COUNTY LIFE
Five couples ready to take to the dance floor Saturday
Five couples take to the dance floor this Saturday night for the annual Dancing to the Stars fundraiser on Nov. 3.
This event is a local take on the popular TV show “Dancing with the Stars,” pairing up celebrities with professional dancers pursuing the coveted mirror ball trophy.
Locally, 10 people have put on their dancing shoes to benefit the Rotary Club of Bowie, Bowie Chamber of Commerce and Montague County scholarships through the North Central Texas College Montague County Foundation.
Each of the celebrity couples will perform one dance during the show at the Bowie Community Center show.
The dancer who collects the most votes is the champion. Votes are cast by donating money in the name of each dancer. There also will be a People’s Choice Award selected that evening.
Last year some $58,000 was raised for the various projects of the club and foundation.
The dancers are: Courtney Rhyne and Jarion Weaver, Gaylynn Burris and Ron Moses, Jamie Rodden and James Meadors, Jarae Scruggs and Gayno Shelton and Kim Wetsel Hudson and Stephen Smith.
Those wishing to attend the show may purchase tickets for $50 while they are still available at the Bowie Community Development office, 101 E. Pecan.
Meet the male partners of the Dancing to the Stars celebrity couples in the mid-week News.
The 22nd annual July Jam returns on July 27 to the Bowie Community Center West Hall, 413 Pelham Street in Bowie.
There will be a “chickin’ pickin’ fiddling fun time” as guests will be entertained by amazing fiddling tunes and enjoying a chicken meal with delicious homemade jams because it wouldn’t be July Jam without it.
Tickets are just $15 with the event starting at 6 p.m. The funds raised help provide awards for the Championship Fiddler Competition during Chicken and Bread Days Heritage Festival on Oct. 5.
This attracts talented musicians from all over to visit downtown Bowie to test their fiddling skills on stage in the Bowie Fire Hall on Oct. 5.
Along with the live fiddling entertainment, come hungry and be ready to outbid your neighbors at the silent auction or just stop by for a great meal, fellowship and soak in the air conditioning.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
The Nocona City Council met this past week making plans for budget and tax rate hearings.
Councilors received a brief update on the 2024-25 budget preparations. City Secretary Revell Hardison said the final proposal is almost complete and they now await the arrival of the no-new revenue tax rate that will be reviewed by the council after it is calculated by the tax collector.
The proposal includes a tax rate increase of about 3% similar to last year and there will be a small increase in water and sewer rates, but Hardison said the final crunch on those will come after the tax rate projections arrive.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
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