NEWS
Student’s costumes at game spark fire storm on possible racial overtones
By BARBARA GREEN
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The appearance of several Bowie students dressed in fruit costumes at the Jackrabbit basketball game on Jan. 7 at City View sparked a firestorm this week as people at the game reportedly complained they were offended at the racist stereotypes the costumes perpetuated.
According to Bowie school officials, there were three boys wearing banana costumes and two wearing pickle costumes. Superintendent Blake Enlow said students have been wearing these types of silly costumes for several years and there is generally “no purpose whatsoever” other than doing it for attention.
“Sometimes there are two or three kids and other times six or seven wearing them. About a week ago at the Henrietta game, there were two wearing the pickles. Friday night they were at the top of the bleachers, they had a sign and were rooting on our kids. As the team fell behind they sat down,” said Enlow.
According to the complaint voiced by City View Superintendent Tony Bushong at first, he thought they were doing some sort of fruit dress-up day although he said he has not seen anything like this in his four years in the district. Bushong told KFDX TV as the game went on he saw the students and thought they were wearing watermelon costumes which did not seem appropriate along with the banana costumes.
Read the full story in the weekend Bowie News.
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)
No action was taken on a legal issue after members of the Bowie City Council met in a called closed session at 4 p.m. on July 12.
City Secretary Sandy Page said the council met for almost one hour for “consultation with attorney – Midwest Waste Services LLC vs. City of Bowie.
This lawsuit goes back to August 2019 when Midwest sued the city for its action requiring those who receive city water outside the city limits to use the designated waste collector, which is Waste Connections. This was shortly after the city signed a new long-term contract with WC.
The suit was dismissed in June 2020 on two points in the suit, but City Manager Bert Cunningham said a third point remained in mediation.
The Department of Public Safety has provided information on an auto vs. motorcycle accident that reportedly occurred on July 4.
James Lee Hilton, Nocona, was driving a 2019 Harley-Davidson motorcycle and Daniel Parra, Chico, was driving a 2018 Ford Fiesta. Both vehicles were north on State Highway 101 outside Sunset with the motorcycle behind the car.
Parra was attempting to turn left on Farm-to-Market Road 2265 when the motorcyclist attempted to unsafely pass to the left states the report. The bike struck the left side of the Fiesta. Both vehicles came to rest off the roadway on the northwest corner of SH 101 and FM 2265.
Hilton was transported to Denton Medical City with
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