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Founders Day Festival and “Howe-lloween” to take place downtown October 24 with social distancing precautions
Just when you thought 2020 couldn’t get any more amped up, Supreme Court Justin Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away on Friday. Our condolences to the longtime justice. The timing of her death is inopportune as with 43 days now until the election, this plays an enormous role for each party and once again divides the country on a political topic. Thanks 2020. Democrats have now threatened to pack the Supreme Court if Republicans fill the vacancy. Ted Cruz says he believes they have the votes in the Senate. ***** Facebook and Twitter are suppressing information from a high-ranking WHO Chinese virologist Dr. LiMeng Yan who says COVID-19 was created in a Chinese lab. Facebook is calling it a “baseless conspiracy” and Twitter banned her account. We are now in the age where the truth is called a lie and a lie is called the truth. Anytime you hear the term, “baseless conspiracy,” you should probably give it a good look because someone is trying to do your thinking for you. Dr. Yan said more evidence would be released proving it was created in Wuhan. EDITOR’S NOTE—This column is reserved as an opinion column and may not necessarily reflect the policy of this publication.
The 2019 Founders Day and Howe-lloween Festivals.
The Howe Area Chamber of Commerce board members met Wednesday to discuss the scheduled combined events of Founders Day and Downtown Howelloween Festivals scheduled for October 24 and it was decided that the chamber would proceed with the
event with social distancing protocols and adhere to state recommendations regarding face coverings. The chamber chose not to move forward with the traditional bounce house for kids and the kid train which has become very
City keeps same tax rate of $0.57, sets budget at $3,805,346 Howe’s city council met Tuesday to approve the tax rate and budget for the fiscal year. The tax rate will remain again at $0.57 which is made up of $0.467004 on each $100 valuation of property for the purpose of maintenance and operations and a tax of $0.102996 on each $100 valuation of property for the purpose of interest and sinking on bonds and certifications of obligations.
popular. But kids will be able to dress in their Halloween costumes and trickor-treat at vendor booths.
different streets as overflow will be on O’Connell Street by Summit Gardens wedding and event venue.
Founders Day was initially scheduled for early May but was pushed back due to COVID-19. The May event was scheduled to be the most successful festival in its 34-year history. For the first time, there are vendors located on two
Individuals should stay home if you, or anyone you spend time with, is having any Covid-19 symptoms, or has been around anyone who has recently tested positive for the virus.
American Pickers seeking locations in Texas
$34,735 and of that amount, $5,786 is tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year.
The development at Blythe Road between Highway 75 and Highway 5 could get started by the end of the year with the construction of the waste facility. Phase 1 of the development should see 120 homes occupied by summer 2022 and 240 by the fall of 2022. The plan calls for The budget was set at $3,805,346 and it will raise 300 additional homes per year to be added until commore total property taxes than last year’s budget by pletion of the development.
Mike Wolfe, Frank Fritz, and their team are returning to Texas as they plan to film episodes of the hit series American Pickers
throughout the area in November. With the proliferation of (Continued on page 8)
