COUNTY LIFE
Modern Labor Day facts; closures
Labor Day has been celebrated in the United States on the first Monday of September every year since President Grover Cleveland declared that day Labor Day in 1894.
The Montague County Courthouse, city offices in Bowie, Nocona and Saint Jo, and The Bowie News office will all be closed on Monday.
Modern Labor Day facts:
• The average time it takes to commute to work is 24.3 minutes.
• 7.3 million workers hold down more than one job. “Moonlighters” comprise five percent of the working population. Of these, 3.8 million work full-time at their primary job and part-time at their other job, and about 293,000 work full time at both jobs.
• 10.3 million workers are self-employed.
• 4.5 million people work at home.
Due to high lake levels at Lake Amon G. Carter, the Jim Bowie Days Association organizers announced Friday the tournament has been postponed and a new date will be named soon.
Texas AgriLife Extension will host a July workshop on July 26, Preserving the Harvest, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the United Presbyterian Church of Montague County, 300 W. Nelson.
This four-part series will teach and review the food preservation processes including water bathing, pickling, dehydrating and pressure canning. This program will have both education and hands-on activities with take-home practice.
Seating is limited so call the extension office to register at 894-4831.
The 2025 Pioneer Court will be led by Joan Cantwell as the pioneer queen, with Duchesses Bill Ann Jones and Sue Swint.
A coronation of the court will be at 2:30 p.m. on June 27 at the Bowie Community Center. The public is invited to attend the crowning followed by a reception hosted by the Amity Club of Bowie.
Meet the ladies of the Pioneer Court in the Thursday Bowie News. Coming next week the young ladies competing for Miss Jim Bowie Days and Little Miss.
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