54.27 Howe Enterprise November 21, 2016

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Volume #54, Edition #27

Howe's That by Monte Walker

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Monday, November 21, 2016

New housing development discussed in council meeting

I'm thankful for the Father Jim Harvey of the Harvey the Son the Holy Spirit, for Group spoke to the Board of everlasting life; my beautiful Adjustments of the City of wife for her devotion and Howe about a future love; our two boys that have intended development by huge hearts; a home that is SPM Partners, Ltd. He was safe to protect my family; at the meeting representing my mom who has given me the owner of the property. the burning desire to be the best at everything I do; my dad for giving me reason and The reason for the meeting wisdom and the calm voice; was an attempt to gain a Papaw Walker who shared variance for road with me his enormous heart; requirements for the Mamaw Walker for residential one-acre lot disciplining me; My aunt subdivision to chip and seal Pearl Smith for her quiet, streets instead of concrete stoic nature...and her plum streets. Chip and seal was jelly toast, pet milk coffee proposed to meet Grayson and hot wheels at Christmas; County specifications. The My aunt Lady who spoiled me to no end; For my job(s) location of the development is proposed near the old of getting to promote the Summit township location greatest small town in America; my childhood best on the north side of eastbound FM 902 before friend Chris Garner who I competed against at reaching Bennet Road. The everything only to most property is located outside times come up just a little bit of the Howe city limits but short; Jim Fryar for making is inside the Howe me earn my way; Joey extraterritorial jurisdiction McQueen who taught me it's (ETJ). okay to tell your players that you love them; Billy Hill The original plan was taken who showed me you don't before the Howe City have to be voted in to be a Council in 2002 and was leader; Bill Harrison who said, "business leaders don't never filed through the city call in sick"; the hard lessons by John LaRue Smith and I learned early in life that the tracts were never have shaped me to be I am today; the true heroes that have served our country to make it the best place to live in the universe; the little things like sharing a hotdog at the ballpark or shooting The City of Howe's hoops in the backyard with Planning and Zoning the kids; enjoying the Committee (P&Z) were set moonlight evening with my wife; coaching kids which to discuss a decision to gives me the opportunity to convert property located at mold and shape them into 501 N. Collins Frwy from young men and to keep C-1 (commercial) to multipassing the torch; second family for apartments. If chances and third chances; positive minded people; the passed, the apartment complex would be the advertisers who make this possible and for the readers fourth located on Howe's that love Howe as I do. "ribbon of commerce", US

Thankful for champions

Members of Howe's secondary pose with the area championship trophy after they held Jefferson to 30 yards passing. L-R: Brennan Ross (10), Seth Seibold (8), Ty Harvey (85), and Cooper Akins (2). Photo by Michelle Carney Traditionally, when Howe starts meeting East Texas teams in the high school Harvey told the council that football playoffs, the end the developer is now begins to be clear in sight. wanting to develop the But the type of game this property very similar to the Howe Bulldogs (9-3) team original 2002 plan. plays stymies most of the advantage that another team "What we're requesting is to may have athletically. meet all county codes and Howe's slot-T offense is do the chip and seal rather designed to create long than the contrete." said sustaining drives that keeps Harvey. "There's no sewer the ball out of the hands of out there. It's all going to be the opponent. That has helped the Bulldogs win 24 septic. By allowing chip of the last 31 games in continued on page 2 which five of those are playoff wins. On Friday, it was a 17-play, 81-yard drive that took 9:54 off of the clock that spelled the final doom for Howe's opponent Jefferson (9-3), the winner Highway 75. of District 8-3A. developed.

Hearing for apartments postponed until December The property is owned by Phillip Shaffer, who recently approached the council about having a motel placed on the site by Gurishkumar Patel. The apartment complex would also be developed by the Patel family.

compared to Howe's 72. Howe also held the ball for 32:31 of the total 48 minutes of the game giving Jefferson only 15:29. That type of ball control has forced opponents of Howe to skew way off of their game plan and panic to try and score points quickly knowing that they may not get the ball back until the next quarter. This came true Friday night when Jefferson, trailing 17-7 early in the third quarter, quickly ended a drive with three incomplete passes and taking only :47 seconds off of the clock. They gave Howe the ball with 7:15 left in the third quarter and didn't get it back until nearly three minutes were gone in the fourth quarter, now trailing 24-7. That backbreaking 17-play drive Jefferson had won nine virtually eliminated games in a row and were Jefferson from any hopes of averaging 38 points per advancing to the next round game. They are a team that of the playoffs. faced a slot-T style offense many times this season due The win didn't come without to district foes going to the a price to pay as Howe's running style. However, no leading rusher Jaden one hawks the ball quite like Matthews went down with a the Howe Bulldogs do. continued on page 3 Jefferson only ran 42 plays


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