SERVING MONTAGUE COUNTY TEXAS THE BOWIE NEWS $1 © Vol. 98, No. 29 • 2 sections, 16 pages Published without fear or favor since 1922 Saturday, September 26, 2020 Texas Senate insidenews election weekend edition Obituaries - 5A Sept. 29 Your Cards -7A Voters in Texas Senate Our Community - 8A District 30 will go to the Sports - 1-3B, 8B polls on Sept. 29 to select Real Estate - 4B a person to fill the seat Classifieds - 5-7B vacated by Pat Fallon as he makes a congressional obituaries run. Voting locations Bowie: Sept. 29 Elaine Case, 80 Wanda Russell, 86 Bible Baptist Church, Tom Ballew, 75 Bowie Crowley: H.J. Justin Community Bill Schull, 71 Room, Nocona, Saint Jo Civic Center Montague County inserts News photo by Jordan Neal Courthouse Annex MORNING ACCIDENT Community Room A volunteer inside the Bowie Mission at 201 E. Greenwood was injured when this pickup driven by James Davis, Bowie, struck the building at 10 a.m. Thursday. The police report states Davis was about to park at the mission when he unintentionally hit the accelerator causing the pickup to go forward into the building about 24 inches. Lee Polls will be open from Wayne Jones was inside stocking items when the truck hit with such a force that it caused a freezer to move across 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tues- the room and strike Jones, who was pinned between the freezer and a work station bench. Jones was transported day with locations set to Wise Regional for examination and treatment. up at the same places as early voting: Bowie Bible Baptist Church, H.J. Jus- quickreads tin Community Room in ISDs report new positive cases Nocona, Saint Jo Civic Center and Montague A sixth Montague zen of Nocona. including a child age nine ISD also had two stu- County Courthouse An- County resident has been Montague County has and one age four reported dents test positive this nex Community Room. confirmed as a fatality in 17 active cases of the as positive this week. week and one employee. Early voting was the COVID-19 pandemic virus where persons are Nocona Independent Prairie Valley ISD also strong for two weeks with as Dr. Delbert McCaig, in isolation. The total of School District this week reported one high school 1,292 voters casting a Sheriff sets county health authority, positive cases continues reported its first positive student tested positive ballot through 10 a.m. reported mid-week. to rise slowly each day COVID-19 cases since and Forestburg ISD re- Friday. ‘Night Out’ McCaig said the death with a total of 178 con- school reopened. Let- ported on employee. Elections Administra- was added to the Depart- firmed positive cases as ters went out to par- It has been six months tor Ginger Wall said the T h e M o n t a g u e ment of Health and Hu- of Friday with eight prob- ents reporting one high since the worldwide pan- unexpected early election County Sheriff’s office man Service daily report able for a total of 186. school and one elemen- demic for Coronavirus has run smoothly so far. presents National Night on Wednesday and is for McCaig noted they are tary school employee had was pronounced and no All COVID-19 safety pre- Out from 6-9 p.m. Oct. an 84-year-old male citi- seeing more young people tested positive. Bowie See VIRUS 4A See VOTING 4A 6 on the courthouse square near the sheriff’s office. National Night Out is Court an annual community event designed to p r o m o t e a c l o s e working and trusting meets relationship between local law enforcement and the communities twice they serve. Sheriff Marshall Thomas said Members of the Mon- the SO will host its first tague County Commis- annual event this year sioners Court will meet and they hope to see in two separate sessions everyone attend. this upcoming week. “Please join us in our The regular meeting attempts to educate and will be at 9 a.m. on Sept. build connections with 28 in the courthouse an- the families and youth nex. of our community. This Court members will is a no-cost event,” said consider approving dis- Thomas. solutions to the official Activities will include fire and rescue district food, demonstrations map of Montague Coun- and education. Members ty and area coverage. of the law enforcement There have been a few communities in Bowie, changes within the de- Nocona and Saint Jo partments and a request have also been invited has been made to update to participate. the map. News photo by Barbara Green Approval of the sher- REPAIRS BEGIN iff’s office accepting cer- Roof work has begun at La Belle Vintage Mall at Lindsay and Wise Street. The Burgess building is one of the tified payments for open community’s historic buildings that received extensive damage during the May tornado as the roof collapsed when See COUNTY 4A parts of it were torn away. Thursday the builder was lifting large roof trusses into place. 2A YOUR MONTAGUE COUNTY Weekend NEWS SOURCE SEPTEMBER 26, 2020 THE VIEW www.bowienewsonline.com Mo n t a g u e Co u n t y ’s Vo i C e • Le t t e r s • ed i t o r i a L s • Co L u M n s Governor urges Texans to get a flu shot While scientists race Europe.” Texas A&M notes in pro- County Record. tion beyond Houston. to develop a COVID-19 About two months ago, motional material for Riebeling, a real estate “The question isn’t if vaccine, Texas Gov. Greg Moody’s Investor Services “Corazón Abierto,” which agent, added she had the that next bullet will come, Abbott is urging everyone downgraded Wesco’s rat- translates in English as good fortune of seeing but when, and how ready to get a flu shot. ings to negative, based on “open heart.” Stevie Ray when she was we will be.” Cornyn said. Texans need to do their the disruptions created Another Texas A&M about 20 years old. “I was “With these projects, Tex- part to keep moving for- by COVID-19. Moody’s book might be of interest just standing an arm’s as will be stronger, safer ward the state’s recovery said the company could to those who correctly length away from him at and better prepared for from the pandemic, the improve its rating by guessed last week’s ques- the concert hall in Aus- whatever Mother Nature governor said. Last week, increasing the amount of tion about which celeb- tin, so he really touches sends our way.” he also eased restrictions cash it had on hand and rity appeared in the first my heart!” Cornyn’s Democratic placed on businesses in strongly executing on its “Don’t mess with Texas” Ike Dike challenger in the Nov. most of Texas. recent merger with Pat- commercial in 1986. moves forward 3 election, MJ Hegar, In a new public service tonair. After the merger L e g e n d a r y T e x a s As Hurricane Sally responded to the state- announcement, Abbott in January, Wesco and blues guitarist Stevie hammered nearby states, ment, saying Texas is be- reminded Texans that Pattonair formed Inco- Ray Vaughan played U.S. Sen. John Cornyn ing pummeled by the ef- flu season already has Administration building ra. “The Eyes of Texas” in touted in a news release fects of climate change. arrived. Getting a flu shot on Meacham Boulevard Open your a memorable start to the progress of a massive “We’ve had over a de- is especially important near Interstate 35W and heart to music the campaign. Vaughan, flood mitigation project cade to act on the Ike this season to help keep Loop 820. The company As Hispanic Heritage who died in a helicopter along Texas’ Gulf Coast. Dike, but under Sen. hospitalizations down received a $1 million Month events happen crash four years later, is The Sabine Pass to Cornyn’s watch it still during the state’s ongo- package of incentives across Texas, a new book remembered in a Texas Galveston Bay project, hasn't materialized — ing response to COVID- from Fort Worth’s eco- encourages people to cel- A&M book released ear- sometimes referred to perhaps because just six 19, he said. nomic development de- ebrate in song. lier this year, “Seeing as the Ike Dike, is in- years ago he didn’t even “I got mine today,” Ab- partment. It also received “Corazón Abierto: Stevie Ray,” by photogra- tended to protect near- know what the Ike Dike bot said. “I can tell you it a Texas Enterprise Fund Mexican American Voic- pher Tracy Ann Hart. ly 4,000 square miles was,” Hegar said. “We is the best way to reduce grant of $1.8 million. es in Texas Music,” is set The “Pride and Joy” of from Brazoria County need bold investments your chances of contract- “Our new, larger of- to be published Nov. 15 Dallas, Austin and blues to Orange County. Last in both energy and in- ing and spreading the fice space in Fort Worth by Texas A&M Univer- music lovers everywhere, month, Orange County frastructure, including flu. So protect yourself will allow us to bring sity Press. The author is Vaughan was correctly voted to move into the but not limited to the Ike and loved ones this flu our teams together to Kathleen Hudson, found- identified by “Capital design phase with the Dike, to help Texans on season and get a flu shot increase efficiency, en- ing director of the Texas Highlights” readers Lew Army Corps of Engineers.