COUNTY LIFE
WL Plastics donates $10,000 to tornado relief fund
Generous donations have been added to the Bowie Storm Relief Fund this past week allowing the fund to continue assisting businesses and residents recovering from the May 22 tornado.
The Bowie Economic Development Corporation through a committee has been coordinating the fund distribution. Executive Director Janis Crawley announced INEOS (WL Plastics) made a $10,000 donation to the Bowie Rotary Club for expenditures to assist through the fund.
Members of the Rotary Club presented the funds this past week. In another donation organizers of the BTX Ride donated its sponsorship money to the storm relief fund after the ride was cancelled due to COVID-19.
Crawley said the fund has assisted 68 residences and 12 businesses.
“We have been extremely fortunate with the generous donations and the committee has worked very hard in placing the funds. We are still accepting applications and donations. One hundred percent of the funds is placed back into the hands of those in most need – primarily those who were without insurance and/or means to meet their deductibles and most affected by the storm,” explained Crawley.
Visit bedc.org to donate or call 872-4193 for assistance details.
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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