District vote defeats Bosque County hospital district plan
Goodall-Witcher Healthcare Foundation failed to establish a hospital district in Bosque County as voters rejected the proposal 1 090 to 922 on Tuesday June 15. President Clarence Fields affirmed the foundation’s 71 year commitment and thanked communities and hosts of forums while noting a future revival would depend on the foundation.
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Goodall-Witcher Healthcare Foundation
Bosque County
Clarence Fields
Fields
George Hallmark
Gary Philllips
Gene Albrecht
Tom Henderson
Jo Nell Meyer
Bosque County Hospital
Carol Spicer
Meridian Tribune
Court Approves Lower Electricity Contract Rate
During Bosque County Commissioners Court on Monday June 14 Todd Clift of First Choice Power offered a lower locked in rate of 8.08 for 42 months saving about 6000 from the current 9.65 per kilowatt hour He added that First Choice will donate 10000 in coming weeks to nonprofit entities The court approved a FEMA hazard mitigation plan grant of 50000 with 25 in kind county match and a solid waste grant for recycling The meeting also approved a Byrne Law Enforcement Grant to fund radios and repeaters with no required matching funds
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Bosque County
Todd Clift
First Choice Power
Clift
Dewey Ratliff
FEMA
Ratliff
Byrne
Birthday party boy donates food to Basque Animal Rescue
Jake Sparkman hosted an 8th birthday party at Waco Swimming Park with over 100 attendees. He asked guests to bring cat or dog food for Basque Animal Rescue Kennels and received 48 bags. On June 15 he and his father delivered the food to the kennels on Highway 6 near Clifton.
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Jake Sparkman
Waco Swimming Park
Sparkman
Jay Sparkman
Highway 6
Clifton
Annual Fish Fry Benefit Aids Clifton Volunteer Fire Dept
The Hermann Sons Fish Fry benefit to aid Clifton Volunteer Fire Department is set for Saturday July 3 at Womack Hall with serving from 6 p.m. Sponsored by Womack Lodge 135 the event offers a full meal for fish lovers with a $7 minimum donation and free for preschool children. Advance tickets are available at Clifton Feed & Service Center Clifton Rusty Nail Metal Art or from any fire department member.
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Hermann Sons
Clifton Volunteer Fire Department
Womack Hall
Sons of Hermann Womack Lodge
Clifton Feed & Service Center
Clifton
Fire Department
Womack Lodge
Clifton Vfd
Calvin Rueter
Grand Lodge
Sons of Hermann
Rueter
Highway 219
Bosque County Flag Flies Over Iraq in Heroic Flight
Bosque County History Museum supported the U S troops by providing Bosque County and American flags carried aboard a US Navy HH 60H helicopter in Iraq. Aircraft 212 of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 84 the Red Wolves bore the flags during combat support. Captain Thomas Patton originated the Bosque County flag plan with Ruth Crawford receiving the flags and certificate.
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Bosque County
Licopter
United States of America
Ruth Crawford
Sea Combat Squadron 84
Red Wolves
United States Navy
William Frederick
Thomas Patton
United States Casevac
Patton
Valley Mills
Iraq
Crawford
Navy
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Bark
Will Fry
Fryer Clifton
Buddy Bekkeland
Texas Press Association
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