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 Oct. 9-11 Art of the Song Music and Art Festival opens Friday night for three days of art and entertainment in downtown Nocona.
The festival opens on Oct. 9 with a Chisholm Trail Art Association Preview Party from 5 to 7 p.m. on Oct. 9 at the H.J. Justin Building.
Come see all the entries for the adult show, which formally opens at 10 a.m. on Oct. 10.
Live music will be played by Full Circle Band.
Also on Oct. 9 enjoy a Nocona Nights Street Dance from 7 to 9 p.m. with the Mark Murphey and Highway 82 Band. Cost is $10 per ticket and $200 for a table seating eight. Bring your lawn chairs.
Read the full schedule of events for the festival in your Thursday Bowie News.
These students are nominees for the 2026 homecoming court at Gold-Burg High School. Homecoming royals will be crowned in pre-game ceremonies before the Bears take on Throckmorton at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 9. Pictured are: Freshmen: Kenzley Foster and Jackson Allen, freshmen; Yareli Aguirre and Jojuan Grace, sophomores; Zara Andrade, junior and Brayden Odom, Kaylie Duncan, both seniors. Not pictured: Caleb Epperson, junior and Keelyn Case, senior.
Have piles of old documents cluttering your space and you are finally ready to get rid of them?
The Bowie Chamber of Commerce board of directors will will host its free community Shred-a-Thon on Oct. 10, in the Wellington State Bank bank parking lot.
The event will run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 1301 N. Highway 59 in Bowie.
The Paper Pig Secure Document Destruction will provide professional, on-site shredding. While the services are free, the Bowie Chamber of Commerce noted any donations collected during the event will be shared with a local charity.
For additional details, call the chamber office at 872-1173.
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