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Keep Howe Beautiful to host Trashoff

Howe to send multiple track athletes to the area meet

Mr. and Mrs. QU

It’s time to spring clean Texas and Keep Howe

The Howe track program had a good district meet

A wedding took place on March 24, 2021 at

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DISTRICT CHAMPIONS

Major League Baseball decided to take the All-Star Game away from Atlanta due to Georgia’s reformation of the voting laws which now include showing Voter ID. Apparently, the MLB is fine with having their games played in Communist China and Communist Marissa Agee, 400m, Cuba, but oh no—not 800m district champ in Georgia. **** Even with the joke that has become the MLB, today is a day in North Texas that should be worthy of a holiday—It’s Opening Day and the first one at the Rangers new ballpark. Yes, we’ll be in attendance. **** YouTube deleted 2.5 million ‘dislikes’ from Biden White House videos, data indicates. Hanna Dwyer, triple With each video rejump district champ lease, the dislikes far outnumbered the likes. That doesn’t fit the 80 million vote narrative, therefore, the negative numbers Bulldog had to be removed.

Stadium The narrative is so will get important. It will be brand new protected at all costs. turf and a track rebuild beEDITOR’S NOTE—This ginning column is reserved as an editorial column and may April 2 and the connot necessarily reflect the struction is expected policy of this publication. to be a 100-day project. Howe ISD will Bulk Trash Pickup 2nd Friday of each month in have the facilities Howe. closed for the dura-

Jake Fabacher, 800m, 1600m district champ The District Champion Howe Lady BulldogsLeft to right: Coach Derek Lands, Grace Brennan, Brooke Robinson, Reagan Troxtell, Katie Grogan, Kriston Harris, Caytie Coco, and Rylie Troxtell.

Courtesy photo.

Local pastors share the Easter message on Sunday Cooper Jones, shotput district champ

Stadium closed Community Bible Fellowship held Easter services at Summit Hill Elementary School. Staff photo.

tion of the construction which is expected through to take place all summer long through July.

All across the world, the message of the resurrection of Jesus was shared on Easter Sunday. In Howe, the message was shared from Summit Hill Parkway to L.B. Kirby Avenue and in between. Community

Bible Fellowship moved from their location on N. Collins Freeway to Summit Hill Elementary for the service while others remained took in the word of God in the confines of their regular home sanctu-

aries.

The message from Summit Hill Elementary was delivered by Pastor Jeremy Moore who preached from 1 Corinthians 15:12-20 which states, “But if it

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Lady Bulldogs advance to regionals in golf The Howe Lady Bulldogs will advance to the regional round in golf as they won the district championship with a combined score of 418 which was 43 strokes ahead of second place Gunter.

Howe’s Katie Grogan led the team with a score of 94 followed

by Reagan Troxtell with a 103.

Kriston Harris shot a 108, Brooke Robinson shot a 113 and Grace Brennan stroked a 122.

The regional meet for the girls will take place April 18-20 at Oak

Hurst Golf Course in Bullard, Texas. The boys regional meet is April 21-22 at the same location.

Pottsboro didn’t field a team, but they placed the top two in individual scorers as Alli Reily shot a 72 to lead and Jordyn Hampton scored 93.

The Howe boys did not field a team, but individually were led by Gage Troxtell who shot a 114.

Colton Little stroked a 119 and Ethan Chitty shot 129. Bells finished first overall with a 356 and Ben Stephens of Bells was first overall with a 75.

Keep Howe Beautiful to host Trash-off It’s time to spring clean Texas and Keep Howe Beautiful wants to start with the hometown.

They will be hosting the annual Texas Trash-Off on Saturday April 17, 2021 from 9 am to noon and are seeking those who will volunteer to help pick up Howe.

KHB will meet at 8:45 a.m.at Summit Gardens located at 100 E. O'Connell, downtown Howe.

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There you will be provided with trash bags and an area to work.

Students from Austin College will be volunteering their time.

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Bulldogs swept by Gunter

Bulldogs players stand for the anthem before Tuesday’s game at Gunter. Photo by Carla Burnett.

The Howe Bulldogs fall to a 5-13 record on the season including 06 in district play. Due to COVID shortening the season to one game a year ago, Howe hasn’t won a district game since the final game of the 2019 season. The Bulldogs were swept this week by a very good Gunter Tigers team who improves to 18-4 and 5-1 in district action.

On Tuesday, Howe was 5-hit by Cooper Wade who went all five innings. Wade finished with five strikeouts and no walks and one earned run allowed. Howe’s lone run in the 10-1 loss came in the top of the third inning when sophomore Ryan Hough doubled home Brett Burnett who singled to open the inning.

Dylan Hughs collected two hits in the game including a double.

Luke Lopez also singled in the game.

Hughs was the starter on the hill and lasted only 1.1 innings, giving up three earned runs on three walks, and one hit. He was spelled by Matt Hayes who went 2.2 innings, giving up five earned runs on eight hits. He walked one and struck out one.

Carson Daniels pitched the final two-thirds of the game and getting both outs in only nine pitches.

On Friday, the pitching matchup

of Parker Pecina and Isaac Villanueva was much anticipated.

But it was Villanueva who went the distance holding Howe to only three baserunners the entire game.

The Tiger lefthander pounded the strike zone for 28 of 31 first-pitch strikes to Howe batters. He gave up one hit to Austin Haley in the first inning and blanked the Dogs from that point on. Luke Catching and Ethan Lopez each drew the rare walk from Villanueva, but Howe was unable to capitalize on the baserunners as Howe struck out 10 times in the game. Every Bulldog with exception of Hughs went down on strikes to Villanueva.

The game was scoreless heading into the third inning and Gunter took a 1-0 lead in the third. It remained 1-0 heading to the fourth with a pitching duel in full force.

However, Gunter knocked out Pecina in the fourth and put up seven runs in the next three innings. Pecina went 3.1 innings allowing two earned runs on five hits. He was relieved by Burnett who left with arm tightness after 1.2 innings allowing two earned runs. Hughs was wild walking three and allowing three runs.

Howe vs. Gunter Howe at Gunter

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Howe to send multiple track athletes to the area meet

The Howe girls 4x200 relay team of (L-R) Sydney Rector, Hannah Dwyer, Teagan Stubblefield, and Kendall Griffin finished fourth and will head to the area track meet. Photo by Michelle Carney.

The Howe track program had a good district meet in Pottsboro last Thursday and Friday. Prelims and field events took place on Thursday where freshman Cooper Jones placed first in the shotput in his first varsity meet.

Jones’ throw was 40’-1.5”. The same day, senior Hannah Dwyer won first place in the triple jump with a leap of 33’-9.75”. Also finishing as district champs were Jake Fabacher and Marissa Agee who took first place in two separate events. Fabacher finished first in the 1600 meters with a time of 4:57.42 and won the 800 meters with a time of 2:12.30.

Agee won first in the 800 meters at 2:35.23 and won the 400 meters with a time of 59.72.

finished fourth in the 100 meters with a time of 11.53.

Those also qualifying for the area meet were 4x200 girls relay team of Sydney Rector, Kendall Griffin, Teagan Stubblefield, and Hannah Dwyer who combined for a fourth place time of 1:53.32.

Jake Fabacher won the 800 meters at 2:12.30.

Photo by Michelle Carney.

It was a great performance by Howe individuals, but no school records fell.

The area track meet is scheduled for April 15 with the location to be determined.

Rector, Dwyer, Stubblefield, and Agee finished third in the 4x400 relay with a time of 4:18.87.

Senior Noah Campbell qualified for area in discus as he finished second with a toss of 112’-1”.

Freshman Kendall Griffin finished third in the triple jump at 33’-2.25” and senior Jordan Jones

Marissa Agee won the 800meters at 2:35.23.

Photo by Michelle Carney.

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is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. More than that, we are then found to be false witnesses about God, for we have testified about God that he raised Christ from the dead. But he did not raise him if in fact the dead are not raised. For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised either. And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.

Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ are lost. If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied. But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.”

“If 500 people saw a dead person come to life today. Who wouldn’t know about it,?” said Moore. “It would be all over social media. It woud be the most viral thing that we can think of. You know what’s really cool? We have a book that’s telling us that story.

We have a book that’s telling us the history of what happened and of what Jesus came to do for every single one of us.”

At Howe Church of Christ, Pastor Toby Soechting continued with a series on attitude. The message was from Philippians 3:12 which states, “Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.

Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. All of us, then, who are mature should take such a view of things. And if on some point you think differently, that too God will make clear to you.”

“We speak this morning about what the church does with her attitude. Amongst all the adversities in life, your attitude is really the only thing you can control,” said Soechting.

At New Beginning Fellowship, Pastor Brett Hetrick delivered a message entitled, “Consider Jesus.”

“This weekend, millions and millions of believers in hundreds of thousands of churches across the globe are gathered to celebrate the greatest event in history—that three days after the death of Jesus,

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a massive stone was rolled away.

A tomb was empty. Christ was not there. He had risen from the dead.”

First United Methodist Church continued with their online sermon where Pastor Zach Landis preached from John 20:1-18 which states, “Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!”

So Peter and the other disciple started for the tomb. Both were running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. He bent over and looked in at the strips of linen ly-

ing there but did not go in. Then Simon Peter came along behind him and went straight into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there, as well as the cloth that had been wrapped around Jesus’ head. The cloth was still lying in its place, separate from the linen. Finally the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went inside. He saw and believed. (They still did not understand from Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.)

Then the disciples went back to where they were staying. Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus’ body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot.

They asked her, “Woman, why are you crying?”

“They have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I don’t know where

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Kindergarten and pre-k registration info Howe ISD invites parents to preregister their children for PreKindergarten and Kindergarten for the 2021-2022 school year.

Children registering for Pre-K must turn 4 on or before September 1, 2021 and children registering for Kindergarten must turn 5 on or before September 1,

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2021. Families wanting to register can do so on Thursday, April 15th from 2-7 pm at Summit Hill Elementary 701 Summit Hill Parkway. Please see flyer for needed documents. If you have any questions, please call (903) 745-4100.

Mr. and Mrs. QU

A wedding took place on March 24, 2021 at Summit Hill Elementary. It wasn’t an official matrimony, but an educational one for sure. Howe ISD Superintendent Kevin Wilson officiated the wedding between Miss Q and Mr. U which officially bonded them together.

Not long ago, Q went on a quest to find the perfect letter to marry.

Her qualifications were simply that said letter would sound good to her sound. I quiver to think where Q would be today without U by her side. No one can question how nice they look and sound together.

“We gather here today to witness and celebrate the joining of Miss Q and Mr. U in marriage. They wish to extend their lives working together to make words,” said Wilson.

The vows were taken as Miss Q pledged to take Mr. U wherever she may go and to stand beside him in all the words that she makes. U vowed to follow Q in all the words that she makes even though he can make his own words.

The ring was accidentally dropped but saved by U’s groomsmen R who was a young student.

“Do you Miss Q take Mr. U to be your partner to make words like queen, quite, and question,?” read Wilson which drew a response of ‘absoquetely.’

Mr. U then promised to stand by Miss Q to make words such as quick, quick, and quilt which

a Mr. and Mrs, QU. Courtesy photo. drew the same response.

“By the power vested in me, by Howe ISD, I now pronounce you married forever and always. You will always make beautiful words together,” said Wilson. “Miss Q—you may high-five Mr. U.” Wilson then introduced Mr. and Mrs. QU. The quaint couple requested the presence of the students and a quiet cupcakes reception followed.

The couple reportedly were seeking reservations in Quebec City for the honeymoon. However, the couple did not have a quarter between them, so it was rumored that they seeking to stay at a nearby Quality Inn. Miss Q was played by Summit Hill Elementary Principal Clarissia Doty. Mr. U was played by Matt Boykin, Summit Hill Elementary Assistant Principal.

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Lady Bulldogs lose to Whitewright and Pottsboro

Ryleigh Craven slides into home plate Tuesday night in Howe against Whitewright. Photo by Michelle Carney.

The Howe Lady Bulldogs (3-10) dropped two games last week in district play. On Tuesday, Howe lost to Whitewright at home, 11-2 and an early Friday game saw them fall to Pottsboro, 12-1.

Hosting Whitewright, Micaiah Franklin got the start in the circle and pitched 5.2 innings, allowing seven earned runs on 12 hits while walking one and striking out two. She was relieved by Railyn Murphy who went 1.1 innings giving up two hits.

Both of Howe’s runs came in the bottom of the fourth inning when Alexia Womack hit a double to drive in Ryleigh Craven who had singled. Emery Snapp then singled on a grounder that drove in Womack.

Snapp had two hits in the game to lead the Lady Bulldogs.

On Friday, Howe was no-hit by Aly Malone of Pottsboro. The Lady Bulldogs did score a run, however when Alexia Womack reached second base on an error and moved to third on a passed ball and then scored on a flyball hit by Gracie Lankford.

Franklin started for Howe and was relieved by Craven. The two combined to give up nine earned runs in four innings on nine hits and seven walks. She struck out three Lady Cardinals.

Howe will host Bonham on Tuesday and travel to Gunter on Friday.

Howe vs. Whitewright Howe vs. Pottsboro

The Lady Bulldogs stand for the flag before the game Friday at Pottsboro. Photo by Alexa Brunner.

Whitewright safe at second as Hannah Dwyer fields the throw.

Photo by Michelle Carney

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Texoma Patriots will hear info on children and gender modification The Texoma Patriots will meet Tuesday April 6, at 7 pm at Buck Snort BBQ in Downtown Van Alstyne where they have invited speakers Jilly Glover, Dr. Bobby Lopez, and Jeff Younger to talk about a priority item in the Texas GOP platform of children and gender modification.

Jill Glover is the State Republican Executive Committee (SREC) for Senate District 12 and Chairs the Legislative Priorities Committee. The strategy on the Legislative Priority Committee is to give you, the voter, all the tools you need to make your voice heard. And, according to Glover, we are having some success. Dr. Robert Oscar Lopez who grew up in a lesbian household and formerly expressed himself as a homosexual man, was dismissed from his position at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary because he refused to stay silent on two topics: the possibility of people leaving homosexuality through the help of both God and neighbor, and the abuse rampant in the homosexual community. Jeff Younger is a father of twin boys and is in a court battle to keep his ex-wife from transitioning one of the boys into a girl through gender modification.

“Our bills to ban Child Gender Modification are picking up support and many representatives and senators are recognizing how critical it is to get something done this session to protect children from medical child abuse. . . They have been assigned to the House Public Health Committee and the Senate State Affairs Committee” according to Glover. You can read her comments in the Legislative Priority Report published weekly at srec@texasgop.org. We must let our elected representatives know how we want them to vote on this issue. “We can target our phone calls and emails to the committees” Glover said. “Please check to see if your state representative or senator is chairing a committee that has our Legislative Priorities.

You can see the committee assignments here for the House and Senate."

There is also a digital guide to all our priorities, with the contact information included for each state representative and senator.

You can download and print this booklet out if you prefer. It includes talking points and a sample email.

CHANGE CHANGE CHANGE CHANGE CHANGE

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they have put him.” At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus.

He asked her, “Woman, why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?”

Thinking he was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him.”

Jesus said to her, “Mary.”

She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”).

Jesus said, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”

Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: “I have seen the Lord!” And she told them that he had said these things to her.

At First Baptist Church of Howe, the message from Roger Tidwell spoke of worry and how Jesus said not to worry about anything, and that worry does not help the situation and only makes it worse.

He tied this to the recent COVID situation in the world.

“God says don't worry, don't worry, don't worry. But we say God what about COVID, COVID COVID,?” said Tidwell. “Now it's okay to be concerned about COVID—we should be. It is right to be concerned about your situation, but God says it is not right to worry about your situation. You may be a little confused here thinking how can I know the difference between concern that it is okay in worry that is not okay?

Here is how you know the difference. You own concern, worry owns you. You control concern, worry controls you.”

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2021 Howe Chamber event schedule

The Howe Area Chamber of Commerce is organized for the purpose of advancing the commercial, industrial, civic and general interest of the City of Howe, Texas.

Howe, Texas is at the intersection of U.S. Highway 75, State Highway 5, and Farm Road 902, on the Southern Pacific line ten miles south of Sherman in southern Grayson County. Howe is the highest point between the Red River and the Gulf of Mexico at 873 ft above sea level. The city was originated in 1872. The Howe Area Chamber of Commerce was first organized in 1964, with President Cleon Hamilton. It was reorganized in 1972 with Ray Hamilton as president. In 1984, it was once again reorganized with President James Ogle. In 2015, the organization revamped for the fourth time under new leadership from President Robert Cannaday. The current elected president in 2021 is Monte Walker.

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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 boil-water notice, missing child or evacuation notices). The system is capable of dialing 60,000 phone numbers per hour. It then delivers a prerecorded message describing the situations to a live person or an answering machine in the affected area possibly including instructions requiring action on the part of the recipient. Once the situation is remedied, another call will be placed to the area signaling that the issue has been addressed and that normal activities can be resumed.

The following information is required to add a telephone number into the "CodeRED" database: first and last name; address (physical address, no P.O. boxes); city; state; Zip Code; and primary phone number. The system works with cellular phones but requires a valid street address. When entering information, please fill out all of the screens because the newest data entered will replace the old data. Sign up by visiting http://www.co.grayson.tx.us/page/oem.cred

2020-21 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

$3,805,.346

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

2021 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

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Posting Close Date 05/14/2021 Posting Link https:// bit.ly/2PPLgas Description A local Insurance Agency is looking for a CUSTOMER SERVICE REP who will help assist with day to day operations. Variety of tasks that include but not limited to are answering phones, greeting customers & data entry.

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"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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Job posting for Howe City Administrator The current long-time administrator for the City of Howe, Grayson County, TX is retiring September 2021. The City is accepting resumés for this position beginning April 2, 2021. Resumés will be accepted until June 30, 2021 or until the position is filled whichever comes first.

The City is a General Law Type “A” city with a population of approximately 3,000, a budget of $3.8 million and 18 employees.

Salary range $70,000 to $80,000 DOQ with negotiated vehicle allowance. City offers vacation,

sick leave, and retirement in TMRS. Residency within the corporate limits of the city of Howe within nine (9) months of date of employment is required.

Preferred method of submittal: email resumés to: jshephard@cityofhowe.org USPS Address: City of Howe Attn: City Administrator Joe Shephard P.O. Box 518 Howe, TX 75459 (903) 532-5571

Texas History Minute Hunger and malnutrition have haunted the world for ages. Some great spirits across the centuKen Bridges ries spent their lives fighting this scourge and helping others.

One such man, Mickey Leland, a Houston congressman, dedicated his career to alleviating hunger and poverty. In 1989, the congressman died fighting for this cause.

George Thomas Leland III, nicknamed “Mickey,” was born in Lubbock in November 1944. His father abandoned the family when he was a child, and his mother took him and his brother to Houston where she eventually became a teacher.

As an African-American, he was forced to attend segregated schools, but he showed tremendous talent. He graduated from Houston’s Phillis Wheatley High School and began attending college. He attended Texas Southern University in Houston and graduated with a pharmacy degree in 1970.

Leland taught clinical pharmacy at Texas Southern for a year after graduation but remained deeply concerned with the fact that so many people lacked access to affordable medical care in the Houston area. He initiated a series of neighborhood campaigns to educate residents about their health care options and sponsored clinics.

He was elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1972, becoming one of the first African-Americans to serve in the state legislature in nearly a century. In Austin, he continued his crusades, creating new programs to help lower costs of medicine to the poor and elderly. In 1978, U. S. Representative Barbara Jordan decided not to run for re-election.

Leland jumped at the chance to run for her seat in Congress. That fall, he was elected to the first of six terms in the United States House of Representatives.

As a member of Congress, he continued to visit homeless shelters and food pantries, working to

alleviate the continuing problems of poverty. He helped establish the National Commission on Infant Mortality as well as programs to help the homeless.

By 1983, Ethiopia and Sudan were in the unrelenting grip of a horrible famine that left upwards of one million dead by 1986. The world became determined to do something to alleviate the suffering. Leland, troubled by the situation in Africa and coupled with his longstanding concerns for the poor in the United States, helped establish the House Select Committee on Hunger in 1984 to develop strategies for these crises.

Leland was named chairman of this committee and immediately convened widely-publicized hearings on the problems of malnutrition and starvation. He led a congressional committee to Africa to win support for an $800 million aid package for the starving region.

He returned to Ethiopia several more times to combat the famine and worked with world leaders to raise awareness and aid for the hungry around the globe.

In 1989, Leland embarked on another trip to Ethiopia in his fight against hunger. He arrived in Africa on August 7, but as his plane crossed into Ethiopia, the craft encountered dangerous storms and disappeared. For days, the fates of Leland and his compatriots were unknown. Eighteen aircraft participated in the search, scanning the mountains of western Ethiopia in stormy weather.

On August 13, the worst fears were confirmed, and the wreckage of the plane was found. All sixteen people aboard died instantly.

The shock of Leland’s death touched the nation. His distraught friend, Congressman Ron Dellums, stated, “Their deaths are a collective loss to all humanity.”

Leland was praised for his courage and determination to combat hunger around the world. The federal government has since renamed one of its buildings in Houston after him. In 2010, the Houston Independent School District named a new special preparatory school for disadvantaged young men after him.

Dr. Bridges is a Texas native, writer, and history professor. He can be reached at drkenbridges@gmail.com. © 2021 The Howe Enterprise

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JESUS – the name above all names Throughout history, no one has made a greater impact on this earth than Jesus Christ, yet many still do not understand who he is. During Dr. Billy Christmas, Holland people around the world acknowledge his birth was over 2000 years ago but actually he existed long before that.

As the Son of God, Jesus is the Alpha and Omega which means he is from the beginning and has no end. This truth of him being infinite is beyond our comprehension, but nonetheless this spiritual reality places him in a unique category all by himself. Jesus said in John chapter eight and verse fifty -eight, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, before Abraham was, I am” as he was trying to teach all who would listen that his virgin birth in Bethlehem, his ministry of miracles, and his death and ressurection was a carefully calculated mission to rescue and redeem all who would believe in his father’s plan of salvation.

to honor their vows. To believe that God compromises his word is to live in the false security of denial and deception.

In the spring, many also celebrate another spiritual event the world calls Easter, but to Christians the ressurection of Jesus is the real reason for the season. Christ was innocent yet willingly went to the cross, was brutally crucified, died, and then resurrected from the grave as his blood sacrifice was the only power and authority that could spiritually save those who are hopelessly lost. As he ascended back to heaven, he sent the Holy Spirit which is the third member of the trinity to comfort, guide, empower, and fill his followers with God’s presence.

Since this miracle of love and mercy was given, whosoever believes his holy truth and accepts his offer of eternal life by faith, can be adopted into His royal family based on this perfect blood covenant. We realize the gospel of Christ appears to be relatively simple as Romans 10:13 declares, “Whosoever calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved” but the concept of free grace does not excuse or eliminate the conditions of human accountability. May we never allow a religious formality to become a substitution for our dedication to God because the true definition of covenant requires both parties

Our culture is unfortunately moving away from a reverential fear concerning our accountability to God, into a more lenient and casual way of thinking. The modernized gospel message is now being presented as a smooth, painless opportunity for those who want to go to heaven, but it seems that many are only shown the front cover of deliverance and do not see the need to open the table of contents. Most people know the basics of what Jesus has done but all who declare to be his followers would benefit spending more time getting to know him intimately and discover what he is expecting from them. Becoming born-again does not mean we will have an easy life without selfdiscipline and even persecution, but God promises that we can have his joy and peace within our personal relationship with him.

There is more good news! We have the opportunity to love and worship him today because the stone was rolled away! Jesus rose from the grave and longs to sit on the throne of our heart. He laid down his life for us, and now the least we can do is live for him.

It’s wonderful to be positive minded and appreciate the Lord is good all the time because He is!

But it’s also important that we research God’s word carefully so we can know what we believe and why we believe it. When we ignore vital information and replace it with emotional happy thoughts, we are vulnerable to falling prey to the dangers of creating our own concept of God. Yes, we are glad to have Jesus as a Savior, but this does not mean we can justify ignoring his requirement to obey him as our Lord. He will help us overcome our fears and weaknesses, but he is also waiting for someone to embrace what it means to be spiritually transformed into his image. Jesus is no longer a baby in a manger, and he is not a magic genie or a cosmic vending machine. He is the Almighty Creator who expects and demands for his children to be spiritually developing and maturing. The book of Hebrews reveals a deeper explanation about our personal relationship with him.

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 John 1:29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

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Is inflation good or bad? Living with children Hi Taylor: Based on what I’ve been reading, I get the feeling that we’re both afraid of and in Taylor control of inflaKovar tion. Am I right? Because that doesn’t really make sense to me. - Kira

our money starts to feel useless and a lot of people struggle. If the dollar falls too far while the Yen or the Euro shoots up, our international leverage will suffer.

You’ve probably heard stories of other countries (most notably Venezuela) where inflation has crippled the economy. There are no signs of that happening to us, but it’s the cautionary tale we need to be aware of.

Hey Kira: What a conundrum, right? If you type “Why is inflation” into your search bar, the top two autofills are probably going to be “good” and “bad.” We’re all apprehensive about it, but as long as the rate doesn’t get too high, and the rises and falls sort of match each other, inflation is just another tool of economics with pros and cons.

Control. We fight inflation by raising interest rates and decreasing spending, so the government can pull the opposite levers in an attempt to inflate. Low interest rates (as we’ve had for a while) lead to extra spending. Coupled with the stimulus and other big government projects, inflation would be expected to rise. Then, should the inflation rate eclipse the 2% target, the Fed might step in to adjust rates and try to hit a little inflation reset.

Pros. When you think about the economy, you have to look past jobs and GDP. Those are huge, significant markers, but the lending system has almost equal pull—as we learned the hard way back in 2008. Home, business, and personal loans serve as a massive pillar of commerce, heavily intertwined with our government as well as foreign governments. When inflation rises and gets close to or exceeds the current interest rate, borrowers can benefit. As a seller of bonds, our government can eliminate debt by selling bonds at an interest rate that starts higher but ends up being lower than the inflation rate. This can backfire when it comes to consumer confidence, but it’s something on the treasury department’s radar, especially when dealing with a deficit like the one we’ve got. Also worth considering: even if inflation makes people a little antsy, it creates a strong push toward buying and investing when rates come back down.

Cons. The main negative goes without saying. Should we get to the point where a soda costs $14,

As you can see, there are a lot of things at play when it comes to this issue. With our big, deserving country and economy, it’s not as simple as saying that inflation is bad and should be avoided, though it’s understandably a little frightening for many investors.

Hope this helps!

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Many times have I warned parents of the pitfalls of micromanaging their children’s academic responsibilities John lest said children Rosemond deduce that the responsibilities in question are not theirs at all and begin acting increasingly irresponsible. Hello? Is there anybody out there?

“I know you say parents shouldn’t micromanage their kids, John,” a parent tells me, “but if I don’t check behind him, he doesn’t do his homework.”

Some parents will do anything it takes to feel useful, even if it means doing what is useless and even counterproductive. The fact is that if you act as if tell you don’t trust your child to do what he is supposed to do, he will prove you correct, even if he shoots himself in the foot in the process. In psycho-lingo, that fact is known as the “self-fulfilling prophecy.”

At least a dozen times in the last several months or so mothers have told me they “must” check to make sure their kids are properly doing their schoolwork.

“How do you know?” I ask.

“Know what?”

“That if you don’t check behind him, he won’t do his homework?”

Typical answer: “Well, um, because, um, he, um, I mean, he won’t.”

I should mention that the kids in question are boys, usually, and the parents in question are moms, always. No offense, ladies, but moms seem to think their job is to make everything perfect. To clarify, that describes many of today’s moms. The moms of sixty-plus years ago did not fit that description at all.

An apt aside: My wife and I are in thrall to a dog named Mazie who enjoys playing “catch me if you can.” Mazie will let us know she wants to be walked, but then,

when one of us goes to leash her, she begins darting about, hiding under furniture, running up and down the stairs, and so on and so forth until finally cornered. If, however, when she demands to be walked, we ignore her, she eventually comes to us and humbly submits. Zen dog management.

My point: Like Mazie responds to being chased, the boys in question are responding predictably to being micromanaged – they act as if they require it – and as long as their moms micromanage, they continue to act as such. Micromanagement begets irresponsibility like an egg begets a chicken, or something along those lines anyway.

So, I inform the mothers in question of all that and tell them to do what every fiber of their modern maternal beings protest: to wit, stop checking, even asking.

Above all else, do not go to the stupid school homework portal (created by micromanagers to encourage micromanagement). Read a good book. Chew your fingernails. Anything but what you have been doing.

The response on the part of these moms begins with “but.” You can imagine the rest. They quickly discover, however, that I am a better salesperson than they are micromanagers. With great reluctance, and fully expecting the endtimes Academic Apocalypse, they agree.

Every single time – mind you, “every single” is not hyperbole – the boy-child in question begins doing his work as if he wanted to do it all along, which he probably did.

The rules of parent-child physics will not be overridden by mere mortals.

Family psychologist John Rosemond: johnrosemond.com, parent guru.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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