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Lone Stars Hoops returns to Howe for 20th year For the 20th consecutive summer, Lone Stars Hoops Camp is approaching Howe parents with information regarding a traditional basketball event that their kids may have come to love and even count on to help develop what they like to refer to as the player's "5-points" of sound fundamental basketball skills - shooting, passing, ballhandling, footwork and defense. Fortunately, current coaches like Derek Lands and former boys coach Tim Rose have felt that a high-intensity, "total-immersion", fast-paced, positively-spirited basketball event may make a difference in the always-important off-season period where great
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progress can be made. Over this two-decade-long period of time, Lone Star Hoops LLC has helped to offer a great summer event for elementary and middleschool boys and girls where they can polish their skills among some of the top prep instructors in the game. Kids have a great time learning the skills-of-champions while competing in contests, tournaments, circuit "masterteaching" sessions, half-court games, full-court league-play and opportunities to embrace the "PBs" of competition..."Personal-Bests"!
Fourth grade - Rhyin Navidad, Kason Capps (not pictured), Jacson Hightower, Mason Sutherland, Charles Fuhr Third grade - Nolan Underwood, Andrea Solis, Logan Robinson, Alexis Horner, Kamryn Johnson Second grade - Alonzo Fuentes, Andres Perez, Collin Goldston, Mackenzie Gibbs First grade - Addy Garrison, Joi Starr, Elijah Willoughby, Ross Whitmire Kindergarten - Wyatt Carruth, Keagan Case, Mason Hall, Hana Lawson
Howe Librarian Terry McLaughlin Retiring After 26 Years When patrons walk through the door of Howe Community Library on any given weekday afternoon, they are greeted with the warm smile of Terry McLaughlin. McLaughlin, a devoted library employee for 26 years, is retiring May 31.
Bradley, then Roland Commons, Becky Hogenson, and now Melissa Atchison.
She recalls a couple of funny things that have happened over the years. One was several years ago after school, the phone rang. McLaughlin picked up the scanner McLaughlin’s career with libraries and answered the scanner as if it started at the Guthrie Public was the phone. To make matters Library in Guthrie, Oklahoma, worse, there was a student there at where she worked for 2 ½ years the time and, “of course, he saw me before she married Ernie do it!” she said with a laugh. McLaughlin in June 1975. They Another time, in the current moved to Texas in 1982. In 1993 location, again after school, a Howe Community Library needed patron walked in the front door and a temporary worker while library a rat darted in the door with her. employee, Lisa King, went on One of the students saw it and maternity leave. Since she had sounded the alert. The hunt was on enjoyed working in the library in and, with the help of a broom, two Guthrie, it seemed logical for her to of the students were able to “herd” fill that spot, intending to work for the rat back outside. And some only a few weeks. However, King people think libraries are quiet and decided to not come back, so it boring. turned into a long-term job. Very long-term as it turned out. Another time when doing the final check of the building at closing When McLaughlin began working time, McLaughlin found a child at HCL in 1993, the library was in sound asleep in the story time area. what is now the Howe Elementary She said the most rewarding part of School computer lab. The high her job is meeting the people who school was where the current come to the library. She enjoys middle school is, and her children seeing old friends and making new attended Howe Middle School, ones. She’s very tuned to what which is now the administration individuals like to read, often building. setting aside books for certain patrons because she knows their Even with the changes in location taste in books. of the library and the schools as the town has grown, McLaughlin says As part of enjoying retirement, the biggest changes in the library McLaughlin plans to travel with have been the addition of her husband Ernie. They are computers and the types of books making plans to see the fall foliage that people check out, especially in on the east coast this autumn. the children and young adult sections. “Graphic novels are big Whatever she does, we know that now, and there are lots more she will be missed at the library; it science fiction books than there just won’t be the same without her. used to be.” McLaughlin’s Retirement Party will be held Tuesday, May 21, Over her 26 years, McLaughlin has from 4 to 5:30 at Howe seen the library through four Community Library. The public is directors, beginning with Peggy welcome.
