COUNTY LIFE
Sunday is National Ice Cream Day – national deals

his upcoming Sunday, July 16 is National Ice Cream Day, and we thought your readers would like to know about the best deals and freebies on this beloved treat. At Offers.com, we pride ourselves on being the go-to experts on all things shopping and savings.
- A&W – See the sweet savings from A&W:
- Get a FREE Regular Shake with Original Bacon Double Cheeseburger Purchase.
- Try the NEW Reese’s Peanut Butter Treats, available in a sundae, shake or swirl.
- Baskin Robbins – $2 off any Polar Pizza ice cream with coupon code MINT, available until July 31.
- Carvel – Buy 1, Get 1 Free Cup or Cone ANY size for National Ice Cream Day from July 7-16 (soft ice cream only).
- Cold Stone Creamery – Try these savings & deals:
- Get 2 Creations for the Price of 1, just by joining the My Stone Cold Club. (Please note it may take up to 24 hours to receive your BOGO email)
- Try the new Confetti Cupcake Ice Cream with Kit Kat, rainbow sprinkles, yellow cake and cake batter frosting.
- Plus, at some locations, military members get a discount. Show your ID and ask for the deal to see if it is eligible at your location.
- Friendly’s – Get your favorite Friend-Z for just $2.99, until August 31.
- Graeter’s – Get $1.47 Single Dip Sugar Cones for a sweet scoop this National Ice Cream Day, July 16 only.
- Krystal – See these sweet savings:
- Get $.99 Sundaes every day from now until July 23.
- Shake Up Your Combo for just $1 – you can add a chocolate, Oreo or strawberry shake to any combo meal for $1, July 7-31.
- MaggieMoo’s – Celebrate National Ice Cream Month with $2 off every $10 Purchase available every day in July.
- Plus, military members get a 10% discount every day (proof of ID required).
- Marble Slab – Get $2 off every $10 Purchase for every day in July.
- Plus, military members get a 10% discount every day (proof of ID required).
- McDonald’s – McDonald’s will be giving free vanilla cones to everyone who downloads the McDonald’s app and redeems the offer on Sunday, July 16.
- PetSmart – Get a sweet treat for your pet! PetSmart is passing out free Doggie Ice Cream Sundaes on this National Ice Cream Day.
- Steak ‘n Shake – See these great deals on ice cream:
- Celebrate National Ice Cream Day with these printable Buy 1 Get 1 Free coupons, $1.00 off ice cream and more, available until July 16.
- Try the NEW Summertime Milkshakes – Strawberry Cheesecake and Kit Kat, available until August 31.
- Wendy’s – Get a classic Wendy’s Vanilla or Chocolate Frosty for ONLY 50¢, until August 25.
- Wienerschnitzel – Get $1 off any Reese’s, M&M’s or Oreo shake, now until July 31.
COUNTY LIFE
Nocona firefighter collect blood, raise funds

Give blood to save lives and at the time help the Nocona Volunteer Fire Department on March 24.
The blood drive will be from 1-6 p.m. in the H.J. Justin Building in downtown Nocona. First time donors generate $100 in funding and returning donors generate $15 per blood donation.
Go to the Nocona Firefighters Facebook page to scan the QR code to pick a time.
COUNTY LIFE
County high schools prepare for one-act play contests

Gold-Burg High
Gold-Burg High School’s one-act play “Lady Precious Stream,” by S.I. Husung will be presented at district competition on March 19 in the Graham Auditorium.
The performance order will be Saint Jo, Prairie Valley, Universal Irving, Forestburg, Universal-Flower Mound, Gold-Burg and Bellevue. Plays begin at 10 a.m.
Nocona High
Nocona High School will be competing in the district one-act play competition on March 27 at Seymour High School.
Chrissy Shubert, theater arts teacher, said they will perform “Antigone in Munich: The Sophie Scholl Story,” by Claudia Haas produced by Stage Partners.
There will be a public performance of the play at 6 p.m. March 13 in the Nocona School Auditorium.
The plays will begin at 10 a.m. and Nocona is the sixth play of the day.
Prairie Valley High
Prairie Valley High School will present “Wild Strawberries” by Jerry Ayers for its University Interscholastic League one-act play contest on March 19 in Graham Memorial Auditorium.
PV will compete in 1A-District 18. The play is directed by Jesse Kincy. It is a comedic farce set in Italy during the Renaissance.
Read the full stories on these productions in the Thursday Bowie News.
COUNTY LIFE
Two marble panels fall, shatter at courthouse

Two marble panels collapsed and shattered at the Montague County Veteran’ Memorial on the courthouse square March 4 due to high winds.
This is the second time the monument has been damaged by high winds.
On Nov. 10, 2021 a panel fell over breaking into pieces and another panel shifted. It was a long process to get the slab replaced as the black marble came from India.
County Judge Kevin Benton recalls in 2021 there were delays first in finding the specific marble that was needed and then the first panel broke as it was being worked on and the artists had to start again.
Then the panel had to be shipped to its new home. It was an expensive proposition costing about $16,000. The panels are very large with the small ones weighing in at one ton.
Benton and Commissioner Bob Langford said Monday the wind deductible for the insurance is very high at $50,000. When that first panel was replaced county officials opted to have dowels placed in the panel that went into holes in the base to create a more secure attachment.
Langford said at that time they looked at possibly resetting the whole monument with dowels, but it was cost prohibitive at more than $30,000. He added the installers also indicated they really didn’t want to tackle something like that due to the possible liability if the panel is damaged.
Benton said they are talking to a company to see what is the best way forward with the repairs and what the costs could be to replace them.
Pictured: A precinct crew was removing the broken marble panels on Monday. (Photo by Barbara Green)
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