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Bowie Intermediate GT earns invite to international event

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Bowie Intermediate School’s fourth and fifth grade Gifted and Talented students have qualified to participate in an international conference as a result of their Team Rabbits Crayon Upcycling Community Problem Solvers project.
Team Rabbits is the Texas At-Large Champion for the junior division community problem solvers competition, which led to their invitation to the international event.
Teams from 13 countries will attend and compete at the international conference June 5-9 at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA. Four teams from Texas have been invited.
Team Rabbits will be conducting various fundraisers and seeking donations to help pay for related travel costs to attend the international conference. The team has 15 fourth and fifth grade students and coupled with chaperones the team is looking at about $20,000, and while the school board has indicated it will support the team participating funds were not budgeted for this item.
Cindy Hedeman, instructor, called this an exciting opportunity for a program in its first year.
“We have never done this project before and we just dove right in. It is a once-in-a-lifetime event for the kids,” said the teacher.
Those interested in contributing to this trip may contact Hedeman at cindy.hedeman@bowieisd.net or Assistant Superintendent Christie Walker at christie.ewalker@bowieisd.net. Donations also made be dropped off at the school or central office.
A GoFundMe account has been established at : https://www.gofundme.com/team-rabbits-future-problem-solvers. A Donor’s Choose page has been established at: http://www.donorschoose.org/Cindy.Hedeman>”>www.donorschoose.org/Cindy.Hedeman<_tmp_url_0_>;.

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Wednesday car fire has no injuries

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A Wednesday morning rollover on State Highway 59caused a vehicle to catch fire but had no injuries.

Montague County Public Information Officer Sgt. Aaron Randle said the call came in around 7:30 a.m. at the intersection of SH 59 and Nobile Road. When Montague Volunteer Fire Department firefighters arrived, the 2008 Chevy pickup had rolled over and was fully enguled in flames. The17-year-old adult driver was out of the vehicle.

Brandle said the fire was under control at 8:06 a.m. Bowie Emergency Medical Services was also on the scene.

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City of Nocona receives Opportunity Zone nomination

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By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
The City of Nocona has been nominated as a rural Opportunity Zone by Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Mayor Christopher Nunneley said they will begin “pitching” this federal tax angle to potential businesses.”
At a Tuesday afternoon press conference Nunneley, Donna Culpepper, executive director for the Nocona Economic Development Corporation and Michelle Page of the Nocona Chamber of Commerce announced the nomination and offered a brief overview of the federal tax incentives that can become available.

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Michelle Page, Nocona Chamber of Commerce, Mayor Christopher Nunneley and Donna Culpepper, executive director Nocona Economic Development Corporation at Tuesday’s press conference.(News photo by Barbara Green)
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Patriot Day

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Remember Sept. 11 2001, 25 years later

While history will remember Sept. 11, 2001 among the darkest days in America’s history, it also is a day marked not only by tremendous heroism and bravery by first responders, but also every day Americans from all walks of life who showed the world our country would not be intimidated by terrorism.
There were 2,996 people killed during the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 including 343 firefighters and paramedics, 23 New York city police officers and 37 Port Authority police officers. Tens of thousands more suffered in the aftermath due to exposure to chemicals and industrial debris.

The Bowie News editor asked some local lawmen, firefighters, a pilot and two retired FBI agents their memories of this tragic day and how their jobs were impacted by the events. We thank them for sharing their reflections.

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