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School Board to hold special meeting tonight through electronic means; will discuss moving elections to November
A Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees of Howe ISD will be held on Monday, April 6, 2020 beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the Howe ISD Administration Office located at 105 W. Tutt St, Howe, Texas.
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Due to the urgent public necessity and in light of the national declared emergency, the meeting will be held through electronic means in accordance with the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and White House’s stringent guidelines and recommendations to maintain the public health. Further, pursuant to Governor Abbott’s temporary suspension of the requirement related the Open Meetings Act, the Board meeting may be viewed online and may be heard via Zoom at the following link below:
Join Zoom Meeting https://us04web.zoom.us/j/9500732679 Meeting ID: 950 073 2679
I. CALL TO ORDER/ DETERMINATION OF QUORUM
II. INVOCATION/PLEDGES
III. REPORTS A. COVID-19 Update
IV. THE BOARD WILL CONSIDER, DISCUSS, AND/OR TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING THE FOLLOWING: A. Resolution Declaring a Public Purpose for the Expenditure of District Funds Related to COVID-19 School Closure B. Order to Postpone the May 2, 2020 Trustee Election until November, 3 2020 C. Waiver from the Educator Appraisal Requirements due to Circumstances Related to COVID-19 D. Resolution Delegating to the Superintendent the Board's Authority to Request a TEA Waiver under TEC, Sec.7.056 E. Howe High School Library/Office Renovation Proposal
Georgia Caraway
I collect bunny items. That comes in handy especially at Easter time. My collection hops all over my house during Spring, then they hop back into my holiday closet for another year in hibernation.
The origin of the Easter bunny begins with the goddess Eastre. She was worshipped by the Anglo-Saxons through her earthly symbol, the hare. The custom of the Easter hare came to America with the Germans who immigrated to Pennsylvania in the 18th and 19th centuries. (Maybe that is why my sister, Gloria, and I are “mad as March hares” about rabbits—we are Pennsylvania girls.) German people gradually spread to New York, Tennessee, Virginia, North and South Carolina, Texas, and Canada, taking their customs and traditions with them. Most 18th century Americans, however, were of more austere religious denominations, such as Presbyterian, Quaker, and Puritan. They considered the rabbit a frivolous symbol. It was not until after the Civil War, with its legacy of death and destruction, that Americans began a widespread observance of Easter, led primarily by the Presbyterians. The story of the resurrection was regarded as a source of inspiration and renewed hope for the millions of bereaved Americans who had lost loved ones in the war. The Easter bunny and the Easter egg (a symbol of birth and resurrection) became an integral part of the Easter celebration.
I especially like papier-mâché candy containers. The 19th century candy container was early packaging and merchandising at its best, designed to delight the affluent child, first with the candy and, afterwards, with the toy that remained. The early 1900s were the golden years for candy containers. The first commerciallymade in the late 1800s are generally of German origin, originally of a flour and paste recipe and painted on the outside. Later, hand painted, moldpressed papier-mâché containers, with a hidden inner chamber to house the candy surprise, were introduced. Begun as a cottage industry, companies in Germany, France, Japan and the U.S. expanded upon the idea and began to mass produce a wide variety of containers, not just in the original traditional materials, but also in glass, cardboard, and tin lithograph to name a few.
The novelty papiermâché forms could be used to decorate shop windows or drawing rooms, while also enticing customers toward a particular brand of sweets. Some papier-mâché containers were covered in wax. Once emptied of candy, these beautiful containers might be saved as ornaments and hung on Easter and Christmas trees. Others became toys that were used in play; containers shaped like suitcases and hatboxes were the perfect size to hold doll accessories. Yet many were destroyed in the opening process, or simply thrown away once their contents were consumed. Collecting cottontails, bunnies, and rabbits, especially candy containers, can be “hareraising” (money will be hopping from your wallet). I hope your collection continues to multiply.
Howe Mercantile has a lot of Easter collectibles on display. I will be there on Thursday and Friday of Easter weekend. Perhaps by that weekend I will be able open the doors for your last-minute Easter shopping. When we are able to open again, we are looking forward to seeing all our friends.
Georgia Caraway and her partners at Howe Mercantile hope you will come by 107-109 East Haning to shop and visit. Three new dealers joined the Mercantile. Come see their new offerings. SHOP LOCAL. WE CAN SHOW YOU HOWE.
