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RODEO: Benefit youth rodeo for Nocona’s Womack set
The third annual Montague County Cowboy Church youth rodeo is set for 10 a.m. on Aug. 1 at the Covered Dave Wiley Memorial Arena.
The area is located at 1600 Farm-to-Market Road in Montague.
The rodeo this year will be a benefit for Easton Womack who continues to recover from injuries sustained in an accident back during spring.
A saddle certificate will be given to the all-around boy and girl in each age group except the 8-under age division.
Age divisions will be as follows: 5-under, 8-under, 9-12, 13-16 and 17-21 years old. Team roping divisions will be 14-under and 15-21 years old.
Buckles will be awarded to the first-place winners in each age group per event, and fifty percent of the entry fees will be returned to the contestants in a jackpot.
The secretary will receive call-ins on July 27 from 5-10 p.m. A late fee of $10 will be added to all call-in entries.
A current Negative Coggins test is required on all horses, and no lead-ins are allowed. All riders must be in full western attire. Contestants are urged to wear orange for Easton Womack.
Various entry fees are dependant on event and age category, ranging from $20-$45. Team ropers may enter twice, once as a header and once as a healer.
In the 5-under division, the following events will be contested: Stick horse race, barrels, poles, flags and goat ribbons. The 8-under division has goat tying, breakaway and calf riding.
In the other age divisions, poles, barrels, a flag race, goat tying, breakaway roping, tie-down roping, steer roping and team roping will be contested.
There also will be a silent auction.
Mail entries to: Tamra Pittman, MCCC Youth Rodeo, 15840 FM 1816, Nocona, Texas 76255. Competitors must have parental consent to participate.
For information and call-ins, call 1-940-389-7499. Entry forms may be found at: www.montaguecountycowboychurch.org.
Rodeo. (Metro graphic)
By BARBARA GREEN
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The Bowie City Council welcomed three newly-elected members Tuesday night and the panel had its annual council orientation of duties presented by the city attorney.
Brandon Walker and Laramie Truax took the oath of office for their respective seats during the meeting. Laura Sproles was sworn in prior to the meeting as she was enroute to the hospital after a fall at home where she injured her hand and wrist. All the candidates had to take the oath by Tuesday night after the votes were canvassed.
City Attorney Courtney Goodman-Morris made the presentation on council duties and obligations, as well legal requirements. Brent Shaw was elected as mayor pro tem.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
Oct. 7 is the last day to register to vote in the Nov. 5 general election.
Voters also should double check their voter registration to make sure all the information is up-to-date. Go to votetexas.gov on the Texas Secretary of State’s website to make any address changes.
Registering to vote in Texas is easy, simply complete a voter registration application on the SOS website and return it to your county election office at least 30 days before the upcoming election date.
Fill in the required information, print and sign the complete application. At this late date it may be best to deliver the registration form in person to the election office in the courthouse annex at Montague.
Any additional information on voter registration can be seen on the county website at co.montague.tx.us, click on elections. Direct any questions to the office at 894-2540.
Marty Hilton and his crew with City of Saint Jo Public Works pulled an all nighter repairing an eight-inch water main break along U.S. 82 and Boggess Street. The break was reported around noon on Wednesday. City officials said one of the hardest parts was digging on U.S. 82 and when large trucks would go by the vibrations kept making the walls fall down causing them to be dug out again. The repair was completed at 10:30 a.m. Thursday and the water turned back on. The city is under a boil order until the water tests are complete, which can’t happen until Monday when the lab reopens. (Courtesy photo)
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