UPDATE – Due to the winter weather this week several events were cancelled or moved. The Knights of Columbus Fish Fry was cancelled. Saturday kid’s parade and Big Parade were moved to 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Sunday.

The 12th annual Mardi Gras Nocona-Style continues through Saturday when the “Big Parade” wraps up festival week.
Hosted by the Nocona Chamber of Commerce along with other community groups, Mardi Gras Nocona-Style kicked off Sunday with the Krewe de Barkus Parade. It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon for more than a dozen pets and their people in Mary Davis Beckham Park.
A colorful array of entrants strolled around the park. Winners in the large dog category were Maddie Ferguson and Barkley, first place and Brandon Smith with Augie and Daisy in second.
Winners in the small dog group were Caiden Fenoglio and family with Jax, first and Lily Smith with Falcon in second.
On Feb. 23, the Riverstar Casino is joining the fun with a Mardi Gras costume contest starting at 4 p.m. and final voting at 8 p.m. at the casino. The first place winner will receive $500 in bonus play, second place $300 in bonus play and third place $200 in bonus play. Rules can be found at nocona.org/events.
On Feb. 24 the Knights of the Columbus host its annual a fish fry. The dinner starts at 5:30 p.m. in the Justin building.
Weekend activities start Friday with the Krewe de Couyons ATV parade taking off at 5:30 p.m. from The V.

Read about all the scheduled events in your mid-week Bowie News.