COUNTY LIFE
Mother’s Day is this Sunday
Mother’s Day is May 12 as families honor their matriarchs. Here are a few facts about this popular day.
• Mother’s Day isn’t always the same day each year.
• More phone calls are made on Mother’s Day than any other day of the year.
• Mother’s Day is the highest selling day for flowers and plants.
• One of the earliest Mother’s Day celebrations was in ancient Greece when Rhea, the goddess of fertility and motherhood was honored each spring.
• Mother’s Day is the busiest day of the year for restaurants. In 2018 about 87 million went out to a restaurant.
• The moniker mom comes from babies, as their first vocalizations center on the “ma” sound.
• The roots of American Mother’s Day began with Anna Jarvis who wanted to honor her mother in 1868 with “Mother’s Friendship Day.” The very first formal holiday was in 1908. President Woodrow Wilson signed it into law in 1914.
• In 2018 more than $23 billion was spent on Mother’s Day.
Due to high lake levels at Lake Amon G. Carter, the Jim Bowie Days Association organizers announced Friday the tournament has been postponed and a new date will be named soon.
Texas AgriLife Extension will host a July workshop on July 26, Preserving the Harvest, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the United Presbyterian Church of Montague County, 300 W. Nelson.
This four-part series will teach and review the food preservation processes including water bathing, pickling, dehydrating and pressure canning. This program will have both education and hands-on activities with take-home practice.
Seating is limited so call the extension office to register at 894-4831.
The 2025 Pioneer Court will be led by Joan Cantwell as the pioneer queen, with Duchesses Bill Ann Jones and Sue Swint.
A coronation of the court will be at 2:30 p.m. on June 27 at the Bowie Community Center. The public is invited to attend the crowning followed by a reception hosted by the Amity Club of Bowie.
Meet the ladies of the Pioneer Court in the Thursday Bowie News. Coming next week the young ladies competing for Miss Jim Bowie Days and Little Miss.
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