COUNTY LIFE
Montague County Youth Fair wraps up 2015 event
While the number of exhibitors was down slightly, the winter chill could not dampen the excitement of the 2015 Montague County Youth Fair competition this past week.
There were 315 exhibitors from all the schools across Montague County taking to the show ring and community center to showcase their projects.
Animals of all breeds, smokers, hay buggies, jams, jellies, photos and aprons were just a few of the many items judged across 1,042 entries. This compares to 318 exhibitors and 1,005 exhibits for the 2014 fair.
Judging began the morning of Jan. 8 and continued through Saturday morning’s huge swine show. The fair closed with the Clover Kids Parade, followed by the premium sale.
Youth fair committee treasurer Kenton Holloway said early calculations show the sale raised $118,650 for the 145 projects sold, which is slightly above last year. In the competition, Macie McCollum make it a hat trick as she won grand champion steer for the third year in a row. Read the full story in the Wednesday News.
Pictured:
Former Bowie High School Agriculture Science Teacher Monty Moeller (left) and retired Nocona teacher Jay Womack received the Cecil Ward Memorial Award Saturday night honoring their longtime service to the fair. The plaques were presented by two of Ward’s children, Milton Ward and Linda Ellender. (News photo by Barbara Green)
The May 8 deadline is almost here for the 2024 Keepsake Graduation section produced by The Bowie News. It is the only section where you will see senior photos of every high school in Montague County and Bellevue.
If you want to honor your graduate with a special ad or your business wants to congratulate a working senior, call 872-2247 or print a copy of the submission form at bowienewsonline.com. The section will publish on May 22.
This weekend find the deals in the City of Bowie Community-wide garage sales April 26-27.
See the map of a garage sale locations in Bowie in the mid-week Bowie News.
By BARBARA GREEN
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The big take-away from Tuesday’s Bowie Business Boost was time: “It only takes six seconds to make an impression in life.”
Lorie Vincent, certified economic developer, professional trainer and writer, was speaker for program number three of Bowie Boost with a focus on “Memorable Marketing in a Post-Pandemic Era.”
She opened about how she had started her business, ‘Acceleration by Design,’ and things were “rocking,” when 2020 came and things changed with the worldwide pandemic. As things began to reopen it appeared there were more opportunities but also more challenges.
Vincent laughed as she showed a Richard Simmons “Sweating to the Oldies,” infomercial that became one of the most popular and still running ads.
“Can you believe back then we would call a 1-800 number and give someone our credit card? That is crazy. They used big music, big voices and big adjectives,” exclaimed Vincent.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
(Top photo) Lorie Vincent, Acceleration by Design, discussed how marketing has flipped upside-down in this post-pandemic era. She spoke at the Bowie Business Boost part 3. (Photo by Barbara Green)
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