COUNTY LIFE
Mardi Gras Nocona Style kicks off Thursday
Nocona presents its eighth annual Mardi Gras Nocona Style festival Feb. 8-10.
Coordinated by the Nocona Chamber of Commerce and other community groups, this family-friendly event has daily parades, cajun food and music and many other activities.
Mardi Gras begins on Feb. 8 with the Krewe de Barkus Pet Parade sponsored by Lucky Paws Animal Shelter. It will start at 5:30 p.m. at the downtown park.
To be eligible for prizes, participants must pre-register at the chamber or on the day of the event. Cost is $5 with money going to Lucky Paws. Call 825-3526 to register.
The Knights of Columbus Fish Fry follows the pet parade at the Mardi Gras Headquarters, 217 Clay Street.
Read the full schedule of events in the mid-week News and follow coverage in your Bowie News.
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)
Swim lessons for youngsters of all ages were conducted the past two weeks at the city pool. It was a good place to be during this summer heat. See more photos in the weekend News. (Photos by Barbara Green)
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