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2018 youth fair judged a success

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Hastin Hunter and his dressed up lamb in the Clover Kid’s Parade. (Photo by Dani Blackburn)

The latest arctic cold front blew into North Texas just as judging got underway Thursday morning in the 2018 Montague County Youth Fair; however, if it’s cold it must be show time.
This year’s show opened with 344 exhibitors competing with almost 1,000 total entries.
From crafts to chickens, bunnies to beef there was a competition for everyone to enjoy. See all the champions featured in the Winner’s Circle section in today’s News.
Kenton Holloway, youth fair board treasurer, said the show went smooth despite a few of the normal snags that can occur with the scheduling. And although the weather was typical for January, hazardous ice or snow avoided Montague County.
For the first time in several years the number of exhibitors increased substantially with 28 additional youngsters. The numbers have been stable going up one or two each year, so the board members were happy to see an increase.
Holloway said they were pleased with the results from Saturday night’s premium sale and tentatively it appears to be about $15,000 ahead of last year. In the 2017 sale organizers said the downturn in energy and the local economy finally hit the youth fair which last that saw its sale drop by about $15,000.
“The last few years we had a decline. Last year the total ended up about $87,000 and this year we expect it to be around $101,400,” said Holloway.

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Jammin’ at the Justin makes temporary move

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The March 30 Jammin’ at the Justin makes a move to the Nocona Senior Citizens Center, 400 Boston due to a scheduling conflict.
Jammin’ begins at 6 p.m. Come out to play or sing, or just sit back and enjoy the music at the free show. Tips will go to the senior center.

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Bowie one-act advances to area

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Bowie High School’s one-act play, “A Monster Calls,” advances to area on April 13 in Clyde after a great showing at bi-district competition.
The production got second place and advances with Eastland and Early. Lia Meier and Corban Word received All Star Cast, and Owen Hofbauer received honorable mention All-Star Cast. The tech award went to Adamari Alonso for lights.
The show is directed by April Word. A time for the area performance will be announced as soon as it is released. There will be a public performance of the play at 6:30 p.m. April 7 in the Bowie Junior High Auditorium.
Area OAPs
Gold-Burg, Saint Jo, Forestburg and Bellevue High Schools take their plays to district contests on March 29 at North Central Texas College theater.
Bellevue will be the first play of the day at 10 a.m. The rest perform at about one-hour intervals with a break for lunch. Saint Jo is next followed by Forestburg and Gold-Burg.

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Nocona Easter Egg Hunt kicks off the week

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A large group of youngsters and families came out for the Nocona Easter Egg Hunt this past Saturday. Hosted by Nocona General Hospital and the Lions Club, it was a fun morning for the families.
A brightly colored inflated Easter Bunny was a great picture point for families. (Courtesy photos NGH)
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