COUNTY LIFE
Tribe gathering for Nocona High Triennial
The Tribe is gathering for the 2019 Nocona High School Triennial Homecoming Celebration Sept. 13-15.
Festivities will include a parade, Hall of Fame induction, street dance, homecoming royalty and of course football. Coordinated by the Nocona Ex-Students Association organizers, are planning something of a “family reunion” for Nocona High School graduates.
For those interested in taking part in the parade at 4 p.m. on Sept. 14, the theme is “Movies made in Texas or has Texas in the title.” A large trophy will be presented to the best float created by a class based on that theme. This will be a perpetual trophy passed on to winning floats in future triennial homecomings. This year’s Golden Classes are from 1967, 1968 and 1969. They will be recognized during the program on Saturday at 2 p.m, followed by the Hall of Fame induction.
Festivities begin on Sept. 13 with hospitality and visitation from 2-5 p.m. at Tales ‘N’ Trails Museum, 1522 E. U.S. Highway 82.
Beginning at 5 p.m. burger tailgating will be at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post, 100 Baylor Street. Donations only, which will benefit the Military Heritage Plaza.
At 7:30 p.m. the Indians take on Ponder at Jack Crain Stadium, 1012 Clay Street. Homecoming royalty will be presented during halftime.
A street dance will follow on the block of Clay and Elm Streets downtown featuring deejay Jason Eldred. Inclement weather site is the H.J. Justin Community Room on Clay Street.
On Saturday morning registration resumes from 9 to 11 a.m. in front of the high school auditorium with visitation in the library. A barbecue lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost of the meal is $15 and it is catered by The Smokehouse.
The Mind’s Eye Scholarship Concert runs from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in the high school auditorium. The show features 1960s music and all donations will help endow scholarships for Nocona High School seniors.
The honors program begins at 2 p.m. Hobie Meekins, NHS 1979, Tracy Mesler, Denton, 1969 and Randy Duckworth, NHS 1970 will introduce the three new inductees to the Hall of Honor.
The parade of classes rolls through downtown at 4 p.m., with a street dance at 8 p.m. Saturday night. It will feature live music from Richard Beverage and Jason Eldred.
On Sept. 15, the Nocona churches invite alumni, family and friends to attend services at a church of their choice.
Officers of the Nocona Ex-Students’ Association are: Gloria S. Foster, NHS 1968, president; Hobie Meekins, 1979, treasurer; and directors Lynn Nobile, 1964; Brenda Russell Dungan, 1969; Diane Terry Duckworth, 1969; Randy Duckworth, 1970; Metta Samples Burleson, 1973 and Chris Womack, 1986
In recognition of National Adoption Awareness Month this November, Texas Community Counseling and the Heart Gallery of Northwest Texas are partnering to bring resources to Montague County families.
The two organizations will host an adoption, foster care and kinship care resource fair on Nov. 14 at the United Presbyterian Church of Montague County Fellowship Hall, located at 300 W. Nelson St. in Bowie.
The resource fair will run from 10 a.m. to noon, bringing together local agencies and service providers to answer questions and share information about support available within the county.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
Members of the Montague County Historical Commission invite the community to join them on Nov. 14 for a Rolling Bus Tour.
This tour will cover the cemeteries in the south west corner of Montague County. You will have the opportunity to stroll through some of the cemeteries, others the bus will stop and Commission member Calvin Durham will tell the history of the cemetery.
The bus tour will meet at the Old Jail in Montague at 9 a.m. and return at approximately 3 p.m. The tour will include a sack lunch, a brochure of each cemetery visited and a book “This Soil will Grow Grapes” written by Melvin Fenoglio.
The cost of the tour is $20 for adults. There is no charge for children under 12. The commission members strive to preserve the history of the county and to share as much of it as possible with our citizens. You can RSVP by calling 940-841-2674 or 940-872-1007. Please leave a message with your name if there is no answer.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System at 1:20 p.m. on Nov. 17.
FEMA’s emergency alert system is a national public warning system made up of thousands of radio, TV, cable and satellite and wireline video providers. Through the EAS, the President can address the American people or share life-saving information with the public during a national emergency.
FEMA is required by law to conduct a nationwide test of the public alert and warning system at least once every three years. These tests allow FEMA to identify technical or operational issues before the system is needed during an actual emergency.
FEMA and the FCC are sharing the test date in advance because it is important the public understands what to expect on the day of the test.
At approximately 1:20 p.m. (Central time), on Nov. 17, all the electronics providers will interrupt normal programming to relay a test message.
This message will state: This is a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System, issued by the Federal Emergency management Agency, covering the United States from 1:20 to 1:50 p.m. This is only a test. No action is required by the public.”
When the test is concluded, normal programming will resume.
FEMA and the FCC are coordinating with stakeholders, including participating communications providers as well as federal, state, tribal and territorial agencies to prepare for and conduct the test.
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