COUNTY LIFE

Beef short course planned for Jan. 13 in San Antonio

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5 months ago

12/31/2025

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service office in Bexar County will host the 2026 Beef Cattle Short Course on Jan. 13 in San Antonio.
The course is scheduled from 3-8:15 p.m. and will be at the Ozuna Library on the campus of Palo Alto College, 1400 Villaret Blvd., San Antonio.
Cost is $20 per person, and registration is available by contacting Kennedy Green at the AgriLife Extension office for Bexar County at 210-631-0400 or kennedy.green@ag.tamu.edu.
There will be two Texas Department of Agriculture continuing education units offered — one general and one laws and regulations.
A meal will be served at 5:30 p.m. and feature remarks from Pat Shields, immediate past chair of the Texas Beef Council, on “Building a Beef Herd for All Market Seasons.”
T.R. Lansford, DVM, Texas Animal Health Commission deputy executive director and assistant state veterinarian, Bryan-College Station, will provide a New World screwworm update.
Sessions offered
The concurrent sessions will begin at 3:30 p.m. Participants should select two when registering.
Cow and calf herd health, which will be repeated— Lansford.
DIY spray equipment and pasture weed/brush control, also repeated — Megan Clayton, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension range specialist and professor, Texas A&M Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management, Uvalde.
Applicator inspection process and overview — Vick Alexander, assistant regional director, pesticides, Texas Department of Agriculture, San Antonio.
AgriInsurance-PRF, livestock, annual forage and beyond — Jake Surman, relationship agent, Capital Farm Credit, Schulenburg.
For more information visit agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/.

COUNTY LIFE

Third Music in the Park scheduled June 13

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3 days ago

06/04/2026

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As summer opens, the third annual Music in the Park is planned for June 13 in Pelham Park.
This free musical evening will feature a unique array of musical talent to entertain as guests pull up their lawnchairs under the large oak trees. Hosted by the Bowie Community Center and R&K Sound Company, music begins at 4:30 p.m.

The Lowdown Drifters will be headliner with the opening acts of Jesse Wadsworth, Thad Murphy and the Monty Dawson Band of Bowie.

Read the full story in your Thursday Bowie News.

Top photo – ZZ Top Texas performed at the 2025 Music in the Park event. (News file photo)

COUNTY LIFE

Summer health fair planned June 11

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3 days ago

06/04/2026

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There will be a Summer Kick-Off Health Fair for senior citizens from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on June 11 at the Bowie Senior Citizens Center.
Join the group for a free chicken spaghetti lunch, door prizes and games. The Lions Club will host free eye exams and there will free blood pressure checks.
Questions can be directed to Cynthia Hawkins at 940-366-4960 or Ashlie McCarty at 940-500-8954.

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Nocona Chamber of Commerce presents awards

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3 days ago

06/04/2026

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By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
The Nocona Chamber of Commerce celebrated its members during the annual banquet on May 29 where awards were presented and businesses encouraged to “create a shared belief in the future.”
President Marie Molsbee welcomed the guests and introduced officers and members of the chamber board: Chris Fenoglio, vice president; Donna Lemons, secretary; Shelby Weaver, treasurer; and members, Corissa Miller, Emory Rodden, Heather Morris, Jason Castle, Jason Miller, Logan Manning and Maddie Ferguson.
Teresa Dirker was the guest speaker.

See all the awards from the chamber and Nocona Economic Development Corporation in your Thursday Bowie News.

Top photo – Robert Fenoglio received the Nocona Chamber’s Citizen of the Year Award, presented by President Marie Molsbee at last Friday’s banquet. (News photo by Barbara Green)