COUNTY LIFE
Family fun abounds during Mardi Gras Nocona Style
Nocona once again brought its own unique twist to Mardi Gras with its 10th annual festival this past weekend.
Hosted by the Nocona Chamber of Commerce and other community organizations, the festival offers three days of parades and family fun.
Thursday opened with Krewe de Barkus, the dog parade. Those winners were featured in the weekend Bowie News. On Friday the ATV parade rolled through town.
Saturday opened with the Mardi Gras 5K-10K presented by the Nocona Band Boosters. See results in today’s sports.
The Shoebox Parade was a new event where children were invited to create a small float entry that was mobile. There were 21 who marched around in the H.J. Justin Community Center.
The following youngsters were winners: Ages 4-6, Willow Noreen, first and Tatum Nell, second; ages 7-9, Liberty Nell, first and Josie Parr, second and ages 10-12, Anthony Burrows, first and Zane Luedeck, second. The Krewe De Kiddos followed with the big parade climax at 3 p.m.
Everyone clamored to catch colorful Mardi Gras beads thrown from the floats. First place went to Nocona Feed & Ranch Supply, with their haybale tractor. Second was Guardian Hospice, Sherman (small car with a lady wearing large butterfly wings) and third the Maskat Shrine Clowns from Wichita Falls. See more photos from the festivities in your mid-week Bowie News.
As North Texas finally transitions towards cooler temperatures, community water needs change as well.
Preparing your home for freezing temperatures can save time and money, especially with meteorologists expecting El Nino to bring wintry weather to the Southwest United States. Use these tips from the Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District to winterize your house and well, all while saving a few gallons.
Now is the time to check fixtures in your home for leaks or moisture loss.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
In today’s edition enjoy the funny and touching letters to Santa submitted by children from across Montague County. Businesses also thank their customers for their patronage this past year with holiday greetings.
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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