COUNTY LIFE
Horse auction stirs up public concerns on COVID-19
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
A Sunday afternoon horse sale at Bowie Livestock Sale Barn created quite the social media uproar as citizens demanded to know why such a large gathering was allowed during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Their complaints were made through media posts and calls to local law enforcement, government officials and the media.
The catalog horse auction featured 175 animals for sale. The post for the auction stated due to the COVID-19 virus the planned church service and tack sale were cancelled, and stated “We will practice social distancing during the auction.”
Based on Gov. Greg Abbott’s recent executive order telling citizens to stay home and implementing the “essential business” protocol, livestock auctions are exempt from the order requiring crowds be limited to less than 10 in number.
Enda O’Dwyer, whose family owns and operates the livestock auction, said they discussed continuing their monthly sale and felt possibly no one would show up and they would continue through the online sales.
“We have buyers who go online from all over to buy horses, so we went ahead. We also took steps to set up social distancing and other accommodations to reduce people being together,” said O’Dwyer.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
The cast and crew of “A Family Reunion to Die For,” has been busy rehearsing for their murder mystery dinner theater production on May 30 and May 31.
The reunion soon turns sour with murder at a western-style bed and breakfast in the tropics.
Purchase tickets online at https://www.bowieallianceforeducationandthearts.com/events-1.
Show times are 6:30 p.m. on May 30 and May 31 with an afternoon show at noon on May 31 all at the Freedom Life Church. There will be live and silent auction.
All proceeds benefit Montague County students for scholarships in the arts. Come support these thespians.
Top photo – Rehearsals have been underway this past week for the new murder mystery dinner theater of the Bowie Alliance for Education and the Arts. (Photos by Barbara Green)
Speed limit changes are being put in place on FM 103 North of Nocona. The 60-mph zone is being pushed North of Grayson Street.
As part of the transition, the 45-mph speed limit will be extended just North of the Texas New Mexico Power Office. Drivers see 50 mph signs up to Grayson Street where it becomes a 60-mph zone.
Portable message boards were placed on FM 103 on May 27 to advise motorists of the upcoming changes. The new signs will be unveiled and be enforceable starting June 3.
Citizens and officials with the City of Nocona requested the changes. They were approved by the Texas Transportation Commission in April.
Drivers should be prepared to watch and observe these new speed limits signs in Nocona. Drive safely in Montague County.
Top photo – Bowie High’s class of 2025 arrives for the ceremonies. (Photos by Jordan Neal)
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