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Volume #52, Edition #39
Howe's That by Monte Walker Presidents’ Day is an American holiday celebrated on the third Monday in February. Originally established in 1885 in recognition of President George Washington, it is still officially called “Washington’s Birthday” by the federal government. Traditionally celebrated on February 22—Washington’s actual day of birth—the holiday became popularly known as Presidents’ Day after it was moved as part of 1971’s Uniform Monday Holiday Act, an attempt to create more three-day weekends for the nation’s workers. While several states still have individual holidays honoring the birthdays of Washington, Abraham Lincoln and other figures, Presidents’ Day is now popularly viewed as a day to celebrate all U.S. presidents past and present. The story of Presidents’ Day date begins in 1800. Following President George Washington’s death in 1799, his February 22 birthday became a perennial day of remembrance. At the time, Washington was venerated as the most important figure in American history, and events like the 1832 centennial of his birth and the start of construction of the Washington Monument in 1848 were cause for national celebration.
Monday, February 16, 2015
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Prettiest Little Town in Texas? primed to revive the vision of Miss Roberts from long ago and once again make Howe "The Prettiest Little Town in Texas."
Members of Keep Howe Beautiful execute the 2015 master plan to make Howe "The Prettiest Little Town in Texas." The year was 1940 and Howe was the talk of not only radio programs all over Texas, but also was featured in Readers Digest, The Rotarian and The Dallas Morning News. It was all because of Miss Mame
Roberts and her vision to turn Howe from a dreary, shabby drive-through town from Dallas to Sherman along Highway 75 (Denny Street) to a beautiful city full of zinnias throughout the community.
That project and vision labeled Howe as "The Prettiest Little Town in Texas" back in 1940.
Roberts said in a 1940 interview for The Rotarian. "With a united effort, we can make the place in which we live clean, wholesome, and attractive. We can make the crowded city dweller homesick to come back to us and to real living. We can bring new life, new business, new beauty, to the little towns." Photo by Michelle Carney
Keep Howe Beautiful understands fully that this 70 years hasn't been so kind effort is not just one that is to Howe and the Keep Howe going to be made from Beautiful organization is continued on Page #2
Earth Day 5K Mud Run scheduled for Founders Day which will be a fundraiser for Keep Howe Beautiful to help with "The Prettiest Little Town in Texas" mission. Several of the board members walked off the grounds at Jones Park in preparation for the event. Donna Wormsbaker, Marylin Keller Starr Stanley and Becky Hogenson walked the 40 acres to map Nothing like this has ever happened will be a family fun run of one mile out the trail for the 5K event. Several in Howe. A mud run event will take that starts at 8 am and the 5K mud different obstacles have been outlined for place coincided with the events of run will begin at 9 am. The event is the first ever mud run. Founders Day on April 25. There being held as the first annual event continued on Page #3
