COUNTY LIFE
2018 youth fair judged a success
Hastin Hunter and his dressed up lamb in the Clover Kid’s Parade. (Photo by Dani Blackburn)
The latest arctic cold front blew into North Texas just as judging got underway Thursday morning in the 2018 Montague County Youth Fair; however, if it’s cold it must be show time.
This year’s show opened with 344 exhibitors competing with almost 1,000 total entries.
From crafts to chickens, bunnies to beef there was a competition for everyone to enjoy. See all the champions featured in the Winner’s Circle section in today’s News.
Kenton Holloway, youth fair board treasurer, said the show went smooth despite a few of the normal snags that can occur with the scheduling. And although the weather was typical for January, hazardous ice or snow avoided Montague County.
For the first time in several years the number of exhibitors increased substantially with 28 additional youngsters. The numbers have been stable going up one or two each year, so the board members were happy to see an increase.
Holloway said they were pleased with the results from Saturday night’s premium sale and tentatively it appears to be about $15,000 ahead of last year. In the 2017 sale organizers said the downturn in energy and the local economy finally hit the youth fair which last that saw its sale drop by about $15,000.
“The last few years we had a decline. Last year the total ended up about $87,000 and this year we expect it to be around $101,400,” said Holloway.
Read the full story in the mid-week News.
These new flag poles were installed at the military markers located near the Bowie Senior Citizens Center in Pelham Park. They were purchased by the Bowie Parks Board. (Photo by Barbara Green)
Hey kids, it’s time to get your letters ready for Santa Claus!
The Bowie News invites families to submit their letters to Santa for publication in the Dec. 21 edition. Forms are available on our Facebook page and at bowienewsonline.com.
Print out a form and drop it off in Santa’s mailbox at the News office, 200 Walnut Street or in one of the school Santa boxes across the county.
Deadline to send in a letter is Dec. 4. While this may seem early there are hundreds of letters to type and then they have to ship off to the North Pole for the Big Guy to read.
A new mayor and two returning aldermen took the oath of office on Nov. 13 for the Saint Jo City Council.
The three races were uncontested during the recent election. Kelly Williamson will take over as mayor, as Colton Thomas and Melissa McPherson continue in their places. Thomas was elected to be mayor pro tem.
Aldermen took care of numerous organizational tasks related to its economic development boards and the council. Former Mayor Shawn Anderson and Hennessey were removed from city-related accounts, with the new mayor and mayor pro tem and McPherson were added to the city accounts.
Read the full story in your weekend Bowie News.
Pictured: New officers took the oath this week: Councilors Colton Thomas and Melissa McPherson, new Mayor Kelly Williamson and outgoing mayor Shawn Armstrong. (Courtesy photo)
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