COUNTY LIFE
Commissioner’s move Monday meet to Tuesday
Montague County Commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. on Nov. 12 instead of Nov. 11 due to the Veteran’s Day holiday.
A lengthy agenda of business faces the court including several items from the sheriff’s office.
Sheriff Marshall Thomas will present the monthly report of activity and the state jail inspection report. Staff from the Texas Commission on Jails Standards conducted the inspection in October with the jail passing all elements of the review.
The court will consider increasing the maximum compensatory time for law enforcement from 100 hours to 250 hours and consider a new pay scale for sheriff office employees, new hires only.
A pair of appointments will be offered for the Montague County Child Welfare Board, and two bids will be examined for tax sale properties.
In other topics a deed for Union Cemetery from Montague County to the board of directors of Union Cemetery will be discussed.
A donation of $4,000 to precinct two for chip seal on Picket Run Road will be offered.
Scheduling for the county employee Christmas party will be discussed and the monthly report from veteran’s service will be presented.
A request to enter the Phil Fandel property on Allison Road to clear a fence row also will be made by precinct four. The court also will review the general liability questionnaire.
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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