COUNTY LIFE
Church takes proactive approach to assist its members with health emergencies
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
The congregation of the Old Country Church in Bowie recently faced with an emergency when one of its members experienced a heart situation. They took that incident and decided to be proactive and purchased an automated external defibrillator that could save a life.
Jim Manning, member of the church’s safety team, said a member was trying to make it outside and was going to drive himself to the hospital.
“We saw him, and he told us his heart and chest hurt, so we got him to the hospital,” said Manning.
A few weeks later during a business meeting, they talked about it and what could do about providing some assistance during that type of event. The idea for an AED was broached and Manning took on the task of researching the costs and usage.
“We have an aging membership and knew something like this could help. I knew nothing about it, so I went to the fire station and talked to Chief Doug Page,” said Manning.
Page suggested it would be a great asset for the church and even though the station is only a few blocks away, the ambulance could be out of town and not able to get there as quickly. The chief assisted Manning in looking at AEDs online, how they work and the costs. At a hefty $1,275 Manning went back to the board.
Read the full story in the weekend News.
Nocona is preparing for the 74th annual Chisholm Trail Rodeo May 8 and 9 at the Chisholm Trail Arena.
The rodeo will take place at 7:30 p.m. Nightly with the Ryan Ready Band playing for the rodeo dance afterward on Saturday night. Tickets in advance are $12 and $15 at the gate.
All the traditional rodeo events are planned along with non-sanctioned events of junior barrels for 16 and under. There is $250 added each night, a jackpot nightly and contestants have a $50 entry fee. Entries open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 4-5.
The new Chisholm Trail Rodeo Queen and Princess will be crowned during Saturday night’s performance. Read about these young ladies in your Thursday Bowie New.
Clara Anderson
TxDOT is hosting a virtual meeting to review projects included in the 2027-2030 Rural TIP.
The program is at 4 p.m. on May 6 and 11:59 p.m. on May 19, all online at https://bit.ly/4uhDwMG
The Rural TIP is a list of local projects to be funded during the next four years in the Wichita Falls District of the Texas Department of Transportation.
The counties included are Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cooke, Montague, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, and Young. Transportation projects cannot receive federal funding unless they are included in the Rural TIP. This includes projects for private vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, public transport, and commercial vehicles.
A section of Roach Street has been closed for the last few weeks as a new sewer line was installed replacing old clay tile line. It is phase two of multi-phase sewer line project across the city funded through a Texas Water Development Board loan of more than $9.7 million. The project will replace nearly10 miles of aging lines. (News photo by Barbara Green)
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