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July Jam offers full day of fun with cruise, fiddle, dinner

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It’s a full day of chickin’ pickin’ fun on July 29 with the third annual July Jam Poker Cruise in the morning followed by July Jam in the evening.
July Jam is a musical fundraising evening for the Chicken and Bread Days fiddle contest on Oct. 7 this year. Fiddlers from across Texas and southern Oklahoma compete for the champion title filling downtown Bowie will top-grade fiddle music.
Start the day at 8:30 a.m. in Bowie Plaza for the poker cruise hosted by the Piston Head Auto Club. Register and then the cruise will roll at 9 a.m. for a 60-mile route with three stops ending at the start.
The cruise is open to anything with a motor. Cost is $5 per hand with 50% of the proceeds going to the winning hand and 50% to the July Jam. Extra cards available for $5.
That evening return for July Jam at 6 p.m. at the Bowie Community Center. Tickets are just $12 for a fried chicken meal accompanied by fiddle music from many of those who compete in the October contest.
Hosted by Bowie Community Development, this evening also includes the sale of homemade desserts and jams. The silent auction also will feature many wonderful items – many highlighting the proud heritage of Bowie. Stop by the BCDB office at 101 East Pecan to purchase tickets or call 940-872-6246 for additional details.

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Lake levels continue rebound due to rain

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Rainfall continues to push local lake levels upward.
As of May 17 Lake Nocona was 85.8% full at 825.51 mean sea level. It is full at 827.5 msl. One month ago it was at 67.3 msl.
Lake Amon G. Carter continues to be more than 100% full at 921.59%. It is full at 920 msl. One month ago it was 91.4% full at 918.85 ms.

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District 30 Senate race runoff early voting begins

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Early voting begins May 20 and run through May 24 in the 30th Senatorial District runoff election for both the Democratic and Republican Party Primaries.
In the March primaries due to the large number of candidates no one received the necessary majority. The seat became vacant when Sen. Drew Springer (R-Muenster) decided not to seek re-election.
On the Democratic ticket, voters will choose between Michael Braxton and Dale Frey. On the Republican ticket Brent Hagenbuch and Jace Yarbrough battle it out. The winner in each party will face off in the November general election.
Early voting for the runoff runs May 20-24 from 7 a.m. to 7 p..m. at the Montague County Courthouse Annex Community Room. This is the only location for early voting.
On election voting polls will be located in the courthoue annex, Bowie Senior Citizens Center, Nocona City Hall and Saint Jo Civic Center. They will be open 7 a.m.. to 7 p.m.
Those who voted in the March primary can only cast ballots in that party primary, voters cannot switch parties. Those who did not vote in the primary can vote in either party primary.

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Bellevue, PV graduating this week

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Bellevue and Prairie Valley High School seniors will be first up on the stage this week as graduation ceremonies begin for Montague County area schools.
Bellevue High School
Bellevue seniors will graduate at 7 p.m. on May 16 in the school auditorium. Athletic Director Colby Broussard will be the program speaker. There also will be a mantle and rose ceremony.
Honor graduates are Cirstin Allen, Mason Criswell, Jayson Gill, Sarah Hamilton, Avrie Perry, Kason Roper, Richard Smith, Chesney Stanley and Mary Elise Stegerwald. Students listed alphabetically not by class order.
Mason Criswell, the 18-year-old son of T.J. and Stephanie Criswell, will be the senior class valedictorian. Cirstin Allen, the 18-year-old daughter of Jacqueline Allen and Donnie Leatherwood, is class salutatorian.
Prairie Valley High School
The Bulldogs will host graduation ceremonies at 7 p.m. in the gym. The program will include scholarship recognitions, and eighth grade graduation as part of the ceremony. Board President Scott Carpenter will present diplomas. Honor graduates are Tyson Easterling, Makaylee Gomez and Maddy Yeargin.

Tyson Easterling is valedictorian and Makaylee Gomez is salutatorian.

Meet these top graduates in your mid-week Bowie News.

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