COUNTY LIFE
Vote for your favorite fall scarecrow in Bowie?
It is fall in Bowie, Texas. Need proof? There are 24 scarecrows from Dusty flying away in the tornado to one that is about to give birth adorning the sidewalks of downtown Bowie.
The Bowie Community Development Board needs your help to decide the winners for the Scarecrow Sip & Stroll. How do you vote? It is simple.
Go to the Bowie Community Development Board Facebook page and like your favorite scarecrow photo in the 2020 scarecrow album by 5 p.m. on Oct. 29.
October’s preview to Chicken and Bread Days Heritage Festival, Scarecrow Sip & Stroll with me, was so successful the BCDB has decided to theme December’s event, Snowman Sip & Stroll in hopes to continue the popularity of the event. Those participating locations reported more sales and foot traffic than any Sip & Stroll in the past. Participating locations will again be competing for best winter snowman decorations.
Hanging of the Greens will be on Nov. 21. Community Development welcomes volunteers with this activity beautifying Bowie. Garlands, wreaths and ribbons will be hung on the downtown street lights.
The Fantasy of Lights Christmas Festival and Lighted Parade will be on Dec. 5. This year’s theme is Disney for parade floats. Registration forms are available in Community Development office at 101 East Pecan or by calling 872-6246. The Snowman Sip & Stroll will me will be on Dec. 4.
The funds collected through many of these activities help beautify our community such as the addition of the light pole banners, benches, and support the events which improve the quality of life for citizens and honor the heritage this town was built.
The cast and crew of “A Family Reunion to Die For,” has been busy rehearsing for their murder mystery dinner theater production on May 30 and May 31.
The reunion soon turns sour with murder at a western-style bed and breakfast in the tropics.
Purchase tickets online at https://www.bowieallianceforeducationandthearts.com/events-1.
Show times are 6:30 p.m. on May 30 and May 31 with an afternoon show at noon on May 31 all at the Freedom Life Church. There will be live and silent auction.
All proceeds benefit Montague County students for scholarships in the arts. Come support these thespians.
Top photo – Rehearsals have been underway this past week for the new murder mystery dinner theater of the Bowie Alliance for Education and the Arts. (Photos by Barbara Green)
Speed limit changes are being put in place on FM 103 North of Nocona. The 60-mph zone is being pushed North of Grayson Street.
As part of the transition, the 45-mph speed limit will be extended just North of the Texas New Mexico Power Office. Drivers see 50 mph signs up to Grayson Street where it becomes a 60-mph zone.
Portable message boards were placed on FM 103 on May 27 to advise motorists of the upcoming changes. The new signs will be unveiled and be enforceable starting June 3.
Citizens and officials with the City of Nocona requested the changes. They were approved by the Texas Transportation Commission in April.
Drivers should be prepared to watch and observe these new speed limits signs in Nocona. Drive safely in Montague County.
Top photo – Bowie High’s class of 2025 arrives for the ceremonies. (Photos by Jordan Neal)
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