COUNTY LIFE
Heroic actions of local man recognized by DPS
By BARBARA GREEN
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A Montague County man was honored Tuesday by the Department of Public Safety for his heroic actions pulling an injured woman from her vehicle after it caught fire in a crash in early 2017.
Brian Young was presented with the Texas Department of Public Safety’s Director Award during a morning ceremony Tuesday as his family and a large group of DPS officers looked on. Gary Albus, regional director for the DPS out of Lubbock, made the presentation.
The accident occurred at 6:50 p.m. on Feb. 26, 2017 at the intersection of Alamo Road and State Highway 59. The accident report states following the impact, one of the vehicle engine compartments caught fire and the driver’s door and window jammed.
The driver, Diana Winslow, Nocona, was dazed and had suffered a knee injury, so she could not get out of the vehicle on her own.
The crash occurred in front of Young’s residence and when he heard the noise he ran to the vehicle to find it was filling up with smoke. Flames were beginning to reach the passenger compartment, as Young forced the driver’s window down, unbuckled her and pulled her out.
Read the full story in the mid-week News.
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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