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Monday, August 21, 2017
Community Pep Rally kicks off new school year
The Howe City Council will meet on Tuesday in a special meeting to discuss and interview for a police chief, municipal judge, and a municipal prosecutor. The council will conduct a public hearing to receive public input on the proposed 2017 ad valorem Tax rate of $0.491021per $100 valuation for the purpose of maintenance and operations, and a rate of $0.128979 on each $100 valuation of property for the purpose of principal and interest on bonds and certificates of obligation. The council will Michelle Carney/Howe Enterprise vote on the tax rate, at a special council meeting, on September 5, 2017 at 6:00 The Howe Community Pep seniors. All fall programs p.m. at 700 W. Haning Rally has been a tradition including volleyball, cross Street, Howe, Texas. for the city since 2011. The country, and band were recognized and all took The over/under on pictures event was cancelled a year ago due to rain which turns making their way of Howe kids uploaded to resulted in a make up midthrough the tunnel by way Facebook today holding season "Silver Spike of the track and were signs of what grade they are Parade." But with steamy greeted with adoring fans entering has to be in the hundreds. We will be two of weather and warm emotions and family. the hundreds. from a hot crowd, the annual kickoff party for the Due to recent heavy rains, An entering sixth grader (we football season was one of the track instead of the won't mention any names) the best yet. field was used. The change introduced himself to Kevin actually provided for a Wilson Howe ISD's The event was hosted by the better event overall. superintendent. The Howe Athletic Booster Club youngster quickly informed and the Howe Area Keeping in tradition, the top ranking educator that Chamber of Commerce. Coach Steve Simmons all of the maps in the Football players and concluded the pep rally classrooms were outdated cheerleaders were with chants from Bulldogs and did not include South introduced from ages of all ages. Sudan. Maybe new maps kindergarten through will be included as part of Photos on page 5 the upcoming bond election. Luke comes home from his first day of school, and his mother asks, “What did you learn today?”
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School Board calls November bond election
Conceptual drawing of the proposed Pre-K through second-grade campus, however, the ISD says that the community and the school will partner to build the school that Howe wants. On Monday night, August 14, the Howe ISD Board of Trustees approved a motion to call for a bond election on November 7 of this year for a new Pre-K through second-grade campus to be located on a proposed location at Hall Cemetery Road near Western Hills.
The bond amount will be $17 million. The campus will have a student area of 750 students with a classroom area of 400 students which is roughly the size of the current elementary school. Continued on page 3
Eclipse today is first since 1979
Council discusses tax rate and police chief
“Not enough,” Luke replies. “They said I have to go back The Howe City Council tomorrow.” met last Tuesday night to A book never written: “The discuss the proposed tax Best Subject in School” by rate of $0.62 with is a tax reduction from last year's Jim Class. $0.63. Of that amount, $0.491021 per $100 Stevie: Hey, Mom, I got a hundred in school today! valuation for the purpose Mom: That’s great. What in? of maintenance and Stevie: A 40 in Reading and operations, and a rate of a 60 in Spelling. $0.128979 on each $100 valuation of property for Teacher: Daniel, I’ve had to the purpose of principal send you to the principal and interest on bonds and every day this week. What certificates of obligation. do you have to say for The city was able to lower yourself? Daniel: I’m glad it’s Friday! the tax rate due to an increase in property valuations from the Teacher: Where are the county. However, the Great Plains located? adjustments are expected Tommy: At the great to have the same impact airports!
amount as a year ago. The search for Howe's next police chief has been narrowed to two individuals, Matt Whitworth and Curtis Macomb. Whitworth is a deputy with the Grayson County Sheriff's Office while Macomb is the police chief for the City of Tioga. Both were scheduled to be interviewed, however only three of the five council members were present which will trigger a special meeting this Tuesday.
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Though the Moon orbits the Earth every 28 days, On Monday, August 21, the alignment of the Earth, viewers in the continental the Moon, and the Sun to United States will be witness produce an eclipse only to a rare, spectacular event: happens rarely. A wide the total eclipse of the Sun by arc of the US will fall into the Moon. This will be the total darkness on August first total eclipse of the Sun 21 as the eclipse crosses seen in the United States since the nation, from Salem, The council has also called a 1979. And Texas will be able Oregon, curving across to special meeting on Tuesday, to enjoy most of the event in Casper, Wyoming, to spectacular fashion. Missouri through Kansas Sept. 5 for final tax discussions and actions. Continued on page 11 By Ken Bridges
