COUNTY LIFE
Hymns for the Hungry returns on Sept. 18
Hymns for the Hungry is back after a two-year stop for the pandemic.
Led by the First United Methodist Church of Bowie this event allows surrounding churches and organizations to share their gift of music to benefit an organization that serves the less fortunate in our community – God’s Table. The year 2022 would have been the 10-year anniversary of hymns if not for the pandemic.
This year it will be from 6-8 p.m. on Sept. 18 at the Bowie Community Center, 413 Pelham.
Organizer Jarae Scruggs said due to the current economy, many more people are in need. Each church or organization that would like to participate needs to plan for two songs, share in donating the food and drinks that will be served and provide a couple of cakes for a live auction.
“We are also asking for churches to provide gift card(s) to food establishments and grocery or gas stores. Drawings for these gift cards will take place intermittently throughout the event,” she explained.
“Meal deals” of a hot dog, chips and drink will be served for $5, and dessert will cost $1. Admission fee is $1 per person.
All proceeds will go directly to God’s Table, an outreach provided by the First Free Will Baptist Church of Bowie. God’s Table is open six nights a week and is now feeding approximately 75-100 people each night.
Organizers will be will be accepting only the first 10 sign-ups, so don’t delay. Deadline to sign up is Sept. 7. For more information or to sign your church up, call or text Jarae Scruggs @ 940-841-1212, or call the FUMC office directly at 940-872-338.
Nocona is preparing for the 74th annual Chisholm Trail Rodeo May 8 and 9 at the Chisholm Trail Arena.
The rodeo will take place at 7:30 p.m. Nightly with the Ryan Ready Band playing for the rodeo dance afterward on Saturday night. Tickets in advance are $12 and $15 at the gate.
All the traditional rodeo events are planned along with non-sanctioned events of junior barrels for 16 and under. There is $250 added each night, a jackpot nightly and contestants have a $50 entry fee. Entries open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 4-5.
The new Chisholm Trail Rodeo Queen and Princess will be crowned during Saturday night’s performance. Read about these young ladies in your Thursday Bowie New.
Clara Anderson
TxDOT is hosting a virtual meeting to review projects included in the 2027-2030 Rural TIP.
The program is at 4 p.m. on May 6 and 11:59 p.m. on May 19, all online at https://bit.ly/4uhDwMG
The Rural TIP is a list of local projects to be funded during the next four years in the Wichita Falls District of the Texas Department of Transportation.
The counties included are Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cooke, Montague, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, and Young. Transportation projects cannot receive federal funding unless they are included in the Rural TIP. This includes projects for private vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, public transport, and commercial vehicles.
A section of Roach Street has been closed for the last few weeks as a new sewer line was installed replacing old clay tile line. It is phase two of multi-phase sewer line project across the city funded through a Texas Water Development Board loan of more than $9.7 million. The project will replace nearly10 miles of aging lines. (News photo by Barbara Green)
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