COUNTY LIFE
Good luck to the Nocona band as they go to pre-regionals
The Pride of the Tribe Marching Band of Nocona High School will perform at pre-regional contest at 8 p.m. in Wichita Falls Memorial Stadium on Oct. 7.
It has been an unusual season for the band which is now under the direction of Randy Brooks, previously the assistant director under Erin Hanson, who lead the band the past several years. Hanson left the district for a move closer to her family.
School officials hired a new director, but just a few weeks before summer practice began the band director position came open again and Brooks stepped into the job.
The band’s show is titled, “Into the Sky” featuring original music by composer/arranger Eric Rath. It is a multi-movement work in three sections: Take to the Skies, Beyond the Clouds and Dog fight.
Brooks said he is marching 46 members from grades eight-12 as of Oct. 3. Nocona will perform at pre-regionals at 2:30 p.m. on Oct. 7. The band could advance to regional and then area on Oct. 19.
“I have been pleased with the progress the band has made and I look forward to the high level the students are capable of in the coming weeks,” concluded Brooks.
Nocona is preparing for the 74th annual Chisholm Trail Rodeo May 8 and 9 at the Chisholm Trail Arena.
The rodeo will take place at 7:30 p.m. Nightly with the Ryan Ready Band playing for the rodeo dance afterward on Saturday night. Tickets in advance are $12 and $15 at the gate.
All the traditional rodeo events are planned along with non-sanctioned events of junior barrels for 16 and under. There is $250 added each night, a jackpot nightly and contestants have a $50 entry fee. Entries open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 4-5.
The new Chisholm Trail Rodeo Queen and Princess will be crowned during Saturday night’s performance. Read about these young ladies in your Thursday Bowie New.
Clara Anderson
TxDOT is hosting a virtual meeting to review projects included in the 2027-2030 Rural TIP.
The program is at 4 p.m. on May 6 and 11:59 p.m. on May 19, all online at https://bit.ly/4uhDwMG
The Rural TIP is a list of local projects to be funded during the next four years in the Wichita Falls District of the Texas Department of Transportation.
The counties included are Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cooke, Montague, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, and Young. Transportation projects cannot receive federal funding unless they are included in the Rural TIP. This includes projects for private vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, public transport, and commercial vehicles.
A section of Roach Street has been closed for the last few weeks as a new sewer line was installed replacing old clay tile line. It is phase two of multi-phase sewer line project across the city funded through a Texas Water Development Board loan of more than $9.7 million. The project will replace nearly10 miles of aging lines. (News photo by Barbara Green)
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