Lady Bulldogs

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But all of the talent in the world couldn't pull everything together without a really special head coach. Derek Lands celebrated his 350th career win a week ago with the majority coming at Howe High School. His calm and quiet demeanor is reflected through his team during tough moments of games The Lady Bulldogs went through a stretch early in the season where they trailed at halftime in five consecutive games However, they came out of the half with a steady hand and won each of the games

The girls were tested early with an invitation to the Whataburger tournament where they played some of the best teams in the state.

"I thought we played pretty good. We didn't win We played with them and could have won some of those games, but we didn't It's part of playing tougher people." said Lands "I think we had a lull after that when we came back. I think we just said, 'look what we did' and we just settled on it for a little while."

Lands says the support of the team from the fans has been great and contributes that to the way they play. "They play with a lot of heart and energy People enjoy coming to watch them play because they'll get after you and they have fun doing it. I decided after I'd been here a couple of years that we needed to play by out-hustling everyone."

The girls hope to make it a memorable holiday tonight

Lady Bulldogs vs Holliday (BiDistrict Champioship) at Denton High School, 1007 Fulton St, Denton, TX

Howe City Council Meeting

February 16 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Howe Community Center, 700 W Haning St , Howe, TX

Gunter Tigers at Howe Bulldogs

February 16 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Howe High School Gymnasium, 200 E Ponderosa Rd , Howe, TX

Howe ISD Board of Trustees

Meeting

February 18 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Howe I S D Administration Office, 105 W Tutt

Howe, TX

Chamber breakfast at Independent Bank

February 25 @ 7:30 am - 9:00 am Independent Bank, 100 S. Denny

St , Howe, TX

UIL Band Solo/Ensemble Contest @ Celina HS

February 27 @ 8:00 am

Peggy’s Porch

February 27 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Peggy’s Porch, behind City Hall Howe, TX

Feed My Sheep

February 27 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

First United Methodist Church, 810 N. Denny St., Howe, TX

Chamber Mixer at Abbington Meadows

March 3 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Abbington Meadows, 1110 South Collins Freeway, Howe, TX

Early Release

March 4 @ 1:00 pm

Howe High School, 200 Ponderosa, Howe, TX

Howe Chamber of Commerce board meeting

March 7 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Howe Development Alliance, 101 E Haning St , Howe, TX

Local Church Calendar

Luella am – KidZone Children’s Service (5yr – 12 yr)

Community Bible Fellowship

Monday 7:00 pm - Luella home group Bible Study

Wednesday 6:30 pm - Food and Fellowship 7:00 pm - Childrens's Ministry

7:00 pm - Youth and Adult Bible Study

Sunday 10:15 am - Worship Service

7:00 pm - Howe home group Bible Study

Times are subject to change. Please check with each church for any possible changes

Faithby Debbie Wallis

and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He Himself is kind to ungrateful and evil men,” Luke 6:33,35 The kindness of God leads us to repentance. Kindness motivates others toward positive change The real proving ground for kindness is at home and how we treat each other

“Love is patient; love is kind, love is not envious or boastful, or arrogant or rude. Love does not insist it's own way; it is not resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth, it bears all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails,” 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

The Corinthian church was emphasizing their spiritual gifts but they weren’t motivated by love Paul makes the point that the use of their God-given gifts would amount to nothing if they didn’t make love their priority If you’re patient, you’re slow to anger; you endure personal wrongs without retaliating You bear with others’ imperfections, faults, and differences Patience wasn’t listed first by mistake. Kindness is patience in action A kind person is naturally helpful Kindness seeks out needs and looks for opportunities to meet those needs without repayment A kind person is forgiving when wronged Kindness is gentle, has an ability to soothe hurt feelings, to calm an upset person, and to help quietly in practical ways. The kind person shows kindness in response to harsh treatment Jesus said, “And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the same thing But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return;

Jealously can be positive and negative, God is a jealous god and won’t share His Lordship Jealousy in the negative sense is related to greed and selfcenteredness The jealous person wants what others have without doing what others do to earn it Jealousy has a difficult time applauding others’ success James 4:2 says that jealousy is often the source of quarrels and conflicts. Envy and boastfulness are related to jealousy and they both stem from selfishness Jealously wants what you have and bragging wants you to be jealous of what it has Jealousy puts others down; bragging builds one self up. The boaster tries to impress others of their accomplishments in order to look good Love is humble and aware that everything they have is an undeserved gift from God so they thankfully serve others

Love isn’t arrogant or rude It is courteous, respectful, polite, and uses tact with manners Love is bold and confronts sin because love cares for the eternal condition of people Love can be tough but doesn’t needlessly offend. Love isn’t selfish and doesn’t demand its rights The secret of every discord could be that we seek our own way and our own glory. Selfishness is the reverse of love, which is selfsacrificing Every sin can be traced to a root of selfishness. If we fail to correct our children and point sin back as an act of selfcenteredness we will continue to see the rise of people feeling that they are entitled to anything and everything they want

“For the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give His life as a ransom for many,” Mark 10:45. If husbands and wives, as well as children, would apply this verse our homes would be free of conflict and an honor to Jesus Christ. The good news of the gospel is that Jesus came to take what we deserved to give us what He deserves. He came and sacrificed His life for sins He had nothing to do with so we could live eternally in Heaven where His rightful place has always been.

Love isn’t easily provoked and isn’t t touchy. Love doesn’t have a hairtrigger temper or easily offended Love doesn’t make people around them walk on eggshells Love doesn’t use their temper to intimidate and to punish There is nothing loving about a bad temper, it’s a bomb and bombs leave devastation all around People that are easily provoked will not have true accountability in a relationship until they confront their own bad temper with the Truth of Jesus love

“God is not imputing our guilt to us, but instead imputing the righteousness of Christ to our account,” Romans 4:6-8 Love doesn’t keep a tally of wrongs or bear grudges Love forgives If your past is still happening today and tomorrow…then it’s not your past yet Put your sins behind you and don’t repeat them Your past is to be your testimony of how God brought you out of destruction so you can help someone else with their “today” struggles

Love is never glad when others do wrong To rejoice in the truth means to be glad about behavior in accordance with the truth of God’s Word If someone falls into sin, you don’t gloat; you grieve, because God is grieved over sin. If they repent, you rejoice because God rejoices Although love is kind and overl the faults of others, it doesn’t compromise the truth or take a s view of sin To allow someone think sin has no consequences, whether it is known sin or a hid sin is hurtful to them; that’s not Love will sensitively confront a correct sin Love gets excited w hears of spiritual victories. Lov encourages by expressing joy over little evidences of growth John, the apostle of love, wrote, “I have no greater joy than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth” 3 John 4 Love doesn’t broadcast the problems of others Love doesn’t run down others with jokes, sarcasm or put-downs Love defends the character of the other person as much as possible within the limits of truth. Love won’t deliberately expose and emphasize the sins of others Love protects by covering with grace. “Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins,” 1 Peter 4:8

Love always endures and trusts

This does not mean gullible; it means that love is not suspicious and doubting of the other person’s character and motives without good reason, even if their actions offended you. If trust has been broken, then it needs to be earned again, step by step but love believes the best not the worst. Love doesn’t jump immediately into blame Sometimes you will get hurt when you trust, but love persists in trusting. The word “endures” comes from a military term It has the idea of holding up under trial, of perseverance in spite of difficulties It is not just a passive attitude It is a positive, triumphant spirit that sticks it out God’s best is to forgive and renew relationships not to bail out Only God is fully love “Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God,” 1 John 4:7

If you don’t have a Bible please contact me at sfadebbie@yahoo,com and I will provide you one

Learn about antiques and collectibles away

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Q I have never been to an auction before, and quite frankly, I am a little nervous about going to one What if I scratch my nose and the auctioneer thinks I am bidding? Why do some auctioneers called themselves “Colonel?”

A Auctions can be great fun and possibly a chance to save money on antiques and collectibles If you don’t know the rules, however, auctions can be a little hazardous to your pocketbook “Caveat emptor” –let the buyer beware is the general rule If you don’t watch what you are doing, in the heat of competition and the spell cast by the auctioneer’s chant, you might spend more than you anticipated Let’s look at a few definitions and auctioneering concepts you should know before you bid

• “Preview time” provides an opportunity for you to inspect the merchandise. You should look for chips, cracks, repairs, missing parts, tears, marriages (when two pieces did not start out life together), and other things wrong with the items which may factor into how much you would be willing to pay or whether or not you might bid on the item

• “As is, where is” means there are no guarantees on the condition of the item. Auctioneers usually try to point out flaws in an item, but you must look the item over and be sure that it meets your condition criteria

• A “lot” is a unit of sale, whether it is a set of china or one plate Listen carefully to the auctioneer He will say “buy the whole lot for one money” or “your choice” where you choose as many items as you want at the individual price bid or “times the money” where if there are 5 items for sale as a lot each item costs the individual price bid

• Hammer price is the final bid It does not include buyer’s premium d of time how y o bid on an item and stick to it Don’t catch auction fever

• Read the fine print in the catalog for auction rules about buyer’s premium, sales tax and removal of objects you bid on and won

• Make your bidding gesture clear. Use your bid card, raise it high in the air and if you must call out. The auctioneer’s help will make eye contact with you and encourage you to continue bidding Don’t wave at friends or make overt motions with your bid card

• Pay close attention to the auctioneer At first you may not be able to follow where the bid is, but you soon will get used to his chant and be able to follow along.

The curious use of the title “colonel” for an auctioneer originated during the Civil War It was customary for army colonels to hold public auctions to sell off the spoils of war that their troops had seized Thus, colonel and auctioneer became synonymous to the public in some regions. I have not heard any of the auctioneers around our area called colonel. Auctions are a great night’s entertainment and doesn’t have to cost you anything just don’t sneeze!

Dr Georgia Caraway, former director of the Denton County Museums for 14 years, and her friends opened the Howe Mercantile at 107 East Haning Store hours are Thursday through Saturday noon until 8 p m She has written four Denton history books and has finished a 5th history about the North Texas State Fair and Rodeo that will be published in August She hopes her next book will be the history of Howe. PLEASE SHOP LOCALLY. We can show you Howe!