COUNTY LIFE
New Queen of Bluegrass to perform in Bowie
Famously crowned as “The New Queen of Bluegrass” by the Wall Street Journal, Rhonda Vincent and the Rage will perform in Bowie on April 1.
Tickets go on sale Feb. 8 for the concert at the Bowie Community Center. General tickets are $35 and $25. VIP tickets at $55 will include a meet and greet, a copy of her latest CD and seating in the first two rows, front and center.
“Tiny’s a BIG Taste” food truck will be available with award-winning barbecue. The event is BYOB with a cooler fee.
Doors open at 8 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m. Purchase tickets at www.outhousetickets.com.
Vincent is an eight-time International Bluegrass Music Association female vocalist of the year and along with the Rage, their 80 awards make them the most awarded group in bluegrass history.
Vincent’s music incorporates savvy contemporary touches while drawing deeply from the authentic traditions of classic bluegrass, with a flawless band that can execute break-neck instrumentals to heart wrenching ballads.
Her latest project “Taken” features special guests ranging from Dolly Parton to Richard Marx.
For questions about the concert call 872-3785.
Michael Bohling, chief meteorologist from Channel 3 in Wichita Falls, will have a presentation at the Montague County Courthouse Annex Community room in Montague from 7-8 p.m. on April 8. It is sponsored by the Montague County Amateur Radio Club.
Members of the Saint Jo Fire Department will host a fish fry and silent auction from 5-7 p.m. on May 3 in the Saint Jo School cafeteria.
Cost is $12 per plate and to-go orders are available. Enjoy fresh catfish, french fries, hush puppies, beans, cole slaw and desserts. A silent auction is planned.
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Kimberly Morris, longtime funeral director in Nocona, has compiled a two-volume set of not only death records, but personal notes from the original funeral home owner covering some 25 years.
She calls it an introduction to the life of the W.L. Scott II who started Scott Funeral Home, the person who tried to make one of the hardest days in life as easy as possible.
Morris sees it as something that not only shows a day in the life, but a historic collection of resident’s deaths, that can be an interesting read as well as a genealogy resource.
The result is “the unpublished” – Volume 1: 1960-1979 and Volume 2: 1980-1985. It is centered around the funeral home intake form where the director made plans for the family, but on the back Scott kept a journal of the activities surrounding this service from start to finish often beginning with picking up a body.
Morris explains it was a different era where there was not a “funeral home” persé as everyone was embalmed at home.
Read the full feature in your Thursday Bowie News.
Also read the Scott Brothers legacy from “the unpublished,” that explains the big impact this family had on business development in Montague County. See page 4A.
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