COUNTY LIFE
Krewe de Barkus opens Mardi Gras in Nocona
Krewe de Barkus opened the 2020 Mardi Gras Nocona Style Thursday afternoon, and despite a cold chill a large group of colors canines and their people attended. Results were: Small dog – Pitman, first; Boogie Mauricio and Finley, second and Ashley and Linsey Henley with Maybell and Lilly; large dog – Maddie Ferguson and Barkley, first; Wyatt Yowell and Bonnie Lass, second and Gale Smith with Kayla, third. Lucky Paws Animal Shelter is the event host. The festival continues through Saturday with the Big Parade at 3 p.m.; Mardi Gras 5K/10K at 8 a.m.; Krewe De Chaussures Flotteurs parade at 10:30 a.m. and Krewe de Kiddos at 12:30 p.m. Parade are in downtown and the smaller ones start at the park. Watch for more photos in the mid-week Bowie News.
Visit noradsanta.org to track Santa as he heads out on his worldwide trek tomorrow night. The site has games and other fun activities for the entire family before the kids head off to bed and sleep before the Big Guy arrives in Texas.
Enjoy a fish fry and live music concert on Jan. 4 all to support the 4-H and FFA youth of Montague County as they compete in the annual youth fair.
The annual Bowie fish fry for the Bowie buyers group will begin serving at 5:30 p.m. at the Bowie Community Center. Cost is $10 per plate. There will be a live auction at 7 p.m.
The evening’s concert will feature Dax Davis. Live music begins at 8:30 p.m. with the Davis concert at 9:30 p.m. Cost for the concert is $25 per ticket and $20 for a student, or $300 for a reserved table for eight.
Tickets are available at Fashion Floors, 202 N. Smythe or call 872-2468.
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