Circus coming to Howe

The Polack Bros Circus is coming to Howe at 130 N Collins Fwy on Wednesday Oct 28, 2015

In a press release from the circus, they announced that they will have clowns, daredevils, "Motorcycle Madness Globe of Death" and circus animals

There will be two performance one performance at 7pm The performance will last 1 1/2 hours Doors open one hour before each performance Come early to get some cotton candy, have your face painted, and get a front row seat

Tickets are available at the gate one hour before each performance

Polack Bros says you can experience the circus like never before There will be juggling, acrobats, hand balancing, contortion, and the human cannonball

Polack Bros will give a donation of the proceeds to Keep Howe Beautiful

Each year, the local churches hold events to celebrate the fall season and provide an alternate experience than the traditional Halloween holiday of witches, vampires and skeletons The local churches have announced their plans for their upcoming October fall events

FUMC (First United Methodist Church) of Howe will kick-off the candy fun with their "Trunk or Treat" on October 25 from 3pm to 5pm located on their parking lot of 810 N Denny St FUMC will have free hot dogs, popcorn and drinks as well as the traditional continued on Page #3

Church Halloween

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There will also be family fun games as well as a costume contest at 4pm

Just down the street at 100 E. Davis St, FBC Howe (First Baptist Church of Howe) will hold their annual Harvest Fest starting immediately afterwards from 5pm - 6:30pm. The church leaders are promoting multiple bounce houses, big doorprize giveaways, free snow cones, free popcorn, games, candy and a family-friendly environment

Howe Church of Christ will hold their Trunk or Treat on Wednesday, Oct 28 from 8:30pm - 9:30pm following Wednesday night Bible study Costumes are welcomed, but only after the services are over Church leaders say that vehicles will be decorated with tailgates and trunks open with kids gathering candy from vehicle to vehicle. They say that sometimes it's not just candy given away, but also in some cases some small gifts and useful items.

Rounding out the local Halloween church event schedule is First Baptist Church of Dorchester, who will hold their Fall Festival event on Halloween night, October 31 from 5pm to 9pm at the church location of 1831 FM 902 in Dorchester Church leaders say that the Dorchester event will feature carnival games, a cake walk, bounce house, 33 foot slide for youth, hot dogs and a chili cookoff. They are inviting everyone to wear costumes and to bring a trick or treat bag.

"They (church Halloween events) are safe for the children, a place where the community can gather and a whole lot of fun " said FBC Howe Pastor Roger Tidwell

"I think the popularity of church Halloween events is an indicator that [#1] it presents a safe and trustworthy environment for the children to enjoy the evening " said Howe Church of Christ Pastor Toby Soechting " [#2] We do not associate or celebrate Halloween with the thought of "All Hallows Eve" anymore than we celebrate Sunday as the day of the Sun, Monday the day of the moon, etc. Halloween is associated today within a cultural context of family tradition and a day of nothing more than CANDY, costumes, fun, and more CANDY! [#3] Thirdly, I believe it may be an indicator of how families today have their schedules so filled with school, sports, and extracurricular events (for children of all ages), that they have less time for a leisurely walk through the neighborhood (not to mention not knowing our neighbors like we once did) These types of events help them fit one more thing onto the schedule, and besides what parent doesn't look forward to sneaking a piece of candy or two out of their child."

In an age where the United States of America looks much different than in years passed, local Howe churches want to give this small town a family fun experience

Bulldogs

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Senior cornerback Zach Blevins

intercepted a Tom Bean pass at the goal line and returned it out to the 17. The Bulldogs would later score on a 44-yard touchdown by the speedy Bent Masters. Howe led 14-0 with :28 left in the first.

After another Tom Bean punt, the Bulldogs went 40 yards in only 1:56 and scored again when Grisham carried it over for his second rushing touchdown of the night Howe led 21-0

Moments later, he would run a punt back 71 yards for a touchdown, but it was called back That allowed Jaden Matthews to

After a breathtaking performance by The Pride of Howe, Grisham returned the opening second half kickoff 82 yards for a touchdown and gave the Bulldogs a 49-0 lead with only 16 seconds gone in the second half

The stingy Howe defense kept giving the ball back to the offense and with 6:54 left in the third, Wall would enter the record books with his 96-yard touchdown That sits tied for third longest in school history with Brooks Foster in 1998 The score would put Howe in cruise control with a 56-0 lead with 6:24 left in the third

Tom Bean would again punt, which would set up Cooper Akins' score of 83 yards with 3:44 left in the third quarter. Howe led 63-0 at that point and it was time to start looking up school records

Nick Wilson would punt the ball