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Texoma Gives 2017 to assist 14 Montague County nonprofits
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Texoma Gives is a 16-hour day of giving that provides critical funding for area nonprofits including 14 Montague County groups.
Wichita Falls Area Community Foundation is partnering with area nonprofits to give thousands of donors from every community in a 24-county area of North Texas and Southern Oklahoma a chance to raise funds for local needs.
The purpose of an area-wide day like Texoma Gives is to bring the region together on one day and as one community, raising money and awareness for Texoma nonprofits. This initiative, organized by Wichita Falls Area Community Foundation (WFACF), provides citizens an on-line http://www.texomagives.org/ to find and support nonprofit organizations whose missions align with their passions.
Montague County nonprofits that will be part of Texoma Gives include: Easy Street Shelter, Nocona; Lucky Paws Animal Shelter, Saint Jo; Stonewall Saloon Museum, Saint Jo; Tales ‘N Trails Museum, Nocona; Saint Jo Public Library, A Hand Up Nocona Ministries; Nocona Rural Volunteer Fire Department; Vashti Volunteer Fire Department; Bowie Alliance for Education and the Arts; Charis Hills, Sunset; Clear Choice PRC, Bowie; Nocona Playground Project; James Bruner TK Ranch, Sunset; and the Nocona Senior Citizens Center.
Read more on this program in the mid-week News.
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Bowie Council meeting cancelled
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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.
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City staff examines new generators for water plant
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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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