COUNTY LIFE
Nocona barber ready to take on CC leadership
By BARBARA GREEN
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When Emory Roden and his wife Dr. Kelly moved to Nocona in 2019 and he set out his barber pole for his new shop, it only seemed natural to him to approach the chamber of commerce.
The young businessman will be introduced as the new president of the Nocona Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors during the annual banquet Tuesday night. See the related story on page 4A.
Back in his hometown of Ralls, TX Roden had been active in the chamber and also served on the city council. The 34-year-old worked as a mechanic but he also grew up in his grandpa’s barber shop learning how to cut hair.
He recalls he and his brother, who was three years older, always talked about going into a shop together, and his sibling did just that in their home town cutting hair 10 years before he was fully licensed. His brother’s unexpected death in 2016 occurred just before Emory and Kelly moved to Lindale.
The Rodens met while they were in college and married in 2015. Both grew up in small towns so they knew that was the lifestyle they wanted for their future family. Dr. Kelly earned her doctorate of medicine in 2016 from Texas Tech and began work in emergency care, before being recruited by Nocona General Hospital for family medicine in fall 2019.
Emory had been “twisting wrenches for Firestone,” not making that much money and virtually no benefits. He still had aspirations to cut hair and have his own business, so the time seemed right when they came to Nocona. Kelly encouraged him and he began studying for his license, which takes about 1,500 hours of study.
Roden’s Barber Shop opened up a short time after they made the move to Nocona, and he has been enjoying getting to know his new home.
Read the full feature in your weekend Bowie News.
NOCONA CHAMBER BANQUET
The Nocona Chamber of Commerce celebrates its past year with the Boots and Bling banquet on Aug. 29 at the H.J. Justin Building.
As of Thursday there were tickets still available for $20 or $25 at the door. This annual event honors the work of community leaders and chamber leaders. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the dinner and program 6-8 p.m. Anyone is welcome to attend.
The banquet will feature live music and barbecue prepared by the awarding winning Nocona High School barbecue team. Guest speaker is Carol Lipscomb author of “The Lady Makes Boots.”
Awards will be presented to Citizen of the Year, Volunteer of the Year, Volunteer Organization of the Year and Business of the Year. The final award goes to the best decorated table winner. Those who wish to purchase a ticket may call 940-825-3536.
Officers for the board will be: Emory Roden, president; Jason Castle, vice president; Bob Taylor, treasurer; Donna Lemons, secretary and Emily Carminati, director. Board members are: Amber Harper, Becky Fenoglio-Hankamer, Carol Cecil, Corissa Miller, Glenda Womble, Jana Staley, Jodi Womble, Michelle Fenoglio, Mitzi Fenoglio and Susie Grant.
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When we were going through my grandmother’s house in Nocona after it sold, I found a few neat keepsakes, but the biggest treasure I thought I had found was her biscuit cutter. I was so excited to show my mother (her daughter) and just knew she would be happy it was found and would still be used after all this time.
My mother, however, had a different thought about my precious biscuit cutter. She said, “Suzanne, you know that biscuit cutter is just an old tomato paste can that has both ends cut out.”
I was still no less delighted with my cutter. I continue to use it today. My husband has bought me vintage, new and fancier cutters, but this cutter is something I go back to time and again.
My Memaw was recruited to be a lunch lady from 1952 to 1958 at Nocona Elementary, back when lunches were cooked, not “fixed.” Lenora Brown Burnett was an excellent cook and everyone knew it. She went on to work at the Nocona Major Clinic kitchen from 1958 to 1969.
You could only use shortcuts if you knew how to do it the long way. That is how I still approach cooking. You can only use a cake mix if you know how to make a cake with lots of ingredients, time and effort.
Read Suzanne’s Love & Luck column in the Thursday Bowie News on the On the Table page.
Top photo – Grandmother’s biscuit cutter and hand written recipes. (Photo by Suzanne Storey)
By BARBARA GREEN
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It’s a bitter cold January week, so it must be time for the Montague County Youth Fair, which opens Wednesday running through Saturday.
More than 330 students from across the county will compete in everything from golf ball art work to top dairy goat in this annual event where there are 1,160 entries. Almost every contest saw an increase in entries from the prior year.
Scheduling was still in flux at presstime due to pending weather. Watch the fair’s Facebook page for any late changes.
The All Together Show was moved to 5 p.m. on Jan. 8 in the show barn. It had been set for Thursday.
There were no changes for leadership day on Wednesday at presstime.
Read the full story on the fair in the Thursday Bowie News.
By Norman Winter
This time of the year I always look forward to the announcement of the Pantone Color of the Year. Last year it was Peach Fuzz and the year before Viva Magenta.
I’ve always liked to try to join in and pick out flowers, you know to show that we are part of the team, a Pantone Partner if you will. Drum roll please, for 2025 the Pantone Color of Year is Mocha Mousse.
This ‘Garden Guy’ doesn’t do mousse. It’s not on my dessert menu and I don’t put it in or on my hair. There aren’t any brown flowers either, other than those that have passed on.
Before I could jump, Kate Spirgen Marketing Communications Specialist with Proven Winners got me off the proverbial ledge with a press release. That’s what communications gurus do, and as a garden guru I will hopefully get you back in the garden with Mocha Mousse, too.
Read the new Garden Guy column in your Thursday Bowie News.
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