COUNTY LIFE
Jim Bowie Days has full week of activities
Jim Bowie Days Week fun got underway Saturday with the bass tournament and golf tournaments.
It was once again a family affair as father/son teams took the top awards among 23 teams. Rick and Cody Green took Big Bass with an 11.58 pound catch, which also took first place overall. Another father son team, Casey and Jimmy Smith took second place with 11.50 pounds.
In the golf tourney, Call Wells and Kevin Starry took first in the morning flight and Curtis Payson and Colton Williams took first in the afternoon and the overall championship.
See photos and more results inside today’s sports section for both golf and fishing.
Jim Bowie Days celebrates its 58th year this June 22-29.
Rodeo action opened Monday night as the ladies take to the arena for the open 4D barrel race. The youth rodeo for ages 4-19, has events running across two nights at 7 p.m. on June 25 and June 26. Tuesday saw the speed events and mutton bustin’ compete. The next night were the roping events, mutton bustin’ and dummy roping.
The three-night UPRA Rodeo opens Thursday at 7:30 p.m. with its first performance. Mutton bustin’ check-in in is 6:30 p.m. each night. The top three from each night will have a final go at Saturday night’s rodeo.
Read the full schedule and see the parade route in the mid-week Bowie News.
Top photo – Weigh-in at the Jim Bowie Days Fishing Tournament on Saturday. (Jim Bowie Days Assn. photo)
There will be a Veteran’s Day fundraiser honoring all who served from noon to 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 9 at 100 Baylor.
Celebrate this special day with a block walk 1/2K for a $20 entry. Participants will receive refreshments at the halfway point. Participation prices for walking.
Kids are invited to dress patriotically and enjoy a bounce house, games and face painting. Soda and kid-friend drinks will be available.
Additional information on vendor space can be seen at the The V’s Facebook page.
The staff of the Montague County Veteran’s Service office will host a Veteran’s Day program at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11 at the courthouse annex in Montague.
The public is invited to attend this program and visit the county veteran’s memorial on the courthouse square honoring those who served.
Daylight Saving Time ends on Nov. 3, so before you go to bed Saturday night move your clocks back one hour.
There have been efforts to get the time change thrown out, but it continues to be in governmental limbo.
What is the future of daylight saving time? On March 15, 2022, the U.S. Senate passed a bill to make Daylight Saving Time permanent. But it will not become law until the House of Representatives votes and the president signs off.
The Sunshine Protection Act, stalled in 2023. A group of senators reintroduced the bill again this year and it has been referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation to review and it is stuck in committee.
This time change also is a good time to change out the batteries in your smoke alarms to be set for the next year.
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