COUNTY LIFE
Montague County Youth Fair wraps up 2015 event
While the number of exhibitors was down slightly, the winter chill could not dampen the excitement of the 2015 Montague County Youth Fair competition this past week.
There were 315 exhibitors from all the schools across Montague County taking to the show ring and community center to showcase their projects.
Animals of all breeds, smokers, hay buggies, jams, jellies, photos and aprons were just a few of the many items judged across 1,042 entries. This compares to 318 exhibitors and 1,005 exhibits for the 2014 fair.
Judging began the morning of Jan. 8 and continued through Saturday morning’s huge swine show. The fair closed with the Clover Kids Parade, followed by the premium sale.
Youth fair committee treasurer Kenton Holloway said early calculations show the sale raised $118,650 for the 145 projects sold, which is slightly above last year. In the competition, Macie McCollum make it a hat trick as she won grand champion steer for the third year in a row. Read the full story in the Wednesday News.
Pictured:
Former Bowie High School Agriculture Science Teacher Monty Moeller (left) and retired Nocona teacher Jay Womack received the Cecil Ward Memorial Award Saturday night honoring their longtime service to the fair. The plaques were presented by two of Ward’s children, Milton Ward and Linda Ellender. (News photo by Barbara Green)
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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