COUNTY LIFE
Bowie VFW Post 8789 searching for a few good men, women
By DEBRA DUNLAP
The Veterans of Foreign Wars post, established in 1946, has always been a strong presence in Bowie.
Originally members, veterans of World Wars I and II, built a legacy that still resonates in the halls of the post and the hearts of its members. The organization has suffered in recent years by members aging and membership numbers decreasing.
For the Bowie Reddy McClellan VFW Post 8789 their membership has dropped to about a dozen active members. The community also has lost its American Legion Post 252 due to a lack of membership.
Those who remain are trying to rework the post and its image, all in an effort to garner new membership to help veterans. Read the full feature in the weekend News.
Top photo: During officer installation ceremonies on Memorial Day this past May a new slate of officers took the oath before State Commander Joe Hayes. The small, but hearty group of officers is working hard to turn around the Bowie Post in membership and community perception. (Photo by Barbara Green)
(left) Senior Vice-Commander Gary Stephens and Dr. Carl Lilly, post commander are two of the leaders helping spearhead a resurgence in the Bowie VFW Post 8789.
The 22nd annual July Jam returns on July 27 to the Bowie Community Center West Hall, 413 Pelham Street in Bowie.
There will be a “chickin’ pickin’ fiddling fun time” as guests will be entertained by amazing fiddling tunes and enjoying a chicken meal with delicious homemade jams because it wouldn’t be July Jam without it.
Tickets are just $15 with the event starting at 6 p.m. The funds raised help provide awards for the Championship Fiddler Competition during Chicken and Bread Days Heritage Festival on Oct. 5.
This attracts talented musicians from all over to visit downtown Bowie to test their fiddling skills on stage in the Bowie Fire Hall on Oct. 5.
Along with the live fiddling entertainment, come hungry and be ready to outbid your neighbors at the silent auction or just stop by for a great meal, fellowship and soak in the air conditioning.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
The Nocona City Council met this past week making plans for budget and tax rate hearings.
Councilors received a brief update on the 2024-25 budget preparations. City Secretary Revell Hardison said the final proposal is almost complete and they now await the arrival of the no-new revenue tax rate that will be reviewed by the council after it is calculated by the tax collector.
The proposal includes a tax rate increase of about 3% similar to last year and there will be a small increase in water and sewer rates, but Hardison said the final crunch on those will come after the tax rate projections arrive.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
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