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Thanksgiving, Black Friday bring unique traditions
Thanksgiving is a unique holiday in that it is the convergence of two of its hallmarks: Family gatherings and the launch of the Christmas shopping season.
In some families the two are joined together. In the past after stuffing themselves with the holiday bird, members of the family would chart their shopping strategy, while the rest of the families watched football or took a nap.
However, in more recent years the growth of Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, has come earlier and earlier and grown as one of the biggest shopping days of the year. Three years ago when some stores began opening on Thanksgiving Day, many people were in an uproar to have their family holiday hijacked by retail; but, it has made little difference as stores release their Black Friday sales earlier each year. There may be doorbusters for different times on turkey day for sales in store and online. An early Friday morning breakfast or a midnight dinner on Thursday, for many families has become family tradition unto itself.
The Bowie News asked on its Facebook page what are your family’s Thanksgiving Day traditions. Many said it was football and food, and lots of Christmas decorating. Many grandparents recruit those spry grandkids to help get their house decorated.
Read more about how Thanksgiving traditions and Black Friday have begun to meld together at least for some families in your mid-week Bowie News.
Montague County Commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. on Dec. 23.
The court will consider obligating $276,961.84 of American Rescue Plan funds to completing the new wastewater treatment plant that will serve the courthouse complex. Commissioners have been working on this project much of the year.
Montague County will apply to the Nortex Regional Planning Commission for a solid waste disposal grant to purchase a tire cutter for use by all four precincts.
Developers for Kingdom Estates Phase 2 subdivision will offer a plant for lots 6-10, 16.06 acres located in precinct two.
A cooperative agreement between Texas A&M AgriLife Extension and the county will be presented, along with a non-exclusive license and service agreement between Local Government Solutions and Justices of the Peace one and two.
Annual bonds for seven elected officials will be offered, along with the county attorney’s 2024 Chapter 59 Asset Forfeiture report.
Montague County has received a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to assist individuals with the purchase and installation of a residential storm shelter.
The shelter must be FEMA-approved and individuals must install and pay for the shelter. After installation and passing an inspection, the individual could be eligible for 50% reimbursement of the cost of the storm shelter up to a maximum $3,000 reimbursement.
The initial program allows for financial assistance for the installation of up to 100 storm shelters. Visit the Montague County website at co.montague.tx.us and click on “Safe Room Program,” and under quick links to see the qualifications and requirements for participation in the program.
There is no deadline to apply, but only 100 applicants will be accepted
It’s here, the first day of winter marked by the winter solstice at 4:21 a.m. on Dec. 21.
The winter solstice is the day with the fewest hours of sunlight throughout the year, making it the “shortest day” of the year. Thankfully, after the winter solstice the days begin to grow longer and longer again and until the summer solstice, the first day of summer and the longest day of the year
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