NEWS
Bowie VFW closes after 75 years; declining membership, economics major factors
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
“After 75 years, Bowie Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #8789 will cease to exist. The members are heartbroken, but due to low membership, the choice had to be made. It’s been an honor.”
With that brief Facebook post on Dec. 8, officials with the Bowie VFW Post announced the closure. In the comment section when several people asked if there was anything that could be done to save it, Stacy Smith, post commander, said the charter had already been relinquished so it was permanently closed.
“It’s heartbreaking to know after 75 years there is no longer a VFW Post,” Smith told The Bowie News Thursday. “It has been a great honor for our post to be a part of Bowie and to assist its veterans.”
The post has been struggling in recent years with declining membership. Back in mid-March, The Bowie News met with post officials to discuss some of the problems and efforts to save the post.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
A BOIL WATER NOTICE remains in effect for City of Bowie, TX water customers along Highway 81 from Parker Road to Old Bowie Lake. Affected customers should use bottled or boiled water for drinking, cooking, or brushing teeth. Results of water testing should be available shortly after noon today. If the testing is good, the BOIL WATER NOTICE may be lifted shortly thereafter
A boil water order was implemented Monday afternoon for the area served at U.S. Highway 81 from Parker Drive to Old Bowie Lake as water line repairs were made. The order remains in place today. If you are affected by this order and need bottled water call 940-977-4941.
City of Bowie officials report Montague County, TX will be under an ELEVATED FIRE THREAT today. Please be careful. Hear Audio Alert:https://hrpow.us/H9U9gWU
A heat advisory also continues until 8 p.m. tonight. Remember to check on pets and older neighbors. Stay safe.
Photo of a previous grass fire, Bowie News file photo.
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