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Five reasons to visit the Texas State Fair
It’s that time of year, y’all. The State Fair of Texas is back with all its fried food goodness, exciting experiences and exhibition of some of our state’s finest livestock.
In short, it’s my favorite time of the year.
Here’s five reasons why:
1. The Big Texas Choice Awards. Each year, the vendors from the State Fair come up with the wildest concoctions in order to win the Big Tex Choice Awards. This year’s winners were the Funnel Cake Bacon Queso Burger and the Gulf Coast Fish Bowl. It’s a true display of Texans’ culinary creativity.
2. Live music. Over the weekend, Wilson Phillips wowed crowds at the fair. But that’s not all. Tons of other great performers will be delighting fair goers this year.
3. Unmatched entertainment. Where else can you see a firework and laser light show, stampede, slam dunk show, extreme sports, pig races and a Wild West Pet show? There’s also a guy who takes a blank section of timber and makes art using a chainsaw.
4. Celebrating agriculture. The State Fair is one of the best places, I think, to truly celebrate not only being a Texan but also Texas agriculture. They have a ranch arena, children’s barnyard, discovery farm, milking parlor demonstrations, kiddie tractor pulls and informative events. Texas Farm Bureau also has our Planet Agriculture exhibit in the Go Texan Pavilion where you can sit in a simulator to see what it’s really like behind a combine during harvest. My youngest niece said it feels like she’s riding at work with her grandpa. That’s a ringing endorsement if you ask me.
5. There’s something for everyone. There’s the auto show. You can spend hours looking at every detail on all the new vehicles. There’s the food, which both young and old enjoy. The engaging educational exhibits and activities are sure to attract your attention. And you’re bound to meet someone new along the way.
The fair runs until Oct. 22 at Fair Park in Dallas.
Story provided by the Texas Farm Bureau Texas Tabletop
Infrastructure projects once more dominate the agenda of the Bowie City Council when it meets at 6 p.m. on May 13.
A pair of proclamations open the meeting, one for Emergency Medical Services Week and National Travel and Tourism Week.
City Manager Bert Cunningham will present information on the substation transformer project, the phase two sewer line replacement contract, status of the infrastructure fund and plans for the budget.
A pair of public works requests will ask for $24,000 out of the infrastructure fund to buy nine fire hydrants and $29,825 from the meter tap account to buy replacement meters. Public Works Director Stony Lowrance is expected to make that presentation.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
The final Bowie Business Boost featuring secrets from a secret shopper will be on May 21 in the Bowie Community Center.
This four-part series that kicked off in February has explored many of the every day challenges a business faces and how to tackle them. Speakers have challenged attendees to act and boost the success of their business and motivate employees to achieve their goals and meet the firm’s mission.
On May 21, Alysia Cook will bring “8 Secrets from a Secret Shopper.” Breakfast is at 7:30 a.m. with the presentation 8 to 9:30 a.m. Cook, Professional Community and Economic Developer and principal of Opportunity Strategies, is a proven expert in the field of customer service and hospitality. Her secret shopper program will provide a blueprint to ensure your customers have a great experience in all of your business interactions and then become your best ambassadors.
Janis Crawley, executive director of the Bowie Economic Development Corporation, said she has been pleased with the attendance and the programs as guests come away with lots of great ideas. The BEDC hosted the program.
For information call the BEDC at 940-872-4193, text 940-531-8201 or email us at [email protected]
Construction on the new Allsup’s truck stop located at the edge of Bowie on U.S. Highway 287 and State Highway 59 is moving along at a quick pace as the colorful new store shows off the new store colors of red, white and blue. No information was available when the new location may be completed, but staff is being hired. (News photo by Barbara Green)
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