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🌱 Bowie remembers its last 1949 state champion Bear
Bowie, Texas Patch AM: a 3 min readGreetings Bowie! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Bowie remembers its last 1949 state champion Bear
Also on today's calendar: Throckmorton at Gold-Burg.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Humid with a shower or two, with a high of 72 and low of 65 degrees.
- Sunday: Humid; a morning shower, temps: high: 76, low: 58.
- Monday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 82 and low of 57 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Alfonso Lopez, last living member of Bowie's 1948-49 state champion Bears, buried (kfoxtv.com) — Bowie is honoring the legacy of Alfonso Lopez, the last surviving member of the 1948–49 Bowie Bears team that won the town’s first Texas state championship, after his burial Thursday at age 94. Family members say his perseverance and community support still offer a powerful example for younger generations in Bowie. 
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Vernon at Bowie volleyball match →
Bowie
4:30 pm
Friday October 9
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Other local events
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Throckmorton at Gold-Burg →
Gold-Burg High School, 468 Prater Rd, Bowie
7:30 pm -
2nd Monday Trade Days →
2nd Monday Trade Days, 414 Pelham St., Bowie
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Stretching & Balance Exercise Class →
104 Nocona Drive, Nocona -
JH V-Ball Montague (HOME)
Bellevue School Bellevue, TX 76228
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JH VB White Scrimmage
Bellevue School Bellevue, TX 76228
5:30 pm -
HS V-Ball Forestburg (AWAY)
Bellevue School Bellevue, TX 76228
5:00 pm -
HS V-Ball Saint Jo (AWAY)
Bellevue School Bellevue, TX 76228
5:00 pm -
Father and Son Campout →
Castle Ranch, Chico
5:00 pm -
Wise County Dinner →
CampQYB, 540 Shady Oaks Dr, Runaway Bay
6:00 pm -
Kim Hunter at Nocona Beer and Brewery →
Nocona Beer and Brewery, Nocona
7:00 pm -
7th Annual Nocona Roundup →
Nocona Senior Center, 400 Boston St, Nocona
7:00 am
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
Saturday October 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Wichita Christian School posted a job opening for Maintenance Position - Semi Skilled Labor in Bowie. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Alvord
- Alvord, ESD 4 reach deal on fire assets, station (wcmessenger.com)
- News Briefs for Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026 (wcmessenger.com)
- Local elections office works through state backlog of voter applications (wcmessenger.com)
Decatur
- 177 Big Sky Rd, Decatur, TX 76234 (zillow.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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