COUNTY LIFE
Stonewall Museum receives $5,000 grant
The Stonewall Saloon in Saint Jo received a boost to its renovation efforts this week as the Texas Historical Foundation provided a $5,000 grant to the museum.
During ceremonies Wednesday, three directors from the foundation made a ceremonial check presentation and toured the western museum. Laura Wahlquist Stockdale, Lynne Smith and Jack Wahlquist, all directors on the foundation attended.
Stockdale they are proud to support the museum’s efforts to preserve Texas, and they also applaud the community’s working together in those efforts to preserve the history for future generations.
The Stonewall Saloon was the first permanent structure on the Saint Jo town square and was built to accommodate cowboys as the moved herds of Longhorns up the Chisholm Trail. Read the full story on the grant and museum in the weekend News. Pictured, members of the board accepted the Texas Historic Foundation grant check in a ceremony Wednesday. (Photo by Barbara Green)
This weekend find the deals in the City of Bowie Community-wide garage sales April 26-27.
See the map of a garage sale locations in Bowie in the mid-week Bowie News.
By BARBARA GREEN
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The big take-away from Tuesday’s Bowie Business Boost was time: “It only takes six seconds to make an impression in life.”
Lorie Vincent, certified economic developer, professional trainer and writer, was speaker for program number three of Bowie Boost with a focus on “Memorable Marketing in a Post-Pandemic Era.”
She opened about how she had started her business, ‘Acceleration by Design,’ and things were “rocking,” when 2020 came and things changed with the worldwide pandemic. As things began to reopen it appeared there were more opportunities but also more challenges.
Vincent laughed as she showed a Richard Simmons “Sweating to the Oldies,” infomercial that became one of the most popular and still running ads.
“Can you believe back then we would call a 1-800 number and give someone our credit card? That is crazy. They used big music, big voices and big adjectives,” exclaimed Vincent.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
(Top photo) Lorie Vincent, Acceleration by Design, discussed how marketing has flipped upside-down in this post-pandemic era. She spoke at the Bowie Business Boost part 3. (Photo by Barbara Green)
Enjoy an all-you-can-eat breakfast and support the Bowie Senior Citizens Meals on Wheels program on April 27.
Serving will be 7:30 to 10 a.m. in the center at 501 Pelham. For $10 feast on biscuits and gravy, bacon, sausage, pancakes, scrambled eggs and hash browns, plus coffee, tea and orange juice.
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