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Commuting a way of life for many; Bowie makes a convenient home base
By DANI BLACKBURN
Many choose small-town life for the lower crime rates, a sense of community, lower cost of living and quiet atmosphere.
But the lack of job opportunities in a smaller town can be frustrating for residents, leading many to commute outside of their hometown.
The American Community Survey released in 2013 by the United States Census Bureau found roughly 38 million Americans commute outside their home county to their jobs every day, an 18 percent increase from 1980.
The census in 2010 found here in North Texas more than eight percent of the workforce travels at least 60 minutes each way to work.
Bowie creates a unique opportunity to enjoy small-town life with an easy commute due to six major highways intersecting the town, including U.S. Highway 287 that offers quick access to Wichita Falls and the Dallas/Fort Worth area. With the number of workers choosing to commute to work on the rise, that is a huge benefit for the city.
Janis Crawley, executive director of the Bowie Economic Development Center, said the largest asset Bowie has is its access to U.S. Highway 287.
“A lot of companies, like Peterbilt and Lockheed Martin, make it convenient to live in rural areas,” said Crawley. “They know they need to reach out beyond their immediate area for employees and provide transportation to and from work. It makes for a safer and more convenient commute for the workers.”
Read the full feature on the location of Bowie as a beneficial asset for the community in your mid-week Bowie News.
If you’ve been looking for a plump 24-30-inch tall and wide white lantana then you are about to have a new ingredient for all your mixed container and border designs. This breakthrough variety is called Luscious Vanilla Breeze.
The flowers open a soft yellow but as The Garden Guy watches them every day white is the color—or should I say lack of color—that I see. It is truly a beautiful selection. Luscious Vanilla Breeze will be the flowers you see on your patio or deck at dusk and the look on a moonlit night will be magical.
Read the full Garden Guy column in your Thursday Bowie News.
The summer plant trials across the country are always exciting not only from the standpoint of new plants that will be making their debut, but also the new recipes. There are always big crowds around the mixed container recipes. This year one of my favorites is called Sparkle Party.
Sparkle Party really creates a festive atmosphere. Its kind of crazy because the mixed container colors make you think you are on vacation, maybe at an inclusive island resort. Though the recipe contains fairly new Supertunia petunias and Superbena verbenas the colorful look seems tropical in nature.
Read the full Garden Guy column in the Thursday Bowie News.
No plant has been more enjoyable in The Garden Guy’s trials than the Forged in Fire heliopsis or false sunflower. There have been a lot of varieties in recent years, but I am going to have to put this one on the must-have list.
Botanically speaking it is Heliopsis helioanthoides, native to the United States. Despite being native to 42 states, many new varieties, award winners and press coverage notwithstanding, it has not been an easy plant to find at the garden center.
Most likely you have never said, “Let’s go to the garden center and pick up a flat of false sunflowers.
Read the full Garden Guy column in today’s Bowie News.
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