COUNTY LIFE
Nocona prepares 66th annual Chisholm Trail Rodeo

Nocona goes western this weekend for the 66th annual Chisholm Trail Rodeo June 8-9 at Chisholm Trail Arena.
Two young ladies are competing for rodeo queen and two for princess. The winner will be named at Saturday night’s rodeo. Emily Byler the 2017 queen and Rylie Lamar the 2017 princess will pass their titles to the new royalty. Queen contestants are ages 13-18 and princess is 12 and under.
The rodeo weekend also is highlighted by the rodeo parade at 4 p.m. on June 9. Theme for the parade, coordinated by the Nocona Chamber of Commerce, is “The Red, White and Blue.”
Cash prizes and entry tickets for Saturday night’s rodeo performance and dance will go to the first and second place winners of the parade. Categories include youth, civic group, church group, business, sports team, riding club and other.
Maddie Ferguson and Hannah Detweiler are the rodeo queen candidates, while Rylie Berend and Karagan Ritchie are running for rodeo princess.
Read the full story and more about the rodeo in your weekend News.
COUNTY LIFE
E-recycle day set for April 19

Do you have unwanted computer components such a desktop computers, laptop computers, LCD monitors, keyboards, mice, scanners, printers, battery back-up units, etc., that you don’t know how to dispose of properly?
If so, members of the Montague Emergency Communications Team can help as they host the annual Computer Recycling Day from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 19 at the Bowie City Hall parking lot at the corner of Mason and Pecan.
The team will recycle your unwanted computer components and insure they are disposed of properly, in an environmentally friendly manner. It is the perfect time to clean out that closet of nonworking or old electronics at your house.
They also will insure any computer hard drives are destroyed, thus preventing anyone from gaining access to personal information which may be left in the memory.
They also can accept sealed lead acid (SLA), nickel cadmium (NiCad), nickel metal hydride (NiMH) and lithium ion (Li-Ion) batteries for recycling. They cannot accept computer monitors or TV with cathod ray tubes.
This is a public service being offered at no cost to the community.
Any proceeds will benefit the Team and the Montague County SKYWARN program.
For details email kirk-@higginstx.com.
COUNTY LIFE
Bowie High School one-act one performance from state

Bowie High School’s one-act play is just one step away from the state University Interscholastic League contest after it placed first in the area round on April 12.
The BHS play, “View From The Bridge,” will now move to regionals at Clyde Huff Pac in Clyde on April 23. The play is expected to perform at 2 p.m.
“We placed first in this round, and all the plays were phenomenal,” said Director April Word.
Read the full story in the Thursday Bowie News.
COUNTY LIFE
2025-26 North Texas Health Directory inside today’s Bowie News

In this week’s Bowie News pick up the health directory that will provide information on an array of medical services available in this region. It can be a handy resource throughout the year.
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