COUNTY LIFE
Passion for rural medicine brings Dr. Roden to NGH
By BARBARA GREEN
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Dr. Kelly Roden, MD brings her passion for rural medicine to Montague County as she joins the Nocona General Hospital Clinic expanding the team of physicians to four.
The new family medicine physician begins work this week after the Labor Day holiday. Roden and her husband, Emory, moved to Nocona from Lindale, outside Tyler. The couple welcomed their first child, a daughter, Reagan, on July 11.
The board of Nocona General Hospital invites everyone to meet the new doctor and view the recently completed renovations at the hospital during an open house at 2 p.m. on Sept. 22.
Roden grew up in Castle Rock, CO, a rural community where the family lived on small acreage. She was active in 4-H, FFA, spending her summers showing cattle, horses and other animals. The doctor says this is where she got her passion for small town rural life and the close-knit community.
As a youngster Roden recalls she wanted “to be” a lot of different things. Medicine was in the lead, but then she fell in love with agriculture going back in forth. Both her parents were engineers, and she knew her path did not lie in that direction.
“I didn’t plan on medical school at first, but I knew I wanted to serve a small town. I was recruited for a collegiate meat judging team in college, which brought me to Texas. Our team won a national championship that year,” recalls Roden.
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COUNTY LIFE
Jammin’ at the Justin makes temporary move
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.
COUNTY LIFE
Bowie one-act advances to area
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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