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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
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The Uselton Group 382 Eagle Point Rd Van Alstyne TX 75495 theuseltongroup.com 469-525-7281 kim@theuseltongroup.com
Vincent Realty Group 324 Meadows Estate St., P.O. Box 756 Tom Bean TX 75489 vincentrealtygroup.com/ 903-870-8528 benvincent@cableone.net
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 elpatioescondido.com 903-482-5538 williampacheco519@yahoo.com
Abby’s Restaurant 110 E. Haning St Howe TX 75459 abbys-restaurant.com/ 903-487-8860 abbysrestaurant@yahoo.com
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
903-532-7867 amanda.garner@howecpa.com
TOWING
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
STORAGE Howe Mini-Storage 609 N. Denny St. Howe TX 75459
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Methodists to display a Silent Nativity at Summit Gardens
TexomaArea Toys for Tots Ride announced for December
On December 11 at 7 pm, the Kids 4 Jesus group from the First United Methodist Church will display a Silent Nativity at Summit Gardens again this year as they did in 2018. The scene will take place in front of the Mame Roberts Arbor along
Highway 5.
There is a call out for a choir to sing carols during the nativity. If anyone is interested in putting together a Christmas Carol choir, please contact Janice Akins or Summer DeLavan.
The 2019 Marine Corps Toys for Tots run will take place December 8 and begin at Schulman’s Movie Bowl Grille in Sherman. The registration will be from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. The ride will begin at 1 pm and will end at 903
Learn about your antiques and collectibles with Georgia Caraway
It's that time of year again. December has come and with it all the joys of Christmas. But what is the real meaning of Christmas? Is it the beautifully wrapped gifts under the ornament-decorated tree; stockings hung by the chimney with care; the greeting cards in the mail; store display windows adorned with holiday décor, and folks calling "Merry Christmas" to those they pass in the streets? Is this really Christmas?
Christmas has morphed into this meaning and for many the true meaning of Christmas has been lost. I want to explore the commercialized side of Christmas for the next three columns, then the week of Christmas we will explore the TRUE meaning of Christmas.
The first recorded
Christmas tree was reportedly a wooden triangle covered in some evergreen branches. In 1747 the Moravian Church settlement in Bethlehem, PA erected this “tree.” They would hang white candles and verses written on small pieces of paper on the tree.
F.W. Woolworth first brought glass ornaments from the German cottage industry to the mass market in the United States. In 1880, Woolworth purchased $25 of handblown glass ornaments for his variety store in Lancaster, PA. They sold within two days. Ten years later, more than 200,000 glass ornaments made by individual families in Germany were imported to the U.S.
The Christian Science Monitor reported that gift-giving has its roots in pagan rituals held during the winter. Christians believe that the first gift was the gift of his son, Jesus, to the world. However, Jesus was given gifts at his birth by the Three Wise Men, gold (acknowledging Jesus as the King of Kings), frankincense (used in church worship and symbolic of people worshiping Jesus), and Myrrh (a perfume used on dead bodies, symbolling that Jesus would live and die). Wrapping paper and wrapping presents in pretty paper dates back to the Victorian era.
A Christmas stocking is hung on Christmas Eve so that Saint Nicholas can fill it with small toys, candy, fruit, coins or other small gifts when he arrives. One of the best examples of commercialism and now a multimillion-dollar industry, the Christmas greeting card dates back to 1843. The first commercial Christmas card was put out by Sir Henry Cole.
R.H. Macy of Macy’s in New York City was one of the first department store owners to construct special holiday presentations. And in 1862, he was the first to feature an in-store Santa for children to visit. Several years later, in 1874, he created one of the first major holiday window
Brewers in Sherman where lunch will be provided for the first 100 registrants. Live music will be provided by J.R. Texas Stranger. There will also be prizes for “Best Santa,” “Best Elf,” and “Best Christmas Themed Bike. displays with a collection of porcelain dolls from around the world.
These are just a few of the ways we have commercialized Christmas. Next week we will look at the role Santa Claus and other marketing strategies play in promoting the holiday.
I have to admit that Howe Mercantile commercially promotes the holiday as well. That said let me remind you that a huge sale is going on behind the Mercantile on the Pavilion between now and the end of the year. And inside the store we have one-of-a-kind gifts for your favorite person. Think of us for a unique Christmas shopping experience
Dr. Georgia Caraway and her friends operate Howe Mercantile at 107 East Haning. SHOP LOCALLY!! We can show you Howe!!
