COUNTY LIFE
Green Beret Adventure cycling team stops in Bowie enroute to Florida
The Ride to Valhalla rolled into Bowie on Sept. 11 continuing its cross-country bike ride to raise money to assist American veterans.
The ride is the idea of Zach Garner and Adam Smith. The 30-year-old Garner hails from Minneapolis, IN and he spent 10 and a half years in the military serving as a Green Beret.
Garner was diagnosed with epilepsy, and coupled with some previous traumatic brain injuries, he was forced to leave the service for health reason.
Smith, 32, is from Jeffersonville, IN and he also is a Green Beret soldier serving almost 16 years.
The Green Beret Adventure Team was created after Smith’s tough transition into civilian life after being medically discharged. Smith says Task Force Dagger helped him make that transition, and he wanted to find a way to give back.
“My hobby has been cycling, so we thought we could work together to create awareness and raise money,” said Smith as the team stopped off at the Bowie Fire Department Friday. Read the full story in the mid-week News.
Pictured:
Zach Garner of the Green Beret Adventure team, holds a flag with Bowie firefighters Danny Byler and Joel Moore. The team stopped in Bowie the 9/11 anniversary.
Adam Smith, the second member of the Green Beret Adventure Team, stands with Fire Chief Doug Page and firefighters Levi Davis, Lewis Skinner and Josh Thomas.
The Montague County Commissioner’s Court will meet at 9 a.m. on Oct. 12 in the County Courtroom at the Courthouse Annex in Montague.
Commissioners are scheduled to consider issuing a proclamation declaring October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month within Montague County.
The court also will consider accepting $850 in unanticipated revenue for the sheriff’s office generated during National Night Out activities, alongside interlocal cooperation contracts between the Texas Department of Public Safety and Justices of the Peace for Precincts 1 and 2.
An executive session is scheduled to discuss personnel matters pertaining to sewer/septic inspector for the county. Any action would be taken back in open session.
The Oct. 9-11 Art of the Song Music and Art Festival opens Friday night for three days of art and entertainment in downtown Nocona.
The festival opens on Oct. 9 with a Chisholm Trail Art Association Preview Party from 5 to 7 p.m. on Oct. 9 at the H.J. Justin Building.
Come see all the entries for the adult show, which formally opens at 10 a.m. on Oct. 10.
Live music will be played by Full Circle Band.
Also on Oct. 9 enjoy a Nocona Nights Street Dance from 7 to 9 p.m. with the Mark Murphey and Highway 82 Band. Cost is $10 per ticket and $200 for a table seating eight. Bring your lawn chairs.
Read the full schedule of events for the festival in your Thursday Bowie News.
These students are nominees for the 2026 homecoming court at Gold-Burg High School. Homecoming royals will be crowned in pre-game ceremonies before the Bears take on Throckmorton at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 9. Pictured are: Freshmen: Kenzley Foster and Jackson Allen, freshmen; Yareli Aguirre and Jojuan Grace, sophomores; Zara Andrade, junior and Brayden Odom, Kaylie Duncan, both seniors. Not pictured: Caleb Epperson, junior and Keelyn Case, senior.
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