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Longtime Public Works Director announces retirement

The Howe Varsity Volleyball Lady Bulldogs lost to Blue Ridge on

Howe has two advance to regionals in cross country

Howe juniors Jake Fabacher and Marissa Agee will advance to

David Wortham announced that he would soon be retiring after a 44-

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Pride of Mayor Stanley steps down Mayors of Howe Howe headed Bill French (2019-) Jeff Stanley (2009-2019) to area Mike Jones (2005-2008)

Friday nights are what these kids sign up for. But it's Saturday through Thursday what they'll learn the most and remember the most. I cannot be more proud of our Athletic Director and Head Coach Bill Jehling for what he instills in these young men Saturday through Thursday.

Yesterday they attended a funeral service for the

The Pride of Howe earned a 1st division rating at the UIL Region 25 Marching Contest on Saturday and will now advance to the area level of competition. Other area schools competing at area are Pottsboro, Van Alstyne, and Whitesboro.

When asked about the competition, band director, Angie Liss replied, "As always I'm so very proud of our kiddos. We had a great run today but now we get down to the real nitty gritty. Our area is one of the toughest in the state and there will be several extremely good bands fighting for four ad(Continued on page 8)

mother of one of the players and then traveled to McKinney to support the HHS band who always supports them. It doesn't really matter if the Bulldogs are 9-1 or 1-9...this is how you take young men and do everything possible to turn them into quality citizens and good future fathers and husbands.

Thank you sir!

By the way, the Bulldogs do have their biggest game in years coming up on Friday night. Coach J is asking for a full house.

Diane Walsh (2002-2004) Jimmy Haynes (20012002) Ray Bledsoe (1987-2001) Jerry Kirby (1983-1986) J.W. Reed (1981-1983, 1971-1972) Glyn Hestand (1980-1981) Stan Francis (1979-1980) Dwain Roberts (19741979) Ray Houston (1973-1974) Jeff Stanley served as Mayor of Howe from 2009James Hall (1972-1973) 2019.

Lloyd Butts (1971) Carl Wortham (1967Jeff Stanley, a Howe High position of mayor effective 1971) School Graduate was apimmediately citing that he C.C. Jones (1963-1967) pointed mayor back in no longer has the time nec- Jack Hollensed (1959April 2009 and has run un- essary to fulfill the duties. 1963) opposed each consecutive R.L. Hollingsworth (1957term since. On Tuesday Upon the city council’s 1959) night at the regular Howe approval, Stanley recomC.W. Thompson (1951City Council meeting, mended that the position of 1957) Stanley resigned from the (Continued on page 2) W.P. Thompson (19221951) W.B. Butler (1920-1922) J.M. Culver (1916-1922, 1890)* W.W. Ferguson (19071910)* J.A. McCoy (1905-1907) T.W. Burke (19031905,1898-1899, 18911892) G.H. Baxter (1901-1902) T.H. Thompson (18991901) J.D. Hall (1896-1898) A.H Schooling (18931894, 1990-1891) W.R. Jackson (1892-1893) J.J Laurence (1889-1890) E.J. Hughes (1888-1889) J.F. Fuller (1888) W.W. Smith (1886-1888) H.P. Wilson (1885-1886) G.M. McCrary (18841885) First Mayor Howe’s Jalen Thornton points to his teammates

Bulldogs cut down Lone Oak 42-6; sets up showdown in Commerce for playoff spot A year ago, the game with Lone Oak virtually ended the Bulldogs’ season as their playoff hopes were eliminated with two games left on the schedule and nothing to play for. My how quickly things change in 365 days.

As the Howe Bulldogs entered Bulldog Stadium on Friday afternoon, they had playoff hopes alive, but no idea what to expect from a Lone Oak team who changed coaches during the week and had run through four quarterbacks.

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after scoring his first of two touchdowns Friday night. Michelle Carney/Howe Enterprise.

*The City does not have records of meetings from 1910-1916. The terms of those mayors are unknown.

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Mayor Stanley

Jeff Stanley being sworn in for his first term in 2009 by thenCity Secretary Barbara Alvarado. From May, 2009 Texoma Enterprise.

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mayor be acted upon in favor of Bill French, a longtime council member. The council voted in favor of French with all in favor besides French who abstained.

“I’ve put stipulations on myself that if I could not continue to do the job or did not have the time for the job, that I would step down. That time has come,” said Stanley in open forum at the council meeting. “Over the years, I’ve had to back off of a lot of the jobs that I do and don’t spend as much time at City Hall and I’ve had to step off of boards. This is one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make, but it’s time.”

Stanley went on to say that he had talked with French several times over the past year about setting this plan in place.

“We’ve never set a date, but I called him up last week and said, ‘it’s time – if the council would agree,'” said Stanley. “I think it’s time for somebody new.”

Stanley is the longest-tenured mayor in the City of Howe history behind W.P. Thompson, who was voted mayor of Howe for at least nineteen consecutive terms spanning from 1913-1949.

French is a 26-year resident of Howe and has served on the Howe City Council for several consecutive terms and on two separate occasions dating back as early as the 1990s.

Bill French being sworn in Tuesday night at the monthly Howe City Council meeting.

Staff photo.

“When I first started, I had an abundance of time, but didn’t known diddly squat about running a city,” said Stanley in a sit-down interview. “But I got to be involved in one of the city’s best all -time hires in City Administrator Joe Shephard.”

Stanley says that he read everything he could get his hands on about city leadership and with the patience of Shephard, he feels that he became a pretty good mayor.

During his tenure as mayor, the downtown area was transformed from an area with a lot of empty buildings to a return to the heart of the city with a thriving business district.

“There are businesses downtown now that have been here for a number of years where they used to be in and out of these buildings,” said Stanley referring mainly to both restaurants which have been staples in Howe for over five years.

Stanley said that at the top of his list when he started was to make sure the city employees had a secure job as the city was in financial ruin at the beginning of his first term.

“Most of the employees had applications out all over the county,” said Stanley. “We changed that.”

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Bulldogs

Caiden Harmon (5) returned to action after missing two games to injury. Michelle Carney/Howe Enterprise.

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As they left Bulldog Stadium and drove by a lit Victory Light, the Bulldogs could understand that their dominating performance will set up a fall classic in Commerce next Friday for a playoff seed.

Howe (3-5; 2-2) racked up 421 overall against Lone Oak (1-6; 03) but the game’s first two possessions ended in punts. Howe’s second possession resulted in points thanks to a defensive offsides which allowed Howe’s freshman quarterback to throw the ball deep near the goal line to receiver Kolby Windon. With pass interference called against Lone Oak, it set up the first of two Jalen Thornton rushing touchdowns, this one coming from the 3 yard line. After Kevin Flores’ first of all successful PATs, Howe led 7-0 with 7:12 left in the first.

Howe’s defense lined up in a five -man front with Steven Waldrip rushing from the defensive end position. That decision turned out the be perhaps the biggest story of the game as Waldrip ran untouched to the quarterback early and often which disrupted anything the Buffaloes were trying to do throwing the football with Quaid Williams, who returned after missing several games. Because of Howe’s scheme, it forced Lone Oak Head Coach Larry McFarlin, a former Howe head coach, to go to more of a traditional running attack. But no matter what Lone Oak tried to do, Howe’s Defensive Coordinator Mike Segleski had an answer.

His “Dog Pound Defense” forced six turnovers during the game which added to their season stockpile of over 20 takeaways.

After a turnover on downs, Howe raced 71 yards on five plays to extend the lead to 14-0 when Thornton added his second score of the night on a 33-yarder.

Jackson Adkins recovered a Lone Oak fumble near midfield which set up a Howe 8-play, 48-yard drive that ended on Austin Haley’s 11th career touchdown as he hit Caiden Harmon in Bulldog

Stadium’s most northeast section of pay dirt. Howe led 21-0 with 8:21 left in the second quarter.

Arturo Lowder intercepted a Williams pass on their next possession, however the Dogs were stymied and turned the ball over on downs.

Howe avoided disaster in the final stages of the first half when Haley’s pass was intercepted and ran back to the Howe five yard line with under :20 seconds remaining. However, again the Bulldogs defense turned away Lone Oak and Jordan Jones won a jump ball in the endzone and intercepted the pass to virtually end the half.

Jones opened the second half with a fumble recovery, but Howe was unable to move the ball on its opening possession. Harmon intercepted a pass on a fake punt which set up Howe’s next score.

Haley hammered the ball down for Windon who leaped to the one yard line after breaking a tackle at the five. Haley sneaked it over for the 1-yard score to give Howe a 28-0 lead with 2:34 left in the third.

The game slowed down with punts and turnovers on downs before Haley ripped his 12th career touchdown pass. He hit Har(Continued on page 15)

Howe vs. Lone Oak stats Howe rushing: 220 Howe passing: 201 Rushing: Jalen Thornton 17-105, 2TD, Carson Daniels 8-57, Caiden Harmon 2-43, Layton Elvington 4-31, TD, Austin Haley 7(-16) Passing: Austin Haley 12-18-1-201, 2TD Receiving: Caiden Harmon 5-120, 2TD, Kolby Windon 3-54, Jalen Thornton 3-17, Arturo Lowder 1-10 Lone Oak rushing: 95 Lone Oak passing: 72 Rushing: Mariano Rincon 14-57, Quaid Williams 6-25, Austin Ram 1-8, Jack Kizer 1-5 Passing: Quaid Williams 8-23-2-72, Jack Kizer 0-1-1-0 Receiving: Jack Kizer 4-56, Jacob Jackson 2-16

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Blue Ridge handles Lady Bulldogs in four sets

Sierra Copeland (9) for Howe has her spike blocked by two Blue Ridge defenders. Photo by Loretta Anderson.

The Howe Varsity Volleyball Lady Bulldogs lost to Blue Ridge on Tuesday night in four sets (15-25, 19-25, 25-20, 19-25).

Ally Harvey had 11 kills 10 blocks and three digs while Sierra Copeland had six kills and three blocks. Cassidy Anderson had two aces, 15 assists, and 11 digs.

And Hannah Dwyer had three kills and nine digs. Gracie Lankford and Molly Wilson both added seven digs each. Jenna Honore had three kills, six assists and six

digs while Kasie Segleski and Holly Cavender both added four digs.

The Lady Bulldogs did not play on Friday.

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Howe has two advance to regionals in cross country

Jake Fabacher (left) and Marissa Agee (right) advanced Tuesday to run at the regional cross country meet.

Howe juniors Jake Fabacher and Marissa Agee will advance to regional competition at the Jesse Owens Complex in Dallas.

Agee, who is no stranger to big time races as she competed at state a year ago, finished second in the 3200 meters with a time of 15:14.19 at a warm Bells High School path. She finished only behind Audrey Shaw of Leonard

who clocked in at 14:47.96.

Fabacher, who was injured for most of last season, is qualifying past district for the first time as he finished sixth in a field of 33 runners. His time was 19:18.90 with runners from Van Alstyne and Bonham finishing ahead of him.

The boys also had Sergio Rico, Brian Flores, Sabien Acevedo, Luke Hardy, Kevin Bateman, and Jason Ortega in competition.

P&Z and city approve zoning change The Howe Planning and Zoning Commission along with the City Council approved a zone change request from Donna Wormsbaker last Tuesday night at the regular meetings. The request was made for a zone change at: G-0825 MARSHALL JOHN C A-G0825,

ACRES 13.79, from C-1 to C-2, Property ID # 152651. This property stretches from L.B. Kirby Avenue to Bainbrook Apartments close to Duke Street.

The reason is for future commercial development.

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The Howe Fire Department made a visit to Summit Hill Elementary last week during Fire Prevention Day. They talked about “stop, drop, and roll” and if kids should be scared of a firefighter when they are in their bunker gear. Courtesy photo.

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mit Hill filled with homes as some of his most proud accomplishments.

“Nothing that’s been done is actually mine, it’s just one of those things where you look around and say, ‘how can we make this town better than it is?’,” said Stanley.

“Today, this town is better than where it was 10 years ago.”

Stanley says his family may be taking it harder than he is. His wife and granddaughter are a little uneasy about the departure of City Hall. He has six grandchildren, three of which have been born since he became mayor and three were babies when he became mayor. Two of them are now in high school and one is about to be in high school.

“My youngest was a junior in high school when I became mayor and that will put it in perspective how long 10 years of being a small town mayor really is,” said Stanley who was fourth in tenure in Grayson County behind David Smith of Dorchester (2002), Frank Budra of Pottsboro (2004) and Sherry Howard of Tom Bean (2008).

Two things Stanley says he didn’t get accomplished were landing a grocery store and getting out of

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Official state native shrub now blooming in Texoma area In the late 1820’s a botanist by the name of Jean Louis Berlandier described a shrub with silvery gray to green foliage which, after a good rain, opened its showy blooms of purple to lavender, pink, blue or white. It is Texas purple sage, Leucophyllum frutescens, and is also known as cenizo, Texas Rain Sage, barometer bush and silverleaf. Once established, it’s well suited for our area – drought and heat tolerant and maintenance-free (well, a little pruning in late winter or early spring will keep it looking its best).

The name “barometer bush” comes from the flowering that appears after high soil moisture or humidity from rain in late sum-

mer into the fall season. You’ll see them around town in xeriscapes and along highways and in commercial landscapes. At maturity, they can be up to 8 feet tall and wide. It grows best in full sun (4 to 6 hours daily), very well drained alkaline soil and little to no fertilization. It will retain most of its leaves through the winter as it is hardy to 5 degrees F.

the wastewater contract with Sherman.

benefit from it is the City of Sherman.”

“The grocery store will probably work itself out within a short time, but the terrible contract with Sherman needs to be addressed really soon because if it’s not, they will absolutely suck this town dry of every dollar that we can bring in,” said Stanley.

“We’re already paying Sherman $200,000 to $300,000 more a year than what we can budget for.

That can’t continue. It’s bad business for us, the taxpayers, all around. The only people that

Stanley says the contract comes up in the next few months and he suggests that the city renegotiate the contract.

“When you take $200,000 to $300,000 out of city services, you’re taking it out of park maintenance, police and fire funding,” said Stanley.

Unlike former mayor Ray Bledsoe, Stanley says he has no intentions of baking cookies.

Texas purple sage’s native range is from Northern Mexico through the Rio Grande Plains and TransPecos, and somewhat in the Western Edwards Plateau into New Mexico. Growing “in the wild,” you’ll see it on rocky caliche slopes and stony, calcareous soils. It has been used as an herbal tea to treat chills and fever, to provide forage for cattle, and nesting places for birds.

In 2005, the 79th Legislature designated the Texas purple sage as the official State Native Shrub of Texas. One of the declarations in the resolution states: “Texas purple sage has been described as a plant that can face droughts, freezes, high winds, salt spray, hungry deer and blazing heat and keep right on performing beautifully, and such fortitude is a quality highly admired in the Lone Star State….”

Sounds perfect for my backyard.

Written by Marigay Black, 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.

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Keep Howe Beautiful Yard of the Month

The Keep Howe Beautiful Yard of the Month was awarded to Leandro and Paris Palacios who operate Designer Cuts at 1014 E. FM 902 in Howe.

Local church calendar A Christian Fellowship 150 Fellowship Ln, Sherman, TX 75090 (903) 815-1333 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 – Kid Zone Children’s Service (5yr – 12 yr.)

Community Bible Fellowship 415 S Collins Fwy, Howe, TX 75459 Wednesday 6:30 pm - Food and Fellowship 7:00 pm - Community Kids (ages 3 - 6th grade, nursery available) 7:00 pm - Youth and Adult Bible Study Sunday 10:30 am - Worship Service First Baptist Church Dorchester 11831 FM 902, Dorchester, TX 75459 903-476-5525 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 Choir Practice 6:00 pm - Evening Worship First Baptist Church Howe 100 E. Davis St., Howe, TX 903532-5504 Tuesday 7:00 pm - Bible Study Wednesday 5:30 pm - Kids Choir 6:30 pm - Team Kid 6:30 pm - Youth Ministry 6:30 pm - Adult Bible Fellowship Sunday 9:15 am - Bible Fellowship 10:30 am - Kids Church 10:30am - Worship Service

First United Methodist Church of Howe 810 N Denny St, Howe, TX 75459 903-532-6718 Monday 9:30 am - Care Team Meeting 10:30 am - Pastor's Bible Study Tuesday 9:30 am - Women's Bible Study 11:30 am - Out and About with Pastor Zack 6:30 pm Boy Scouts Wednesday 9:00 am - Wednesday Workers 6:30 pm - Jr.High 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

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Howe Church of Christ 1205 N Collins Fwy, Howe, TX 75459 903-532-6441 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 910 S Denny St, Howe, TX 75459 903-532-6828 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

Times are subject to change. Please check with each church for any possible changes

"With a united effort we can make the place in which we live clean, wholesome, attractive. We can make the crowded city dweller homesick to come back to us and real living. We can bring new life, new business, new beauty, to the little towns." - Mame Roberts

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K-2nd grade Howe Bulldogs headed to Super Bowl The K-2nd grade Bulldogs (8-1) started out the semi-final game with Blue Ridge (6-2) rocky with three fumbles in the first half.

This caused the Bulldogs to be down 2- 0 at halftime. The Dogs cleaned up the sloppy offense in the second half with Sean Douglas taking a double-reverse 50 yards for the first score.

The Bulldogs kicked a successful onside kick and Ethan Ganow took a double-reverse the opposite direction for another long touchdown. The 2-pointer after was a pass from Eli Espitia to Noah Espitia putting the Dogs up 142.

The kickoff team once again recovered an onside kick but another fumble allowed the Tigers to get the ball back. The Tigers then scored on a long run making the final score 14-8 at Collinsville.

Howe will advance to the Super Bowl to face Collinsville(8-0) at 3 pm in Howe. Howe lost to Collinsville 41-7 back in early September.

The Howe 5th and 6th grade Bulldogs were eliminated on Saturday, 33-6 by Leonard at Collinsville.

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Pride of Howe

The Howe 7th grade Bulldogs won 20-14 at Lone Oak on Thursday afternoon. Quarterback Garren Lankford was the star of the game scoring three touchdowns.

Lankford opened the scoring in the game with an 11-yard scamper with 3:13 left in the second quarter to give Howe a 6-0 lead.

Lone Oak scored on a 15-yard pass and a 2-point conversion to take the lead at 8-6 with 11 seconds remaining before half.

Lankford again scored on a 15yarder and ran in the 2-point conversion for a 14-8 Howe lead.

Another Lone Oak touchdown tied the game with 3:12 remaining, but Lankford scored from the 4 yard line with :31 left in the game to give Howe a 22-14 lead after a Braden Ulmer 2-point conversion. Lone Oak threatened to score late, but Triston Williams intercepted a pass to end the game.

The 8th grade Bulldogs lost to Lone Oak 28-8 and the JV lost by a score of 27-24 with Luke Lopez scoring twice with two 2-point conversions. Damious Wilson scored the final touchdown and 2point conversion after a catch by Ryan Hough. Matt Hayes’ interception set up a score.

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vancing spots. Here's where the details become increasingly important."

Liss also expressed appreciation for the support of the Bulldog football team and coaches in attendance at this past Saturday's competition.

"I can't even begin to tell you how much that meant to us. I so appreciate the school spirit and camaraderie that Coach J (Bill Jehling) brings to our school and I have so much respect for how he tries to instill this in his ath-

letes. Looking up and seeing those guys in the stands cheering for us made my Bulldog heart nearly burst with pride!"

C.H. Collins Athletic Complex in Denton will be the site for the area competition this Saturday, October 26. The area contest is a prelims/finals format with 10 bands advancing from prelims to finals and the top four bands in the finals advancing to the UIL State Marching Contest. General admission for the area contest is $3 per person. A schedule of events will become available early in the week.

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Learn about your antiques and Howe Intermediate Top Dogs collectibles with Georgia Caraway Halloween is mostly a Western custom with Americans spending more than $9 billion dollars annually on Halloween costumes, decorations, and candy. A quarter of all annual candy sales occur during the Halloween season in the United States. What is it about Halloween (or Howe-lloween as Howe-ites call it) that makes October 31 so popular? Perhaps we just like to be frightened (think of the popularity of Halloween movies), or do we just like the candy (no other holiday thrusts our “sweet tooths” into overload except Easter), or do we just like to dress up in costumes and be something/someone else for a night? Certainly, it is fun to wear goofy, sexy, clever, scary get-ups.

The word Halloween literally means the evening before All Hallows Day (or All Saint’s Day) celebrated on November 1. Halloween is also the shortened name of Allhalloween, All Hallows’ Evening, and All Saint’s Eve which is celebrated on October 31. The origin and meaning of Halloween are derived from ancient Celtic harvest festivals, but more recently we think of Halloween as a night filled with costumes, trick-or-treating, pumpkins, candy, spooks, and evil spirits.

The tradition of bobbing for apples dates back to the Roman invasion of Britain, when the conquering army merged their own celebrations with traditional Celtic festivals. The Romans brought with them the apple tree, a representation of the goddess of plenty, Pomona, to whom gardens and orchards were dedicated. Eating or giving away fruit, especially apples, was a custom during the Feast of Pomona on November 1.

Folklore has it that during the annual celebration, young unmarried people would try to bite into an apple floating in water or hanging from a string on a line.

The first person to bite into the apple would be the next one to be allowed to marry. In an Irish legend, a maiden who placed the apple she bobbed under her pillow was said to dream of her future sweetheart.

Apple bobbing is played by filling a tub or a large basin with water and putting apples in the water.

Because apples are less dense than water, they will float at the surface. Players (usually children) then try to catch one with their teeth. Use of arms is not allowed, and often are tied behind the back to prevent cheating. In Scotland, this may be called "dooking” (ie, ducking).

In northern England, the game is often called apple ducking or duck-apple. In Wales, it is known as “Twco Fale” (apple ducking). In County Kerry Ireland it is known as “Snap Apple.” In Newfoundland and Labrador, “Snap Apple Night” is the name given to Halloween.

Today candy has replaced fruit, and the fun of bobbing for apples is no longer part of the holiday, most probably because parents have become concerned about the unsanitary conditions of so many people dunking their mouths and faces into the same tub. We don’t worry about spooks and evil-doing as much as we worry about germs. Ah for the good ol’ days.

Downtown Howe is celebrating Howe-lloween on October 26. It is a great coming together of the community including downtown merchants, the churches’ trunk-or -treat participation, music, and vendors. And the KHB ChiliCookoff is an added spicy bonus.

Howe Mercantile is going to celebrate BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY October 25 and October 26 with a storewide sale as well as a FLEA MARKET behind the store on the Cottonwood Creek Pavilion. Several of our dealers will set up tables of bargains. Our event will start at NOON and continue all day both days. Come by and buy.

Georgia Caraway owns and operates Howe Mercantile at 107-109 East Haning. SHOP LOCAL. LET US SHOW YOU HOWE.

Howe Intermediate wants to congratulate our Top Dogs of the week: Cooper Finney, Taylor Brunner, Brenice Gonzalez, Lane Hance, Langston Kalu, Sophia Tonga-Hall, Kennedy Garner, Cooper Shadden, Samantha Fuhr, Jackson Leal, Hudson Harris, Macie Bryant, Madison Janek, Skylee Busch, and Houston Beebe.

Way to go!

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Clean Stripe 909 E. FM 902 Howe TX 75459 http://www.cleanstripe.com 254-640-9431 john@cleanstripe.com J-Talk Services, Melida Ailshire P.O. Box 91593 Sherman TX 75091 903-814-8347 jtalk1@mac.com LegalShield 1548 Timbercreek Dr. Howe TX 75459 http://JLALEXANDER. WeAreLegalshield.com 214-549-4474 jlalexander@ legalshieldassociates.com) CHILDCARE The School Zone Academy 105 Doyle Street Howe TX 75459 theschoolzoneacademy.com 903-532-9663 haleenparrish@yahoo.com

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First United Bank 2011 Texoma Parkway Sherman TX 75090 firstunitedbank.com 903-813-5760 sarah.whitt@firstunitedbank.com

First Baptist Church Howe 100 W. Davis Howe TX 75459 http://www.fbchowe.org/ 903-532-5504 info@fbchowe.org

BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Creekview Creative Howe TX 75459 creekviewcreative.com 903-357-3143 info@creekviewcreative.com Provider Business Partners 106 W. Young St. Howe TX 75459 providerbusinesspartners.com 903-487-2248 sharla@ providerbusinesspartners.com

Howe Mercantile 107 E. Haning St

(903) 532-1040 amanda.garner@howecpa.com

Bethel Baptist Church 905 Ponderosa Rd, P.O. Box 458 Howe TX 75459 bethelbaptisthowe.com 903-532-6032

First United Methodist Church Howe 810 North Denny Howe TX 75459 (903) 532-6718 zack@fumchowe.org New Beginning Fellowship 910 S. Denny St, PO Box 295 Howe TX 75459 http://www.nbfhowe.com/ (903) 532-6828 wallace@nbfhowe.com CONSTRUCTION/BUILDING SERVICVES

Sheep Boutique 114 N. Main St. P.O. Box 822 Van Alstyne TX 75495 http://sheepboutique.com/ 214-325-0015 info@sheepboutique.com

Jim Jackson Electrical Services, Inc. 1401 Silo Road Suite 400 Bonham TX 75418 www.jacksonelec.com/ 1-855-522-5353 info@jacksonelec.com

Smith-Garner, PC 609 N. Denny St., P.O. Box 1019 Howe TX 75459 http://www.howecpa.com/

TLD Design Consulting LLC 103 E. Haning St. Howe TX 75459 http://www.tld -dc.com/ 903-436-4601

tdefrange@tldconsulting.net American Efficiency Solutions 2917 Wolf Front Rd Van Alstyne TX 75495 americanefficiency solutions.com/ 214-284-6309 mike@aes-llc.net DENTAL Howe Family Dentistry 100 S. Collins Freeway, PO Box 960 Howe TX 75459 howefamilydentistry.com 903.532.5545 EDUCATION Howe Community Library 315 S. Collins Freeway Howe TX 75459 www.howeisd.net/Page/83 903-745-4050 atchison.melissa@howeisd.net Howe Independent School District 105 W. Tutt St. Howe TX 75459 howeisd.net/ (903) 745-4000 ENTERTAINMENT Twisted Balloons & Magic 1174 Dicken Rd. Howe TX 75459 903-815-6093 bentleym6144@gmail.com FUNERAL HOME Scoggins Funeral Home & Crematory 637 W. Van Alstyne Parkway Van Alstyne TX 75495 scogginsfuneralhome.com 903-482-5225 tommywscoggins@hotmail.com GOVERNMENT Rita Noel, Justice of the Peace P.O. Box 672 Howe TX 75459 903-821-0018 ritanoel169@yahoo.com HAIR SALON Girls Next Door 102 S. Collins Frwy Howe TX 75459 (903) 532-0526 HEALTH AND FITNESS LZfit (personal training) Lauren Zepeda (972-489-4246 Lauren_zepeda@yahoo.com Facebook page Laurenzepedafitness HEALTHCARE Angels of Care Pediatric Home Health 8001 S. U.S. Highway 75 Sherman TX 75090 angelsofcare.com 903-532-1400 jriggs@angelsofcare.com

Bee Square Body Care 26 Williams Trail Howe TX 75459 http://beesquarebodycare.com/ 903-819-0192 Godisgood1@hotmail.com HEATING/AIR CONDITIONING Baker A/C & Heating, Inc. 215 N. Denny St. Howe TX 75459 903-532-6225 bakerac.mark@yahoo.com HOUSING Bainbrook Apartments 511 S. Collins Fwy Howe, TX 75459 (469) 712-4082 bainbrook75459.com Pradera Manufactured Home Park 709 N. Collins Freeway Howe TX 75459 http://praderamhp.com (903) 532-0014 felix@havenparkmgmt.com M&M Properties 901 N. Denny St Howe TX 75459 903-815-9223 marvincurtis2@gmail.com INSURANCE David Morgan Insurance 255 E. Jefferson St, P.O. Box 2105 Van Alstyne TX 75495 http://farmersagent.com/ dmorgan1 903-482-4063 dmorgan1@farmersagent.com Ed Meacham, State Farm 2624 Loy Lake Rd., Suite B Sherman TX 75090 https://www.statefarm.com/ agent/US/TX/Sherman/EdMeacham-3TGY5753JAK 903-892-3923 ed@mredinsurance.com Kathy McGarry, Mayo Agency 215 S Ray Roberts Pkwy, P.O. Box 519 Tioga TX 76271 940-437-2378 kathy.mayoagency@gmail.com Texas Farm Bureau Insurance, Darren Foster – Agent 1363 S Waco St Van Alstyne TX 75495 https://www.txfbins.com/ insurance/agent/grayson/ 32707/darrenfoster 903-436-2470 dfoster@txfb-ins.com Texas Farm Bureau Insurance, Loretta Anderson – Agent

1363 S Waco St Van Alstyne TX 75495 https://www.txfb -ins.com/ insurance/agent/grayson/ 23242/lorettaanderson 903-819-1041 landerson@txfb-ins.com Aflac Agent Chyna Vincent 1671 Taylor Rd Dorchester TX 75459 940-641-1714 chynakv@live.com INTERNET TekWav 223 N. Walnut St. Sherman TX 75090 http://www.tekwav.com 903-375-9787 jj@tekwav.com NON-PROFIT Goodwill Industries of Northeast Texas 2206 E. Lamar St. Sherman, TX 75090 goodwillnorthtexas.org spierce@goodwillnorthtexas.org PERSONAL SERVICES & CARE Servpro of Sherman/Denison PO Box 1851 Sherman TX 75091 ervproshermandenison.com/ 903-893-7166 belinda.servpro8117@gmail.com PHOTOGRAPHY Melissa Millsap Photography melissa.millsapphotography @gmail.com

PLUMBING Skinner Plumbing Supply 200 S. Denny St. Howe TX 75459 (903) 532-0034 skinnersupply@yahoo.com Torque Plumbing 102 S. Collins Frwy Howe TX 75459 (972) 658-1515 torquemayes@yahoo.com PUBLIC UTILITIES Atmos Energy 5111 Blue Flame Rd. Sherman TX 75090 http://www.atmosenergy.com/ 1-888-286-6700 (Main) 1-866-322-8667 Natural Gas Emergency Jan.Rugg@atmosenergy.com Billy’s Trash Service 800 S. Andrews Sherman TX 75090 903-814-9070 jeffstanley@cableone.net Grayson -Collin Electric Cooperative, Inc. P.O. Box 548 Van Alstyne TX 75495 www.grayson-collin.coop 903-482-7100 mmcginnis@gcec.net Cavender Home Theater DISH 6202 Texoma Parkway Sherman TX 75090 http://www.cavendertv.com/ 903-892-3499 chris@cavenderht.com REAL ESTATE

Bill French Properties 315 N Travis Suite B-3 Sherman TX 75090 billfrenchproperties.com 903-893-BILL (2455) bill@billfrenchproperties.com Sheryl Bentley, Ebby Halliday REALTORS 3445 FM 1417 N Sherman TX 75092 http://www.ebby.com/agents_ offices/find_agent/info/ sherylbentley (903) 821-7653 sherylbentley@ebby.com The Uselton Group 382 Eagle Point Rd Van Alstyne TX 75495 theuseltongroup.com 469-525-7281 kim@theuseltongroup.com

The following information is required to add a telephone number into the "CodeRED" database: first and last name; address (physical address, no P.O. boxes); city; state; Zip Code; and primary phone number. The system works with cellular phones but requires a valid street address. When entering information, please fill out all of the screens because the newest data entered will replace the old data. Sign up by visiting http:// www.co.grayson.tx.us/page/oem.cred

2019-20 Local taxation State Sales Tax General Revenue Sales Tax Ad valorem reduction Sales Tax Economic Development (Type B) Sales Tax Total

6.25 % 1.00 % 0.50 % 0.50 % 8.25 %

City of Howe Tax Rate Howe I.S.D Tax Rate Grayson County Tax Rate Grayson County Junior College Tax Rate Total (per $100 valuation)

$0.57 $1.43 $0.42 $0.17 $2.59

City of Howe Budget

$3,788,977

903-532-7867 amanda.garner@howecpa.com

Abby’s Restaurant 110 E. Haning St Howe TX 75459 abbys-restaurant.com/ 903-487-8860 abbysrestaurant@yahoo.com

TOWING

Palio’s Pizza Cafe 303 W. Haning St. Howe TX 75459 https://www.palioshowe.com/ 903-532-0390 paliospizza@att.net ROOFING HIT Exteriors, LLC Howe, TX 75459 972-977-1523 sergio@hitexteriors.com

Vincent Realty Group 324 Meadows Estate St., P.O. Box 756 Tom Bean TX 75489 vincentrealtygroup.com/ 903-870-8528 benvincent@cableone.net

Adams Automotive & Towing 85 Redden Rd Van Alstyne TX 75495 adamsautotow.com 903-482-5784 Pristine Towing & Roadside Assistance 135 Hodgins Rd. P.O. Box 1672 Van Alstyne TX 75495 (903) 814-8064 VIDEO Summit Media Service PO.O. Box 1197 Howe, TX 75459 www.summitmediaservice.co m 214-843-1495 WINERY Homestead Winery 220 W. Main St. Denison TX 75020 homesteadwinery.com/ 903-464-0030 sammeanslump@gmail.com

Michael Taylor – Keller Williams Realty P.O. Box 575 Howe TX 75459 mtaylor@kw.com RESTAURANTS El Patio Escondido Mexican Restaurant & Cantina 495 W. Van Alstyne Pkwy, P.O. Box 637 Van Alstyne TX 75495

STORAGE Howe Mini-Storage 609 N. Denny St. Howe TX 75459

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City of Howe SECONDS COUNT IN AN EMERGENCY! That's why the City of Howe has instituted the CodeRED Emergency Notification System - an ultra high-speed telephone communication service for emergency notifications. This system allows us to telephone all or targeted areas in case of an emergency situation that requires immediate action (such as a boilwater notice, missing child or evacuation notices). The system is capable of dialing 60,000 phone numbers per hour. It then delivers a pre-recorded message describing the situations to a live person or an answering machine in the affected area possibly including instructions requiring action on the part of the recipient. Once the situation is remedied, another call will be placed to the area signaling that the issue has been addressed and that normal activities can be resumed.

elpatioescondido.com 903-482-5538 williampacheco519@yahoo.com

City Hall 116 E. Haning St., 903-532-5571 Mayor: Jeff Stanley City Administrator: Joe Shephard City Secretary: Joy Stevens Utility Billing and Municipal Court 116 E. Haning St. 903-532-5571 Utility Clerk: Beccy Roberts Court Clerk: Kerri Cheatham (After hours night drop available) Public Works 317 S. Hughes St. Public Works Director: David Wortham Code Enforcement 317 S. Hughes St. Code Enforcement Officer: Bert Dowlen

2019 City of Howe Water, Sewer, Refuse collection rates - one bill $27.15 $7.45 $8.35 $9.30 $9.90 $33.60 $5.25

Howe Fire Department 118 E. Haning 903-532-6888 (nonemergency) Fire Chief: Robert Maniet

$13.35 $1.10

Howe Police Department 700 W. Haning St. 903-532-9971 (non-emergency) Dispatch 903813-4411 Police Chief: Carl Hudman Police Sergeant: Keith Milks Economic Development

$27.15 $33.60 $13.35 $1.10 $75.20

101 E. Haning St. 903-532-6080 EDC Director: Monte Walker City Council meets third Tuesday at 700 W. Haning St. at 6 pm.

Planning & Zoning Commission Meets third Monday as needed Howe Community Facilities Development Corporation Meets as needed For more information visit the city website www.cityofhowe.org

$56.95 $54.60 $13.35 $1.10 $126.00 $98.70 $80.85 $13.35 $1.10 $194.00

WATER Base per 1,000 next 4,000 per 1,000 next 20,000 per 1,000 next 20,000 per 1,000 all over 45,000 SEWER Base per additional metered 1,000 gallons TRASH (solid waste) Base Tax MINIMUM BILL Water Sewer Trash Tax Total 5,000 gallons usage Water Sewer Trash Tax Total 10,000 gallons usage Water Sewer Trash Tax Total

Longtime Public Works Director announces retirement David Wortham announced that he would soon be retiring after a 44-year career at The City of Howe in the Public Works department in which he’s served as director for many years. It is estimated without official record that Wortham is the longest tenured city employee in the town's history.

Documented in The Howe Enterprise in Volume 53, Edition 7, Wortham started his career with the city on the trash truck. With a great attitude and work ethic, Wortham jumped to the top of the public works division for Howe. He also has served as a volunteer

Wortham oversees a pipe repair in 2016. Staff photo. fire-fighter for 35 years in Howe and has been in every ditch, pot hole, and man hole in the 75459.

Wortham is a 1975 graduate of Howe High School and is the son of Marilee and the late Dug Wortham.

Summit Hill Elementary Students and Employee of the Month

Jennifer Pabon-I was born and raised in Puerto Rico, have been married for 16 years and have three kids.

My husband joined the Army January 2011 and for the past eight years we’ve been traveling the world.

We’ve been stationed in South Korea, Italy, and Texas. Through these years, I’ve had the privilege of working at Military Schools as a SPED Aide Teacher and Pre-K Teacher. When we moved to Texas, adjusting was a little hard, until I had the privilege to start working at Howe ISD as a SPED Aide Teacher. I feel very lucky to be surrounded with such amazing teachers and leaders. Sadly, duty calls and

Kindergarten— Slade Harrell and Cessna Moreno First grade— Jaxton Halley and Taylor Peavey Second grade— Ethan Morrison and Rylee Smith the Army is relocating us back to Italy by the end of December. But I am taking the best memories and

experiences from Summit Hill Elementary with me and will be forever grateful for everything and for all.

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Texas History Minute

Ken Bridges

The discovery of oil transformed communities and entire states in the closing years of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth centu-

ry. Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana saw their economies transform overnight with the discovery of oil. For the Osage of Northeast Oklahoma, they saw their impoverished, dilapidated reservation transformed into one of the richest communities in Oklahoma almost overnight. It attracted great jealousy and then hatred and then murder. In the end, it took one former Texas Ranger, Thomas White, to help solve the case.

When the Osage were forced onto the reservations, the lands that once stretched from almost to the Mississippi River in Arkansas to Central Kansas were whittled down to a small area of NorthCentral Oklahoma. The land was poor, but the Osage were determined to hold onto it. As early as 1894, oil was suspected to lay far beneath the surface of the Osage reservation, with the first successful well dug in 1897. In 1907, the Osage tribe managed to secure the mineral rights to all the lands on their reservation. The timing was fortunate as the wells only became more successful.

For the Osage community, now down to just over 2,200 members, the oil was like a dream come true. In 1923, more than $30 million of oil was produced, or about $450 million in 2019 dollars. After generations of lost lands and an almost relentless stream of misfortunes, the Osages now saw their luck change. With profits distributed among the tribe every three months, families were building mansions and hiring servants. The quickly became one of the wealthiest communities in the nation.

With the money, the knives came out. The Osage were besieged with an array of con artists and thieves. Congress passed legislation insisting that white managers approve each purchase by each Osage individual. Administrators jealous of the Osage fortunes sold them goods at horribly inflated rates and stole an estimated $8 million from them. And in the midst of this came the deaths.

Members of the tribe began to disappear. Bodies were found in ravines, shot or mutilated. Others died of sudden, mysterious illnesses. Thirteen of these deaths occurred between 1921 and 1923. Osage County Sheriff's Department refused to investigate. The state police did no better. The deaths only accelerat-

ed. Forty-seven more people died in the next two years.

for good in 1957 and died in 1971 at age 90.

Mollie Burkhart watched her entire family die. In 1921, her sister was founded murdered. Her mother died of poisoning a month later, followed by her father. In 1923, her sister’s house exploded, killing her sister, her husband, and their maid.

The Osage continued to be haunted by the legacy of the murders. Justice was never complete, answers were never satisfactory, and the community continued to face exploitation. Hale was eventually released, and Oklahoma Gov. Henry Bellmon pardoned Burkhart in 1965. Well into the 1990s, new investigations were

In 1925, FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover decided to intervene. He sent one of his agents for the new agency, Thomas Bruce White, to solve the crimes. White was born in Oak Hill, near Austin, in 1881. He briefly attended Georgetown’s Southwestern University at the turn of the century and joined the Texas Rangers. He began working for the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific Railroad in 1909 as a special investigator for crimes against the railroad in West Texas. He developed a reputation as a fair lawman and a solid investigator before he joined the federal government.

White went to Oklahoma and put together an undercover team that included a Native American and two others, with each posing either as ranch hands or salesmen. Within a matter of weeks, White traced the money back to several suspects. In the case of Burkhart’s family, Mollie Burkhart’s new husband, Ernest Burkhart, a white man, was arrested for the murders.

Burkhart was convicted but soon turned state’s evidence and pointed to a conspiracy headed up by his uncle, rancher William Hale. Hale, a Texas native who built a ranching empire and petty theft ring in the area, was also convicted of one murder though he was suspected of many others. However, several suspects connected to Hale died mysteriously before the trial.

It was clear that a series of conspiracies existed to destroy the Osage and steal the oil money, but White was stopped by federal officials before he could dig further. The Osage Murders came to an end because of Agent White and his team, but only a handful had been solved. White’s work boosted the reputation of the FBI, but the final insult to the Osage came when Hoover presented the Osage tribe with a bill for $20,000 for the investigation, something no victim or no group has ever had to pay. Congress moved to strengthen the Osage mineral rights and hereditary rights in a new 1925 law.

White spent the next phase of his life working directly with prisoners. He became the warden at Ft. Leavenworth in 1926. In 1932, he became warden of the La Tuna federal penitentiary near El Paso. At the age of 70, in 1951, he began serving on the Board of Pardons and Paroles. He retired

being conducted into many of the deaths. The Osage also charged the Department of the Interior with mismanagement of the tribal trust fund from the oil rights. The federal government settled with the Osage for $380 million in 2011.

Dr. Bridges is a Texas native, writer, and history professor. He can be reached at drkenbridges@gmail.com.

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Simply because I don’t want to

Dr. Billy Holland

Many will read this title and attach it to an unlimited array of personal issues and the problems that are associated with them. I remember a few years ago while talking

with a friend about temptation and the constant struggles within the Christian life, he shared about how often he wilts under the power of negative influences and like most of us, he usually ends up being disappointed with his choices. After going back and forth confessing our weaknesses and failures, out of frustration he asked me a pointed question: “why do we continue avoiding our responsibility to do what is right?” Hmmm...I tried to find an intelligent response or some spiritual way to justify our disobedience, but all I could come up with is the sobering fact that we just do not want to. Attached to this embarrassing explanation is that we will never change this rebellious cycle of defeat until we allow Christ to renew our mind and help us develop self-discipline.

It’s true, we can live as close to God as we desire.

We realize this is a strong statement and one that we would rather not think about, but the Bible also never promised the Christian life would be easy. George Orwell is quoted as saying, “The further a society drifts from truth, the more it will hate those who speak it” nonetheless, I would rather be known as someone who confronts our problems than ignores them. I remember watching Flip Wilson back in the early seventies and one of his more popular comedy routines was called, “the devil made me do it.” Everyone laughed and thought it was funny and many could relate to the clever idea of accusing the dark-side for our bad decisions.

We understand how easy it is to blame someone else for our mistakes, but as most of us know,

this is just hiding behind more excuses. Anytime we intentionally deny the truth, we are heading down a dangerous road and will eventually pay a great price whether it be in this life or the next. The reality is that the devil can attack us within the parameters of God’s approval, but he mostly plays the role of a tempter and persuader. Our own carnality is also a strong influence and might suggest a second piece of chocolate pie, but no one is making us eat it.

I’m not saying I know more or trying to tell anyone about what God wants to change in them, I’m only presenting some things to consider so that we can all think a little more clearly about what is really important. We know there are many different levels of seriousness with our spiritual lives especially when it comes to knowing why we are here and what are we called to do. In order to follow God’s purpose, it's wise to develop discernment to recognize the voice of the shepherd from the voices of distraction.

When we agree that knowing and obeying our creator is the meaning of life, only then can we begin to climb the real stairway to Heaven.

A couple of the first steps include being sincerely prepared to submit our will to God and giving Him complete control over our decisions. You see, there is a throne in the heart of every person and there can only be one king who rules upon this throne.

If God is not sitting upon the throne of our life, someone else is. For Christ to be our Lord, this means that we literally become possessed by Him. This may sound rather extreme, but He cannot lead us if we are always making our own plans. Most of us love the idea of going to Heaven but are not really interested in all the details of taking a holy vow and coming into covenant with God. Romans chapter six reminds us that we are “Servants to whom we obey,” and since our actions reveal our intentions, it would be good to examine our hearts and make sure Jesus is occupying our

throne. You see, where we spend our time and what we think about, reveals our allegiance to our true master. The core of the gospel is that Jesus came to rescue us, but He did not save us so that we can

do whatever we desire, He saved us so that He could accomplish His desires through us.

Find out more about Billy’s free CD offer and his brand-new book at billyhollandministries.com

Verse of the week 2 Samuel 22:29 You, LORD, are my lamp; the LORD turns my darkness into light.

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How can I protect my Living with children family financially?

Taylor Kovar

Hey Taylor - I just had a baby and almost immediately started thinking about how I need life insurance. I haven’t really looked into it at all and was

wondering if you had recommendations. - Gary Hey Gary - Congrats on the new baby! I’m sure this is an exciting and tiring time, so kudos to you for having the wherewithal to look ahead. Life insurance is a must-have for anyone with dependents, and there are definitely good and bad policies, so I’m happy to offer my advice.

When choosing coverage, you’re essentially picking between term and whole life insurance. The difference is pretty basic on its face - term life insurance covers a specified term, usually ranging from 5 to 30 years. Whole life, unsurprisingly, offers coverage until you die, with a set premium until the policy is paid in full.

If you’ve heard of people talking about life insurance as an investment, they’re referring to whole life insurance. As you pay money into your policy, you build up a cash account from which you can withdraw later in life. You can also theoretically borrow against these funds, leveraging the asset. Whole life insurance has surface-level appeal, but that’s about it. In my opinion, you don’t get out of it what you put in.

For starters, whole life policies are expensive. You spend nearly 10x what you would on good term coverage, and while you’re supposed to see some of that money when you get older, there are far better investments you could consider. The point of life insurance is to provide a safety net in the event of your passing. If you’re putting tons of money into this policy each year during your 30s, 40s, and 50s, you’re hurting your spending power during your

best years and not investing as wisely as you could be. And, throughout the process, you’re not doing any better by the family you’re trying to provide for.

With a 20-year term, you eliminate the hoopla and secure a respectable settlement should tragedy strike. You’ll save money each month, you’ll get the peace of mind you seek, and your family will be covered should something happen. You should be able to get monthly premiums below $50 a month, and then you just need to renew well before the term expires.

You can certainly look into 10and 30-year terms as well, but I’ve found 20 delivers the best pricing and flexibility. If you want to learn more about term policies and how they compare to whole life insurance, you can check out a post I’ve written at GoFarWithKovar.com.

It’s good that you’re thinking about life insurance, Gary. Now it’s time to stop thinking and buy, because the longer you wait the higher the premiums rise and the more risk you endure. Take care of it now and get back to enjoying life with your new child. Thanks for the question!

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.

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mon on a bubble screen that went for 46 yards to give Howe a 35-0 lead with 8:34 left in the game.

Dakota Harrington, who was called up from the varsity to fill in for an ailing Matthew Bearden, recovered a fumble at the Howe 14 yard line. That set up a 4-play, 86-yard drive that saw freshman Carson Daniels carry a workload and senior Layton Elvington carried it the final five yards for the

score to make it 42-0 with 2:31 left in the game.

With the shutout thought to be in hand, the Buffaloes were able to get on the board on the ensuing kickoff return to make it 42-6 for the final score.

Howe outgained Lone Oak by 254 yards which is the first time the Dogs have reached that level versus an opponent since the area championship game in 2016 vs.

Jefferson (329).

John Rose-

Q: My normally happy 6-year -old son has recently started incorporating death and warlike games into his imaginative play. He isn't and has never been a meanspirited child,

but his dad and I just divorced (amicably), and I feel like he's having trouble dealing with it. For example, he has started telling me he feels stupid.

Can you recommend something I can do, or should I have him talk to someone?

A: I would not recommend professional help at this point. First, incorporating war and death into imaginative play is not at all unusual for boys this age and older.

In and of itself, this is not cause for concern. Today’s parents have become sensitized to this sort of thing because of highly publicized incidents of child and teen violence, but boys have been playing war games forever whereas boys becoming mass murderers is a recent phenomenon – and almost exclusively an American phenomenon.

On the other hand, if a 6-year-old suddenly becomes truly obsessed with violence (e.g., begins threatening violence toward peers or family or becomes cruel toward pets) I would immediately suspect regular exposure to video games with violent themes. In that case, the obvious solution is to remove the video games from the child’s life. Evidence is mounting that video games with violent themes are contributing to both depression and outbursts of anger in young children.

It’s to be expected that your son will have some degree of difficulty adjusting to a major change of this magnitude in his day-to-day life, but the fact that a youngster is not exactly overjoyed over his In six career starts, Austin Haley's two touchdown passes brings his career total to 12 which ties Andreas Liss in that category and places Haley 9th all-time in Bulldogs history. His 201 yards passing brings his total to 1,249 and moves him ahead of Halen Kirby, Wade Carson, and Josh Farris into 8th all-time.

The win by Howe sets up the biggest game for the Bulldogs in three years when they travel to Commerce next Friday to take on the Tigers (2-5; 1-2) whose two district losses have come to Pottsboro and Van Alstyne. Last week, they lost to the VA Panthers 46-36.

The game will be played at Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadi-

parents’ divorce does not mean he’s having a psychological crisis.

As for saying he’s stupid, I would tend to take a wait-and-see attitude. There is good likelihood that when he adjusts to the new family circumstances, self-deprecating comments of that sort will fade away.

On the other hand, if you and his father act toward him as if you think he’s a victim, he will begin acting more and more like a victim. Children are intuitively brilliant, and they take advantage of whatever opportunities are handed to them, however unwittingly.

Your son may be repeating the “I’m stupid” mantra because you are acting as if it’s to be taken very, very seriously. You respond by talking to him, trying to convince him that he isn’t stupid. So, the next time he’s feeling a little blue and wants attention, he says he’s stupid.

The next time he says this, simply say, “We’ve talked about that enough. If you still think you’re stupid, I’m truly sorry, but we’re not going to talk about it any more. Furthermore, saying that you’re stupid means your brain is over-tired and needs a rest. So from now on, when you say that you’re stupid I’m going to send you to your room to lie down and rest for an hour so you can think straight again.”

Your confidence in your authority is the key to your son’s sense of well-being. If you are convinced that the divorce was in everyone’s best interest, then I strongly advise you to act accordingly.

Family psychologist John Rosemond: johnrosemond.com, parent guru.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. um on the campus of Texas A&M Commerce. Game time is 7:30 pm and the live audio broadcast will be available on howeenterprise.com and live in real time inside the stadium on 88.1 FM.

In one of the most classy acts, Howe Head Coach Bill Jehling took his football team to McKinney on Saturday to support the Pride of Howe.

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Howe Bulldogs At Commerce Tigers Game time: 7:30 pm Location: Memorial Stadium, Commerce, TX Number

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