COUNTY LIFE
Blood drive set for Nocona July 13
Roll up your sleeve and support your local first responders by giving blood with Our Blood Institute at a local Boots & Badges blood drive.
Our Blood Institute will host a blood drive with Nocona Boots and Badges from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on July 13 at the Justin Building, 100 Clay St, Nocona. With your blood donation you’ll receive a free ticket to the theme park of their choice, including Frontier City or Hurricane Harbor.
Donors also will receive a limited-edition Boots & Badges T-shirt, while supplies last.
“Our first responders see the daily need for blood first-hand when the people they rescue require life-saving treatment,” said Dr. John Armitage, president and chief executive officer of Our Blood Institute. “We can’t say enough about the service these local heroes provide, and we owe it to them to do our part in making sure blood is available in emergency situations.”
This blood drive is a Donable cares blood drive supporting the Nocona VFD. Anyone who is healthy and 16 years old* or older can give blood. Donation typically takes only about an hour and one donation saves up to three lives. Appointments to donate can be made online at obi.org or by calling 877-340-8777. Walk-ins are also welcome.
•16-year-olds must weigh at least 125 pounds and provide signed parental permission; 17-year-olds must weigh at least 125 pounds; 18+ year olds must weigh at least 110 pounds. Photo ID required.
Our Blood Institute is the seventh-largest independent blood center in the nation with 17 donor centers in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas. OBI is the nonprofit blood provider for patients at more than 280 hospitals, medical facilities and air ambulances across all three states.
The Montague County Commissioner’s Court will meet at 9 a.m. on Oct. 12 in the County Courtroom at the Courthouse Annex in Montague.
Commissioners are scheduled to consider issuing a proclamation declaring October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month within Montague County.
The court also will consider accepting $850 in unanticipated revenue for the sheriff’s office generated during National Night Out activities, alongside interlocal cooperation contracts between the Texas Department of Public Safety and Justices of the Peace for Precincts 1 and 2.
An executive session is scheduled to discuss personnel matters pertaining to sewer/septic inspector for the county. Any action would be taken back in open session.
The Oct. 9-11 Art of the Song Music and Art Festival opens Friday night for three days of art and entertainment in downtown Nocona.
The festival opens on Oct. 9 with a Chisholm Trail Art Association Preview Party from 5 to 7 p.m. on Oct. 9 at the H.J. Justin Building.
Come see all the entries for the adult show, which formally opens at 10 a.m. on Oct. 10.
Live music will be played by Full Circle Band.
Also on Oct. 9 enjoy a Nocona Nights Street Dance from 7 to 9 p.m. with the Mark Murphey and Highway 82 Band. Cost is $10 per ticket and $200 for a table seating eight. Bring your lawn chairs.
Read the full schedule of events for the festival in your Thursday Bowie News.
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