Serving the community of Howe since 1963
Volume #52, Edition #44
Howe's That by Monte Walker Years ago they moved youth league baseball up to early spring, I guess so families could go on vacations and have a longer summer without the "hassle" of playing baseball. In this particular year, that idea has been a complete failure. The youth baseball program started practicing in the first week of March, however, due to ice, snow, and rain, the fields have been so muddy that three weeks worth of practicing has turned in to three practices and one on an infield. I understand that today's version of Bill and Barbara, we'll call them Zack and Tiffanie, need to take little Carson and Cameron water rafting for a week but I'm wondering if we really got this right.
"I see great things in baseball. It's our game — the American game. It will take our people out-of-doors, fill them with oxygen, give them a larger physical stoicism. Tend to relieve us from being a nervous, dyspeptic set. Repair these losses, and be a blessing to us." ~ Walt Whitman
Monday, March 23, 2015
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City to spend $18,000 on new lights for ballfields initiative to fix multiple problems with the lighting that would be beneficial to everyone. He contacted Techline in Van Alstyne to have a study done on the lighting and the cost effectiveness of a full replacement project. The study showed that the fields currently have 126 Tungsten Halogen Quartz lights at 1500 watts each. The new upgrade will be a reduction in the number of lights from 126 to 60, but Metal halide high intensity discharge lamps would be more lighting from the have remained true throughout the 39 Standard Metal Halide (MH) lights to Leadership from Howe Youth be installed. Also the study by years of existence. Baseball has now initiated major Techline showed that the lighting renovations to each of the ballfields angles will be adjusted for maximum Last year, Howe Youth Baseball located on the west side of US 75. coverage. The North Field will be the Past President Kent Akins and current asked for help from the city for a same level of lighting as a high school President Scott Thurman have had big project to fix the water drainage Photo by Michelle baseball field, whereas, HashCarney Field dreams of rejuvenating the two fields problems on North Field by known as Hash Field (10U) and North constructing concrete backstops and will be the exact amount needed for 10 and under play. dugouts. That project was finished Field (14U). Once known as BiCentennial Park due to its creation in before the season started. The total upfront cost of the project 1976, the name has been lost, but the This year, Thurman headed up an continued on Page #3 baseballs and gloves
New officers on board for Howe PD At Tuesday night's city council meeting, the council approved two new members to the Howe Police Department. HPD Chief Carl Hudman introduced new reserve officer Brandon Ozuna as well as part-time officer Keth A. Milks. Ozuna made it through the Chief Carl Hudman introduces new officers for HPD
oral review board, pistol qualification, background check and all other requirements. Milks also completed all of the necessary qualifications and fills the role of parttime officer left vacant by John Grant, who moved on to a full-time position with the Murphy P.D. continued on Page #4
