COUNTY LIFE
Nocona veteran hits the road to promote heritage plaza
Randy Duckworth is ready to hit the road for Ride to Honor. (Photo by Tammy Bean)
By BARBARA GREEN
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Randy Duckworth, Nocona Military Heritage Plaza president and retired United States Navy veteran, will be traveling on motorcycle in a 4,000-mile trek from Nocona, to Virginia Beach, VI to honor his fellow veterans past and present.
“Ride to Honor” begins Aug. 3 and returns on Aug. 29. It also will bring awareness to the Nocona Military Heritage Plaza, which is now under construction.
“Honoring our armed forces is first and foremost in my heart.” said Duckworth. “Ride to Honor is my way of honoring our armed forces at home and abroad, thank you for the determination and persistence in the spirit of patriotism during this time in America.”
The 66-year-old veteran said the idea for the ride evolved out of plans to take the motorcycle to visit his daughter in Virginia Beach, VI.
“I talked to my wife about the trip and to Tammy Bean, plaza project manager, and Tammy began to think about how it could help the plaza project. We came up with Ride to Honor,” said Duckworth.
Read the full story in the weekend News.
The May 8 deadline is almost here for the 2024 Keepsake Graduation section produced by The Bowie News. It is the only section where you will see senior photos of every high school in Montague County and Bellevue.
If you want to honor your graduate with a special ad or your business wants to congratulate a working senior, call 872-2247 or print a copy of the submission form at bowienewsonline.com. The section will publish on May 22.
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)
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