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Volume #53, Edition #31
Howe's That by Monte Walker "Don't call it a comeback, I've been here for years" is a lyric from L.L. Cool J and it could represent the mood of our fair burg. A good parade is a good way to gauge the heart of a community. If that is true, then Howe's heart is far from life support that many had claimed only a few short years ago. The city's letter that was sent out about the failure to test for lead and copper does not mean that the water contains copper and lead. It just simply means that the test wasn't done. Howe's Mayor Jeff Stanley gave a statement which is on page 22.
Monday, December 21, 2015
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"Victory Town" Christmas Parade had 30 floats The 2015 Howe Christmas Parade was themed "Victory Town" because of the success the town has had this year in Howe sports and Howe development. The Howe Area Chamber of Commerce officially held their first parade since reorganizing at the beginning of 2015. It turned out to be a joint effort with Keep Howe Beautiful, who organized the parade last year as members of each organization rallied together to form one of the longest parades in the town's history with 30 floats.
Keep Howe Beautiful float. Photo by Carlene Walker Float" was the Howe 3rd/4th grade Super Bowl Champion Howe Bulldogs with their dog house. Best Themed Float went to Keep Howe Beautiful with their
"Victory Garden" and christmas trees on the trailer. Lee and Paris Palacios emceed the parade by City Hall and the Church of Christ handed out cookies
Winning the "Best Overall You might notice all of the wishes of a Merry Christmas from a lot of businesses. They are from some advertisers of the Howe Enterprise in 2015 and a few new chamber members.
by the Howe Development Alliance office. Three late entrys pushed the nuber to 30 for the 12 minute route. continued on Page #2
Beckemeyer new president of Keep Howe Beautiful
Next week's edition will be a recap of 2015 from January - December. Each week, we have a flashback on the back page of every edition. Next week's front page will be in the 1985 Howe Enterprise format.
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Curt Beckemeyer has accepted the position of president of Keep Howe Beautiful after past president Monte Walker resigned the post in November. Curt Beckemeyer is a native of New Orleans. He graduated from Holy Cross High School and served in the Louisiana Army National Guard for six years. He began his career with the United States Postal Service in Chalmette, Louisiana in 1973, soon after high school graduation and the year his oldest son Chris was born. Chris works at Pontchartrain Mechanical as a lead mechanical designer. His youngest son, Cory, was born in 1978. He recently received his Masters in a
Bulldog basketball, pg 4 Lady Bulldog basketball, pg 5 Mrs. Arnold's Letters to Santa, pg 6 Mrs. Garner's Letters to Santa, pg 9 Mrs. Perez' Letters to Santa pg 13 Top Dogs, Students of Month, pg 14 Mrs. Watson's Letters to Santa, pg 17 Mrs. Armstong's Letters to Santa, pg 18 Loy Lake Lights Show, page 22 Mrs. Onstott's Letters to Santa, pg 23
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