COUNTY LIFE
Tales ‘N’ Trails conducting membership drive after difficult 2020
Tales ‘N’ Trails Museum, Montague County’s largest museum focusing on all aspects of local history, is conducting a membership drive.
The board of directors invites you to become a member to help the museum operate and improve, as well as enjoy the many programs presented throughout the year.
All members receive free admission to the museum, located at 1522 E. U.S. Highway 82 in Nocona, for one year. That admission also includes special exhibits, lectures and member-only events, the newsletter and 10% off non-consignment items in the museum’s unique gift shop that features unique regional crafts and books by regional and national authors.
The membership levels are as follows:
Individuals – $35 a year.
Family – $50 a year for two adults, household children and visiting grandchildren.
Family and friends – $100 which includes all those in the family category, plus two guest passes.
Sustaining – ship – $250 per year with all the above benefits plus four guest passes and two meal tickets to The Shebang, the museum’s annual fundraiser.
Patron – $500 per year, all the benefits plus six guest passes and four tickets to Shebang.
Benefactor – $1,000 with all benefits, a listing on the newsletter and website and a 10% discount on rental of the Benton Room.
Visit talesntrails.org to learn more or to join
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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