440 after June 3.
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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