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HoweISDtransitions backtoapplication requirementforfree andreduced-price schoolmeals We have been told that the annual Fall Festival will be held on Oct. 15 at Charles R. Thompson Gymnasium parking lot at the Howe Middle School. Mark the date. ***** The American system— buy something we don’t need with money we don’t have to make a profit we can’t understand, to keep pace with something we can’t catch. ***** Everyone is searching for the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, but when you find it, it will probably have a for sale sign,

by JP Morgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Wells Fargo, Bank of America… ***** Sherman Democrat, July 2, 1915—FOR SALE — Howe Theater, doing good business, only show in town, Reason for selling, other business demands attention.

Would trade for good car.

Howe Theater, Howe, Texas. ***** Gas prices have come down a little. Lots of folks were exited to see $3.99 gas in town. Just think, we have been conditioned in only a few months to think that $4 gas in cheap. ***** #casheveryday is a hot hashtag these days. It’s the brainchild of Catherine Fitts who runs the Solari Report.

She says, “money makes the world go around, but today’s battle of digital currencies, inflation, and paper currency has humanity at a tipping point between freedom and fascism.”

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.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress authorized spending that allowed schools to serve free meals for all students. Those funds are not authorized to continue for the 2022-2023 school year. As a result, Howe ISD must return to charging for school meals and offering free and reduced-price meals based on student eligibility. Families are encouraged to complete the online Application for Free and Reduced-Price School Meals, available at www.howeisd.net.

Howe Church of Christ has new minister It’s been 24 years since the Howe Church of Christ introduced a new minister to the congregation when Toby Soechting began that role.

About three months ago, Aaron Alsbrook began his service as the new minister, but has been known the congregation since 1999. Upon moving to Howe on Mardell Lane in 1998, he was quickly introduced to neighbors Jimmy and

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The application will determine a child’s eligibility for free and reducedprice meals and may assist in the determination of eligibility for other state or federal benefits.

Only one application needs to be completed per household. Schools

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Booster Club Program, pg. 2 Sales Tax Report, pg. 3 Wedding Shower, pg. 5 Substitute Training, pg. 5 Rainwater Harvesting, pg. 6 Obituaries, pg. 6 12U Baseball, pg. 7 Hot Jobs, pg. 7 History/Parenting, pg. 11 Christian, pg. 12 Patriot Pony, pg. 13-14 Past front pages, pg. 15-22

Picking in the Park to benefit youth sports

Aaron Alsbrook, Minister of Howe Church of Christ, with his daughter Lauren (left), wife Dana (middle), and son Samuel (right). Courtesy photo.

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Mark the date of July 30 at 7 pm at the Howe Youth Softball Park for a concert featuring Cye Carter which will benefit Howe Youth Volleyball and Football. There’s a $5 gate fee and concession stand will be open as well as Chill Out Shaved Ice.

Howe’s Haley awardedAll-Texomaland for the fourth time by the Herald Democrat, honored for third different sport

Austin Haley, an entering senior at Howe High School, was recently awarded his fourth AllTexomaland Award from the Herald Democrat. It was the third different sport that the 17-year-old has been recognized for.

Haley was named the starting quarterback for

Howe in 2019 even before stepping foot into Howe High School as a freshman and before having one class. He rewarded his coach’s tough decision by being named All-Texomaland for that season and also again his sophomore season. He eventually became How-

e’s all-time leading passer in yards with 4,005 entering his senior year.

Haley played a couple of junior varsity basketball games as a freshman before being called up to the varsity where he’s helped the program

transform from bottom dweller to the playoffs.

This past season Howe won a playoff game for the first time since 2006 and would lose to eventual state champion Dallas Madison. Haley was named All-Texomaland his sophomore season as a point guard and shut

down defender.

In baseball, Haley’s favorite sport, he played a couple of junior varsity games as a freshman but was quickly called up and the result has been some of the most incredible set of career numbers

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will notify the household of the child’s eligibility. The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) administers school nutrition programs in Texas and offers an eligibility calculator at www.SquareMeals.org/ ProgramEligibility.

Decisions regarding payment for school meals are made at the nationalgovernment level, not by the school nutrition team or TDA. The dedicated staff at Howe ISD is looking forward to serving healthy, balanced meals to students in the new school year. These meals, whether paid, free, or reducedprice, offer a good source of nutrition for children.

Applications may be submitted anytime during the school year. The infor-

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July 11, 2022 mation households provide on the application will be used for the purpose of determining eligibility. Applications may also be verified by the school officials at any time during the school year.

If a household member becomes unemployed or if the household size increases, the household should contact the school. Such changes may make the children of the household eligible for benefits if the household’s income falls at or below the attached current income eligibility guidelines. If you have any questions about the Child Nutrition Program contact Brett Williams, Director of Operations 903-745 -4030.

In the operation of child feeding programs, no child will be discriminated against because of race, sex, color, national origin, age, or disability. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

HoweAthletic Booster Club releases cover of Black & White 2022 Gameday, seek sponsors The Howe Athletic Booster Club’s biggest fund raiser of the year has officially begun. They are now opening up sponsor opportunities for their annual football program. Last year’s edition was 92 pages and is filled with not only rosters and schedules, but is filled with stories, stats, and photos of all fall sports teams.

Businesses that want to place an ad in the program have several options. A full page ad comes with a banner hung at the stadium and is moved to the high school gymnasium after the season. Full page ads with a banner are $475.

Half page ads are $200, Quarter page ads are $150 and 1/8 page ads are $75.

Student ads are a very popular item and a full page student ad is $150, half page $100, Quarter page is $75, and

1/8 page is $60.

To place an ad, send an email to programsales.habc@gmail.com

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Judy Finney. That relationship led him to Christ and a baptism at the Howe Church of Christ a year later.

“Jimmy and Judy were fantastic neighbors and what has drawn me to the Howe church is the longtime residents of Howe,” said Alsbrook.

“There are great people in every town, but for some reason, these people treated us as if we’ve always lived here. In certain communities, you have to be there fore a while and show you’re invested into the community. I never felt that here.”

Alsbrook, who grew up in The Colony, Texas and graduated high school there in 1991, were shown the small town way of life by the Hawkins family where Rod and Stephanie would always try and spend their money locally instead of going to Sherman.

“Growing up green and not really thinking about it as a consumer, I said, ‘why not just go to Sherman?’” But Rod would always tell me, ‘yes, we could, but this is my community and I want to at least give something back to it. They’ve given so much to me,’” said Alsbrook.

After graduating from The Colony, he attended East Texas State University for Music Education and finished everything except student teaching. After spending time in the public school system, he took a career switch to

working in the finance department for the Frito Lay Company. Armed with a good job and a bride named Dana, they moved to Howe on the five acres on Mardell Lane. After he and his wife’s new relationship with Christ, he attended Freed-Hardeman University, a private Christian University, for two years. He then moved to Oklahoma where he preached for 11 years before coming back to Howe.

The transition from Soechting to Alsbrook has been an easy one according to the new minister. He says that is due to Soechting’s character. He says the expectations of the leadership from his is what he would expect it to be.

“Do your very best and be honest with God’s word. Do your very best in trying to help people mature. That has created a smooth transition,” said Alsbrook.

Not growing up religious, his first experience in the church was one where the Bible was opened and they just said what the Bible said and they tried to understand it.

“I found it different,” said Alsbrook. “I had friends growing up that were religious and I attended some of their congregations but due to my immaturity, I found it lacking. As I started looking for truth, I found what I was looking for in God’s word and God’s people.

Aaron and Dana Alsbrook have two

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Howe sales tax on pace for 10 percent increase in revenue over 2021 Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $1.03 billion in local sales tax allocations for July, 15.3 percent more than in July 2021.

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

A quarter of that amount belongs to the Howe Community Development Foundation Corporation which totals $10,406.91.

In Howe, the figure came to $41,627.64 which is an increase of the same period last year by 5.71 percent.

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since Chris Garner left town. Haley was recently announced as AllTexomaland in baseball as the Bulldogs made the playoffs for the first time in four years. That honor put him in a distinct category of being named All-Texomaland in three different sports. But Haley, the 17-year-old who speaks wiser beyond years, says it’s an honor but winning is the most important thing to him.

“I just love to compete. I love sports and I love to get the opportunity to play so whenever I do something I’m going to do it to the best of my ability,” said Haley. “I’m going to do whatever I can do to help my team to win. If that comes with these awards, then that comes with these awards. I just want to win. That’s my goal at the end of the day.”

Unfortunately, Howe has not done a lot of winning on the football field during his time behind center. Howe is 327 entering his senior season. But don't blame the quarterback during those three seasons, he leads all Howe passers in history in yards (4,005), completions (287), and completion percentage (54.6%). Only Mark Wheeler of the early 1980s can compare in completion percentage, but he threw 504 fewer passes than Haley. It’s a stacked schedule against much larger schools that has done a number on the Bulldogs. Howe had never allowed more than 365 yards per game on defense before the last two years in the “Little Big XII” of Mount Vernon, Mineola, Winnsboro, Commerce, Rains, Pottsboro, and Bonham. But in that inflated district, the Dogs allowed 436.67 and 463.90 per game, respectively.

But even against those odds, Howe had chances to win in 2021 with the opener against Callisburg where Howe took a lead into the fourth quarter but couldn't close it out. They had the same scenario against Commerce and at Rains. But the biggest gut punch was a last-second scheduled game with Weatherford Christian who brought two vans and four reserve players. They wore plain white uniforms with no helmet logo, no runthrough tunnel, no cheerleaders, no band, no fans, and ditched a Howe first half lead to come back and win 27-20 which put the Howe football program

Austin Haley with the buzz-beater 3 -pointer at Gunter. Photo by Michelle Carney. maybe at the lowest rung ever. After the game, Haley told the reporter that the team didn’t know how to win.

“We just don’t have the mentality of winning,” he told Caroline Slawson after the loss to Weatherford Christian.

He says that the team let up at halftime after having a lead.

“It was like we were satisfied with that,” said Haley. “The year before, we weren’t even close to winning. People just let off the gas. The whole year we didn’t know how to close it out.”

But Haley says that the basketball season that saw them play and win tight games and sweep the back half of district and win a playoff game, coupled with the same type of output in baseball, has served as a steppingstone for this coming football season where they have learned how to win in big games.

“We, as a team, learned how to win that year, even when we didn’t have our best stuff,” said Haley.

Perhaps one could place an exact moment to the winning mentality and the winning culture taking form and that was in Gunter when Haley hit a 3pointer at the buzzer to give them the win and start them on a winning streak.

“We had a bulldog mentality that whole game that we were going to win that game,” said Haley. “We didn’t have our best stuff and we weren’t making our shots, but that’s a part of learning how to win. You’re not going to have your best stuff every game. At the end of the day, you have to stay confident in your abilities and that’s what I did.”

Haley has had a lot of head coaches in

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Wedding shower was held

First Baptist Church Howe gave a wedding shower recently for Tiffany Lallier and Tanyon Sisemore who are getting married this month. Tiffany is the granddaughter of Deanna and

Robert Helms and has been a good servant in the church throughout her young life.

There were about 60 in attendance.

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The Alsbrook family.

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children, Lauren and Samuel which are both attending Grayson College working on basics.

Alsbrook and his wife came to the Lord at virtually the same time with Aaron being baptized on Oct. 3, 1999 and Dana a week later.

“It’s just really neat to see all the families, specifically the marriages, that have stayed together (in the congregation) and that have been beautiful,” said Alsbrook.

If Alsbrook spent 24 years at the Howe Church of Christ like his predecessor, it would make him 73 years of age upon retirement. He says it’s not very common for one person to preach in one congregation for that long, but he

says he will preach there as long as they will have me and as long as he’s doing what the Lord is asking him to do there.

With Howe going to see a major growth boom in the next five to ten years, Alsbrook says as the community goes through a transition, he just wants the truth to be growing with it.

“I want people to mature in the truth and mature in the gospel and make sure they understand and live it out in their everyday life,” said Alsbrook.

“When all that growth continues to come this way and there’s going to be a lot of people here, I want this community to be built on things that are right and best for this community. I don’t want the world to come in and destroy that country living.”

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his three seasons in three sports. From Bill Jehling to Mike Segleski, Ryan Moreau, Jay Forsythe, Cody Nitson, and now Lance Bryan.

“I love them all. They have been great coaches no matter what’s happened over the years with our wins and losses. It doesn’t matter. They’re all amazing guys and each one of them has been able to adapt to us. We have to adapt to them, but they also have to adapt to us,” said Haley.

He says Bryan is helping turn things around and bringing energy and a big weightlifting program where the athletes have added over 18,000 pounds to their maxes (middle school and high school combined).

Studio42 had a chance to visit with Haley in a 22-minute sit-down interview which can be heard here.

Haley is the son of Charles and Kelly Haley and has one brother—Howe MVP golfer Talan Haley.

Is rainwater harvesting illegal in Texas?

Texas has several laws that support rainwater harvesting.

Texas Property Code prevents a homeowner’s association from prohibiting the use of rainwater harvesting systems (Texas Property Code §202.007). (This law also promotes composting, efficient irrigation, and drought-resistant landscaping.)

The state also requires certain new state facilities to incorporate rainwater harvesting systems in their design (Texas Government Code §447.004(c) (8)).

Municipalities and counties are also encouraged to promote rainwater harvesting at residential, commercial, industrial, and educational facilities through incentives such as discounts for rain barrels or rebates for water storage facilities. (Texas Local Government Code §580.004).

Many water-efficient products can be purchased tax-free during a specific weekend (usually around Memorial Day in late May) each year, including rainwater harvesting equipment.

Check the State Comptroller’s webpage on this program for future tax holidays.

Additionally, a municipality or county cannot deny a building permit solely because the facility will implement rainwater harvesting. However, it may require that the system comply with the minimum state standards established for such systems (Texas Local Government Code §580.004).

The Texas Water Development board has this helpful one-pager on rainwater harvesting as well.

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A thank you from the Howe 12U All-Stars

Joyce Ann Catching January 11, 1942 - July 4, 2022 Howe- Graveside services for Joyce Ann Catching will be held at 10:00 AM Thursday, July 7 at Hall Cemetery. Rev. Tom Medley will officiate. Mrs. Catching, 80, passed away Monday, July 4 in Howe.

The 12U Howe Bulldogs baseball team had a good showing at the Dixie Regional Tournament in Mt. Vernon.

The Bulldogs lost their first game to Lamar County, but then came back the next day to defeat Seguin to move them to the Sunday bracket. The Bulldogs then fell to Dekalb on Sunday to end their run. It was a great season and the coaches, families and players would like to thank all the sponsors for making it possible.

12U Bulldog Sponsors: LSR Roofing, Britton Brooks - Attorney at Law, Pristine Towing, Meierhofer Electric, Texas Diesel Co., Infinity Mechanical, Parkway Driving School, Bob Utter Ford, Brother Plumber, Mr. Jeff Dai-

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This position requires a High School Diploma or Equivalent.

Joyce was born January 11, 1942 near Gunter to the late Edward and Helen (Loftice) May. She was an active member of the First United Methodist Church of Howe. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. Her granddaughter, Olivia was her pride and joy.

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Mrs. Catching was preceded in death by her parents, her brother Jim May, and one son, Rob Catching. She is survived by her husband Robert Catching; daughter, Julie Catching; granddaughter, Olivia; brother-in-law, David Catching and wife Gail; sistersin-law, Betty Jones and Jan May; nephews, Clint Catching and wife Paula, Tom Catching, Chad Catching

Joyce Catching and wife Kerry, and Seth Carraway; and her beloved dogs, Blackie and Amos Moses.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the First United Methodist Church of Howe. The register book can be signed online at waldofuneralhome.com.

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

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 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 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 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 For years, Morris Sheppard helped shape Texas and the nation. A man of hard work and careful discernment, Sheppard was a leader on Ken Bridges issues of morality and defense and worked to improve the lives of ordinary Texans.

Sheppard was born into a political family in Morris County in May 1875.

His father, John Levi Sheppard, was a respected attorney who would soon rise to become a judge and later a congressman. Interestingly, Morris Sheppard was related to Robert Morris, a Founding Father who signed the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution.

Sheppard attended schools across East Texas as the family moved often as his father expanded his law career. He graduated from the University of Texas in 1895 and from the UT Law School in 1897. He received a second law degree from Yale University Law School in 1898. Afterward, returned to Pittsburg to work in his father’s law firm. They soon moved the firm to Texarkana.

John Levi Sheppard was elected to Congress in 1898 to a district that included most of East Texas and was reelected in 1900. Morris Sheppard’s father was on his way to a third term when he died of a heart attack in October 1902.

He quickly jumped into the race to succeed him and won easily. Sheppard rose swiftly in Congress, becoming chairman of the Committee on Public Grounds and Buildings in 1911. In 1912, he was elected to the U. S. Senate as a Democrat.

As a Senator, he pushed for programs for indebted farmers and was an early supporter of giving women the right to vote. He fought to eliminate child labor. In 1921, he co-sponsored the Sheppard-Towner Act to help protect mothers and infants at childbirth. This

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act provided funding to help train midwives, funding for health clinics, and funding for public information on nutrition and hygiene. In 1934, with Texarkana congressman Wright Patman, he pushed through the Federal Credit Union Act, allowing the creation of credit unions.

But he became most connected with the fight to ban alcohol. Believing that alcohol was a danger to public health and morals, he supported Prohibition and led early efforts to restrict alcohol.

In 1913, he pushed through one of the earliest interstate regulations on alcohol distribution. In 1916, he banned alcohol in Washington, DC, through the Sheppard Bone-Dry Act. Prohibition became the law of the land in 1920.

He briefly became embroiled in controversy when an active moonshine still was found on a ranch he owned in the 1920s. However, there was never any evidence that he was active in illegal alcohol production or sales.

The repeal of Prohibition came up for a vote in Congress in 1933. Determined to the end, he attempted to filibuster the repeal. For more than eight hours, he stood on the floor of the Senate, railing against alcohol and defending the ban. When no one came to his defense, the exhausted Sheppard relented and allowed the repeal to proceed.

As chairman of the Senate Military Affairs Committee from 1933 to 1941, Sheppard agreed with President Franklin Roosevelt’s assessment of the growing dangers of Adolf Hitler and the Nazis in Germany and the aggression of Japan toward the United States and supported expanding the nation’s defenses.

He died suddenly on April 9, 1941, at the age of 65. His legacy in preparing the nation’s defenses for the coming of war was cemented with the naming of a new air base for him shortly after his passing. Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls opened as an Army Air Corps training site just on the north end of the city in October 1941.

Living with children Q: We have a 3.5-year-old and each night we have a routine that we go through with her--bath, pajamas, brush, choose two John Rosemond books and read them, sing a couple of songs, and pray before lights out. Bedtime typically falls between 7:30 and 8:00 PM each night and she sleeps soundly for about 11-12 hours. We try to go through the routine calmly but most evenings, she finds some way to deviate from it. Almost every evening, she ends up having a screaming meltdown because we've told her the next step, given her time to respond, and she procrastinates in a big way. We've tried skipping books and songs as a consequence, to no avail. Last night, for instance, when it was time to go to her room to read, she threw herself on the floor and screamed bloody murder. We ended up having to carry her into her room. What can we do to make bedtime happier and calmer? I don't want her last thoughts as she closes her eyes to be about the meltdown that just ensued!

A: Oh, let me assure you that if the last thought before she closes her eyes and goes to sleep is about what horrible parents you are, it's fine. That is not likely to be her last pre-sleep thought, by the way. But if it is, so what? The fact that your little maniac sleeps for twelve hours after a tantrum clearly means she isn’t traumatized by her meltdowns or having nightmares of the two of you turning into golems.

Relax. Take a load off. Your job is not to make sure everything in her life is okay from her point of view. In fact, if you make that your job, she will quickly become a tyrant who wants more and more things “her way or the highway.” If anything, your bedtime rou-

tine is too long. Eliminate a story and all but one verse of one song. My general rule of thumb for bedtime routines is less than five minutes. Any more than that and you’re looking for trouble.

At this point, however, even if you cut the routine to five minutes, she is still going to throw a fit. After all, bedtime tantrums are now a habit. In a sense, they are part of her bedtime routine.

So, when she begins throwing her tantrum, and at whatever point during the bedtime routine, simply tell her, "Oh, honey, the doctor says that if you start screaming at bedtime, you have to go to bed right away." (The doctor should be every parent’s default fall guy.) Stop the routine and put her to bed and let her scream herself to sleep thinking of what horrible parents you are and the horrible doctor you’ve been talking with. Kidding!!

I predict a two-week cure, but that is predicated on not threatening her with bedtime if she begins to throw a fit but simply interrupting the routine, putting her immediately to bed, and leaving the room.

As with many things concerning toddlers, there is no easy-peasy way to do this. While she is screaming, just sit in a comfortable chair and repeat the following words: “No pain, no gain.” Or, sing “All Things Must Pass” by George Harrison loud enough to drown out the noise.

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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Land of the free because of the brave Every summer we look forward to July fourth because it’s filled with fun things to do, like barbecuing, picnics, games, family gatherings, camping, Dr. Billy Holland and fireworks.

And of course, for many it’s a paid holiday which is always nice.

However, along with the celebrations, there is also a solemn awareness of those who have served and sacrificed for our country so that we can enjoy our freedom. Independence Day focuses on the courage of many Americans who fought against Great Britain in the Revolutionary War and with much blood-shed declared the victory and helped establish this great nation.

On July fourth, 1776, the Second Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia, declared the sovereignty of the United States of America as they signed the Declaration of Independence which is recognized as our nations birthday.

There is a moving account of a young man who was a soldier in this war and in every sense of the word defines the meaning of a true American hero. Nathan Hale of Coventry, Connecticut was born in 1755 and grew up to be a highly educated and handsome young man who had every prospect for a happy and fulfilling life. Those who knew him commented on his love for sports, his kindness and strong Christian convictions. As tension increased about a possible conflict with the British, Nathan like many other enthusiastic young men, joined a local militia and was quickly advanced to the rank of sergeant. When the war officially became a reality, many chapters of Connecticut militia rushed to Massachusetts to help their neighbors during the Siege of Boston but Hale was unsure whether to join these forces or to wait and see what would unfold. He was a young professional teacher that had a lot to lose especially with not being clear about what was happening. In early July 1775, Nathan received a heartfelt letter from his best friend, Benjamin Tallmadge who had seen the war firsthand and was now relaying about the situation.

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position and became dedicated to the call of duty.

When George Washington reorganized the army in January, 1776, Nathan received a captain’s commission where he spent six months helping to build fortifications and preparing for the inevitable battle for Manhattan Island. Early in September 1776, Washington formed an elite, green beret-type group of New England Rangers and Hale was soon invited to command one of the four companies whose mission was forward reconnaissance. Washington desperately needed to know the probable site of the upcoming British invasion and the best way to obtain this pivotal information was to send a spy behind enemy lines.

This was extremely dangerous and guess who volunteered?

It is not verified exactly how Hale was captured but we know he was immediately brought for questioning before the British commander, General William Howe. Intelligence information was found on Nathan and since this was not in code or invisible ink, he was irrevocably compromised. Although Howe was moved by the young man’s demeanor and patriotism, it could not be denied that he was out of uniform behind enemy lines. The customs of war were clear and Nathan was sentenced to hang. The next morning, Sunday, September 22, 1776 at 11:00 AM, Nathan Hale was marched north, about a mile up the post road to the Park of Artillery where after giving a spirited speech he was executed. A British military engineer and cartographer named John Montresor witnessed the event and was deeply touched by Nathans composure and his last words. As fate would have it, Captain Montresor was ordered to deliver a message from General Howe to Washington under a white flag that very afternoon. Montresor sincerely emphasized that Nathan had impressed everyone with his sense of dignity and courage, quoted Nathans words while he stood on the gallows: “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.” Nathan Hale’s body was left hanging for several days near the site of his execution and later was buried in an unmarked grave. He was 21 years old.

Dr. Holland lives in Central Kentucky where he is an ordained Christian minister, community chaplain and author.

Read more about the Christian life and his new book about miracles, “Receiving Our Healing” 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 Howe Church of the Square 100 E. O’Connell St., Howe, TX 75459 Sunday 10:00 am—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.

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Hebrews 12:2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

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Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling on drop boxes 'Too much red flag for undercuts Democrats' clean election claim bank': The tale of Hunter

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

Bill Gates just bought 2,100 acres of farmland in North Dakota, adding to the 270,000 acres he inexplicably owns throughout the US China also just bought 300 acres there, adding to the 192,000 acres of US Soil in their portfolio …and no one seems to care Why do we allow this? ***** The Biden DOJ is paying $1.5M to develop a "Transgender Programming Curriculum" for all US prisons so "trans inmates" can "seek support for their sexual health and safety" You can't put food on your table or gas in your car but don't worry— your tax dollars are going to good use. ***** In Georgia, a monument some people referred to as the “American Stonehenge” and dubbed by some as “Satan’s Ten Commandments” was partially destroyed in a bombing attack Wednesday, officials said.

The explosive device went off at exactly 3:33 am and took out one of the granite pillars. Elbert County Sheriff’s Office personnel responded to the scene to discover a large portion of the monument was obliterated.

The monument was erected in secrecy in 1980 and was intended to serve as a guide to the human race. The population-control initiative was written in several different languages including English, Spanish, Swahili, Hindi, Hebrew, Aarabic, Chinese, and Russian. There were four ancient languages also— Babylonian, Classical Greek, Sanskrit, and An-

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling striking down the use of ballot drop boxes is the latest evidence that a widely used mechanism for the 2020 election was illegal, undercutting Democratic claims that any irregularities in the contest were insufficient to sway outcomes.

On Friday, the state Supreme Court ruled in a 43 decision that the ballot drop boxes authorized by the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) for the 2020 presidential election were illegal and that only the voter may return their ballot in person.

The court noted that by spring 2021, municipal clerks reported that there were 570 drop boxes in 66 of Wisconsin's 72 counties.

"Only the legislature may permit absentee voting via ballot drop boxes," the court said in the ruling. "WEC cannot. Ballot drop boxes appear nowhere in the detailed statutory system for absentee voting. WEC's authorization of ballot drop boxes was unlawful."

Republican Wisconsin state Rep. Janel Brandtjen told the "Just the News, Not Noise" TV show Friday that the state Supreme Court decision affected hundreds of thousands of ballots that were cast in the 2020 presidential election.

"This was hundreds and hundreds of thousands of ballots in the state of

Wisconsin that actually went through the dropbox process, which really was just handled by the bureaucracy," Brandtjen said. "Instead of having the Legislature make rules about how the ballots were to be handled, instead, we were in a situation where bureaucrats just wrote out on paper how we were going to be handling ballots in the state of Wisconsin."

Joe Biden was declared the winner of Wisconsin's 10 electoral votes in 2020 with a popular vote margin of 20,608, or .7%.

In December 2020, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that it was illegal for Gov. Tony Evers to issue an emergency order giving blanket permission for voters to declare themselves homebound and skip voter ID requirements for absentee ballots cast in the election during the pandemic.

Commenting on the court's latest finding that the state executive branch usurped legislative authority in the 2020 election, Brandtjen said she hopes government officials have received the message from the court "because guidance is not law."

"What [has] now been declared from the ... Supreme Court of the state of Wisconsin is that taking your ballot home is almost in the same level of taking home your SAT," Brandtjen told show cohosts John Solomon and Amanda Head.

"There has to be some sort of guidelines to make sure your ballot is

being secured, and that's up to the Legislature, not just the Wisconsin Election Commission."

Ballot drop boxes were also implemented in Pennsylvania during the 2020 election cycle, despite not being expressly authorized by law. The state Supreme Court, however, ruled they were legal, prompting some state Republicans to claim the court overstepped its bounds.

Despite the ongoing revelation of countless irregularities in the 2020 presidential election, Democrats and government officials have claimed the election was "the most secure in American history" — or at least that fraud and irregularities were too marginal to affect the outcome.

Those denying the existence of significant election irregularities have attempted to stigmatize those who have scrutinized the anomalies marring a presidential election dominated by novel mass mail-in voting procedures imposed late in the election cycle across a range of swing states indispensable in securing Joe Biden's victory.

Amistad Project Founder Phill Kline also reacted to the Wisconsin high court’s ruling.

"The WI Supreme Court's ruling banning drop boxes is long overdue," the election integrity watchdog tweeted. "If the state legislature wanted drop boxes, they would have authorized them. Now, drop boxes will only be allowed in election offices, where they can be properly monitored and secured."

Biden's payments to alleged Russian prostitutes

By John Solomon As his father was ramping up his 2020 presidential run, Hunter Biden was busy texting a woman with a Russian email address about finding a way to evade bank suspicions so they could complete a wire transfer.

"Email with .ru flags wires," Hunter Biden texted the woman named Eva in early January 2019, according to evidence two members of Congress have sent the Justice Department.

"Too much red flag for bank," Hunter Biden texted another time when wire coordinates for the payment to the woman were sent. "That its [sic] what got my accounts frozen and reviewed by bank. Send me Julia and I will give her the cash."

The text messages — first reported in the news media and now recounted in an official letter from Congress to DOJ — raise a tantalizing question: Should Americans be concerned that a presidential son was texting and exchanging wire transfers with alleged prostitutes using a Russian email address?

Sens. Ron Johnson and Chuck Grassley, two Republicans who have spent more time than any investigating the Biden family's overseas business dealings, believe the answer is a resounding "Yes." "These findings of potentially criminal behavior must be thoroughly investigated by law enforcement entities according to the highest ethical standards," the senators wrote this week to Attorney General Merrick Garland, FBI Director Chris Wray and U.S. Attorney for Delaware David Weiss in a letter pleading for action.

The letter provided a pointed reminder that Hunter Biden was aware banks had suspicions he was engaged in wrongdoing, flagging his accounts for reviews, and was in his own words trying to evade those suspicions.

Johnson and Grassley have disclosed that dozens of financial transactions involving the president's son and his business deals were flagged to the U.S. Treasury Department by banks that filed Suspicious Activity Reports.

Just the News has confirmed that one former executive of a bank has filed a whistleblower complaint to the IRS and Securities and Exchange Commissioner suggesting there is far more to the Hunter Biden story than what is public.

And documents obtained

by Just the News show Hunter Biden was warned repeatedly starting in 2016 that he had failed to pay taxes on money he had earned from one of his more controversial business clients, the Ukrainian energy company Burisma Holdings.

It a picture now well documented in the public but frequently blacked out by a Democrat-led Congress and news media unwilling to ask the hard questions, Grassley and Johnson argue in their letter.

"Rather than take these disturbing revelations seriously, the partisan press quickly rushed to dispel any notion of potential wrongdoing connected to Hunter Biden," they wrote. "Instead of investigating potential links between Hunter Biden and human trafficking rings, the media falsely characterized our findings as little more than a rehashing of unproven allegations that

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echoed a Russian disinformation campaign."

At first blush, the letter might seem like an exasperated plea for investigation and a complaint that DOJ hasn't answered GOP lawmakers. But it is also a reminder that the dynamics in Washington may soon change if Republicans win back control of Congress and its investigative committees and have the power of subpoena.

"Due to your agencies' continued failure to provide Congress with answers to its legitimate oversight questions, we have serious concerns about your review of this matter as well as the ongoing Hunter Biden criminal case," Grassley and Johnson wrote.

"What is the Justice Department trying to hide from Congress and the American people?" they asked.

The senators said their concerns included questions about ethical conflicts of interest with some of the law enforcement officials involved in investigating or supervising the Hunter Biden probe, which began in late 2018 and is focused on issues that include money laundering, unpaid taxes and influence peddling.

"Most recently, on May 9, 2022, we wrote to U.S. Attorney (USA) David Weiss with respect to our concerns about conflicts of interest infecting the criminal investigation," they told Garland in the new letter, dated Thursday.

"In that letter, we reiterated our concerns about [Deputy Assistant Attorney General] Nicholas McQuaid's conflicts with the Hunter Biden criminal case in light of his prior working relationship with Hunter Biden's criminal defense attorney.

"We also asked USA Weiss whether, in light of the Biden family's connections in Delaware, anyone in his office is recused from the matter.

To date, the Biden administration has refused

to answer whether there have been any recusals from the Hunter Biden criminal case based on conflicts of interest or other reasons."

You can read the full letter here: File 2022-07-07 CEG RHJ to DOJ FBI (Hunter Biden McQuaid).pdf Johnson and Grassley conducted an extensive investigation for years into Hunter Biden's overseas business dealings, concluding they posed serious conflicts of interests and national security concerns that potentially compromised his father's dealings with countries like Russia, China and Ukraine.

They also made public Suspicious Activity Reports from banks to the government flagging certain Hunter Biden-tied transactions for possible money laundering, including payments to Russian and Ukrainian women tied to a suspected sex trafficking operation.

The senators said in their new letter that recent allegations suggesting Joe Biden sent some money to his son that was then redirected to pay for prostitution further heightens their concerns.

"In our September 2020 report," they wrote, "we noted that records in our possession indicated that 'Hunter Biden paid nonresident women in the United States who are citizens of Russia and Ukraine' and that some transactions are linked to what appears to be an Eastern European prostitution or human trafficking ring."

The senators demanded that Garland, Wray and Weiss answer a half dozen questions including whether the FBI is "investigating Hunter Biden for criminal violations relating to his reported use of escorts linked to human trafficking rings" and whether the U.S. government has "defensively briefed Hunter Biden for counterintelligence concerns raised by his close financial associations with individuals linked to the communist Chinese government and other foreign nations."

Elon Musk cancels bid to buy Twitter, Company to sue him to complete the deal

By Ben Whedon Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Friday announced that he was canceling plans to purchase social media giant Twitter, citing the company's failure to produce information on fake accounts while Twitter announced it would sue him to complete the deal.

Musk sent a letter to Twitter's board of directors on Friday announcing he would not acquire the company. He told the Securities and Exchange Commission that Twitter has “not complied with

its contractual obligation," according to the Associated Press.

Twitter announced it would sue Musk to complete the 11-figure purchase and was "confident" the firm would succeed, the AP later reported.

Musk secured a deal to purchase the company for $44 billion in late April.

The world's richest man was repeatedly critical of the company's censorship policies, sparking speculation a Musk-run Twitter would reverse its practices. Musk confirmed he would reverse

Donald Trump warns removing tariffs 'would be the greatest gift that China could ever receive' "In January 2018, the Trump Administration found that China’s overproduction of steel and

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U.S. agricultural products, but Trump noted in President Joe Biden said his Truth Social post how in May he was he compensated farmers "considering" lifting the for their losses. tariffs. The administration hopes the move "Our Farmers alone got would ease record-high $28 billion as a gift from inflation, which hit 8.6% me, that came directly in May. out of the Tariffs because of the way they were "Believe it or not, it is abused by China. Taking looking more and more these Tariffs off would be like the United States is a clear signal that the getting ready to remove United States is weak, the Tariffs on China. This ineffective, and doing would be a terrible misBUSINESS AS USUtake," former President AL," he stressed.

Trump wrote on his platform, Truth Social.

Trump went on to criticize senators, such as "These Tariffs have former Vice Presidential brought many Billions of candidate Sen. Tim Dollars to our Country, Kaine (D-Va.), for supand made affected busiporting the removal of nesses, such as steel, via- the tariffs. ble again in the United States," he noted. "Doing "Certain Senators are this would be the greatest fighting hard to get this gift that China could ever done, even saying such receive." ridiculous things as it 'causes inflation.' Those The Trump administraSenators should be question imposed the tariffs as tioned as to their real mopart of an "America tives!" Trump urged.

First" economic plan.

the permanent ban the company placed on former President Donald Trump.

The purchase itself faced several hurdles including SEC scrutiny, substantial employee concerns within Twitter, and objections from Musk himself over the company's handling of bot accounts.

In June, Twitter allowed Musk to view it's "firehouse" collection of raw data on the hundreds of millions of daily tweets, Reuters noted.

Company officials on Thursday said Twitter removes roughly 1 million spam accounts on a daily basis.

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cient Egyptian.

The Guidestones called for a world population of 500 million or below which is congruent with the speakings of Ted Turner, founder of Georgia-based CNN. Population control is also the hot topic of Bill Gates and the WEF leader Klaus Schwab.

And God blessed them.

And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” - Genesis 1:28

Despite Biden pleas to make midterms referendum on abortion, issue not a top concern in polls

By Nicholas Ballasy President Joe Biden is calling on Americans to vote for Democrats in response to the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, but polling shows abortion is not a top concern for the American electorate.

"We need two additional pro-choice senators and a pro-choice House to codify Roe as federal law," Biden said on Friday when signing an executive order related to expanding abortion access.

"Your vote can make that a reality. For God's sakes, there's an election in November. Vote, vote, vote."

A Monmouth University poll released Tuesday asked respondents to identify the biggest concern facing their family right now. In total, 66% cited inflation, gas prices, unemployment, economy and paying everyday bills. Abortion came in as a top concern for just 5%.

An Associated PressNORC poll released Friday found that most Americans view economic issues as their top concern.

"Forty percent of U.S. adults specifically name inflation in an openended question as one of up to five priorities for the government to work on in the next year, according to a June poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research," read an AP summary of the poll's findings. "That's a sharp rise from 14% in December and less than 1% the year prior. In all, 77% mention the economy in any way, up from 68% in December."

Pollster Scott Rasmussen told Just the News that "the top 3 issues are still inflation, inflation, and inflation."

Inflation is currently at a 40-year high, and gas prices are averaging close to $5 a gallon nationally.

Biden's approval rating has dropped to a new low of 36%.

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