Lady Bulldogs NCTC

The Howe Lady Bulldogs played well in the NCTC Tournament last week in Gainesville only suffering one loss

The girls opened by throttling Gainesville, 74-23 Coach Derek Lands took 16 girls to the tournament and all of them landed in the scorebook Howe won the first quarter, 21-2 and the cruise control was set from there Peyton Streetman led all scorers with 11 points followed with Landry Rhoten's 10 Other scorers were Callie Vick 8, Madisyn Hargrove

6, Emily Sanders 6, Ally Harvey 6, Kayla Anderson 6, Payton Griffin

6, Jenna Honore 5, Kamryn

Fulenchek 5, Cassidy Anderson 2, Molly Wilson 2, Bethany Masters 1

Following the big win over Gainesville, the girls beat Muenster Sacred Heart, 56-35 thanks again to another big first quarter - outscoring their opponent, 22-8 Rhoten had a season-high scoring total of 17 points to lead the Lady Bulldogs. Other scorers were Streetman 8, Vick 7, Fulenchek 6, Hargrove 6, Sanders 3, Anderson 3, Griffin 2, Harvey 2, and Masters 2

Game three of the tournament was against Muenster where Howe lost a heart-breaker, 29-28 Muenster's 9-7 fourth quarter advantage was the difference Hargrove led Howe with 9 points Other scorers were Sanders 5, Vick 4, Streetman 4, Kayla Anderson 4, and Rhoten 2.

The fourth and final game of the tourney saw Howe take on Decatur and beat the larger school by a score of 45-35 Howe had to come back from a 20-17 halftime deficit The 14-5 third quarter win for Howe proved to be the separation point for the Lady Bulldogs Rhoten and Streetman each led Howe with 13 points while Anderson added 6 Others scoring were Vick 4, Fulenchek 4, Payton Griffin 3, and Jenna Honore 2

Mama Suzy's Sweets & Eats opens her country catering kitchen

It has been a long awaited dream come true for Suzy Sauls to open up her own catering kitchen called, "Mama Suzy's Sweets & Eats " In the outskirts of north Howe on Bennett Road where it intersects with Biggerstaff Rd sits a rustic quaint kitchen on a property that suffered a horrid fire only three years ago Sauls and her husband James leased the property and began construction on her dream kitchen The process of construction may have been time consuming, but "Mama Suzy", as she's known, says it's all worth it

"My husband built it on a mobile home frame He mixed wood and steel and this is the finished product " said Sauls

At the moment, Sauls is operating her catering business from the new kitchen but hopes to have her display cases in place soon so that people can stop and shop

"I want to have my breakfast foods, cookies and breads and pies all available eventually" said Sauls

Sauls says that it may not be common for a catering kitchen to be located out of town, but sure enjoys the handiness of being able to walk from her home to the new kitchen day or night in order for an emergency catering order

The first glympse of Mama Suzy's Sweets & Eats may take you back to an earlier time From the black and white tile 1950's style floor to the antique cupboards, barn light fixtures, but you will find nothing but the latest and greatest of stainless steel refrigerating units, sinks and all other necessary kitchen items

Both Suzy and her husband have been collecting items for this opening for years but shesays she's excited because there's just enough room to put her mother's biscuit table and stool near the front of the kitchen

Sauls has been cooking and catering for 20 years, starting in Clarksville, Texas She says that most of her business comes from Sherman and McKinney at the moment but would like to see her local business grow continued on page 9