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Volume #54, Edition #4
Howe's That
Monday, June 13, 2016
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City seeks bridge over US 75
The Technical Advisory On page four, you will see Committee (TAC) of the Sherman-Denison the Howe Track Records. Metropolitan Planning They date back to 1985 as Organization held a the oldest records, but we all can probably understand workshop last Wednesday that somewhere back in the at the Grayson County Courthouse. The TAC day, someone had a better time in something. Not to consists of representatives be too biased here, but lets from each city in the county take for example the Howe that has US Highway 75 as Girls 100 M Dash record of a major thoroughfare. 12.66 held by the super fast Representing Howe was Laura Schneider set back in City Administrator Joe 1986 (also the girl that I Shephard and Director of raced in 1987 and was Economic Development soundly defeated by, but I Monte Walker. TxDOT drawings of a bridge to connect L.B. Kirby Ave to Hall Cemetery Road. digress). Lets remember that track had recently Larry Redden, Vice during that time frame. Kirby Avenue. He cited the agreement that places an started using meter times President and Chief When it came time for 113 new homes in Summit initial 100 homes just north instead of yard times. We Operating Officer of IEA Howe to present their Hill and in addition are two of Abbington Meadows will take Carlene Wilson's presided over the meeting needs, Shephard told the more development apartments on the west side state track meet recorded and each city, starting south committee that the main agreements in the process. of the highway. time of 11.1 in the prelims to north, had their chance to need for Howe is an One of which is a 2,400 and 11.4 in the finals of the discuss their wish list and interchange overpass that home development at the "Obviously we need this 100 yard dash in May of needs for a 30-year plan for connects from Hall south end of Howe and the overpass for future 1971. Conversions to 100 upgrading US Highway 75 Cemetery Road to L.B. other is a development meters places her worst continued on page 2 time at a 12.47 and her best time at 12.14 both of which would give her the school record. Perhaps Norman Dickey, the keeper of all athletic records, could have an asterisk record system of documented yard times prior to meter times. No one really cares about stuff like that, unless your mom is credited with holding the school record in a situation like that. At the same state Record number of athletes show up for summer track meet, Wilson ran the workouts. 60 yard dash in 7.1 School may be out for similar volunteer workouts, seconds. summer, but Howe athletes however, the participation are still in full-swing when was extremely light when Volunteers paint a house in Howe as part of the it comes to preparation and he first arrived in 2013. It would have been nice to community projects in 2015. dedication. Some 75-80 have that ridiculously fast This coming weekend will am until it gets too hot to boys and girls voluntarily "The first year, with the speed handed down. This older kids, at most there see volunteers of the Great work. Breakfast and lunch show up each Monday "sprinter" once topped out through Thursday mornings were 30 and at most there will be provided for the with a 12.5 100 meter time Days of Service to put in either weight were seven or eight younger workers. T-shirts are organization work on and a 25.5 200 meter time training or running kids." said Hudson. "About projects around the Howe, available, but they are in eighth grade and quit depending on the schedule. halfway through the summer, we'd combine the Dorchester and Tom Bean asking those to wear track, never to run again. This is Howe Athletic workouts because the areas to improve the homes previous year's shirts if Director Zack Hudson's numbers began to shrink a I would like a do-over on a of people that are in need. possible. The meeting fourth year to hold these little bit." few things, but I would location is at First United They are searching for volunteer workouts. He never be on any track more volunteers to help on Methodist Church in didn't set up the program There is now around 35 kids records list, asterisk or not. Friday and Saturday from 7 Howe. because most schools do continued on page 3
Great Days of Service needing workers this weekend
Bulldog Stadium is no summer play-station
