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Polished image – Sheriff attempts to revive old fashion shoe shine

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If your boots need a shine, stop off at the Montague County Sheriff’s Office and step into the revival of a bygone era when shoes carried a sheen.

Using old, unused items, a trustee at the sheriff’s office has built a traditional shoe shine stand that is now open for use. Sheriff Paul Cunningham said he thought this was a method by which citizens could be welcomed to the office any time, not just when there is a problem.

“You use to be able to go to the barber shop and get a shine, so we wanted to revive that small social tradition,” said the sheriff. “We hope to get people to come by here because it is their office and they are welcome any time.”

Read the full story in your Saturday News. Pictured – Montague County Sheriff Paul Cunningham gets a shine in the new stand built by an inmate from used materials and supplies purchased by the sheriff personally. (Photo by Barbara Green)

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Fall clean-up days slated

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Volunteers will be in downtown Bowie Sept. 17 and 18 for a clean-up and decorate event for upcoming fall activities.
Bowie Community Development will be coordinating this work in preparation for Chicken and Bread Days and other activities. Volunteers will gather at 4 p.m. on Sept. 17 and 8 p.m. on Sept. 18.
Those who want to clean up during the day are certainly welcome as Bowie gets ready for fall.

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Nocona Indians ready for homecoming activities

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Nocona High School homecoming will be the week of Sept. 9-13.
Members of the homecoming court were announced this week and will be crowned on Friday. The king will be named at the pep rally at noon and the queen during halftime.
Senior queen nominees are: Graci Brown, Jessie Howard, Avery Crutsinger and Megyn Meekins. Senior king nominees are: Jake Pribble, Caden Gaston, Jackson Brown and Kasch Johnson.
The Indians play S&S at 7 p.m. The band performs at 6:30 p.m. The volleyball varsity plays Lindsay at 4:30 p.m.
Due to the burn band there will be “nonfire” festivities on Sept. 11 at Mary Beckman Davis Park. There will be food trucks starting at 6:30 p.m. followed by a decorated ATV-golf cart parade.
Decorate your entry and line up at the post office at 7:15 p.m. The pep rally will be at 8 p.m. in the downtown park.

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Wednesday marks 23rd anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks

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It was the deadliest terror attack to ever take place on U.S. soil. On Sept. 11, 2001, conspirators from the al-Qaida Muslim militant group seized control of jets to use them as passenger-filled missiles, hitting the trade center’s twin towers and the Pentagon. The fourth plane was headed for Washington but crashed near Shanksville after crew members and passengers tried to storm the cockpit.

The attacks killed nearly 3,000 people, reconfigured national security policy and spurred a U.S. “war on terror” worldwide.

Today marks the 23rd remembrance of this heart-breaking day that changed America. Please take a moment today to thank those who ran into the buildings and fires, and remember those who did not return home that day.

The World Trade Center towers burn after planes crashed into them. The buildings would collapse a short time later.

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