NEWS
The Bowie Chamber of Commerce will celebrate its accomplishments of 2017 and look down the trail to what 2018 may bring when its members and guests gather for the annual chamber banquet on Jan. 22.
Doors will open at the community center at 5:30 p.m. as guests enjoy hors d’oeuvres, drinks and viewing of the decorates tables provided by chamber members.
Tickets for the dinner are $35 and available at the chamber office, 201 Walnut. Call 872-1173 to reserve a tickets, some will be available at the door.
One of the evening highlights is the presentation of the Francis Brite Outstanding Citizen of the Year Award honoring volunteerism.
Chamber members also compete for “bragging rights” on who has the best table decoration for the banquet. Plaques will go to the top winners.
Chamber directors and officers, led by President Jim Gilbow will be introduced.
The regular meeting of the Bowie City Council for July 22 has been cancelled. City Manager Bert Cunningham and Mayor Gaylynn Burris will be attending the Texas Public Power Association conference.
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)
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