The Clay County Turkey Fest is set for April 8-12 in Henrietta.
The five-day celebration will feature the “Battle of the Beards,” bringing in a turkey harvested dates to be scored under National Wild Turkey Federation standards.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department personnel will be hand to oversee the operation.
The adult entry fee is $25 and $15 for youth.
There also will be the Full Strut banquet.
Admission to the festival itself is free, and downtown Henrietta’s court square serves as the main staging area.
The event is held in conjunction with the spring turkey hunting season.
For information, log onto the Clay County Chamber of Commerce website at: hccchamber.org/turkey-fest.

News seeks basketball statistics 

The Bowie News is proud to announce the newspaper will be releasing its own all-star boys’ and girls’ basketball teams during the month of April.
Coaches from our coverage area – Bowie, Nocona, Saint Jo, Forestburg, Gold-Burg, Bellevue and Prairie Valley – are asked to provide season-ending statistics.
Coaches, send season-ending statistics to the Bowie News at the following email address: bnewssports@gmail.com.
For information, call sports editor Eric Viccaro at 940-872-2247.

Little Dribblers tourney set for Nocona from April 8-11

The Little Dribblers Continental Division Nationals will be taking place from April 8-11 using six gymnasiums in both Nocona and Saint Jo.
The following gymnasiums will be in use: Nocona High School, Nocona Middle School, Nocona Elementary School, First Baptist Church and the main and auxiliary gymnasiums at Saint Jo.
The Continental Little Dribblers are Class 2A Division II and below, said Lance Meekins from Nocona Little Dribblers.
“There will be between 140 and 150 total games,” Meekins said, “and between 75 and 85 Little Dribbler teams.”
The event will feature the following divisions of play: Junior boys and girls (10-and-under), major boys and girls (12-and-under) and senior boys and girls (14-and-under).
Teams will check in at 9:15 a.m. on April 8, with a coaches’ meeting to follow at 10:30 a.m.
The opening ceremony will be at 7:15 p.m. that night.
Admission will be $10 for an adult and $7 for senior citizens and children. Tournament passes also will be available for $25, but those will only be sold on April 7 and April 8.
Nocona Little Dribblers was named the volunteer organization of the year at Thursday’s Nocona Chamber of Commerce banquet at the Veranda Events Center.