Howe Youth Softball 2019 team rosters

6U Team 1 Coaches Chris Barrett and Nielsen Jones

Evelyn Ore, Genevieve Noble, Erin Noble, Audrey Barrett, Emma Teel, Charlie Pech, Hana Lawson, Maci Kuykendall, Brooklyn Halladay, Ava White

6U Team 2 Coach Alyssa Thomas

Stella Thomas, Tatum Tolbert, Payton Cartwright, Avery Landino, Paisley Davis, Brooklynn Escamilla, Kaydence Shirley, Emma-Lynn Gray, Leena Fullenchek

8U Team 1 Coach Alison Boyd

Kylee Simms, Kennedy Garner, Emma Alvarez, Raegan Mckinney, Shannon Hejnes, Lainee Turner, Payton Hightower, Kinley Willits, Kenzleigh Simms, Bella Stevens,

8U Team 2 Coach Christina Reynolds

Elizabeth Dobecka, Sydney Brewer, Ava Abernathy, Kahlynne Moore, Lilly McDaniel, Mckinnley Reynolds, Neallee Rogers, Brynnadi Blaylock, Abigal Clark, Delaine McCloud,

8U Team 3 Coach Alexa Brunner

Taylor Brunner, Katelin Patterson, Adaline Carter, Jenni Whitmire, Mary-Kate Douglas, Maylem Murillo, Brooklyn Bjorn, Kassidy occasional flooding and repeated burning and sometimes forms nearly pure stands in the lowlands

It is a warm-season grass with rich gold-and-purple sprays of flowers and seeds in the fall The bright yellow flowers contrast attractively with the blue-gray foliage The grass stays low most of the year and then gets tall before blooming in early autumn Like Little Bluestem, Indiangrass is best planted en masse or in a wildflower meadow Its deer resistance is high, it provides seeds for birds, and it is a larval host to the Pepper-and-Salt Skipper butterfly

The Missouri Botanical Garden website is another resource for plant databases and provides the following information on Switchgrass (edited for length) Their web page is Missouribotanicalgarden org Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) is a Missouri native ornamental grass which was an important component of the tallgrass prairie which once covered large areas of the State It occurs in both wet and dry soils in prairies and open woods, gravel bars and stream banks and along railroad tracks throughout most of the State Switchgrass is a clumpforming, warm season grass which typically grows to three feet tall When in flower, flower panicles may bring total plant height to six feet It features medium green leaves which turn yellow

Parker, Novalee Webb, Ema Brown

10U Coach Bradleigh Herbert Tabitha Bjorn, Somang Lawson, Ava Herbert-Muse, Alyssa Russell, Allyson Dobecka, Isabel Henley, MaKenzie Edgett, Elizabeth McLaughlin, Mariska Hathorn, Hadlee Phillips, Madison Wade.

12U Coach Zack McCollum

Avi Acevedo, Riley McCollum, Olivia Dimayuga, Zoe Thompson, Dakota Campbell, Tori Stevens, Lauren Catching, Ryleigh Jenkins,

14U Coach Twana Stubblefield

Talia Bjorn, Khara Jordan, Kayley Laubin, Jentry Dotty, Ryleigh Craven, Marry Burris, Payton Stapelton, Teaghan Stubblefield, Emma Denison

(sometimes with orange tints) in autumn, fading to tan-beige in winter The foliage clump is topped in midsummer by finely-textured, pinktinged, branched flower panicles which hover over the foliage like an airy cloud Panicles turn beige as the seeds mature in fall with the seed plumes persisting well into winter Seeds are a food source for birds Switchgrass generally performs best in full sun; it will grow in part shade but begins to lose its form in too much shade, growing more openly and possibly falling over It will slowly spread by slightly creeping rhizomes Plants may self-seed in optimum growing conditions but cultivars may not come true from seed

With the work that is progressing at the Sneed Prairie, the best practices for grassland restoration will be achieved To join a tour or volunteer at Sneed Prairie, visit Austincollege edu, Kelby Archer, Coordinator Additional resources about establishing native grasses can be found at Texasprairie org This article was compiled by Marigay Black, Grayson County Master Gardener Grayson County Master Gardeners Association is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization sponsored by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. Reach us by email at mastergardeners@co grayson tx us, by phone 903-813-4204, our web page graysoncountymastergardeners net, or our Facebook group.

Should I pay off my car loan early?

Living with children

Taylor Kovar

Hey Taylor - I have a car loan that I’m financially ready to pay off, but wondering if it’s a smarter decision to keep it around a little longer Will paying off the remaining $10,000 right now hurt my credit, or help? - Veronica

Hey Veronica - I’m glad you’re asking this question I feel like people get misadvised with how loan repayment can affect your credit score There’s also a big difference between “hurting” your credit and “not helping” it Here are three things to consider in a situation like yours

How’s your credit history? This is where people get misled The more records you have of steadily repaying lenders, the better your credit score will be When you open a new credit card or take out a new loan, your credit tends to take a minor hit and then recovers as you make payments This means taking more time to pay back your car loan will do a little more to beef up your credit history. Paying the entire balance now won’t hurt your score, but it will do less to help it

What’s the goal? Credit scores are fickle, silly things Before you panic about paying off a loan too quickly, you need to ask yourself what it’s all for Are you trying to build your credit score in hopes of buying a home or getting financing for a business? Are you working to recover from a defaulted loan or some other financial matter that left a blemish on your report? Have you just heard talk about the importance of a strong credit score and that’s your motivation? You can’t base your decision on what other people have done or some general credit-scoring formula; your specific situatio inform your decision

How are your financ always encourage pe down debt as fast as The longer you take, you pay in interest an you have to invest in Now, sometimes it m to pay a little extra fo credit, but there are other methods that could cost you less You might be better served to take care of the entire car loan and then consistently use and pay down a credit card If you don’t have an immediate need for an improved credit score, you should definitely take the action that saves you the most money, which would be paying off your car loan ASAP

Making timely payments and staying out of debt is always a good thing Sometimes there are ways to prolong repayment and boost your credit score a bit more, but you’re almost always better off paying quickly and saving yourself money Hope this helps, Veronica!

Taylor Kovar, CEO of Kovar Capital. Read more about Taylor at GoFarWithKovar.com

Disclaimer: Information presented is for educational purposes only and is not an offer or solicitation for the sale or purchase of any specific securities, investments, or investment strategies

Investments involve risk and, unless otherwise stated, are not guaranteed. Be sure to first consult with a qualified financial adviser and/or tax professional before implementing any strategy discussed herein. To submit a question to be answered in this column, please send it via email to Question@GoFarWithKovar com, or via USPS to Taylor Kovar, 415 S 1st St, Suite 300, Lufkin, TX 75901

A friend of mine named Scott shared an absolutely brilliant thought with me when I dropped in on him unannounced at his workplace, a bank, the other day

Everyone thinks all I want to talk about is parenting, like, you know, police only want to talk about the arrests they’ve made and surgeons only want to talk about operations they’ve performed and coroners only want to talk about autopsies they’ve done So, I drop in on Scott, just to chat, and he starts in on the only topic I don’t particularly want to talk about, naturally

In fact, he was very complimentary, telling me that he and his lovely wife, Monica, started reading this column when their children were young and still keep up with it In the course of almost putting me to sleep, Scott suddenly wakes me up by telling me he has a theory about parents

“You probably won’t think much of it,” he says, “being the expert and all ”

“It’s probably brilliant,” I say, and it was

Scott has figured out – on his own but remember he’s been reading my column for more than twenty years now, so I feel entitled to take some credit – that the reason so many parents these days want to be their children’s best friends is because we live in an instant-gratification culture and the attempt to be your child’s friend is very likely to bring instant gratification, as in: (a) the parent puts energy into trying to be a friend, (b) the child likes having an adult friend more than he does or would having an adult who accepted the sometimes onerous responsibilities of being an authentic parent, and so (c) the parent receives approval from the child – a synonym for approval being, in this case, instant gratification (The preceding is known, in literary circles, as a runon sentence Thomas Jefferson was famous for them.)

Brilliant! Remember, this was Scott’s idea, but he wants to remain anonymous Indeed, when done properly by properly-thinking people, parenting is not likely to bring instant gratification Raising a child out of narcissistic incivility into responsible, compassionate adulthood is, after all, a slog that requires of parents that they sometimes do what they would rather not do, like administer punitive discipline

“Do you mean, John, that parents should never try to have fun with their kids, like take them to Disney World?”

I’m not the person to ask that question I’ve been to Disney World four times: once with my own kids when they were young; twice with grandchildren; and once with another adult couple I’ve had a genuinely good time at Disney World once. Guess which trip the “once” was Right! But seriously, I’m not – and neither would Scott – saying that parents or grandparents should never have fun with their kids/grandkids. We’re referring to parents who avoid entirely the responsibilities of parenthood by trying to turn it into something it is not: to wit, a friendship

When you avoid responsibility for something for which you are, in fact, responsible, you are being irresponsible So, Scott and I are indeed saying that trying to be your child’s friend is irresponsible Children do not need 30- or 40something year-old friends They need adult parents who are willing to take the occasional heat and perform the occasional distasteful function, like informing a child that he is not yet well-behaved enough to go to Disney World or even the local petting zoo

I wrote a similar column years ago, by the way In it, I coined the term “McParenting ” It’s what instantgratification-oriented parents do They take the easy way out of everything concerning their kids, including trying to be their best buds The opposite of McParenting is Real-Life Parenting Done By People Who Raise Children Who May Not Realize Until They Are On Their Own That They Were Raised Well And Call You One Day And Thank You.

That’s the prize Go for it!

Family psychologist John Rosemond: johnrosemond.com, parentguru com

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