COUNTY LIFE
Nocona city, school, hospital district election filing opens Jan. 19
On Jan. 19 filing for the May 3 Nocona elections opens and will run until Feb. 18.
Ballots will be open for three places on the Nocona City Council, two places on the Nocona Independent School District board of trustees and three places on the Nocona Hospital District board.
Places open on the city council are the seats presently filled by Tracy O’Neal, who also serves as mayor protem, Bob Ferguson and Steve Tettleton. All three of the men are longtime council members.
O’Neal, member of the council for 20 years, told The Nocona last week he did not plan to run and he felt 20 years was enough. Tettleton has served seven, two-year terms and Ferguson was appointed to the council in January 2009.
Place 14 on the NISD school board is presently served by Greg Fuller and place 13 by Erica Patton. Both places will be up for election. Board terms are three years in NISD.
The hospital board election for two-year terms will present the seats filled by Charles May, also board president, Cris Lemon and Ron Brown.
These Nocona entities are the only ones to conduct spring elections, as the remainder of the entities in the county moved elections to November.
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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