COUNTY LIFE
Chicken and Bread Days heralds the start of fall
Bowie celebrates its unique western heritage with the 23rd annual Chicken and Bread Days Heritage Festival on Oct. 6 across downtown Bowie.
Chicken and Bread has become one of the community’s most popular festivals due to its assortment of family activities and it heralds the start of autumn.
The heritage of the “Chicken and Bread Boys” goes back to the late 1890s as Bowie thrived after rising as a railroad tent city. Enterprising young men sold chicken and bread at the train station. See related story on page 2A.
The festival is presented by Bowie Community Development with primary festival activities from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
Pre-festival entertainment begins the evening of Oct. 5 with a Sip and Stroll event downtown from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Everyone is invited to shop and see what local merchants have to offer while enjoying an assortment of wines and snacks.
Read the full story in the mid-week 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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