NEWS
Bowie VFW marks 70th year
Former Post Commander Carl Lilly lays service during a POW-MIA ceremony last Memorial Day. (News photo)
By DANI BLACKBURN
The Reddy-McClellan Veteran’s of Foreign Wars Post No. 8789 of Bowie has helped combat soldiers returning home since the end of World War II and is ready to celebrate its 70th anniversary this Saturday.
The post will have an open house from noon to 6 p.m. on Dec. 10 to recognize the anniversary of its charter, founded on Dec. 10, 1946. Members invite the public for cake and refreshments to help them celebrate.
Ceremonies will begin at 1 p.m. with the Posting of Colors with a welcome and history of the VFW. The post is located at 707 E. Nelson.
A presentation ceremony from the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and Bowie Schools begins at 2 p.m., followed by a Missing in Action/Prisoner of War Ceremony by the VFW and Auxiliary members at 3 p.m.
The auxiliary presentations will close the ceremonies at 4 p.m.
The members have plenty to celebrate as they honor their history and the big changes they have made during the last couple of years.
Twenty-five men signed the original charter in 1946, the number required to form the local organization.
Read the full feature in the mid-week News.
The post charter
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By BARBARA GREEN
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A public hearing has been scheduled for 9:45 a.m. on May 28 for the Montague County Commissioner’s Court to present the updated subdivision regulations that have been in the works for several months.
That date was set during Monday’s court session, where a development officer also was named and a state-required notice was approved. The 89-page draft of the subdivision regulations are available on the county website co.montague.tx.us/page/montague.home.
It was August 2019 when the regulations were adopted by the commissioners after much debate among water well drillers, groundwater district staff and directors, realtors and land developers.
During those original discussions water issues lead the way as many counties especially around heavily populated urban areas are experiencing water shortages and possible contamination due to an inadequate number of houses and wells or even the use of a public water system in the rural areas.
Charley Lanier, who has been working as a grant officer for the county, was named to be the subdivision development officer. After a brief 10-minute executive session, the court named Lanier who they said would be the “initial contact” for all developers who will accept all paperwork and plats.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
City of Bowie water and street crews repair a broken water line in the area of Walnut and Smythe last week, along with repairing a large pot hole in the same area. (Photo by Barbara Green)
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