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Howe's That Hats off to the chamber board members this week who delivered a wonderful weekend for Howe.

Chamber President Robert Cannaday, along with board members Sheryl Bentley, LeAndra Beckemeyer, Sarah Whitt, and Tom Defrange worked tirelessly to help honor and entertain for Howe. If you see them, thank them.

Having been gone for a week (Sunday through Thursday), this is one of the few times I've ever had to put a publication together in virtually 24 hours.

Thankfully, most of today's news happened over the weekend and the news that did happen early in the week, I was able to get some help on. Thanks to all that send me information.

Without you, I'm not sure how this would get done.

Back to being gone, if you think Howe and Van Alstyne have a rivalry outside of high school sports, you're wrong. Jodi Carr of the Van Alstyne Economic Development Corporation and I spent the week in the same learning sessions at the University of Oklahoma Economic Development Institute. We even discussed with certain Austin officials on projects that we might even be able to work on together. Jodi started one semester before I did, therefore, she graduated this week and walked the stage where I have two more classes left. I did NOT boo her as Van Alstyne finished ahead of Howe.

Not out loud anyway ( I kid). Actually, while our towns are very similar externally, they are vastly different internally and it's interesting to learn how different two similar cities can be.

Congrats Jodi and the Van Alstyne EDC on your EDI diploma! I'll catch you in August.

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Four new members inducted into the Howe Hall of Honor

The audience gives a standing ovation for inductees.

Michelle Walker/Howe Enterprise Howe's Economic Development/Chamber home was packed on Friday night with individuals in attendance to honor four members that were inducted into the Howe Hall of

Honor. Those individuals were Tommy Skipworth, Bob Williams, Harold Taylor, and Norman Bennett. The chamber also presented the annual awards page 3

Lady Bulldogs advance to next round via the long ball

Payton Griffin, Cassidy Anderson, Torrey Stubblefield, and Peyton Streetman all homered on Saturday.

Michelle Carney/Howe Enterprise Weather may have played right into the hands of the Howe Lady Bulldogs as a 3game series turned into a winner-take-all one-game playoff on Saturday in

Rockwall. The series with Alba-Golden was initially set to be played in Commerce starting on page 2

Founders Day Festival brings many from out of town

Young ladies enjoying time at Founders Day. A couple stopped by the chamber office to inform them that they rode their motorcycle from Weatherford to a town they'd never heard of just to see a good band and enjoy the downtown festival.

With over 60 vendors including food options, the 32nd Founders Day

Tommy Katona rocking Downtown Howe.

Festival surpassed the 2016 event as the most attended and the most fun. Tomlin Investments sponsored the headlining band Texas Flood which not only rocked the downtown area, but also drew people to Howe from the metroplex.

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again won the Advantage Business Machines Lawmower race (Samuel Cherry was disqualified for sprinting with a push mower).

obstacle course and a kid train. Limbo was a huge hit with the kids this year.

A wine-tasting event took place at 5:30 with four local wineries involved.

The event saw barbecue, street dogs, popcorn, shaved The chamber wants to ice and more. Kids were able thank all who helped make to enjoy a bounce house, this year a huge success.

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Howe Church of Christ celebrated 85th anniversary last Sunday

Howe City Council remains with incumbents winning all three seats

The first church in Howe to be known as the Church of

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Lady Bulldogs

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Lady Bulldogs march to the regional round after winning on Saturday. Michelle Carney/Howe Enterprise.

Thursday, but rain led to wet fields which pushed the playoff round to Sunnyvale, however, that was also canceled leaving Rockwall as the final stop in somewhat of musical chairs in playoff scenarios.

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A one-game series with lots of rest was just what the doctor ordered with their 4-year starter Torrey Stubblefield in the circle in a winor-go-home situation. Stubblefield did her job by only allowing one earned run on the day, but it was the bats that fueled the area championship. The Lady Bulldogs collected 11 runs on 16 hits including four blasts over the wall.

Cassidy Anderson, Payton Griffin, Peyton Streetman, and Stubblefield each drove the ball out to help pave the way for victory.

Howe broke a scoreless tie in the bottom of the second inning when Courtney Hopper scored on a fielder's choice by Karsyn Fleming.

Moments later, Hannah Dwyer singled to score Griffin.

The Lady Bulldogs scored four more runs in the bottom of the third inning when Streetman led off the inning with a blast over the wall.

Hopper later doubled home Stubblefield and Griffin followed with a 2-run bomb to give Howe a 6-0 lead heading into the fourth inning.

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Alba-Golden scored two unearned runs in the fourth inning, but the Lady Bulldogs bats stayed hot in the bottom of the fourth when Anderson took one deep for a 2-run homer and Stubblefield made it back-to-back homers to give Howe a 9-2 lead headed to the fifth.

Alba-Golden then scored another unearned run in the fifth and two earned runs in the sixth to cut the gap to 9-4.

Howe added their final two runs on a hard grounder up the middle by Fleming that scored both Stubblefield and Hopper.

The first seven hitters in the lineup had multi-hit games for the Lady Bulldogs. Erin Blackburn, Streetman, Anderson, Stubblefield, Hopper, Griffin, and Fleming each had two hits in the game. Hopper had the games only double.

Fleming's three RBI led Howe as Griffin and Anderson trailed with two each.

Stubblefield struck out 10 batters in her 7-inning performance. She allowed four hits and four walks and surrendered only one earned run.

Howe (14-11) will face Mineola in the region quarterfinals this week.

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Hall of Honor

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Norman Bennett (left) and Harold Taylor (right) are presented their Howe Hall of Honor awards by Howe Chamber President Robert Cannaday. Michelle Walker/Howe Enterprise for the 2017 year and Donna Wormsbaker was named the Norma J. Wallace Citizen of the Year. Keep Howe Beautiful was named the Volunteer Organization of the Year. Independent Bank was named Business of the Year. Boyd Dunn was named Volunteer of the Year.

given to her. She introduced him by saying, "Hats off to you."

Bennett's speech was humble, yet dazzling and often had the crowd in tears of laughter. He first asked everyone to pass up their homework to him. He then remarked that he couldn't have been in a better (Hall of Honor) Donna Jarma, a former associate of class as he taught Tommy Norman Bennett and teacher at Skipworth, and taught the children Howe High School, had the of Harold Taylor and Bob pleasure of introducing him to the Williams. audience. Jarma played the emotions as being comical and yet Harold Taylor was appreciative of serious during her introduction and the honor and thanked the themed her talk about "Nice guys audience. He gave credit to his do finish first." She told stories and leadership style to his former brought a memento which was page 4 Bennett's tennis hat that he had

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Bulldogs eliminated in the first round of playoffs It was a tumultuous Whitesboro 6run first inning that did the Howe Bulldogs in on Friday night. With the Bearcats winning game one on Thursday, the first inning Friday proved the be the proverbial burst of the balloon for the 'Dogs.

The Bearcats starting pitcher Lake Longford faced one over the minimum hitters through four innings as he silenced Howe's bats.

For total, Longford went all seven innings, allowing only three hits, and one walk. Both of Howe's runs were earned which came in the Whitesboro (18-3) took Thursday's sixth inning when Kyler Anderson game from Howe (12-9) by a score tripled home Chase Barnett and of 7-3. Peyton Reagan pitched Layton Elvington. three-and-one-third inning and allowed three earned runs on six Howe's three hits in game two hits. The Bearcats took a quick 1-0 came from Anderson's triple and lead in the top of the first and added singles from Reagan and Dyson a run in the third, two in the fourth, Dillard. one in the fifth, and two in the sixth. Howe got a run in the fourth In game one, Cirby Coheley had and two in the seventh against the the only multi-hit game for Howe Bearcats' Scout Sanders. by going 2-for-3 with an RBI. Howe's eight hits were scattered by On Friday, Bryce Krantz got the Cade Courtney, Spencer Akins, call on the mound and struck out Reagan, Krantz, Garret Johnson, the first batter of the game, and Mason Riggs. Riggs pitched however, that's where the fun ended effectively in game one by going for the Bulldogs. Krantz hit the two innings and allowing no second batter then allowed three earned runs on one hit. straight hits including a two-run triple. After a strikeout, Whitesboro The team was coached by James then singled, doubled, was hit by a Beebe and Bill Jehling. pitch, and drew a walk which all accounted for a 6-run inning.

Hall of Honor

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Representing inductees are Jay Skipworth for Tommy Skipworth and Betty Williams for Bob Williams. Howe Chamber President Robert Cannaday presents each with the award. teacher Maxine George who honor for our family." helped him adjust to a new school back in the early 1940s.

Howe's Economic Development Director Monte Walker stated that "I wanted to be just like her and it was important to recognize I've tried to live by that rule of leaders that have paved the way doing unto others as you would for future leaders to take their have done to you," said Taylor. "I place. told my boss when I got the postmaster job here that I would "Their impact not only serves our do my best to treat people right generation but future generations and not try to be a big boss or a because the things that Mr. power. I just wanted to be a Bennett taught me, those get common ordinary postmaster." instilled in my kids," Walker told the audience. "Leaders like that Jay Skipworth was emotional as make huge impacts for half a he accepted the honor for his century or a century so I think it's father Tommy Skipworth. "It's important to honor those who truly a great honor and he would come before us and trailblaze a have greatly appreciated this." path for us."

Betty Williams was in attendance to accept the honor for her late husband Bob Williams.

The event was catered by the Howe PTA and funds generated from ticket sales will go towards the purchase of banquet chairs or the chamber of commerce.

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Howe Church of Christ celebrated 85th anniversary last Sunday

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The first church in Howe to be known as the Church of Christ began meeting during the years of the Great Depression in the Howe High School Building which was the Marshall Bean College in the location where the present administration office is located.

Clyde Carter assumed a great deal of responsibility in the work.

Records show that the average attendance for that first year was 52. By the following autumn, attendance had grown to an average of 62, and the church moved its meeting place to a store building owned by W.A. Wilson (which later became a fire station and now a free parking lot). Rent was $4 a month but later increased to $5. A borrowed tent for a gospel meeting was demolished by a wind storm, but the debt was forgiven.

It's probably a good thing because the treasury record showed a balance of "sixty-two cents cashon-hand!" Sickness and bad weather added to the harshness of those years and there was never enough money to pay a preacher regularly.

Despite the hardships, destitute families were given benevolent aid, money was sent for missionary effort, funds were sent to Boles Home and Tipton Home orphanages, and everyone pitched in to make the meeting place more commodious.

began meeting in another store building owned by Mrs. George Stockton, near the center of the business section of Howe.

Records show some signs of prosperity as rent was $8 per month and attendance grew to more than 80. Plans began to be made for erecting a church building.

The following year, their building plans began to materialize when Mrs. Kreager (mother of Willis Kreager) donated a building site in the second block south of Highway 5 (near First Baptist Church). With more able members contributing generously, and everyone giving their time and means, the white framed building was completed in December 1938.

In June 1968, the congregation began meeting a new brick building that they had constructed near Highway 75 (now housing Community Bible Fellowship).

The rapid growth of Howe in the late 1960s renewed the growth of the church with new families compromising an active part of the congregation.

In the early 1990s, the church once again constructed a new church and again on Highway 75, just a little further to the North to its present location at 1205 N. Collins Freeway.

In February 1937, the church

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Local Church Calendar First United Methodist Church of Howe Tuesday 9:30 am - Women's Bible Study 6:30 pm Boy Scouts Wednesday 9:00 am - Wednesday Workers 6:30 pm - Jr.High and Sr. High Youth Saturday 9:00 am - Feed My Sheep (1st and 3rd Sat each month) Sunday 8:40 am - Fellowship and Donuts 9:00 am - Sunday School 10:00 am - Worship service 3:00 pm - Cub Scouts First Baptist Church Howe Tuesday 7:00 pm - Bible Study Wednesday 6:30 pm - Kids Ministry 6:45 pm - Adult Bible Study 7:00 pm - Youth Bible Study 7:30 pm - Choir Sunday 8:30 am - Traditional Worship service 9:45 am - Bible Fellowship 11:00 am - Modern Worship service First Baptist Church Dorchester Wednesday 6:00 pm - Meal (Donations for adults and kids eat free) 6:30 pm - Praise service 7:00 pm - Youth Bible Study 7:00 pm - Adult Bible Study 7:00 pm - RA's/GA's/children's group Sunday 9:00 am - Men's Prayer Time 9:45 am - Sunday School 10:45 am - A.M.Worship Service 5:00 pm - Adult Chior Practice 6:00 pm - Evening Worship

Howe Church of Christ Wednesday 7:00 pm - Bible Classes (all ages) Sunday 9:00 am - Bible Classes (all ages) 10:00 am - Worship Service 5:00 pm - Worship Service New Beginning Fellowship Wednesday 7:00 pm - Radiate Youth 7:00 pm - Sanctuary of for prayer Sunday 9:30 am - Sunday School (kids, youth, women, men) 10:30 am - Worship Service 10:30 am - Kids Church A Christian Fellowship, Luella Wednesday 6:30 pm – Potluck Meal 7:00 pm – Worship Service 7:00 pm – Jr & Sr High Youth Sunday 9:30 am – Sunday School (all ages) 10:30 am – Worship Service 10:30 am – KidZone Children’s Service (5yr – 12 yr) Community Bible Fellowship Wednesday 6:30 pm - Food and Fellowship 7:00 pm - Community Kids (ages 3 - 6th grade, nursery available) 7:00 pm - Youth and Adult Bible Study Sunday 10:30 am - Worship Service

Howe City Council remains with incumbents winning all three seats

Times are subject to change.

Please check with each church for any possible changes

Howe City Councilman Sam Haigis at a July 2017 council meeting. Haigis received the most votes in 2018.

"With a united effort we can make the place in which we live clean, wholesome, attractive. We can make the crowded city dweller homesick to come back to us and real living. We can bring new life, new business, new beauty, to the little towns." - Mame Roberts

Although results are not final until the mail-in ballots have been tallied by tonight's end, it appears very unlikely to be a change in the current electronic ballot figures from the city elections held on Saturday. All three incumbents for the Howe City Council will return for another two-year term. Sam Haigis led all vote-getters with a total of 60 (30.93 percent).

Georgia Richardson and Darren Foster each received 58 votes (29.9 percent each) to secure their seats for another term.

Total ballots cast for early

voting plus election day were 194. Often times voter turnout is much higher when citizens are unhappy with the way things are going which could indicate the townsfolk are okay with the direction of Howe.

Around 430 votes were cast in Van Alstyne for each of the mayor and alderman elections.

Around 240 voted in Whitewright. And Tom Bean had 152 votes in their council election. The Pottsboro council election saw 382, but 1,157 for school board.

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Chamber Awards

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2017 Norma J. Wallace Citizen of the Year - Donna Wormsbaker

Band Banquet highlights great year

2017 Volunteer Organiation of the Year - Keep Howe Beautiful

2017 Business of the Year - Independent Bank Howe

The theme of this year's Howe High School Band Banquet was of course, "Stained Glass" as it was their theme that took them to state.

Paula Catching headed up a committee that had the auditorium beautifully decorated. La Colina catered the event.

Doty, Greg Snider.

All students were recognized with a Sweepstakes Award Certificate.

Bands who receive a "1" in marching, a "1" in concert and a "1" in sight reading receive a Sweepstakes Award. This year was the 33rd Sweepstakes award for HHS bands.

Band Sweetheart and Beau: Kindle Catching and Greg Snider

All 1st division UIL solo/ensemble members received their medals.

Colorguard and winterguard members were also recognized and the 1st division winterguard solo/ensemble medalists, Taylor Thurman (solo) with Greg Snider and Cameron Garner (duet) received their medals.

Recognitions were made of fall accomplishments as eighth-grade front ensemble members, all bandsmen and rookies of the week, and all-region, area, and all state band members were recognized.

THE AWARDS

2017 Volunteer of the Year - Boyd Dunn

Texas Music Scholars: Kelsey Pierce, Josiah Argueta, Mikayla

Rookies of the Year: Brooke Robinson and Korbyn Thompson Most Spirited Girl and Boy: Madison Mosier and Jordan Griffin

Band Award: The 2017-18 Leadership officers - Kindle Catching, Mikayla Doty, Madison Mosier, Shelby Armstrong, Bethany Masters, & Taylor Thurman Woodwind Award: Jordan Griffin Percussion Award: Bethany Masters Brass Award: Greg Snider John Phillip Sousa Award: Greg Snider

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The 2018 Founders Day Festival was about family, food, music, wine-tasting, kid trains, lawnmower races and plenty of shopping.

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Tommy Katona (left) and Texas Flood playing in Downtown Howe.

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God does not force us to love Him For those who are interested in the life after this one, there is no doubt some curiosity about where we are going and how to get there. The Dr. Billy followers of Holland Christ place their faith in His promises and believe He has the power to save and secure a place in heaven for them. Others who prefer to live their own way are somewhat more skeptical and independent in their thinking. As a minister, I spend most of my time thinking, talking or writing about our spiritual life and most of the time the conversation will include questions about our progress according to God’s perspective.

On one hand, the Bible is a simple instruction manual teaching us how to live the Christian life and on the other hand, it’s perceived as a complicated and mysterious collection of messages that most of us cannot understand. This is why it’s crucial to pray and invest our time asking Him for the heavenly interpretation of what He is trying to say. Knowing God personally and obtaining His wisdom is not easy. It requires diligence and perseverance and is much like searching for buried treasure.

I probably attend more funerals than the average person because of how often I officiate them. When families are grieving, it’s very difficult to find words that comfort and I’ve learned that most of the time silence is golden. We do not like funerals or cemetery’s because they remind us of the end of life and especially for those who are not ready to face God, this explains why they choose to avoid them. Funerals are an occasion where we are not only paying our respect for the one who has passed on, but many also sense anxiety as they are reminded of their own fate. I believe it’s good to discuss this because we should not deny that death is a part of living. In fact, a funeral is a perfect opportunity where God can clearly speak to someone’s heart and have their attention long enough to introduce Himself. Yes, we are

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When I’m at a funeral, I’ve noticed there is always someone declaring the deceased as now living in the glories that are beyond the imagination. For the Christian, this is a wonderful truth but being an heir unto salvation is more than being a hard worker and having an easy-going personality. Evidently to the masses, these attributes, whether they were a Christian or not, allows everyone a guaranteed passage to the eternal joys of walking on the streets of gold. I’m not trying to sound negative, but this idea is confusing because I cannot find the Biblical confirmation. Of course, we cannot know what is in someone’s heart or judge their intentions but as followers and messengers of God’s Word, we know that God does require everyone to be accountable to the gospel. If society teaches there is no responsibility or commitment to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, this sends a dangerous message of false security to those who still have a chance to be redeemed.

There are many people today who are convinced that everyone is going to heaven, and if funerals are being used as an indicator then it does seem so. However, from God’s view, we are told that it's all about the spiritual association with who we loved and considered our Lord while we were alive. Inviting Christ into our heart and allowing Him to be the Master of our life is our response to receiving His atonement. Knowing God is the purpose and meaning of everything. Salvation is not based on us being a decent person but rather on His grace and no amount of good deeds could ever be a substitute for being born-again.

There is no need to dread a funeral or a cemetery because those who are in covenant with Jesus Christ are celebrating their victorious release into a sin-free realm where they will live in peace with God forever. The ultimate concern and consideration is to make sure we

“…in humility I esteem others better than myself. I look not only to my own interests, but also to the interests of others.”

— Philippians 2:3-4 (MET)

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Ruiz 4 Kids 2019 ‘mini-grants for teachers’ application on-line

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Ruiz Foods, CA: Ruiz 4 Kids has opened the application process for the Mini-Grants for Teachers Program for the 2019 school year. The deadline to submit an application is Friday, July 13, 2018. Teachers must mail in the application to their local Ruiz Foods facility. Address information can be found on the application overview document on the Ruiz 4 Kids website.

“Investing in the education of our children, is investing in our future,” said Jeanne Ulcak, Ambassador, Ruiz 4 Kids Denison. ”We understand that the needs of the teachers to provide a quality education should not weigh on just the budgets of the school districts, but come from all available resources. This is why we created the Mini-Grant Program. Our goal is to help teachers grow the creative side of education and show their students there is more to learning then sitting in a classroom.”

The grant is open to public school teachers in grades K-12 who are within a 50-mile radius of Denison, TX. Grant awards range from $300 - $1,000. To align with the objectives of the Ruiz 4 Kids organization, teachers interested in submitting a grant are reminded to ensure their intended projects are creative and will enhance their students learning experience. Grant recipients are also expected to report on the expenditure of grant funds and results of the supported project at the end of the funded school year.

donated $9,793 to area teachers. Since 2015, Ruiz 4 Kids has awarded $31,491 to teachers in the Denison, TX area.

For additional information on grant criteria which includes Funding Priorities and how to apply visit, http://www.ruiz4kids.org/minigrants/ and click on the links under “To Apply”.

About Ruiz 4 Kids Ruiz 4 Kids is a non-profit organization founded in 1991 when employees of Ruiz Food Products, Inc. approached Founder Fred Ruiz asking him to help them explore ways to assist families with children in need. Today, Ruiz 4 Kids works to fund two children/education programs: scholarships to high school seniors as well as community college and the Mini Grants for Teachers program.

About Ruiz Food Products, Inc. Ruiz Foods is a privately owned corporation with corporate offices in Dinuba, California. Kim Ruiz Beck, the elder daughter of Co-Founder and Chairman Emeritus, Fred Ruiz, is Chairman.

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Texas History Minute American government is founded on the idea of ordinary men serving others. Bob Bobbitt served as a judge, Dr. Ken legislator, and Bridges state attorney general. He spent a life dedicated to quiet public service. He took opportunities when he found them, but ultimately, he was, as he told many friends and family, an ordinary man looking to be useful.

legislature. During his time there, the state was still reeling from the fallout from the impeachment of Gov. James E. “Pa” Ferguson in 1917 over kickbacks and mismanagement of state funds.

The sordid mess surrounding Ferguson deeply offended Bobbitt’s sense of integrity. He led the fight to prevent Ferguson from regaining his ability to again run for political office, though he lost the fight in 1925.

As a young man, he enrolled at Carlisle Military Academy in Arlington, which is now the University of Texas at Arlington.

He then transferred to North Texas State Normal College in Denton (which is now the University of North Texas). Though his family was one of some means, he worked his way through college taking a serious of odd jobs. He graduated from North Texas State in 1911. He then attended the University of Texas Law School in Austin, where he earned his law degree in 1915.

Bobbitt did not stay out of the public eye for long. He was soon elected as an appeals judge, moving to San Antonio once elected. In 1937, Gov. Allred appointed Bobbitt as chairman of the Texas Highway Commission.

Over the next six years, Bobbitt worked to expand the state’s network of highways and modernize as many as possible.

Bobbitt was a respected figure among fellow legislators. He rose to become Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. Fellow He was born Robert Lee Bobbitt in legislators honored him by electing January 1888 on a cotton farm him the 48th Speaker of the Texas near Hillsboro, just north of House for the 1927-28 term.

Waco. His father was a pioneer in Customarily, speakers served only the Hill County area, arriving after one term at a time in the Texas several moves west from what is House, a tradition largely observed now West Virginia to Missouri until the 1950s. and eventually into Texas. He grew up on the farm and watched In 1928, he was elected district it steadily increase in size and attorney for a four-county district wealth. in South Texas. He did not serve long in the position. In 1929, As was expected of children Attorney General Claude Pollard growing up on farms, he spent his resigned to take a corporate childhood working the fields. His position, and Gov. Dan Moody days were mostly long hours day tapped Bobbitt to become interim in boiling heat or freezing cold attorney general. He ran for a full tending to crops and animals or term in 1930, losing to Jimmy whatever else was needed, which Allred in the Democratic Primary. was the experience of many Though disappointed by the loss, children of that time. Bobbitt’s Bobbitt was not the kind of man to father hired many people to work hold a grudge for long. He the farm over time, but he was still supported Allred in the fall expected to work as hard as any of election and in his later run for his father’s employees. governor.

Bobbitt married in 1918. The couple later had one son who himself became an attorney. He served briefly in the army during World War I and was honorably discharged in 1919. After his service, he settled in Laredo where he became a partner in a prominent local firm. Bobbitt quickly became active in the Laredo community, organizing civic organizations and getting involved in politics.

After 1943, he spent most of the remaining years of his life as an attorney in San Antonio, taking an interest in education as a trustee for Texas A&M University at Kingsville and later for the University of North Texas. He rose high in the ranks of Texas politics and emerged scandal-free.

In 1971, his beloved wife of 53 years died in San Antonio.

Bobbitt’s health declined quickly after that. He died in August 1972 at the age of 84.

Dr. Bridges is a Texas native, writer, and history professor. He In 1922, Bobbitt was elected to the can be reached at first of three terms in the state drkenbridges@gmail.com.

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Texoma Hot Jobs Job Title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR workintexas.com Posting ID 5318388 Location: Sherman Posting Close Date: 05/21/2018 Posting Link http://bit.ly/2rnanSq Description

It has become a "must-attend" event on the Grayson County social calendar, and this year's Charity Ball, Run for the Roses has been hailed as one of the most successful to date, with the event raising more than $125,000.

There were more than 500 community supporters of the Sherman Service League volunteer-driven event who attended the Charity Ball at the Texoma Event Center on Saturday, April 14th, 2018. The annual community event allowed the Sherman Service League to fully fund the monetary requests of all 18 charitable recipients.

With a renewed spirit, the event not only raised money to support the missions of the non-profits, but also fostered fellowship and deepened commitment to the community, $125,000 has truly life-changing benefits for the selected 18 charities. "The ball brought together a fantastic mix of philanthropists, business people and partygoers all with one aim: to have a good time- DOING

GOOD!" commented the Charity Ball's Chair, Kate Corder. "With our guests, sponsors, the charitable horse races, the silent and live auctions, the wonderful food and the great band, the Sherman Service League members created an evening where everyone had a great time and left knowing that something worthwhile had been achieved."

The Ball's major Platinum sponsor was Ruiz Foods. Ruiz Foods, along with the numerous additional sponsors, allows the Sherman Service League to champion the needs of those less fortunate in our local community.

"The Charity Ball provides an opportunity for the Sherman Service League to communicate our cause and vision for impacting people in the community in a meaningful and deep way," said April Curran, President of the Sherman Service League. "The League is so much more than Charity Ball. We work alongside our recipients in volunteer hours, we donate food and services, and help any way we can."

A local company is looking for an EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR who will be the chief administrative officer of the Council of Governments (COG), performing highly responsible leadership and managerial work in planning, organizing, and directing the operations of the organization.

This position prefers a Master's Degree and a minimum of 8 years of related experience.

Job Title PAINTER workintexas.com Posting ID: 6587445 Location: Sherman Posting Close Date: 05/31/2018 Posting Link http://bit.ly/2HNCvc6 Description A local company is looking for a PAINTER who will paint stripes on parking lots with a stripping machine. Math skills is a plus.

Must be dependable and be able to work Sunday through Friday.

This position requires a minimum of 3 months of related experience.

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“How are we related to him again?” My brother asks, unable to keep the confusing family tree straight in his head. My father launches into a convoluted explanation, unable to clearly articulate the nature of our relationship with this man we have always called uncle. “Because they are sisters,” my father says, referring to Danny’s daughters.

Making a point entirely unrelated to the question at hand. My mother jumps in, as she often does, because she understands my father’s story far better than he knows his own.

Jewish families are known for the inclusion of far-ranging members, combining families in a manner that was quite foreign to my Gentile mother when she first entered the family. Uncle Danny was my grandfather’s brother’s “Uncle Danny passed away,” my wife sister’s husband. Completely mother told me rather clear? “We don’t share the same unexpectedly. I had just seen him blood,” my father says. Proving about six months before, talking that blood often plays only a minor with him after the funeral of a role in determining the people we distant relative. He seemed in good choose to love and respect. spirits, talking in an excited and engaging tone just as he always Dad recounts some of the past had. He was singing the praises of a advice this man offered him as a woman he was dating, making his young child. Apparently, Uncle excitement over this newfound Danny stressed the importance of relationship known. “It’s the worst “discipline and getting a good thing in the world to wake up in the education.” My father always says morning alone,” he said. He spoke his uncle was far more adept at of the importance of disciplining him than his own companionship, an idea that parents, a fact he was grateful for transcends both time and age. as he grew into adulthood.

Regardless of his sound advice, He looked to be in good shape, still Uncle Danny had a penchant for golfing regularly and living legendary practical jokes that were actively. Despite his eighty-six apparently related with smiles at years, I detected no signs that this his funeral. Even at a somber would mark the last time I saw this moment as this, the mirth that man with a large yet gentle pervaded his life could not be presence. “He was gone before he tamped down. hit the floor,” a cousin told my father. His heart giving out, Death can summon a set of ensuring that his passage into the complicated emotions previously next life was presumably rather thought to be adequately explored painless. Although this does little to and resolved. Sometimes, grief can dull the pain experienced by be more about what the person mourning family members and symbolized than the essence of the friends alike. person and the life they led. For my father, this man symbolized what One cannot help but ponder the could have been. He longed for a frailty of life in these moments. closer relationship, believing the Here one day, gone the next. We outcome of his own life would have know not the hour in which we will undergone a dramatic positive shift. pass, our knowledge failing to Whether or not is certainly up for extend beyond the reality that debate; but for my father, it all inevitably, our time will eventually seemed far too clear to not be true. come. A sense of urgency should seemingly surround our daily Days later, my father would attend interactions, as we attempt to live a Daniel Levin’s funeral, doing his life of meaning with the time we part to honor the memory of this have left; yet sadly, it oftentimes elusive yet looming figure by takes moments such as these to serving as a pallbearer. Those of us come to grips with the fragility of who knew Uncle Danny will miss the human experience. his ready smile, warmth, intelligence and charm. We will I had always liked this gregarious remember the light he brought into man, although I hardly knew him. every room he entered, along with Our interactions did not extend the ever present twinkle in his eyes. much beyond the yearly He was, as they say in Yiddish, a Hannukkah party, a handful of true “mensch.” A real man, greatly family events and funerals. Hence respected by all he encountered. why the minute I heard this May he rest in peace. unexpected piece of news, my thoughts turned to my father. Uncle Samuel Moore-Sobel is a freelance Danny was greatly revered in my writer. To have words of hope father’s eyes – second only to my delivered directly to your inbox, great-grandfather, for whom I am subscribe to his blog today by named. visiting www.holdingontohopetoday.com

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Living with children Q: My 4year-old daughter, when I do something that upsets her, like reprimand her for something, begins to cry and tell me that I don’t love her anymore.

(She’s actually John Rosemond very obedient and wellbehaved, so the incidents in question are quite small.) When I’m finally able to calm her down, I reassure her of my love and explain that Mommy getting stern about something she has done doesn’t mean I don’t love her.

This began about six months ago, shortly after she turned four, and despite my reassurances, it’s getting steadily worse. Are some children just more naturally insecure than others? Is there something else I need to be doing?

comforting conversations you have with her are why her “sensitivity” to your discipline has become more and more of an issue over time. In short, she has an audience for her drama, so she puts on bigger and bigger productions.

Regardless, children – all of them – if given the opportunity, will produce great drama, and it would appear to me that you are certainly giving your daughter the opportunity. In the first place, you obviously take your daughter’s operatic outbursts seriously enough to think they warrant equally serious reassurances. In my experienced estimation, these

Family psychologist John Rosemond: johnrosemond.com, parentguru.com.

Not that it is her conscious intention, but her drama also serves to distract attention away from her misbehavior and focus it on the rather silly issue of whether or not you truly love her.

Granted, it’s not silly to her, but little does she know you would give up your seat in a lifeboat for her.

It is axiomatic that if one wants to raise up a child into emotionallysturdy adulthood, one must treat said child as if he or she is, in fact, already emotionally sturdy.

Children rise (or sink) to expectations. Therefore, my advice to you is to stop allowing yourself to become sidetracked by your daughter’s drama. The next time you discipline and she A: It may be that some begins to cry and claim emotional children are naturally at the high orphan-hood, simply say, “We’re end of the “sensitive” scale and not having that conversation therefore more thin-skinned than again…ever. most when it comes to being reprimanded. I’m not aware of any You misbehaved, I reprimanded research on this issue, but enough you, end of story. Now, if you parents like yourself have testified need to cry, you may go to your room until you can get control of to having emotionally-delicate yourself.” children to convince me that there’s some innate quality at Children need equal amounts of work here. Then there’s the bellshaped curve, which predicts that love and leadership. Love is not your problem. You obviously relative to a “sensitivity norm,” a minority of children will be hyper- need to begin working on strengthening your leadership sensitive and a somewhat equal muscles. minority will be hypo-sensitive.

John Rosemond has worked with families, children, and parents since 1971 in the field of family psychology. In 1971, John earned his masters in psychology from Western Illinois University and was elected to the Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society.

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Howe ISD PTA is excited to host Buddies and BBQ, a Mother/Son event!

Join us for a picnic dinner, inflatable obstacle course, outdoor games, and more fun! Admission is $5/Adult&Son couple plus $5ea additional son if prepaid (RSVPs due May 4th) or $10/couple at the event! Please bring a picnic blanket and/or lawn chairs!

Please contact Howe ISD PTA or Samantha Allison with any questions.

Extra invitations are available at the elementary and middle schools

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