COUNTY LIFE
Saint Jo businesswoman honored at Global Woman Summit Gala
The seventh Annual Global Woman Awards were announced at the Global Woman Summit Gala dinner in June at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel in Kensington, London, United Kingdom and featured a Saint Jo woman.
Global Woman Awards salute women in seven categories based on their contribution to the world through their extraordinary work, fortitude, and qualities.
Categories included Inspirational Global Woman, Entrepreneur Global Woman, Honorary Global Woman, Aspirational Woman of the Year, Leadership Woman of the Year and Global Woman of the year. Honorees were determined by a public online vote along with judges for each entry.
The 2022 Global Woman of the Year was Ceil Stanford of Saint Jo. Stanford is the owner of the Advanced Coaching and Leadership Training organization located just north of Saint Jo.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
The Nocona High School cheerleaders will have a youth cheer camp for those in grades first-sixth on July 28-30 at the school.
Camp is from 10 a.m. to noon each day with participants presenting a showcase at 11 a.m. on July 30. Cost is $55 with a sibling discount of $10. Each camper receives a T-shirt.
Each participant will perform at a varsity football game with dates given at the showcase. Use the QR code at noconaisd.net/45108 to register. Those with questions can contact Becky Wilson at rebecca.wilson@noconaisd.net.
The Mind’s Eye of Nocona will entertain with music from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s in a concert to support scholarships for Montague County graduating seniors on July 12.
The concert will be at 5 p.m. on July 12 at the Veranda Inn Event Center in Nocona. Tickets are $20 for all table seating. Purchase six or more tickets for a reserved table.
The band invites you to brown bag your dinner and BYOB. Proceeds support scholarships for seniors from Nocona, Prairie Valley, Saint Jo, Bowie, Forestburg and Gold-Burg.
The Mind’s Eye is composed of local residents Donna Lemons, Larry G. Lemons, Carroll Fuller, Warren Young and Karen Young. To purchase tickets stop by the L.G. Lemons Art Gallery at 300 Clay or call Larry at 940-366-5782 or Donna at 940-366-6825.
Fireworks abounded at Lake Nocona during the July 4th weekend. Along with the annual Lions Club fireworks, the Rusty and Billy Henley family fireworks lit up the skies. Saint Jo Firefighters also hosted their annual fireworks event. (Photo by Trena Henley)
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