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Durham trial—An FBI analyst on Tuesday in federal court told Special Counsel John Durham the FBI offered former British spy Christopher Steele $1 million to corroborate evidence in his now-discredited dossier that was central to a federal investigating into possible collusion between Russia and the 2016 Trump presidential campaign.

Thanks to Durham, it’s on the record now that the Hillary Clinton campaign paid Igor Danchenko, intrepid suspected Russian agent, to help create a dossier accusing Donald J. Trump, General Michael Flynn, Paul Manafort, Carter Page, Michael Cohen, and several others of being Russian agents. ***** The Biden Regime last week purchased $290 million worth of Nplate, a radiation sickness drug—with serious side effects—developed by drugmaker Amgen in partnership with several government agencies, including the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, headed up by Dr. Anthony Fauci. ***** We ruffled a couple of feathers last week when we stated people should storm the voting booth only on election day...you know, like what used to happen before machines and before it took weeks to call an election after boarding up windows and counting van loads of ballots delivered past poll closing. If you don’t like this column, we invite you to the Patriot Pony—page 15 and 16.

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Big crowd at Howe’s 49th Annual Fall Festival

The Howe Area Chamber of Commerce will be hosting the 6th Annual Downtown Howelloween Festival on Saturday, October 29 from 6 pm to 8:30. For the first time, a costume contest will take place where Don’s Smokehouse will award a $50 gift certificate to the winner and HIT Exteriors, LLC will give $30 to the second place finisher. The chamber will also be selling smoked turkey legs and sausage on a stick.

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Typical home value in Howe hits $317,774 According to Zillow, the typical home value in the 75459 zip code has reached $317,774 which is up from $249,493 from October of last year.

That realizes a 25 percent increase from a year ago.

Their forecasted one-year increase is 4.8 percent which would create a value increase of $15,252.

A youngster really wants to shoot silly string at the camera man.

This has become one of the most attended events in Howe throughout the year as kids and adults wear their costumes and ‘Trick ‘r Treat’ in Downtown Howe.

Silly string and goldfish returned as staples of Howe’s Annual Fall Festival on Saturday evening at Howe Middle School.

as by one indicator, the Howe Athletic Booster Club sold out of Fischer’s German Sausage on a stick in the first hour.

Bulldogs strike Gunter early, but fall 54-21 to the state’s number one ranked team

After 49 years, it is going as strong as ever as the attendance at Saturday evening’s event was very high. Even with the suffocating economy, spending seemed to be normal

The eighth grade sold pulled pork sandwiches to raise money for the eighth grade bash. The Howe FFA raised money by allowing people to pay money to have people

spend time in the FFA jail (trailer). Howe’s Head Coach Lance Bryan and other staff members were dunked in the dunking booth.

There are currently 38 homes for sale and four that have recently sold.

Fried Oreos were very popular—so much so that there was a 30 minute wait and a long line Next year is year 50.

Intruder caught on camera An intruder was caught inside a vehicle on Old Highway 6 in Howe last weekend in the early morning hours. According to residents in the area, there are two different individuals going through vehicles. According to one victim, the Grayson County Sheriff’s Office told them they were the sixth report of Sunday morning.

Howe’s Cooper Jones (24) celebrates after hauling in an 8-yard touchdown pass from Austin Haley to take the lead in the second quarter at Gunter. Photo by Michelle Carney.

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The Howe Bulldogs (5-2, 1-1) traveled to the 3A-II number one ranked Gunter Tigers (6-0, 2-0) Friday and people on both sides of the field should now understand just how drastic being six students over the cutoff from Divi-

sion II can be. Howe, stuck in Division I for the past four years as one of the smallest schools in the state, played teams similar to Gunter each week in 2020 and 2021.

Gunter rostered 47 play-

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Texoma Patriots to meet Thursday The Texoma Patriots will meet Thursday, October 22, at 7 pm at the American Legion Hall, James Adams Post 376 located at 293 Jay Road in Van Alstyne. The speaker will be Pastor Stephen Broden, Senior Pastor of Fair Park Bible Fellowship Church, Dallas.

His topic is the "Doctrine of the Lesser Magistrates." What is the doctrine?

Who are the Lesser Magistrates?

It is the people's way - our way - of pushing back against our out-ofcontrol government. He will be answering questions like when a State (through a ruling party) attacks citizens' God-given rights and freedoms.

Can something be done about it? Is disobedience to such human authority justified? There are many other questions we are facing today.

Pastor Stephen Broden

RYLAmembers introduced at local Rotary meeting

Left to right: Morgan Gaston (Anna High School), Michael Terrill (Van Alstyne High School), Korie Bouse (Howe High School).

The Hurricane Creek Rotary Club annually presents Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) to local high school students from Anna, Van Alstyne, and Howe. This year selected were Morgan Gaston (Anna High School), Michael Terrill (Van Alstyne High School), Korie Bouse (Howe High School).

Bouse is involved in a number of activities at Howe High School including varsity cheer, assistant drum major, tennis, National Honor Society, basketball, and Student Council. In mid-

dle school, she aced the STAAR test.

Rotary Youth Leadership Awards is an intensive leadership experience organized by Rotary clubs and districts where young people can develop leadership skills while having fun and making connections.

Through RYLA events, clubs, districts, and multidistricts equip young leaders with the knowledge and skills they need to make real change locally and globally. In turn, clubs and districts benefit from the fresh perspectives of RYLA participants and alumni.

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Howe quarterback Austin Haley rolls out with Kolin Murphy as a receiving target. Photo by Michelle Carney.

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ers while Howe suited up 24. Tiger Head Coach Jake Fieszel used that advantage to wear down Howe with a fast-paced offense. With the deep roster, Gunter was able to stay fresh at all times through substitutions.

The Bulldogs stunned the big blue homecoming crowd early in the game by throwing the first proverbial haymaker in the fight with a 71-yard run

by Antwone Rattler followed by a Cooper Jones 1-yard run for Howe’s first of three scores.

The Bulldogs also turned away Gunter with a goal line stand on their first drive and landed another punch when they took another lead in the second quarter by becoming the first team to score points on Gunter in the second quarter this season. Howe’s all-time leading passer Austin Haley hit Jones for an 8-yard touchdown pass to give Howe a 14-7 lead with 10:50 left in the second quarter.

Howe scored on their first possession in the second half to make it a two possession game, but Gunter used their roster size and devastating speed to burn past Howe in the final 18 minutes of the game.

One might wonder how the 3A-II state runner-up would fare against Mount Vernon, Mineola, and Winnsboro each week and Howe hopes that people continue to underestimate them as the 0-10 team from a year ago.

After Howe took the opening 7-0 lead on the fourth play of the game, Gunter took possession with 10:31 on the clock. They ran 14 plays and nearly five minutes off the clock to the Howe two yard line before Haley batted a Walker Overman pass away at the goal line on fourth down that was intended for Ethan Sloan.

The Bulldogs, backed up at their own goal line, saw Haley throw his fourth interception of the season into the arms of Colin Peacock who returned it to the one yard line. One play later, Sloan took it over to tie the game 7-7 after a Preston Tarpley PAT. Howe’s next possession had Gunter on their toes again as the Dogs dove 75 yards on 13 plays. A 12-yard third down conversion reception by Kolin Murphy kept the drive alive as did a 26 -yard slant to Jones and an 11-yard run

by Rattler. It was Haley-to-Jones for eight yards through the air that polished off the drive and gave Howe the 14-7 lead after Jonathan Garcia’s second of three successful PATs on the night.

But the celebration was short lived as Howe’s goal was to keep the ball out of the hands of the speedsters on kick return by squibbing it on each kick.

But the Tigers let the squib bounce through to Jace Martin who picked it up at the 20 and ran it back for an 80yard game-tying score at 14-14 with 10:38 left in the second quarter.

Howe’s next possession ended with a

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Howe ISD Board agenda The regular monthly meeting for the Howe ISD Board of Trustees will take place tonight (Monday) October 17 at 6 pm at the Howe ISD Administration Office located at 105 W. Tutt St, Howe, Texas.

The board will discuss typical items such as monthly financial reports, quarterly investment reports, enrollment, and personnel. But also on the agenda is a call for a public hearing on Nov. 14 to discuss the 2021-22 FIRST

Report. Also on the agenda is the annual facility use by Howe Youth Basketball as well as an updated vendor list.

The board will also discuss district and campus improvement plans as well as stipend schedules.

Howe P&Z and council to discuss planned development north of Howe High School The Howe Planning & Zoning Commission of the City of Howe, Texas will meet on October 18, 2022, at 5:30 p.m. 700 W. Haning Street, Howe, Texas where they will consider and make recommendations to the Howe City Council regarding an application Requested by Howe Cope Stryker, LLC, a Texas limited liability company.

tion for a 2023/2024 Texas Community Development Block Grant program – Community Development Fund Grant through the Texas Department of Agriculture.

The property is a tract of land north of Howe High School consisting of 122.025 acres situated in the Charles Kimble Survey, Abstract No. 678 and the Marion G. Fellers Survey, Abstract No. 426, Grayson County, Texas. This is for the purpose of a zoning request seeking amendments to the City of Howe Zoning Ordinance and creation of City of Howe Planned Development District-6 (PD-6) (Ponderosa Point). The proposed uses include single family residential, multifamily residential (high density multifamily residential), build to rent (lower-density multifamily residential/ single-family lease), townhouse residential, and commercial uses.

Ordinance No. 797—an ordinance of the city council of the City of Howe, Texas, establishing and regulating plat review and inspection fees; amending ordinance 722, section 5.04, filing and inspection charges; establishing standards and procedures; providing for a penalty not to exceed the sum of five hundred and no/100 dollars ($500.00) for each offense and a separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues; providing for other enforcement proceedings; providing a repealer clause; providing a severability clause; providing for publication; providing for an effective date as the date of publication as required by law; and finding and determining that the meeting at which this ordinance is passed is open as required by law.

The P&Z will consider the change from single-family (SF-1) to PD-6.

Following the meeting, the city council will meet at 6 pm and will make the final decision on the same planned development.

Also on the council agenda are routine items such as minutes from last meeting, finance statements, and the closure of the 100 block of Haning Street for the Downtown Howe-lloween Festival on Saturday, October 2022.

Howe Community Library Director Torrey Stricklin will give the library and summer activity report.

Susan LaFollett will give a short presentation for the 2021 year-ending audit.

Also on the agenda: Resolution 2022-0006—a resolution of the City of Howe, Texas, authorizing professional service provider selection for a 2023/2024 Texas community development block grant program – community development fund grant through the Texas department of agriculture

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Resolution 2022-0007—a resolution of the City of Howe, Texas, authorizing professional service provider selec-

Resolution 2022-0008—a resolution of the City of Howe, Texas adopting a code of conduct policy related to procurement for federal grants.

Ordinance No. 798—An ordinance by the City Council of the City of Howe, Texas relating to the Greater Texoma Utility Authority Contract Revenue Bonds, Series 2022 (Collin/Grayson Water Transmission Project) and approving the issuance thereof and the facilities to be constructed or acquired by such Authority.

Ordinance No. 799—An ordinance by the City of Howe, Texas, revising and establishing water and sewer service rates, setting the effective date of the new rates; Establishing a repeal clause; establishing a savings clause; and establishing an effective date.

Ordinance no. 800—An ordinance amending the code of ordinances of the City of Howe, Texas, to amend chapter 6 section 1 entitled sanitation service and Ordinance 721, providing for repeal of ordinances in conflict: Providing for an effective date.

Resolution no. 2022-0004—A resolution of the city of Howe, Texas, approving an amendment to the original memorandum of understanding between the city Of Howe and the Howe Independent School District regarding the cooperation between the Howe

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Gunter’s Adam Reed (11) is swarmed by Howe’s Matt Hayes (22), Mahlon Walker (54), and Bryce Crosby (5). Photo by Michelle Carney.

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punt that set up a Gunter 10-play, 87yard drive that was finished off by an Overman 5-yard score which gave Gunter their first lead of the night with 7:11 left in the second.

Howe and Gunter traded punts on the next three possessions and the Tigers won the field position game. Ivy Hellman scored from the two yard line to finish a 3-play, 20-yard drive to up the advantage to 28-14 which became the halftime score.

Gunter stormed out of the gate with a 10-play, 56-yard drive that ended on Hellman’s second score of the night from the three yard line. The lead was 34-14 Gunter with 9:24 left in the third.

But Howe answered right back with an 8-play, 75-yard drive that ended on a 28-yard touchdown pass from Haley to Jones. Gunter’s lead shrunk to 3421 with 6:42 left in the third.

On Gunter’s next possession, Hellman raced in from the 15 yard line to end a 7-play, 52-yard drive to give Gunter a 40-21 lead at the 4:48 mark in the second.

The effects of the faced paced Gunter offense began to take a toll and Sloan went untouched for 56 yards after a Howe punt to give Gunter a 47-21 lead with 2:29 left in the third.

Entering the fourth quarter, Tiger quarterback Luke Dodd hit Mitchell Gage for a 50-yard bomb to close out the scoring for the Tigers at 54-21. Howe made one last effort with an 11-play drive but was turned away on fourth down with 5:43 left in the game.

Howe moves to 1-1 in district play and will host Bells Friday night who beat Blue Ridge 82-32 with 30 of their points coming in the second quarter.

The Panthers are also 2-1 on the season.

Bells is coached by former Howe offensive coordinator Dale West who helped Howe to eight playoff games during the 2014, 15, and 16 seasons.

Howe owns the overall series with a 35-10 record but hasn’t beaten Bells since 2018 prior to West’s arrival as head coach.

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Howe sales tax revenue up 13.09 percent over October 2021 Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.06 billion in local sales tax allocations for October, 17.4 percent more than in October 2021.

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

In Howe, the monthly total was $47,000.15 which brings the 2022

total to $458,025.45. The monthly amount is up by 13.09 percent while the yearly total is up by 9.45 percent.

City

October 2022

City

Total 2022

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

$2,937,818.87 $877,811.73 $825,721.22 $650,439.42 $533,223.71 $476,375.32 $340,621.51 $228,975.35 $164,476.36 $163,580.09 $94,329.99 $54,586.43 $47,000.15 $39,745.17 $37,049.35 $36,946.19 $28,191.26 $20,031.00 $12,478.60 $10,751.53 $6,295.27 $1,438.87 $1,150.59

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

$25,416,722.26 $8,692,984.99 $7,140,790.78 $6,124,691.56 $5,277,716.01 $5,164,303.42 $3,281,393.77 $2,335,385.42 $1,615,699.86 $1,586,720.90 $769,936.26 $499,035.18 $458,025.45 $388,902.02 $355,020.37 $333,775.95 $261,649.69 $230,855.41 $128,147.94 $102,474.88 $64,424.81 $27,204.99 $10,479.49

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Lady Bulldogs fall to Pottsboro and Blue Ridge

Korie Bouse, Reese Smith, and Emery Snapp at Blue Ridge on Friday.

Photo by Alexa Brunner.

The Howe Lady Bulldogs lost at Pottsboro on Tuesday and at Blue Ridge on Friday. On Tuesday, it was a 3-1 final with scores of 26-28, 25-16, 25-21, and 25-15. Kamry Snapp led Howe with 13 kills while Kendall Griffin added 11 digs. Korie Bouse had 27 assists.

Korie Bouse- 27 assists, 7 digs Talia Bjorn- 4 assists,1 ace, 6 digs, 5 kills Shelbee Taylor- 2 kills, 2 digs Kendall Griffin- 2 kills, 11 digs, 2 aces Emery Snapp- 3 digs, 8 kills Kamry Snapp- 1 ace, 5 digs, 13 kills, 1 block

On Friday, Howe was blanked 3-0 by scores of 10-25, 12-25, and 20-25.

Bouse had 10 assists with Teagan Stubblfield adding seven digs.

Stats against Blue Ridge:

Stats against Pottsboro: Jordan Brunner- 2 kills, 2 digs Teagan Stubblefield- 1 ace, 12 digs Reese Smith- 7 digs Presley Shockey- 11 kills

Jordan Brunner- 2 kills, 4 digs Teagan Stubblefield- 1 ace, 7 digs Reese Smith- 4 digs Korie Bouse- 10 assists, 4 digs Talia Bjorn- 4 kills, 2 digs Kendall Griffin- 3 digs Emery Snapp- 3 kills Kamry Snapp- 2 kills

The Lady Bulldogs bench gets excited at Pottsboro.

Photo by Alexa Brunner.

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Stacy Dawn Quintero, 1975-2022 Stacy Dawn (Frank) Quintero left her earthly home on October 3, 2022 after a brief illness. Stacy joins her son Gabe who she dearly missed. Others who preceded her were father Gary, grandmothers, Lela Nolan and Jan Melugin, grandfathers, Bill Nolan and Ralph Muse, her beloved cousin Cody Jordan and others.

School

*W-L

*Pct.

*PF

*PA

W-L

Pct.

PF

PA

Strk

Gunter

2-0

1.000

78

35

7-0

1.000

268

64

7W

Bells

1-1

0.500

96

56

5-2

0.714

307

143

1W

Howe

1-1

0.500

55

57

5-2

0.714

276

165

1L

Leonard

1-1

0.500

44

55

5-2

0.714

219

145

1W

Blue

1-1

0.500

69

88

4-3

0.571

304

205

1L

Lone

0-2

0.000

27

78

0-7

0.000

118

308

7L

Leader

Player

Passing

Austin Haley, 1,296 yds, 84-130 (64.62 %), 16 TDs, 4 INTs

Rushing

Antwone Rattler, 862 yds, 124 carries, 8 TDs, 3 Fumbles

Receiving

Cooper Jones, 480 yds, 24 catches, 9 TDs

Defense

Beau Stephens, 80 total tackles, 3 sacks

Stacy is survived by her son, Ethan and wife Baylee who she so adored and her daughter in law, daughter, Presley, mother, Sherry Frank, Sister, Kelly Barnett and husband Kevin, grandsons, Lincoln and Lucas Quintero, sister in law, Linda Kalifa and grandfather, Pat Melugin. She is also survived by many nieces, nephews that she loved very much.

Everyone who knew Stacy was blessed by her humor, honesty and fairness. She gave you a chance and it took a lot to break the bond.

Stacy Quintero

Her services will be on October, 20, 2022 at the First Baptist Church Celina at 11:00 AM. No visitation if planned.

In Lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to the American Cancer Society – Melenoma Research.

Campbell, Krueger qualify for regionals in cross country Howe cross country runners Aryssa Krueger and Jacob Campbell each qualified for the regional meet last week as both placed eighth at the district meet in Bells.

Krueger and Campbell will compete at the University of Texas at Arlington on Tuesday, Oct. 25.

Girls begin at 9 am while the boys begin at 9:30 am. Arissa Krueger

Jacob Campbell

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NON-PROFIT Goodwill Industries of Northeast Texas 2206 E. Lamar St. Sherman, TX 75090 goodwillnorthtexas.org spierce@goodwillnorthtexas.org United Way of Grayson County 713 E. Brockett P.O. Box 1112 Sherman, Texas 75091 903.893.1920 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

2022-23 Local taxation State Sales Tax General Revenue Sales Tax Ad valorem reduction Sales Tax Economic Development (Type B) Sales Tax Total

6.25 % 1.00 % 0.50 % 0.50 % 8.25 %

City of Howe Tax Rate Howe I.S.D Tax Rate Grayson County Tax Rate Grayson College Tax Rate Total (per $100 valuation)

$0.54 $1.27 $0.31 $0.15 $2.27

Cityofhowe.org City Hall 116 E. Haning St., 903-532-5571 Mayor: Bill French City Administrator: Jeff Stanley City Secretary: Regina Harris 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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police department and the Howe independent school district (“Howe ISD”) police department.

Resolution no. 2022-0005 A resolution of the city of Howe, Texas finding That Oncor electric delivery company LLC’s (“Oncor” or “company”) application to change rates Within the city should be denied; finding that The city’s reasonable rate case expenses shall Be reimbursed by the company; finding that the Meeting at which this resolution is passed is Open to the public as required by law; requiring Notice of this resolution to the company and Legal counsel.

Discuss, consider, and act upon added Holidays to Policy 5-01.

Discuss, consider, and act upon Howe Community Facilities Development Corporation Budgets for FY 2021-22 and 2022-23.

Discuss, consider, and act upon HCFDC expenditure in the amount of $120,000 for Capital Improvements in 2022-23.

Discuss, consider, and act on authorizing City staff to prepare and issue Request for Proposal for Solid Waste Collection, Disposal and Recycling Services.

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Texas History Minute Two orphaned brothers headed west in search of adventure and a new life. The story is common in the annals of the frontier. In the case of Ken Bridges brothers Francis and Thomas Lubbock of South Carolina, their story would play an important role in Texas History.

Francis Richard Lubbock was born in Beaufort, South Carolina, in 1815 to Dr. Henry and Ann Lubbock. While still an infant, the family moved to Charleston, where younger brother Thomas was born in 1817. Tragedy struck the family in 1829 when their father died. With the family struggling, the 14-year-old Francis quit school to work as a clerk.

In 1835, after the death of their mother, the two brothers moved to New Orleans, where the elder Lubbock worked with a variety of businesses and the 17 -year-old Thomas worked as a cotton agent. The revolution erupting in Texas captivated their attention.

Thomas Lubbock and a group of other New Orleans residents organized a unit, the New Orleans Grays, and marched into Texas to support independence. He participated in the Siege of Bexar in late 1835, temporarily wresting San Antonio from Mexican control. After the Texas Revolution, he worked as a businessman and a Texas Ranger.

In 1836, Francis Lubbock followed his brother to Texas and settled in what became Houston to set up a store. He became heavily involved in politics and was appointed as comptroller by Texas President Sam Houston in 1837.

In 1857, he was elected lieutenant governor of the state but lost re-election in 1859 to Ed Clark, a Unionist. Nevertheless, Lubbock was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1860. He and other southern delegates clashed with northern delegates over the conciliatory platform they pushed to preserve the Union. The Democratic Party fractured, and a convention of southern Democrats, chaired by Lubbock, pushed their own candidate, Vice-President John Breckinridge over the national Democratic candidate, Stephen A. Douglas.

In the meantime, Thomas Lubbock was an ardent secessionist and campaigned for years for secession. Once Texas seceded in 1861, he went to Virginia to enlist in the Confederate Army, fighting in the Army of Northern Virginia during the Civil War. He saw many battles and died at a Kentucky hospital in 1862 as a colonel at age 44.

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Ed Clark became governor in 1861 after then-Gov. Sam Houston was forced from office. That fall, Lubbock challenged his old foe Clark in the gubernatorial election. Lubbock won by a scant 124-vote margin.

As governor, the Civil War was the focus of Francis Lubbock’s administration. He was an outspoken defender of the Confederacy and the draft. He even pushed for drafting non-citizens into the army as well. He attempted to increase trade with Mexico, even offering to trade United States bonds held by Texas and cotton for weapons.

Lubbock attempted to spur defense manufacturing in Texas, to little effect.

The chaotic whirlwind of Civil War politics consumed his administration, and he declined to run for re-election in 1863.

Lubbock enlisted in the Confederate Army at the age of 46 and was made a lieutenant colonel. He helped organize supplies and troops for the defense of Louisiana during the 1864 Red River campaign and served on the staff of several generals. In August 1864, Lubbock was appointed as a military aide to Confederate President Jefferson Davis. He went to Virginia to update Davis on activities west of the Mississippi River. This voyage was made even more difficult with the Union naval blockade of the South and that Union forces now controlled the Mississippi River, cutting the Confederacy in half. Lubbock spent the next several months in Richmond, watching the Confederacy disintegrate as Union forces encircled the city and laid siege to it.

The Union Army broke through Confederate lines in April 1865, and the Confederate government fled, Lubbock included. Davis, Lubbock, and a number of others headed south in a mad flight to avoid capture and to try to keep their government alive. Several days later, Lubbock was captured in Georgia. He was held at an army prison in Delaware where he awaited his fate. After eight months, he was released as part of an amnesty program and returned to Texas.

In 1876, the Texas legislature organized Lubbock County in West Texas in honor of Thomas Lubbock. Its namesake city was organized a few years later and a century later would grow to a city of more than a quarter of a million residents. The surviving Lubbock Brother, Francis, continued to piece his life back together after the Civil War and Reconstruction and eventually re-entered politics. He served as state treasurer from 1878 to 1891.

Francis Lubbock died quietly at his home in Austin in 1905 at age 89.

"With a united effort we can make the place in which we live clean, wholesome, attractive. We can make the crowded city dweller homesick to come back to us and real living. We can bring new life, new business, new beauty, to the little towns." - Mame Roberts

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Submitted—Bill Hussey, one of First Baptist Church Howe’s newer members, presented the program at the Senior Citizen’s XYZ group’s October meeting. His topic was one in which he is very knowledgeable: Your Vote and Your Voice Matter. Along with encouraging everyone to vote because it matters, he also explained the legislative process. Hussey has been to Austin many times, working with legislators on bills of concern. Contacting our legislator however we want to – handwritten letter, call, email, fax, text, is essential to having our voices heard.

Each communication matters. Hussey’s expertise, experience, and encouragement was obvious in this interesting program that was enjoyed by 32 members present.

Harvest Fest Harvest Fest at First Baptist Church Howe will be Sunday evening, October 30 from 6-8 p.m. IN and outside the Children’s Building. Parents can bring their costumed children for fun, food, and fellowship. Simple games will be monitored and prizes awarded.

Living with children

One of the characteristics of a truly civilized society is the ubiquitous use of proper social courtesies. Raising a child is all about John Rosemond civilizing the savage within; therefore, “manners,” as they are known, should be taught to a child early and diligently.

me that in his culture, one of the first things a child is taught is how to be recognized when he wants to say something. The child is told that he is to stand a respectful distance from adults who are engaged in conversation—say, eight feet—and wait to be recognized. When the adults reach a point where a pause in their conversation feels natural, one (the child’s parent, usually) will turn to the child and say, “Yes?” The child then speaks.

A parent recently wrote me, asking, “What’s the most important social courtesy to teach a child?”

Oh, how civilized! But wait! That is exactly what I was taught as a child!

And, I dare say, so were most of my peers.

My answer to that great question: To not interrupt adult conversations.

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Everyone wins something, mostly candy. Popcorn, Snowcones, Water, and more Candy are all free. Photo booth will be available as will a few Trunk or Treats. Mostly we want children to come have fun, to not be scared, and to want to come back to be with us for Sunday School.

In learning not to interrupt, a child learns patience, which is to say, impulse control. It also strengthens the social boundary that should exist between the child and adults; hence, the child’s respect for adults. In other words, being taught not to interrupt adult conversations, including phone conversations, benefits the child as much or more than it benefits adults.

Oh, and by the way, children should not be taught that “excuse me” is an appropriate means of barging into an adult conversation. To be specific, the following sort of exchange is counterproductive, not to mention rather absurd: Parent (who, to that point, has been talking with another adult): “Billy, you’re interrupting. What have I taught you to say?”

Child: “Um, uh, excuse me.”

Parent: “Good for you! Okay, what is it?”

After I had talked on the importance of manners to a small group in California, a gentleman from South Africa told

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This is not rocket science. Teach your child to stand a respectful distance from adults who are talking and wait, silently and in a state of stillness, until he is acknowledged, and gradually increase his wait until he’s learned to be silent and still for at least a couple of minutes.

“And what should I do when my child interrupts, even after I’ve taught him the art of waiting?”

Teach again, and make sure he learns that misbehavior has consequences.

Put him to bed early that evening.

Keep him indoors for the rest of the day. It really doesn’t matter, but whatever you do, do something he’ll remember! And be sure to let him know how pleased you are when he does the right thing.

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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Ignoring God does not lessen our need for Him. Within the Christian faith, we are taught that every person will someday stand before God and have a discussion about how they lived. A Dr. Billy Holland few will argue, give excuses, try to justify, and attempt to present their case before the infinite judge and authority of all things. Many scoff and doubt about not being responsible for the way they live, but for the most part, the majority agrees there is coming a day of judgment. You would think with nearly everyone hearing about being held accountable that it would generate more interest in knowing God and what He requires. Sadly, this seems to make people run away even more.

When the scriptures talk about recognizing words and deeds, the association between good and bad trees, and the evidence of fruit, most people are offended at the idea of being judged.

They also become easily ruffled when presented with the consideration that nice and sympathetic people are not necessarily sheep of God’s fold. Spiritual discernment is real and one reason for the Holy Spirit is to give us a deeper insight than just our emotions about situations, certain individuals, and especially ourselves. We are not to be ignorant about what is happening around us, but at the same time, there is no way we can know what is in the heart of another person.

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and excitement. A person is drawn and repents when they are convicted by the gospel, surrenders their will, and becomes spiritually born-again. They are redeemed through the blood covenant atonement and become a new creation that is governed by the Lordship of Christ who fills and controls their life.

We agree the infinite light and life of God within these individuals illuminates and empowers the presence of His mercy, compassion, and love. So, could it be possible for an individual who has yielded everything they have and all that they are unto God, to never say a word about knowing Him? Could someone who has taken up their cross feel embarrassed or ashamed to talk about the Bible, pray for someone in need, or share about what Christ accomplished on Calvary? Indeed no!

Jesus was not a secret agent and neither are we.

The world is convinced that heaven is the default destination of everyone except for a few hideous individuals here and there. This philosophy is without spiritual discipline to understand God’s command for us to yield our will to Him. It’s a comfortable worldview that does not want to be told what to do and has the song, “I did it my way” at the top of the playlist.

This rebellious attitude is perfectly content to float down the river and hope that everything works out in the end. It will not. God is not asleep.

I was asked the other day about what I believe is the difference between a person who is always thinking and talking about the Lord and someone who never mentions Him. It’s true, we have religious laws, doctrines, and interpretations of the Bible that are explained by those who are considered experts about what it means to be a follower of Christ, but can Christianity be condensed into a specific lifestyle formula that is identified and measured according to a certain standard? If we are a Christian will everyone know it? I believe yes. Christians carry burdens and a common weight of the soul is to plead for those who need God. We pray because we love.

I’ve said many times that either everyone is going to heaven or hardly anyone is going. What do I mean? If being a nice and decent person is the only requirement, then we have nothing to worry about. Since the Bible is true we must embrace the reverential fear of God. actually, this default idea is the other way around. Hell has always been the default since man fell in the Garden and is why Christ is the only hope for those who believe. The confusion is not believing He means what He says. If we had the desire to search carefully within ourselves, we would find there are certain lines we refuse to cross when offering our hearts to God. We seldom consider these hidden reservations as we are afraid to face our guilt and fears associated with our need to change. Denial becomes easier to manage with time and the longer we wait to make things right, the deeper we fall into deception.

When a person is in love with God, they are overflowing with joy, faith,

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 Wednesday 6:30 pm - Team Kid 6:30 pm - Youth Ministry 6:30 pm - Adult Bible Fellowship Sunday 9:15 am - Bible Fellowship 10:30am - Worship Service 6:00 pm—Potluck Fellowship and Bible Study

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.

Please check with each church for any possible changes

Revelation 1:8 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.”

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Report: Cyber experts find Chinese infiltration of US election software, but things take sick turn after call from Washington FBI Office

By Elizabeth Stauffer The Western Journal

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

Last week, Valery Zaluzhny, the Commander in Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, posted a photo on his Twitter account showing him wearing a bracelet that has a swastika imprinted on it. ***** The New York Times have now changed the term “Election Deniers” to “Election Skeptics.”

This could be due to Donald Trump’s lawsuit with CNN. But it’s likely MAGA probably prefers “deniers” because the 2020 election was stolen and only the communist funded corporate media addicts are left that don’t realize it. This includes Fox News by the way. ***** At what point do Democrats and Republicans finally realize that there is one party and one party only and politicians only masquerade as “Ds” or “Rs.” Once upon a time, Democrats hated the war -mongering Bush/ Cheney regime. The Bush/Cheneys are no different than the Obama/ Bidens. As George Carlin so eloquently stated, “It’s a big club and you ain’t in it.” ***** President Donald Trump's social media app Truth Social soared to the No. 1 downloaded app on the Google Play store Friday after its longawaited debut. Truth Social sat atop the free apps list ahead of such brand names as Tik Tok, Amazon, WhatsApp and Instagram. ***** The government of Saudi Arabia released an official statement saying that the Biden regime asked them to delay their planned oil production cuts for one month, which raises questions of a possible attempt to influence the 2022 midterm elections. ***** War Room Pandemic

The group whom the Times’ writer referred to as “election deniers” is led On Monday, The New

by Catherine Engelbrecht York Times published a and Gregg Phillips. They condescending story about “a group of election are the founder and a board member, respecdeniers” who had gathered “at an invitation-only tively, of True the Vote, an conference in August at a election integrity group based in Houston. You secret location southeast might recognize their of Phoenix” and names from Dinesh “unspooled a new conD’Souza’s documentary spiracy theory about the “2000 Mules,” which 2020 presidential outmakes the case that coorcome.” dinated voter fraud changed the outcome of The story involved the 2020 presidential elecKonnech Corp., a small election software compa- tion. ny based in Michigan, which the group claimed At any rate, a September “had secret ties to the Chi- article published by Substack’s Kanekoa News nese Communist Party provides some disturbing and had given the Chibackground information nese government backabout the events that led door access to personal to Yu’s arrest. The title of data about two million poll workers,” the Times the piece is “FBI Conceals Chinese Infiltration reported. of U.S. Election Software.”

The very next day, the company’s CEO, Eugene The report cited a live Yu, 51, was arrested on suspicion of stealing iden- chat on TruetheVote.locals.com in which tifying information on hundreds of Los Angeles Engelbrecht and Phillips County poll workers and appeared together and storing the data on servers shared some of their findlocated in China, a viola- ings. tion of Konnech’s conIn January 2021, Phillips tract with Los Angeles said, he was working with County. a cybersecurity analyst who noticed an “oddity in The Times reported the some of the URLs” used story of Yu’s arrest withby one of Konnech’s softout mention of the hit ware applications. Using piece published the day software designed to help before by the very same companies detect cyber writer, Stuart A. Thompbreaches, he and the exson. pert “began to look at The Los Angeles County where do these URLs District Attorney’s Office resolve to,” he said. said in a news release Tuesday that Yu had been “We found that most of taken into custody by in- them resolve to one I.P. address and that I.P. advestigators from its Bureau of Investigation with dress — the URL resolved in China,” Phillips assistance from police in said.

Meridian Township, Michigan. Trending: Photos: Why Does Jill Biden With this software, he Dress in Patterns Similar explained, “you can figure out what type of datato That of Home Furniture, Curtains, Wallpaper? base they are using, their

database port, and all the different services offered by ports in this particular application living in China. It turned out that not only did it live there, but they left the database open.”

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Prosecutors: U.S. election firm gave Chinese workers 'superadministration' access to election data Supervisor described policy as "huge security issue."

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They discovered the database “stored the personally identifying information of over a million Americans,” Phillips said.

A U.S. election technology company currently embroiled in scandal gave Chinese subcontractors high-level security access to American elecSeeing this to be a “major tion data, according to a national security risk,” he warrant filed by prosecuand Engelbrecht contact- tors this week in Los Aned the FBI, according to geles. the report. Agents said Konnech was already “on Authorities earlier this their radar.” There were month arrested Eugene “lots of other problems” Yu, the CEO of the elecwith the company. tion software company Konnech, on charges of The FBI told Phillips and grand theft and embezEngelbrecht “a counterzlement related to his intelligence op was work with that firm. Conopened up in January or troversy has also swirled February of 2021.” over Konnech's alleged storage of poll worker “They engaged us in the data in servers located in operation, they were com- the People's Republic of municating with us on a China. regular basis. They were communicating with Konnech says on its webCatherine regarding com- site that it offers its Pollmunications with the tar- Chief "election logistic get and this went on for software" to nearly three approximately 15 dozen clients across the months,” Phillips said.

United States. The war“These were legitimate rant for Yu's arrest, meanpeople who believed that while, made startling althis software posed a na- legations related to the tional security risk to the handling of sensitive data United States of America for those clients. and they were working with us closely to try to The charging document, stop this from being in filed in the Superior place during the midCourt of the State of Caliterms.”

But everything changed after Engelbrecht received a call in April 2022 from one of the agents, who told her the FBI’s “Washington D.C. headquarters” was now handling the investigation.

“There was no more goodwill, there was no more let’s work together, the script had been

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fornia for the County of Los Angeles on Thursday, claims that a project manager in August "wrote that any employee for Chinese contractors working on PollChief software had 'superadministration' privileges for all PollChief clients."

The project manager reportedly described the decision as a "huge security issue;" He later stressed to workers at the company the "need to ensure the security privacy and confidentiality [of] our client data."

The warrant also alleges Konnech employees “sent personal identifying information of Los Angeles County election workers to third-party software developers who assisted with creating and fixing” the company’s PollChief software.

Konnech did not respond to a request for comment from Just the News on Saturday. Yu's arrest warrant recommended that he be given no bail while being detained.

Yu could reportedly face up to a decade in prison if convicted on the charges.

From Durham to CIA, evidence mounts FBI was warned Russia collusion story might be disinformation

"This has all the classic earmarks of a Russian information operation run through the Hillary Clinton campaign," retired FBI intel boss says.

By John Solomon In one of the more dramatic exchanges during Igor Danchenko's trial on charges he lied to the FBI during the Russia collusion probe, Special Counsel John Durham confronted a lead agent with evidence he had been warned that the Russian businessman he

was using as an informant might be an intelligence asset for Moscow.

Agent Kevin Helson acknowledged that a female member of the FBI's Human Intelligence Validation Unit, with two decades of intelligence experience, had raised concerns that Danchenko may be a member of the Russian

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flipped, and now we were the target,” she said. “That was a very disturbing call.”

The agent told Engelbrecht that “two women” at headquarters believed she and Phillips were “in the wrong for doing this” and they were trying “to figure out how you guys broke the law to find all of this,” according to Kanekoa.

Now that sounds like the FBI we’ve come to know, doesn’t it?

Engelbrecht explained that the Department of Homeland Security is responsible for securing the U.S. election systems’ “critical infrastructure” and that the “president of this company sits on the board of another election company that is one of the founding members of DHS’s election security task force. So you want to talk about the fox in the hen house? It’s all right there.”

She continued, “The same individual who programmed this election mess, PollChief, was also the lead programmer for the Confucius Institute internal comms [communication] mechanism. Meaning how they exchange data between here and China; this same person built the entire app that runs all of these elections across the United States.

This is a red Chinese communist op run against the United States

by Chinese operatives, and it’s a disaster.”

Finally, Engelbrecht said she received a call from one of the agents they had worked with earlier who said, “[Y]ou may need to be ready to — his term was to use the nuclear option and go to the press.”

That was when they planned what the New York Times writer called their “invitation-only conference in August at a secret location southeast of Phoenix.”

They invited 200 “researchers, independent journalists, and big

thinkers.”

“We asked the people in attendance for help, we didn’t know what the FBI’s plans were for us, we didn’t know if we didn’t speak this publicly if we would ever have the chance to, but we felt like our best chance was to share this with people we trusted who had the wherewithal to get the word out,” Engelbrecht said, according to Kanekoa.

Phillips said, “This is some of the best research I have ever seen. The quality of it, the depth of it, we were with a prosecutor the other day and we had an opportunity to share some of this information with them.”

He continued, “There’s likely going to be a grand jury convened here in the next week or so. It’s supported by not just the research that my team OPSEC did for Catherine and True the Vote, but by the research of one of the best research teams I’ve ever seen come together.”

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military intelligence service known as the GRU, but Helson dismissed the concern.

"This is a real problem," Durham declared, as he and Helson tangled over whether the FBI should have relied on Danchenko as a confidential human source.

Helson dismissed the intelligence analyst's complaint, insisting Danchenko had provided significant help to the FBI in Russian counterintelligence analysis between 2017 and 2020, so much so that the agent had recommended the bureau compensate the Russian analyst with as much as $500,000 in payments.

In the end, Danchenko has never been charged as a Russian spy. Rather, he is charged with five counts of lying to the FBI starting when he acted as the primary source for former British spy Christopher Steele's dossier At the end of their discus- and then as a paid insion, Englebrecht said the formant himself for the bureau. One of the chargYu/Konnech story was es was dismissed Friday far from over and that it by the trial judge, and the would get bigger. remaining four counts Kanekoa published its head to a jury Monday report on Sept. 8. after closing arguments.

It looks like she was Nonetheless, Helson's right. performance at the trial — at times he was treatThe Times updated its ed by Durham as a hosarticle about the “group tile witness — is a reof election deniers” on minder that there is a Thursday. growing body of evidence that the FBI re“After this article was published, the chief exec- ceived numerous warnings the evidence it relied utive of Konnech, Euupon to pursue Donald gene Yu, was arrested in connection with an inves- Trump for what turned tigation into the possible out to be nonexistent Russian collusion very theft of personal inforlikely could have been mation about poll workers,” it said in an Editor’s tainted by a Russian disinformation campaign by Note. “In communications with The Times for Vladimir Putin's intellithis article, neither Mr. Yu gence services. nor a spokesman for And that evidence was Konnech said that the company was the subject often kept from the FISA court that allowed the of an investigation.

FBI to spy on the Trump campaign and former “They also asserted that adviser Carter Page for a all the company’s data full year. was stored on servers in the United States; proseIn addition to the revelacutors in Los Angeles, who brought the charges tion of validation team warning, Helson was against Mr. Yu, said that also forced to admit he they had found some never alerted the FISA company data stored on judges that the FBI had a servers in China. “The prior investigation into Times is continuing to Danchenko as a possible report on this story.”

spy for Russia back in 2008-10. Instead, the FBI falsely told the court it had no derogatory information on Danchenko.

In truth, the FBI had allegations that Danchenko tried to offer money to Americans he expected to go into the Obama administration if they would provide him classified information, Durham said. The prosecutor said that probe was improperly shut down when the FBI incorrectly concluded Danchenko had left the United States.

In fact, he had not.

"There was a case on him ... It was a counterintelligence case ... an espionage case," Helson testified Thursday. The agent claimed he "couldn't see" the earlier case when he first searched the FBI database upon bringing Danchenko aboard as an informant. But he said he learned about the prior spy case within 60 days of getting started.

Durham asked whether Helson ever corrected the false statement there was no derogatory information on Danchenko.

"No," the agent answered.

Kevin Brock, a retired FBI intelligence chief who wrote the bureau's confidential human source rules still in existence today, said that while it was great to see the FBI had created validation teams to assess informants, Durham's examination of Helson unmasked troubling behavior.

"I think the startling thing is that you have an agent/ analyst in that validation unit pressing one of the case agents on Crossfire Hurricane on this issue of validating the information, the rumors that were present in the Steele dossier documents, and insisting that more work needed to be done," Brock said. "And she kind of got the Heisman, kind of got the stiff arm by the agent. And they really didn't do the due diligence that was necessary for such a highprofile, important case like this."

Brock said the FBI possessed significant evidence calling into question the reliability of Danchenko and the Steele dossier and with-

held it from the court.

"It's more than derogatory information," he said.

"That's something to be worried about. And the court deserve to know that information."

The red flags and warning sirens emerged immediately in the summer of 2016 that the allegations of Trump-Russia collusion might be an intelligence disinformation campaign by Moscow or tainted by politics. In July 2016, just a few days before the FBI opened its Crossfire Hurricane investigation, then-CIA Director John Brennan briefed President Barack Obama that the Russians had intercepted a Hillary Clinton campaign adviser discussing a plan to create a narrative that Trump had a Russia problem.

The FBI knew from its first interaction with Steele in July 2016 that he was being paid and working for the Clinton campaign to create his dossier.

By September 2016 — a month before the FISA warrant was secured — the CIA warned the bureau of the Russians' knowledge about Clinton's operation against Trump.

The CIA told the FBI the Russians had intercepted a call indicating Hillary Clinton personally approved an effort "to stir up a scandal against U.S. Presidential candidate Donald Trump by tying him to Putin and the Russians' hacking of the Democratic National Committee."

Similar conerns were raised inside both the FBI and CIA that Steele's source network had been infiltrated by Russian intelligence, according to declassified footnotes from the Justice Department inspector general investigation into sweeping failures of the FBI in the Russia case.

"Steele's frequent contacts with Russian oligarchs in 2015 had raised concerns in the FBI Transnational Organized Crime Intelligence Unit," one such footnote revealed.

The CIA gave a similarly stark warning, according to another footnote.

"We identified reporting

the Crossfire Hurricane team received from [redacted] indicating the potential for Russian disinformation influencing Steele's election reporting," that footnote stated, specifically flagging a "subset of Steele's reporting" as "part of a Russian disinformation campaign to denigrate U.S. foreign relations." Further, according to the footnote, the CIA told FBI investigators that "an individual with reported connections to Trump and Russia" claimed Steele's dossier was compromised

by Russian intelligence "infiltrating a source into the network" used by Steele to assemble his allegations against Trump.

File RedactedHorowitzFootnotes.pdf The FBI plowed ahead, never looking at the red flags in Steele's so-called "Delta file" assessing his credibility as a source or alerting the court to the validation team's concerns or the prior espionage probe involving Danchenko.

Instead, Steele was offered up to $1 million from the FBI if he could prove his dossier, which he never did, according to testimony Durham elicited at the trial last week. Danchenko was recommended to receive a half-million dollars for his work, Agent Helson testified.

The portrait compiled from Durham, the DOJ IG and the declassified CIA evidence is one of the FBI turning a blind eye to the fact that there was no evidence of collusion, just a disinformation operation, former House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes said. And the continuation of the probe for nearly three years suggests the FBI proceeded based on politics, not evidence, he added.

"Look, I don't know how you describe this $1 million payment or potential payment to Steele as anything other than what it is," Nunes told Just the News. "It was a bounty program to get Donald Trump. That's what it was plain and simple."

As for the FBI, Nunes said, "It's just so confusing to me as to why these FBI and DOJ characters and some of the Clinton cabal have not (continue to JustTheNews).

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