COUNTY LIFE
Nocona gets ready for Mardi Gras festival
Downtown Nocona comes alive this month with the 10th annual Mardi Gras Nocona Style celebration.
This family-friendly three-day event is full of food, fun, music and parades. Each day brings a unique Nocona-style adventure.
Festivities get underway this weekend with the Mardi Gras Ball at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 8 in the Veranda Inn Events Center. A king and queen of Mardi Gras will be crowned. Floats and krewes also will be recognized.
Tickets are $50 for a cajun dinner and live music. Call the Nocona Chamber of Commerce at 825-3526 for tickets. Seating is limited and it is BYOB.
Two weeks later activities start the evening of Feb. 20 with the popular Krewe de Barkus Dog parade at 5:30 p.m. in the downtown park. Sponsored by Lucky Paws Animal Shelter there is a $5 fee.
Owners are asked to pre-register your dog at the chamber office, 1522 E. U.S. Highway 82. There is a $5 fee to enter. Registration is needed to be eligible for prizes for best dressed.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
Due to high lake levels at Lake Amon G. Carter, the Jim Bowie Days Association organizers announced Friday the tournament has been postponed and a new date will be named soon.
Texas AgriLife Extension will host a July workshop on July 26, Preserving the Harvest, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the United Presbyterian Church of Montague County, 300 W. Nelson.
This four-part series will teach and review the food preservation processes including water bathing, pickling, dehydrating and pressure canning. This program will have both education and hands-on activities with take-home practice.
Seating is limited so call the extension office to register at 894-4831.
The 2025 Pioneer Court will be led by Joan Cantwell as the pioneer queen, with Duchesses Bill Ann Jones and Sue Swint.
A coronation of the court will be at 2:30 p.m. on June 27 at the Bowie Community Center. The public is invited to attend the crowning followed by a reception hosted by the Amity Club of Bowie.
Meet the ladies of the Pioneer Court in the Thursday Bowie News. Coming next week the young ladies competing for Miss Jim Bowie Days and Little Miss.
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