COUNTY LIFE
Shebang auction online bidding opens Sept. 1 for Sept. 17 event
Shebang, the annual fundraiser for Tales ‘N’ Trails Museum will take on a patriotic theme this year celebrating the red, white and blue on Sept. 17.
Everyone is invited to join in for an evening of fun with a live auction, bucket and silent auctions, live music and a delicious dinner. Doors open at 6 p.m. in the H.J. Justin Community Room at 100 Clay Street in downtown Nocona.
This is the museum’s primary fundraiser for the year, and this is the 12th year of operation. Tickets are $50 a plate or buy a table for eight at $350. Call the museum at 825-5330 to reserve a place.
The dinner menu will feature marinated bacon-wrapped pork loin, Tuscan-style green beans, cheesy garlic potatoes, tossed salad and dessert. It is BYOB.
This year’s live auction will start early with an online presence on the museum’s website. Online bidding begins at midnight on Sept. 1 and ends at noon on Sept. 16. Also you can stop by and place a bid at the museum.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
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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