COUNTY LIFE
Nocona Chamber of Commerce readies its annual banquet for Aug. 29
The Nocona Chamber of Commerce will gather for “Boots and Bling” on Aug. 29 for the annual banquet.
The banquet starts at 6 p.m. with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. at the H.J. Justin Community Room. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. There will be 25 tables available on a first-come basis for chamber members to decorate to promote their businesses. The best decorated table will receive an award.
Emory Roden will serve as board president in the new year.
The chamber also has been accepting nominations for Citizen of the Year, Volunteer of the Year and Volunteer Organization of the Year. Those awards will be presented at the banquet.
Call the chamber office at 825-3526 to reserve a table to decorate or to purchase tickets.
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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