COUNTY LIFE
Vintage lens captures winning image in state fair contest
By BARBARA GREEN
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The 2020 State Fair of Texas may have been cancelled in its traditional glory, but folks still competed for the coveted blue ribbon in all the arts, food and crafts categories.
Bowie’s Joel Moore brought home a first-place blue rosette for a black and white photograph in the people division of the contest. He also won a third-place for domestic animal photography.
The State Fair of Texas would ordinarily welcome at least 2.5 million people to Fair Park during its 24-day run. This year a drive-through small version has been scheduled to allow folks a chance to take a photo with Big Tex and enjoy some fair food like Fletcher corny dogs.
Moore works as assistant fire chief with the City of Bowie Fire Department, but he also has many other interests including training hunting retriever dogs and photography. This was his first time entering the fair photography contest as he returns to a hobby he first enjoyed more than 25 years ago when film was king.
“It just sort of happened going back to the camera. I saw a sale three or four years back and thought I would pick it up again. Then I just started shooting,” said Moore.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie 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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