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was set last month at $38,847

The amount this month put Howe not only over the $40,000 barrier for a month, but also showed an increase of over 24 percent from March of last year and a growth of over 24 percent on year-to-date funds over this time in 2018

Record-setting months for Howe sales tax spending since 1992 November 1992 $7,497 16 May 1993 $7,636 03

November 1993 $12,302 43

February 1998 $17,231 73

May 2001 $22,354 93

November 2005 $25,345 05 November 2006 $27,858 46 May 2014 $28,992 02 February 2015 $37,375 39 February 2019 $38,846 86

March 2019 $40,063 73

In total, the state distributed nearly $712 million in the month to local governments which is a 6 1 percent increase over March 2018 Howe is not the only city to experience a high percentage change from 2018 Southmayd showed an astonishing 172 percent increase and Collinsville experienced 43 percent growth Whitewright was just ahead the only other double-digit growth city with 19 percent

Palio's Pizza Cafe manager Eddie Kassira says that Finisar has had a great impact on his lunch crowd

"I've seen a 10 percent increase from last month compared to last year," said Kassira

Kassira says that the dinner crowd has always been the driver of his business, but lately the lunch crowd is growing

"Since Finisar came, we're getting business from them I would say, 10 to 15 percent increase from just lunch," said Kassira

Lillian Avila of Abby's Restaurant says her business lives on its lunch crowd and indicated people seem to have more money in their pockets

"January was pretty good considering it's typically slow, but February was good too It's the last week of the month which is a little slower because people are paying rent, but this year is different "

The Howe Area Chamber of Commerce has also added two new business since March 1 vehicle was damaged by a hit and run driver Sunday morning on northbound U S Highway 75 in Van Alstyne

Howe Police Officer David Morris was assisting the Van Alstyne Police Department with a multivehicle accident south of Van Alstyne Parkway shortly after midnight when the driver of a white GMC pick-up struck Officer Morris’ marked patrol vehicle and continued north without stopping Officer Morris’ patrol unit was blocking the left lane of the highway with all of its emergency overhead lights flashing VAPD Officer Nathan Wilson was able to catch up with and stop the GMC

James Wyrick of Burleson, Texas, failed a sobriety test and was arrested Wyrick was booked into the Grayson County Jail for Driving While intoxicated with an open container, deadly conduct and fleeing the scene of an accident Additional charges may be filed after further investigation

No one was injured in the incident and the Department of Public Safety is investigating the crash involving the Howe PD vehicle which had to be towed from the scene The Howe and Van Alstyne Police Departments are working together on the charges against Wyrick

Agee

division. Her teammate Liah Collins, also representing Texas Elite Runners finished first with a time of 2:14 91

On Sunday, she paired with her teammates for two races and finished as national champions in the 4×800 meter relay with a time of 9:41 89 which set a new Hershey Championship Record

The team finished in second place in the 4x400 meter relay with a time of 4:04 18 They also finished second in the Distance Medley Relay with a time of 12:56 32

Agee also has been a member of the varsity Lady Bulldogs basketball team for the past two seasons

She's the daughter of Brian and Ginger Agee

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 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 (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 Child ’ Service (5yr – 12 yr)

Community Bible Fello

Wednesday

6:30 pm - Food and Fello

7:00 pm - Community K

- 6th grade, nursery avail

7:00 pm - Youth and Ad

Study

Sunday

10:30 am - Worship Serv

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Howe PD searching for information regarding motorcyclist’s death

HOWE, Texas – The Howe Police Department is seeking the public’s help with information regarding a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred on southbound U S Highway 75 near Exit 52 (West Farmington Road) in Howe on Saturday, March 9

Benny Watkins, 76, of Farmersville, was riding his black 2004 three-wheeled Harley Davidson motorcycle on U S Highway 75 at around 7:30 p m in southern Howe when he struck a mattress laying in the roadway Watkins, a Vietnam veteran, was transported via helicopter to a Dallas area hospital with severe head trauma He succumbed to his injuries on March 14

According to witnesses, a mattress fell from the back of a pickup which continued south on the highway

Anyone with information regarding the identity of the pickup truck driver or who may have witnessed the crash is encouraged to contact Sergeant Keith Milks at 903-532-9971 or via email at kmilks@cityofhowe org ut your antiques and with Georgia Caraway

Collecting military item is a category that appeals to many men Militaria can be described as anything, from any nation, ranging from military uniforms, medals, firearms, weapons, flags, helmets, hs of the and use s (ca nused ar of e, Fort Worth, Texas ” It was manufactured by AM Simon, New York and is a divided back card

The other postcard is of an area called Warehouse Avenue, a street near the current NAS Joint Reserve Base Warehouses were needed as part of the old Camp Bowie facility This card is an unused, divided back card made by the Bryant Studio in Fort Worth

The United States War Department began construction of Camp Bowie Fort Worth in 1917 to train the 36th Infantry Division The site encompassed 2,186 acres and was named for Alamo defender James Bowie Although classified as a tent camp, it had many other buildings (see picture) Camp Bowie was opened officially on August 24, 1917 and the Thirtysixth Division remained there for ten months After the departure of the 36th, the camp functioned as an infantry replacement and training facility, with more than 100,000 men trained at the camp After the November 11, 1918 Armistice, Camp Bowie was designated a demobilization center When demobilization was completed, Camp Bowie was closed on August 15, 1919 and the land was quickly converted to a residential area

Since this was the first of three Camp Bowie’s in Texas these cards possess more value than later cards They appeal to collectors of militaria and to those who like to accumulate Fort Worth memorabilia

The Auction for Summit Gardens event venue will be held on May 4th, FOUNDERS DAY What a great way to celebrate the founding of our fair city and the opening of the church for events and celebrations Our goal is to raise $15,000 to pay off the final expenses of the restoration MARK YOUR CALENDAR WITH THIS FUN EVENT

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 of your antiques and collectibles are available at Howe Mercantile She hopes her next book will be the history of Howe

SHOP LOCAL We can show you Howe!