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Monday, February 4, 2019
Howe man arrested for assault On January 24 at 7:11 pm, Howe Police Cpl. David Morris and Officer Kilbourn arrested a 36year-old Howe man for Class C Assault FV and outstanding Van Alstyne Police Department warrants after being dispatched to a disturbance at a residence in the 800 block of Maple Street. The arrestee’s spouse was also cited for Class C Assault FV. On Jan 24 at 10:23 pm, Cpl. Morris and Officer Kilbourn were dispatched to Valero at 100 N. Collins Freeway in reference to a report of skimming devices being found on three gas pumps. Officers
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allowed to hold a gaming license. Instead, his son, Jack, became the licensee, with Benny assuming the title of Director of Public Relations. His daughter, Becky's presidency saw the casino sink into debt. In 2004, federal agents seized $1 million from the Horseshoe's bankroll to satisfy unpaid union benefits, forcing its closure and eventual sale to Harrah's Entertainment. It now operates as Binion's Gambling Hall and Hotel. previously recovered two skimmers from the Valero’s pumps on December 10, 2018.
Vermicompost for a Greener 2019 sunflower seeds or dog food. I cut along one side and along the bottom seam, then flatten the bag for a If “Start Vermicomposting My handy 3-by 4-foot mat. This is much Kitchen Waste” isn’t one of your easier to fold, store, and carry than a 2019 New Year Resolutions, it 5x7 plastic tarp would be, and it should be. Vermicomposting — makes clean up a cinch. using composting worms (not earthworms) to turn your kitchen The purpose of dumping the bin’s waste into an amazing garden contents on the mat is to separate the supplement—is simple, low-cost, components. The bedding, worms, and effective. Googling “How To and unprocessed food can go back Vermicompost” will result in into the bin, and the beautiful thousands of resources, so there’s composted material (that “black no need to provide instructions gold”) can be added to your plants. here, but the basic bin structure is Tongs are the perfect tool for picking a plastic box with drainage holes up any of these materials. Just be drilled into the bottom and air gentle when picking up your worms. holes drilled around the top I actually find that my long, perimeter. The contents start out manicured fingernails are the best as a bottom layer of damp worm scoops (#WormGirl, bedding, red wiggler worms, #IPlayWithWorms), but that might kitchen waste, and dried plant not appeal to everyone. matter; the worms will rearrange the contents to their liking. Diverting your kitchen waste from Owning a worm bin involves the trashbin/landfill to a emptying the contents, separating vermicompost bin is a worthy daily worms from compost, and routine. If you’re already giving your reassembling the materials. Let’s foodscraps to your chickens, your look at three handy tools that will worms will happily help with the simplify your worm wrangling items your chickens shouldn’t tasks: plastic tote lids, large consume (e.g., onions, avocado). A plastic bags, and tongs. worm bin is for organic materials like fruits and veggies, eggshells, If you have plastic storage bins cereal boxes, and coffee and tea that break or just don’t need a grounds, but not for meats. Bokashi top, reserve the lids, as they make bran composting can process meats; perfect trays for the leachate that take a minute to research that. To drains from the holes at the those people who say that the Texas bottom of the bin. The leachate summer is too hot and the north (not the same as worm tea) Texas winter is too cold for worms, I includes the liquids released from say bah humbug. The worms are the food as it breaks down. If usually well-insulated in their your worm bin sits directly on the compost, and they can be quite soil, you might not mind the comfortable with a little intervention leachate soaking through to the from you. Check out the winter ground. But if your bin is in the composting article from Uncle Jim’s garage or on your patio, you Worm Farms won’t want that leachate dripping (https://unclejimswormfarm.com/ onto and possibly staining the worm-composting-during-winterconcrete. Instead, use a tray (such and-insulating-your-worm-bin/). as the plastic lid) to catch the Vermicomposting is a simple and liquids. Here’s a nifty trick: raise seemingly magical process. Don’t be the bin on cinder blocks, drill a intimidated by the discussions on small hole at the edge of the tray, ratios of carbon/nitrogen--dry/wet-and let the leachate drip into a brown/green. The perfect ratio container for easy disposal or use certainly makes the bin more (dilute leachate with water before efficient, but the most important rule you pour it on plants. That’s is to not let your worms dry out to worth a bit of research too). death. And while anything that goes wrong with your bin is probably When I empty my worm bin, I your error, it won’t happen dump the material onto a large immediately and you can certainly flattened plastic bag, such as the fix it. So, vermicompost in 2019. strong 50-pound bags for #JustDoIt.
event. Every year during the NFR there is a large rodeo stock auction called "Benny Binion's World Famous Bucking Horse and Bull Sale." Binion died of heart failure at the age of 85 on December 25, 1989 in Las Vegas.
Georgia Caraway and her friends operate the Howe Mercantile at 107-109 ½ East Haning. Store hours are Thursday through Saturday 12 noon until 8 p.m. All five of Georgia’s Denton history books and her book on taking care Benny never forgot his Texas of your antiques and collectibles are roots and was a key player in available at Howe Mercantile. She getting the National Finals Rodeo hopes her next book will be the to move to Las Vegas. He never history of Howe. forgot the cowboys after they arrived; he always paid their SHOP LOCAL. We can show you entry fees for their championship Howe!
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