COUNTY LIFE
Veterans Day activities readied
Montague County will celebrate Veteran’s Day will many activities in the days leading up to Nov. 11.
Nocona VFD Post 8558 will host a Veteran’s Day parade and other festivities from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Nov. 8 at The V, 100 Baylor in Nocona.
The parade opens the day at The V traveling east on Willow Street, turning north on Clay then west on Walnut before turning back on Baylor returning to the VFW Post.
There also will be a kid’s zone with a bounce house, food an more. This event is being hosted to raise awareness of veteran’s needs in this area and foster a sense of community providing emergency emergency funds for traveling, stranded veterans, assistance for medical needs, emergency home repairs, honor guards for funerals services for local veterans and raise veteran suicide prevention awareness.
The staff of the Montague County Veteran’s Service office will host is annual Veteran’s Day program at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11 at the courthouse annex. Members of the community and veterans are encouraged to attend. The Nocona American Legion Post 220 will be hosting a lunch after the program.
Bowie High School staff and students invite the community and all veterans to attend its program at 9:30 a.m. on Nov. 11. Local veterans will be recognized and are invited to register on the high school Facebook page or prior to the event in the main gym.
No plant has been more enjoyable in The Garden Guy’s trials than the Forged in Fire heliopsis or false sunflower. There have been a lot of varieties in recent years, but I am going to have to put this one on the must-have list.
Botanically speaking it is Heliopsis helioanthoides, native to the United States. Despite being native to 42 states, many new varieties, award winners and press coverage notwithstanding, it has not been an easy plant to find at the garden center.
Most likely you have never said, “Let’s go to the garden center and pick up a flat of false sunflowers.
Read the full Garden Guy column in today’s Bowie News.
The 100th anniversary celebration for Nokona American Ballgloves continues on July 18 with a community event starting at 11 a.m. at the old Nocona Boot Company building at 917 East U.S. Highway 82.
Enjoy free factory tours start at 8 a.m. and continuing every 15 minutes. The last tour will start about 11 a.m. Make sure to see the special $100,000 100th anniversary Nokona glove.
Drawings will take place every 30 minutes throughout the day, and enjoy hot dogs, Cracker Jack and apple pies. The retail store also will offer special discounts. Nokona is the only ballglove factory still operating in America, so take this opportunity to see up close how it works and learn about its unique history.
Pictured the bejeweled 100th anniversary glove on display at the Nokona Factory Museum.
A free clothing drive is being coordinated by Bowie Independent School District to be offered during the Back to School Bash on Aug. 1.
As everyone prepares for a new school year, consider setting aside any new or gently used clothing your family no longer needs. The first Back-to-School Clothing Drive will help students and families shop for free during the bash.
Every donation—whether it’s a shirt, pair of jeans, shoes, or a jacket—helps ensure more students start the school year looking and feeling their best. All sizes, styles and brands are welcome.
Drop off your clothing donations at Bowie Junior High (501 E. Tarrant St.) from July 20–31 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
The Back to School Bash is 9 to 11 a.m. on Aug. 1.
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