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By DEBRA DUNLAP
Scruggs Furniture Store is a Bowie landmark.
It’s been on the corner of Smythe and Tarrant streets for 55 years. Directions are given for downtown locations based on their relationship to Scruggs.
For example, “The newspaper office? Sure I know where it is – right across the street from Scruggs Furniture.”
Owner James Scruggs, who was recently honored for completing 50 years as a volunteer firefighter in Bowie, is as much a part of the landscape as the building that houses his business. His business career began as a teenager when he went to work for Richardson Furniture. He has been with it ever since.
The most memorable fire he ever fought? “July 23, 1990, starting at 2:30 in the afternoon,” he recalled with a wry smile. “That was the day my own store burned down. When that happened, I thought it might be time to do something else. Then I realized I don’t know how to do anything else. Besides that, Bowie has been good to us. So I rebuilt.”
The store is now so much a part of the landscape that one can drive by without even paying much attention to the building. However, if you look close, the 72-year-old has a a surprise for you, a classic car showroom. Pictured: James Scruggs shows off his 1934 Ford sitting in the mirrored showroom. (Photo by Debra Dunlap) Read the full feature in the weekend News.
The staff of Advanced Rehabilitation will conduct a hamburger lunch fundraiser to assist one of its staff members whose child is undergoing serious medical issues.
From noon to sell-out on July 19 hamburgers will be prepared in the front lobby of the home. The goal is to sell 100 burgers with a $10 meal deal of a burger, chips and a drink.
Call Cynthia at 940-366-4960 for pre-orders or Tiffany for delivery at 940-255-0402.
The fundraiser is for Tori Mullins, whose daughter, Bryleigh Gresham, age three, has been undergoing treatment for leukemia at Cook Children’s Medical Center. Tori has had to be off work to travel to Cook’s for the treatments.
Inside your weekend Bowie News find the award-winning visitor’s and newcomer’s guide. There are unique features about this area along with all the resources you may need to set up housekeeping or explore something new.
Bowie Public Library’s Summer Reading program continues on July 16 with the Olympics.
It will be all about the upcoming Summer Olympics with outdoor games at the soccer field. Summer reading wraps up with the popular Creature Teacher on July 23 who brings lots of animals to the kids to see up close.
Any questions about summer reading can be directed to the library staff by calling 872-2681 or follow their Facebook page.
Summer reading is open to children ages 0-12. Keep a summer reading log and earn a book.
Top photo – This past Tuesday, the library staff visits with Smokey the Bear and a member of the Forest Service at summer reading. (Photo by Barbara Green)
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