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PUBLIC NOTICE OF BID Notice is hereby given to all interested parties that the Fannin County Commissioners Court will accept Requests for Proposal for the purchase of furniture for the offices and common areas of the Fannin County Courthouse. Specifications are provided within the RFP and can be obtained from:

Michelle CaseFannin County Purchasing200 East 1st StreetBonham, TX 75418mcase@fanninco.net

Sealed proposals or electronic proposals must be filed in the County Purchasing Agent’s Office or via email to mcase@fanninco.net before 3 p.m., November 5, 2020, or said bids will not be considered. Proposals shall be opened on Thursday November 5, 2020 at 3:00 pm in the Fannin County Purchasing Agent’s Office, 200 East 1st Street, Bonham, TX 75418.

Fannin County Commissioners Court reserves the right to reject any and all bids.

Safety Campaign Targets Pedestrian, Bicyclist CrashesNew safety campaign urges drivers, pedestrians, and bicyclists to follow rules of the road

October 9, 2020AUSTIN ¬– Fatalities from crashes involv-

ing pedestrians are on the rise in Texas and now account for nearly one in five of all of the state’s traffic deaths. Last year, 668 people died in pedestrian-related crashes in Texas, up by 5% from 2018, and more than 1,300 were seriously injured. Crashes involving bicyclists in 2019 also claimed the lives of 68 people and seriously injured 313. These numbers follow an alarming trend that has seen pedestrian and bi-cyclist fatalities increase over the last five years. Safety officials attribute a primary cause of the

increase to people’s widespread failure to fol-low state laws designed to protect pedestrians and bicyclists. To that end, TxDOT is kick-ing off a new public awareness campaign this

month that urges all Texans to drive smart, walk smart and bike smart . “Whether you’re behind the wheel, on foot,

or riding a bicycle , we’re reminding Texans to make traffic safety their number one concern when they’re out and about,” said TxDOT Ex-ecutive Director James Bass. “The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us the importance of look-ing after ourselves and others in our communi-ties, and we’re asking the public to apply that same responsibility to safely sharing the road and obeying traffic laws.” Almost half of all pedestrians and cyclists who

died last year on Texas streets and highways were between the ages of 21 and 49. Most were living in urban areas, and the majority—73% of the pedestrians and 90% of the cyclists --- were

male. No matter how Texans choose

to travel, TxDOT wants them to

know and fol-low state laws for safe driv-ing, walking

and biking. Drivers should take specific steps to protect pedestrians and bicyclists who are more likely to be killed or seriously injured when involved in a crash with a motor vehicle. State laws mandate stopping for pedestrians in cross-walks, yielding the right of way to pedestrians and cyclists when turning, and passing cyclists at a safe distance and giving them room to ride.Pedestrians should cross the street only at in-

tersections and crosswalks, obey all traffic and crosswalk signals, and always use sidewalks when available. If there isn’t a sidewalk, pedes-trians should walk on the left side of the street or road, facing oncoming traffic.Like drivers, bicyclists are required to obey all

traffic signs and signals, including stopping at red lights and stop signs. State laws also dictate that those who ride bicycles must use hand sig-nals when turning or stopping, ride with traffic,

use bike lanes or ride as near as possible to the right-hand curb, and when riding at night, make sure their bikes have a white light on the front and a red light or reflector on the back.More than 3,000 traffic crashes involving pe-

destrians occurred last year in Austin, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio, resulting in 287 fatalities. These cities also saw more than 1,100 bicycle crashes that resulted in 30 deaths and 113 serious injuries.“Be Safe. Drive Smart.” and TxDOT’s pedes-

trian and bicycle safety initiative are key com-ponents of #EndTheStreakTX, a broader social media and word-of-mouth effort that encour-ages drivers to make safer choices while behind the wheel, like wearing a seat belt, driving the speed limit, never texting and driving and never driving under the influence of alcohol or other drugs. Nov. 7, 2000 was the last deathless day on Texas roadways. #EndTheStreakTX asks all Texans to commit to driving safely to help end the streak of daily deaths on Texas roadways.

Northeast Texas Children’s Museum Offers STEM Activities in OctoberNo Fee for Region 8 Families or Groups

Press Release (October 1,2020 Commerce, Texas) – Thursdays in October will be STEM days at the Northeast Texas Children’s Museum. Science will be presented in a fun and exciting way for children and hands-on ex-periences (with COVID 19 safeguards) will be provided. Classes will be offered for Primary students (Pre-K and Kindergarten) and Interme-diate students (1st and 2nd Grades) at 1:00 PM each Thursday. Thursday classes are open to families and home school groups. School groups can also attend by reservation on Tuesdays October 6, 13, or 20.October 8 will highlight In-

visible Nature with the Pri-mary Class entitled Effects of Wind and the Intermediate Class studying Gases in Na-ture. Elements of Water will be the topic for October 15. The Primary Class will study Water Friction and the Inter-mediate Class will have Ex-perimenting with Water. The last class on October 22 will be Amazing Magnets with the Primary Magnets for the younger group and Magnetic Fields for the older group.Each class will be limited to

10 students so that students will have social distancing. Visitors’ temperature is taken each day at the Children’s Museum, and each visitor is asked to wash their hands before entering the museum. Reservations are required for

attendance. The class fee for each child is $4.00 not includ-ing the $6.00 price of admis-sion. Region 8 will cover the fee for any child and family living in Region 8 on these October days. Reservations can be made by calling 903-886-6055 or by going to netx-cm.com. The Northeast Texas Chil-

dren’s Museum is beginning its 18th year of operation. The museum purchased a building and seven acres and moved to the new site at 100 Maple Street, Commerce, Texas, one year ago. The Children’s Mu-seum has over 50 play areas and includes an outdoor area with the State Farm Ship, a dry river bed with sharks’ teeth, a musical area, and a sandpile.

The indoor area includes the Amazing Airways, a L-3 Har-ris plane, a Kidsteam Train, and a Main Street with Hunt Regional Hospital, Fam-ily Smiles Dental, Lone Star Eatery, Commerce Veterinary Clinic, Cypress Bank, and a Re/Max/Castlerock Realtors playhouse. The Children’s Museum is

open to the public Wednesday through Saturday from 9:30 to 4:00. The museum is closed from 12:00 to 1:00 each day for cleaning. Private events for family groups can be scheduled. Private Birthday parties can also be scheduled with the museum closed to other visitors. Reservations for all events can be made by calling 903-886-6055 or by going to netxcm.com.

Ribbon Cutting for Sliters Glory AcresPress Release - The Honey

Grove Chamber of Commerce had the Ribbon cutting on Sat-urday, August 22, 2020, for Jimmy and Jeanette Sliter’s raw goat milk dairy. They are the nicest people

you could meet and the proud owners of Sliters Glory Acres. Jeanette’s grandfather, IB Duck, owned a cow dairy in Buffalo Gap, Texas so this back ground for her helped in

them opening a goat farm. Located 13 minutes north of

Honey Grove at 240 David Crockett Trail, Honey Grove Tx 75446. Their phone num-ber is 903-905-0790. They are open Monday-Friday 8AM till 5:00PM and closed on Saturday and Sunday. They are licensed by the State with monthly on-site inspections and testing. DSHS #483219.For those of you that have

not heard of this wonderful place I would highly suggest you pay them a visit. When they bought the place around 12 years ago it was just an old fishing cabin on one acre. They acquired another acre and totally transformed the whole place into a beau-tiful business. About 8 1/2 years ago they bought two female Alpine Nubian goats that happened to be pregnant. They named them Jingles and Fluffy. They had their first two babies on Christmas Eve. They now have 28 goats and

have some really awesome products at great prices. They of course have regular and fla-vored milk, yogurt that comes in several flavors, goats milk soap, colostrum on request, and the best purified well wa-ter you can get. They employ four full-time

employees so be sure and say hi to Bryan & Jessie Robinson and Michaella & Josiah Fri-esen. The place has so much to see and offer I can’t list it all but the Facebook pictures should give you a look at this incredible business. Their motto is “To God Be The Glory”. Email: slitersglory-

acres2020@gmail.comFacebook: Sliters Glory

Acres

Trail Life Troop #0356 meets every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month at 6:30 pm. Meetings are held at Cen-tral Baptist Church located at 709 Union St, Bonham, Texas. For more information contact: Lee Jackson - 903-505-4124

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