COUNTY LIFE
Halloween Festivities Readied
Trick or Treaters are ready to dress up and fill their baskets as annual fall and Halloween festivities get started. Montague Independent School District has scheduled its annual Fall Festival from 6-8 p.m. on Oct. 26 in the new gym.
There will be fun for the entire family with games, a bounce house, silent auction, bingo, a haunted house, cake, walk, sweet shop and a concession stand with burgers and hot dogs. All proceeds go directly back to the students in the school.
On Oct. 28, enjoy Trick-or-Treat night in Bowie, and don’t forget to stop by Family Fun Night from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church, 204 Decatur. Events will include trunk-or-treat, hot dogs and chips. First Baptist Church Bowie also returns its trunk-or-treat from 5:30-7 p.m. The night of family fun includes free candy, popcorn and hot cider at the church’s main entrance at the corner of E. Tarrant and Cooper St.
Also that night, enjoy the Fall Festival and Haunted House by Bowie Class of 2024 at Bowie Junior High School. Activities include games, a bounce house, cake walk, live and silent auctions, face painting and concessions. Cost is $5 entry and $10 punch card. Proceed benefit Project Graduation 2024.
Over in Nocona, guests can enjoy the Clay Street Fall Festival in downtown Nocona from 1-3 p.m., including a costume contest and games, plus trunk-or-treat.
On Oct. 31, trick-or-treat in Saint Jo. The Saint Jo Volunteer Fire Department will hand out candy beginning at 5 p.m. at the station. Share in the fun at the annual Trunk-or-Treat in Saint Jo on the square from 4;30-6:30 p.m., or until all candy is gone. Nocona also will conduct its trick-or-treat night on Oct. 31.
Musicians from around the area attended the New Year’s Eve jam for Jammin’ at the Justin. There was a variety of musicians and singers to entertain the big crowd, that also enjoyed lots of great good-luck foods served up by guests and the jam organizers. Along with the music groups played games and a few folks danced. (Photos by Barbara Green)
The new year opens with the first county-wide event this week, the 2025 Montague County Youth Fair, Jan. 8-11 at various locations.
It should be a strong show with 1,160 entries across all the categories and 333 students represented. Here is the basic schedule of activities.
Leadership Day
This year’s contests will be at the Montague County Cowboy Church.
Competition day starts with check-in between 7-8 a.m. for speaking events and the robotics contest. Categories will include junior and senior prepared speaking, plus junior and senior Montague County ag. advocacy speaking. Robotics contest also takes place that morning.
Contestants sign in for the skill-a-thons from 12:30 to 1 p.m., followed by the beef and horse skill-a-thons. Sign-in for the barbecue cooking contests is from 1-2:30 p.m. with the contest starting at 3 p.m. Judging follows at 4 p.m. Awards will be given to the top two individuals for each division of the contest.
Home economics
Home economics entries can be dropped off at the Nocona Community Center from 4 to 6 p.m. on Jan. 7 and 7-9 a.m. on Jan. 8.
Judging will be from 10 a.m. to noon with results posted by 6 p.m. Public viewing is 8 a.m. to noon on Jan. 9. Home economics is a massive competition covering food, fabric and artworks.
Read the full schedule in your weekend Bowie News.
Top photo:A Nocona student works on a welding project for the 2025 youth fair. (Courtesy photo)
Gus Clark and the Least of his Problems Band entertained at the Bowie Community Center New Year’s Dance this past week. Guests enjoyed black-eyed peas, cornbread, dancing and music to welcome the year.
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