COUNTY LIFE
CASA recruiting Montague County citizens
Child Advocates – CASA of Red River will present 101 information lunch and evening meetings on Oct. 15 in both Bowie and Nocona recruiting volunteers.
Child Advocates/CASA serves children from Montague County who are placed in foster care because of abuse and neglect. Once in care, these children may stay in care for up to 18 months, and they need someone who is willing to be their support and their voice in court.
That is exactly what CASA does. It trains committed community members to become Court Appointed Special Advocates or CASAs. An advocate’s job is to get to know the child and their needs, and to speak to everyone who is helping that child. Then they report this information to the Judge and represent what is in that child’s best interest.
If you are interested in learning more about what it takes to help our children and become a CASA volunteer, then attend this meeting at noon Oct. 15 in Nocona at the Church of Christ, 311 Cooke St or at 6 p..m. in Bowie at the children’s center, 506 Hulme St.
Montague County has approximately 100 children in care each year, but there are only 21 CASA volunteers from the community to serve them. The need is great, reports Outreach Coordinator Lorra Lierly.
These are informational meetings with no commitments required.Volunteer training classes will be starting in late October. RSVP to Lorra Lierly at 940-867-4483. If you can’t attend, but are still interested in learning about becoming a CASA volunteer, call Lierly at the above number.
Nocona is preparing for the 74th annual Chisholm Trail Rodeo May 8 and 9 at the Chisholm Trail Arena.
The rodeo will take place at 7:30 p.m. Nightly with the Ryan Ready Band playing for the rodeo dance afterward on Saturday night. Tickets in advance are $12 and $15 at the gate.
All the traditional rodeo events are planned along with non-sanctioned events of junior barrels for 16 and under. There is $250 added each night, a jackpot nightly and contestants have a $50 entry fee. Entries open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 4-5.
The new Chisholm Trail Rodeo Queen and Princess will be crowned during Saturday night’s performance. Read about these young ladies in your Thursday Bowie New.
Clara Anderson
TxDOT is hosting a virtual meeting to review projects included in the 2027-2030 Rural TIP.
The program is at 4 p.m. on May 6 and 11:59 p.m. on May 19, all online at https://bit.ly/4uhDwMG
The Rural TIP is a list of local projects to be funded during the next four years in the Wichita Falls District of the Texas Department of Transportation.
The counties included are Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cooke, Montague, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, and Young. Transportation projects cannot receive federal funding unless they are included in the Rural TIP. This includes projects for private vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, public transport, and commercial vehicles.
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