COUNTY LIFE
Forestburg Watermelon Festival, Riding Club Rodeo kicks off
Forestburg, one of Montague County’s oldest communities, celebrates the “Gift of family,” as the theme for the 38th annual Forestburg Watermelon Festival on Aug. 11.
Presented by the Forestburg Community Service Club the festival offers activities for the entire family. The Forestburg Riding Club also presents its two-night rodeo Aug. 10-11 in conjunction with the festival.
The day opens with vendor booths providing a variety of items from which to shop on Saturday morning.
Montague County Veteran’s Services will have an outreach from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to assist any veterans and their families with obtaining benefits.
A Country Kitchen and Crafts Store will open at 9 a.m. at LifeChurch2:42. The popular salsa contest returns. To participate just bring a minimum of two pints of homemade salsa to the location before 10:30 a.m. to enter the contest. The winner will be selected by popular vote, so make sure and to stop in for a taste and vote.
Also don’t miss a free slice of the sweet and juicy local watermelon. You also can purchase homemade ice cream in a variety of flavors in front of the Forestburg Methodist Church.
Official events start at 10:30 a.m. with a parade leaving from the school parking lot and traveling through downtown. To submit an entry in the parade, email [email protected] or call or text Charley Lanier at 214-449-8737.
After the parade enjoy a barbecue lunch of brisket, pork loin, vegetables, dessert and drink prepared and served by local cooks will be at the community center. Cost is $10 for adults and $5 for age 12 and under.
The Forestburg Riding Club presents the “Biggest Little Rodeo in Texas” on Aug. 11-12.
Rodeo events start with mutton bustin’ at 8 p.m. each night, followed by the rodeo events at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for kids.
The 2017 Forestburg Rodeo Queen Kaylee Choate will pass her crown to one of three candidates: Cheyenne Smith, Cassidy Wilson or Madison Braden. The 2017 Princess Kate Dill will pass her crown to the sole princess contestant Ainsley Goodin.
Read the full story in the mid-week News.
The 22nd annual July Jam returns on July 27 to the Bowie Community Center West Hall, 413 Pelham Street in Bowie.
There will be a “chickin’ pickin’ fiddling fun time” as guests will be entertained by amazing fiddling tunes and enjoying a chicken meal with delicious homemade jams because it wouldn’t be July Jam without it.
Tickets are just $15 with the event starting at 6 p.m. The funds raised help provide awards for the Championship Fiddler Competition during Chicken and Bread Days Heritage Festival on Oct. 5.
This attracts talented musicians from all over to visit downtown Bowie to test their fiddling skills on stage in the Bowie Fire Hall on Oct. 5.
Along with the live fiddling entertainment, come hungry and be ready to outbid your neighbors at the silent auction or just stop by for a great meal, fellowship and soak in the air conditioning.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
The Nocona City Council met this past week making plans for budget and tax rate hearings.
Councilors received a brief update on the 2024-25 budget preparations. City Secretary Revell Hardison said the final proposal is almost complete and they now await the arrival of the no-new revenue tax rate that will be reviewed by the council after it is calculated by the tax collector.
The proposal includes a tax rate increase of about 3% similar to last year and there will be a small increase in water and sewer rates, but Hardison said the final crunch on those will come after the tax rate projections arrive.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
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