City sees 13.8 percent increase in sales tax revenue from Jan. 2021
Howe Spelling Bee Honors
The Howe Lady Bulldogs (8-17, 2-5) dropped both games
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced last week
It's Spelling Bee season, and the spellers were very
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Lady Bulldogs drop two during the week, fall to Blue Ridge and Bells
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The time is always right to do what is right. - Martin Luther King, Jr. ***** Inflation just hit another new high of 7 percent. It’s basically a fiat currency tax. But wait there’s more! If that wasn’t enough to make it harder to make ends meet, the Federal Reserve is discussing raising interest rates. Therefore, those out there trying to survive on credit will eventually have nowhere to go. But I’m sure they’ll keep printing money which has brought us to this inescapable cycle to begin with. ***** During tonight’s school board meeting, the new athletic director and head football coach is expected to be named. He’ll be the 28th head football coach in Howe history dating back to 1935. He’ll look to turn around a program that is winless during this young decade. ***** There are so many great words that came from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. May we never forget that his goal was for us to love one another, no matter what we looked like. EDITOR’S NOTE—This column is reserved as an editorial column and may not necessarily reflect the policy of this publication.
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HHS Cheerleaders finish fourth at state competitions Howe girls take “Best in Crowd Leading” in Class 3A-II
Thursday afternoon, a ruling by the Supreme Court blocked the Biden regime’s OSHA vaccine mandate that would apply to American workers. In a separate policy, the court allowed that requires vaccinations for most health-care workers at facilities that receive federal funding, to stand. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh were the only two in the majority on both decisions.
The Howe High School Cheerleaders performing at the UIL State Championships in Fort Worth on Thursday. Fourth is the best HHS has ever finished (Full story on page 5) Courtesy photo.
Howe Youth SportsAssociation makes signups easy for parents The Howe Youth Sports Association (HYSA), made up of volunteers to help organize and promote organized youth sports such as baseball, softball, volleyball, basketball, and football in Howe, has made it much easier for parents for the 2022 seasons. A new dedicated website at https:// howeyouthsports.sportngin.com/ sees quick signup capabilities for all sports. As of now, parents of softball players can go ahead and start the process. Baseball will soon follow. For softball, the registration session will allow
those to complete contact information, sign up for participation, and submit payment by means of Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or ACH. Inperson sign-up dates are Jan. 29 and Feb. 5. and are $110 for the first child, and $90 for each additional child. Baseball will be $130 for the first, and $120 each additional. The website lists current board members which are comprised of the commissioners of each sport. The president of
HYSA is Nick Upton who also serves as basketball commissioner. Chris Kane heads up baseball and Alyssa Thomas is commissioner of softball. Amber Carter oversees volleyball and Larry Windon is the football commissioner. Each commissioner has their contact information available on the site. Also, for convenience, the field locations for all sports are listed.
The Howe High School Cheerleaders competed in to UIL State Championships in Fort Worth on Thursday and came home as the fourth best cheer squad in the state of Texas. They also received “Best Crowd Leading” in Class 3A-II. Cheer sponsor Pam Kirby says this year’s team was heavy on experience as 15 of the 20 cheerleaders had been in the UIL State competitions previously. “The experience makes a big difference, but there’s a lot of talent on this team and a lot of heart,” said Kirby. “They have a‘I want to win’ type of attitude which is what you have to have.” Howe also used a new choreographer this year which Kirby says were phenomenal and built a good rapport.
“My girls loved him and want him back next year,” said Kirby. Typically, the cheerleaders begin preparing for this event around October due the heavy workload during football season. But this season, they began working on the performance in August. The additional time obviously had good results. The program takes approximately and 8-hour workday to learn the material which is in three different segments. The girls worked on the routine during the season just to keep the information fresh. It was not something that was used during the season for football or at pep rallies. “Every week at practice, we’d go over it a time or two just for muscle memory,” said Kirby. (Continued on page 5)
