COUNTY LIFE
County VFW Posts ready Memorial Day ceremonies
Montague County citizens are invited to remember fallen heroes this Memorial Day in a pair of ceremonies at the county Veterans of Foreign Wars Posts.
This is the 150th anniversary of Memorial Day, a federal holiday in the United States for remembering the people who died while serving in the country’s armed forces. The holiday, which is observed every year on the last Monday of May originated as Decoration Day after the American Civil War in 1868.
Bowie VFW Post No. 8789 will conduct its ceremonies at 10 a.m. on May 30 at the post home at 707 E. Nelson Street.
VFW members and Boy Scout Trooper No. 116 will present the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action table ceremony. Nocona VFW 8558 will conduct Memorial Day Services at 10 a.m. May 20 at the Nocona Cemetery.
The program will be highlighted with special music, rifle squad, cannon brigade and a special keynote speaker, Don Forrester.
The speaker is the twin brother of Capt. Ronald W. Forrester, USMC-MIA since Dec. 27, 1972, the day he was shot down over Vietnam.
Forrester is an author, motivational speaker, and licensed master social worker with 45 years experience working with children and families.
For information, call Randy Duckworth at 940-867-7601.
The last big holiday of 2024 arrives on Dec. 31 with News Year’s Eve.
Most government offices and the post office will be closed on Jan. 1. The Bowie News office will close on Dec. 31 and on Jan. 1.
The Bowie News will have an early print deadline on Monday and go out to readers one day earlier on Tuesday. The print edition will be delivered to the post office and racks, while the e-sub will also go out on Tuesday morning.
Bowie Community Development presented awards to the window decoration contest during the Candy Cane Sip & Stroll. Gaylynn Burris of the BCDB presented Rustic Wings/Belle Rose Boutique with the first place award. Second place went to Rustic Rose Furniture and Treasures. Studio 81 Tattoos and Hwy 59 Boutique were third and fourth place winners. The contest is sponsored by Bowie Community Development.
See photos of all the winners in the weekend Bowie News.
Jan. 1, 2025 is the first day of a new elected term for many Montague County officials. There will be a swearing-in ceremony at 9:30 a.m. on Jan. 1 in the courthouse annex.
The public is invited to attend with refreshments to follow.
Officials being sworn in are: Sheriff Marshall Thomas, County Attorney, Commissioner One Roy Darden, Commissioner Three Mark Murphey, Constables Jerry DeMoss and Harvey Johnson and Tax Assessor Kathy Phillips.
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