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Four run for Chisholm Trail Rodeo queen, princess

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2018 Chisholm Trail Rodeo Queen Maddie Ferguson

The 67th annual Chisholm Trail Rodeo will take place June 7-8 at the Chisholm Trail Rodeo Arena in Nocona.
Rodeo tickets are $8 in advance from any rodeo queen and princess contestant. They are $10 at the gate.
The popular mutton bustin’ will take place at 7 p.m. each night. Registration will start at 6:30 p.m. with a $20 entry fee.
The grand entry will open the show each night at 7:30 p.m. with the rodeo following at 8 p.m. Some of the exciting events include ladies ranch bronc riding on Friday along with junior barrels for ages 16 and under, plus double-muggin’. All the traditional rodeo events will be presented.
The rodeo parade will be at 4 p.m. Saturday. Call 867-0165 to enter.
Saturday night after the rodeo, hometown entertainer Tanner Fenoglio will perform at the rodeo grounds. Your ticket to the rodeo gets you in.
The winner of the queen and princess contest will be unveiled Saturday night. Queen Maddie Ferguson will pass on her crown as will Princess Rylie Berend. Meet the four candidates for queen and princess in your mid-week Bowie News.

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July Jam planned for July 27

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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.

This large group of fiddlers entertain at the 2023 July Jam. (Photo by Barbara Green)
Chicken hats reign at July Jam with a little country dancing. (Photo by Barbara Green0
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Nocona Summer Reading welcomes animals, insects

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(top) Children were fascinated with bugs and spiders displayed at this past week’s Nocona Public Library’s Summer reading program, which is at 10 a.m. each Wednesday in July at 100 Clay in the Justin Building. (Above) These youngsters touched a snake that was displayed. (Courtesy photos)
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Nocona City Council reviews budget work

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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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