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 - JrHigh 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 - Adult Bible Study

Kids Activities - Check Church FB Page

Throughout Summer Youth Activities - Check Church FB Page Throughout Summer

Sunday

8:30am - Prayer Time

9:15am - Bible Fellowship 10:30am - 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

Sunday 9:00 am - Bible Classes (

10:00 am - Worship Serv

5:00 pm - Worship Servi

New Beginning Fellows

Wednesday 7:00 pm - Radiate Youth

7:00 pm - Sanctuary of f

Sunday 9:30 am - Sunday Schoo women, men)

10:30 am - Worship Serv

10:30 am - Kids Church

A Christian Fellowship

Wednesday

6:30 pm – Potluck Meal

7:00 pm – Worship Serv

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

Times are subject to change. Please check with each church for any possible changes

out your antiques and with Georgia Caraway

A lot of items show up in antique malls and Internet auctions made of a “fake” woodlike material called Syroco or Ornawood. I have a minicollection of Syroco dogrelated items and the hat stein, New any, sisting casting fluids that could be poured into molds The resulting casting appeared to be hand carved The company manufactured a wide range of decorative accessories ranging from ashtrays to wall sconces The Syracuse Ornamental Company became Syroco, Inc in the 1930s

In 1943 Walt Disney licensed Multi-Products of Chicago to produce a set of comic figures from the movie “Pinocchio ” Multi-Products did them in Syroco wood Collectors insert a second “c” (Syrocco) to indicate an object made by a company other than the parent company, Syroco of New York In addition to the Disney figures, Multi-Products did a series of 24 figures based on comic characters from the King Features Syndicate which were distributed as premiums by Pillsbury”

Syroco-created souvenirs were made for the 1939-1940 New York World’s Fair

And premiums offered by trading stamp companies in the late 1950s and 1960s were produced by Syroco.

Searching eBay and some of the popular price guides for Syroco items reveals that they are very affordable with most items offered for $5 to $40

Some examples include: Indian Chief bookends, $35; Cherub wall plaque, $41; Indian Tie Rack, $37; Terrier Schnauzer tie/belt rack, $25; Scotty dog brush holder, $25; advertising clock, $46; Canada Goose tie rack, $15; elephant figurine, $18 and a horse tie rack, $18 One amazing auction offering was for a 1942 6-inch Superman figurine that was valued at $4,800 to $5,000 Last I checked bids on this item were moving faster than a speeding bullet and leaping tall buildings with a single bound

Come see the Howe Mercantile Howe-lloween and Fall displays And come on October 27 for our special Fall market under the Pavillion behind the Mercantile

Dr Georgia Caraway, former director of the Denton County Museums for 14 years, and her friends operate the Howe Mercantile at 107-109 East Haning Store hours are Thursday through Saturday 12 noon until 8 p m She has written five Denton history books and one book on taking care of your antiques and collectibles All of her books, including her latest, North Texas State Fair and Rodeo, are available at Howe Mercantile She hopes her next book will be the history of Howe SHOP LOCAL We can show you Howe!

Skinner Plumbing Supply has closed the doors in Howe

Howe's local plumbing supply company closed their doors on Friday They say their business is still going strong and have received a lot of great customers due to being in Howe There was no word as of their decision to leave their location in Howe

The Skinner family opened their business in Howe in late 2016

The location of 200 S Denny Street will be up for lease and those interested can call Howe's Economic Development Director Monte Walker the Howe Development Alliance office at 903-532-6080 or email mwalker@cityofhowe.org.

Campbell scored the first touchdown on a 13-yard run then threw a 50-yard score to Rowdy Kukendall Cooper Jones scored the final two touchdowns on runs of 22 and 60

The eighth grade fell to Bonham, 34-22 All three of Howe's touchdowns came on Austin Haley passes to Ryan Hough started inside their red zone after an interception and a missed fake punt Both times the defense held them until fourth down before they scored

Howe had two fumble recoveries recovered by Jordan Jones and Luis Gonzales Jones also had an interception

The Howe 5th and 6th grade defeated Bells, 29-0 on Saturdya Braden Ulmer ran wild behind the offensive line With the win, Howe moves to 5-1 on the season which is tied for second place with Tom Bean behind Collinsville

Howe's first touchdown was scored by Riken Cross Howe played a great game and several touchdowns were scored by Samantha Fuhr, Cross, and Kendall O'Brien

Sewer

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Sherman maintained that the levels of infiltration were as high as 600,000 gallons and in March of 1986 filed suit against Howe for breach of contract

Sherman cited expansion in both cities from 1968 to 1986 along with the Clean Water Act of 1972 for the need to improve their sewer system At the time of the lawsuit, Sherman was in the middle of an $18 5 million expense updating their facility

Former Howe City Administrator Dick Britton told the Howe Enterprise in March of 1986, "Sherman's suit is based on distorted fact and is no more than a devious attempt to weasel out of our longstanding agreement "

Britton noted then that Howe offered Sherman to increase its monthly fee by $500 per year for four years, making their annual payments jump from $6,000 to $25,000 per year. Sherman, he said, refused to consider the offer, instead wanting $60,000 to $70,000 annually from Howe

Howe hired John Hill, a Sherman attorney, to represent the City of Howe in the case and soon afterward, Jerry Kirby resigned his seat as Mayor of Howe leaving Mayor-Pro Tem Marion Allison in the seat until an election Ray Bledsoe was eventually elected mayor in April of 1987 City Administrator Dick Britton soon left Howe had filed a counter-suit on October 10, 1986 stating, among other things, that the contract was part of a series of agreements which give Howe part ownership of the sewer treatment plant Howe also sought damages if the contract was declared void

"I sat in that courtroom for five days when Sherman sued us," said Bledsoe in a 2016 interview "The judge got up and said, 'I'm going to dismiss the jury He said, 'that contract is not worth the paper it's printed on' (referring to the 1968 contract). The judge instructed Howe to pay Sherman for sewer and for Sherman to not discontinue service and for each city to come to an agreement Bledsoe stated that he worked with Sherman's David Gattis and Howe would pay Sherman $3,000 per month on a temporary basis

As we fast forward 30 plus years, Mayor Stanley told the city council in the August 2016 council meeting, "Our normal bill from Sherman is a little over $22,000 (per month) and recently they have been $60,000 This month should be closer to normal, but we haven't had many of those in the last couple of years (due to the amount of rain)

Although the city has adjusted the wastewater contract services budget expense from $310,400 in 2016 to $550,000 in 2018, they have not passed the bill on to the citizens The adjustment would result in roughly $10-$15 per house

"We're not asking for an increase from the citizens," City Administrator Joe Shephard told the council the same night "We're just using funds from other places to cover that We're not increasing the rates "

The best news for Howe citizens is that the city is currently in the stages of working with Tomlin Investments to create a wastewater treatment plant to move away from the Sherman agreement. Howe's future home development and commercial development growth depend a lot on how much capacity the current infrastructure can handle before the necessary plant is in place. The plant is designated for location at Blythe Road and Old Patterson Road near US Highway 75

Unity is beautiful but very rare indeed

Christ is the absolute truth, the purpose and meaning of life, and the Bible has been given to mankind as our spiritual compass and instruction guide Of course, there are many who will disagree

y Holland

Have you noticed lately that conflict and disagreement are more abundant than unity? Though the average person would give peace as the answer to what they would like to have more of, we are bombarded with an environment that is filled with arguing, strife, and criticism It seems that some people actually enjoy fighting and bickering as a challenge to see how many disputes and quarrels they can instigate and win

Wouldn’t the world be such a happier place if we could all just get along and try to focus on what is good instead of being constantly disparaging and judgmental? We are reminded of the passage in Philippians chapter four and verse eight where Paul states, “Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.” The writer realized that our minds are highly vulnerable to receive and express negative influences and is trying to explain that we would be much more calm and content if we could learn how to be less condemning and more optimistic I know, some of you strongly disagree

So, as we are surrounded by an ocean of disagreements, who has the wisdom and authority to know what is right and wrong? Every political, philosophical, and religious group on the planet will step forward and acknowledge they possess the absolute truth which has now increased the confusion beyond comprehension

As the world ponders about universal correctness, we are hearing more about how truth is relative to each individual This suggestion proclaims there is no such thing as absolute truth but rather is a personal conclusion On the other side of the fence, we find that Christians believe that Jesus

Are Christians commanded to enter into this battle of arguing and strife? If Jesus were here today, would he be an outspoken, aggressive political activist? I don’t think so As a follower, I’m convinced we are called to demonstrate his character more than we are commanded to tell everyone how they should live Christians are encouraged to promote unity as we read in I Peter chapter 3, “Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble. Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult” also in Romans chapter 12, “If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone ” Why is this important? Because when Christians climb into the ring to fight against something they disagree with, they are exchanging their spiritual authority for a destructive attitude of carnality which can easily develop into resentment and hatred We are tempted to disregard God’s warning about wrestling against flesh and blood but unfortunately, our arrogance would rather get ugly on the battlefield than go to war on our knees Whether a Christian or not, our fleshly nature is filled with denial and vicious emotions but of course many would disagree

The gospel is relaying the love story about Jesus being born, dying on a cross, and rising from the dead This message is all about God offering to transform a conscience and redeem a soul for those who decide this is really what they want So, instead of Christians arguing, criticizing, and harassing people about their views and lifestyle choices, we should just quietly demonstrate the character of Christ and pray that we will follow only what he is telling us to say and do This includes letting go of the idea that we are somehow going to persuade or convince someone else to dedicate their life to God I will make a statement here that some might consider a little on the pessimistic side but the majority of people on this earth will never accept Jesus Christ or come together in unity with those who do Christians believe that God is everyone’s judge, has all the answers, and the only one who can give us the peace, joy, and contentment we are searching for However, yes, you guessed it, the majority of people on this planet disagrees

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Verse of the Week

“Weeping may last through the night, but my joy comes with the morning O Lord my God, I cried to you for help, and you restored my health.”