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Nocona readies Chisholm Trail Rodeo for May 10-11

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Rylie LaMar, 2023 Miss Chisholm Trail Rodeo

Nocona is gearing up for the 72nd annual Chisholm Trail Rodeo May 10-11 with lots of traditional rodeo events filling the bill.
Stock for the United Professional Rodeo Association Rodeo is provided by Champion Rodeo Company. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the gate. Children six and under get in free. Purchase them from any queen or princess or candidate, and at the city office before 4 p.m. Friday.
The association has been working on making repairs to the concrete bleachers but rain has delayed this project. Rock also is being laid in the parking lot and they hope to be finished with that before Friday.
There will be a rodeo parade at 3 p.m. on Saturday. Gates open nightly at 6 p.m. with the rodeo starting at 8 p.m. Sanctioned nightly events will feature bareback riding, saddle bronc, ranch bronc, bull riding, ladies barrel racing, tie-down roping, ladies breakaway roping, steer wrestling and team roping.
The non-sanctioned events are junior barrels for those ages 16 and under. There is $250 added each night with a jackpot nightly. Entry fee is $45. Call 940-841-2044. There will be mutton bustin’ nightly for children age 8 and under. Entry fee is $20 and buckles go to the winners.
A calf scramble nightly will be open for those age 8 and under and 9-12. Buckles to the winners.

Read the full story and meet the rodeo royal candidates in the mid-week Bowie News.

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Election filing moves into its final week

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Filing for the Nov. 5 city and school elections ends in less than a week with many races still awaiting candidates.
Filing began July 22 and will continue through Aug. 19. All three incorporated cities in the county will have elections, along with all the school districts.
Here is a list of the positions that will be on the ballot, the present office holders and those who filed.

Bowie City Council
Place 1 TJay McEwen
Place 2 Kristi Bates,
Laura Sproles – Filed
Place 3 Terry Gunter
Laramie Truax,
place 3 – Filed

Nocona Council
Christopher Nunneley
Taylor Ross
Yesika Rodriguez –
Filed

Saint Jo Council
Mayor Shawn
Armstrong
Melissa McPherson –
Filed
Colton Thomas
Kelly Williamson,
mayor, Filed

Bowie ISD Trustees
Place 1 Jacky Betts –
Filed
Brian Rhodes – Filed
Place 2 Nichole
Maddox

Gold-Burg ISD
Lynn Allen
Becky Case
Weldon Duff

Forestburg ISD
Rick Bathrop
Chad Hudspeth
Audiemarie Keown –
Filed
Joann Pople

Montague ISD
Terry Jones – Filed
Janet Nabours
Gregg Romine – Filed
Jimmy Walker – Filed

Nocona ISD
Kyle LaMar – Filed
Chico Cabrera – Filed
Randy Murphey – Filed
Guy Hill – Filed

Prairie Valley ISD
Scott Carpenter – Filed
Frank Glass – Filed
Jimmy Harris – Filed

Saint Jo ISD
Leeton Phillips – Filed
Dee Weger – Filed

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Forestburg celebrates its 44th watermelon festival

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Forestburg presented its 44th annual Watermelon Festival Saturday launching some new contests and enjoying lots of the traditional fun that is similar to a homecoming for many families.
The community service club organizes many of the festival activities and added some new edible contests this year. On Aug. 8 they welcomed entrants for the first jam/jelly, pie and pickles competition.
Audi Keown won first with her jalapeno jelly. Olita Lanier won the pie division with a pecan pie, while Ray Faglie won the pickle division with his bread and butter entry.

Read the full story on the festival in your mid-week Bowie News along with more festival photos.

Top photo – New royalty was crowned at the Forestburg Riding Club Rodeo Saturday night. (Left) Miss Rodeo Texas Princess Ryleigh Rodrigues attended as Emersyn DeNoon was crowned 2024 queen by 2023 Queen Karagan Ritchie. (Courtesy photo)

The colorful motorized couch potatoes riding in the watermelon festival parade. (Photo by Cindy Roller)

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Cemetery board readies annual fish fry

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The Montague County Cemetery Board, which assists with the preservation of historic cemeteries, will host its annual fish fry on Aug. 24 at the Forestburg Community Center.
Serving begins at 5 p.m. for all you can eat fish and all the trimmings. Cost is $10 for adults and $5 for those under the age of 12. Take-out will be available. This board is made of interested volunteers preserving history.

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