COUNTY LIFE
Get your salsa ready for the melon festival
It’s once again time for the annual Forestburg Watermelon Festival on Aug. 14.
It’s also time to get your salsa entries ready for the festival contest, along with any baked goods or craft items for the Kountry Kitchen and Kraft Store.
Back by popular demand is the salsa contest featuring the tops in local homemade salsa.
Entries will be accepted from 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Aug. 14. Salsa should be delivered to the LifeChurch 2:42 building next to the Forestburg Country Store. Judging is by popular vote of the festival patrons after sampling each salsa.
Each contestant must furnish two pints or one quart of salsa for the judging. Salsa must be homemade and can either be canned or fresh.
Salsa will be served at room temperature and safe food handling processes must be followed. The contest will close at 2 p.m. Any salsa remaining after the contest must be picked up by 2 p.m. that day.
First, second and third place winners will receive a “chili pepper” trophy engraved with 2021 Forestburg Watermelon Festival, Salsa Contest and the placement. Winners will be awarded at 2 p.m. the day of the contest.
The festival will once again feature the Kountry Kitchen and Kraft Store open from 9 a.m. – 2p.m. at the LifeChurch building on Main Street next to the Forestburg Country Store.
The Kraft Store will have homemade baked goods and canned goods, as well as an assortment of craft items for sale. Anyone who would like to donate items for the store can bring them between 3-6 p.m. on Aug. 13 or 8:30 -9:30 a.m. Saturday to the LifeChurch Building.
All proceeds from the donated items go to the Forestburg Community Service Club which oversees the community center and the Historic Log Cabin.
Montague County Commissioner’s Court will meet at 9 a.m. on Nov. 25.
Members will consider an anti-fraud policy and adding it to the personnel policy. The annual liability renewal with the Texas Association of Counties Risk Pool will be reviewed.
Montague County officials will be enrolling in the TAC 2025 certified cybersecurity course required by the state for all employees who use county computers.
Other topics for Monday will include the bond for the county treasurer, review an account application with Schad & Pulte Welding Supply, Inc and consider raising the road hand clothing allowance from $500 to $1,000.
By BARBARA GREEN
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It was family night for the City of Bowie Fire Department as members gathered for the annual pre-Thanksgiving awards dinner this week.
Firefighter of the Year awards, service awards and officers and firefighters were pinned with their new badges.
Fire Chief Doug Page opened the evening with a remembrance of a fallen firefighter, James Dunham who died 25 years ago on Nov. 18. This Saint Jo firefighter was responding to a car accident at Forestburg and after he arrived suffered a heart attack. Page noted his daughter is auxiliary member Renee Hart.
Chad Long, member of the department for one year and one month received the Firefighter of the Year Award. Kelly Tomlin, nine-year member, was selected by the volunteers to receive the Roy Gene Williams Award.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
Top photo- New lieutenants Michael Burrows and Chad Gerlach received the oath from Mayor Gaylynn Burris. (Photo by Barbara Green)
The new Montague County Animal Rescue, which will be helping with operation of the new county animal shelter, invite you to “Wine Like A Dog” on Dec. 3 at Kimber Creek Wine Bar and Gift Shop in downtown Bowie.
The evening will include wine and charcuterie from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., while raising funds for the rescue organization. Tickets are $50.
Melanie Gillespie of Montague County Animal Rescue said the new 501c3 has completed its agreement to work with Montague County operating the animal shelter.
“Your support enables us to launch the opening of the first county-run animal shelter. We invite you to join our mission of rescuing, rehabilitating and finding loving homes for animals in need,” said Gillespie.
Limited tickets will be offered at the door based on availability. Those with questions may call Gillespie at 469-951-0215 or email [email protected].
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