COUNTY LIFE
Family vacation is a time to let go, soak up each moment
The Blackburn clan holds an alligator on a recent vacation.
By DANI BLACKBURN
As a mom, I often feel like a WWE referee for my three kids.
I spend my days breaking up arguments about who can jump the highest, making sure everyone has pants on, that teeth have been brushed for more than two nanoseconds in the morning, the three little mouths have eaten at least something resembling a vegetable each day and that all three heads are accounted for.
This is hard enough at home during the normal routine of everyday life, but on a vacation that stress can be multiplied.
It’s easy to let the stress become overwhelming and you forget to enjoy the happiness of a family vacation, but as we prepare for our upcoming trip I am making a promise to myself to enjoy every second.
I may be singing a different tune just 20 miles down the road with 700 more to go after answering no less than 32 questions just from my middle child alone, but peaceful bonding is the plan for this vacation.
As a working mom, a family vacation means so much more than a trip to the beach and actually going to a restaurant to eat a meal. For me, it’s about not having to leave my kids for a full week. I get to spend every single second with them.
Read her full column in your weekend News.
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.
These students are nominees for the 2026 homecoming court at Gold-Burg High School. Homecoming royals will be crowned in pre-game ceremonies before the Bears take on Throckmorton at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 9. Pictured are: Freshmen: Kenzley Foster and Jackson Allen, freshmen; Yareli Aguirre and Jojuan Grace, sophomores; Zara Andrade, junior and Brayden Odom, Kaylie Duncan, both seniors. Not pictured: Caleb Epperson, junior and Keelyn Case, senior.
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