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Volume 58, Edition 33
Monday, December 28, 2020
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So long 2020… get on out of here The end-of-the-year edition is usually a fun one to put together as we get to poke through and reminisce of the good times in our community. But 2020 was not as fun to scour as it was an emotional roller coaster. We were faced with mask mandates for a virus, or disease, that has a 97.6 percent survival rate in Grayson County and 98.2 percent in Texas (from Texas Health and Human Services). Most of the positive cases have come from those most dedicated mask wearers. Therefore, a vaccine is now available which presumably would remove the threat, but the Central for Disease Control says the vaccine is not a perfect fix and that individuals should still wear masks and social distance. None of this passes the smell test (no pun intended). The COVID-19 pandemic has been an ideal excuse for America's politicians to undermine our legal system. It has led to attacks on the First, Second, and Fourth Amendments. It has flipped presumption of innocence on its head. It is the excuse for unlawfully compromising our elections. Americans have become weak and apathetic. I would like to blame Mr. Rogers and the nickel defense for the Wussification of America. But I’m afraid we’ve lost what made us who we are as Americans—non-conforming rebel patriots who stand up to tyranny. Even the battle cry, We’re not going to take it was sung by “Twisted Sister.” Where have you gone John Paul Jones? Let’s begin to fight. EDITOR’S NOTE—This column is reserved as an editorial column and may not necessarily reflect the policy of this publication.
INSIDE
Lady Bulldogs win, pg. 9 Hot Jobs, pg. 10 Election, 12-13 Letters to Santa, pg. 14 Photos of the Year, pg. 15-16 Business Directory, pg. 17-18 Texas History, pg. 19 Christian, pg. 20 Finance/Children, pg. 21 Past front pages, pg. 22-30
Trash Pickup 2nd Friday of each month in Howe.
The 2019-2020 Howe Lady Bulldogs lifted up the first of four gold basketballs as they became the greatest girls basketball team in Howe history. Photo taken by Michelle Carney Feb 18, 2020 at Celina HS after defeating Pilot Point, 58-26 in the first round of the playoffs.
January
The Howe Bulldogs (6-10, 0-1) opened up district play Friday night in Bells with a 38-35 loss that was a defensive battle. The Lady Panthers of Bells took advantage of an absent Jenna Honore of Howe and escaped with a 49-46 come-from-behind win. January 3 was David Wortham’s last day of a 44 -year career with the City of Howe in the Public Works department. Howe third and fourth grade Bulldogs place second in the Holiday Hoopfest in Bells. The Howe Area
Softball began their inperson signups in early January. Howe’s Michaela Bledsoe received first place in the Graduate Environmental Sciences category at the TAMUS Research Symposium held at the Texas A&M International University. The Mantua Masonic Lodge #209 made an $850 donation to Howe’s Pack 45 and Van Alstyne’s Troop 44. The Chamber of Commerce Howe Bulldogs (7-12, 1-3) met Jan 8 to lay out a heft got their first district win schedule of events includ- Friday night at home with a ing a new Murder Mystery 45-43 win over Bonham. event to be held in October The win took the bitter to go along with the 2nd taste from the mouth of a Annual Hotter N’ Howe in 61-49 loss at Leonard earliJuly and multiple tradition- er in the week. The Howe al events. The Howe Bull- Lady Bulldogs continued dogs dropped to 0-2 in dis- to cruise through district trict play and 6-11 overall play with two more wins. on the season with a 78-34 Howe (19-6, 5-1) won at loss to rival Van Alstyne. Leonard by a score of 40The Lady Bulldogs enter 26 and then turned around the top-20 in Texas and and outpaced Bonham, 66dominate Van Alstyne, 61- 29. Noah Riley, an eighth33 to move to 17-6 on the grader, correctly season and 3-1 in district. spelled stirrups and became Howe Youth Baseball and the winner of the 4th annu-
al spelling bee at Howe Middle School. The Howe High School Cheerleaders traveled to Fort Worth on Thursday to compete at the UIL Spirit State Championships. Girl Scouts plant bulbs at Summit Gardens. Howe High School renovated entryway to enhance security. Brad Anderson announces he will not seek another term as Howe ISD Board of Trustee. Bulldogs drop two games and fall to 7-13 on the season. With a 7-1 district record and a 21-6 overall season record, the Lady Bulldogs complete 49-23 win over Whitewright and 70-27 win at Blue Ridge. Alicia Wilson is Employee of the Month at Summit Hill Elementary. Kim Duncan is named Howe Intermediate Employee of the Month. Chamber hosted pizza party at Palio’s in Howe. The Bulldogs lost to Bells and Van Alstyne to close out January. The train kept on (Continued on page 2)
