COUNTY LIFE
Bass tourney kicks off 51st Annual Jim Bowie Days
In one week the 51st annual Jim Bowie Days Celebration comes to town with a week of rodeo activities and family fun June 19-24.
It has been four years since Jim Bowie Days opened with the traditional bass tournament. The Bowie Bass Club is coordinating the event that has check-in at 5 a.m.. on June 18 at Lake Amon G. Carter.
Registration will be at the Selma Park Boat Ramp with the fishing kick-off at 6 a.m.
One of the newer events starts off the week with 4D Barrel Racing on June 19 presented by the County Line Cowboy Church. Expos at 5:30 p.m. and race at 7:30.
For details call Charmie Sanders at 940-366-2812 or Cindy Hedeman at 940-531-0462.
The Youth Rodeo will be June 20-21 with speed events on Tuesday and roping on Wednesday. Mutton bustin’ starts the events each night at 6:30 p.m. There is no charge at the gate to cheer on our upcoming rodeo stars.
June 22 will be the first night of the United Professional Rodeo Association /Texas Cowboys Rodeo Association Sanctioned Rodeo starting at 7:30 p.m. Slack will follow the main performance.
The parade is planned for June 24, but the deadline to enter is June 20.
Read the full story on all the activities in the mid-week News.
Bowie Community Center presented a concert featuring the music country greats Patsy Cline and Johnny Cash this past Friday night.
Local libraries wrap up their children’s summer reading programs this week.
The Bowie Public Library brings the popular Creature Teacher with all their spectacular animals for the final event on July 23 at the Bowie Community Center.
The program begins at 10 am. The children also will receive their prize books for their summer logs.
The Nocona Public Library ends its program at 10 a.m. on July 24 at the H.J. Justin Building at 100 Clay Street. The program will be “Our Own Action Heroes -” Nocona fire, police and EMTs.
Top photo – Smokey Bear visiting Bowie last week at summer reading.
Rachel and Roger Whitaker gave this metal storage container a fresh look with this colorful mural at the Bowie Animal Shelter. (Photo by Barbara Green)
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