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Volume #54, Edition #43
Howe's That Sure hate to see good coaches leave Howe. But it is a testament to what has happened around here since Zack Hudson was named athletic director. When Dale West was hired to insert his Slot-T offense, Howe had accumulated over 500 yards in a game seven times since 1935. With West running the offense, Howe amassed over 500 yards five times in the last three years including setting the all-time high of 618 yards in 2014 versus Tom Bean. During his time in Howe, the Dogs accumulated 400+ yards in a game an astonishing 14 times. St. Patrick is the beloved patron saint of Ireland. The Irish are famous for spinning exaggerated tales, so despite the infamous stories traditionally attributed to St Patrick, quite little is actually known about his life. We do know that St Patrick was born in Britain and that at the age of 16 was captured by Irish raiders who attacked his family's estate. He was then transported to Ireland where he was held captive for six years, living a solitary, lonely life as a shepherd. It was then that he became a devout Christian, embracing his religion for solace. From his writing, we know that a voice, which he believed to be that of God, spoke to him in a dream, urging him to leave Ireland. He did. Walking nearly 200 miles, Patrick escaped to Britain and undertook seriously religious training. After 15 years of study, Patrick was ordained as a priest and sent to Ireland. His mission was to minister to Christians and to convert the Irish, then predominantly pagans, to Christianity. Because Patrick was familiar with the Irish language and culture from his years of captivity, he chose to incorporate Irish ritual and symbols into his teachings rather than to eradicate Irish beliefs. Thus, was born the Celtic cross. Patrick superimposed the sun, a powerful Irish symbol, onto the traditional Christian cross so that the result would seem more natural to the Irish.
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Monday, March 13, 2017
Howe student makes her mark at Loy Lake through love of others Howe High School senior Mati Abner has been showing animals livestock shows since the third grade thanks to a family tradition and passion that started with her parents Mark and Deeann Abner. With an older sister, 2015 HHS Valedictorian Tori Abner, the youngest sister set out to make her mark while in school at Howe. Mati Abner, will finish second or third in her class most likely, but the FFA Creed Speaking State Champion used her God-given skills to pull off one of the most remarkable heart-felt stories of the entire Grayson County area earlier this month at the annual Texoma Mati Abner (center) at the Livestock Show at Loy "Showing with a Heart" Lake. event.
West accepts AD position at Collinsville; Rhoten takes OC job at Canton
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Before the 2014 season, Howe Bulldogs Head Football Coach and Athletic Director Zack Hudson hired Dale West from Sweeney Late one night, just before County (Lyndi Luttrell). ISD to install the slot-T bed in her hotel room while They do one and she's offense in Howe. Since attending and showing at the really involved." said then, Howe has gone 26-11 State Fair of Texas in Abner. "It's slowly and played in eight playoff October, Abner said she had increasing across the state. games. The Bulldogs, under the thought of organizing an animal showing for special Abner is correct as the large the slot-T, set individual rushing records with needs kids. The event livestock show in San Anthony Hawthorne and became known as "Show Angelo recently held a touchdown records with With a Heart" special needs showing. She Tyler Grisham. But West wanted to do one for announced to the players "I actually got the idea from Grayson County and make this morning that he has my best friend in Wise continued on page 2 been approved by
Rhoten Collinsville ISD to take over as their athletic director and head football coaching position. “This is what I’ve always wanted.” West told the Enterprise. The Pirates were 9-3 in 2016 and lost to Crawford in the second round of the playoffs. “I’m so proud of Coach West and his continued on page 8
Howe Police Department recover skimming devices in gas pumps According to a Howe Police Department press release, officers recovered credit/debit card skimming devices from two gas pumps at the Valero gas station Monday afternoon. Sgt. Michael Hill reported that on March 6, 2017 around 4:00pm, they were alerted by the Texas Department of Agriculture that there were two gas pumps at the Valero gas station with possible skimming devices mounted inside them. Sgt. Hill stated “These are not the type of skimmers we have seen recovered in other areas. Unless you looked inside the pumps and knew what to look for, you would have no idea a skimmer was installed.” Sgt. Hill reported that the devices
recovered appear to be equipped with Bluetooth technology. Hill added, “The person(s) who installed them would likely be able to access captured credit/debit card data remotely.” Sgt. Hill said they are actively investigating a case reported in February in which a victim’s checking account was depleted after an unauthorized person obtained his debit card number. Police say they believe the victim’s information was obtained by the use of these skimmers. Sgt. Hill recommended the following tips to reduce your chances of becoming a victim: continued on page 2
The Howe Police Department recovered these skimming devices at the Valero location in Howe last week.
