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Bowie Councilor calls auditorium tax funds illegal, draws anger from audience
Despite a packed audience supporting efforts to restore the Bowie City Auditorium, the city council Tuesday tabled a request to apply for a Texas Historical marker for the building opting to wait until more is known about funding.
Barbara Winingham, representing the Amity Club, along with members of the Friends of the Auditorium and project supporters made the request to make application with the Texas Historical Commission for not only the auditorium marker, but also a marker for the City of Bowie. Amity has been been actively involved in several historical preservation projects, including the marker and plaza area at Elmwood Cemetery.
Councilor Laura Sproles moved to table any action on the auditorium marker application until the council knows more about possible grant funds in the fall, and at one point she called the motel tax money earmarked for the restoration as “illegal,” because nothing has been to the building in the many years the tax has been collected. Her comment angered the audience who exclaimed it was legal. Read the full story on the dramatic meeting in your Saturday News. Pictured – Barbara Winingham speaks to the city council.
Bellevue ISD will start at 10 a.m. on Friday
Gold-Burg, Forestburg and Prairie Valley will not have school Friday.
At least three county athletes qualified for the State Cross Country Meet in Round Rock next weekend.
Bowie’s Brayden Willett finished 7th at the Region I-3A Meet Monday in Lubbock with a time of 16:46.50. He was followed by teammates Monte Mayfield with a time of 18:08.90, Kellen Rater with a 18:22.0 time, Jackson Frye in 18:40.10, Shawn Willett in 18:42.60, Austin Jones in 19:10 and Hayden Sutton with a 20:44.3 time.
The Lady Rabbits were paced by Ollie Gaston in 13:04.2. Bowie had five more runners taking part including Laney Segura in 14:33, Bella Lozano in 14:34.7, Mariah Tompkins in 14:56.5, Scarlett Aviles in 15:50.9 and Isabella Caswell in 17:09.
For further information, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
The 2025 Pioneer Court will be led by Joan Cantwell as the pioneer queen, with Duchesses Bill Ann Jones and Sue Swint.
A coronation of the court will be at 2:30 p.m. on June 27 at the Bowie Community Center. The public is invited to attend the crowning followed by a reception hosted by the Amity Club of Bowie.
Meet the ladies of the Pioneer Court in the Thursday Bowie News. Coming next week the young ladies competing for Miss Jim Bowie Days and Little Miss.
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