COUNTY LIFE
Bowie High marching bands advances to area
Bowie High School’s Mighty Marching Maroon earned its seventh, division 1 award at University Interscholastic League regional contest on Oct. 18.
The band traveled to Denton Saturday morning for the competition that was hampered by a rain show. Director German Torres said the students did extremely well especially considering the rain really came down when the show started.
“It stopped toward the end, but the rain had already done its damage. The students persevered and did what was probably the best run of the season, which is what we all hope for. We are extremely proud of the work the students have put in and look forward to the next two weeks,” said Torres.
The area contest will be Nov. 1 at C.H. Collins Stadium in Denton. A time will be announced later. This date and site is just for the 3A bands in this area.
Torres reiterated he is super proud of their work and the next two weeks will be busy getting ready. He also sent out appreciation to junior high director Ben Bruneau and Shawn Torres, choir director who works with the color guard, for their help during this busy time, as well as all the band parents who have stepped up to help this season.
“We are going to try and clean anything that may have stuck out both musically and visually to either us, parents or judges,” concluded Torres.
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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