COUNTY LIFE
Bowie homecoming activities all week
Bowie High School homecoming will be on Sept. 8.
There will be a homecoming parade at 6:45 p.m. on Sept. 6 through downtown Bowie. Those with questions may contact Jamie Ulbig, 940-872-7547 or Amy Willingham, 940-233-2978.
After the parade there will be a Homecoming Community-wide Burn Ban Bonfire immediately after the parade at the rodeo grounds. The cost will be $1 per person or a pair of shoes. Cash only. It is sponsored by the 2024 BHS senior class.
Food trucks will be on site. The band and cheerleaders will perform. The event also will honor Becky Wagonseller Winn, BHS Class of 1972.
The homecoming pep rally will be at 10:45 a.m. with the junior high joining at the high school gym.
That morning, the football, volleyball, cross country, and tennis teams along with the band and cheerleaders also will travel to the elementary and intermediate schools, Smarty Pants and Advanced Rehab to put on mini pep rallies for each group before returning to BHS for the main pep rally.
The homecoming court will be presented during halftime ceremonies Friday night when the Jackrabbits take on Henrietta.
The king and queen will be pre-selected from the senior representatives. Princesses are Jaci Frie, Kaitlyn Fitzgerald, Olivia Gill and Ziba Robbins. Princes are Sterling Herrington, Brady Lawhorn, Jacobi McGregor and Seth Moore.
Other members of the homecoming court are: Tyler Richey and Ellie Mowry, freshman prince and princess; Dodge Rhoades and Chazlyn Webb, sophomores and Noah Brown and Belia Berrios, juniors.
There will be a homecoming dance for BHS students only from 8-11 p.m. on Sept. 9. Cost is $10 per person and it is semi-formal attire.
The members of the Montague County Commissioner’s Court will meet at 9 a.m. on May 27 in the courthouse annex.
Items on the agenda are as follows: Consent agenda, fueling energy and operations update from Pam Hughes Pak with Atmos Energy Corporation, proclamation naming June was Elder Abuse Awareness Month in the county, consider WiFi at new county animal shelter, consider Nortex Housing Finance Corporation tax-exempt obligations (Sun Valley apartments), precinct one request to transfer $200,000 from reserves to gravel, precinct request to store fill dirt on Chance Simpson’s property in Ringgold and budget workshop.
The City of Bowie swimming pool begins the new season on May 27 with a splash day of free swimming from 1 to 6 p.m.
Pool hours will be 1-6 p.m. Monday-Friday and 1-6 p.m. on Saturday.
Water aerobics begins June 2 running Monday-Thursday 6-7 p.m. for $2. Summer recreation has new hours this year 8:30 a.m. to noon, Monday-Friday. This free program offers games and swimming for children.
The Ray Walker Memorial VFW Post #8558 will host a Memorial Day service at 11 a.m. on May 26, 100 Baylor Street in Nocona.
The public is invited to attend to celebrate this special holiday to remember those who were killed in service.
Later in the day attend the fundraiser barbecue rib dinner at the Nocona Senior Citizen’s Center. Cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children. Enjoy ribs, french fries, beans, cole slaw, dessert and iced tea. Proceeds benefit the center and the Meals on Wheels program of Nocona.
Veterans eat free. Meal prepared by the award winning Nocona High School barbecue team.
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