COUNTY LIFE
Montague VFD receives grant for brush truck
Texas A&M Forest Service awarded a grant to the Montague Volunteer Fire Department for the purchase of a new brush truck.
The funding was through the Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program.
“We retired a 1965 brush truck that we built out ourselves,” said Montague Volunteer Fire Department Fire Chief Tommy Fenoglio. “It didn’t have all of the updates that this new truck has. We put a lot of time and thought into getting the right equipment that would allow the department to best serve the community.”
According to Fenoglio the new 2016, F550 brush truck has a 500-gallon poly tank, foam system and front bumper monitor.
A bumper monitor, water cannon, is designed to produce a water flow for firefighting while being operated from inside of the fire truck.
Read the full story in the weekend News.
Bowie Community Center presented a concert featuring the music country greats Patsy Cline and Johnny Cash this past Friday night.
Local libraries wrap up their children’s summer reading programs this week.
The Bowie Public Library brings the popular Creature Teacher with all their spectacular animals for the final event on July 23 at the Bowie Community Center.
The program begins at 10 am. The children also will receive their prize books for their summer logs.
The Nocona Public Library ends its program at 10 a.m. on July 24 at the H.J. Justin Building at 100 Clay Street. The program will be “Our Own Action Heroes -” Nocona fire, police and EMTs.
Top photo – Smokey Bear visiting Bowie last week at summer reading.
Rachel and Roger Whitaker gave this metal storage container a fresh look with this colorful mural at the Bowie Animal Shelter. (Photo by Barbara Green)
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