COUNTY LIFE
Local radio ‘hams’ plan 2018 Field Day demos
Despite the internet, cell phones, email and modern communications, each year whole regions find themselves in the dark when natural disasters strike or fiber optic cables get cut.
In these cases, the one consistent service that never fails has been Amateur Radio, often called “hams.” Montague County’s local “hams” will join thousands of other operators for Ham Radio Field Day on June 23-24.
The public is invited to this public demonstration where you can meet and talk with the local hams beginning with setup at 7 a.m. in the Amon G. Carter Pavilion in Pelham Park on Nelson Street in Bowie. Transmitting will begin at noon on Saturday and continue until noon on Sunday.
The club will be in operation for a full 24 hours throughout the late night hours. These radio operators will demonstrate to the public how they provide backup communications for everything from the American Red Cross to Federal Emergency Management Agency and even the International Space Station.
The annual event, called “Field Day” is the climax of the weeklong “Amateur Radio Week” sponsored by the ARRL (National Association for Amateur Radio). Using only emergency power supplies, ham operators will construct emergency stations in parks, shopping malls, schools and backyards around the country.
Read the full story in the mid-week edition of The Bowie 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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