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Shelley Luther spoke of courage to audience in Howe

Katie King, 1930-2021

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Katie Mae King, age 91, peacefully passed from this

Steven Medford and the Howe church of Christ

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The election fraud cover-up is about to be no more. The location of the audit of the 2020 election results in Maricopa County has already been determined - the world is watching Arizona.

The results of this audit are crucial. During an April 7 interview with radio host Rose Tennett, Attorney Sidney Powell predicted that the upcoming Maricopa County audit of 2.1 million ballots would reveal more than 100,000 fake ballots.

Hillary Clinton’s Attorney Marc Elias has inserted himself into the Arizona Senate audit. One might wonder why they would be involved and what they might have to hide?

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The Howe High School Theater Department’s One-Act Play ended on Thursday night at regional competition with their show 33 Variations by Moisés Kaufman.

Individual awards went to Jackson Adkins who received Honorable Mention All Star Cast for his role as Anton Schindler. Alex Blount received All Star Cast for her role as Dr. Katherine Brandt. David Huerta received Outstanding Crew for his role as Stage Manager.

The cast of 33 Variations for the HHS OneAct Play. Courtesy photo.

Whitesboro and White Oak advanced to state as Howe advanced to regionals from their first place finish at bi-district.

Honors in bi-district went to Huerta, Audie

2021 Prom King and Queen

Independent auditors were selected on April 1, but the location of the audit remained unknown due to resistance The Supervisory Board of Maricopa (BOS).

Martin, Ava Lux, Ethan Strunc, and Alex Blount.

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

Jackson Adkins and Kriston Harris were named Howe High School’s 2021 Prom King and Queen. Photo by Michelle Carney.

HHS Senior Marissa Agee (left) won the area championship in both the 800 meters and the 400 meters. Jake Fabacher (right) won the area championship in both the 800 meters and the 1600 meters. Both will compete in the regional track meet this weekend in Whitehouse, TX. Photo by Michelle Walker

Nominees for Chamber awards announced, public voting active The Howe Area Chamber of Commerce Board members met Wednesday evening to discuss a number of items including nominees for the various awards they will be presenting on May 7 at the Howe Hall of Honor reception.

The board released the names of the nominees of the Norma J. Wallace Citizen of the Year which were Kent Lowder, Clarissia Doty, Mark Hemperley, and Carolyn Sutton.

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Bulk Trash Pickup 2nd Friday of each month in Howe.

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Bulldog Stadium upgrade, pg. 2 Bulldog Baseball, pg. 3 City of Howe Sales Tax, pg. 5 Area track results, pg. 6 HHS Students/Month, pg. 7 Yard of the Month, pg. 7 Lady Bulldogs, pg. 8 School/City agendas, pg. 9 Chamber members, pg. 10 Chamber events, pg. 11 World Awakening, pg. 12

The nominees for Business of the Year are Guns N More, Rapid Electric, Star Auto Body, and

Don’s Smokehouse.

The nominees for the Volunteer Organization of the Year are Feed My Sheep and the Howe Fire Department.

by clicking here or at howechamber.com or in person at the chamber office at 101 E. Haning Street 8-5.

The nominees for the Volunteer of the Year are Nick Upton, Amber Carter, Jared Coffey, and Christy DeLaTorre.

The Howe Hall of Honor night will induct Leon Thornhill, Billy Joe Wheeler, Sam Haigis, Pat Stewart, and Dug Wortham into the Howe Hall of Honor at Summit Gardens at 6:30 pm. Tickets are $15 and can be found

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Bulldog Stadium upgrades are underway

a Looking north from S. Hughes Street as the 86-year-old playing surface has been ripped up. Staff photo.

Since 1935, there has been grass between the goal posts between north and south Hughes Street.

The football home to the Howe Bulldogs since the program’s inception (twice) has always been located on the same strip of land.

But soon, covering that dirt will be artificial turn and a new track that should be completed by midJuly on the oldest active stadium in North Texas. The Howe Enterprise is taking photos from the same location for a time-lapse at the end of the 100-day project.

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The original construction of the first track in 1985.

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Bulldogs swept by Bells The playoff chances for the Howe Bulldogs (7-15) eroded last week with two losses to the Bells Panthers. On Tuesday, Howe held close in a 4-2 nail biter, but Friday was more lopsided as Bells took an 8-0 win.

Sophomore Matt Hayes got the start for the Dogs on Tuesday.

Coming off a dominant outing a week ago, Hayes was on fire through the first three innings, but the Panthers hit him hard the second time through the lineup.

Overall, he allowed three earned runs on four hits in 3.1 innings.

He did, however, strikeout four Panthers. He was relieved by senior Brett Burnett who tossed 1.1 innings, striking out two and allowing no earned runs on two hits. Junior Luke Lopez then finished out the game with 1.1 innings allowing only one hit.

All of Howe’s runs came in the first inning when Parker Pecina drove in sophomore Ryan Hough and Austin Haley who each singled to lead off the game.

Bells, however, led off with two singles in the bottom of the fourth and eventually took the lead on a Karter High single that knocked Hayes out of the game. Bells’ final score came in the bottom of the fifth on an RBI single.

Friday’s game was scheduled to be in Howe, but bad weather pushed it to Melissa. The move did not turn out favorable for Howe who were blanked by Bells starter Austin Young who went all seven innings, allowing only two hits and three walks while striking out eight Bulldogs.

Howe went with Pecina who has had the hot hand recently, but only lasted 1.2 innings on the night.

Pecina gave up three earned runs on five hits and three walks while striking out two hitters. He was relieved by sophomore Carson Daniels when went 5.1 innings, allowing one earned run on five hits and two walks while striking out one.

At the plate, Howe’s two hits came from Hough and Luke Lopez. Haley walked twice and Pecina walked once for Howe’s

Senior Brett Burnett came on in relief of Tuesday’s game at Bells. Photo by Carla Burnett. only baserunners in the game.

Howe will face Leonard this week starting at home on Tuesday and on the road Friday.

Howe’s leading hitters on the season are: Dylan Hughs Austin Haley Ryan Hough

1.086 OPS .960 OPS .846 OPS

Howe’s leading pitchers on the season are: Austin Haley Parker Pecina Dylan Hughs Luke Lopez

0.571 WHIP 1.263 WHIP 1.582 WHIP 1.775 WHIP

Parker Pecina. Photo by Carla Burnett.

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Shelley Luther spoke of courage to audience in Howe

Shelley Luther has become a famed conservative activist after her nationwide publicized arrest during COVID for opening her hair salon and being arrested for it during the shutdown. She spoke to a crowd First Baptist Church of Howe on Monday night mostly about courage.

“It took me going to jail to get courage,” said Luther. “Tim and I are extreme introverts, and we don’t even like people that much.

If you told me I’d be doing this two years ago, I’d have said you were crazy.”

Luther said before the pandemic, she did not watch the news or care about what was going on.

She said she’s embarrassed by how little she knew or cared about what was going on in the world outside of herself. But when faced with trying to pay her late mortgage and feed her children, she chose to open her salon despite the shutdown. She went above and beyond the CDC guidelines for sanitary appropriations and were one of the first in the country to install plexiglass barriers.

After being arrested, she received letters from all over the country including one from a 77-year-old Vietnam veteran who called her an American hero which she says embarrassed her.

“I could not back down when I had people like this depending on me,” said Luther. “That’s when I knew right away that it wasn’t about our little salon anymore. It never was.”

She said her movement, populist in nature, is not about race, religion, or political party.

“We have the key and the right to open our business and do what we feel is right for our family,” said Luther. “All of us have the key. You’re holding the key. If you don’t want to wear a mask— don’t. It’s your body. When you put these people in a corner, that’s when they react. Do you think Governor Abbott likes me?

Shelley Luther in Howe.

Staff photo.

No, because I will put him on blast. If you listen quietly, you’re being told what to do.”

Luther said this experience has drawn her closer to God and that’s where the courage is found.

“I’m not afraid and God teaches us to not ever be afraid,” said Luther.

The first speaker was Serena Ashcroft who spoke on the negative effects of masks on children.

They filed a grievance against their school district and went before the school board, but nothing was done.

“By law, our children are entitled to a quality education which means in-person learning,” said Ashcroft who said virtual learning is not a quality education.

“But the schools are still not doing it. They are making the children go virtual if they do not comply with the dress code.”

Allen West to speak in Denison April 28 Republican Party of Texas Chairman Allen West will speak to the Texoma Patriots on April 28 at 7 pm at Red River Cowboy Church at 3800 Highway 691 in Denison.

The Texoma Patriots invite anyone and everyone and ask those to bring friends, neighbors, and members of the family including youth. There is no charge to attend or to join the Texoma Patriots. Texomapatriots.org.

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Sales tax report for Howe Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced recently he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $677.3 million in local sales tax allocations for April, 3.5 percent less than in April 2020.

These allocations are based on sales made in February by businesses that report tax monthly.

In Howe the figure came to $28,911.88 which is the lowest total since June of 2019 and down

4.49 percent from a year ago in April. For the year, Howe has a total of $154,351.43 which is ahead of last year’s pace by 16.63 percent.

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Sherman Denison a Gainesville Celina Anna Melissa Bonham Van Alstyne Whitesboro Gunter Pottsboro Whitewright Leonard Howe Collinsville Southmayd Bells Tioga Tom Bean Oak Ridge Savoy Ector Dorchester

$1,542,413.59 $543,266.21 $426,441.30 $373,935.93 $292,404.56 $269,522.38 $163,492.25 $146,309.21 $98,018.00 $83,773.01 $42,176.02 $35,136.77 $30,126.18 $28,911.88 $21,861.95 $21,114.24 $20,322.19 $15,051.29 $9,180.71 $8,675.54 $4,641.96 $1,713.80 $783.10

Sherman Denison Gainesville Celina Anna Melissa Bonham Van Alstyne Whitesboro Gunter Pottsboro Whitewright Howe Leonard Southmayd Collinsville Bells Tioga Oak Ridge Tom Bean Savoy Ector Dorchester

$7,964,867.04 $2,692,031.68 $2,118,191.84 $1,588,772.70 $1,390,758.59 $1,241,966.63 $771,832.60 $723,746.55 $540,372.05 $305,216.10 $206,896.51 $164,856.25 $154,351.43 $141,343.31 $133,473.59 $107,177.90 $90,460.39 $81,400.32 $43,860.51 $41,602.01 $21,162.85 $9,294.12 $3,722.47

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HHS sending track athletes to regionals

The Howe High School track program will send several athletes to regional competition to be held at Whitehouse High School in Whitehouse, Texas this Friday and Saturday. Those placing fourth or better at area last week at Emory Rains High School will advance to regionals Seniors Marissa Agee and Jake Fabacher each won two events.

Agee won the 400 m (1:00.49) and the 800 m (2:24.54). She’ll also compete as part of the 4x400 relay team. Fabacher qualified for regionals by winning the 800 m (2:03.10) and the 1600 m (4:53.43).

The Lady Bulldogs will also send their 4x200 team that finished third with a time of 1:51.74. That team is comprised of Sydney Rector, Kendall Griffin, Teagan Stubblefield, and Hannah Dwyer.

Their second place 4x400 team ran a time of 4:15.85 by members Rector, Dwyer, Stubblefield, and Agee.

Dwyer will also compete at regionals in the triple jump as she placed third with a leap of 3403.75. Freshman Griffin finished sixth at 33-07.25.

Joining Fabacher at regionals will be freshman Cooper Jones who threw 40-11 in the shotput. Sophomore Matthew Bearden placed seventh at 38-06.50.

Noah Campbell rounded out his high school athletic career by finishing eighth in discus with a throw of 106-6. He will be playing basketball for Houghton College in New York.

Senior Jordan Jones placed sixth in the 100 m with a time of 11.71.

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Katie King, 1930-2021 Katie Mae King, age 91, peacefully passed from this life on April 12, 2021 at home surrounded by family.

Howe High School Students of the Month

Katie was born in Hedley, Texas, on February 4, 1930 to Allie and Charlie Koeninger. She graduated Valedictorian of Oklaunion High School in 1947. She then attended North Texas State Teacher’s College in Denton, Texas, and obtained a bachelor of science degree in Home Economics.

After graduation in 1950, she moved to Howe, Texas, where she started her 27-year teaching career. Katie taught Home Economics early in her career. She also sponsored the Pep Squad, managed the school cafeteria, and sponsored the Future Homemakers of America Club. She was influential to many students, especially young women in developing life skills. In the 1970s, Katie obtained her master of science in Elementary Education from East Texas State University. After graduation, she then taught middle school math, science, and social studies until she retired.

She met the love of her life, Joe Clyde King, at the First United Methodist Church in Howe, Texas in 1950. She later married Joe at the same church. They were married for 66 years until Joe passed in 2018.

Katie was an active member of the Howe First United Methodist Church. She was part of the Wesley Sunday school class, Wednesday Workers, and Methodist Women, as well as the Bereavement committee.

Katie cooked delicious pecan pies using pecans raised on the family farm. She would cook pies to donate every year to the Howe United Methodist Bazaar fundraiser.

They always sold quickly!

Katie loved family gatherings.

They were a highlight of her retirement years. She loved holiday cooking and especially loved playing Scrabble with her children and grandchildren. Her vocabulary as a teacher made her a formidable opponent. In her later

Katie King, 1930-2021 years, she used crossword puzzles to keep her mind sharp. They were her favorite hobby.

Freshmen—Railyn Murphy, Gavin Reed.

Sophomores—Madison Morrow, Caleb Hix Junior—Avery Snapp, Ethan Lopez Senior— Gracie Lankford, Cole Tschacher

Keep Howe Beautiful Yard of the Month

Katie was also involved in the Delta Kappa Gamma and Red Hat Society.

She is survived by her three daughters Kathie and husband Bruce Allen of Whitewright, Susan King of Plano, and Lesa and husband Terry Williams of Garland. She had 3 grandchildren, Karen (Allen) Seabourn and husband Justin of Azle, Texas, Stacy (Allen) Wilson and husband Jared of Garland, Texas, and Bailey Williams of Garland, Texas, as well as 4 great grandchildren, Brandon, Zoe, and Kendyll Seabourn, and Katie Wilson.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe, and her sister, Doris Nation.

Arrangements are under the direction of Waldo Funeral Home. The register book can be signed online at www.waldofuneralhome.com/ obituary/katie-king.

The family requests in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Katie’s memory to Howe United Methodist Church or to the charity of your choice.

A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 1:00 PM at the First United Methodist Church in Howe, Texas.

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Keep Howe Beautiful holds Texas Trash-Off

Members of Austin College came to Howe Saturday to join Keep Howe Beautiful pick up trash along Haning and Denny Streets.

Courtesy photo.

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

Steven Medford and the Howe church of Christ youth group picked up 15 large bags of trash on Farmington Road in Howe recently. Keep Howe Beautiful is very grateful for their hard work and service to their community. Courtesy photo.

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Lady Bulldogs drop two games during the week

Hannah Dwyer receives the throw on a steal attempt.

Photo by Alexa Brunner.

The Howe Lady Bulldogs fell to a 3-14 record on the season as they were taken down by Blue Ridge, 15-9 on Tuesday and blanked by Bells, 22-0 on Friday.

Railyn Murphy got the start in the circle for Howe on Tuesday and went one inning allowing six earned runs on five hits. She walked one and struck out one.

She was relieved by Harley Brockelman who also went one inning allowing six earned runs.

She allowed three hits and walked five. Each gave up a dinger to the Lady Tigers. Howe’s final pitcher on the night was Micaiah Franklin who went the final four innings of the game allowing no earned runs on one hit, three walks and six strikeouts.

At the plate, Howe was led by Franklin who collected three hits and scored two runs. Hannah Dwyer also had a multi-hit game with a single and a double.

Freshman Emery Snapp had a 2-

run triple.

On Friday, Bells’ pitcher Alexis Tanguma threw a 3-inning perfect game against Howe that took only 38 pitches.

Franklin began the game in the circle for Howe but lasted only 1.2 innings allowing seven earned runs on 11 hits and three walks while striking out two. Murphy came on in relief for 1.1 innings and allowed no earned runs on four hits and one walk. She struck out one.

Howe will play Leonard at home Tuesday and at Whitewright to end the season on Friday.

Howe vs. Blue Ridge Howe vs. Bells

Rock, paper, scissors in the outfield. Photo by Alexa Brunner.

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Howe ISD School Board Agenda A Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of Howe ISD will be held on Monday, April 19, 2021 beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the Howe ISD Administration Office located at 105 W. Tutt St, Howe, Texas.

I. II. III. IV.

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VI. VII.

CALL TO ORDER/DETERMINATION OF QUORUM INVOCATION/PLEDGES PUBLIC FORUM REPORTS Administrator Reports Superintendent Report 1. Enrollment 2. Personnel 3. Announcement of 2020-21 Board of Trustees Re quired Annual Training 4. May 1 Trustee Election 5. Stadium Renovation 6. Board Training – Summer Leadership Institute 7. Other Information THE BOARD WILL CONSIDER, DISCUSS, AND/OR TAKE AP PROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING THE FOLLOWING: A. Consent Agenda Items 1. Minutes for Regular Meeting on March 15, 2021 and Special Meeting March 31, 2021 2. Monthly Financial Reports 3. Quarterly Investment Report 4. 2021-22 Instructional Materials Allotment/TEKS Certification B. COVID-19 TEA Public Health Guidance Protocols C. Cedar Creek Ranch Development Agreement D. Personnel - Professional Contracts BUDGET WORKSHOP A. Preliminary Revenue Estimates and Employee Compensation Plan ADJOURN

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Howe City Council Agenda CALL TO ORDER INVOCATION PLEDGE TO FLAGS PUBLIC REQUEST CONSENT AGENDA Consider/approve consent items which are marked by an *. * * *

Minutes of March 16, 2021 Finance statements – March 2021 Street closures downtown; Haning Street & East O’Connell for Founder’s Day May 8, 2021.

Discuss, consider, and act upon Resolution 2021-0003, Oncor Distribution Cost recovery rate increase denial.

Discuss, consider, and act upon Grayson County Ad Valorem Tax Assessment and Collection Contract renewal.

EXECUTIVE SESSION Interview/Appoint/Hire City Administrator END EXECUTIVE SESSION RECONVENE Reconvene into regular session and consider action, if any, on items discussed in Executive Session.

Discuss, consider and appoint/hire City Administrator.

Departmental Reports: Police Department.

Utility Department.

Code Enforcement.

Municipal Court.

Administration.

Fire Department.

Economic Development.

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sarah.whitt@firstunitedbank.com

BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Provider Business Partners 106 W. Young St. Howe TX 75459 providerbusinesspartners.com 903-487-2248 sharla@ providerbusinesspartners.com

New Beginning Fellowship 910 S. Denny St, PO Box 295 Howe TX 75459 http://www.nbfhowe.com/ (903) 532-6828 wallace@nbfhowe.com CONSTRUCTION/BUILDING SERVICVES TLD Design Consulting LLC 103 E. Haning St. Howe TX 75459 http://www.tld -dc.com/ 903-436-4601 tdefrange@tldconsulting.net

FUNERAL HOME Scoggins Funeral Home & Crematory 637 W. Van Alstyne Parkway Van Alstyne TX 75495 scogginsfuneralhome.com 903-482-5225 tommywscoggins@hotmail.com HAIR SALON Good Fellas Barber Shop 105 E. Haning St. (972) 502-0559

goodfellasbarbershoptx@gmail.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 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 pradera@havenparkmgmt.com

American Efficiency Solutions 2917 Wolf Front Rd Van Alstyne TX 75495 americanefficiency solutions.com/ 214-284-6309 mike@aes-llc.net

M&M Properties 901 N. Denny St Howe TX 75459 903-815-9223 mariecurtis16@gmail.com.

DENTAL Howe Family Dentistry 100 S. Collins Freeway, PO Box 960 Howe TX 75459 howefamilydentistry.com 903.532.5545

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EDUCATION

Kathy McGarry, Mayo Agency 215 S Ray Roberts Pkwy, P.O. Box 519 Tioga TX 76271 940-437-2378 kathy.mayoagency@gmail.com

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

INSURANCE

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

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 Aflac Agent Chyna Vincent 1671 Taylor Rd Dorchester TX 75459 940-641-1714 chynakv@live.com INTERNET TekWav 223 N. Walnut St. Sherman TX 75090 http://www.tekwav.com 903-375-9787 jj@tekwav.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, REMAX REALTORS (903) 821-7653 yourrealtorsheryl@gmail.com Michael Taylor – Keller Williams Realty P.O. Box 575 Howe TX 75459 mtaylor@kw.com RESTAURANTS

NON-PROFIT

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

Goodwill Industries of Northeast Texas 2206 E. Lamar St. Sherman, TX 75090 goodwillnorthtexas.org spierce@goodwillnorthtexas.org

Palio’s Pizza Cafe 303 W. Haning St. Howe TX 75459 https://www.palioshowe.com/ 903-532-0390 paliospizza@att.net

LEADERSHIP The Iku Organization http://theikuorganization.org/ 214-392-6218 soga.aralola@gmail.com

United Way of Grayson County 713 E. Brockett P.O. Box 1112 Sherman, Texas 75091 903.893.1920

ROOFING

PHOTOGRAPHY Illuminated by Lanay Lanay Rentrom 972-215-9886 lanay@illuminatedbylanay.com PLUMBING 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

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 INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS Clarissia Doty Donna Wormsbaker Freddy Holcomb Jesse Davis Ned & Connie Culp Joe Shephard

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

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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World awakening Democrats are calling on Biden to make COVID vaccines mandatory for the military after 40% of healthy Marines refuse to be vaccinated.

ent picture from what the media portrays. All indications are that Floyd died of an overdose, not asphyxiation. The city is preparing for the worst.

More than 100 leading corporate executives have joined the first-of -its-kind call to repeal voter ID laws.

Tucker Carlson: Gun control is not about guns, it's about who controls the country.

Biden recently held an unscheduled meeting with his "team" after Blinken warned Russia and China of the military attacks they could face if they do not change their political course towards Ukraine and Taiwan.

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The Biden administration is offering federal employees paid leave to assist illegal aliens entering the United States.

Transportation Secretary Buttigieg admits he lied about the number of jobs Biden would create with the "infrastructure" bill.

CNN's Brian Stelter complained on the air that Fox News hosts didn't take selfies at the vaccination on Sunday: "Why don't they tell people about their decision?»

Republican traitor Liz Cheney: "The election wasn't stolen. There was a trial. If you attack the judicial process, you attack the rule of law, you don't defend the Constitution, you are at war with the Constitution."

"Stay tuned, it's going to be exciting" - candidate Herschel Walker on the Georgia Senate race.

The founder of Black Lives Matter didn't just buy a house for a million dollars (previously reported). She bought FOUR luxury homes with hangars for planes.

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After the most corrupt election in history, Apple CEO Tim Cook believes that voting people with their iPhones is a good idea.

The facts stemming from the trial of Derek Chauvin show a differ-

"Crazy pervert - who can't tie his shoes and doesn't know where he is" - Sidney Powell on impostor President Joe Biden.

Republican Party officials in two Georgia counties voted to censure Gov. Brian Kemp, Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger for undermining the claims of election fraud and refusing to call a special session.

The ratings of the NBA have been falling since the people of America woke up (minus 45 percent in viewership).

A Trump voter defeats a member of the Douglas County GOP Committee, and then replaces all the traitors on the GOP Board who refused to serve him because he’s a Trump supporter.

Representative Maxine Waters called for rioters to “stay in the street” and “fight for justice” against the police unless Derek Chauvin is declared guilty for murder, not just manslaughter.

“We got to get more confrontational. We got to make sure they know we mean business,” said Waters.

Clay Clark’s Health & Freedom Conference took place in Tulsa over the weekend. General Flynn made headlines by saying President Trump is still president.

Lynn Wood said the second harvest is upon us and just as God is real, Satan is real, and the children of Satan will be exposed, and every lie will be revealed.

He said children are being tortured and terrorized, murdered and eaten. “God is going to crush those devil worshippers,” said Wood. “God has already won.”

"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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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

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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.

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Information provided to UncoverDC by Arizona Representative Mark Finchem indicates that they have now "secured more than 20,000 square meters of the area known as the Coliseum on the state fair grounds for the audit."; measures to ensure round-theclock physical security and realtime streaming security, and audit teams assemble and transport equipment and personnel to Arizona with an expected start date for the time-consuming task of reviewing ballots and summarizing results on April 22."

"We have never accused anyone of fraud or misconduct, whether it be the hardware, software or actions of personnel," Arizona State Senate President Karen Fann said.

"We hope there is no intentional illegal tampering but, if found, we will turn the information over to the state and federal attorney generals for their further legal action

and we will proceed to make the appropriate corrections." *** Project Veritas has released video footage showing CNN Technical Director Charlie Chester saying that he believes CNN got Trump ousted from the presidency.

"Look what we did, we got Trump out. I am 100 percent going to say it, and I 100 percent believe it that if it wasn't for CNN, I don't know that Trump would’ve got voted out. I really don't think so," Chester says.

The undercover group also released footage in which Chester said that the channel had been focused on getting Trump out of the presidency and says CNN’s next propaganda target is a heavy push on climate change.

Twitter responded by suspending the account of Project Veritas Founder James O’Keefe. He then stated he would sue Twitter.

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.

Football sweetheart and Mr. Touchdown

Thanks to COVID, the photo was recently taken of the 2020 Mr. Touchdown Braeden Wise and the Football Sweetheart Hannah Dwyer. Staff photo.

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Why do we want to know God? The Christian life is difficult to understand.

Generally speaking, the masses are satisfied with receiving a spiritual fish instead of becoming a fishDr. Billy erman as reHolland fusing to learn what God requires becomes an easy way to avoid responsibility.

The motto of the default system is, “The less we know – the less we worry about.” The opportunity to walk with God is given to everyone but the development of our potential is rare to say the least. Understanding spiritual wisdom can be attained for those who apply themselves to diligent study, meditation, and prayer, but I struggle like everyone else and often fail. It’s not that we have an inability to learn about God, but we have a serious lack of interest.

When I released my first book a few years ago, it was about worship, spiritual intimacy with God, and living in the awareness of His presence. I have lots of family and friends who love to read huge novels, so I thought they would enjoy it. Well, let's just say the reception was not what I had envisioned. I realize there is quite a difference between reading something entertaining and a book about how God wants to transform us into His image. I concluded the lack of enthusiasm had everything to do with the subject matter. Can you imagine the response if I wrote a book called, “How to make a million dollars in 7 days?” I agree we are all different in our tastes and attractions but only excited about what is important to us. Nonetheless, the Lord’s words are eternal and the true purpose and meaning of life.

Many have heard this simple yet provoking invitation found in Matthew chapter 7 and verse 7, “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: Those who ask will receive, and the one that seeks shall find, and to those who knock it shall be opened.” This promise sounds like God is giving us a signed blank check for whatever we can dream about, but it’s actually a spiritual blueprint for us to know Him and discover His desires which is what He dreams about.

The conditions to researching God’s word have much to do

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with context and not only selecting verses that appeal to us. If we only see this passage as a way to receive earthly and natural blessings we are only scratching the surface and have actually missed the point. However, if we are seeking the Lord’s spiritual mysteries, we have found a key of revelation wisdom that can open a glorious opportunity to know God and be as close to Him as we choose. Using the above passage creates a larger context of our responsibility when we include, “Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled” Matthew 5:6, and “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you” Matthew 6:33. The motives and intentions of our hearts are always in question concerning what are we seeking and why.

What if the average person spent as much time and effort learning how to be filled with God's truth as they do following their own desires? When it comes to spiritual comprehension and obedience, there is a wall of invisible resistance that surrounds us constantly. We have a spiritual enemy and we also struggle against our own human nature, but what are these two forces trying to prevent us from knowing? In Proverbs 29:18 the writer mentions a vision, “Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keeps the law, happy is he.” This vision must be very important since not having it causes death but what is it? The NIV puts it this way: “Where there is no revelation, people cast off restraint; but blessed is the one who heeds wisdom’s instruction.” The same Hebrew word vision is used in other passages within the context of divine communication from God speaking through His holy word. And so we understand this particular enlightenment refers to God’s revelatory truth. This vision is spiritual and can only be seen and comprehended by those who have been redeemed and who seek God diligently. Most people agree that God’s ways are the best way to live, but how many are passionate about knowing and loving God just for who He is instead of only wanting what He can give?

Discover more about the Christian life at billyhollandministries.com

Local church calendar A Christian Fellowship 150 Fellowship Ln, Sherman, TX 75090 (903) 815-1333 Wednesday 6:30 pm – Potluck Meal 7:00 pm – Worship Service 7:00 pm – Jr & Sr High Youth Sunday 9:30 am – Sunday School (all ages) 10:30 am – Worship Service 10:30 am – KidZone Children’s Service (5yr – 12 yr.)

Community Bible Fellowship 415 S Collins Fwy, Howe, TX 75459 Wednesday 6:30 pm - Food and Fellowship 7:00 pm - Community Kids (ages 3 - 6th grade, nursery available) 7:00 pm - Youth and Adult Bible Study Sunday 10:30 am - Worship Service First Baptist Church Dorchester 11831 FM 902, Dorchester, TX 75459 903-476-5525 Wednesday 6:00 pm - Meal (Donations for adults and kids eat free) 6:30 pm - Praise service 7:00 pm - Youth Bible Study 7:00 pm - Adult Bible Study 7:00 pm - RA's/GA's/children's group Sunday 9:00 am - Men's Prayer Time 9:45 am - Sunday School 10:45 am - A.M. Worship Service 5:00 pm - Adult Choir Practice 6:00 pm - Evening Worship First Baptist Church Howe 100 E. Davis St., Howe, TX 903532-5504 Tuesday 7:00 pm - Bible Study Wednesday 5:30 pm - Kids Choir 6:30 pm - Team Kid 6:30 pm - Youth Ministry 6:30 pm - Adult Bible Fellowship Sunday 9:15 am - Bible Fellowship 10:30 am - Kids Church 10:30am - Worship Service

First United Methodist Church of Howe 810 N Denny St, Howe, TX 75459 903-532-6718 Monday 9:30 am - Care Team Meeting 10:30 am - Pastor's Bible Study Tuesday 9:30 am - Women's Bible Study 11:30 am - Out and About with Pastor Zack 6:30 pm Boy Scouts Wednesday 9:00 am - Wednesday Workers 6:30 pm - Jr. High and Sr. High Youth Saturday 9:00 am - Feed My Sheep (1st and 3rd Sat each month) Sunday 8:40 am - Fellowship and Donuts 9:00 am - Sunday School 10:00 am - Worship service 3:00 pm - Cub Scouts Howe Church of Christ 1205 N Collins Fwy, Howe, TX 75459 903-532-6441 Wednesday 7:00 pm - Bible Classes (all ages) Sunday 9:00 am - Bible Classes (all ages) 10:00 am - Worship Service 5:00 pm - Worship Service New Beginning Fellowship 910 S Denny St, Howe, TX 75459 903-532-6828 Wednesday 7:00 pm - Radiate Youth 7:00 pm - Sanctuary of for prayer Sunday 9:30 am - Sunday School (kids, youth, women, men) 10:30 am - Worship Service 10:30 am - Kids Church

Times are subject to change. Please check with each church for any possible changes

Verse of the week James 5:16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.

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Tips on managing work/life balance Hey Taylor: This last year has been hard in a lot of ways, but I really enjoyed the change of pace Taylor regarding work Kovar and family time. Now that I’m going back to work, any tips on managing that work/life balance? - Mina Hey Mina: As we slowly emerge from the craziest year of most of our lives, I think this is going to be one of the biggest questions.

How do we get back to practicing self-care after a year in which so many people were strictly in survival mode?

Work-life balance was important before the pandemic, and it will be even more important as we readjust to normal life. As you strive to find that happiness equilibrium, here are things to consider.

Be honest about your needs. Two ways to ensure your work-life balance stays out of whack: lying to yourself about personal needs, and not being upfront with an employer about the same thing.

The first step is to take a breath and think about how many hours of the day are actually going to the things you care about. If you spend eight hours in the office, one hour at lunch, an hour and a half commuting, and eight hours sleeping, that leaves about five hours a day for the rest of your life to happen. Quite frankly, that’s a generous schedule for a lot of the workaholics out there.

Alternatively, if everyone’s been isolating at home and you don’t ever get a moment away from your family to focus on work, that’s just as difficult. This is why you need to make sure your

boss is aware of what you’re going through. If you need more time at home, or just an adjusted schedule, it makes a world of difference if you’re able to be up front about it.

Allow yourself to disconnect.

I’ve talked to so many people who worry about getting in trouble or getting fired or falling behind. When I ask them why they have those fears, they realize there’s no basis for any of them.

You don’t have to check emails all night. You can go off the grid over the weekend. Unless you take a position that requires you to be on call 24/7, you shouldn’t have any concerns about turning off your phone or putting a project on hold until you go back to work the next morning. Don’t ignore the rest of your life, especially in these trying times, just because work feels overbearing.

The pandemic turned everything upside down. Hopefully, you’ll be able to find the right work-life balance as things go back to normal. In the meantime, pat yourself on the back for making it through the last year!

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Living with children One of the more unfortunate consequences of relying on advice from mental health “experts” concerning parentJohn ing matters has Rosemond been a onedimensional understanding of child discipline. Because of the infiltration of psychological theory into childrearing, most parents conceive of discipline as being all about correcting behavior. Indeed, a child’s behavior requires correction, but raising a child out of the inferiority of childhood into a state of authentic adulthood requires discipline of a child’s thinking and emotions as well.

Take it from a recovering graduate student, one is not taught that in psychology school.

Just as children must learn to behave correctly, they must also learn to think and emote correctly. Contrary to contemporary psychological propaganda, not all feelings are valid or deserving of exploration. “I have a right to feel like I do” is correct, but the pressing question is, does one have a “right” to indiscriminately inflict his feelings on other people? No, he does not, and children should be taught that most feelings are private matters and should remain as such.

Feelings make us human, and it is fine for person to express certain feelings in certain contexts with certain other people. But feelings are not, in and of themselves, good things. Undisciplined emotion is potentially destructive to self and others.

Fifty or so years ago, the profession of psychology decided – without evidence, as usual – that understanding children required deciphering their feelings. In short order, good parenting became defined as the ability to understand and properly respond to a child’s emotional output. Parents began talking to their children about their feelings and treating any feeling a child had as worthy of attention and validation. And so, children began expressing more feelings, which goes a long way toward explain-

ing why child mental health today is ten times worse than it was when there was little parent-child discussion of feelings and parents had no problem telling a child that certain feelings he was having were immature and unwarranted and that he needed to get a grip.

If left to his congenital emotional inclinations – impulsivity and exaggeration, predominately – a child begins to view the world as a drama and becomes a drama factory. He believes that a life without soap opera is a life without meaning. That belief system puts said child at great risk. It should not be encouraged. Unfortunately, some adults, as wellmeaning as they may be, encourage it by engaging children in conversation about it.

Twice recently parents have told me of pre-teen children whose emotional control went down the proverbial tubes shortly after beginning to see therapists. In both cases, the therapists were talking to the kids about – yep – their feelings. In one case, a pre-teen girl began cutting. In another, a pre-teen boy began having fullblown temper tantrums when life didn’t conform to his immature standards.

The good news: In both cases, when the parents put an end to the therapy, confiscated the kids’ phones, and told them that limited reinstatement (phones that would call and text only) would depend on them showing immediate and significant evidence of accelerating maturity, the children began repressing their feelings (horrors!) and acting again like reasonably well-adjusted pre-adolescents.

Proving that in the final analysis, straightforward truth is the best therapy of all.

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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