Lopez represents Howe at state

Lopez bench pressed 300 pounds, squatted 510 pounds, and dead lift 495

"Joaquin is a great kid with a very infectious personality" said Coach Dale West. "Our athletic program will miss him I know he will be very successful in acting, or whatever he chooses to do."

Russell

continued from Page #2 because the end product is getting prosecution If we take care of our end of it, I assure the D A 's office will take care of it with their personnel There are times we have disagreements, that's natural But the D A 's office is well respected by the Sheriff's office "

Russell was married in 1975 while in the Marines and had three children After the 23 year marriage, Russell remarried in 2004 to his high school sweetheart She had three children in a previous marriage also and Russell smiled and made the comparison to the 1960's television show The Brady Bunch His youngest daughter and her husband are adopting a child from Ethiopia and should have little Norah Tess home in June or July of this summer His daughter is a research nurse of leukemia at M D Anderson in Houston Russell has a step-daughter attending the University of Oklahoma for her law degree; a step-son is an FFA teacher; one step-son works for Chesapeake Energy in Oklahoma City; a daughter that works in Kansas City at Cerner Corp and a son who is in real estate in Houston

"You can't imagine the enjoyment when all of the kids get together. All of the kids are outgoing. My wife and I are more quiet, but they keep us moving." said Russell.

Russell, a soft-spoken gentleman had great things to say about the Howe Police Chief Carl Hudman and his brother J D Hudman Both brothers were at one point sheriff's deputies and Russell referred to them as two of the three finest officers he's ever been around in his 30 years of law enforcemet That should make the citizens of Howe feel a little bit more secure

It'll be nearly a year of campaigning for all of the candidates, but the Howe Enterprise will take a look at each candidate in the upcoming weeks Next week, retired Sherman Police Chief and current Sherman City Councilman Tom Watt will be featured as he runs for the same Sheriff's office