54.34 Howe Enterprise January 9, 2017

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Howe's That Bought me a juicer at Bed Bath & Beyond. Then I went and purchased $45 worth of vegetables at Walmart. As if that wasn't already an awkward feeling standing in line, when I went to pay, my man card was missing. No one is better at a monster snow job than the CIA. It's an American tradition. Be careful out there sifting through the mud. “Distracted from distraction by distraction." - T.S. Eliot.

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Monday, January 9, 2017

Chamber seeks nominations for Howe Hall of Honor For the third straight year, the Howe Area Chamber of Commerce will induct members to the Howe Hall of Honor. It is a way to recognize individuals for their commitment to the city. "The Howe Hall of Honor is a way of highlighting and maintaining our rich heritage in the great town of Howe." said Chamber President Robert Cannaday.

In 2015, the chamber handselected the first induction If the main story of 2017 class which comprised of isn't about Seth Rich, early settler Jabez Haning, Shawn Lucas, and Julian longtime mayor W.P. Assange, America has deep Thompson, national seed rooted problems. It will not expert A.M. Ferguson, only be the death of the state-known beautification Wikileaks informant and legend Mame Roberts, DNC staffer, it will be the longtime Howe school death of non-controlled superintendent Charles R. journalism. We might as well call ourselves China if Thompson, teacher, principal, coach, and were aren't able to tell the truth about our superintendent Arthur government's flaws any longer. Educate yourselves by looking up those names Bill and Bonnie Smith along with Jack Burkman purchased a property at 609 and you might find that the N. Denny Street in Howe truth of "Russian hacking" back in 1991 that once was might be a little different part of the Texas Electric from what Washington is Railway, also known as the saying. Interurban. The property just south of Bulldog Stadium Not sure what the significance to showering a also was home to a cotton yard with tortillas might be, gin. When the Smith family but it happened in our yard purchased the property, it yesterday. Maybe it was became Howe Mini-Storage payback for all of those I and a brick building was threw at Jones Stadium in later constructed in 1997 that Lubbock back in the 90s. became the home of Bonnie Anywho, a reward has been J. Smith’s CPA firm. After established for information 25 years and five additional leading to the guilty warehouses constructed on individual(s). One will be the property, the time has paid with your choice of a come for the couple sell the package of flour or corn property and become “semitortillas.

a Steve Simmons, Norman Dickey, and Jimmy Bearden (Merle Bearden and Brett Bearden representing) were inducted into the Howe Hall of Honor in 2016. Boyle, Howe's first World War II casualty Tony Brinkley, Texas most decorated living war veteran L.B. Kirby, Howe historian and community leader Norma Wallace, former mayor Ray Bledsoe, Howe's first female city council

member, first mayor protem and civic leader Carrie Waller, and 3-time Howe Marching Band State Champion Director Elmer Shenk. In 2016, it the nomination process to given to the

public for the first time and the results of the nomination included Jimmy Bearden, J.J. Chisum, Norman Dickey, Fred Holcomb, Sr., Glen Hestand, Otis Lamb, Jean Norman, Steve Simmons and Lowell continued on page 2

Howe Mini Storage has new ownership

retired.” Stan McWilliams, a real estate attorney purchased the Howe Mini-Storage property and business with the exception of the brick building which will is

scheduled to be purchased by Amanda Garner, who operates the CPA firm in that location now after starting with Bonnie Smith several years ago. The Smiths used The

Harvey Group to find the buyer and Jim Harvey said that McWilliams was the perfect fit for who the Smiths were looking for in a purchaser. continued on page 7


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