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There will be a Veterans Day Program today at Howe High School at 9 am. All veterans are welcomed to attend.

Veterans Day, formerly known as Armistice Day, was originally set as a U.S. legal holiday to honor the end of World War I, which officially took place on November 11, 1918. In legislation that was passed in 1938, November 11 was "dedicated to the cause of world peace and to be hereafter celebrated and known as 'Armistice Day.'" As such, this new legal holiday honored World War I veterans.

In 1954, after having been through both World War II and the Korean War, the 83rd U.S. Congress -- at the urging of the veterans service organizations- amended the Act of 1938 by striking out the word "Armistice" and inserting the word "Veterans." With the approval of this legislation on June 1, 1954, Nov. 11 became a day to honor American veterans of all wars.

In 1968, the Uniforms Holiday Bill ensured threeday weekends for federal employees by celebrating four national holidays on Mondays: Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Veterans Day, and Columbus Day. Under this bill, Veterans Day was moved to the fourth Monday of October. Many states did not agree with this decision and continued to celebrate the holiday on its original date. The first Veterans Day under the new law was observed with much confusion on Oct. 25, 1971.

Finally on September 20, 1975, President Gerald R. Ford signed a law which returned the annual observance of Veterans Day to its original date of Nov. 11, beginning in 1978. Since then, the Veterans Day holiday has been observed on Nov. 11.

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School Zone Academy in Howe receives 4-star accreditation

Lady Bulldogs knock down Melissa to open season

On Wednesday, October 30th, Workforce Solutions

Texoma recognized area Texas Rising Star providers in Cooke, Fannin and Grayson Counties. The

Texas Rising Star program is a quality-accreditation program of the Texas Workforce Commission and is operated locally by Workforce Solutions Texoma for the threeCounty area. A Texas Rising Star provider has

Local runs Corps Marathon in Washington D.C.

Jordan Howe High School

The Lady Bulldogs are back and back with an exclamation point with a decisive 63-43 win over Melissa on Tuesday night at Howe High School.

The team led by longtime Howe Head Coach Derek Lands didn't have the starts in the game students props props creativity as they found themselves trailing 16-14 after the first period. But the Howe girls played a great defensive second period where Melissa only scored seven points.

Howe's Jenna Honore lead the Lady Bulldogs with 20 page 6

Angie planned Interurban quarterly luncheon will take

Multi-chamber luncheon tomorrow featuring Collin County Commissioner page 8

Local student runs Marine Corps Marathon in Washington D.C.

Jordan Griffin, a Howe High School student, recently ran in the Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) which is a 26 2 mile run in Washington D C Griffin says he trained for seven months for the event in which his father and grandfather have run on six occasions

"Unfortunately my father was unable to run this year so I ran for the both of us," said Griffin "He was enlisted from 1995-1999 "

Griffin finished with an unofficial time of 5:27:24 which placed him 17,822 overall among approximately 30,000 contestants

"Being a Marine's son, it was very emotional," said Griffin "Being able to run for my father and run for myself was an awesome experience "

Griffin says that throughout the run there were signs placed for fallen Marines from the past Later in the run were families holding American flags for their family members that have fallen

"Getting to run through all the monuments makes you run with a purpose and run with pride," said Griffin

The run has sparked interest in Griffin to join the military and says that he is interested in Air Force, Navy or Marine sectors

The MCM is one of the largest marathons in the US and the world and stands as the largest marathon in the world that doesn't offer prize money, earning its nickname, "The People's Marathon " The MCM has been voted “Best Marathon in the Mid Atlantic,” “Best Marathon for Charities” and “Best Spectator Event " Hosted annually in the Arlington, VA and the nation's capital, the MCM offers an experience for runners to tour the nation's most recognizable landmarks while being supported by the men and women of the United States Marine Corps Col Jim Fowler, USMC Ret , page 5

School Zone

Continued from page 1 achieved a state-certification for their program This is a voluntary process that uses an assessment with a standard set of five categories that exceeds the minimum standards that are required by child care licensing

The five categories of assessment include:

1 Director and staff qualifications and training;

2 Caregiver-child interactions;

3 Curriculum;

4 Nutrition and indoor/outdoor activities; and

5 Parent involvement and education.

Child Care providers who become accredited as a Texas Rising Star provider are assessed annually to ensure they continue to meet the standards There are three levels of certification, 2 star, 3 star and 4 star Each star reflects a higher level of quality that has been achieved by the provider. A 4 star provider has met the highest quality standards for this accreditation

Workforce Solutions Texoma presented each 4 Star Texas Rising Star provider in attendance with an incentive check of $2,750 with the 3 Star provider receiving $2,000 The incentive will be used to assist the Texas Rising Star provider in maintaining their current Texas Rising Star accreditation or improving their current star level, if appropriate

Workforce Solutions Texoma currently has seven Texas Rising Star providers in the three-county area and three facilities that are

Growing Smart Learning Center, Sherman, 3 star provider

Footsteps and Fingerprints, Bonham, 4 star provider

Lil Leopards Learning Ladder, Gainesville, 4 star provider

Montessori Academy of North Texas, Sherman, 4 star provider

Pre-School for Little Zebras, Sherman, 4 star provider

The Children’s Tree Learning Center, Whitesboro, 4 star provider

The School Zone Academy, Howe, 4 star provider

These Texas Rising Star child care providers give our community a valuable service --- taking care of our community's children! These caring people ensure our children are in a safe and nurturing environment, all while offering early education, even to the littlest of infants Congratulations to the area Texas Rising Star providers on their dedication to quality child care

The School Zone Academy opened its doors in 1985 with owner Kathleen Todd The business was celebrated by the Howe Area Chamber of Commerce recently for their continued success in Howe for the long duration

Todd's daughter Haleen Parrish is now the director of operations for the popular child care facility

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