58.6 Howe Enterprise June 22, 2020

Baseball and softball are back!

Former Mayor Stanley selected as Mayor Pro tem

Hay-ning Street Overpass

Howe 8U-1 softball lost to Whitewright -1

The Howe City Council meeting went rather quick-

A load of hay was lost in Howe Wednesday

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Monday, June 22, 2020

Security the focus of high school renovation This past weekend was the annual trip to Tahlequah, Oklahoma to float the Illinois River. For the second year in a row, the soon-tobe 14-year-old went with me. It was a Fathers Day treat for sure. While staying in Muskogee, late Saturday night we felt the hotel vibrate and wondered what in the world could have caused that. About 30 minutes later it was on Twitter that there was an earthquake near Tulsa.

Some friends of mine said it was probably all the people at the Trump rally that caused the ground to shake, but when we flipped over to CNN, they said the place was half empty. Seemed unfactual with all the photos we saw in and outside of the arena.

Oh well. ***** The UIL said last week that high school football games could be televised live on Friday nights for the first time this fall.

They stipulated that it was a one year stint only. This had several asking us if we were planning to show video of the Howe games.

We do not plan to do so. It helps the school’s budget when fans attend the games and we encourage you to do so. If fans cannot go to the game due to COVID-19, then we’ll consider options.

EDITOR’S NOTE—This column is reserved as an opinion column and may not necessarily reflect the policy of this publication.

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What used to be the high school office is transforming into the high school library. Staff photo.

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Howe ISD has proposed budget of $17 million At the Howe ISD Board of Trustees meeting on Monday night, they proposed a budget of $17,140,436 for the 2020-21 school year.

Of that, $532,437 is slated for food service, $472,696 for federal funds, $1,594,960 for debt service, and $14,540,343 to the general fund.

Regarding the facility projects, the upgrades of the track at Bulldog Stadium

Howe High School is undergoing construction this summer to beef up security. What once was the check-in office near the cafeteria will now be the

Howe Library Eye Spy pg. 8 Antiques, pg. 9 Want a garden?, pg. 10 Hot Jobs, pg. 10 Business Directory, pg. 11-12 Texas History, pg. 13 Christian, pg. 14 Finance/Children, pg. 15 Past front pages, pg. 16-24 *A 20 years ago this week page has been added.

estimates came in higher than anticipated at around $1 million. To add artificial turf to the field, it was an additional $1 million.

The board delayed a decision on the track for another month to get additional bids. The consensus was to delay the turf decision indefinitely due to the uncertainty of the negative impact COVID-19 could have on the school finance system next year.

Defending Bulldog Nation

home of the library which was dedicated to Dr. Wayne King a number of years ago. In turn, the former library location by the (Continued on page 5)

Howe’s Public Works crew trims up Memorial Park

New Co-Defensive Coordinator Mark Hedgecock. Staff photo.

The Howe Bulldogs football coaching staff, which was already filled with defensive-minded coaches with hefty resumes, added

a line of defense for Bulldog Nation. Joining Mike Segleski, who we’re told will be the Co-Defensive (Continued on page 3)

Grayson County COVID-19 City of Howe’s Blake Hamrick stands next to what’s left of a tree that had to come down in Memorial Park on Thursday.

Staff photo.

One can drive by Memorial Park on Denny Street and see quite a change already taking place. The City of Howe Public Works crew took down one full tree and cut back

all other trees on the property, some of which had limbs scraping the ground.

Mayor Bill French is working on a project to replace the playground equipment.

Total cases Total recovered cases Active cases Recovery rate Total tests Negative test percentage Positive test percentage Deaths

518 513 111 99% 6,064 91.5% 8.5% 5

Statistics from Grayson County Office of Emergency Management

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Baseball and softball are back!

Pitchers are in the circle for youth baseball and youth softball.

Photos by Alexa Brunner.

Howe 12U Softball Howe 10U Softball Howe 8U Baseball Howe 14U Baseball Left: Howe 3 in the 14U Division got a 10-3 win in their first game on Monday night against Tom Bean. Staff photo.

Howe 8U-1 softball lost to Whitewright -1 on Thursday, June 18, 14-13. Peyton Amarro was 4-4 with a home run. Whitley Reichert and Nealee Rogers were also 4-4 at the plate.. Brooke Halladay was 3-3 and Brendalynn Reichert was 3-4. Brooklyn Escamilla and Tatum Tolbert were both 2-3 and Hana Lawson was 24.

Howe 3 14U has started with a 20 record with Howe 1 at 1-1 and Howe 2 at 0-2. Cooper Jones hit a home run for Howe 1 against Tom Bean. Zeb Montgomery has been dominating in two outings on the mound so far for Howe 3.

Ethan Mayo is off to a hot start leading his team with a 2.500 OPS average.

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Coordinator, is Mark Hedgecok who originally hails from Pennsylvania—just as Howe’s Head Coach Bill Jehling. The two, both defensive-minded coaches, worked together at Richardson’s J.J. Pearce a number of years ago.

Hedgecock, most recently coached at West Mesquite High School where he coached linebackers.

Growing up the son of a Marine, he spent much of his life traveling. He was born in Pennsylvania, but spent most of his junior high and high school life in California and graduated from the University of San Diego, a Catholic college. He started his coaching career in 29 Palms, California. From there, his coaching career has been perhaps the music video to the Johnny Cash song, “I’ve Been Everywhere,” having coached high school in Los Angeles, California, Oklahoma, back to California, and a small college in Maine for a year. He became the defensive coordinator in the Canadian Football League in Shreveport, LA for the Shreveport Pirates in 1994 under legendary head coach Forrest Gregg.

He’s been to New Mexico, El Paso, Anna, J.J. Pearce, Plano East, and West Mesquite.

“I just got tired of driving an hour to work every day. I still live in Anna,” said the 60-year-old Hedgecock on making the switch from West Mesquite to Howe.

“I’ve got a car that I’ve had for two and a half years and I’ve got 66,000 miles on it. I get in my car now and in 15 minutes I’m here.”

Hedgecock loves the game of football mainly because of what the game teachers.

“It teaches you how to work in a group, how to manage individual goals and individual desires with team goals and team desires,” said Hedgecock. “There’s enough people involved that it’s not an easy management.”

He says he often wonders if he could have had any other profession other than a football coach

and cannot picture what life would be in an alternate reality.

Hedgecock is a math teacher by trade, but in the beginning taught social studies and has a lifetime social studies certificate from his days in California. But in the 1990s, he decided it would suit him best professionally to become a math teacher.

“It’s just been so easy to get a job as a math teacher that I’ve just stayed with that.”

Coach Jehling has made it clear that he looks for coaches that will stay in Howe for a long period of time. Hedgecock, who has traveled all over says since he came to north Texas in 2010, his goal has been to find a place to settle in to.

“With him (Jehling) here, one of the first things I asked him is, ‘come on Bill, are you here? Or is this something you’re going to do for a little while and you’re going to show up somewhere else?’ He told me this might be the last job I ever have, and I said, ‘okay, I’m in.’ I’m looking for a place to stay. I’m tired of doing new teacher training every two years.”

Hedgecock’s defensive philosophy is a 3-3 stack defense which he says is not really a stack. He believes the defense is a personnel group.

“If you look at what they’re doing at the college level, so much of it is dictated by offensive formation,” said Hedgecock who then went into the changes that have occurred over the last 20 years with offenses due to the spread.

Traditional linebackers of yesteryear aren’t were great at jamming fullbacks on isolations, but now are being asked to cover slot receivers which is entirely a different concept with the wide open air attacking offenses.

“You can look at all kinds of defenses and you can’t tell if they are a 4-3 or 4-2 because offenses make you lineup in other places.

They don’t let you line up in what (Continued on page 4)

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you want to lineup in,” says Hedgecock. “They’re going to make you lineup in something you’re not comfortable with. So I teach being uncomfortable.”

At first, he believes they’ll be searching for 11 kids that can understand what it is they are asking them to do and use those players heavily on defense. As the season goes long and maybe next season, they may be able to platooning players into the mix.

“It’s really hard at a small school because we have so many twoway players,” said Hedgecock.

“I’m hoping because of the way I utilize some of the similar positions that I’m cutting down on our depth problems.”

Hedgecock says that in general he’s really liking the work ethic from the Howe athletes.

“Having coached in the Canadian Football League, I’ve seen some great athletes, but one of the things I’ve always enjoyed about high school is that high school is the one time in your life that you don’t have to be the biggest guy.

You don’t have the be the fastest guy. You don’t have to be the strongest guy. You just have to be the guy who can play the hardest,” said Hedgecock. “I’m sure

I’m going to find those kids who have amazing abilities, but I’m looking for those guys that work real hard. Every team has three or four guys that can do all kinds of things, but the team that wins is the team that finds that eighth, ninth, or tenth guy that can get it done.”

Realizing the difficulty in schedule that Howe faces, Hedgecock says that his goals will be to play as hard as they can and be competitive in every game.

“If we go in and it’s tooth-andnail and win or lose and we’re down to the buzzer with people and we’re getting respect from them, then okay, that’s a good place for us to start,” said Hedecock. “Bill has some different expectations because he’s been through that for two years now. He feels like we’re about to happen.”

Hedgecock, now an empty-nester again, is married and has just finished raising two grandchildren who are 20 and 19.

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Howe High School

The view is of the new office check-in area at the front of the building which has been the library for the past 19 years. Staff photo.

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front entrance will now be the check-in office along with teacher offices and breakroom.

Plans were drawn for the high school prior to the Columbine High School massacre in April of 1999. Therefore, security was not as amplified at the time as it has been since. The layout of the school has virtually gone untouched since it opened 20 years ago this fall and Superintendent Kevin Wilson says that it has

aged very nicely.

“We get compliments on this school all the time and no one can believe that it’s 20 years old,” Wilson said.

The structure was built on a pier and beam foundation due to the Texas soil. There’s enough crawl space to be able to get underneath the entire building from one side to the other. This made for much easier access of running utilities.

Construction could be completed as early as today.

A hallway along the front of the building that leads from the office to Principal Phil Kempson’s office on the opposite end. Staff photo.

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Hay-ning Street Overpass

A load of hay was lost in Howe Wednesday covering Highway 75. Howe Public Works cleared it with assistance from the Howe Police and Fire Departments.

Submitted photo.

Busy week for the public works

City of Howe Public Works takes a break in the hot sun on Friday with a truckloads full of limbs behind them at Memorial Park. Staff photo.

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Former Mayor Stanley selected as Mayor Pro tem

The Howe City Council voted approved former Mayor Jeff Stanley as Mayor Pro tem. Staff photo.

The Howe City Council meeting went rather quickly on Tuesday night with former longtime Howe Mayor Jeff Stanley named mayor pro tem. The motion came from new councilmember Brett Bearden and the vote was unanimous. Stanley replaces Sam Haigis, who stood as mayor pro tem for many years, but decided not to run for another term as city councilman.

The council also approved an ordinance regulating lot drainage and retaining walls and establishing engineering standards and procedures. A penalty not exceeding $500 is now in place for each offense and separate for each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.

The city also agreed to continue with TML for health insurance for employees which is expected to

be the same coverage. The coverage amount increased by approximately $9,500.

Howe Chief of Police Carl Hudman reported 192 calls to service, generated 17 reports, made three felony arrests, three misdemeanor arrests, issued 51 citations and investigated four accidents.

Howe Fire Chief Robert Maniet said they answered 32 calls including two vehicle fires, two structure fires, 19 medical calls, six motor vehicle incidents and nine mutual aid calls. In June, they’ve had three vehicle fires, one structural fire, five grass fires, nine calls of mutual aid and five vehicle incidents.

Public Works Director Mickey Phillips informed the council that they have carried out 66 service (Continued on page 8)

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from the same period a year ago.

orders totaling 73 hours of work.

Of those hours, 21 were for water issues, 5.5 hours were for sewer, 11 hours on the streets, 13.5 hours in sanitation and 22 hours for miscellaneous work orders.

Walker indicated that he was able to take that information and share it with grocer prospects which was very helpful in the courtship of one particular company.

Ten tons of asphalt was poured during the month for pot hole repair.

A 12-inch water main is currently being installed and is about halfway done at this point.

Mayor Bill French spoke out about revisiting the contract with the waste company due to the vast majority of the street damage taking place due to the heavy trucks loaded down on the sides of the roads which are the weakest points.

“We’re hoping to have a conversation with them about going back to men on the back of the trucks in the middle of the truck,” said French.

Councilmember Georgia Richardson got clarification that “big trash day” will no longer be on the first Monday, but will now be on the second Friday of each month.

This is due to the landfill now closing early on Saturdays.

Howe’s Economic Development Director Monte Walker informed the council that he has never been more proud of the community members for shopping local during the COVID-19 period. He credited the work of the chamber of commerce for being proactive in the information. Local spending was actually up 23 percent

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He told the council that a lot of land along US Highway 75 has turned or is in the process of turning and indicated that COVID-19 could have created more of a sense of urgency to sell land that may have not been there before.

In regards to the Howe Development Foundation, he said that a local church has leased Summit Gardens on a Wednesday night due to spacing requirements during social distancing.

The chamber will be hosting Hotter ‘N Howe Summer Bash in late July as a fundraiser for youth sports. They will also combine their Blue Bell Ice Cream Social with the Howe Hall of Honor for one big Awards Banquet at FBC Howe in early August. He also told the council that Founders Day will be combined with the Downtown Howe-lloween Festival in late October.

City Administrator Joe Shephard told the council that budget workshops will be coming up soon. He also told the council to try and avoid conversations with developers because some try to circumvent the process. He said that all conversations between council members and developers need to take place within the council chambers. The issue of water to a property on Smith Road is still unresolved as Howe passed a plan for water, but Dorchester denied.

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Learn about your antiques and collectibles with Georgia Caraway I just acquired 47 pieces of some of the most beautiful glass ever made-Murano Glass from the island off Venice. I visGeorgia ited Murano in Caraway 1984 on a trip to Italy. It entailed a complimentary gondola ride to the island and a tour of the factory. Although I have also been to the glass factory for Waterford, nothing compares to the colors, artistry, shapes, and techniques used to create Murano.

It is now considered a decorative item in Mid-Century Modern homes and for others who simply enjoy seeing these gorgeous pieces in their decor.

The following information was edited from an article on Murano Glass History in Wikipedia.

Murano's reputation as a center for glassmaking was born when the Venetian Republic, fearing fire and the destruction of the city's mostly wooden buildings, ordered glassmakers to move their furnaces to Murano in 1291.

Murano is still associated with Venetian glass.

Murano's glassmakers were soon numbered among the island's most prominent citizens. By the 14th century, glassmakers were allowed to wear swords, enjoyed immunity from prosecution by the Venetian state and found their daughters married into Venice's most affluent families. While benefiting from certain statutory privileges, glassmakers were forbidden to leave the Republic. However, many of them took the risks associated with migration and established glass furnaces in surrounding cities and farther afield — sometimes in England and the Netherlands. Murano's glassmakers held a monopoly on highquality glassmaking for centuries, developing or refining many technologies including optically clear glass, enameled glass (smalto), glass with threads of gold (aventurine), multicolored glass (millefiori), milk glass (lattimo),

and imitation gemstones made of glass. Today, the artisans of Murano still employ these centuries-old techniques, crafting everything from contemporary art glass and glass jewelry to Murano glass chandeliers and wine stoppers.

Venice kept protecting the secret of the production of glass and of crystal but, notwithstanding it, the Republic partially lost its monopoly at the end of the16th century, because of some glass makers who let the secret be known in many European countries.

Today, Murano is home to the Museo del Vetro or Murano Glass Museum in the Palazzo Giustinian, which holds displays on the history of glassmaking as well as glass samples ranging from Egyptian times through the present day.

Some of the companies that own historical glass factories in Murano are among the most important brands of glass in the world. These companies include Venini, Alessandro Mandruzzato Ferro Murano, Barovier & Toso, Simone Cenedese and Seguso. The oldest Murano glass factory that is still active today is that of Pauly & Co.-Compagnia Venezia Murano, founded in 1866.

As part of a broader view of protection and enhancement of typical and traditional Veneto product manufacturing and marketing, the Veneto Region protects and promotes the designation of origin of artistic glassworks created on the island of Murano, since glasswork is an inherent part of Venetian historical and cultural heritage.

To protect the original Murano Glass art from foreign markets, the most famous glass factories of the island have a trademark that certifies glass made products on the island of Murano.

Weakness in the economy has affected Murano, but some 260 companies as of 2016 remain in operation, employing 1,100 employees and the island receives

"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

numerous tourists. The glass factories and tourism have suffered even more with the devastating floods and Coronavirus of 20192020. As soon as these two crises end, and tourism is once again safe, I highly suggest you catch a gondola and visit Murano. Or come to Howe Mercantile in July to see a remarkable display of Murano Glass for sale. We would

love to see you.

Howe Mercantile is owned by Georgia Caraway and has 14 dealers who carry a wide variety of home furnishings, antiques, and collectibles. Open from Thursday through Saturday from 11-7. We appreciate your SHOPPING LOCAL. Let us show you Howe.

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Want a Garden?

Where to Begin (Part 1) Submitted by Marigay Black Many people who would like to begin to garden do not know where to begin. Of course, the plants are put into soil and watered, but where to go from there.

Actually, a garden is begun before a hole is dug. The first step in gardening is determining a philosophy of gardening. Whether the garden is for flowers or vegetables, three main philosophies exist: traditional, organic, and permaculture.

A traditional garden focuses on plants in well-defined gardens.

These gardens can be laid out in rows, beds, or rooms, but each area is separate from the other.

For vegetable gardens, long, straight rows usually run in a north to south orientation to take full advantage of the sun. For flower beds, the plants are usually planted in groups with the tallest plants in the back moving to shorter plants in front. Garden rooms can be created using traditional design elements. Gardeners using the traditional method tend to want plants with no blemishes; therefore, they are more prone to use more chemical or inorganic fertilizers and pest management systems. Also, mechanical means of working the soil are more often used.

The traditional garden makes the most of the sun exposure, is easy to cultivate and easy to weed and harvest. This type of garden is also better for mechanized tilling and easy to water. Some other considerations are that it uses more land area because of wasted space between rows or plants.

Weeds root more easily in the open areas, and thus more pesticides are used.

In an organic gardening, the focus is on the soil. The organic gardener strives to work in harmony with nature. The organic gardener often wants an ecologically sound garden. This philosophy has three tenets: feed the soil, prevent pests and diseases, and IPM. To feed the soil, composing and mulching are important. Also, the use of natural or organic fertilizers is important. To control pests and diseases, use of organic products and natural predators is important. Integrated pest management is a py-

ramidal pest management system.

It begins with the method that causes the least impact on the ecological system, and then moves up the pyramid until the problem is solved.

Organic gardening tends to be more ecologically friendly, easy to use with all types of gardens, and replenishes natural resources.

Other considerations are that they are require manual work, little or no chemicals are used, and plants may have some damage by pests.

The last major philosophy of gardening is a permaculture garden.

A permaculture garden is a sustainable garden that is a closed loop system with all or most of its needs being met from within its own environs. This type of garden focuses on the entire garden system. It relies mostly on perennial plants that should fulfill more than one function. Properly designed, a permaculture garden will do most of the work to maintain itself using plants, animals and land structure.

Permaculture gardens use little or no fertilizers or pesticides, require minimal watering (depending on climate), create symbiotic relationships similar to ones found in nature, can have generational lasting effects. Other considerations are unwanted guests in the form of fungi and pests, takes time to setup and mature, and initial outlay can be expensive.

Knowing the gardening philosophies can help a beginning gardener decide on where to begin.

From the quick and easy dig a hole and put in a plant of the traditional garden to the long-term, world-view of the philosophy of the permaculture movement, a beginning gardener can decide what is right for their philosophy of life; or they can combine different aspects from each philosophy to fit their lifestyle and views.

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 txmg.org/grayson, or our Facebook group.

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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 LEADERSHIP The Iku Organization http://theikuorganization.org/ 214-392-6218 soga.aralola@gmail.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 Vincent Realty Group 324 Meadows Estate St., P.O. Box 756 Tom Bean TX 75489 vincentrealtygroup.com/ 903-870-8528 benvincent@cableone.net

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.

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

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

Cityofhowe.org City Hall 116 E. Haning St., 903-532-5571 Mayor: Bill French 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: Mickey Phillips

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

Code Enforcement 317 S. Hughes St. Code Enforcement Officer: Bert Dowlen

$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 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

$27.15 $33.60 $13.35 $1.10 $75.20 $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

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Texas History Minute The late 1800s was the age of the railroad. Trains steamed across the hills, valleys, and plains of a growing United States, steadily Ken Bridges bringing distant communities closer together. Thousands of miles of track were laid down by thousands of men to build a rail network that brought people and goods from one end of the country to the other. One of the most important figures in Texas railroad development was business titan Jay Gould.

Born Jason Gould in Roxbury, New York, into a farming family in 1836, he grew to hate farming. As a result, his father, John Burr Gould, reportedly left him at a boarding school with 50 cents and a few changes of clothes. Gould, however, was a quick study with an aptitude for math. As a young man, he found work as an accountant and as a surveyor.

By 1859, he started investing heavily in railroads. After the Civil War, he concentrated on New Yorkarea railways, earning impressive profits and steadily gaining more influence in the railroad industry.

The Civil War had delayed railroad construction in the South, and Gould became determined to expand his holdings in the region, ultimately buildings lines from Missouri to Texas and west to Colorado. He formed the Texas and Pacific Railroad by an agreement with the state legislature in 1871. By 1873, he gained control of the powerful Erie Railway and the Union Pacific Railroad, taking advantage of financial crises and scandals surrounding both companies. In 1879, he took control of the Missouri Pacific Railroad, giving him effective control of one-sixth of the nation’s rails.

As Gould looked west of the Mississippi River, he quickly moved to crush his rivals. Gould merged his many company interests and built hundreds of miles competing tracks across the region. The St. Louis Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad, in which Gould had heavily invested, had completed a line from St. Louis to the Texas border by this time. As the Texas and Pacific reached the Arkansas state line in 1873, Gould parceled out the land connected his railway with the Iron Mountain route and formed the city of Texarkana at the junction of the railroads and the

state boundaries.

Gould would buy the St. Louis Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad in 1881 to more fully incorporate his

Jason “Jay” Gould

Missouri Pacific network. Fort Worth would become an important terminus for his railroad as he pushed his railroad empire steadily westward. The Missouri Pacific would become a powerful force in locomotive passenger and freight traffic across the Southwest. In fact, “MoPac,” an acronym for the railroad, is a heavily-traveled road in Austin and was named for the railway. By the 1890s, Gould’s companies promised passengers train travel from Chicago, Illinois, to California, through Texas, in just three days.

Gould would be responsible for the names of several cities across the nation as his railroads rolled through. Gouldsboro, Pennsylvania, was renamed for him. Gould, Ohio, was named after one of his railroad depots in 1881. Paragould, in the northeast corner of Arkansas, was named for Gould and Texas and St. Louis Railroad owner and rival J. W. Paramore when the town was founded at the intersections of their two routes in 1882.

Gould was both admired and hated in his day. He had become incredibly successful in the railroad industry, but his labor policies sparked some of the largest labor strikes in Texas History.

For all of his accomplishments in building railroads, he did not live a long life to enjoy it. Gould died of tuberculosis in New York City in 1892.

Dr. Bridges is a Texas native, writer, and history professor. He can be reached at drkenbridges@gmail.com. © 2020 The Howe Enterprise

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And I know He watches me I was working out in the yard the other day and a tiny sparrow landed on the ground just a few feet from me. I watched as it moved its Dr. Billy head around Holland and then flew off with lightning speed. I was reminded of the passage in Matthew chapter ten which states that God keeps His eye on every sparrow and how He watches us even more closely.

What a comfort to know that wherever we are or what experiences we are going through, we can rest assured that He is attentively observing every moment of our life. There might be times when we are lonely, but there will never be a time when we are alone.

I remember years ago watching the Billy Graham crusades and Ethel Waters singing “His eye is on the sparrow.” I went back and watched it recently and it still brings tears to my eyes. The first verse of the lyrics are, “Why should I feel discouraged, why should the shadows come, why should my heart be lonely, and long for heaven and home? When Jesus is my portion, my constant friend is He, His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me. His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me.”

Such beautiful words and a very comforting truth which remind us that God is never too busy and never forgets us. Psalm 121:2-3 declares, “My help comes from the Lord who made heaven and earth. He will not let you stumble; the one who watches over you will never slumber or sleep.”

An interesting backstory to this song, reveals how this popular hymn came to be written. Civilla Martin was born in Nova Scotia in 1866 and became a devout follower of Christ. Her husband was an evangelist and they traveled together all over the United States holding revivals, singing and preaching the gospel. In 1904 Civilla was visiting a friend that had fallen seriously ill and was bedridden. Although weak and discouraged, her friend testified that her Heavenly Father was watching each little sparrow very attentively and she was con-

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vinced that He would also watch after her. She quoted the scripture in Matthew about the sparrows and with Mrs. Martin being a poet, the inspiration became a perfect idea for a poem. She jotted down her thoughts and by the end of the day, had completed “His Eye is On The Sparrow.” The poem was sent to a well-known composer of that day, Charles Gabriel, and his lovely melody has since then carried this encouraging message around the world.

When I write, I not only pray that God will give me the words to relay, but that He will direct those to read the message He has appointed for them. These divine connections are the result of a Savior who loves us and desires to help us. Psalm 121:7-8 promises, “The Lord will keep you from all harm, He will watch over your life; the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.”

I enjoy talking to God when I’m by myself. It’s a wonderful contentment to share my personal thoughts and feelings with Him and to have an awareness that His presence is listening. I will admit there have been times when I’ve been in difficult situations and wondered why He would allow me to fall into such a serious crisis. However, even when we are suffering, He is a constant companion and never fails to respond on our behalf.

So today whether you are isolated at home or working in a busy environment, God knows where you are and is aware of what is going on in your life. Maybe you are facing a fearful dilemma and you cannot figure out how you are going to make it through this. As all loving parents watch over their children and protect them, how much more is our Heavenly Father ready to step in on our behalf? In your daily time of prayer and meditation, I encourage you to remember to thank Him for not only always seeing you, but also for His endless compassion and mercy. There is joy, peace, and hope in knowing that God is with us both on the mountain top and in the darkest valley. “I sing because I’m happy, I sing because I’m free, for His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me.”

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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 – KidZone 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 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

Verse of the week Malachi 3:10 Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the LORD Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.

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What's going on with the stock market?

Hi Taylor - The stock market has me so confused right now. One day it feels like the economy has Taylor recovered, then we’re in a Kovar freefall again.

What’s your take on the drastic ups and downs? - Zeke Hey Zeke - There are times in our lives when following the stock market too closely will only give us whiplash, and I think this is one of those times. The Dow can be a useful gauge for certain financial issues, but there are a few reasons you have to step away from the markets to get a clearer picture.

All sorts of people drive the market. Unfortunately, a lot of people make a lot of money based on short-term strategies. That’s why we’ll see the market go nuts in either direction when it seems like not much in the economy has changed. A bump in oil prices can cause a surge even as jobs data tells us the economy is still hurting. The jumpy stock prices have a clear connection to the fact that we don’t know how or when this pandemic will end. Some days investors feel better about the outlook, other days a spike in coronavirus cases might have stocks selling like hotcakes.

Unemployment is still high. Even as places reopen and some jobs data ticks up, we can’t lose sight of the jobs lost and the businesses operating at half capacity. There was a lot of talk about a V-shaped recovery, but as long as people are afraid of getting sick and companies aren’t fully staffed, it seems a little naive to be that optimistic. The Dow and the S&P will have good and bad days as

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we navigate this crisis, but we have to look past the trading days and study the actual economic data. When you do that, you see that we’re clearly not out of the woods and we can expect rocky financial times to continue.

Good investments await. Unlike with the housing crisis, our economy is on hold because all of our lives have come to a bizarre standstill. We aren’t watching a particular sector collapse, so the recovery should be a little cleaner (when it starts in earnest). This pandemic has brought a lot of things into focus for all of us, and we’ll see lasting changes as a result. If you think about the products and services that have been important to you over the last three months, that could definitely inform your investing strategy.

Don’t judge a book by its cover and don’t judge an economy by its market fluctuations. There are tough days ahead, but there’s no need to overreact and panic when your IRA takes a plunge. Stay safe out there!

Legal 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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Living with children Living with Children John Rosemond Copyright 2020, John K. Rosemond Q: Our son, age 8, has been diagnosed with attention deficit disorder. His IQ is well above average but his actual performance in the classroom is problematic. He has difficulty paying attention and finishing his work. We got him a tutor – an older retired teacher – this year.

He worked well with her, but that really didn’t solve the classroom problem. The tutor said he was easily bored with third-grade work and needed more of a challenge. She recommended moving him out of public school or even homeschooling. At home, he’s respectful and obedient.

When we ask him to explain the problem to us, all we get is “I don’t know.” We don’t want to put him on the drug that’s been recommended, but we’ve been told it will correct his biochemical imbalance and help him concentrate. What should we do?

John Rosemond

A: As a leading psychiatrist has admitted, the term “biochemical imbalance” is, in his very words, “nothing but a useful metaphor.” In other words, it has no basis in scientific fact.

To speak credibly about an imbalance in a system, one must first quantify the system’s state of balance. Concerning the brain’s chemistry, that has never been done; furthermore, it may be impossible to do. Is it not fascinating that mental health professionals frequently claim that certain children have brainbased biochemical imbalances, yet do so on the basis of no physical examinations whatsoever? No biopsies, blood sample analyses, MRIs, nothing.

And yet they claim to know that these kids’ brain chemistry is out of whack. Nothing short of amazing or, more accurately, nothing short of hocus-pocus.

The drugs used to “treat” ADD/

ADHD are stimulants. They do not correct the fictional imbalance; rather, they create one.

Furthermore, they have never reliably outperformed placebos in clinical trials but unlike placebos (e.g. sugar, bicarbonate of soda) they have verified side-effects like anxiety, depressed appetite, headaches, even psychotic reactions. Not that every child taking these medications experiences such side-effects, mind you, but the risk is significant.

As is the case with all other psychiatric diagnoses, no one has ever proven that someone “has” attention deficit disorder. One can “have” leukemia or some other verifiable physical disorder or disease; one cannot “have” what is nothing but a theoretical construct.

In the absence of scientific evidence that your son “has” a brain-based disorder that prevents him from paying attention and finishing schoolwork, I’d place my bets on the tutor’s explanation. She is an experienced professional educator. She has worked directly with your son. She knows him fairly well, much better, probably, than someone who’s only given him a battery of tests (that have their own problems, by the way).

The tutor says your son is bored, meaning he can do the work, but it’s not challenging enough for him. He’s a smart kid; he needs to be challenged. I’ve been witness to lots of kids diagnosed with ADD/ADHD miraculously cured of metaphorical hocus-pocus by simply being moved to different schools, the worst side effect of which is a period of adjustment.

Family psychologist John Rosemond: johnrosemond.com, p arentguru.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.

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