COUNTY LIFE
Memorial Days ceremonies planned across Montague County
Montague County residents can take part in a variety of activities on May 25 to honor those who have died in the line of duty for our country.
Memorial Day was originally called Decoration Day, as the holiday was centered on decorating the graves of those who had fallen in the Civil War.
At 9 a.m. Monday, there will be a flag raising ceremony in front of the home of local veteran Tom Norris, 515 Whaley in Bowie.
Bowie Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 8789 will conduct ceremonies beginning at 10 a.m. at the post home, 707 Nelson. Along with the Memorial Day ceremony, the post will install new officers for the post and ladies auxiliary.
Post Commander Dr. Carl Lilly said State Commander Joe Hayes will conduct the installation ceremony. The program will include a guest speaker and music from Bowie band students.
The Texas State Guard will do a presentation on flag folding, with an oral narrative on each fold, and afterward the Boy Scouts will conduct the flag raising. Refreshments will follow after the ceremony.
Nocona VFW Post No. 8558 will conduct its Memorial Day ceremonies at 10 a.m. May 25 at the post home located at 100 Baylor.
The event is normally at the cemetery gazebo, but due to the muddy conditions it was moved.
County Judge Rick Lewis will be guest speaker. The program also includes special music including a bagpiper, a rifle salute and cannon salute.
And at 1 p.m., the Montague County Veterans Service Office will unveil new names for the county veteran’s memorial located at the courthouse.
More than 50 new veterans will be noted on the county marker.
The public is invited to attend all of these ceremonies and remember those military members who gave the ultimate sacrifice for their country.
On Memorial Day, the Nocona VFW and the Nocona Senior Center invites the public to a Memorial Day barbecue from 6 to 9 p.m. at the center located at 400 Boston Street.
VFW members are grilling up ribs for all to enjoy.
The cost is $10 for adults and $5 for those under the age of 12. All proceeds to go the senior center.
In recognition of National Adoption Awareness Month this November, Texas Community Counseling and the Heart Gallery of Northwest Texas are partnering to bring resources to Montague County families.
The two organizations will host an adoption, foster care and kinship care resource fair on Nov. 14 at the United Presbyterian Church of Montague County Fellowship Hall, located at 300 W. Nelson St. in Bowie.
The resource fair will run from 10 a.m. to noon, bringing together local agencies and service providers to answer questions and share information about support available within the county.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
Members of the Montague County Historical Commission invite the community to join them on Nov. 14 for a Rolling Bus Tour.
This tour will cover the cemeteries in the south west corner of Montague County. You will have the opportunity to stroll through some of the cemeteries, others the bus will stop and Commission member Calvin Durham will tell the history of the cemetery.
The bus tour will meet at the Old Jail in Montague at 9 a.m. and return at approximately 3 p.m. The tour will include a sack lunch, a brochure of each cemetery visited and a book “This Soil will Grow Grapes” written by Melvin Fenoglio.
The cost of the tour is $20 for adults. There is no charge for children under 12. The commission members strive to preserve the history of the county and to share as much of it as possible with our citizens. You can RSVP by calling 940-841-2674 or 940-872-1007. Please leave a message with your name if there is no answer.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System at 1:20 p.m. on Nov. 17.
FEMA’s emergency alert system is a national public warning system made up of thousands of radio, TV, cable and satellite and wireline video providers. Through the EAS, the President can address the American people or share life-saving information with the public during a national emergency.
FEMA is required by law to conduct a nationwide test of the public alert and warning system at least once every three years. These tests allow FEMA to identify technical or operational issues before the system is needed during an actual emergency.
FEMA and the FCC are sharing the test date in advance because it is important the public understands what to expect on the day of the test.
At approximately 1:20 p.m. (Central time), on Nov. 17, all the electronics providers will interrupt normal programming to relay a test message.
This message will state: This is a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System, issued by the Federal Emergency management Agency, covering the United States from 1:20 to 1:50 p.m. This is only a test. No action is required by the public.”
When the test is concluded, normal programming will resume.
FEMA and the FCC are coordinating with stakeholders, including participating communications providers as well as federal, state, tribal and territorial agencies to prepare for and conduct the test.
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