COUNTY LIFE
Bowie News wins first place general excellence in TPA contest
The Bowie News won first place in general excellence in the 2019 Better Newspaper Contest of the Texas Press Association.
Award presentations took place last weekend at the 140th TPA Convention and Trade Show in Galveston. Along with the general excellence award, The Bowie News won third place sports photo, fourth place sports coverage and fourth in Blue Moon Special Section for the Second Monday 125th Anniversary special section.
Competitions were divided into nine divisions in which newspapers competed against publications of similar circulation. This year 107 newspapers submitted 1,094 entries. There were 23 semi-weeklies competing in those two divisions. Entries were judged by the Tennesse Press Association member volunteers.
Bowie News publisher Michael Winter said he was very proud of the entire staff and their contributions to the publication and its special projects. Winter has been the owner of The Bowie News since 2011. His father, James Winter, was publisher from 1965-2003.
“The Bowie News has been published for 98 years and we are proud to produce the only twice-weekly community newspaper in Montague County. We believe our coverage reflects our community in all facets and we were excited to be recognized in the TPA contest,” said Winter.
COUNTY LIFE
Bowie community garage sales this weekend
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.
COUNTY LIFE
Post-pandemic world changes all marketing
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)
COUNTY LIFE
Senior center to serve up big breakfast April 27
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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