COUNTY LIFE
4-H schedules exploration meeting Sept. 28
Have you ever heard of 4-H? What is it? Who can participate? What can you do? How do you sign up? Is there a club near my home?
There are so many questions you might have about this youth program so Montague County 4-H is sharing some of the basics.
4-H is a youth organization run by youth and volunteers through the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service of Montague County.
To be an active 4-H member a youth must be in grades third-twelfth, but there is a Clover Kid division for those in kindergarten- second grade.
The Montague County 4-H Council will host an exploration and introduction event at 9 a.m. on Sept. 28 in the Montague County Cowboy Church, 1600 FM 455 West, outside Montague. Come see how 4-Hers get involved in projects, service-learning opportunities, 4-H events and trips.
Statewide 4-H has more than 500,000 youth and 10,000 volunteers. There are 170 youth and 25 volunteers involved with the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Montague County and it isn’t just for kids who live on the farm.
Youth learn by doing, participating in hands-on activities and projects in nutrition and health, robotics, photography, livestock and horse judging as well as leadership activities and other programs.
If you have any questions or concerns, call the the Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service at 894-2831 or stop by the office in the courthouse at Montague.
Email the office atL Montague-tx@ag.tamu.edu or follow the Montague County 4-H Facebook page.
COUNTY LIFE
Commissioners to meet on Oct. 12
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.
COUNTY LIFE
Art of the Song opens Friday
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.
COUNTY LIFE
Gold-Burg High readies homecoming events
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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