Lifestyles

The Jack County Sheriff’s Posse Rodeo books will open from 2 to 8 p.m. Monday, May 9 for sign-ups in rough stock and team roping events. Timed event books will open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 10.

Participants may sign-up by calling 1-800-567-6336.

The rodeo will feature eight major events with $5,000 added money including saddle bronc ($1,000 added), bare back ($1,000 added), bull riding ($1,000 added), calf roping, team robing breakaway roping, steer wrestling and barrels by calling 1-800 567-6336.

National Day of Prayer gatherings will be held at noon Thursday, May 5 at the Main Street Bistro Courtyard in Jacksboro, T&S Manufacturing in Jermyn, Cabin Park in Bryson and the Perrin Fire Department in Perrin.

All are welcome to join together in prayer at one of the county locations.

Blue skies and golden rangeland greeted 348 contestants as they stepped off their school buses for the 60th Annual Jack County Land and Range judging contest. Students participated in Range Ecology, Plant ID, Land Judging and Homesite Evaluation contests on the historic Richards Ranch, just outside of Jacksboro, Texas. 

Hosted by the Jack Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), it is the longest running land and range judging contest in the state. 

Jacksboro First Baptist Church will present an Apologetics Conference featuring Mary Jo Sharp from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 7 in the church’s sanctuary.

Sharp is the author of “Living in Truth,” “Why Do You Believe That?” and “Resilient Faith: Standing Strong.”

A former atheist from the Pacific Northwest who thought religion was for the weak-minded who needed a crutch to lean on, her main influence in this decision was the portrayal of Christianity she saw on the television in the ‘80s. 

Terri Leann “Missy” Bevers, 45, died Monday April 18, 2016 in Midlothian Texas. 

Missy was born in Graham Texas August 9, 1970 to James C. and Norma L. Strickland. Missy grew up in Jacksboro Texas where she loved to entertain her older brother Clifford, who she affectionately called Bubba, and pester her younger brother Clint. 

As a child, Missy began to hone her skill of gathering friends. Everyone was welcome to join as long as they knew how to have fun. She never met a stranger and was always willing to give everything she had to help others.