COUNTY LIFE
‘Chickin, pickin’, fiddlin’ fun July Jam on July 30
Mose Johnson didn’t know at the age of three years old and with his love for raising chickens, he would be creating a legacy for Bowie.
Later in life after marrying Mabel Jones on June 5, 1904, they began their journey with just $15 and some shoeboxes full of baby chicks.
This was the start of the M. Johnson Poultry Ranch – breeders of the World’s Best Laying Strain of Single Comb White Leghorns. He installed the first Mammoth Incubator with a 6,000-egg capacity in Texas.
By 1915, the ranch covered 350 acres and was considered the largest poultry ranch in the world. Surviving the Great Depression the ranch continued with over a million baby chicks being shipped all over the world. With this pioneering spirit, the tradition of Chicken & Bread Days Heritage Festival was hatched.
July Jam is a “Chickin’ Pickin’ Fiddlin’ Dancing Fun Time,” that raises funds for awards at the championship fiddle contest one of the anchors of Chicken and Bread. The jam will be at 6 p.m. on July 30.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
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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