Youknow,sometimesinlifethere arethingsthat,as Mr.Morrissays, “justblowyour socksoff”.Iamso overwhelmingly impressed,proud of,andjust amazedbythe townofHowein thisprojectwith Mr.HarveyMorris.
ThisweekIsat downandgotto knowMr.Morris inaconversation foroveranhour andahalf.Inmy assessmentheis anhonest,straight shooting,Godly andmostofall humbledand thankfulman. Whatanabsolute delightitwasgettingtoknowhim. Hehadsomany wonderfulthings tosayaboutso manypeopleinthe community,the helptheyhaveoffered,andhowthe loveandprovision ofGodhasbeen shownthrough thehandsofour community.
Mr.MorrisExpressesGratitudeforHouseProject ThisweekTheHowe Enterprisesatdownwith Mr.HarveyMorristo discusstheprogresson hishouse.Thehousehe waslivinginwastorn
downthisweektomake roomforthenewhome beingbuiltforhimbythe community,AmericanLegion,andmanyothers. “Weboughtthathouse,me andtwoofmysiblings backwhenDaddyhadto
stopfarming(…)thatwas sometimeinthe70’s.”As hisparentsagedMr.Morris boughtthehousealtogether.“Itworkedoutrealgood untilIgotoldandIwasn’t abletodotheupkeepandI couldn’taffordtheupkeep forthelaborforwhatthey wantedtokeepitup.” “Itwastoughtowatchitgo down,Ihadmixedemotions,lotsofmemoriesin thatoldhouse.Iwasjust thinkingaboutwhenallthe siblingswouldcomeinat Christmas,Thanksgiving, thosekindsoftimes.But there,comesatimewhen itdon’tworknomore.I knewwhatitneededbut whenyoudon’thavethe (Continued Page 10)
LetterfromtheMayortotheCommunity Karla McDonald PositiveChange
LastweekwasmonumentalfortheCityof Howe.Bigchangesare comingtoHowe!What mightthislooklikeyou ask?Changemaylook likebuildings,roads, bridges,andafewfaces changingintime. AsI reflectbackonsomeof theannouncementsthat weremadelastweek,I
focusmoreontheconcept ofchangeandwhatthis mightmeantoourcommunity.
Changeisnotalwayswelcomedbyeveryonebecausechangecanbeuncomfortableaswetendto gravitateourthinkingto “what we have always known will soon no longer be,” or so we think. Change can also be un-
comfortable because we have expectations that may not be met. We tend to be creatures of habit because we like what is known; we find comfort in things always being the same. We find discomfort in the unknown.
Iunderstandthisconcept becausechangeissometimesbeyondmycontrol. Takeforexample,going
intoarestauranttoorder your“usual”meal,onlyto findoutitisnolongeron themenu,ortheingredients havechanged.Afewyears ago,Irecallgoingintoa localfavoriterestaurantand orderingmyfavoritedish, onlytofindtheyhad changedtheingredients. WhenIaskedwhytheingredientshadchanged,they explainedtheyhadupdated toingredientstobe “cleaner,”andthenewin-
gredientshadmorenutritionalvalue.Logically,I couldunderstand;however,Ididnotwantto thinklogicallybecause,I wantedwhatI’dalways known.IhadanexpectationofreceivingwhatI wasusedtohaving.Why isthis?Sometimeswe findcomfortinwhatis familiarand,wesee changeasdysfunctional. Ordowefindcomfortin dysfunction?
Ashley Husbands
Demolition of Mr. Morris’house last Monday
Photo Credit:Amy Gibbs
UpcomingEvents MAY8:HHSPercussionConcert
MAY9:BadWeatherDay–NoSchool
MAY12:BadWeatherDay–NoSchool
MAY13:SoundpostatCantonHSWaterpark (7thand8thgradeonly)
MAY13:FFABanquet
MAY14:ExceptionalBehaviorFieldTrip–SummitHill
MAY15:HHSSpringAthleticBanquet
MAY16:8thgradebash
MAY16:AreaVFFAConventionAnna
MAY16:DayofChampions–SummitHill
MAY16:FieldDay–6thand7thgrade
MAY16:BaccalaureatePractice
MAY17:PTOSponsoredMother/SonNerfWar
MAY18:Baccalaureate
MAY20:AttendanceExtravaganza
CongratulationsTeachersoftheYear!! Janice Pickett – Howe High School, pictured withAssistant PrincipalAndy Cellars
Top: Dawna Snell – Howe Intermediate, pictured with Principal Paula Lashley Bottom: NicholeWulf – Howe Middle, pictured withAssistant Principal FloydWebb
TicketsforthebanquetareonlineONLY.Togivethecatererenoughtimetopreparewithanaccurateheadcount,ticketsaleswillbeturnedoffat5pmMonday. Studentathletesthatparticipatedinwinterand/orspringsportsdonotrequireaticket. TICKETLINKHERE!
Kim Duncan – Summit Hill, pictured with Principal RebeccaAronow
Mayor“PositiveChange”Letter Continued Anotherexamplemightbeanoldpair ofworn-outshoes.Haveyoueverhad apairofoldworn-outshoesthat lookedbad,maybetheyhadholesin them,ortheywerestretchout,and theymayhaveevenmadeyouwalk funnybecausethesoleswerewornoutuneven?Logically,weknowwe needanewpairbut,wefindcomfort inthedysfunctiontheyofferus;again, thiscomfortiscalledfamiliarity it’s whatwerecognizeandit’swhat we’vealwaysknown,resultingina feelingofcomfortandease.
Ihadtorewiremybrainbylookingat thingsfromadifferentperspective. It’sokaytosay,wedon’tlikechange. Butthenweneedtolookatwhythis changemightbehealthierforus.At thispoint,webegintorewireour braintolookatthingsfromamore logicalperspective;fromaperspectivethatmayimproveourhealth,our environment,andeventhoseoutside ofuswhomaybeaffectedbyour environment.
AstheCityofHoweentersaseason ofchange,wemayseebuildings change,businesseschange,schools change,roadsandbridgeschange, andwemayevenseeachangeof facesfromtime-to-time.However, WETHEPEOPLEdonothaveto changeourhearts.Wecanmakea choicetocontinuetobeagroupof peoplewhoofferlove,grace,acceptance,andsecondchancetoothers.Wecanbeagroupofpeoplewho haveawillingnesstoconsiderthatour personalperspectivemaynotbethe onlyperspective,anditmaynotbe themostlogical;andwecanbea groupofpeoplewholookatourexpectationsandaskourselvesifthey arereasonable.Afterall,isn’tthat whatweallwant?
Wecanchoosetobeopen-minded andrecognizethatwedonotalways gettocontroleverythingthataffects ourenvironment.Forexample,the CityofHowecannotchangethefact thatHighway75isamainthoroughfare;thisisbeyondourcontrol.AccordingtoTxDot,inourareaalone,in 2023therewasanaverageof1,664 travelersperday;thatisanaverageof 607,360travelersperyearfortheyear 2023.In2024,TxDotnotedthatour annualgrowthisupby68%.Weare nowyear2025.Thestatisticsfor2025 havenotyetbeenreleased.
Idonotwanttodismissthefactthat changeishardbecauseIunderstand personallyhowdifficultitcansometimesbe.However,ifweapproach changefromadifferentperspective, wecanlearntoadapttothechange, makingourlivesmuchbetter.We maynotbeabletocontrolthe change,butwecancontrolourperspective.Wefindourpowerinour abilitytocontrolthyself.Iammakingachoicetolookatthingsfroma positiveperspectiveandIinviteyou todothesame.Irecognizethebenefitsofbeingopen-minded;ithelps ustobeopentonewideasandinnovationsthatmaymakeourenvironment,health,well-being,andpsychosocialeconomicsmorefavorable.
Therearemanyextraordinarypeopleinthisworldandmanyofthese individualsliveinourcommunity. Theseextraordinarypeoplewantto makeadifferenceinourworldfor thegood.Theyhaveaservant’s heartandtheofferlove,grace,acceptance,andsecondchancesto others.Theyworktogetherwithothersforacommongoal.Theyunderstandthatnoteverythingisabout them.Thesearetheextraordinary peoplethatliveinHowe,Texas.So, whenthebuildings,roads,bridges, andafewfaceschangeintime,rememberwhoyouare Youare The Heart of North Texas!
I choose to be The Heart of North Texas, and I hope you will choose it too! The Heart of North Texas is the community that we all know and love, and that my friends, is something that never has to change.
Sincerely,
MayorKarlaMcDonald
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Farmer’sAlmanac 05/08: Fishing/Weather:poorfishinginthemorning,becoming veryunsettledforRockies,Plains Gardening:Favorabletimeforsowinghay,foddercrops,andgrains. Plantflowers.Excellenttimeforplantingcorn,beans,peppers,and otherabovegroundcrops
05/09:Fishing/Weather:fairfishinginthemorning,becomingvery unsettledforRockies,Plains Gardening:Favorabletimeforsowinghay,foddercrops,andgrains. Plantflowers.Excellenttimeforplantingcorn,beans,peppers,and otherabovegroundcrops
05/10: Fishing/Weather:bestfishinginthemorning,becomingvery unsettledforRockies,Plains Gardening:Plantseedbeds.Excellentforplantingaboveground crops,andplantingleafyvegetables.
05/11:Fishing/Weather:bestfishinginthemorning,becomingvery unsettledforRockies,Plains Gardening:Plantseedbeds.Excellentforplantingaboveground crops,andplantingleafyvegetables.
05/12:Fishing/Weather:bestfishingintheevening,clearingskies Gardening:Plantseedbeds.Gooddayfortransplanting.Plantcarrots, beets,onions,turnips,andotherrootcrops.Alsogoodforleafyvegetables.
05/13:Fishing/Weather:fairfishingintheevening,clearingskies Gardening:Seedsplantednowwilldopoorlyandyieldlittle.
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“ No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money. CommunityBibleFellowship JeremyMoore,pastor
415SCollinsFwy,Howe,TX75459
Wednesday
6:30pm-FoodandFellowship
7:00pm-CommunityKids(ages36thgrade,nurseryavailable)
7:00pm-YouthandAdultBible Study
Sunday
10:30am-WorshipService
FirstBaptistChurchHowe RogerTidwell,pastor
100E.DavisSt.,Howe,TX903-5325504
Wednesday
5:15pm-FreeMeal
6:15pm-AblazePrayerMeeting
6:15pm- Children'sMid-Week
6:30pm-WednesdayNightYouth
Sunday
9:15am-SundaySchool
10:30am-WorshipServiceBible Study
Matthew 6:24 HoweMethodistChurchofHowe JBBryant,minister
810NDennySt,Howe,TX75459 903-532-6718
Tuesday:
8:30am-1:00pmWeeCareDaycare (Registrationneeded)
9:30am-Women'sBibleStudy
6:30pm-BoyScouts
Wednesday:
9:00am-WednesdayWorkers
6:00pm-1stand3rdWednesdays
FamilyNight
Thursday:
8:30am-1:00pm-WeeCareDaycare (Registrationneeded)
Saturday:
9:00am-12:00pm-FeedMySheep (1st&3rdSat.ofeachmonth)
Sunday:
8:30am-CoffeeandDonuts
9:00am-SundaySchool
10:00am-WorshipService
3:00pmCubScouts
FirstBaptistChurchDorchester ZachPoling,pastor
11831FM902,Dorchester,TX 75459903-476-5525
Wednesday
6:30pm-Worshipservice
Sunday
9:00am-Men'sPrayerTime
9:45am-SundaySchool
10:45am-WorshipService
5:00pm-EveningService
SummitViewChurch BrettandDebHetrick,pastors
910SDennySt,Howe,TX75459 903-532-6828
Wednesday
7:00pm-RadiateYouth
7:00pm-Sanctuaryofforprayer
Sunday
9:30am-SundaySchool (kids,youth,women,men)
10:30am-WorshipService
10:30am-KidsChurch
HoweChurchofChrist AaronAlsbrook,minister
1205NCollinsFwy,Howe,TX 75459903-532-6441
Wednesday
7:00pm-BibleClasses (allages)
Sunday
9:00am-BibleClasses (allages)
10:00am-WorshipService 5:00pm-WorshipService
The Patriot Pony USSTrumanTroubles ANavyfighterjetfromtheUSSHarry S.Trumanaircraftcarrierfellintothe RedSeafollowingafailedlanding Tuesday.TheF/A-18Fjet,valuedat $67M,wasthesecondaircrafttofall fromthecarrierineightdays.Allcrew werereportedsafeinbothinstances, withonecrewmembersustainingminorinjuries.
TheTrumanhasbeenakeycomponentinOperationRoughRider,anair campaignorderedbyPresidentDonaldTrumpagainstYemen'sHouthi rebelsinMarchinresponsetothe Houthis'targetingofshipsintheRed SeaandGulfofAden.TheUSconductedmorethan1,000strikes,costing over$1Binmunitions,beforean Oman-brokeredceasefirethis week.USofficialssayHouthisdidnot strikeeitherofthejetsthatfellintothe sea.
Separately,theHouthispledgedto continuetit-for-tatstrikeswithIsrael, whichtheysaywasnotincludedinthe
ceasefiredeal.EstimatesrevealanIsraelistrikeonYemen'sinternational airportinSanaathisweekcaused about$500Mindamage,leavingthe airportoutofservice.
InterestRatesUnchanged TheFederalReserveheldbenchmark interestratessteadyyesterdayforthe thirdconsecutivemeeting,atarange of4.25%to4.5%.Thecentralbank gavenoindicationofplanstolower ratesinthecomingmonths,rebuffing acallfromPresidentDonaldTrumpto spureconomicactivitywithratecuts (Fed101).
FederalReserveChairJeromePowell signaleduncertaintyaboutthedirectionoftheUSeconomyamidtherecentspateoftariffs.Powellseemed undecidedonwhethertoprioritize tacklingstubborninflationwithhigher rates,ortolowerratesinanticipation ofapredictedeconomicslowdown. Inflationisexpectedtoreach3%this year,abovethebank'sgoalof2%;the USgrossdomesticproductcontracted by0.3%lastquarter
USstockmarketsrose(S&P500 +0.4%,Dow+0.7%,Nasdaq+0.3%) afternewsofyesterday’soutlook,and astheUSpreparedforhighlyanticipatedtradetalkswithChinalaterthis
IndiaLaunchesMissiles IndianforcesreportedlyfiredmissilesacrosstheborderintoPakistan andthePakistani-administeredterritoryofKashmirearlyWednesdaymorninglocaltime,killingatleasteight people.Pakistanvowedtoretaliate.
Theattackmarksariseintensionsbetweenthenuclear-armedneighbors, whohavealongstandingdisputeover themountainousregionofKashmir. IndiaandPakistanhavefoughtthree warsoverKashmirsincethetwonationsweredividedfromformerBritish Indiain1947.
IndiasaiditstruckninesitesinPunjab andKashmir,targetinginfrastructure usedbymilitantslinkedtolast month'sdeadlyattackintheresort townofPahalgam(partofIndianadministeredKashmir)thatkilled26 people.Pakistanreportedciviliancasualtiesinatleastfivelocations.India
week.Thediscussionswillmarkthe firsthigh-levelinteractionbetweenthe USandChinasinceTrump'sinaugurationinJanuary.
hasaccusedPakistanofsupportingseparatistviolence,while Pakistandeniedassociationwith theincident.
SincethePahalgamattack,the twosideshavescaled backdiplomaticties,closedairspacetoeachother,andexchangedfireacrosstheLineof Control,raisingfearsofbroader conflict.
NewUSTravelRequirement Startingtoday,mosttravelersflying domesticallywithintheUSmust presentafederallycompliantdriver'slicenseoridentificationcard knownasaREALIDandmarked byastarintheupperrightcorner toairportsecurityortoaccessother federalfacilities.
TravelerswithoutaREALIDcompliantlicenseoridentificationwillstillbeallowedtoboard domesticflights,butshouldexpect extrascreening,accordingto HomelandSecuritySecretaryKristi Noem.Currently,81%ofUStravelershaveREALID-compliant identification.
CongressenactedtheREALID programin2005inresponsetothe 9/11Commission’srecommendationsthatthefederalgovernmentset standardsforissuingstateidentificationdocumentslikedriver’slicenses.Itsgoalistoenhancethesecurity andreliabilityofstate-issuedidentification,makingithardertoforge andrequiringstatestoverifyapplicants’informationmorethoroughly.
Theprogram,originallysetto launchin2008,facedrepeatedde-
laysduetostates'concernsoverimplementationcostsandprivacy,limitedfederalfunding,technicalchallenges,anddisruptionscausedbythe COVID-19pandemic.
