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Presidential election timeline

Luther, Springer in Howe before face-off in Texas State Senate District 30 runoff

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The alarm has been sounded and this publication has been giving hints of this since March for anyone that would listen. A new platform for social media is Parler and our handle there is @HoweEnterprise.

We hope you will follow us there as all indications point to our means of getting information to you will change soon. Click the “P” in the bar above the headlines.

President Donald Trump spoke early Wednesday morning and declared victory after election counting halted as he showed a clear path to victory. Photo by Carlos Barria/REUTERS.

Despite not being official, the networks projected Joe Biden as the next President of the United States. But President Trump’s attorneys claim they have identified at least 450,000 ballots in the key states that

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Media projects Biden the winner, evidence of widespread fraud in multiple states could deem premature call

It sounds remarkably crazy to sound the alarm on this, but we cannot stress enough that what has just happened is a global coup d'etat against the United States government, particularly President Donald J. Trump. Complicit players in the scheme are the mainstream media, social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and other tech giants. The entertainment industry which lulled a few of our generations to sleep were the key players that turned up the heat just as the frog in the boiling water story.

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Catching re-elected to school board, Tibbets wins open seat

Clint Catching

Lisa Tibbets

Voter turnout was extremely high all over the country and that included record results for the Howe ISD Board of Trustees election which was 3,796 ballots cast. This is due to the presidential election around the country.

count of 1,447. Catching’s total was a whopping 597 votes ahead of the next opponent.

Howe ISD Board of Trustees Clint Catching was easily re-elected for his third term with a total

Results, however, are unofficial until Nov. 10 to review any provisional ballots. The ISD believes that the final results should not be affected.

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COVID-19 ends ‘Friday Night Lights’ season prematurely

The Chinese Communist Party has occupied the U.S. without firing a shot.

This did this by injecting millions of fraudulent ballots into the election.

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

(Story on page 3). The football season was cut short by one game after Howe players tested positive for COVID-19. The band competition was also canceled leaving a disappointing end to Friday Night Lights in 2020. Photos by Michelle Carney.

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Howe High School moves to online -only due to multiple COVID cases Howe ISD sent the following message to parents and students on Friday afternoon.

“We have had multiple students test positive for COVID-19 this week at Howe High School, and subsequently we have had to quarantine a fairly large number of students who were determined to be close contacts. In an effort to mitigate the spread of the virus, Howe High School will be closed for oncampus instruction Monday, November 9 through Friday, November 13. All high school students will transition to At Home/Remote Instruction during this time.

Please note that the high school is the only campus making this tran-

sition at this time. All other Howe ISD campuses will continue with normal in-person instruction.

As we have seen an increase in Grayson County COVID cases, it is no surprise that Howe is experiencing an increase as well. I encourage you to continue to be diligent in following common mitigation strategies – wearing face coverings in public, social distancing, and frequent hand washing. Our ability to keep our campuses open depends on all of us doing our part.” - Kevin Wilson, superintendent.

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There is evidence to prove this and patriots say they are in control. While there is a great threat to overtake the U.S. and place it back into power of those who only allow us an illusion of liberty, the battle is only beginning.

From Parler account @StormIsUponUs: “If there are any celebrating liberals who might see this, please take heed.

Your candidate is not who you think he is. You are celebrating the occupation of America by foreign hostile forces who are laughing at you.

They are laughing because you let them trick you into electing the very fascism you fear most.

Thank God, however, this will not happen. Even though you fell for a great deception, your mistake has been mitigated by true defenders of freedom.

Sadly, since you have not been able to see it for yourself, this reality will be thrust upon you in the coming weeks. Your candidate did not win. He will never be president. Worse than this, you will soon be shown the reality of your mistake and it will be upon you to process what is about to occur.

Trump won by a landslide. He will stay in the White House, and everything you thought you knew will be proven a lie. You are simply a lost sheep, and we are waiting with open arms for you to return to the paddock.”

This is a takeover and if you’re still not convinced, read it from the words of Democrat New York Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer who promised on Saturday that Democrats are going to “change America” when they “take Georgia,” a reference to at

least one Senate runoff race that is set to take place in several weeks.

“Now we take Georgia, and then we change the world,” Schumer said at a political event in New York City following the media’s declaration that Democrat Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election. “Now we take Georgia, then we change America.”

Democrats have called for eliminating the filibuster if they take the Senate. They’ll also give statehood to Puerto Rico and Washington D.C. which would result in four additional Senate seats, thus making it significantly harder for Republicans to ever gain control of the Senate in the future. Schumer has already said that he would “love to make them states.”

The Democrats, including Schumer, have also stated that “everything is on the table” in reference to whether Democrats will pack the Supreme Court with leftist judges in an attempt to skew the court’s power for partisan purposes. The idea of courtpacking is so unpopular that only 27 percent of Americans support it. But it doesn’t matter what Americans think We the People were hijacked at the ballot box and overtaken by global powers that infiltrated our government.

Abraham Lincoln warned us of such. Senator Joseph McCarthy (whatever your opinion) warned us of this kind of situation (and was ridiculed endlessly by the media).

COVID-19 could be the most prolific weapon ever assimilated in any war. The New World Order had to regain America. However, thank GOD we elected a fighter in 2016. The battle has been waged. Stay sober and buckle up.

The mainstream media reminds me of John 8:44.

Apathy leads to enslavement.

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Seniors Luke Jackson (50) and Jackson Adkins (64) were key members of the Howe Bulldogs in 2020. Photo by Michelle Carney.

It was quite remarkable that the season even took place. As late as summer workouts, most educational administrators felt as if school would not start on time, much less extracurricular activities. But in August, the COVID19 virus had slowed enough for in -school learning to begin at campus level and for football to begin with strict guidelines in place for safe measures.

Howe was dealt a slice to the neck on Feb. 1, 2020 with the realignment from the UIL (University Interscholastic League) placing the cutoff at 350 high school students which left them only six students over the cutoff and placed them in Class 3A, Division I as one of the smallest schools in the state. To make matters worse, the UIL watched Howe bleed out by placing them in (The Little SEC) arguably the toughest district in 3A Texas shared with Mineola, Mt. Vernon, Winnsboro, Pottsboro, Emory Rains, Commerce, and Bonham.

The Bulldogs were severely outmanned each district game and were shocked right out of the shoot in non-district action with a surprising 48-8 season opening loss at Callisburg. Howe then lost to a good Bells team, 47-24 and were wrangled by very talented 4A Sanger, 35-8.

Sitting at 0-3 in non-district,

Howe and their fans knew that virtually the only path to victory would most likely hinge on a week eight matchup at Bonham.

The result of the season is bittersweet for Howe. The sweet part was just the chance to get on the field, but the bitter part was the heartache of the final moments of the 2020 season.

In what turned out to be the final moments of the season at Bonham, the Bulldogs held a two touchdown lead heading into the fourth quarter, but an onside kick that bounced off a Howe player landing in the lap of Bonham’s Brant Stuber. The extra possession set up the game-winning drive which ended on a 29-yard field goal by Nick Rhinehart to give the Warriors a two point lead with one second remaining on the clock.

On Tuesday, Howe had several players test positive for COVID19 which sent most of the team into quarantine and left no choice but to cancel the final game with Mt. Vernon.

THE BAD NEWS Due to the bleed-out position dealt from the UIL, Howe took several dubious honors in school history in 2020. Howe becomes only the second Bulldogs team to not win a game in a season. The (Continued on page 10)

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Clint Catching was named school board president when Greg Akins did not run in May 2019. Staff photo.

Early voting totals were abundant as 82 percent of voters turned in early ballots. Just over 14 percent of the vote came on election day and roughly 4 percent of the vote was through absentee mail.

through clearly stated goals, provide teachers the necessary facilities and tools for an effective education and maintain a safe and comfortable learning environment for students and teachers alike,” Catching said in a questionnaire sent last month. “I would hope that through innovation, financially responsible decision making, the integrity of our staff and meeting the challenges of growth and funding the Howe ISD will be recognized as an outstanding school district for years to come.”

“I would hope that the board will be able to provide guidance

Tibbets did not respond to the Enterprise questionnaire.

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With longtime board member Brad Anderson vacating his seat, challenger Lisa Tibbets will fill the void by collecting 850 votes.

Others receiving votes were Charles Haley (729) and Jeff Dailey (729).

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump— STOP THE FRAUD! 11:21 AM · Nov 5, 2020

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try, Grayson County sorted through their county election totals very quickly. In Grayson County, President Donald Trump received 43,776 votes (76 percent), of which 79 percent were cast in early voting. Former Vice President Joe Biden received 14,233 votes in Grayson County (25 percent) of which 72 percent were cast in early voting. Where the vote was close was in absentee mail-in voting where President Trump won by a slim margin, 2,477 to 2,250. Libertarian Jo Jorgensen received 625 total votes in Grayson County.

No matter which side citizens voted for, one can’t knock the efficiency of Grayson County election officials. But other counties and states across the U.S. cannot command the same applause.

The big loser on election night was the mainstream media especially Fox News Channel who called Arizona and Virginia very early in the vote count. Also, eight minutes after the polls closed on the west coast, Fox News called a win for Biden in California, Oregon and Washington. An all too common occurrence in media these days, a race to be first has superseded the need to be correct. After days of consumption, Americans feel as if the mainstream media was out to create a narrative to bolster Biden as the leading candidate.

As the numbers were coming in on Tuesday night, nothing had changed in the states obtained by Democrats and Republicans from 2016 until Fox News called Arizona for Biden rather quickly which had conservatives and President Trump upset. Even so, all indications of a return to the White House for Trump was imminent with big leads key battleground states. But things shifted and eyebrows were raised as the night went on. Despite Trump leading heavily in states such as North Carolina, Virginia, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania, the mainstream media refused to call any of them meanwhile calling all west coast states for Cali-

fornia immediately at the time of the close of polls.

All vote-counting was running smoothly on most all of the cable news networks until Florida was anticipated to go to Trump.

That’s when things paused. Virginia was the first indication that something was afoul when a healthy lead by Trump was scoffed at by Chris Stirewalt of Fox. Towards the end of the night with over 90 percent reporting, a massive dump of ballots came in almost exclusively for Biden which threw the state in his favor. At 10 pm our time, CNN’s John King stated, “Despite President Trump currently leading in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania, we cannot emphasize enough, we're nowhere close to the finish line in any of those states. We need to count votes and some of those counts could take until tomorrow."

Eventually, while the country slept, Biden gained enormous amounts of ground on the large Trump leads and eventually overtook the grand distance Trump had at the curious pause on Tuesday night. On Saturday afternoon, the media announced that Biden would be the presidentelect even as hints of massive voter fraud began to be exposed with many witnesses signing affidavits of seeing fraud. The Dominion Voting System, touted by the Clinton Foundation and used in a majority of US states including nine of the top 20 counties and four of the top 10 counties throughout the county, incorrectly awarded thousands of votes to Joe Biden in Michigan in one county.

The software was used in 46 other counties in Michigan.

For the US Senator race, Grayson County gave Republican John Cornyn 43,350 votes to Democrat challenger Mary “MJ” Hegar’s 13,668. In the US Representative District 4 race, Republican Pat Fallon received 44,166 with Democrat challenger receiving 12,786.

Cornyn and Fallon each won their respected races with the statewide vote.

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Presidential election timeline TUESDAY TIMELINE November 3, 2020, 9:40 PM CNN Projection: Trump wins Utah.

9:40 PM CNN Projection: Biden wins New Hampshire.

9:48 PM CNN Projection: Trump wins Missouri.

9:49 PM CNN Projection: Biden wins Illinois.

9:57 PM CNN—There are still a lot more early votes to be counted in Pennsylvania.

10:00 PM Polls close in California, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.

10:00 PM CNN Projection: Biden wins California (without a single vote result).

10:00 PM CNN Projection: Biden wins Oregon (without a single vote result).

10:01 PM CNN Projection: Biden wins Washington state (without a single vote result).

10:01 PM CNN Projection: Trump wins Wyoming (without a single vote result).

10:17 PM CNN Projection: Trump wins Mississippi.

10:24 PM Fox News calls win for Biden in Arizona.

10:52 PM CNN Projection: Biden wins Virginia.

10:55 PM CNN warns that Virginia's Fairfax County anticipates more absentee results soon.

11:12 PM CNN Projection: Trump wins Idaho.

11:19 PM CNN Projection: Trump wins Ohio.

11:27 PM CNN says Nevada voting results not expected to begin posting until after 11:30 PM. 11:36 PM CNN Projection: Biden wins Minnesota.

11:39 PM Joe Biden announces he will speak to the nation live from Delaware.

11:45 PM Trump says he will deliver a statement.

11:48 PM CNN Projection: Trump wins Florida.

November 4, 2020, Midnight: Joe Biden: "We're going to have to be patient."

12:03 AM with President Trump leading Wisconsin and Michigan by healthy margins, Pennsylvania secretary of state, Kathy Boockvar told reporters that "we need to stay patient and you also need to be prepared for these vote totals to come through overnight in fits and starts."

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12:07 AM CNN Projection: Trump wins Iowa.

12:15 AM CNN Projection: Biden wins Rhode Island.

12:19 AM CNN Projection: Trump wins Texas.

12:25 AM Twitter labels an early Wednesday morning tweet from Trump as "disputed" as Trump tweeted, "We are up BIG, but they are trying to STEAL the Election.”

12:34 AM CNN Projection: Biden wins 1 electoral vote in Nebraska, Trump wins total of 4 electoral votes.

12:37 AM CNN Projection: Trump wins Montana.

1:10 AM Biden held an electoral vote lead of 220 to 213 with Trump leading comfortably in Wisconsin by 100,000 votes with 97 percent tallied. Also leads in Michigan, North Carolina, and Georgia. Biden leading Arizona, and Nevada by small margins.

3:43 AM CNN Projection: Biden wins Hawaii. Biden leads, 224-213.

3:53 AM Biden takes the lead in Wisconsin as CNN’s Ryan Young reported that earlier, the city of Milwaukee's absentee ballot information was delivered with a police escort.

"When they have those three officers walking with them, you understand

the importance of the event," Young told CNN's Chris Cuomo.

4:30 AM All of the votes from Milwaukee County are now in and counted. "In Milwaukee County, we are now at 100 percent ballots cast," Julietta Henry told CNN's Chris Cuomo.

5:05 AM Still uncalled by CNN are Alaska, Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Maine, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

6:00 AM Mail-in votes cut Trump’s lead in Michigan from a 212,000 to 64,000 due to Wayne County (Detroit) tallies.

7:30 AM Trump leads in Georgia by 118,000 votes with 90 percent accounted for. CNN: Democrats are a whisper away from turning Georgia blue.’

8:00 AM Georgia's Fulton County has just begun counting remaining absentee ballots.

8:19 AM Election-day lawsuit seeks to halt last-minute change to Pennsylvania's ballot counting rules.

8:33 AM 1.4 million absentee ballots still to be counted in Pennsylvania. Trump leads by over 618,000 with 75 percent of the state's votes counted.

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vocacy group says.

12:21 PM Trump campaign says it will request Wisconsin recount.

5:57 PM Twitter flags Trump tweets prematurely claiming victory.

1:26 PM CNN Projection: Biden wins Wisconsin.

6:24 PM Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani says vote-count watchers prevented from observing vote counts.

1:52 PM Trump campaign says it has filed a lawsuit in Michigan.

6:47 PM Trump's lead in Georgia shrinks to about 47,000 votes.

3:01 PM Trump campaign says it's suing in Pennsylvania over poll watchers and voter ID laws.

6:56 PM Trump campaign files lawsuit to stop vote counting in Georgia.

3:15 PM Biden speaks from Delaware.

7:12 PM Georgia state official says more than 149,000 uncounted ballots.

3:27 PM CNN Projection: Biden wins Michigan. Biden leads, 253213.

8:35AM Top Biden adviser: "We're going to win today."

4:06 PM Still uncalled are Alaska, Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, Nevada, and Pennsylvania.

11:18 AM CNN Projection: Biden wins at least 3 of 4 of Maine's elec-

5:25 PM Absentee military ballots remain uncounted in key states, ad-

November 5, 2020, 1:05 AM Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania still has 120,000 mail-in ballots to count, according to the state’s website.

3:08 AM Trump believes he won election, says he will fight any 'fraud on the American public.’

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Mums on the rebound

By Marigay Black Grayson County Master Gardener We all enjoy the infusion of fall colors from our Chrysanthemums, whether in pots or in the ground, but three to four weeks after they’ve bloomed, we see the blooms and leaves fade to brown and become dry. The genus Chrysanthemum is in the family Asteraceae and are a perennial plant that will regenerate from their roots. What’s the best way to help your mums on the rebound?

Whether your plants are in the ground or in a pot, you can leave them all winter just as they are – brown stems and all. If you want to trim off the unsightly dead stems, trim them down to an inch or two above the soil line. These cut stems can be put into your compost bin if you have one. The roots need to be protected from our coldest temperatures with an inch or two of mulch or dry leaves, keeping the soil around the plant evenly moist and not soggy. In early Spring, the new growth will be visible at the crown of the plant where you’ll see new shoots beginning to emerge.

The mums will grow strongest in slightly acidic soil with an application of nitrogen and potassium when you see these little leaves emerging, usually in March. A time-released fertilizer works well so the roots will receive nutrients during their growth and may even put on new buds early in the season for a Springtime show.

The blooms of mums respond to the number of hours of light in the day and the cool temperatures, so depending on what our crazy North Texas weather delivers, you may enjoy an extra season of blooms.

This early show of blooms can be trimmed back as soon as the stems die back but not later than July, and one more dose of fertilizer applied, so that the plant has time to put on new growth and blooms for the Fall.

Mums prefer full sun but not our Texas heat in late summer. That’s why mums in pots work well – you can move the pot to a location that provides some protection from the late afternoon sun that can cook the leaves and steal your Fall show. Mums planted in the ground can be located around other plants that will provide some shade or in an area of your flower beds that receive after-

noon shade.

One more factor to consider in helping your mums on the rebound is that the potted plants we buy from our nurseries can become root bound very quickly – maybe even when you bring them home. If you water your plants but they don’t seem to respond – they just remain wilted looking – they could be root bound. If you want to repot your mums, you can remove the plant from the pot and replant into a pot that is at least one size larger than the original pot. If you want to divide your mums, gently remove them and separate the roots. You can choose new pots for your divisions or transplant them into the ground. With pots, choose a good potting soil, many of which are formulated with fertilizer and the right mix for good drainage. If you’re planting into the ground, look for inground soil.

The last consideration for your mums is watching for pests and diseases. The most common pests that bother mums are aphids, thrips and spider mites. Aphids can be yellow or black and usually congregate along the stems, hiding under the leaves; thrips are slender, light to dark brown, winged (but they aren’t strong flyers); and spider mites are tiny red mites that spin webs on the underside of leaves. They will cause leaf and stem damage and can kill your mums if not detected in their early stages. The common diseases that attack mums are botrytis, rust, powdery mil-

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Here’s to enjoying Chrysanthemums in the future – on the rebound.

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County Attorney's office addresses use of marker for ballots.

3:20 AM About 10,000 absentee ballots left to count in Georgia's Fulton County.

8:48 AM Trump campaign says it will challenge a potential Biden victory.

4:06 AM Biden's lead narrows in Arizona.

9:41 AM Facebook deletes 'Stop the Steal' group, enforces emergency limiting protocols post-election.

6:01 AM Fulton County, Georgia reported the results of more than 8,000 additional ballots. Trump’s lead in the state narrowed from more than 30,000 at midnight to just more than 18,500.

8:34 AM Trump assembling all-star legal team to mount election challenges in close states.

9:10 AM Trump supporters, fearing ballot miscounting, descend on vote centers in Michigan and Arizona.

10:59 AM Trump campaign observers can stand closer while watching ballot processing in Philadelphia, court rules as poll workers previously would not allow oversight.

11:25 AM Biden's lead in Nevada has gone up from 7,647 to more than 11,000.

3:13 PM Pennsylvania court allows GOP observers closer access to ballot counting, Trump campaign 4:31 PM Trump's lead in Georgia drops below 10,000 votes.

9:29 AM Biden takes leads over Trump in Georgia, Pennsylvania.

9:45 PM Biden declines to declare victory, urges Americans to 'put anger and demonization behind' 3:01 PM Georgia secretary of state: "There will be likely a recount.”

3:34 PM Trump lawyer: This election is not over.

4:40 PM Trump tweets, “Joe Biden should not wrongfully claim the office of the President. I could make that claim also. Legal proceedings are just now beginning!”

6:39 PM The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania has ordered the separation of ballots for which voters' proof of identification arrives and gets verified on or before Nov. 9, from ballots received and verified on Nov. 10-12.

7:05 PM An alleged software glitch in Antrim County, Michigan earlier this week incorrectly awarded thousands of winning votes to Joe Biden; a recount of ballots subsequently revealed Trump was the county winner.

8:09 PM Results slow in Pennsylvania as officials count some ballots by hand.

11:29 PM Rate of rejected mail-in ballots almost 30 times lower in Pennsylvania this year than in 2016. .

11:30 PM Pennsylvania House Speaker seeks 'full audit' of election returns before certification.

10:09 PM Department of Justice looking into criminal referral alleging 3,000 cases of voter fraud in Nevada.

11:41 PM Georgia's Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger will not provide another update again tonight, according to his press secretary Ari Schaffer. At last update, the state still had 14,097 votes left to count.

November 6, 2020, 3:49 AM Biden takes the lead in Georgia.

7:53 AM Trump has told people he has no plans to concede.

8:00 AM Scrutiny of top PA election official grows as GOP says she 'fundamentally altered' outcome.

8:10 AM Biden takes the lead in Pennsylvania.

8:24 AM Milwaukee's sky-high voter turnout raises questions, prompts lawsuit seeking explanation.

8:42 AM Sharpie-gate: Maricopa

Like everything else in the world, adjustments had to be made to the annual Veterans Day Program by the Howe High School National Honor Society. Instead of a recognition, a parade has been planned.

Any veteran that would like to participate in the parade email Natalie McCall at mccall.natalie@howeisd.net or call Howe High School office at 903-745-4400.

The veterans will be driving in a car parade that begins at Summit Hill and will go to each campus.

Students will line their campus to show their appreciation to the Veterans. Parents and other spectators are asked to not watch the parade from any of the four cam-

puses but to instead line up along the parade route.

The veterans will line-up beginning at 9 am on November 11 at Summit Hill Elementary. The parade will start at 9:30 and route from Summit Hill Elementary to Haning Street from Collins Freeway. From Haning Street, the parade will turn right on King Street to Beatrice Street alongside the middle school to see the students from both the middle and intermediate schools. The parade will turn left on Duke Street to Highway 5 and will then travel straight to Howe High School where it will enter the southernmost parking lot of the campus. The parade will end by going directly in front of the main entrance of the high school.

5:25 PM Detroit city worker blows whistle, claims ballots were ordered backdated. FBI probing.

6:00 PM Trump spoke from the White House claiming fraud and called for all legal votes to be counted, but not illegal ballots.

10:07 PM Trump's lead over Biden has shrunk to 1,775 votes in Georgia.

Veterans Day Parade planned

by NHS in lieu of ceremony

5:11 PM Michigan county flips back to Trump, following repair of voting software glitch.

5:25 PM Trump tweets, “I had such a big lead in all of these states late into election night, only to see the leads miraculously disappear as the days went by. Perhaps these leads will return as our legal proceedings move forward!”

9:40 PM Biden team believes it's not a matter of if, but when, the race will be called for him.

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November 7, 2020, 8:42 AM Lawyers for Nevada GOP cite claims of voter-fraud in criminal referral to Attorney General Barr.

9:36 AM Trump tweets, “I WON THIS ELECTION, BY A LOT!” 11:21 AM Software that incorrectly gave Biden thousands of Michigan votes used in 28 other states.

10:24 AM Major news sites project Joe Biden has won the presidency as recounts, ballot questions linger.

10:52 AM Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani holds press conference regarding widespread fraud in the election.

8:52 PM In national address, Biden touts 'a clear victory' after bitter election season.

9:56 PM Trump campaign sues Arizona over rejected ballots as vote remains razor-thin.

November 8, 2020, 9 AM On Sunday Morning Futures, Trump attor-

ney Sidney Powell discusses with host Maria Bartiromo that the Dominion Voting Systems has a key executive at the company which is Nancy Pelosi’s longtime chief of staff, as well as Richard Blum and Diane Fienstein’s husband are significant shareholders of the company.

Powell says they’ve identified at least 450,000 ballots in the key states that miraculously only have a mark for Biden and no other candidate. She says they also used an algorithm to calculate the votes they would need to flip and then used computers to flip the votes from Trump to Biden and from other Republican candidates to their compet-

itive candidates. She indicated Doug Collins of Georgia and John James of Michigan each had their elections stolen in their respective states.

“We have to fight tooth and nail to fight this abject fraud,” said Powell.

12:36 PM, Son of former General Mike Flynn tweets that the chairman of the board of Smartmantics—Dominion Voting Systems manufactured voting machines used in Michigan, Georgia and 33 U.S. states is Mark Malloch Brown, who serves on the Open Societies Foundation Board (founded by George Soros). Flynn indicated Brown’s ties to Soros are strong and many.

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1964 team went 0-9-1 with the tie coming against Celeste, 0-0 in an early October game. Howe also gave up an average of 436.67 yards per game which was far and away more than the next Howe team that gave up 365.10 per game in 2008. Each of the last four seasons have resulted in the five most yards allowed in school history. Howe gave up 312 rushing yards per game which eclipses the record set a year ago of 252.10. The Bulldogs also gave up a record-setting 49.22 points per game which overtook the 2012 team which allowed 38.10.

Offensively, only 13 Howe teams scored less than the Bulldogs’ 10.33 points per game this season. However, when it comes to point differential, Howe lost by an average margin of 38.89 points. The 2004 Howe Bulldogs previously held the dubious honor by losing on average by 25.00 points.

The Bulldogs have now lost 11 consecutive games dating back to an Oct. 18, 2019 win over Lone Oak, 42-6. Howe lost 12-straight during the 2004 and 2005 seasons.

INJURIES One way to determine if the UIL improperly placed the cutoff numbers is by peaking at the number of injuries suffered. The Bulldogs at one point had 17 players on the sideline due to injury and had to cancel a junior varsity game in order to place enough players on the varsity roster to play against Commerce.

Missing games due to injury were Jalen Thornton, Matthew Bearden, Will Fleming, Johnathan Meneses, Raul Hernandez, Brantly Flynn, Luke Jackson, Jaryn Grisham, Cooper Jones, Carson Daniels, Dakota Herrington, Austin Haley, Aiden Burris, Caleb Wahrmund, Caleb Hix, and Jordan Troxtell.

THE GOOD NEWS Howe is halfway through death sentence of the “Little SEC” of 3A football. The chance of moving back down to Division II remains a small chance due to the larger sizes of classes arriving in high school. Howe will submit a new enrollment figure in October 2021. With enough letters sent to the UIL in regard to the obviously missed cutoff number, perhaps they could realize their error and significantly raise the lower number to help eliminate such a disparity between the high and the low enrollment figures.

Howe Head Coach Bill Jehling continued to find players that had not played football in a while.

Kolby Taylor played the Hunter Brussow role in 2020 as his development throughout the season

played a remarkable role on the defensive side of the ball. Junior Caleb Wahrmund started several games at cornerback with the absence of Jalen Thornton.

Perhaps most of the good news for the Bulldogs is underscored by the number of underclassmen on the roster. Quarterback Austin Haley was in his second season as the starting signal caller and only a sophomore. His classmates Carson Daniels (missed most of district play with injury), and Matthew Bearden (missed the entire season with a finger injury) also have two years left. Jehling continued to develop freshmen on a baptize by fire method with Cooper Jones (missed most of district with an eye injury) and Mahlon Walker who joined the team for district play.

Newcomer sophomores Matthew Hayes and Bryce Crosby made significant strides of improvement from the beginning of the season to the end and each played numerous snaps.

The Haley to Ryan Hough connection began to solidify itself in the back end of district with Hough ending the season with 12 catches for 253 yards in his sophomore season. In the final two games, Hough caught six passes for 104 yards to indicate the connection is once again reestablishing itself.

OUTLOOK FOR 2021 Howe will still have to face the same grueling district schedule, but those teams will be graduating significant talent such as Mineola’s Treveon Sneed and Pottsboro will graduate Braden Plyler.

Commerce will graduate their senior quarterback J’Den Wilson while Mt. Vernon will graduate senior quarterback Brock Nellor and four of five offensive linemen. Rains will graduate 3-year starting quarterback Luke Sheppard along with runningback Mason Songer and slot receiver Drake Hurley and three offensive linemen. Winnsboro only started four seniors on offense, but one was their star runningback Dominique Allen.

Howe, along with Bonham, have the most upside. The Bulldogs will return their starting quarterback Haley along with experienced receivers Hough, Ethan Lopez, Cooper Jones, Kaleb McNutt, and Landin Duty.

They’ll also have experienced backs in Crosby, and Hayes. The Dogs will graduate virtually all of their starting lineman from this season, but will return spotstarters Jaryn Grisham, Ayden Burris, Caleb Hix, and Walker.

Having a healthy Matthew Bearden and Will Fleming (missed the entire season with a knee injury) will go a long way to help the line. Also, Daniels could be converted to the offensive line

An image that may represent 2020: Injured players Matthew Bearden (75) and Will Fleming (72) help off the field an injured Ethan Lopez (4).

Photo by Michelle Carney.

from fullback.

Defensively, Howe’s best tackler is Haley who plays safety when not at quarterback. Crosby and Lopez will return as senior linebackers and Grisham, and a healthy Will Fleming will anchor the defensive line. With another year of experience, Wahrmund, Wesley Ingle, and Hayes return in the secondary. One would imagine Cooper Jones and Hough will get significant amount of time on the defensive side of the ball in the future.

THE SENIORS Howe will graduate perhaps the heart and soul of the team in Jackson Adkins. The coaches

rave about his leadership qualities and his work ethic. His lead-byexample nature should carry over to the underclassmen on the roster and have a lasting impact for several years to come. The Bulldogs will also lose Luke Jackson who played great down the stretch recording a team-leading 13 tackles against Bonham. Howe will graduate Jordan Jones who rushed for a team-leading 344 yards on 77 carries in the absence of Jalen Thornton who was injured during the season. Linemen Braden Wise, Meneses, Hernandez, Seth Key, Flynn, and Herrington will graduate along with Joey Hymel, Cameron Lankford, Taylor, and Dylan Hughes who played for the first time in a number of years.

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Sheep Boutique 114 N. Main St. P.O. Box 822 Van Alstyne TX 75495 http://sheepboutique.com/ 214-325-0015 info@sheepboutique.com

Jim Jackson Electrical Services, Inc. 1401 Silo Road Suite 400 Bonham TX 75418 www.jacksonelec.com/ 1-855-522-5353 info@jacksonelec.com

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

TLD Design Consulting LLC 103 E. Haning St. Howe TX 75459 http://www.tld -dc.com/ 903-436-4601 tdefrange@tldconsulting.net

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

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 Chill Out Shaved Ice Howe, TX 75459 Chillout903@hotmail.com 903-436-0708 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 Good Fellas Barber Shop 105 E. Haning St. (972) 502-0559

goodfellasbarbershoptx@gmail.com

HEALTH AND FITNESS LZfit (personal training) Lauren Zepeda (972-489-4246 Lauren_zepeda@yahoo.com Facebook page Laurenzepedafitness COVET Homegrown 6007 Farmington Rd. Howe, TX 75459 469-879-9190

homemade@covethomegrown.com

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 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 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 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 (Continued on page 12)

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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

Servpro of Sherman/Denison PO Box 1851 Sherman TX 75091 ervproshermandenison.com/ 903-893-7166 belinda.servpro8117@gmail.com

Aflac Agent Chyna Vincent 1671 Taylor Rd Dorchester TX 75459 940-641-1714 chynakv@live.com

Melissa Millsap Photography melissa.millsapphotography @gmail.com

INTERNET TekWav 223 N. Walnut St. Sherman TX 75090 http://www.tekwav.com 903-375-9787 jj@tekwav.com

Skinner Plumbing Supply 200 S. Denny St. Howe TX 75459 (903) 532-0034 skinnersupply@yahoo.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

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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 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

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

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.

Michael Taylor – Keller Williams Realty P.O. Box 575 Howe TX 75459 mtaylor@kw.com

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

2020 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 Chester Nimitz was a Texan ready to serve his country in its darkest days.

Through clever planning and Ken Bridges fearless determination, Nimitz led naval forces in the Pacific to victory in World War II. Chester William Nimitz was born in Fredericksburg in 1885. His father died just before he was born, and he was raised by his mother and paternal grandfather, Charles Nimitz. The elder Nimitz was a German immigrant and had been a sailor before he settled in Texas in the 1850s. He also had served as a captain in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. He had a profound impact on the younger Nimitz.

As he reached adulthood, he wanted to serve his country and applied for admission to the U. S. Military Academy at West Point.

His congressman convinced him to apply to the U. S. Naval Academy, where he graduated seventh in his class in 1905. He served with distinctions on a number of battleships and destroyers after his graduation, mostly serving in the Pacific fleet. In 1909, he was assigned to serve with the navy’s first submarine fleet and helped with the construction of the ships and training of the earliest crews.

During World War I, he served as chief engineer on a destroyer and later served as an aide to Adm. Samuel Robison, commander of the Atlantic submarine fleet. After the war, he was given his first command, the cruiser USS Chicago. In 1926, he established the navy’s first ROTC program to ensure a steady supply of reliable, educated officers for the navy. He steadily rose through the ranks, respected for his dedication and his imagination in modernizing engine designs, submarine construction, and even mid-ocean refueling techniques.

On December 17, 1941, ten days after the disastrous attack on the Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt named Nimitz commander-inchief of the Pacific fleet. The fleet was in shambles, and Nimitz

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Luther, Springer in Howe before face-off in Texas State Senate District 30 runoff

was responsible for holding back the tide of the Japanese navy threatening American shores.

He quickly rallied American ships to stop the Japanese advance on Australia with the Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942.

Learning that Japan was trying to finish off the navy, he organized a massive fleet to meet the Japanese at Midway that June. Midway was a tremendous victory for America, allowing the U. S. to recapture the Central Pacific. Japanese officials realized they had lost the war at that point but fought on.

Nimitz organized the “islandhopping” campaigns of the South Pacific as American forces fought to liberate key island groups. His tactics at the Battle of Leyte Gulf in 1944 broke the back of the remaining Japanese navy and led to the recapture of the Philippines.

When Japan finally surrendered in 1945, Nimitz was on the USS Missouri to accept their capitulation.

Candidates Shelley Luther and Drew Springer spoke to voters over the weekend in Howe. Luther (above) had a Trap Shoot Meet and Greet at the home of Brian and Joy Roberts Saturday afternoon with 50 attendees and 30 contestants. Springer (below) spoke to a crowd of around 50 at Summit Gardens Saturday morning. The runoff election for the Texas State Senate District 30 is on December 19, 2020.

After the war, Nimitz was named Chief of Naval Operations and oversaw the dismantling of the massive fleet the nation had built during the war. At the same time, he pushed for modernization of the fleet as oversaw the construction of the submarine USS Nautilus, the first nuclear-powered naval vessel. He retired from his duties as chief of naval operations in 1947, but his status as a fleet admiral kept him on active duty. He served as a Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Navy, advising the navy on special issues. He also served as a regent for the University of California system during the 1950s.

He died at his home in California in 1966. The nation revered the great hero after his passing. Eight communities named schools after him, including a high school in Irving and an elementary school in Kerrville. In 1971, his hometown of Fredericksburg honored him by opening the Chester Nimitz Museum which has since expanded into the National Museum of the Pacific War. In 1975, the navy commissioned the USS Nimitz, a top-ofthe-line nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, a vessel still serving to this day.

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

"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

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Staying calm as we continue to pray Do you believe that God intervenes in the affairs of mankind or do you consider the philosophy where He stands back Dr. Billy and calmly Holland watches everything happen? I admit that sometimes it seems like He chooses to not be involved but there are many Bible passages that reveals His desire to help us. Some believe that the Creator allows each person to control their own destiny and the deciding factor in every event is associated with man’s deliberate decisions. This concept places mankind as the pilot and captain of his own fate and reduces the need to depend on God. Others embrace the idea that God is always available and eager to respond to our prayers. I’m persuaded that God gives every person a free will to choose, but this does not mean we are alone and drifting on the sea of random chance. May we also include that what God allows to happen is not the same things as what He wants to happen. There are several variations of these worldviews but in general, followers of Christ understand and accept that Jesus went to the cross to redeem and restore fellowship between God and mankind with the intention of becoming a personal Lord and Savior to those who believe.

When we accept Christ, we are compelled to yield our will to Him, and allow Him to govern our destiny.

If your prayer life is like fighting a battle you are perfectly normal, as it’s exceedingly difficult to ask for a miracle from someone we cannot see. Unfortunately, we humans tend to spend our time trying to figure things out on our own. It seems that men especially feel compelled to use their savvy to fix everything and manage every problem because they are convinced it’s their responsibility to lead and provide. Human nature automatically uses intelligence and logic to find a solution even if it means settling for less and being wrong. I’ve personally seen individuals throughout their life always grab the bull by the horns and attempt to force their troubles into submission instead

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of trusting God to take care of it.

What the follower of Christ can consider in every circumstance is that it’s better to have the Lord as our highest priority as we invite Him to intervene and lead us in the way He wants us to go. There is no shame or embarrassment to admit that we are unable carry our burdens and that we desperately need God to help us every moment. He perfectly realizes we are limited in power which is why Paul proclaims that God can be strong in our weakness if we will just allow Him to be. “But He said to me, my grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly about my weakness, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me” II Corinthians 12:9.

Since God knows what He wants for us, it makes sense that we would pray according to His plans. However, the only way we can join together with His vision and desire is to be able to hear His voice. Yes, it’s true we have questions about prayer, like how do we know if we praying His will or our own imaginations and if having more faith means we are more likely to receive our request? This is why many pray as Jesus prayed, “Not my will but thy will be done.” Do you believe there are weak prayers and strong prayers? Well, just because people speak loudly or pray for long periods of time does not necessarily mean God listens to them anymore than someone else whose prayers are quiet and short.

So, what makes the difference?

Maybe instead of different styles of prayer, it’s simply a matter of how strong is our faith? Matthew 17:20 reminds us that if anyone has even the tiniest amount of faith they can move mountains, as with God all things are possible.

By the way, do you believe elections are decided by prayer or God’s decision? Since this is election week, we know there are going to be many voters who will be glad and others who will be sad.

Whatever the case, God’s people are fervently praying that a calm will cover the land and that He will pour out His peace upon this nation whoever wins.

Dr. Holland is a Christian minister, author, and community chaplain. Discover more about the Christian life at billyhollandministries.com

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 1 John 2:23 No one who denies the Son has the Father; whoever acknowledges the Son has the Father also.

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What is the quickest way to wire money?

Hey Taylor: Is there a good way to do a quick wire transfer? I recently had to send my brother Taylor a few hundred dollars and paid Kovar a lot in fees.

Wondering if there’s a better way to do it. —Terrence Hey Terrence: It all depends on the institutions you and your brother have access to. Some options work well; others try to take you for all your worth. I’ll list a few options and hopefully something will make sense for you going forward.

1. Money-sharing apps. This is the obvious solution, though it doesn’t work for everyone. If the recipient has the means of sending money to the collector or their bank account and then making immediate use of the funds, then Venmo, PayPal, or Cash App are ideal. Most of these services allow you to share without any sort of fee. Unfortunately, this typically doesn’t work for someone who needs cash in a hurry. The funds will transfer right away, but if your brother doesn’t have access to a bank account or the internet, having electronic funds won’t do a lot of good. (I’m assuming this option wasn’t available, but it should still be on your radar.)

2. Bank/credit wire transfer. I’m guessing this is what you did the first time if you had to deal with fees. Transferring immediately from a bank account or a credit card through a service like Western Union makes it really easy to share money, but it’s not going to be cheap. The fees come from both ends, with Western Union charging for the service and your bank charging on their end as

well. If you use a credit instead of a debit card, you’ll also get hit with cash advance fees. If you can avoid this, you should. Naturally, this might be the only option for someone who has to send money in a hurry. My advice is to avoid using a credit card and potentially hop on the phone with your bank; talking to a person could help you dodge a transaction fee or two.

3. Cash transfer. This option requires a little more effort, as you have to go to a physical location with cash in hand. However, using cash instead of going through your bank eliminates half the fee potential. Another benefit of cash transferring is setting the terms. If you have to send money to someone who has lost their wallet and identification, paying cash upfront usually allows you to set a password or a pin number that the recipient can use on their end.

It’s never fun to be in the position of sending money in a hurry, so it’s good to know your options ahead of time. Hope this information proves helpful in the future!

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Living with children Q: We sent our daughter a recent article of yours hoping it might cause her to rethink her approach to raising our John grandson. It was Rosemond not wellreceived and she is no longer speaking to us. The child, age four, is quite illbehaved. Our daughter makes one excuse after another for him: he was premature, he was hospitalized at age three and now has PTSD, he might have a biochemical imbalance, and so on. We feel that his real and only problem is lack of discipline. For example, when he’s with us, he’s perfectly well behaved. We love our grandson, but don’t like being around him when his parents are running the show. What should we do now?

A: I hear this same tale of woe from lots of grandparents these days. Unfortunately, I don't have a fail-safe formula for healing these generational divides. It grieves me to know that my advice is often the catalyst for such rifts. On the other hand, on a scale of divisiveness, parenting now ranks with religion and politics. Thus, as you have inadvertently discovered, nearly everything I say stirs up controversy.

“Works-Based Parenting” is epidemic among today’s young parents. The parents in question believe good parenting is all about quasi-fanatical overfocus on one’s children. They overthink nearly everything and are never still. They’ve got work to do! And boy oh boy are they defensive! In their minds, parenting exhaustion is affirmation of parenting excellence.

The reality, however, is that your daughter would take no umbrage at your or anyone else's opinion of her parenting if she was truly secure and confident in what she was doing. Rather, her umbrage is

unassailable evidence of nagging self-doubt, which is the state of all too many American moms these days.

Instead of occupying their natural adult authority, said moms strive to "bond" with their children, which is a polite way of saying they enter mutually harmful codependent relationships with them. They hold themselves responsible for eradicating emotional pain of any sort from their children’s lives; thus, their children are deprived of learning how to endure emotional pain and solve their own problems.

Instead of growing steadily toward emotional adulthood, said kids are prone to becoming perpetual drama factories. The dramas include the "I'm depressed" drama, the "I'm anxious about things" drama, the "I'm stupid" drama, the "I have no friends" drama, the "No one understands me" drama...you get the picture. As the child’s emotional dramas increase, parenting becomes a drama for the mother. Upon seeing your daughter creating problems that are making her life (as well as her child’s) difficult, you want to help. Unfortunately, the help you offered was interpreted as an insult to the integrity of her motherhood. That is not your fault; neither is it your responsibility to fix it.

I do not know how to solve such problems other than for one party to simply not participate in emotion-driven exchanges. Your obligation is to simply love your daughter and your grandson, something you really don’t need to be told. Family psychologist John Rosemond: johnrosemond.com, parentguru.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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