COUNTY LIFE
L.G. and LaNelle Preuninger celebrate their 60th anniversary today on Feb. 14. (Photo by Barbara Green)
By BARBARA GREEN
“It felt like we just matched up.”
That’s how L.G. Preuninger describes the first sparks of his courtship with LaNelle Long.
It was the summer of 1956. L.G. was a handsome 24-year-old fresh out of the Army who admired a pretty 17-year-old high school girl across a crowded family reunion.
These two Bowie natives would be married two years later and celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Valentine’s Day Feb. 14. Their family of two sons, a bevy of grandsons and great-grandchildren gathered with friends to celebrate the anniversary on Feb. 3.
The couple was overjoyed with the love and memories they shared across 60 years.
Love begins
The Preuningers were typical small town kids. L.G. was born the fifth of six children to Fred and Emma who farmed in the Salona area. LaNelle was born on Green Street to Roy and LaRue Long joining a brother who was nine years older.
While L.G. was out of school by the time she got to high school, she was best friends with his cousin all through high school. She knew who he was, but that’s about all she recalls.
Read how these two met and fell in love some 60 years ago, nurturing a family built on a foundation of faith and love in your mid-week News.
The Montague County Commissioner’s Court will meet at 9 a.m. on Oct. 12 in the County Courtroom at the Courthouse Annex in Montague.
Commissioners are scheduled to consider issuing a proclamation declaring October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month within Montague County.
The court also will consider accepting $850 in unanticipated revenue for the sheriff’s office generated during National Night Out activities, alongside interlocal cooperation contracts between the Texas Department of Public Safety and Justices of the Peace for Precincts 1 and 2.
An executive session is scheduled to discuss personnel matters pertaining to sewer/septic inspector for the county. Any action would be taken back in open session.
The Oct. 9-11 Art of the Song Music and Art Festival opens Friday night for three days of art and entertainment in downtown Nocona.
The festival opens on Oct. 9 with a Chisholm Trail Art Association Preview Party from 5 to 7 p.m. on Oct. 9 at the H.J. Justin Building.
Come see all the entries for the adult show, which formally opens at 10 a.m. on Oct. 10.
Live music will be played by Full Circle Band.
Also on Oct. 9 enjoy a Nocona Nights Street Dance from 7 to 9 p.m. with the Mark Murphey and Highway 82 Band. Cost is $10 per ticket and $200 for a table seating eight. Bring your lawn chairs.
Read the full schedule of events for the festival in your Thursday Bowie News.
These students are nominees for the 2026 homecoming court at Gold-Burg High School. Homecoming royals will be crowned in pre-game ceremonies before the Bears take on Throckmorton at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 9. Pictured are: Freshmen: Kenzley Foster and Jackson Allen, freshmen; Yareli Aguirre and Jojuan Grace, sophomores; Zara Andrade, junior and Brayden Odom, Kaylie Duncan, both seniors. Not pictured: Caleb Epperson, junior and Keelyn Case, senior.
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