58.31 Howe Enterprise December 14, 2020

Bulldogs drop two close games to begin the season

Conclusive evidence of foreign interference in the election, says former National Security Advisor

Letters to Santa

The Howe Bulldogs (0-2) have officially begun

The eyes of Texas have become the eyes of the world

Kindergarten, First and Second Grades

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Oxi Fresh in Howe, pg. 4 Leak exposes CCP, pg. 9 HHS Basketball COVID, pg. 11 Hot Jobs, pg. 12 Good vs. Evil, pg. 14 HISD Agenda, pg. 20 Yards of the Month, pg. 20 Business Directory, pg. 21-22 Christian, pg. 24 Finance/Children, pg. 25 Past front pages, pg. 26-34

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Christmas spirit continues despite rugged 2020

“It is somewhere between sad and amusing that people who have done absolutely no research into systemic corruption and subversion will tell you confidently that you are a "conspiracy theorist" and wrong. They cannot conceive of themselves as being victims of propaganda and programming.” - Martin Geddes. ***** Something tells me we’re in for a week that may change the way we view the world. Please fasten your seatbelts and return your tray table to its full upright and locked position. It's going to be a very bumpy ride to finish this crazy and historic year. ***** We learned last week the local famous wrestler Steve Sasser passed away. We did a story on him back in 2014 not too long after we first purchased the paper.

Interviewing him was like trying to drink coffee with a fork. It was no secret that Sasser battled demons from drug and alcohol abuse.

But the greatest part of his story was not wrestling. It was his friendship with his neighbor Roger Tidwell that helped lead him to a relationship with Jesus.

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

No City Council meeting in December. Big Trash Pickup 2nd Friday of each month in Howe.

Lady Bulldogs capture first win of the season, drop first district game The Howe Lady Bulldogs (2-3) nailed down their first win of the season on Tuesday at home against Collinsville. They did so in gargantuan fashion by blowing out the Lady Pirates, 76-39. With only a 3 -game schedule prior to opening district play, the makeover Lady Bulldogs roster dropped a nail-biter at Leonard of Friday, 57-53 where Howe’s fourth quarter comeback came up a bit shy.

Howe was led by senior shooting guard Katie Grogan against Collinsville where she knocked down a team-leading 18 points.

Right behind her was fellow senior post Sierra Copeland who scored 15 and pulled down an incredible 18 rebounds. Freshman Matalee Stewart

Members of Fierce Motions in Dance perform in the annual Howe Christmas Parade.

Last day to help with Bulldog Angel Tree On each Howe ISD campus is a "Bulldog Angel Tree" that is decorated with tags for families that need help fulfilling Christmas items for their children. In 2020, the need has grown from previous years and the district is reaching out to the community for help with some of these needs.

Senior shooting guard Katie Grogan shoots in her team-leading 18 points over Collinsville.

Photo by Michelle Carney

For those that would like to adopt a Bulldog Angel Tag, please visit any campus office to choose a tag. Gifts are due back to that campus

by Tuesday, December 15 so time is of the essence in this case. Please consider helping a local family in this turbulent year.

Office hours are open 7:45 am—3:45 pm.

Bulldog Angel Tree at Howe Middle School.

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scored 13 and junior Trinity Williams scored nine and ripped down 16 rebounds.

As in years past, Howe was dominating in the first period and stretched out to a 23-8 lead after the first period. Collinsville, however, closed the gap in the second by outscoring Howe, 1914. But the Lady Bulldogs again put the pedal to the metal and outscored the Lady Pirates, 21-3 in the third and 18-9 in the fourth.

Also scoring for Howe was freshman Kendall Griffin (8), Teagan Stubblefield (7), Landery Sanders (4), and Avery Snapp (2).

On Friday at Leonard, Howe found themselves trailing after the first by a 13-10 score. The Lady Tigers pushed out their lead to 2418 at the half. But the Lady Bulldogs knotted them up in the third at 16 and outscored them in the fourth, 19-17. But it wasn’t enough to overcome the first half lead of Leonard.

Howe was led by Copeland’s 24 points and 12 rebounds. Grogan added 14 points and Williams totaled six points and seven rebounds. Other scorers were freshman Emory Snapp (4), Stewart (2), Stubblefield (2), and Griffin (1).

Howe will play at Whitewright Tuesday at 5 pm.

Howe junior Trinity Williams averaged over 11 rebounds per game last week.

Photo by Michelle Carney.

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Bulldogs drop two close games to begin the season

Coach Jay Forsythe gives instruction in the season opener at Lindsay last week. Staff photo.

The Howe Bulldogs (0-2) have officially begun their season under new head coach Jay Forsythe.

The Dogs opened the season at Lindsay where they fell, 40-24 on Tuesday. They followed that up with a Saturday afternoon defensive battle with Pilot Point where they fell, 35-31.

One glimpse of the Bulldogs on the floor shows evidence of quick improvement from years past.

The evidence comes directly from the defensive side of the court where Howe’s two performances are indications that they will be able to compete on the floor in each game they are contesting.

Howe was led against Lindsay by Luke Lopez with his seven points which included one 3-pointer.

Howe shot 3-of-12 from the 3point arc.

Also scoring for Howe was Noah Campbell, Austin Haley, and Jacob Campbell, each with five points. Jake Fabacher added two points to round out the scoring.

On Saturday, Howe played a fullstacked Pilot Point Bearcats team just off of playoff football run.

Howe’s scrappy defense held the orange and black to 31 points.

Offensively, they put together a run at the end to close a gap to make it a tight game at the end.

Noah Campbell led Howe with 13 points with Luke Lopez adding five. Other scorers were Kolby Taylor (4), Fabacher (4), Haley (3), and Jacob Campbell (2).

Howe will host Valley View on Tuesday for the home opener.

The JV A team will play at 4:30 with the varsity following.

Freshman Jacob Campbell saw his first varsity action on Tuesday. Staff photo.

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New carpet cleaning business in Howe is veteran owned Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning opened in Howe about three months ago under district manager Liz Dickson, a former member of the U.S. Navy. The franchise owner of the company, Michael Rayburn, of Texarkana, was her supervisor in the Navy 12 years ago.

Dickson stated that within the three month time period, Oxi Fresh has become the number one carpet cleaner on Google.

The carpet cleaning uses only 5 percent of the water steam cleaners use, Dickson says Oxi Fresh is the "World's Greenest Carpet Cleaner." All of their products are certified green by the EPA. “On top of that, our carpets dry within 1-2 hours since it’s not steam cleaning,” said Dickson.

Oxi Fresh will also clean upholstery, tile/grout, vinyl, and wood floors. But in the area, it’s mainly been carpet cleaning jobs.

“Before I did this job, I had no experience in sales and customer service,” said Dickson. “After I got out of the Navy, I was a stayat-home mom while my husband finished his degree. So, this is my first step back into the workforce.”

Liz Dickson is the local franchisee for Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning in Howe.

Dickson says customer service is her favorite part of the business as she’s a people person who loves visiting with her customers on a personal level.

“A lot of it is treating people how I would like to be treated,” said Dickson. “When I clean their home, I’m going to clean it like it’s my home. I think that the quality of work has to do with why we’ve been so successful.”

She says what she’s learned about Howe is that everyone knows everyone, and she’s had a friendly experience many times.

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Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump— MOST CORRUPT ELECTION IN U.S. HISTORY! 9:36 AM · Dec 13, 2020

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Conclusive evidence of foreign interference in the election, says former National Security Advisor The eyes of Texas have become the eyes of the world as our former US Congressman John Ratcliffe, the current Director of National Intelligence (DNI) is to submit a report by the end of the week determining if there were foreign interference into the presidential election.

An executive order signed into existence on September 12, 2018,

by President Trump, available at Whitehouse.gov, is entitled, “Executive Order on Imposing Certain Sanctions in the Event of Foreign Interference in a United States Election.”

In that executive order, President Trump declared a national emergency which is still in play to this day, and the 2020 election was conducted under this state of emergency.

In the executive order, Ratcliffe has 45 days to determine—in consultation with appropriate agencies—whether “a foreign government, or any person acting as an agent of or on behalf of a foreign government, has acted with the intent or purpose of interfering in any election for Federal office.”

Second, within 45 days after receiving the DNI’s assessment, the attorney general and secretary of homeland security—in consultation with appropriate agencies— are to send the president and the secretaries of state, defense and the treasury a report evaluating two questions: (1) the extent to which any foreign interference that targeted election infrastructure materially affected the security or integrity of that infrastructure, the tabulation of votes, or the timely transmission of election results; and (2) if any foreign interference involved activities targeting the infrastructure of, or pertaining to, a political organization, campaign, or candidate, the extent to which such activities materially affected the security or integrity of that infrastructure, including by unauthorized access to, disclosure or threatened dis-

Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe.

closure of, or alteration or falsification of, information or data.

The document then details the potential measures which could be imposed which include, among others, the blocking of property, restrictions on access to financial institutions, and “any other measures authorized by law.”

Former National Security Advisor General Mike Flynn told Maria Bartiromo on Sunday Morning Futures that there is conclusive evidence of foreign interference in the election. He said the evidence is available currently at DefendingTheRepblic.org.

“With the DNI Report coming up this week on a whole range of issues, if he (Ratcliffe) does the duty that he’s very capable of doing and the intelligence community provides a clear, unfiltered assessment, they’re going to discover that,” said Flynn.

He said that if he were the current National Security Advisor or DNI Director, he would advise the President of the United States to trigger his executive order of 2018 mentioned above and then appoint a special counsel to look into the foreign election interference.

“We have serious, serious problems with this Dominion Voting machine,” said Flynn.

A tiny county in Michigan could be the pilot light for determining the extent of the voter fraud. Antrim County, Michigan made (Continued on page 11)

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“I love doing jobs here because a lot of times, their kids go to school with my kids,” said Dickson. “That’s why I moved up here three years ago, I love Howe.”

Dickson’s great grandmother Wilma Malone was a resident of Howe years ago.

After only three months with the company, Dickson says she wants to stay with the company until retirement because she loves what she’s doing.

“I love meeting people and I really do enjoy talking to people,” said Dickson. “There was one lady in Timbercreek that messaged us about a carpet cleaning, but in reality, she just wanted someone to talk to. So, we visited for quite a while.”

Most jobs can take an hour or two, but sometimes they can last longer because she says she has a listening ear.

“Before I get home from a cleaning, I already have a friend request on Facebook from our clients,” said Dickson. “I’m totally fine with it. I think that makes a big difference with us. It turns into more than a service call. It’s as if our family is growing."

Rayburn, the owner in Texarkana, has a service area that covers a lot of East Texas room, but looking to expand, he asked his former Navy mate if she would be willing to help.

“I said, ‘of course’ because he was the best supervisor ever,” said Dickson of her boss when she was 18 years old while stationed in West Virginia. “He’s just a good leader and when he asked, I said ‘absolutely, without a doubt.’”

Dickson grew up partially in Irving and partially in Avery (near Texarkana).

“I’d come up to Howe when I was little to see my greatgrandmother,” said Dickson who remembers playing at the park at Westwood Manor. “Moving here brings back some of the best memories, I'm really glad I made that decision”

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Huge Data Leak ‘Exposes’ Chinese Communist Party Members ‘Embedded’ In Western Companies And Governments

By Ian Haworth DailyWire.com An unprecedented “major leak” of official records has uncovered a register of 1.95 million members of the Chinese Communist Party, many of whom are now living and working all over the world, including Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

The data lists names, party positions, date of birth, national identification number, ethnicity and — in some cases — their telephone number.

As reported by Australia’s Sky News on Sunday, the database “lifts the lid on how the party operates under President and Chairman Xi Jinping.” The leak “shows that party branches are embedded in some of the world’s biggest companies, and even inside government agencies,” the outlet reports.

“Communist party branches have been set up inside western companies, allowing the infiltration of those companies by CCP members — who, if called on, are answerable directly to the communist party, to the Chairman, the president himself,” said Sky News’ Sharri Markson.

“Along with the personal identifying details of 1.95 million communist party members, mostly from Shanghai, there are also the details of 79,000 communist party branches, many of them inside companies.”

Markson also inferred that this security breach would likely em-

barrass both Xi Jinping and “some global companies who appear to have no plan in place to protect their intellectual property from theft.”

According to the Daily Mail, communist party members swear an oath to “guard Party secrets, be loyal to the Party, work hard, fight for communism throughout my life…and never betray the Party,” are “understood to have jobs in British consulates,” and that “Beijing’s malign influence now stretches into almost every corner of British life, including defence firms, banks and pharmaceutical giants.”

“Detailed analysis” has revealed that Pfizer and AstraZeneca employed 123 “party loyalists,” and that “there were more than 600 party members across 19 branches working at the British banks HSBC and Standard Chartered in 2016.” In addition, “firms with defence industry interests” like Airbus, Boeing and Rolls-Royce “employed hundreds of party members.”

In The Mail on Sunday, former British Conservative Party leader Iain Duncan Smith wrote that this discovery “proves that members of the Chinese Communist Party are now spread around the globe, with members working for some of the world’s most important multinational corporations, academic institutions and our own diplomatic services.”

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Howe ISD releases COVID protocols for basketball attendees Tickets for Howe Bulldogs and Howe Lady Bulldogs will be $4 this season and will be sold at the door. District Passes and Senior Citizen Passes will be accepted as normal.

When combined high school district play begins on December 18, the varsity girls and varsity boys will play at Howe High School and all JV teams will play at Howe Middle School. When multiple gyms are used, admission to one gym will be honored at both gyms.

The UIL 50 percent capacity restrictions will be enforced.

Visitor Seating Capacity at 50 percent: Howe Middle School – 150, Howe High School – 200 Home Seating Capacity at 50 percent: Howe Middle School – 150, Howe High School - 250.

If capacity is reached at any point during the night, admission will be suspended until the end of the current game or when space is created by patrons leaving.

Masks or face coverings are required for entry and must be worn unless seated within a family group and socially distanced from other groups.

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headlines last month when the reliably red county unexpectedly flipped blue in favor of Joe Biden.

Following investigations into the upset, the state claimed that a staffer had failed to update the county's Dominion Voting Systems software, leading to thousands of votes for Trump being mistakenly flipped in favor of Biden.

However, attorney Matthew DePerno, representing an Antrim County resident in a suit against the county, said recently that investigations have indicated that the glitch was explicitly softwarerelated and not tied to human error.

"Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said it happened by human error," he said on Newsmax on Friday. "We discovered that's not true, that's a lie. It didn't happen by human error. It happened by a computer program called Dominion Voting Systems."

He claimed a team of experts has been "running analysis through the forensic image" of the tabulation machine since last week.

The machine is widely used throughout Michigan and a majority of U.S. states.

Jenna Ellis, a senior legal adviser to President Trump's 2020 campaign, said the campaign is watching the controversy. "Like all Americans interested in election integrity, we look forward to when the results of the forensic audit may be shared with the public," she told Just the News.

Meanwhile, in a wild week, the Supreme Court on Friday turned away from Texas's challenge of election results in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, claiming Texas lacked standing to bring the suit in the first place. To this date, none of President Donald Trump’s attorneys or any other suits been allowed to present evidence in any court.

The Trump team says everything

Former National Security Advisor and Retired United States Army Lieutenant General Mike Flynn.

will change once they are allowed to present evidence in front of a judge.

Now that Supreme Court has dismissed the Texas case, the Trump attorneys will focus their attention at state-level courts.

"We move immediately, seamlessly, to Plan B," Giuliani said to Steve Bannon on his show War Room, "which is to bring lawsuits now in each one of the states. We had them ready. They're just a version of the one that was brought to the Supreme Court."

"Last night the president made the decision that we're going to file in Pennsylvania ... Michigan ....

Georgia, we already have a case in Wisconsin, we filed or we're going to file in Nevada. In Arizona, we have a case that's ongoing.

So, we're going to go forward with those cases, incorporating the allegations in the Supreme Court complaint in those cases."

"If the state doesn't have standing, surely the President of the United States has standing, and certainly the electors in the state have standing," Giuliani said, claiming the suits would be brought "starting today."

"Let's see what excuse they can try to use to avoid having a hearing on that," he added.

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Posting Link https:// bit.ly/3gw9Czu Description A local company is looking for a DA FAMILY VIOLENCE INVESTIGATOR who will receive and review District Attorney case files as assigned including obtaining certified copies of materials.

Serves as liaison with various law enforcement agencies as well as interviews and takes statements from the victims and/or witnesses in a case.

Description This position requires a High School Diploma or Equivalent, and a knowledge of Texas Criminal Laws and procedures.

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US in Middle of ‘Battle of Good vs.

Evil’: Michael Flynn

By Jack Phillips, The Epoch Times Retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, the former director of national intelligence, said the United States is in the middle of a “battle of Good vs. Evil.”

“The battle we are engaged in cannot be fought with only human weapons: It requires the intervention of God because in a war against the forces of evil, only the Lord can obtain the victory,” Flynn wrote in an op-ed published on Dec. 10.

“And as American citizens, we must refuse to go to the funeral of our own independence,” he added. “We the people are proud to proclaim that the United States of

America is ‘One Nation under God.’” Flynn, who was President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, was recently pardoned by the president. Flynn has been a supporter of Trump’s claims of election fraud.

“We do not want a world governed by tyrants whom no one has elected and who want to have power in order to destroy us,” Flynn wrote in his article. “We (Continued on page 20)

Howe Chamber raffling a gun for Secret Santa promotion Someone will get a new rifle for Christmas as the Howe Area Chamber of Commerce doing a rifle raffle to benefit their Secret Santa program to help a local family.

The rifle is a Ruger Precision M18028, 308 caliber and was purchased from Guns N More on Celtic Road in Howe. Guns N More installed a VIPER scope to make the total value of the rife at

$1,600.

Each raffle ticket is $20 and can be purchased online at howechamber.com or by visiting the Howe Area Chamber of Commerce at 101 E. Haning Street, Howe, Texas.

The Howe Area Chamber of Commerce is a 501c6 non-profit organization supporting local businesses.

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Howe ISD school board agenda

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A Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of Howe ISD will be held on December 14, 2020 beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the Howe ISD Administration Office located at 105 W. Tutt St, Howe, Texas.

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CALL TO ORDER/DETERMINATION OF QUORUM INVOCATION/PLEDGES PUBLIC FORUM REPORTS A. Superintendent Report 1. Enrollment 2. Personnel 3. 2019 Annual Tax Collection Report 4. COVID Update 5. Other Information THE BOARD WILL CONSIDER, DISCUSS, AND/OR TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING THE FOLLOWING: A. Consent Agenda Items 1. Minutes from Regular Meeting on November 16, 2020 2. Monthly Financial Reports 3. 2020 Tax Roll Values B. Resolution Establishing Local COVID-Related Leave for the 2020-21 School Year C. Resolution Supporting the Designation of Public School Staff as Frontline Workers as It Relates to the COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution D. Personnel 1. Professional Contracts

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If, during the course of the meeting, discussion of any item on the agenda should be held in a closed meeting, the board will conduct a closed meeting in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Government Code, Chapter 551, Subchapters D and E. Before any closed meeting is convened, the presiding officer will publicly identify the section or sections of the Act authorizing the closed meeting. All final votes, actions, or decisions will be taken in open meeting. Consent agenda items are considered to be routine by the School Board and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussions on items unless a school board member so requests, at which time the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and will be considered as a separate item on the Agenda.

This Agenda posted Friday, December 11 at 4:00 p.m.

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understand what their plan is: to eliminate dissent, subdue any criticism and outlaw those who do not submit unconditionally to the dictatorship of the ‘new world order.’”

Flynn also spoke Saturday at the “Stop the Steal” rally in Washington.

He added that if the “tyrants” he was referring to “do not succeed through the hammering persuasion of the mainstream media, they do not hesitate to resort to deception, betrayal, perjury, and censorship,” adding, “Let’s not forget that by the crimes they have committed, they have violated our laws; they have betrayed our nation and their oath to serve our country, their oath to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution.”

Flynn added that Americans should “pray now” for the truth to be revealed, “along with a new era of American patriotism.”

“If today we do not obtain justice from our elected officials, if the United States of America does not know how to choose between

defending the law and legitimizing a coup against its citizens, our nation will abdicate its duties toward Americans and its international role,” he wrote.

The op-ed comes several days after U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan, a Clinton appointee, said the case against Flynn was dismissed. Sullivan wrote the dismissal was due to Trump’s pardon and not due to the Department of Justice’s motion earlier in 2020 after revelations were made about how Flynn’s case was handled by federal law enforcement agents.

Trump on Nov. 25 pardoned Flynn “because he should never have been prosecuted,” said White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (DCalif.) last month called Trump’s pardon “an act of grave corruption and a brazen abuse of power,” while saying, “Trump is again using the pardon power to protect those who lie to cover up his wrongdoing, just as he did when he commuted the sentence of campaign advisor Roger Stone.”

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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

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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 Code Enforcement 317 S. Hughes St. Code Enforcement Officer: Bert Dowlen Howe Fire Department 118 E. Haning 903-532-6888 (nonemergency) Fire Chief: Robert Maniet 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

2020 City of Howe Water, Sewer, Refuse collection rates - one bill $27.15 $7.45 $8.35 $9.30 $9.90 $33.60 $5.25 $13.35 $1.10 $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 More than 180 years after his death, the mention of Jim Bowie still stirs the imagination of admirers around the Ken Bridges world. But Bowie was more than just the knife or the battle at the Alamo. Overall, it was a remarkable and colorful life of adventure.

James Bowie was born in 1796 in rural southwestern Kentucky. He was one of ten children. When he was four, the family moved to Missouri before moving to Louisiana two years later. Along the way, all the Bowie children worked hard to build and run the family farms. As little formal education was available, they were taught at home. Bowie was very adept at languages and learned to read and write in Spanish and French.

He volunteered for service late in the War of 1812 but saw no combat. After the war, he and his brother Rezin Bowie bought several farms and plantations in both Louisiana and Arkansas Territory, hoping to turn healthy profits from real estate. He also sold slaves through work with pirate Jean Lafitte and often borrowed money from Lafitte to pay for his land speculation.

He had several run-ins with the law. Bowie participated in the Long Expedition of 1819 in which James Long led a group into Texas in an attempt to wrest it away from Spanish authorities and into American hands. In the late 1820s, Arkansas authorities charged him and his brother with fraud, claiming the Spanish land titles they had sold were forgeries. However, all the alleged evidence disappeared from the courts. Bowie’s duel with Rapides Parish Sheriff Norris Wright became legendary. After a series of fights and arguments, the two fought in a duel in 1827 later known as the Sandbar Fight.

Bowie, shot and stabbed himself, killed Wright with the famous knife given to him by his brother.

Rezin Bowie claimed to have made the first Bowie Knife in the 1820s, giving it to his brother for protection.

Bowie moved to Texas in 1830.

His first years in Texas were happy and successful. In 1831, he

married the 19-year-old daughter of the provincial vice-governor, and the two quickly had two children. Tragically, his wife, children, and in-laws all died in a cholera epidemic in 1833. In his grief, he began drinking heavily.

His health declined, and his anger at actions of the faltering Mexican government increased.

In 1835, Bowie participated in a number of battles with Mexican troops. When word arrived in January 1836 that thousands of troops under Gen. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna were approaching San Antonio, Bowie headed to the city with 40 volunteers to the stronghold of the Alamo, an old mission in the city.

Gen. Sam Houston had ordered that the Alamo be abandoned, believing that the mission could not be defended and that the troops could be better used elsewhere. Instead, the 188 defenders under Bowie and William Travis chose to stay and fight. Bowie was in command when Santa Anna arrived and the siege began February 24. However, Bowie collapsed with an unidentified illness and was confined to bed during the fighting. After days of intense battles, the Alamo fell on March 6.

Several different versions have circulated about the final hours of Bowie. Some suggested he was killed by Mexican troops on his cot in his quarters after the fall of the Alamo. One story suggested that he died of natural causes as the battle raged. Another version insisted that Bowie had been propped up on his cot, with his pistols in his hand, when his body was discovered. Regardless of the final circumstances of his death, Bowie, in spite of his critical illness, decided to stay with his men in the defense of the Alamo to the very end.

After his death, Bowie became a larger-than-life icon of Texas and the American frontier. The Bowie Knife became an indispensable part of American folklore. His story has been recounted numerous times in movies and television shows. Several communities named schools after him. Bowie County in the northeast corner of the state was named for him in 1840, and the small city of Bowie in Montague County was named for him in 1881.

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 essence of self-discipline The attitude of our fallen human nature is not very nice, in fact the word depraved is commonly used. Christians are reDr. Billy quired to honHolland or God with self-discipline of their mind and to demonstrate His character, but sadly it’s rare to find any difference between God’s people and those who do not know Him at all. I’m sure you have noticed and are disturbed by the hatred and animosity we are seeing in the realms of politics and religion. The refusal to forgive others and carry resentment is no laughing matter and our good deeds cannot balance our rotten attitudes. First John 4:20 reminds us, “If anyone says, I love God and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.” Whatever our opinions and involvement with social media, we must restrain ourselves from hating others.

Evil’s plan is to distract the Christian away from living in the peace of God’s presence and has convinced many that it’s acceptable to hate our enemies because God understands. Well, yes, His mercy endures forever, but He cannot go against His written word as that would compromise His integrity and we know His love is perfect.

There are no special negotiations or under the table deals with God as Matthew 7:21-23 declares, “Not everyone that say’s to me, Lord, Lord, will enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that does the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in your name?

And in your name have cast out devils? And in your name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, you that work iniquity.” Only God’s amazing grace can save us and give our lives the meaning and purpose He intended.

Being a loving person does not just happen naturally, we must realize that love is a learned be-

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havior and failing to do so is a sin as He tells us in Isaiah 59:2, “But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid His face from you, that He will not hear.” It’s true that practicing spiritual love involves treating others respectfully but helping someone is also not always the same thing as loving them. The love of Christ goes beyond practical thinking and the emotions and must come from within our spirit, including praying for those we do not like. The love that made you a citizen of heaven is the same love that makes it possible for us to share God’s love with others. We are to hate sin as God hates sin, but we also love every person as God loves them. How can we love those we do not agree with? Only when we fall deeply in love with Jesus will be able to understand that He loves everyone as much as He loves us.

When we fail to love and be committed to God with all of our heart, we are demoting Him to a lesser position in our life. The Lord says that He is to be our greatest love, and it is our responsibility to be obedient to Him. “Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us” Romans 5:5. “Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying, Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said unto him, thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind” This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets” Matthew 22:35-40. First Corinthians chapter 13 talks about how loving all people is a requirement if we want to walk with God and without it, we will not have a positive spiritual impact in this life. When we neglect our spiritual calling to love, we are nothing and have nothing which is to be spiritually bankrupt. Let us take the time to examine our heart to make sure we are being controlled by the Holy Spirit and not our emotions.

Read 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 Malachi 3:1 “I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come,” says the LORD Almighty.

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How to enhance the value of your home Hey Taylor: I just bought a house and I’m really focused on making sure it retains its value. Aside from maintenance Taylor and such, what Kovar are some ways to hold (and hopefully increase) its overall worth? - Carmen Hey Carmen: This is an important thing for homeowners to focus on! Property value usually trends upward, but that’s never a guarantee. Here are a few ways you can increase the worth of your new house over time: 1. Maximize space. Whether your home has two bedrooms or four, it's important to feel that there’s plenty of room. As the years go by and you collect more things, it’s easy to get accustomed to cramped quarters and limited storage. That can be a big deterrent when it comes time to appraise your home. There are a few ways to make your house feel bigger, one of which is actually making it larger with an addition. If you have the money to invest in a new room, you should see a good return on that money when it comes time to sell. If you don’t want to make the house physically bigger, you can install shelves, cabinets, and pantry spaces that create space without adding square footage.

2. Be tech savvy. You don’t want to overdo it with the programming and computerizing of your house but smart home security panels and thermostats can add a lot of appeal. As long as there isn’t a steep learning curve, prospective homebuyers will generally like the idea of a house with good security features and a heating and cooling system that is effective and efficient. Any system that lets you save money on utility bills makes financial sense

in the immediate future and for resale purposes. You should think about innovative and efficient lighting sources, bathroom fixtures, kitchen appliances, and so on. You don’t have to turn your home into something out of a scifi novel but keep an eye out for smart devices you think will fit nicely in your house.

3. Keep up outdoor appearances. If home value is a concern, you can’t overlook your front or backyard. Even if you just have a small patch of grass, figure out a way to make it look nice. You’ll also want to be sure you go with a setup you don’t have too much trouble maintaining. People often bite off more than they can chew when it comes to landscaping, and if you abandon your efforts part way through you could end up with a pretty ugly yard. Find a look you like that you have time to maintain, and stick with it.

Home upkeep costs a good deal of money, but that investment will pay off if you take the right approach. Keep the above items in mind as you work on your home, and hopefully the value will continue to rise!

Legal Disclaimer: Information presented is for educational purposes only and is not an offer or solicitation for the sale or purchase of any specific securities, investments, or investment strategies. Investments involve risk and, unless otherwise stated, are not guaranteed. Be sure to first consult with a qualified financial adviser and/or tax professional before implementing any strategy discussed herein. To submit a question to be answered in this column, please send it via email to Question@GoFarWithKovar.com or via USPS to Taylor Kovar, 415 S 1st St, Suite 300, Lufkin, TX 75901.

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Living with children Q: Our 14year-old daughter desperately wants to begin wearing makeup, which all, and I mean all, of her John classmates are Rosemond allowed to do.

We have held off not only because of our beliefs but also because of her immaturity. Up until recently, for example, she has continued to throw magnificent tantrums when she doesn’t get her way. We decided to use the makeup issue as a bribe of sorts and told her that if she didn’t throw a tantrum between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day that we would begin letting her wear makeup. She stopped throwing tantrums. Bam! Just like that, after fourteen years.

Now, however, she has replaced tantrums with defiance. We will ask her to do something and she will tell us, flat out, “No.” What can we do now? We’ve already used makeup as an incentive.

Furthermore, none of her friends are allowed to socialize for the duration of the pandemic, so taking away social privileges is a non-starter. We’re in a dilemma.

A: This is easy, so easy in fact that I am typing this answer with both hands tied behind my back.

Okay, so let me ask you a question: What makes you think that since you’ve already bribed her with makeup concerning her magnificent tantrums, that you can’t also bribe her with makeup concerning her equally magnificent defiance?

“How would we do that?” you ask?

Being able to answer that very question is why I am a parenting expert. In graduate school, I obtained the highest grade ever

awarded for “Answering Really Tough Parenting Questions 501.”

Besides, no parent has ever bested me in a shotgun round of “Stump the Expert.” In short, you came to the right guy.

First, however, let me point out that letting her begin wearing makeup if she doesn’t throw a magnificent tantrum for the rest of the year is not exactly a bribe.

You were eventually going to let her wear makeup, right? Right.

Strictly speaking, therefore, it’s not a bribe. I prefer to call it a lever. You have used her burning desire to wear makeup to leverage an end to her magnificent tantrums. Offering her one thousand dollars to stop throwing tantrums…that would have been a bribe.

So, the answer to the above question is you simply tell her that from this day forth, every act of defiance on her part moves the date she can begin wearing makeup one day forward. Right now, Makeup Day is January 1.

Her next act of defiance moves it to January 2, and so on.

Furthermore, once she earns the privilege of wearing makeup, you can take it away for tantrums or acts of defiance. To wit, a misstep of either magnificent sort results in her makeup being taken away for a week during which time another misstep results in said week beginning anew.

See what I mean? Drum roll and cymbal crash, please!

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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there’s no suggestion that these members have committed espionage — but the concern is over whether Australia or these companies knew of the CCP members and if so have any steps been taken to protect their data and people.”

A spokesperson for the InterParliamentary Alliance on China

— a group “which comprises more than 150 legislators around the world who are concerned by the influence and activities of the Chinese government” — released a statement saying that a representative of the organization had “received this list from a nongovernmental source, but was not in a position to verify it,” and that journalists had “since investigated and their findings are disturbing indeed.”

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