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Howe Middle School Students of the Month

Howe Middle School Student Council collects 3,000 clothing items

Grisham awarded “Best Lifter” at Howe Powerlifting Meet

Students at Howe Middle School collected over 3,000

The Howe Athletic Booster Club hosted a powerlifting meet

Sixth Grade— Kyliee Simms, and Caden Crosson.

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Howe ISD Board Agenda, pg. 7 City Council meets, pg. 9 Lady Bulldogs, pg. 10 Howe Chamber events, pg. 11 HISD Employees/Month, pg. 11 City of Howe info, pg. 13 Hot Jobs, pg. 14 Parenting, Texas History, pg. 15 Christian, pg. 16 Patriot Pony, pg. 17-18 Past front pages, pg. 19-26

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Rivard announces retirement Four to be inducted into the chamber’s from Howe Fire Department Howe Hall of Honor Class of 2022 after 45 years of service If you’re looking to sell your house in the Southern Grayson County area there’s good news— you’re going to completely cash in! But there’s also bad news—if you’re trying to buy here right now you might have to put up your greatgreat grandchildren as collateral. The folks over at the EDC office, which we happen to know pretty well, tell us that commercial interest has never been more sought out than it is right now.

Howe just needs willing landowners to sell and some of that is beginning to happen. 2022 could be a groundbreaking year for Howe. ***** Georgia Richardson has been on the city council since 2008. She’s been a staunch advocate for the people of Howe and will be greatly missed. It’s hard to imagine a more qualified councilman to take her place than Joe Shephard. It’s the best of both worlds—the city can utilize his vast knowledge of the inner workings of the city— and he can still ride his motorcycle every day the weather is good. ***** Good luck to the Dogs!

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

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

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Howe Fire Chief Robert Maniet presents Mike Rivard with 2021 Firefighter of the Year Award at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. Staff photo.

In 1985, then-Howe Fire Chief Jerry Park called out for volunteers to join the Howe Volunteer Fire Department. That year,

Mike Rivard answered the call. Since then, he’s been answering calls for the department for 45

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The Howe Area Chamber of Commerce announced Sunday evening that their Howe Hall of Honor would be held on Friday, May 13, 2022, at 6 pm at Summit Gardens. They also released the inductees for the Class of 2022. The chamber board of directors chose Roger Tidwell, Dale Rideout, Lana Rideout, and Shawn “Moondog” Fountain for

this year’s group of inductees.

ROGER TIDWELL Tidwell has served as the First Baptist Church pastor for 30 years as he arrived in the spring of 1992.

area. Looking to grow as his family, he contacted the Director of Missions in Austin who had previously pastored in Whitewright, Sherman, and Denison. He informed Tidwell that First Baptist Church in Howe was looking for a pastor and even wrote a letter of recommendation for him.

After the going through the interview process and

Before arriving in Howe, Richardson steps down after Tidwell was pastoring a little church in Elroy, seven terms, former city Texas near the Austin (Continued on page 3) administrator files to fill seat, school board will have election Bulldogs win streak hits eight, playoffs begin tomorrow in Bonham against Prairiland for three open seats The most tenured city council members Georgia Richardson has decided to not seek another term after seven consecutive terms totaling 14 years. Only one other candidate filed outside of the incumbents so there will not be an election this coming May. Former City Administrator Joe Shephard filed for a council seat which will have him take the place of Richardson. Filing for another term were in-

Howe’s last playoff win was 17 years ago during state run

Georgia Richardson cumbents Rod Gross, Brett Bearden, and Sarah Myrick.

Howe ISD will have an election in May for the

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On Senior night, it was senior Kevin Bateman who began and finished the scoring in the final regular season game of the 2021-22 season.

Head Coach Jay Forsythe decided to start the seniors on Tuesday night which included nonregular starters Bateman, Jared Brussow, and Ethan Lopez. With a minute and a half gone in the first, Bateman grabbed a rebound and

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Howe senior Kevin Bateman gets a hug from Head Coach Jay Forsythe as he scored the first and last points of the evening against Whitewright on senior night. Photo by Michelle Carney.

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Roger Tidwell also serves as the “Voice of Bulldog Stadium” on Friday nights during football season.

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being heard by the committee, the rest is history.

Tidwell’s voice has been heard by thousands across North Texas as he has served as “The Voice of Bulldog Stadium” on Friday nights in the fall.

He began working with Leon Thornhill in 1997 in that role.

Tidwell, known for his quick wit and self-depreciating humor, has used that ability to disarm some would-be disgruntled church members. It is quite difficult to be upset at someone who might joke about themselves in the very subject someone might take issue with. Tidwell has perfected that art and has taken which on average is a two year pastorship into a 30-year legacy at one church. Meanwhile, helping make an everlasting difference in the lives of so many in the community.

DALE AND LANA RIDEOUT Dale Rideout brought his family to Howe in 1972 in order for him to accept the pastorship at The Howe Church of Christ. After that position, he found a career at Anderson-Clayton in Sherman, Texas. But he and his family always remained a staple in Howe.

Originally of Michigan and a student at Michigan Christian University, then a move to Texas to attend Abilene Christian University, he met the love of his life—Lana. Together they formed a bond that would eventually earmark the history of Howe, Texas spanning into five decades.

Dale Rideout became president of the Howe Chamber of Commerce in 1974.

Sherman Democrat photo. elected to the city council for two terms and was currently placed back on the council a few years ago. He sat on the advisory board for drawing up a 10-year plan for The City of Howe.. If you tried to appeal your taxes on your home several years ago, you probably talked to Dale at some point. In his spare time, he helped with Boy Scouts for many years. Most recently upon retirement, he dresses as Santa Claus during the holidays to meet with children all over the area.

The soft-spoken Lana Rideout is the only two-time winner of the “Norma J. Wallace Citizen of the Year.” She received it in 1987 and again in 1998 by the Howe Area Chamber of Commerce. She implanted herself knee deep into the local business community. She was instrumental with the Howe Area Chamber of Commerce volunteering many hours and even serving as chamber president. She was a crucial member of the formation of the Howe Public Library, now Howe Community Library. She served on the Friends of the Library board until her death. Lana also helped form the Howe Historical Society and helped with a restoration project of what is now Summit Gardens.

During a time in the 1980s when Howe businesses were leaving town, the Rideouts took the survivor’s mentality. They not only survived “Yankee jokes” recessions, the downfall of print media, and the uprising of on-line media.

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Lana Rideout took a position as editor with the Howe Enterprise newspaper in 1977. After a pending sale of the Enterprise from Jim Echols to Jim Denney, owner of the Van Alstyne Leader, Dale purchased the publication for his wife as a team of publisher and editor. Together, they published 1,888 editions from January 5, 1978, through March 6, 2014.

Dale was a part of getting the Howe Chamber of Commerce reestablished in 1972. He was Precinct Chairman for the Republican Party for several years and also has served as Election Judge. Dale and Lana Rideout each were members of the Howe Volunteer Fire Department at one time. Dale was

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Shawn “Moondog” Fountain raising the bi-district championship trophy.

Photo by Michelle Carney.

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Together, they made quite the team in Howe, Texas and literally captured the spirit of the town.

SHAWN “MOONDOG” FOUNTAIN Perhaps no other Bulldog fan has been revered so mightily in Howe, Texas.

Shawn “Moondog” Fountain was a 1997 graduate of Howe High School and became their most loyal fan. He has assisted on the sidelines at many football games, basketball games, or any Bulldog sporting event that needed extra help. He often led the fans in cheers and livened up the crowd by twirling towels and pumping fists. He was known to show some of his dance moves (such as the sprinkler) at a Howe pep rally or football game.

Many of the coaches and school staff remained dear friends to Shawn and treated him as a member of their families.

As one of the most notable residents of Howe, Shawn could be seen riding his orange scooter around town. He attended regular meetings at the Howe Fire Department and was proud to be treated as an honorary fireman. He enjoyed the camaraderie shared by the Howe firefighters and valued their friendship. He worked at Palio’s Pizza Café where he greeted friends with a warm welcome.

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The Howe Hall of Honor was established in 2015 by the Howe Area Chamber of Commerce. The members include: 2015 Jabez Haning, W.P. Thompson, A.M. Ferguson, Mame Roberts, Charles R. Thompson, Arthur Boyle, Tony Brinkley, L.B. Kirby, Norma Wallace, Ray Bledsoe, Carrie Waller, Elmer Schenk.

2016 Norman Dickey, Jimmy Bearden, Steve Simmons.

2017 Donal Gilstrap, Jean Norman, J.J. Chisum, Bob Walker.

2018 Bob Williams, Harold Taylor, Norman Bennett, Tommy Skipworth.

2019 Bobby Sollis, Donna Jarma, Lowell Thompson, Marion Allison.

2020 Billy Joe Wheeler, Dug Wortham, Sam Haigis, Pat Stewart.

2021 Leon Thornhill 2022 Roger Tidwell, Dale Rideout, Lana Rideout, and Shawn Fountain.

Roger Tidwell giving a sermon at Howe High School on Easter Sunday, 2016.

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put it back up for the first points in the game. Moments later, Austin Haley, Jacob Campbell, and Zak Defrange entered the game to join Luke Lopez and Eli Wilson to form the typical starting five and began a complete dismantling of Whitewright.

Board of Trustees. Incumbents Michael Doty and Tamela Shadden each filed as incumbents for their open seats. Crystal Lawson also filed for one of their seats. This will be the second time Lawson will seek a seat as a Trustee.

Luke Lopez hit two free throws with 5:40 remaining in the first to give Howe a 4-3 lead and from that point on the game was never in question.

Howe led 11-7 at the end of the first and led 32-13 at intermission. The Bulldogs took a 46-25 lead into the final frame where again the seniors came on the floor late in the game.

With time running out, Whitewright made a spectacular classy move in the sportsmanship column and allowed for Bateman to shoot multiple shots until he made it at the buzzer to finish off the 57-31 win and the regular season.

Howe’s regular season record rose to 15-8 and the closed out district with a record of 10-4 including an 8-game winning streak. Howe scored an average of 44.78 during the regular season and allowed 37.78. During district play, Howe scored 43.64 and allowed 36.21 per game. During Howe’s 8game winning streak, the Dogs have averaged 47 points per game while allowing 32. This are significant defensive improvements considering Howe allowed 42.17 points per game a year ago and 56.48 points per game in the 2019-20 season.

On Tuesday, all players that dressed scored at least one bucket as Howe was led by Campbell’s 24 points and Defrange’s nine rebounds. Jones added seven points and seven rebounds for the Dogs. Other scorers were Luke Lopez (6), Defrange (6), Haley (4), Bateman (4), Ethan Lopez (2), Wilson (2), and Brussow (2).

Howe’s Kevin Bateman scored the final points of the regular season Tuesday night at home against Whitewright. Photo by Michelle Carney.

Joe Shephard City Council

Crystal Lawson ISD Challenger

The ISD also had an unexpired terms with Greg Akins not seeking to return as he replaced Josh Vincent after he had to step down a year ago.

Filing for the unexpired term were Jeff Dailey and Nick Upton. Dailey sought a seat on the Trustees in 2020.

Jeff Dailey ISD Challenger

Nick Upton ISD Challenger

Summit Hill Elementary Top Dogs

Howe vs. Whitewright

District 11-3A Standings Leonard Bells Howe Blue Ridge Pottsboro Gunter Bonham Whitewright

12-2* (*clinched) 11-3* 10-4* 7-7* 6-8 6-8 3-11 1-13

The Bulldogs last playoff win was against Godley in 2005 just prior to making the trip to the Class 2A State Tournament in Austin. Howe was led then by the scoring tandem of Justin Howerton and Collin Mangrum who both went on to play Division I college basketball.

Howe will play Prairiland in the bidistrict round on Tuesday night in Bonham at 6:30 pm.

Second grade - Emma Teel, Mykaell Vazquez, Olivia Smith, Beverly Gil, Lilah Ortega. First grade - Jenica Tamez, Giovanna Ramirez, Gage Edwards, Landin Daniels. Kindergarten - Levi Cochran, Preston Smith, Axel Campos, Evan Baio, Korban Land.

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Bulldogs host Senior Night

Howe Bulldogs seniors were recognized Tuesday night before the game with Whitewright. Left to right: Zak Defrange, Eli Wilson, Kevin Bateman, Ethan Lopez. Luke Lopez, and Jared Brussow. Photo by Michelle Carney.

Howe Middle School Student Council collects 3,000 clothing items

Students at Howe Middle School collected over 3,000 items that will be donated to local clothing centers for public assistance. The program was lead by Student Council Sponsor and History Teacher Dusty Williams.

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Howe ISD School Board agenda A Regular Meeting / Public Hearing of the Board of Trustees of Howe ISD will be held on February 21, 2022 beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the Howe ISD Administration Office located at 105 W. Tutt St, Howe, Texas.

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CALL TO ORDER/DETERMINATION OF QUORUM INVOCATION/PLEDGES PUBLIC FORUM REPORTS A. Administrator Reports B. Superintendent Report 1. Enrollment 2. Personnel 3. May 7, 2022 Board of Trustee Election 4. 2022-23 Budget Calendar 5. COVID Report 6. Special Board Meeting March 23, 2022 - Team of Eight Training 7. Other Information PUBLIC HEARING A. Presentation of the Howe ISD 2021 Texas Academic Performance Report B. Public Comments/Questions Related to the Howe ISD TAPR Presen tation THE BOARD WILL CONSIDER, DISCUSS, AND/OR TAKE AP PROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING THE FOLLOWING: A. Consent Agenda Items 1. Minutes for Regular Meeting on January 17, 2022 2. Monthly Financial Reports B. Budget Amendments C. District of Innovation Plan Renewal D. Closed Session in Accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Section 551.072 and 551.074.

1. Real Property 2. Personnel a. Assistant Superintendent Contract b. Principal Contracts c. Director Contracts d. Professional Contracts Action on Items from Closed Session ADJOURN

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Mike Rivard (center) with members of the Howe Volunteer Fire Department and Fire Chief Robert Maniet and City Administrator Jeff Stanley.

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years. But Rivard has decided that 2021 was his last year and recently announced his retirement.

At the Howe City Council meeting on Tuesday, current Howe Fire Chief Robert Maniet honored Rivard with the 2021 Firefighter of the Year honor as well as a special honor for his contributions over the years. The honor brought a standing ovation from Mayor Bill French, council members, and the audience members.

“When I moved in, Jerry Park came to the house when I was moving furniture and asked me to join the fire department,” said Rivard who said he

stayed on the department because he wanted to help his community.

Rivard says the biggest change in the department since he began is the improvement of equipment and trucks.

“Back then, there were a lot more fields. Now they all have houses on them,” said Rivard.

Rivard has been a mentor to several generations of fire fighters in Howe and many say that his retirement from the department is a huge loss of knowledge.

“He knows every piece of equipment inside and out at the station, and he

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Howe Fire Chief Robert Maniet presented Mike Rivard with a special award for 45 years of dedication to the Howe Volunteer Fire Department.

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Howe Fire Chief Robert Maniet (left) and Mike Rivard (right) stand with “Big Mike” in August 2018 when it was named in his honor. Courtesy photo.

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knows everything about the trucks,” said Sergio Lopez, Jr. “I’ve been here a decade and he’s (Chief Maniet) been here 14 years and everything we know about the trucks we learned from him.

The department named their 3,200 gallon water tanker “Big Mike” in August 2018 on his 40-year anniversary with the department.

“He knew that truck and he loved to

drive that truck,” said Chief Maniet.

When Park recruited Rivard back in 1985, no one could even imagine that he would be such an integral part of the Howe Fire Department and the history of the City of Howe.

City Council meets On Tuesday, the Howe City Council approved Ordinance 787 amending Ordinance No. 711, revising Section 826 specific pollutant limitations. It repeals any ordinance conflict. The penalty shall not exceed $2,000 for violation of the ordinance.

The council also approved Resolution No. 2022-0001 which authorized continuing participation with the steering committee of cities served by Oncor.

The resolution authorized the city to pay $0.10 per capita to the steering committee to fund regulatory and legal proceedings and activities related to Oncor Electric Delivery Company, LLC. Howe Police Chief Carl Hudman reported for the month of January that the Howe Police Department answered 211 calls of service, generated 19 reports, had three felony arrests, three misdemeanor arrests, wrote 108 citations, and responded to five motor vehicle accidents.

The department has one opening for an officer with one in training.

City Secretary Kerri Pruitt said there were 1,237 utility bills sent out in the amount of $186,884. One new housing was pulled in

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the month of January. The court saw a revenue of $16,880.

Monte Walker, director of economic development told the council that the sales tax figures for February were a record $56,677 topping Oct. 2020. He said he has met with a number of retail developers looking to develop the Howe market especially on US Highway 75. He said since the Texas Instruments announcement, the interest in commercial and residential has peaked. Walker said that a grocer remains the city’s number one target and they remain steadfast during this opportunity.

Fire Chief Robert Maniet said the fire department responded to 54 calls, of which 85 percent were medical. They had one structure fire and two motor vehicle accidents. He reminded those that grass fire season is upon us as they worked two the day of the meeting. He said the renovations at the fire departments are nearly complete.

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Grisham awarded “Best Lifter” at Howe Powerlifting Meet The Howe Athletic Booster Club hosted a powerlifting meet at Howe High School on Saturday. There were 58 lifters in the boys class of which six were from Howe. Senior Will Fleming finished second in the Super Heavy Weight division with a total lift of 1,265 pounds (550 squat, 275 bench, 440 deadlift). Sophomore Mahlon Walker placed fifth in his class with 935 total pounds (355 squat, 235 bench, 345 deadlift). The remaining Howe boys lifters bombed out. Those participating were Roman Garbrandt, Zachary Reese, Charles Vera, and Michael Weimer.

On the girls side, sophomore Jaycie Grisham took Best Lifter in Light Platform. Her squat of 345 would be the regional record if she’s able to do that at regionals. She added 185 pounds on bench and 270 pounds on deadlift.

The Howe girls took second in the meet with first place finishes from Jaylynn Huff, and Grisham. Jenna Clark took second while third place finishers were Catelyn Armstrong and Victoria Martinez. Kimberly Gonzalez and Kayley Laubhan finished fifth.

Laila Terry did not lift due to injury.

The Howe Athletic Booster Club (HABC) profited approximately $3,900 after all expenses. Special

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Jaycie Grisham received “Best Lifter Light Platform” at Saturday’s meet in Howe. She came into the meet ranked first in the region in her weight class. thanks go to David and Cassandra Taylor, Rodney and Jodi Hough, Mike and Catrina Portman, Brian and Monica Little, Mary Beth Lopez, Michelle Walker, and others who helped with organizing the booster club’s responsibility for the event.

HABC would like to thank Howe Athletic Director Lance Bryan and Powerlifting Coach Billy McCormack for their hard work on making the event successful.

Lady Bulldogs begin softball season

Ryleigh Craven delivers one of the first pitches of the season for the Lady Bulldogs. Phot by Michelle Carney.

The Howe Lady Bulldogs (0-3) have had a rough go early in the season as they have dropped their first three contests. Howe was defeated by Tom Bean 14-1 on opening night. Three of Howe’s four hits were extra bases as Jocee McCullar and Jordan Brunner tripled and Kaitlyn Fuhr added a double. Emery Snapp singled. Ryleigh Craven pitched all five innings.

inning run-rule. Howe’s only hit came from Barrett. Railyn Murphy and Micaiah Franklin combined in the circle.

Decatur then defeated Howe 18-1 as Craven again went the distance in the circle as Howe was run-ruled in two innings. McCullar scored Howe’s only run as Snapp had the Lady Bulldogs’ only hit.

The Lady Bulldogs then took on Frisco Memorial and lost 10-0 in a 2.1

Photo by Michelle Carney.

Freedom Rock to be installed in Howe

Keep Howe Beautiful will be holding a fundraising auction in a few months to raise money for a “Freedom Rock” similar to the one above to be displayed at Memorial Park in Howe. The rock will be hand painted by artist, Ray "Bubba" Sorensen II of Iowa. Sorenson has been creating Freedom Rocks since 1999. The Howe rock will be the only one in Grayson County.

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Howe Middle School Students of the Month

Sixth Grade— Kyliee Simms, and Caden Crosson.

Seventh Grade—Giselle Alejos-Cacho, and Logan Nitchman.

Eighth Grade—Sarah Mae Whitt, and Xavier Foust.

Holly Jones is Summit Hill Elementary Employee of the Month

Haley Nichols is Middle School Employee of the Month

Howe Chamber release sponsor information for 36th Annual Founders Day Festival, sets event schedule for 2022 The Howe Area Chamber of Commerce board members met twice recently—once to determine the event schedule for 2022 and once to hone in on the Founders Day Festival.

The chamber board has decided to go large with the Howe Founders Day Festival which means more activities and more exposure. It also comes with a higher vendor fee which signups will begin shortly.

will feature Howe Mayor Bill French to give updates on developments.

The chamber intends to promote the event on local television and radio which will require a more extensive budget. Therefore, they are seeking a title sponsor for the event as well as event sponsors—all of which would be listed in the advertising.

The Howe Hall of Honor will take place at Summit Gardens on Friday, May 13 at 6:30 pm which kicks of the Founders Day Festival the following day, Saturday, May 14 from 2 pm—8 pm.

Don’s Smokehouse will sponsor a hot dog eating contest which will be one of several new items for the annual event.

An old item will return as the Classic Car Show is historically sponsored by the Howe Fire Department. If they choose not to sponsor the event, the chamber will operate going forward.

Early sponsors of the event are Guns N More, Don’s Smokehouse, the Howe Enterprise, Chill Out, and Bryan and Karyn Brooks.

The event schedule will begin with a ribbon-cutting at Legend Bank in Whitewright on March 10 at noon.

The chamber will host a luncheon on March 17 at Summit Gardens which

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My name is Holly Jones and I am a Nurse at Howe. This is my seventh year as school nurse. I love taking care of and getting to know all of the students. My favorite part is seeing them all grow, learn, and become BIG kids!

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During the summer at a date to be determined, the chamber will host a nighttime concert at North Field at Bicentennial Park.

The annual Blue Bell Ice Cream Social will once again be hosted by Cavender Home Theater and is scheduled for Thursday, August 4.

The Downtown Howe-lloween Festival will be on Saturday, October 29 while the annual Christmas Parade will continue to take place on the second Saturday, Dec. 10. The parade has historically been at 4:30 following Anna and Van Alstyne. However, Van Alstyne will be changing to 6:30 pm which means Howe’s will most likely switch to the 2 pm slot. But that has not been officially determined.

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INSURANCE Ed Meacham, State Farm 2624 Loy Lake Rd., Suite B Sherman TX 75090 https://www.statefarm.com/ agent/US/TX/Sherman/EdMeacham-3TGY5753JAK 903-892-3923 ed@mredinsurance.com Kathy McGarry, Mayo Agency 215 S Ray Roberts Pkwy, P.O. Box 519 Tioga TX 76271 940-437-2378 kathy.mayoagency@gmail.com

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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 The Llama Realty Group Dana Thornhill 204 Tate Circle Sherman, TX 75090 903-821-6890 llamarealtygroup@gmail.com RESTAURANTS El Patio Escondido Mexican Restaurant & Cantina 495 W. Van Alstyne Pkwy, P.O. Box 637 Van Alstyne TX 75495 elpatioescondido.com 903-482-5538 williampacheco519@yahoo.com Palio’s Pizza Cafe 303 W. Haning St. Howe TX 75459 https://www.palioshowe.com/ 903-532-0390 paliospizza@att.net ROOFING

United Way of Grayson County 713 E. Brockett P.O. Box 1112 Sherman, Texas 75091 903.893.1920 PHOTOGRAPHY Illuminated by Lanay Lanay Rentrom 972-215-9886 lanay@illuminatedbylanay.com PLUMBING Brother Plumber 708 Maple St. Howe, TX 75459 469-968-4487 trent@brotherplumber.com http://Brotherplumber.com/ 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 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 WELDING Robertson Welding Service 1716 Baker Rd. C Sherman, TX 75090 903-328-6588 carobertson1975@yahoo.com

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 pre-recorded message describing the situations to a live person or an answering machine in the affected area possibly including instructions requiring action on the part of the recipient.

Once the situation is remedied, another call will be placed to the area signaling that the issue has been addressed and that normal activities can be resumed.

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

2021-22 Local taxation State Sales Tax General Revenue Sales Tax Ad valorem reduction Sales Tax Economic Development (Type B) Sales Tax Total City of Howe Tax Rate Howe I.S.D Tax Rate Grayson County Tax Rate Grayson College Tax Rate Total (per $100 valuation) City of Howe Budget

6.25 % 1.00 % 0.50 % 0.50 % 8.25 % $0.55 $1.33 $0.34 $0.17 $2.39 $4,038,045

Cityofhowe.org City Hall 116 E. Haning St., 903-532-5571 Mayor: Bill French City Administrator: Jeff Stanley City Secretary: Joy Stevens Assistant City Secretary: Kerri Cheatham Utility Billing and Municipal Court 116 E. Haning St. 903-532-5571 Utility Clerk: Beccy Roberts Court Clerk: Gina Jones (After hours night drop available)

2021-22 City of Howe Water, Sewer, Refuse collection rates - one bill WATER RATES Base (Minimum) Rate: $28.51 (uniform rate) Volume (Gallons): 1,000 Volume Charge: $7.82 p/ 1,000 gal. for 1,001-4,000 gallons $8.77 p/ 1,000 gal. for 4,001-20,000 gallons $9.76 p/ 1,000 gal. for 20,001-45,000 gallons $10.40 p/ 1,000 gal. for all consumption over 45,000 gallons

Howe Fire Department 118 E. Haning 903-532-6888 (nonemergency) Fire Chief: Robert Maniet

CONNECTION, WATER TAP & METER INSTALLATION FEES Deposit: $150.00 Service Charge: $10.00 Connection: $20.00 Reconnect: $50.00 Tap Fees: (3/4” – 1”) = $900.00 (2” – 6”) = $1,500.00 Impact Fee: N/A New Meter Installations: 3/4” = $2,060.00 (Tap Fee, Meter Installation, Deposit) 1” = $2,110.00 (Tap Fee, Meter Installation, Deposit) 2” = $4,475.00 (Tap Fee, Meter Installation, Deposit) 4” = $4,550.00 (Tap Fee, Meter Installation, Deposit) 6” = $6,110.00 (Tap Fee, Meter Installation, Deposit) Hydrant Meter Deposit: $2,000.00

Howe Police Department 700 W. Haning St. 903-532-9971 (non-emergency) Dispatch 903813-4411 Police Chief: Carl Hudman Police Sergeant: Keith Milks

SEWER RATES & TAP FEES Base (Minimum) Rate: $35.28 (uniform rate) Volume (Gallons): 1,000 Volume Charge: $5.51 p/ 1,000 gallons Tap Fee: $900.00 Impact Fee: N/A

Public Works 317 S. Hughes St. Public Works Director: Mickey Phillips Code Enforcement 317 S. Hughes St. Code Enforcement Officer: Benjamin Fuhr

Economic Development 100 E. O’Connell 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

OUTSIDE OF CITY LIMITS WATER RATES Base (Minimum) Rate: $42.76 (uniform rate) Volume (Gallons): 1,000 Volume Charge: $11.74 p/ 1,000 gal. for next 4,000 gallons $13.16 p/ 1,000 gal. for next 20,000 gallons $14.65 p/ 1,000 gal. for next 20,000 gallons $15.59 p/ 1,000 gal. for all over 45,000 gallons CONNECTION, WATER TAP & METER INSTALLATION FEES **SAME AS INSIDE CITY LIMITS** SEWER RATES N/A

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Texas History Minute As of this writing, Ukraine and Russia appear on the brink of war. The deployment of thousands of Russian troops along Ken Bridges the border of Ukraine has become the most serious crisis facing Europe since the end of the Cold War. If a war were to occur, it could have consequences that affect the United States. This is not the first potential clash in the region. Russia and Ukraine have a joint history dating back centuries.

Ukraine began as a small nation centered around its capital at Kiev (or Kyiv), founded around 482. It expanded toward the Black Sea, which brought it into contact with the Byzantine Empire, a remnant of the Roman Empire centered in Greece, which allowed Christianity to spread to Ukraine.

What became known as the Kievan Rus by the Middle Ages spread northward to what is now Belarus, Moscow, and St. Petersburg. This new, expanded country came to be called Ruthenia, but it withered away over the centuries. The dukes and warlords who seized control of Moscow in the 1300s formed the core of what became Russia and began expanding southward, claiming they were the rightful rulers of Ukraine.

Continuing invasions by the Mongols from the East disrupted both Russia and Ukraine; and Kiev even fell under Mongol control for a brief time. By the 1400s, western Ukraine fell under control of Poland, then the most powerful country in East Europe. By 1569, Poland had completed its conquest of Ukraine. Russia, however, was growing in strength and set its sights again on Ukraine. After years of warfare, by 1654, Russia had established a protectorate over Ukraine and began directly annexing eastern Ukraine by 1689.

Under Russia’s Catherine the Great, she took control of western Ukraine and the Crimean Peninsula in the late 1700s, giving a small portion of western Ukraine to the Austrian Empire as a goodwill gesture. Ukraine would remain under Russian control until World War I though the two by now had separate languages and cultures.

World War I shattered Central and Eastern Europe. Ukraine itself was deeply divided, with Ukrainians fighting in both the Russian army and the Austro-Hungarian army. Thousands of people died, and innumerable villages were destroyed. Eventually, Germany invaded, taking large parts of Ukrainian territory. In the chaos, Ukrainians began scrambling for their independence from Russia, Germany, and Austria. With these larger empires disintegrating under the pressures of the war, Ukraine saw its chance and began its war of independence in 1917. Its independence was recognized by Germany in 1918 and the

Treaty of Versailles in 1919. But the rise of the communists in neighboring Russia put Ukraine in new peril.

In 1919, Ukraine suddenly found itself overwhelmed. Competing factions fought for control of Ukraine, leading to the collapse of the government. The Russian communists pushed deep into Ukraine, and Kiev itself changed hands five times in the span of a year.

The Russians installed Ukrainian communist insurgents as a new competing government in Ukraine, draining the new country’s strength even further. In 1920, Ukraine allied with Poland, itself newly freed from Russian control, and the two struck back against the communists. The effort soon faltered into a stalemate, leaving Ukraine in a state of near-anarchy. By 1921, the fighting was over, and the Russian communists swept in, took control, and annexed Ukraine into the new Soviet Union.

But Russia wasn’t finished with Ukraine. When Joseph Stalin took control of the Soviet Union in 1924, he was determined to dismantle the free farms in Ukraine and Russia and turn them all into communistcontrolled collectives. The farmers were forcibly moved and production plummeted.

In 1932 and 1933 as a result of this agricultural disaster, a massive famine hit Ukraine; and Russia moved to make it even worse. Communist authorities forced Ukraine to continue to export its grains in spite of massive food shortages, effectively stealing what little food Ukrainians had. The amount of grains exported in 1932 would have fed 5 million people by one estimate. Food rations were cut.

Any resistance by farmers was met by immediate execution. Reports of cannibalism emerged. Ukraine has since accused Russia of committing genocide. This man-made famine resulted in 5-7 million dead and is remembered as the Holodomor in Ukraine today.

The memories of the famine were still fresh when Nazi Germany attacked in 1941. Ukraine was caught between the brutality of Stalin and the brutality of the Nazis. Hating Stalin more, many Ukrainians fought on the German side in World War II. Ukraine was reabsorbed into the Soviet Union as Russian forces overran the Germans.

Ukraine most recently gained its independence in 1991 after the collapse of the Soviet Union. However, it has been an uneasy independence, with Russia attempting to subvert Ukrainian independence and stability, taking control of Crimea in 2014, and inciting civil war in the Russiandominated east. For Ukraine, it is part of an old playbook. But even in the most desperate of times, peace is always an alternative.

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Living with children Q: Our 11month-old son has started crying at just about anything he doesn’t understand. In our playgroup, if another John Rosemond child or an adult so much as looks at him the “wrong” way, he melts down. Otherwise, he’s content and keeps himself occupied for fairly long periods of time. I worry that he’s becoming overly dependent on me. My husband is afraid he’s going to be a “crybaby” when he goes to school. I know we’re projecting ahead a few years, but we’re new at this. Is this normal? How should I/we react?

A: Yes, this is perfectly “normal” in the sense that whereas not all children this age are sensitive to unexpected sounds, looks from other people, and so on, some are and—I want you to pay close attention to the next six words: IT IS OF NO PSYCHOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE! Your son’s crying is probably a form of the “startle reflex,” which is stronger in some children than others. Several generations ago, before moms began attributing apocalyptic psychological meaning to anything unusual about their kids, the pre-modern parent would have described such a child as “touchy.”

Right now, the problem is exacerbated by the fact that you can’t explain to your little neurotic (that was a joke) the “why?” of these events. When something startles the little crybaby (another joke), all you can do is what you are undoubtedly doing: pick him up and talk gently to him, telling him that everything is all right.

All kidding aside, you’re doing nothing wrong, believe me, but like many a modern mom, you have fallen victim to the notion that any out-of-theordinary behavior on the part of a child

is the result of some psychological warpage brought on by YOU. Today’s mom seem preternaturally adept at conjuring up guilt.

Are you over-protecting by being at home with him? No. The proof? He plays independently for significant lengths of time, which is one reason he doesn’t need to be in a playgroup. He just needs to be at home with you, playing imaginatively on his own. That was, after all, the normal state of affairs for children up until recently. I’m just sayin’. It may be that he’s a bit overwhelmed by all the stuff his mom feels she has to do to grow him into an adult who has no faults. That was not a joke.

The notion that a child needs a playgroup at 11 months is a symptom of what I term “mother correctness.” You see other mothers doing it en masse; therefore, you think it must be the right thing to do. Furthermore, you think if you don’t do it, the other moms will think something is wrong with you (which, unfortunately, may well be true).

You’re falling into a pattern that’s easier to break now than it will be even one year from now. If you’re going to be a truly liberated mommy who can think outside the box, you need to stop letting pseudo-psychological demons crawl around in your skull.

By the way, tell your husband paranormal geneticists recently determined that the “crybaby gene” is always inherited from the father.

Family psychologist John Rosemond: johnrosemond.com, parentguru. 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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Are you satisfied with the amount of God you have?

Anyone that has ever risen from the couch and declared their intentions to work for the kingdom of God has felt the resistance of our negative human Dr. Billy Holland nature. Whenever God’s children feel a passion to demonstrate their convictions, it would be a good idea to be prepared for resistance and even persecution.

It’s not only our intimidation about what others might think about us, but it’s also the challenge of imposing discipline over our own will. It’s true, we will face adversity, and it’s disheartening to realize that most people are not interested in our vision, which is why we must stay focused and remember our accountability is to God. An important aspect of spiritual warfare is between what He wants and how determined we are to do it.

It’s less painful to live according to our perceptions than to accomplish what the Lord has planned for us. Our human nature is clever and feels perfectly satisfied living in the apathy of denial. With the natural ability to have selective hearing and seeing, a person can go through their entire life living however they want instead of allowing God to open their spiritual eyes.

There is an old saying, “As we discover what God wants us to be, we are then faced with deciding just how much we will do.” When we are convicted to take the bull by the horns so to speak, we are setting ourselves up to be tested within the deepest recesses of our being. Everyone wants to be loved and appreciated because feeling good about ourselves is a huge part of our psychological and emotional stability. However, when we place too much emphasis on our emotional feelings and not enough on being obedient to God, we are already deceived and defeated by compromise.

We are emotional beings but we cannot afford to be controlled by them and one of the most difficult challenges is to develop our spiritual discernment to the point where we know the difference between God’s voice from everyone else’s including our own.

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Holy Spirit beckoning you to say or do something for God, immediately other influences and persuasions trying to talk us out of it? There are powerful forces at work attacking our thinking to manipulate, distort and control our attitudes, emotions, and our relationship with Jesus. Fear is trying to hinder our faith, but we need to realize that we have the choice to allow it to dominate us or we can resist it. Our trust in God includes allowing Him to rule and reign within our mind which is a key component to Him being our Lord. He desires to possess us, but without us willingly surrendering our will to Him, we will not reach our intended spiritual destiny. This is why we should study God’s Word every day and constantly ask the Lord to give us more sensitivity, wisdom, and courage to execute self-discipline. Our destiny was given for us to fulfill, but if we are not interested, He is not going to do it for us.

Most people want just enough of God to save them but not to the point where it would require them to be uncomfortable or live according to a strict standard. It’s much easier to wade in the baby pool that’s only up to our ankles instead of jumping in over our head with total dedication and commitment to His commands. Until we step out of our default existence and into His divine reality, we will never comprehend the deliberate pursuit of living on purpose. We are first in line for His help and blessings but hardly excited about words like sacrifice, perseverance, and accountability. So, just how much of God are you seeking and how important is it to obey Him? I’m reminded how the discipline of participating in sports is similar to the dedication and determination needed to be an overcoming Christian. Champions work hard and have an intense vision of who and what they want to achieve which is another reason why most people are spectators instead of participators. A truth seeker is listening, learning, and focused on God’s voice and is willing to do whatever it takes to accomplish the vision they have been given. Are you satisfied with the amount of God that you have? You see, the only obstacle preventing us from being saturated with God’s presence is our resistance to surrender our life completely to 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 903-5325504 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 Stephen 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 Summit View Church 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

1 Chronicles 16:11 Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always.

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Former chief of staff to Department of Defense says NSA likely involved in espionage into Trump White House EDITOR’S NOTE—This section is reserved as an editorial and may not necessarily reflect the policy of this publication.

Donald Trump met with Wayne Root last week, giving him an interview At 6:10 a.m., Root began discussing his idea for Trump to assume the role of speaker in the House of Representatives after the 2022 election.

Trump responded: "Well, I think a lot of things are happening, and a lot of very positive things are happening, you know, when you look to the future... it was your idea... This is the first time I've heard this from you. I don't know, it's definitely happening, and to be honest, I hope we don't need it, because that's what's going to happen... the plan that we are implementing now will make people very, very happy, we will announce it a little later, and this is really what needs to happen. We're going to do it, you know, we're going to make America great again."

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***** MSNBC reporter admits that many Democratic voters do not want life to return to normal. ***** The family of Gilane Maxwell "fears for her safety" after Epstein's pimp Jean-Luc Brunel was found dead in prison after a mysterious "suicide". At the time of Brunel's death, the security cameras in the prison mysteriously stopped working. ***** Durham

Kash Patel, former Chief of Staff to President Donald J. Trump’s Department of Defense (DOD) was interviewed on the Charlie Kirk Show last week and gave an alarming suggestions that he believes the National Security Agency (NSA) likely was likely involved in the recently uncovered spying on the Trump campaign and then administration.

Special Counsel John Durham’s report last week gave an account that the Hillary Clinton 2016 Presidential Campaign initiated the “Russian Collusion” narrative and paid a tech company to tap servers at the White House as well as Trump private locations.

“Since I haven’t been around the intelligence, they can’t accuse me of disclosing classified intelligence,” said Patel.

“In the Durham pleading, he wrote that there was a sensitive arrangement that allowed those tech guys that the Democrats,

and Hillary Clinton, and Jake Sullivan hired to gain access to the White House. The only way that happens, in my estimation, is that you have an arrangement with the NSA.” Patel said there is no other arrangement to gain access to the most secure servers on planet Earth without talking to the NSA. He suggested that the tech firm was hired as contractors by the NSA. “There’s no other way in,” said Patel. “In my estimation, the NSA and the intelligence community worked with the Hillary Clinton campaign to unveil a sitting President of the United States. And not just him, but his entire compound.”

Patel said that Hillary Clinton’s campaign lead lawyer Michael Sussman, who was indicted

by Durham earlier, peddled the Alpha Bank server situation from the campaign into the White House.

Biden appoints gender-fluid drag queen 'pup' fetishist for highlevel role at Energy Department

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nology, according to LinkedIn.

President Joe Biden appointed a gender-fluid LGBT+ activist who plays the role of a drag queen and "pup" fetishist to serve as the deputy assistant secretary of spent fuel and waste disposition in the Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy.

The Biden appointee worked at the LGBT advocacy organization The Trevor Project for four years until fall 2021.

Deep Isolation, a nuclear waste disposal agency, confirmed to Just the News that Brinton works there as the Director of Global Political Strategy.

Sam Brinton has a dual degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Tech-

Brinton expressed excitement online over the ap-

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From the 45th President of the United States So, Crooked Hillary Clinton, one of the most corrupt politicians ever to run for President, can break into the White House, my apartment, buildings I own, and my campaign—in other words, she can spy on a Presidential candidate and ultimately the President of the United States—and the now totally discredited Fake News Media does everything they can not to talk about it. On the other hand, failed Gubernatorial candidate, Letitia James, can run for the office of AG on saying absolutely horrendous and false things about Donald Trump, a man she doesn’t know and has never met, go on to get elected, and then selectively prosecute him and his family. After viewing millions of pages of documents over many years, they come up with a “Fringe Benefits” case on a car, an apartment, and on grandchildren’s education. She is doing everything within their corrupt discretion to interfere with my business relationships, and with the political process.

With the rest of the case, even Cy Vance, who just left the DA’s office without prosecuting anything additional, because there isn’t anything additional to prosecute—THERE IS NO CASE! The targeting of a President of the United States, who got more votes while in office than any President in History, by far, and is a person that the Radical Left Democrats don’t want to run again, represents an unconstitutional attack on our Country— and the people will not allow this travesty of justice to happen. It is a continuation of the greatest Witch Hunt in history— and remember, I can’t get a fair hearing in New York because of the hatred of me by Judges and the judiciary. It is not possible!

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World awakening and silent war Austria will lift almost all restrictions on Covid by March 5, announced the Minister of Health and Social Affairs Mueckstein. In addition, a decision on mandatory vaccination is expected by March 15, which may lead to a "temporary suspension" of the procedure. ***** The Scottish Department of Public Health will stop publishing data on deaths and hospitalizations from Covid-19, depending on the status of vaccination, because there is "significant concern that this data may be intentionally misused by supporters of the antivaccination campaign." ***** The FBI will form a national cryptocurrency unit that will deal with the confiscation of virtual assets such as Bitcoin and blockchain analysis, the US Department of Justice announced. ***** Participants of the "Freedom Convoy" in Ottawa receive notifications from the police about the need to leave the city. ***** Bill Gates met with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan to discuss polio eradication measures. ***** The delivery of BioNTech and Pfizer vaccines to combat the Omicron Covid-19 variety has been postponed for several weeks due to a slower than expected data collection process, Chief executive Officer of BioNTech Ugur Sahin told the German newspaper Bild. ***** The family of cameraman Galina Hutchins, who was fatally wounded by Alec Baldwin on the set of the film "Rust", sued the actor and the producers of the film. ***** The judge rejected the mandate of the mayor of Boston for vaccination.

The appeals court sided with the city's unions, issuing an injunction against the vaccination mandate of Boston Mayor Michelle Wu. ***** Jeff Zucker's mistress

Allison Gollast is leaving CNN after an investigation revealed "problems related" to the Cuomo brothers. ***** California may abandon masks for schools in two weeks. ***** The GiveSendGo website is back online after being illegally hacked by leftists, publishes a statement saying: "We're in a battle!" ***** A group of 16 US state governors and the premiers of two Canadian provinces on Wednesday called on the leaders of both countries to cancel the requirement of crossborder vaccination, which caused protests. ***** Inflation in Canada has reached a 30-year high of 5.1 percent, far exceeding economists' forecasts. ***** The president of Levi's, Jennifer Say, announced that she was forced to leave her post because of her views on Covid-19.

This is against covid restrictions and compulsory vaccination. When she was dismissed, she refused severance pay, which gives her the right to talk about the internal affairs of the company. ***** The Biden team is reportedly working on a billion-dollar deal in Ukraine.

The United States is considering the possibility of providing Ukraine with guarantees on sovereign loans worth up to $ 1 billion to help the country's economy. ***** The scandal-ridden CNN has set the worst ratings in the last seven years. ***** The Luhansk People's Militia reports that the situation in the Donbas has worsened due to Kiev's attempts to escalate the conflict. ***** The Pentagon has confirmed that American troops are being transferred from Germany to Bulgaria for joint military exercises ***** "Our information clearly (Continued on page 18)

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Drag queen energy pointment, which was announced by Politico last month.

"I'll do all I can to bring innovative thought into this government role," he posted on LinkedIn. "I'll even be (to my knowledge) the first gender fluid person in federal government leadership. But most importantly, I am going to be responsible for finding solutions to a problem I have dedicated my life to that has been stymied for decades."

"Sam has worn his stilettos to Congress to advise legislators about nuclear policy and to the White House where he advised President Obama and Michelle Obama on LGBT issues," the biography says.

As "Sister Ray Dee O'Active," Brinton is an active member of the Washington, D.C., drag queen society "Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence."

At the Sisters' "Lavender Mass 2021," Brinton spoke about "Daddy Fauci" before performing a song. Fauci has been criticized by the LGBT+ community for his slow response to the AIDS epidemic.

"Sister Ray Dee O'Active" bragged about being "slutty" in an interview with MetroWeekly in 2015.

"I am the slutty one," Brinton said. "And the nerdy one."

The "Sisters" group, which parodies the Catholic Church, "is in complete alignment with my passion for removing the guilt people feel every day (unjustly placed on them, let your freak flag fly!) and the joy the Sisters bring is so, so, so beautiful," Brinton said.

The National Pulse identified a "pup" handler named "Sam" featured in a 2016 MetroWeekly interview as Brinton.

"Pup play" is a form of sexual gratification that involves one person who dresses up like a dog and another who pretends to be the dog's owner.

"Pup and I have what I feel is one of the most ideally perfect connections between our personal and kink life," Sam told MetroWeekly. "Both of us have other partners, so we come into this space, and then we come out of it, knowing the boundaries of where your kink and non-kink relationships begin and end."

He went into the details of his fetish with the outlet.

"I actually have trouble when we transition from pup play to having sex," Sam said. "Like, 'No, I can't have you whimper like that when we're having sex,' because I don't want to mix that world.

It's interesting, because he doesn't have to come out of pup mode to have me f*** him. I personal-

World ly have to bring him out of pup perception for me.

But then I'm still treating him as a submissive to me."

Brinton also lectured at the University of Wisconsin for a "Physics of Kink" event in 2018. The lecture was promoted as featuring "live demos on the tension forces of bondage, thermodynamics of wax play, physics of impact, and circuits of electro play!"

The Department of Energy appointee has spoken against gay conversion therapy and described himself in 2017 as "the son of Southern Baptist missionaries and a survivor of a traumatic and torturous conversion therapy experience." He explained his fight against conversion therapy in a NowThis interview.

The Office of Spent Fuel and Waste Disposition focuses on the research and development "related to long-term disposition of spent nuclear fuel ... and high-level radioactive waste," according to the Office of Nuclear Energy's website.

Brinton will be the agency's second-incommand.

Deep Isolation told Just the News it would not comment on Brinton's personal life. The Department of Energy did not respond to comment by the time of publication.

Trump lobbies for Wyoming bill to keep Democrats, independents from voting for Cheney in primary

By Sophie Mann, Just The News Former President Trump and those close to him have been attempting to persuade lawmakers in Wyoming to change the state's election laws as part of his ongoing effort to unseat GOP Rep. Liz Cheney.

This week, Trump publicly endorsed legislation that would prevent Democrats, Republicans and independents from switching party affiliations on the day of the state's primary to vote for a candidate in a different party.

State Sen. Bo Biteman introduced the legislation as part of an effort to prevent non-Republicans from voting for Cheney on primary election day, which this year is August 16.

Politico reports that Trump and the Club for Growth's David McIntosh have lobbied GOP Gov. Mark Gordon to encourage him to support the bill.

"It makes total sense that only Democrats vote in the Democrat primary and only Republicans vote in the Republican

primary," the former president said about the legislation.

Trump and other Republicans are openly at odds with Cheney for voting to impeach Trump over the Jan. 6 riot.

Trump has backed a primary challenger to Cheney, Harriet Hageman, whom House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Thursday endorsed.

Trump is also expected to travel to Wyoming to hold a rally in the spring after vowing to target Cheney relentlessly as he departed office last year.

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Federal appeals court rules United Airlines vaccine mandate harms workers’ religious rights

By John Solomon, JustTheNews Afederal appeals court has ruled that United Airlines’ vaccine mandate wrongly coerced employees to get the shot over their religious beliefs, and pilots and flight attendants may be entitled to a preliminary injunction protecting them from the mandate.

“Plaintiffs are being subjected to ongoing coercion based on their religious beliefs. That coercion is harmful in and of itself and cannot be remedied after the fact,” a three-judge panel of the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in 2-1 decision this week.

“We REVERSE the district court’s conclusion that plaintiffs have not demonstrated irreparable injury absent an injunction, and we REMAND for consideration of the remaining preliminary injunction factor,” the court said.

The airline’s mandate permits religious exempTrump's Truth Social app will be released on Monday in the Apple App Store, according to the company's chief executive.

In a series of messages, the verified account of the network's Chief Product Officer (Billy B) answered questions about the app from people invited to use it during the testing phase. One of the users asked when the app, which was available this week for beta testers, will be released to the public?

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tion applications but some employees who get them are still forced to stop working and forego pay and benefits in what amounts to an unpaid leave scenario.

Some employees sued to challenge the mandate, but a federal judge in Texas refused to grant them a preliminary injunction.

The appeals court decision sends the case back to the trial judge to reconsider the injunction, saying the airlines implementation of its mandate left employees with religious objections in an untenable position.

“United has presented plaintiffs with two options: violate their religious convictions or lose all pay and benefits indefinitely. That is an impossible choice for plaintiffs who want to remain faithful but must put food on the table,” the appeals court concluded. “In other words, United is actively coercing employees to abandon their convictions.”

Buckingham Palace said that Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain has been diagnosed with coronavirus. According to the official version, she became ill after she met Prince Charles, who was also diagnosed with Covid-19.

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