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News opinion: What will you do to make Bowie better?
By BARBARA GREEN
“When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.”
At the January Bowie Chamber of Commerce Banquet emcee Dr. Arn Anderson drew upon that quote from Alexander Graham Bell to create a prolific stream of discussion asking residents what they would do to “Boost Bowie.”
He encouraged everyone to stop looking at the closed doors and find new ones to open. It hit home with me.
I spend much of my time writing dire and sad news, so I often find it hard to start each day with a happy face.
I try hard not to be a “whiner” because my life is so very blessed amidst with all the turmoil and sadness in the world.
Let’s face it, Bowie is in a funk and really who could blame it.
Our hospital closed down after nearly 50 years, losing about 130 jobs. That tax district election was very nasty and divisive for our community, often pitting neighbor against neighbor.
Then we have the energy downturn that has hit north Texas hard with hundreds of people laid off right here in our own town.
The cost of living goes up, while wages stagnate. It is no wonder a bad mood abounds.
As I began thinking about how we can improve this negative mindset, I recalled the campaign used to get approval for the bonds that funded construction of the City of Bowie Auditorium back in 1925.
The words came from an ad in The Bowie Blade and they jumped off the page at me because it is all applicable for where we are today in 2016.
It reads:
Think well of Bowie. Believe in its possibilities. Feel that your big opportunity is here — among the friends who admire and respect you.
Talk loyally of your community. Grasp every chance to spread the gospel of faithfulness to your hometown.
Act what you think and talk. Give your efforts to anything that means improvement for Bowie.
Buy from your home merchants. Shoulder your share of civic responsibility. Be generous with good cheer.
Help build Bowie bigger and better! Let’s go!
I can’t think of a more perfect mantra for our community 91 years later.
Read the full column in the weekend News.
City of Bowie officials were on hand to inspect the emergency electrical generators that were delivered last week.
Mayor Gaylynn Burris and City Manager Bert Cunningham inspected one of three emergency electrical generators purchased as part of an ongoing Federal Emergency Management Agency Hazard Mitigation Grant. They also talked with Jay Evans, head of the city electric department, and Jerry Sutton, director of the water treatment plant about the next step for installation of the generators.
This grant provides funding for one 150 kW and two 250 kW generators for use at the water treatment plant.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
City Manager Bert Cunningham and Mayor Gaylynn Burris talk with the electric and water department staff about the new generators. (Photo by Cindy Roller)
No action was taken on a legal issue after members of the Bowie City Council met in a called closed session at 4 p.m. on July 12.
City Secretary Sandy Page said the council met for almost one hour for “consultation with attorney – Midwest Waste Services LLC vs. City of Bowie.
This lawsuit goes back to August 2019 when Midwest sued the city for its action requiring those who receive city water outside the city limits to use the designated waste collector, which is Waste Connections. This was shortly after the city signed a new long-term contract with WC.
The suit was dismissed in June 2020 on two points in the suit, but City Manager Bert Cunningham said a third point remained in mediation.
The Department of Public Safety has provided information on an auto vs. motorcycle accident that reportedly occurred on July 4.
James Lee Hilton, Nocona, was driving a 2019 Harley-Davidson motorcycle and Daniel Parra, Chico, was driving a 2018 Ford Fiesta. Both vehicles were north on State Highway 101 outside Sunset with the motorcycle behind the car.
Parra was attempting to turn left on Farm-to-Market Road 2265 when the motorcyclist attempted to unsafely pass to the left states the report. The bike struck the left side of the Fiesta. Both vehicles came to rest off the roadway on the northwest corner of SH 101 and FM 2265.
Hilton was transported to Denton Medical City with
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