58.8 Howe Enterprise July 6, 2020

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The final Independence Day?

By Monte Walker, Editorial

Anthony Lowder

There’s been some outstanding competition between two Howe 14U teams this summer. The Howe team coached by Kent Lowder has won both contests now against the one coached by yours truly. The Lowder team has the league’s most dangerous 14U hitter in Cooper Jones who has hit multiple homers this year including a grand slam at Bells. So in the first game, we used the rules to bypass Cooper and walked him all three times. On Thursday night, we walked him two out of the three times and the one time we pitched to him he was hit by a pitch (assuredly unintentional).

But the story of the two games really shouldn’t be the intentional walks to Jones, but the dominating pitching by Anthony (Continued on page 15)

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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Last week’s edition celebrated its 750th publication produced by the Walker family. My grandfather Bob Walker, who is less than 100 publications ahead of me now, operated the Howe Enterprise from his Libertarian small government, anti-tax belief system that could be found occasionally in the Howe’s That column with a quirky witty twist. The Libertarian in him was far different than the Liberals that exist today that hate the President of the United States.

This publication, when not owned by the Walkers, was owned by the Rideout family who were staunch con-

servatives. Therefore, the Howe Enterprise has virtually, in its entire existence, had some sort of Ron Paul/ Rand Paul feel to it coming through the opinion sections of non-local fervor.

Being in the news publication business, facts have always been the raison dêtre, but in 2020, facts and truth have never been more savage.

Since I took over the publication in 2014, we have been fortunate enough to win the Press Club of Dallas’ Hugh Aynesworth Award for Excellence in Journalism in both 2017 and 2018. This prestigious award ironically came from perhaps one of the largest of all mockingbirds while

Wowzy Folks Governor Abbott establishes statewide face covering requirement, issues proclamation to limit gatherings

The movie poster from Escape from New York.

we deliberately doth protest too much against the mockingbirds. But what does any of this have to do with the title “The Final Independence Day?” Well, mob rule has invaded journalism; statues depicting the history of a country and its founding fathers have fallen; the defunding of police departments have taken place, and now, which as in Venezuela, volleys the marination process that serves as a precursor to the fall of a nation.

“Oh, Monte, you’re so dramatic,” one might claim.

That might very well be true at times. I do enjoy the 57-yard trebled touchdown call. But let us look at this whole situation from the view of the contrail planes. Since 2020 began,

an election year by chance, the US has seen a raging pandemic rooted from China moments after a trade renegotiation with the superpower country. The pandemic shut down our entire US economy thanks to the global leaders of the World Health Organization and their financial billionaires such as Bill and Melinda Gates. Gates once predicted such a pandemic and even held a ‘what-if” coronavirus outbreak exercise just months before the, you guessed it, coronavirus outbreak ignited in Wuhan, China.

If that is not strange enough, we can look at the United Nations Agenda 21 sustainable development (remember that term) plan adopted in 1992 which is (Continued on page 2)

Grayson County COVID-19 Big Tex of the State Fair of Texas depicted wearing a surgical mask.

On Thursday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued yet another executive order on the coronavirus outbreak.

Governor Greg Abbott today issued an Executive Order requiring all Texans to wear a face covering over the nose and mouth in (Continued on page 6)

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

July 5 633 576 52 99% 7,336 91.4% 8.6% 5

June 5 372 312 58 99% 4,599 91.9% 8.1% 2

Statistics from Grayson County Office of Emergency Management

Chamber of Commerce donates $2,000 to Memorial Park project

Beginning a garden

Howe Community Library hosting family trivia night

Summer Bash cancelled, Hall of Honor again

By Donna Nesbit, Grayson County Master Gardener

Join us for a general knowledge trivia

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INSIDE Hot Jobs, pg. 8 Antiques, pg. 9 Library News, pg. 10 Texoma Patriots, pg. 10 Business Directory, pg. 11-12 Texas History, pg. 13 Christian, pg. 14 Finance/Children, pg. 15 Past front pages, pg. 16-24

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Until the earlier part of the last decade, the nearly 30-year-old United Nations plan to promote sustainable development was known only to stalwart defenders of Liberty and Freedom like the John Birch Society. The entire plan of Agenda 21 was available for the world to see on the global web – until this year. It has been strangely removed from the UN website. But with my mockingbird award-winning astute journalistic capabilities, I was able to uncover some of the wording throughout the web that has been woven across the fabric of indexes.

Agenda 21 was headed up by two individuals for the most part. One was the former three-term Prime Minister of Norway, Gro Brundtland who also is the former vice president of the World Socialist Party and the former Director of the World Health Organization.

The other is Mr. Maurice Strong who was oddly enough an oil and mineral businessman, former Director of U.N. Environment Programme and Chairman of the World Wildlife Foundation.

These two players are mostly responsible for the book entitled, “Our Common Future” written in 1987 which outlined sustainable development. That book stated that poverty is the major cause and effect of global environmental problems. The idea of course stated in the book was to take the resources from the rich countries and distribute them to the developing nations. But it was only a book and thankfully not reality.

That is, until their suggestion of

Gro Brundtland.

Photo from Wikipedia.

an Earth Summit to take place, which did and thus led to the creation of Agenda 21.

Agenda 21 reads in part, “Effective execution of Agenda 21 will require a profound reorientation of all human society, unlike anything the world has ever experienced – a major shift in the priorities of both governments and individuals and unprecedented redeployment of human and financial resources. The shift will demand that a concern for the environmental consequences of every human action to be integrated into individual and collective decision-making at every level.”

The document leaves no one alone, stating, “There are specific actions which are intended to be undertaken by … in short, every person on Earth.”

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What this “creation for the invention of a global-warming panic” document means for Americans is an elimination of fossil fuels and a lower standard of living. Its intentions began “soft law changes” which is the use of centralized governments to bribe aid or regulations to lower government subunits or private companies for following ever more stringent eco standards with tax breaks or outright cash aid. This is part of the reason why huge corporations such as General Electric were able to claim a $3.25 billion tax credit in 2010 paying no corporate income taxes that year. G.E. cashed in on federal tax credits for federal green projects such as their wind turbine project. In the local government sector, a check for $155,000 was submitted to the City of Newburyport, Massachusetts from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. The city at the time was a member of the ICLEI which is a global network of more than 1,750 local and regional governments committed to sustainable urban development, according to their website. During the ICLEI World Congress 2018 in Montreal, they released a vision that states, “This vision orients their path towards urban transformation and sets a course for delivering on the global sustainable development agenda.

The ICLEI Montréal Commitment defines low emission, nature -based, circular, resilient, and eq-

uitable development as five interconnected pathways towards sustainability. ICLEI supports these pathways through policy approaches related to governance, innovation, and finance. By committing to this vision, local and regional governments are leading the way towards a fossil fuel free era, stimulating the green economy through sustainable public procurement, developing urban low emission, climate-resilient, mobility-friendly development strategies - and more.” Cities in North Texas that belong to this organization are Dallas, Denton, and Grapevine.

Certainly, no one objects to private companies offering more fuel-efficient alternatives and creating products that do not fill up landfills. The problem with Agenda 21 is that they primarily seek governments to pick the winners and losers in the marketplace. Governments usually pick the wrong winners (think housing bubble). The government doing the same thing on green jobs would create the similar result as the housing disaster it created, but on a much larger scale.

“Current lifestyles and consumption patterns of the affluent middle class – involving high meat intake, the use of fossil fuels, electrical appliances, home and work-place air-conditioning, and suburban housing – are not sustainable,” said Mr. Strong in his opening remarks at the Earth (Continued on page 4)

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Summit in 1992. “Isn’t the only hope for the planet is that the industrialized civilizations collapse? Isn’t it our responsibility to bring that about?”

Now let us peek inside the objectives of both candidates running for President of the United States this fall. We have the incumbent Donald J. Trump who says America will never be a socialist country. He touts law and order during these tumultuous times of rampant crime in the streets of large cities. He has left the big decisions of COVID-19 lockdowns and shutdowns largely in the hands of the elected representatives of the states and local jurisdictions. Some of those have worked out. Some of those have been disastrous. But he did not serve as king and allowed the situation play out in accordance with the United States Constitution. Thus, has shown Americans the direct severity of election apathy in some cases. The incumbent has led the nation from a show of strength and encouragement through perhaps the most trying time of a nation since the Great Depression, if not the Civil War, all while being blasted by the leftist mainstream media and social media platforms. Like most of his supporters, he gives the impression of being sick and

tired of being sick and tired of being ripped off by foreign governments and entities, bureaucratic agencies, and global economic corruption. He speaks harsh at times lambasting anyone who stands in his way. Some love the Bill Parcells way of handling opponents. Others favor a more Tom Landry approach. Both are effective – just depends on your flavor.

The presidential opponent is Joe Biden, who served as the 47th vice president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. He represented Delaware in the US Senate from 1973 to 2009. Biden, a Democrat, has large support from those of the socialist global sustainable development ideology.

Biden may or may not carry the flag of socialism to the degree that his cohorts such as Bernie Sanders and Alexandria OcasioCortez, but he is their candidate.

Ocasio-Cortez just recently said the $1 billion budget cut to New York Police Department was not enough. But back to the socialist agenda – according to joebiden.com, Biden’s plan calls for a clean energy revolution. On day one, Biden would sign a series of new executive orders with unprecedented reach that go well beyond the Obama-Biden Administration platform. This, in part, incentivizes the rapid deployment (Continued on page 5)

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/ status/1279464546097418240?s=20 12:18 PM · Jul 4, 2020

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of clean energy innovations across the economy, especially in communities most impacted by climate change.

“Climate change is a global challenge that requires decisive action from every country around the world,” states Biden’s website.

“He will fully integrate climate change into our foreign policy and national security strategies, as well as our approach to trade.”

In 1986, Biden introduced one of the first-ever climate bills in Congress. Politifact recently called him a “climate change pioneer” and dubbed his early leadership “a watershed moment.”

As chair of the Foreign Relations Committee, he organized several hearings on climate change and rallied support on several nonbinding resolutions on the issue, to build momentum for action to address global climate change.

As Vice President, he oversaw the Recovery Act, the largest single investment in climate initiatives in US history. The Obama-Biden Administration placed historic limits on carbon, and summoned the world to the Paris Climate Accords, which President Trump withdrew the US from.

initiative came immediately out of that 1992 meeting. Since then, it’s been a slow procurement towards socialism with Obamacare, and other social agendas. Even are means of communication are called, “social media” most likely in deliberate means.

American Democracy can be lost forever in November. Should Clinton have been elected in 2016, capitalism would have most assuredly been lost in the last four years. With two new Supreme Court justices at her disposal, over 200-plus judges, an expanded corrupt Department of Justice, a removal of the Second Amendment would have been easily done. An expansion of surveillance of citizens would have been ramped up, a modification of voter rules with ballot harvesting and mail-in fraud would have been easily instituted. The destruction of national sovereignty and thirst for a one world order would have been boosted by the European Union. Organizations such as the World Heath Organization, World Trade Organization, United Nations, NATO, Council on Foreign Relations, would most certainly have rallied to weaken the US.

To break it down in layman’s terms, a vote for Trump is a vote for middle-class America, capitalism, job-creation through enterprise, and the presumptive continuation of the record-setting economy outside of the China virus.

A twist in a second term Trump presidency could see the reclaimed gold-backed currency outside of the paper-thin airbacked central bank reserves. But that twist is just a hunch, not a fact or a campaign promise. A vote for Biden would be the same as a vote for Hillary Clinton with the same global Agenda 21 initiatives.

If America falls, so does the world. Only when we are unified, we are great. This is well-known and therefore we are pitted against each other by the large news mockingbird echo chambers. I am convinced that over 99 percent of Americans are not racist and not full of hate. For heaven’s sake, Jesse Smollett had to hire foreigners to stage a racist hate crime. We are told to hate each other, and we are baited even by local news organizations with headlines on social media such as, “Denison plans 4th of July block party, despite COVID19 pandemic.” Headlines on social media have meanings and mostly they are for creating emotion for a click. Clicks can equal dollars. Follow the money in all things on Earth.

To recap, Agenda 21 is the vehicle that drives socialism into America. The global warming

I can only write this editorial because I am free to do so. I am not owned by the six corporations (Continued on page 7)

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public spaces in counties with 20 or more positive COVID-19 cases, with few exceptions. The Governor also issued a proclamation giving mayors and county judges the ability to impose restrictions on some outdoor gatherings of over 10 people, and making it mandatory that, with certain exceptions, people cannot be in groups larger than ten and must maintain six feet of social distancing from others.

According to an article by Daniel McAdams of the Ron Paul Institute, he suggests the order is not what it seems and was purposely written to be misinterpreted by the mainstream media.

Here is the important part of the order: Every person in Texas shall wear a face covering over the nose and mouth when inside a commercial entity or other building or space open to the public, or when in an outdoor public space, wherever it is not feasible to maintain six feet of social distancing from another person not in the same household; provided, however, that this facecovering requirement does not apply to the following…

McAdams states that the comma after the word "space" is essential.

It establishes "outdoor public space" as a clause within the sentence, meaning both indoor AND outdoor are covered by the exception "wherever it is not feasible to maintain six feet of social distancing." This is critically important, as it means even in stores or other indoor spaces masks are not required as long as it is possible to "social distance." That would include every grocery store and reasonably-sized commercial establishment.

The executive order listed 11 exemptions to when the facecoverings do not apply. Those include 1. anyone under 10 years of age; 2. any person with a medical condition or disability that prevents wearing a face covering; 3. any person while the person is consuming food or drink, or is seated at a restaurant to eat or drink; 4. any person while the person is (a) exercising outdoors or engaging in physical activity outdoors, and (b) maintaining a safe distance from other people not in the same household; 5. any person while the person is driving alone or with passengers who are part of the same household as the driver; 6. any person obtaining a service that requires temporary removal of the face covering for security surveillance, screening, or a need for specific access to the face, such as while visiting a bank (Continued on page 10)

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US Presidents that pushed globalist agendas on America. AP Photo.

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that own 90 percent of the news you absorb. Those corporations are very powerful, and people suffer consequences for boasting First Amendment rights in America all the time. But on a grander scale, we must think seriously about what November means.

The way we can lose our freedom is by trusting a vote that must be filtered through someone else’s hands. Globalists want their hands on your vote. They want to intercept the mail-in process.

COVID-19 was the engine to make that happen. Did we just experience our final Independence Day? It is up to the descendants of our forefathers that fought and died on this land so that we can keep it. God forgive us and help us.

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Beginning a garden (Part 3)

By Donna Nesbit, Grayson County Master Gardener The gardener’s philosophy has been determined, and the design is found; now it is time to establish the method for the garden. The method will be determined by several factors. The space available for the garden, the time available to spend on the garden, and the use of the garden. When these are determined, the method and plants can be decided. Three major types of methods are used. The first method is based on the arrangement of the soil. The next two are based on the plantings.

One is on the arrangement of the plants in the garden, and the other is on the location of the garden.

The methods based on the soil are raised-bed method, straw bale method, keyhole method, straightfrom-the-soil-bag method, lasagna method, Hugel culture method, core method, spiral method, double-dug bed method, in-ground method, no-till method. The raised -bed, straw-bale, lasagna, Hugelculture, spiral, straight-from-thesoil-bag, and key-hole methods raise the growing area above ground level. These methods can be used with less than ideal growing areas. For the raised-bed method, boxes are filled with growing medium. The boxes can be made with any non-toxic material then filled with purchased soil or a combination of compost, mulch, and soil. This method is usually used with organic philosophy and used with a variety of designs. It is not considerate a container garden since it is usually not moveable.

With straw bale or straight-fromthe-soil-bag methods, a purchased bag of soil or a straw bale is put on the ground and plants planted directly into them. Both the soilbag and straw bale add nutrients to the growing medium. The straw bale also adds warmth through decomposition allowing for a longer growing season. These are usually based on organic philosophies and used with a variety of designs.

The core, lasagna, Hugel culture, and no-till methods are very similar to each other. In them, the ex-

isting soil is not disturbed; rather, coarse branches or grasses are layered with compost and other materials that will decompose ending with soil. The plants are put in the top layer and then mulched.

They will require less digging and weeding, but it takes a large variety of materials. These methods are usually organic or permaculture, and work with a wide variety of designs; however, some of them make raised areas that will sink as the material decomposes. They do not work well with mechanical means of planting.

The spiral and keyhole garden start with a circular design. In the spiral method, soil is spiraled up from the outside to the center.

More drought tolerant plants are placed in the center with the least drought tolerant plants at the bottom. The garden is watered at the top most part allowing the water to spiral or percolate down to the lower levels. Since the water spirals down to the lower levels, the top stays drier than the bottom. It is a very water efficient method for the organic gardener. It is not practical for wetland or container designs. The keyhole garden is a circle with a cut-out on one edge that reaches the center. A composting bin made with a water permeable material is placed in the center of the garden. Plants are added around the rest of the area.

The cut-out or keyhole allows compost to be added to the bin, and the garden is watered in the center. This allows the nutrients from the compost to reach the rest of the plants. This would also be an organic philosophy and can work with a variety of designs except container design.

The in-ground and double-dug gardens are usually done in rows in the ground. These are more traditional methods and usually used more for vegetable beds.

The next set of methods are based on how the plants are arranged in the garden. These methods are square foot, waffle, and companion gardens. Square foot gardeners mark the planting area into squares, usually 12”X12”. Plants are then placed in each square (Continued on page 10)

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Learn about your antiques and collectibles with Georgia Caraway I have been fascinated with the beauty and design of “half dolls” for a while, but it was not until lately when one of Howe Georgia Mercantile’s dealCaraway ers, Michael Coulter, brought in a collection that I started my own collection. Michael still has some in his booth.

Half dolls are just that—generally the upper half of a human figure without legs. Half dolls were produced without legs so that they could be attached to something useful— very commonly, pincushions, but also whisk brooms, tea cozies, and numerous things that could grace a ladies dressing table, such as powder boxes.

The vast majority of half dolls were produced between 1900 and the 1920s, although some were produced earlier than that and some later. Some half dolls are still reproduced today. But these are not of the quality or hand painting skill as the old.

Most half dolls were produced in Germany by firms such as Dressel & Kister, F. W. Goebel, Ernst, Bohne & Sohne, Heubach, Hertwig, Karl Schnider, and many others. Japan also flooded the market with inexpensive models. Half dolls measure between two and six inches tall, although there are smaller and also a few larger examples.

Half dolls are generally made of porcelain of (glazed bisque, sometimes called china) although there are also dolls made in unglazed bisque. (see photo for pink half doll on right for example). Half dolls have also been made out of composition, wax, and many other materials. Mine are all porcelain.

Half dolls are often found unmarked, marked Germany or "Made in Germany," or with a four - or five-digit mold number. Models from Japan can be marked "Japan" or "Made in Japan." Only a few companies such as Dressel & Kister and F. W. Goebel would sometimes mark half dolls with their company's distinctive mark.

Simple, crudely-painted half dolls from Germany or Japan with close arms are priced at no more than $20 to $30. A good German half doll with arms away or nice detailing and clothing can be valued at $100 to $300-plus; half dolls with elaborate hair and rare accessories can bring several hundred dollars.

Some Dressel & Kister or Ernst, Bohn & Sohne half dolls can be several thousand dollars. Black ladies, which are rare, can vary from $400 to $2,000 and up depending

on the maker.

There are so many thousands of styles of half dolls made and so few good reference books available, that many doll collectors think it is difficult to determine values. But with a few basic details about half dolls, collectors can begin to understand how to price these fascinating little ladies.

The complexity of the mold used to make the half doll is very important. The more complex the mold used, generally, the more valuable the half doll. Simple half dolls with arms "close" to the torso (no separation of arms from the torso, made with two mold pieces) are generally the least expensive. Next are half dolls with "open and returning arms," which show some separation between the arms and the torso. The most desirable have "arms away," which have arms modeled completely away from the body of the half doll and which generally require complex molds.

The painting of the half doll also contributes to price differences.

Delicately and precisely painted half dolls are worth more than those with crude painting. Although most crudely painted half dolls were made in Japan, many budget models were also made in Germany, so having a half doll marked "Germany" is no guarantee of quality.

The third major factor in half doll desirability is the type and complexity of the modeled clothing and hair as well as the accessories the half doll is holding. More complex clothing (ruffles, hats, and feathers) and more complex hairdos add to the value. Also, is the doll holding an accessory? A famous accessory that increases the value of half dolls greatly is a "chocolate tray" with a pot of hot chocolate and a cup. Other desirable accessories can include delicate grooming items, small animals, flowers, and flower baskets.

Most of the examples in the photo are literally just the porcelain half doll without the bottom utilitarian portion. But one is a clothes brush and 3 are pincushions and one would fit over a powder box. Since I collect compacts, I think these little gals are the perfect accompaniment to those collections. You know us collectors—any excuse or reason to start another collection will do.

Georgia Caraway and 13 of her friends offer some of the widest selections of furniture, antiques, collectibles, and decorative accessories at Howe Mercantile located at 107 East Haning in Howe. Come see us. SHOP LOCALLY. WE CAN SHOW YOU HOWE.

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Chamber of Commerce donates $2,000 to Memorial Park project Summer Bash cancelled, Hall of Honor again postponed

Board members of the Howe Area Chamber of Commerce discuss budget and events at a meeting earlier in the year. Staff photo.

The Howe Area Chamber of Commerce met last week to discuss a number of items including Memorial Park’s renovation project. The board voted to donate $2,000 to the project which effectively will be $4,000 thanks to matching funds from a grant.

The board also decided to cancel the Hotter ‘N Howe Summer

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based on the room needed per plant. Hence, one tomato plant might be in square one, with four lettuce plants in square two, and eight carrot plants in square three.

The squares used for each plant is determined by the light needs of the plants. Taller plants are planted on the north end or near the center of the area. The other planting areas are determined by the amount of sun they receive. The waffle method is similar to the square foot garden; however, it is a design used in arid regions with clay soil. A border of clay soil is built up around each square where the plants will go. In that way, the gardener can put more friable soil in the center with the plants.

When it is watered, the moisture will not evaporate as quickly.

These methods work well with the organic philosophy. All designs except wetlands would work.

Companion planting methods are often found in cottage gardens and foodscaping. The idea behind companion plants is that some plants attract beneficial insects or deter harmful insects. Planting marigold or borage near tomatoes, or beans near corn are examples of companion planting. Companion planting works in all the philosophies and designs.

In the last set of methods, the location of the garden will be the starting factor. Many of these methods fall in the container garden category. Potted gardens, window boxes, vertical gardens, upside-down gardens, and hanging gardens. In potted gardens and window boxes, plants are grown in pots or window boxes. In hanging gardens, plants are put in

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Bash which was to be held July 25 at Bicentennial Park on S. Collins Freeway. They also pushed back the 2020 Hall of Honor and Awards Banquet which was to be held Aug. 6 at FUMC in conjunction with the Blue Bell Ice Cream Social which is sponsored by Cavender Home Theater. Events for the fall will be revisited at a later date.

Howe Community Library hosting family trivia night Join us for a general knowledge trivia night at Howe Community Library. To win, you must be a resident of Grayson County, Texas. Every computer that enters is a contestant. It can be a group/ family or an individual. If your group wins, you can come up to the library and choose one free book per group member and one local Sonic coupon for a medium soft drink, small ice cream cone,

or corn dog.

Here’s the info you need: Go to https://zoom.us/ j/98545295174? pwd=dkVDbVZNdjBYVHJ0WD QxUXJvNDJHQT09 Meeting ID: 985 4529 5174 Password: 3qEuRT We hope you can join us! See you Tuesday night, 7/7, at 7!

Texoma Patriots to show the film Uncle Tom on July 7 in Denison Submitted by Kaaren Teuber Our next meeting is on Tuesday, July 7th, at 7 p.m. We will be showing the newly released film Uncle Tom at the Gourmet Waffle Shop Cafe, 2418 W. Morton St, Denison TX. In a collection of intimate interviews with some of America’s most provocative black conservative thinkers, Uncle Tom takes a different look at being black in America. It features media personalities, ministers, civil rights activist, veterans, and a self-employed plumber.

On June 19, also known as Juneteenth, the celebration of the hanging baskets, and in up-side end of slavery in the United down gardens, the plants are States, the film “Uncle Tom” was placed in the bottom of the basket released. It follows a young, so they will grow down. When black, Christian contractor, Chad space is limited to a patio or balJohnson, who was a long-time cony, any of these methods would Democrat until challenged by a work well. Also, if space is limfellow Christian to read the platited in the yard for plants such as forms of the Democrat and Reherbs or a few vegetables, these publican parties. He did, and methods will work. For plants that Johnson was shocked to discover are too aggressive in the landscape that his support for limited govor too tender for the climate, con- ernment, low taxes, and school tainers help rein in the aggressive choice, and his opposition to aborplants or the tender plants can be tion on demand, made him a … moved inside or in the shade. Ver- Republican! tical gardens can be grown inside or out on a fence or wall. Pots are Uncle Tom explores the oftenattached to a vertical surface bevicious blowback Johnson got fore being planted. from friends and family, let alone others, when he announced his A garden along a wall will need a conversion. Instead of Johnson’s different design and structure than evolution sparking a healthy disa garden on a patio. The walled cussion about which party’s poligarden may use a cottage design cies better advance the interests of with traditional straight rows or Blacks, Johnson found himself groups of plants while the second being called “Uncle Tom,” a one would be right for an organic, container garden. Knowing the gardener’s philosophy, a method or while obtaining a personal care can be found that will work best service involving the face, but with that philosophy and the choonly to the extent necessary for sen design. the temporary removal; 7. any person while the person is in a Now that a method is known, it is time to pick up the shovel, choose swimming pool, lake, or similar body of water; 8. any person who the plants, and start gardening. is voting, assisting a voter, servGrayson County Master Gardeners Association is a non-profit 501 ing as a poli watcher, or actively administering an election, but (c)(3) organization sponsored by wearing a face covering is strongthe Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service. Reach us by email at ly encouraged; 9. any person who is actively providing or obtaining mastergardenaccess to religious worship, but ers@co.grayson.tx.us, by phone wearing a face covering is strong903-813-4204, our web page ly encouraged; 10. any person txmg.org/grayson, or our Facewhile the person is giving a book group.

“sellout” and a “self-loather.” The film simply asks: “Why is there no respectful disagreement in the black community?

The cast includes Larry Elders (Exec Dir), LTC Allen West, Carol Swain, Candace Owens, Pastor Stephen Broden to name a few.

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ADVERTISING/MARKETING Got Signs & More 117 S. Powell Pkwy Anna TX 75409 http://www.igotsigns.com/ 972-924-2878 terry@igotsigns.com Housewarmers of Grayson County P.O. Box 582 Howe TX 75459 housewarmersgrayson.com 972-978-3430 sgarcia@housewarmersusa.com

Howe TX 75459 facebook.com/Howe-Mercantile1639767196252428/ (817) 313-2168 georgiacaraway@aol.com AUCTION Wolfe Pack Trading 212 E Marshall Van Alstyne TX 75495 wolfepackauctions.com 903-712-4666 dwolfe525@gmail.com AUTO Bob Utter Ford 2525 Texoma Parkway Sherman TX 75090 bobutterford.net 903-892-3555 BANKING Independent Bank 100 South Denny Howe TX 75459 independent-bank.com (903) 532-5521 aanderson@ibtx.com

Howe Enterprise P.O. Box 595 Howe TX 75459 howeenterprise.com 903-339-0100 news@howeenterprise.com AGRICULTURE Norman Farms 4871 Mackey Rd Howe TX 75459 903-815-5545 ajnorm4@aol.com Renfro Farms 1589 Harrell Rd Howe TX 75459 renfrofarms@gmail.com

Legend Bank 201 W. Grand Whitewright, TX 75491 legend-bank.com 903-532-4778 Brandon.grooms@legendbank.com First United Bank 2011 Texoma Parkway Sherman TX 75090 firstunitedbank.com 903-813-5760 sarah.whitt@firstunitedbank.com 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 Sheep Boutique 114 N. Main St. P.O. Box 822 Van Alstyne TX 75495 http://sheepboutique.com/ 214-325-0015 info@sheepboutique.com

ANTIQUES Howe Mercantile 107 E. Haning St

Smith-Garner, PC 609 N. Denny St., P.O. Box 1019 Howe TX 75459 http://www.howecpa.com/ (903) 532-1040 amanda.garner@howecpa.com

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 CHURCHES Bethel Baptist Church 905 Ponderosa Rd, P.O. Box 458 Howe TX 75459 bethelbaptisthowe.com 903-532-6032 First Baptist Church Howe 100 W. Davis Howe TX 75459 http://www.fbchowe.org/ 903-532-5504 info@fbchowe.org 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 Jim Jackson Electrical Services, Inc. 1401 Silo Road Suite 400 Bonham TX 75418 www.jacksonelec.com/ 1-855-522-5353 info@jacksonelec.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

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 NURSE C.E.R.T.S. 505 Castlegate St. Howe, TX 75459 90.-821-3392 loavamccarthy@msn.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

Good Fellas Barber Shop 105 E. Haning St. (972) 502-0559

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

HEALTH AND FITNESS LZfit (personal training) Lauren Zepeda (972-489-4246 Lauren_zepeda@yahoo.com Facebook page Laurenzepedafitness

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

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COVET Homegrown 6007 Farmington Rd. Howe, TX 75459 469-879-9190

homemade@covethomegrown.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 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 (Continued from last week) Dr. Margaret Pittman was one of the great scientific minds of the past century.

Ken Bridges While she helped create vaccines for three diseases that once left millions dead in their wakes, the Arkansan accomplished much more.

She had risen steadily from her roots in Arkansas to becoming a school teacher, principal, and eventually acclaimed research biologist. She started working at the National Institutes of Health in Washington, DC, in 1936, in what she later called “a golden opportunity.” At the time, she was one of only a handful of women working as research scientists for the federal government.

In addition to her work on vaccines, one of her most important breakthroughs emerged during World War II. Wounded soldiers often showed signs of infections after blood plasma infusions, infections tied to the infusions.

Pittman inspected the storage and processing procedures used and quickly devised a new strategy with other NIH scientists. Soon, they established new tests and new lab standards to ensure the safety of the plasma given to the wounded. Postoperative recovery rates improved dramatically as a result. Pittman noted in a later interview that this led directly to test samples being taken at the time of blood donation and modern tests for HIV or hepatitis contamination from donated blood.

By 1957, the NIH appointed Pittman to head the Laboratory of Bacterial Products, a position she would hold for the next 14 years. With this promotion, she became the first woman to head a national lab in the United States.

Pittman was in high demand at scientific conferences, and she traveled the world speaking about her research. In the 1960s, she was participating in studies of cholera outbreaks in Bangladesh and participating in World Health Organization projects to stem the tide of infectious diseases in the poorest parts of the world. She also researched a salmonella vaccine.

Throughout her career, Pittman made public health her primary interest. This devotion to science and public safety led to her colleagues electing her as president of the Washington Academy of Science and the Society of American Bacteriologists. In 1970, she was given the Federal Women’s Award by the US Department of the Interior.

She retired in 1971 at the age of 70, respected around the world.

However, still possessing an unquenchable thirst for knowledge, she went back to the lab as a guest researcher for the NIH, conducting studies and experiments without pay. She also continued to publish important articles in prestigious medical journals on different vaccines and research into different bacteria and diseases into the 1990s.

In 1986, Pittman was given an honorary fellowship from the American Academy of Pediatrics for her work on vaccines. Though she was never a medical doctor, her breakthroughs in the lab made the practice of medicine so much easier for modern physicians. By 1993, at the age of 92, she stepped away from the lab from the last time. The next year, the NIH established the Margaret Pittman Lectureship in her honor.

She died in Cheverley, Maryland, not far from Washington, DC, in 1995, on her ninety-fourth birthday.

"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

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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The most important responsibility of a parent I was thinking the other day about how life has changed since I was a little boy. I’m sure that many of you can agree, that we never imDr. Billy agined some Holland of the things we are seeing.

I remember when I was young, life was fairly simple, and when I would listen to my mom and dad talk to each other, it was mostly about paying bills and the all little things that kept everything going. We would watch the Huntley-Brinkley report, but I don’t recall my parents discussing politics that much. In those days, the Beatles having hair below their ears was a sign the world was coming to an end. When it came to the news, I cannot recall my parents or grandparents being so upset they turned the television off because it was so depressing.

I’m not saying the world was better back then, maybe it was just not broadcast.

I was blessed to have parents that took me to church. Though I did not appreciate it at the time, Sunday school taught me a lot about right and wrong. Providing a Biblical foundation for a child makes a huge difference in the way an individual thinks and lives. I personally know adults who were not given the opportunity for spiritual development and they have never been interested in God. On the other hand, I know others who were raised in church and their relationship with God today is their highest priority.

Proverbs chapter 22 and verse six confirms how important it is to not only teach children about God, but to also live what we believe in front of them. “Train up a child in the way they should go, and when they are old, they will not depart from it.”

I’m reminded of a story my grandmother told me years ago.

She was an amazing lady and as the first grandchild, I was always close to her. Her parents were devout Christians and she was also very vocal about faith and praying. Her father died before I was born and I can barely remember her mother who my

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great-grandmother. They had 14 children (9 boys and 5 girls) and lived on a small farm so far out in the sticks you could actually walk down the hill to the Kentucky river. This was in the 1920’s and 30’s and they were poor, but my grandmother was very proud of her family. She told me, that every day in the summers, her mom would fix a huge breakfast and after the meal, the kids would all line up out in the yard and her dad would give specific chores for each child. Some of the girls would volunteer to help their mother clean the house and prepare lunch and dinner. Others would be sent to the fields, or whatever needed to be done. Often, the children would agree to trade their duties to keep from being burned out with the same routines. Nonetheless, they all worked hard and played hard, and she always had fond memories of their home as a place of peace and safety, that was filled with God’s love.

She said at Christmas, each child would receive a small toy and a piece of fruit. One year she was given a harmonica and an orange which she declared as the best Christmas ever. She was so excited she put on her coat and boots and walked around in the snow all day blowing on that harmonica.

However, one of the most interesting and precious childhood memories was about her father.

She said in the evenings he would walk down behind their barn and pray. There was an old log he used for an altar and he would get on his knees and weep and wail so loud they could hear him up at the house. When I look at his tattered photos, I cannot help but imagine what it was like to be responsible for so many and to rely completely on God just to survive. I have a great amount of respect for this man, his work ethic, and tireless commitment to be a good husband and father. Yes, he had a tough life, but his dedication to God was definitely seen by his family and had a positive impact on each one. Maybe if more parents would pray and be a Godly example in front of their children, the evening news would not be so filled with sadness and discouragement.

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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

John 8:36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.

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Do it yourself landscaping without spending a fortune Hi Taylor - I’ve got high hopes for fixing up my yard this summer, but I’m starting to worry I don’t Taylor have the money to make these Kovar dreams come true. Do you have any advice for a DIY landscaper who wants things to look good without spending a fortune? - Jared Hey Jared - This sounds like a worthy goal and I’d love to help. I wouldn’t describe myself as a green thumb, but I have some ideas about how you can spruce things up in a cost-effective way.

1. Use what you have. It sounds like you’re ready to put in some time and effort, and laziness is usually what causes people to overspend on these types of projects. It’s really easy to drop $300 on the materials needed to make a fancy flower bed, whereas it takes a little more time to find old household items that can be deconstructed and repurposed.

However, if you waterproof shelves from old desks or place the bars of an old bed frame in the right place, you can create some neat visuals without even going to the store. Think about creating clear, defined areas using whatever materials you have around and then getting affordable plants to make everything look a little nicer.

2. Add some lighting. I’m constantly impressed by what you can do with well placed Christmas lights. There’s no reason your yard can’t look good at night as well as during the day, and using a strand of cheap lights to either line a walkway or decorate some shrubs can go a long way. You don’t have to leave them plugged

To get back at us for walking Cooper so many times, they used my personal kryptonite which is wearing red with the Howe Bulldogs black and white standard colors. They all dawned bright red socks when they took the field which was good for a few laughs.

Cooper didn’t get his glory against us. But it’s not an individual game anyway, it’s a team game and winning as a team should be the objective and they

Living with children

in and wasting power throughout the day. These small lights are also a great way to fight frost when the temperature starts dropping below 30 and hurting some of your vegetation.

Are parents responsible for the sort of people their children become? That’s this week’s question, and the answer is no, albeit equivocally.

3. Get water-conscious plants. If you buy exotic flowers and things that need daily watering, you can’t avoid paying that utility.

These fancy plants often cost more than some of the heartier options as well. Look into succulents and cactuses and some of the ferns that can get by with just a little bit of hydration.

You’ll still be able to keep your yard green and lush looking without providing the same amount of water that jungle plants expect. You can also use nice rocks and other non-living decorations to avoid increasing your water bill.

John Rosemond

If you get creative and put in the effort, I’m sure you can design a lovely landscape that doesn’t break the bank. If you have any luck with the options above, please let me know!

As is the case with every human endeavor, the raising of a child is, never has been, and never will be done perfectly. Furthermore, every human being comes into the world bearing unique traits.

Lessons from one’s own childhood as well as prior childrearing experience can be of assistance, but in the final analysis, one learns to be a proper parent to Billy or Susie by raising Billy or Susie. There are general commonsense principles, but there is no one-size-fits-all formula.

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.

Howe’s That Lowder who has shut down our team that scores 14.5 runs per game. Lowder has pitched a total of 10 innings against us and struck out 20 and allowed one walk and six hits. Our team has struck out only 48 times all year, but nearly half of those are at the hands of Lowder. Our team is hitting .162 vs. Lowder and .551 vs. everyone else. Amazing.

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did that twice and made my face match their socks. In the end, it’s all fun and we’re all Bulldogs.

With the win, Kent Lowder would most likely have been the 14U All-Star coach, however, he will be unavailable to make the trip to Longview at the end of the month. Therefore, it falls in my lap to head up the 14U Howe AllStars. Brad Murphy and Josh Daniels will be assistant coaches and the roster will be officially announced after the regular season is over.

In this ‘special’ season, Howe will automatically advance to the state tournament which will be held in Longview July 31— August 2. These are my last moments to coach (any sport) and it will be very special and emotional. Daniels and I began coaching this group when they were 6U.

Several parents have recently written me bemoaning the lifestyles their adult children have chosen to lead – lifestyles that feature addictions, criminality, and flagrant irresponsibility. (The operative word in the previous sentence, by the way, is chosen.)

“What did we do wrong?” said parents ask, to which my answer is “Something, but so does everyone.”

Parenting is, in other words, a trial-and-error process. Everyone who attempts it, therefore, will commit error. The question becomes: Did the errors made by a certain parent or set of parents determine the trajectory of their child’s life from beginning to end?

The notion that parenting is deterministic was proposed by Sigmund Freud (1856 – 1939), the so-called “Father of Modern Psychology.” It is because of Freud’s proposition that most therapists attempt to link an individual’s “issues” to features of his or her childhood.

Supposedly, the fact that a person’s father was an alcoholic and abandoned the family

explains said person’s chronic codependency, for example.

The problem, of course, is that for every codependent with an alcoholic parent there is one whose parents were emotionally healthy people. Dysfunctional people raise functional people, and functional people raise dysfunctional people.

When all is said and done, parenting is certainly an influence, but it is impossible to predict, based on a person’s childhood experiences, the direction his life will take. When all is said and done, a person’s present life circumstances are a matter of the choices he’s made, also known as free will. Without free will, there is no personal responsibility; and without personal responsibility, everyone is helpless and hopeless.

The further problem is that some adults seem to thrive on blaming their parents (or a parent) for their shortcomings. The individuals in question construct soap operas out of their childhoods in which they are victims of their parents’ villainy. That may be the most destructive form of irresponsibility. It often turns into a life sentence.

So, if your adult child is dysfunctional in some way, you may or may not have been an unwitting contributor (people who read parenting materials do not tend to be witting in that regard); nonetheless, it is your adult child’s job to fix it, not yours.

Take it from the horse’s mouth, there is nothing so liberating as coming to grips with personal responsibility.

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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