60.43 Howe Enterprise March 6, 2023

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Howe’s Duncan shows Grand Champion Market Barrow Never say your vote doesn’t matter. If you voted for Bill French for Howe City Council in 1998, your vote got him the seat as he beat out O.B. Powers 100-99. If you intended to vote for O.B. Powers and instead stayed home, well, —that mattered also.

Speaking of O.B. Powers, we’ve been transferring some VHS city council tapes to digital recently for the Howe Community Library.

During a January 2003 council meeting, Powers gave a riveting speech to the council about the need to trade locally and have honor and pride for downtown and the city in general. Refreshing. ***** We introduced a straw poll in last Monday’s edition. We’ll hold the results until April 23— the day before early voting begins. It’s easy to vote in an online poll— but in order to make your voice truly heard, you must cast an official ballot. Election Day is May 6, 2023 at 700 W. Haning Street in Howe, 7a-7p. ***** Continuity of Operations programs (COOP).

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

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Pride of Howe, pg. 2 Daddy Daughter Dance, pg. 3 Howe Bulldogs Baseball, pg. 4 Lady Bulldogs Softball, pg. 5 Howe water change, pg. 7 James Larry McCallister, pg. 10 Loy Lake results, pg. 11 KHB Yard of the Month, pg. 11 City of Howe agendas, pg. 12

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

LongtimeHoweISD SchoolBoard Presidenttobe inductedtoHoweHall ofHonor

Dorchester to experience rapid growth with MasterPlanned Community

Peyton Duncan of Howe won Grand Champion Market Swine at Loy Lake. Courtesy photos.

HHS One-Act Play advances to bi-district Alton Norman

The 2023 Howe High School One Act Play cast and crew. Courtesy photo.

Howe High School’s 2023 One Act Play season has officially kicked off and did so with a bang. On Thursday, March 2, they competed for the district title at Denison High School facing Leonard, Bells, Gunter, Blue Ridge, Bonham, and Pottsboro.

After a day full of impressive competition, HHS not only brought home first place, but in fact, swept first place.

The contest is judged by a panel of three adjudicators who independently rank the shows; each judge placed Howe High School OAP at first to

solidify the title of district champions. Their play is entitled, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time—a play by Simon Stephens. Based on the novel by Mark Haddon.

Many of the students took home individual awards as well. Itzel Conjeo-Garcia earned Best Technician for her work as the audio expert.

One judge commented, “beautiful underscoring of scenes with music.”

Ayden Burris, for his role as “Ed”, earned an Honorable Mention award.

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Sometimes the younger brother gets overshadowed by the older brother that blazes his own trail of leadership. And then there are those little brothers that cast their own shadow that blankets a community and leaves a trail of leadership that eventually lands them in the town’s hall of honor. Alton Norman will be inducted into the Howe Hall of Honor along with his brother Jack on May 5, 2023 at 6:30 pm at Summit Gardens in Howe for his dedication and service to his community.

Alton Norman grew up on a farm in Dorchester on Mackey Road. His job at an early age was to gather eggs from a large quantity of hens where (Continued on page 8)

The development sits south of FM 902 around the “S-curve” between Dorchester and Howe.

Conceptual plan.

The City of Dorchester will soon be experiencing the next wave of the North DFW boom. Centurion American Development Group has made a significant investment in our area with a 680-acre masterplanned development which is composed overwhelmingly of single-family homes. With the Texas Instruments $30 billion expansion as well as other silicon tech corridor billion-dollar investments in Globi-Tech and Finisar, the race is on for housing to fill those upcoming jobs a few miles away from FM 902.

The housing development dubbed “Cottonwood” will build out roughly 4,000 lots in all phases and will in(Continued on page 6)

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Pride of Howe participated in the ATSSBAll-Region Clinic and Concert While it often flies under the radar compared to marching season, concert season is in full swing for all levels of Howe ISD bands. The spring semester kicked off back in January with area tryouts for senior percussion student, Ethan Strunc. Strunc had a stellar audition in a very stiff competition and missed advancing to state by one rank point. (To lend the proper perspective to the quality of the competition, the student that narrowly edged out Strunc ended up as first chair in the ATSSB All-State Band.) The following weekend both high school and middle students participated in the ATSSB AllRegion Clinic and Concert held at Anna High School. Those students were Strunc, Mason Sutherland, Asia Lawhorn, Chloe Self, Lane Searcy, Landon Smith, Tatum Lindly, Rylynn Smith, Jaylee Yowell, Seanna Roper, Addison Donoho, Estrella Palma-Montano, Giselle Alejos-Cacho, Kyliee Simms, Lucas Murphy, Kennedy Garner, Charles Fuhr and Benjamin Muwadzuri.

The last weekend in February found several Pride of Howe students performing at the UIL Region 25 Solo and Ensemble Contest with an opportunity to advance to the state level. Those performing and advancing to state are: Flute Quartet consisting of Korie Bouse, Kynlee Ray, Riley Troxtell, and Lauren Catching; Clarinet Choir made up of Olivia Morris, Alex Huerta, Jen-

na Roper, Mason Sutherland, Autumn Owens, Jonathan Smith, Danielle Hargrove, Seanna Roper, and Aixalee Vazquez; Brass Ensemble and its performers James Cowart, A.J. Johnson, William Fuhr, Hayden King, Zoey Montgomery, Felix Vazquez, Lexie Leon, Landon Emrie, Mikey Weimer, Casey Clopton, and Gradin Weinmann; Keyboard Percussion Trio Ethan Strunc, Talia Bjorn, and Lucas Mitchell; and Percussion Ensemble Strunc, Hunter Shaw, Charlie Turner, Amarise Morris, Brooklyn Upton, Alex Blasengame, Ainslee Jones, and Noah Wood-Fowler. The state contest will take place in the Austin area on Memorial Day. This past week middle school bands participated at the Sounds of Spring contest held at Princeton High School.

The primary purpose of this pre-UIL evaluation is to give students an opportunity to go through the entire process of warm-up, performance on stage and then sight-reading like they will at UIL. Three songs that meet the requirements set forth by the UIL are performed on stage and then the band moves to the sight-reading room where they are given seven minutes to review a piece before performing it for the judges. For the first time ever, Howe Middle School was represented by two separate bands at this contest. With the growth of the program at the middle school, this year there will be both an (Continued on page 12)

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This is Burris’ second year in One Act Play but first year in a speaking role.

In her role as “Judy”, Riley Troxtell also earned an Honorable Mention award. Critiques mentioned that she has the ability to create real, vulnerable moments for her character. An All Star Cast award was presented to Audie Martin. Audie’s character, “Siobhan”, helps to narrate the show.

“Siobhan was just stunning. She was acting when she was in the dark,” noted one judge.

Finally, Ethan Strunc in the role of “Christopher”, took home Best Performer. Only two of these are given at

the contest. Faced with a challenging role, judges noted that “he is a stellar performer. I mean wow.”

These actors are supported by an entire cast and crew of 24 students. As a whole, the company was praised for their cohesion, commitment, and control. The ensemble established a “beautifully created world” supported by “seamless” technical elements. This production is a team effort and all of these students have dedicated hours to its success.

Howe High School’s One Act Play is led by instructor Chelsie Nail. They are headed to bi-district on Thursday, March 23 at Melissa High School.

Howe PTO hosts Daddy Daughter Dance

A daddy and a daughter participate in the dance on Saturday night at Summit Hill Elementary School. The Howe PTO raised over $1,400 to pour back into Howe ISD. There were over 230 in attendance. Staff photo.

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Bulldogs win four-in-a-row thwarting 5-game losing skid

Howe’s Austin Haley transitions from basketball to baseball as Howe beat Whitesboro, 10-9 Monday night at home. Photo by Michelle Carney.

The basketball players that play baseball are now in place and Howe is starting to heat up after a rough start to the season. After losing five straight games, Howe has now won four straight and looked really good over the weekend.

Going back to the week before, Howe lost to Pilot Point, 13-5 with senior Matt Hayes on the mound. He logged four innings, allowing four earned runs on five hits. He walked three and struck out five. Kaleb McNutt was roughed up to end the game pitching two-thirds of an inning allowing nine earned runs on seven hits. Howe was held to five hits at the plate. Carson Daniels and Matt Hayes each had doubles.

Howe was then 1-hit by Panther Creek as Landon Throm had the Dogs’ only hit. Daniels went 2.2 innings, allowing 10 earned runs on seven hits. He walked four and struck out four. Kolin Murphy came into the game in the third inning and pitched an inning and a third of shutout ball, allowing two hits.

The Dogs then lost to Ponder, 6-2 collecting five hits during the game— all singles. Hayes and Daniels drove in runs for Howe. Garren Lankford pitched four innings, allowing three earned runs on five hits. He struck out three and walked two. Garrett Gibbs came on in relief and pitched two innings, allowing one earned run on one hit. He walked three and struck out three.

The Bulldogs lost a tight one to Whitesboro, 12-11 as Howe had a total of nine hits and 10 RBI in the game. Lankford had two hits, scored a run, and drove in a run. Luciano Vazquez hit a double and Matt Hayes had a single and three-base error to score. McNutt scored two runs on one hit and two walks. Throm pitched 1.2 innings, allowing nine earned runs on nine hits. He walked four and struck out two. He was relieved by Murphy who pitched 1.2 innings, allowing no earned runs on two hits. He walked four with no strikeouts. Cooper Jones pitched a scoreless third of an inning, but gave up two hits.

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On Monday, February 27, Howe broke the losing streak with a 10-9 win over Whitesboro. Daniels pitched two innings, allowing four earned runs on five hits. He walked two and struck out four. Lankford pitched two innings, allowing two earned runs on five hits, walking one and striking out four. Hayes also pitched two innings, allowing one earned run on two hits.

He walked two and struck out two.

Gibbs rounded out the pitching with one scoreless innings on a hit and one strikeout. The damage was done at the plate by senior Austin Haley who went 3-for-4 at the plate with a triple and two RBI. Gibbs also had two hits including a double.

Howe destroyed Village Tech to open March play. The Dogs collected 16 hits as a team as Lankford, Ryan Hough, and Daniels each had three hits in the game. Hayes and Hough each had three RBI. Hayes also pitched three scoreless innings, allowing one hit, walking three and striking out five.

Howe then beat Lone Oak on Friday, 13-2 with Lankford pitching five solid innings, allowing one earned run on four hits. He walked one and struck out four. Hayes collected two hits at the plate as did Murphy who drove in four runs.

Haley saw his first action on the mound on Friday against Malvern in a 3-1 pitcher’s duel win for Howe.

Haley went 2.1 innings, allowing only one hit and striking out one hitter.

Throm pitched 2.1 innings, allowing one earned runs on one hit. He walked two and struck out three. Noah Riley got his first action on the mound as he went a third of an inning and got the only batter he faced. Gibbs pitched 1.1 innings with no hits and no runs allowed. He struck out two. At the plate, Howe was led by Haley, who had two hits including a triple and an RBI. Riley drove in a Howe run also on a grounder to second.

Howe is now 4-5 on the season and are set to take on Collinsville Tuesday.

They also have scheduled a Thursday morning game with Lone Grove and a Friday afternoon game with Bristow.

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Lady Bulldogs have encouraging week with four wins and three losses

Kennadi Barrett squeezes a strike call for the Lady Bulldogs.

Photo by Angela Claborn.

The Howe Lady Bulldogs (8-9) lost to Trenton 16-5 on Tuesday to open the week’s action. Shelbee Taylor went 2for-3 with three RBI in the loss to lead Howe at the plate. Jocee McCullar and Kennadi Barrett also drove in runs as all three recorded doubles. Kamry Snapp and Ryliegh Craven had triples.

In the circle, Riley McCollum went four innings, allowing three earned runs on four hits. She walked seven and struck out eight Lady Tigers.

Craven pitched the final two-thirds and allowed four earned runs on five hits. She walked one.

Howe got back in the win column against Alvord with a 10-2 win thanks to a huge 5-run first inning that saw all hitters reach base. McCollum, who finished with four RBI, had three of them with a triple in the first. Taylor also recorded two RBI in the game.

McCullar, McCollum, and Taylor each led Howe with two hits. Craven pitched two innings, allowing one earned run on four hits. She walked one and struck out three.

Howe lost to Borger on Friday, 10-3.

Barrett had the lone RBI for Howe.

Hits came from Kamry Snapp, Barrett, and Emery Snapp. Kamry Snapp pitched the first two innings, allowing seven earned runs on eight hits. He walked two. McCollum finished with one shutout inning, striking out the side.

Howe again bounced back with a win as they defeated Rio Vista, 3-1 in a

pitcher’s duel. Howe only had four hits on the afternoon which came from McCullar (double), Barrett (double), Emery Snapp, and Craven. RBI came from McCullar and Craven.

McCollum went four innings, allowing only one earned run on two hits. She walked four and struck out nine hitters.

On Saturday, Howe beat Callisburg, 74, with Craven pitching two innings, allowing no earned runs. She allowed four hits, walked one and struck out one. Kamry Snapp pitched a scoreless innings with two strikeouts. Howe had seven hits including doubles by Kamry Snapp, Taylor, and Barrett.

Runs were driven in by McCullar, Barrett, McCollum, Craven, and McKinzy McCollum.

The Lady Bulldogs lost to S&S on Saturday in a 2-0 dog fight.

McCollum pitched all five innings, allowing two earned runs on one hit.

She walked three and struck out five.

Howe was held to only one hit which came from McCullar.

Howe rounded out Saturday with a 71 win over Lindsay. McCullar again had a stellar performance at the plate with two hits including a double and two RBI. McCollum and Barrett also had two RBI, each. Kamry Snapp pitched all three innings, allowing no earned runs on three hits. She walked three and struck out one.

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clude four school locations, trail system, EMS site, amenities areas such as a pool and playground, and more.

City of Dorchester Mayor David Smith said there was much communication with several entities throughout the planning process.

“The City of Dorchester has planned and worked with Howe ISD, Centurion American, our city team of planners, legal, engineers, and consultants, to bring the best quality growth to the community available. We feel the support of the school, the backbone of any community, is well represented along with the future needs of the community for on-site recreation,” said Smith who praised the past and present Dorchester City Council members along with Howe ISD Superintendent Kevin Wilson. “They put in many hours of service to strengthen and help the community.”

Centurion American, a Farmers Branch-based developer, recently purchased a 500-acre tract of land in Gunter. The land, which was purchased from Walton Global, is part of a larger, cohesive master plan totaling 1,474 acres.

The development was created by a Municipal Utility District, which allows the developer to offer increased amenities and a range of affordable housing, enabling the property to be competitive within the market. The concept plan includes a mixed-use community including residential, commercial, and office use.

Dorchester, Sherman, and Howe are squarely in the heart of the silicon corridor and each city is in the lead role in negotiating for developments. Howe recently approved a planned development on Ponderosa Road containing mostly rental properties. The Howe City Council also recently approved a planned development for multi-family apartments to be located across from Summit Hill Elementary School. Cottonwood will contain multi-family and build-to-rent products, but those are a small fraction of overall development footprint. Regardless of the type of

residential property, the commercial component of each development will bring large revenues for each city.

Howe ISD is the only school along US Highway 75 other than Sherman that also includes the ever-expanding Highway 289. The Howe school system will be faced with major expansions over the next several decades.

“I appreciate the fact that Centurion American and the City of Dorchester worked with the school district to secure school sites in the master plan,” said Howe ISD Superintendent Kevin Wilson. “With a development that large, there is an obvious need for schools within the community, and I believe our development agreement will provide a sufficient number of schools to serve our students. The landscape of Howe ISD will certainly look different in the next 5-10 years, and we are working to ensure that we are prepared for that growth.”

In an article from CandysDirt.com, David Peter, executive vice president of special projects at Walton Global said, “We are pleased to join forces with Centurion American to move this property into active development, and to collaborate with the City of Dorchester, Grayson County, and the Howe ISD. Cottonwood will be an amazing realization of Walton’s original vision and complement Centurion’s impressive portfolio of masterplanned communities through the region. We look forward to continuing to work with them over the coming years as this project takes shape.”

In the same article, Mehrdad Moayedi, CEO and President of Centurion American Development Group said, “It has been a pleasure working with Walton Global to close this deal and expand our presence into Grayson County,” said Mehrdad Moayedi. “We know that Cottonwood will be a community that will bring pride to the town of Dorchester, Grayson County, and Howe ISD.” Walton Global, who invested heavily in North Texas in the previous decades, has sold approximately 4,000 acres and has nearly 15,000 available acres under management.

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City of Howe changing water disinfectant today, citizens may experience taste and odor changes The City of Howe released the following statement on the city’s website (cityofhowe.org) which outlines to the citizens a temporary change in disinfectants: Attention (All customers East of Hwy. 75 & Abbington Meadows Apartments): The City of Howe public water system, (PWS) ID TX0910013, will temporarily convert the disinfectant used in the distribution system (ONLY EAST OF HWY. 75 AND INCLUDING ABBINGTON MEADOWS RESIDENTS) from chloramine to free chlorine. The conversion will begin on March 6, 2023 and continue through April 3, 2023. During this period, you may experience taste and odor changes associated with this type of temporary disinfectant conversion.

If any water quality issues arise at your residence, please contact City Hall at (903) 532-5571 so that a work order can be produced for Public Works to respond and properly document and address the issue.

Public water systems are required to properly disinfect their water and maintain an adequate disinfectant residual in the distribution system. Chloramine, free chlorine combined with ammonia, is widely used as a disinfectant because it persists for long periods while also limiting the formation of disinfection by-product contaminants. Prolonged use of chloramine coupled with other factors that can affect water quality, such as high temperatures or stagnation of water, may result in the growth and/or persistence of organic matter within the pipes of the distribution system, which may hinder the ability to maintain an adequate disinfectant residual. A temporary conversion to free chlorine, partnered with flushing activities, helps to rid distribution pipes of this organic matter and improve the quality of your water overall.

City of Howe has chosen to implement a temporary disinfectant conversion to free chlorine based on the purchased water supplier North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) performing their routine annual chlorine conversion also known as “Chlorine Burn”.

Please share this information with all people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (i.e., people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.

If you have questions regarding this matter, you may contact Director of Public Works Michael Phillips at (903) 532-5571.

Additional informational resources pertaining to this treatment process are below: ►

ntmwd.com/temporary-change

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Sincerely,

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Michael Phillips City of Howe, Texas Director of Public Works

Peggy’s Porch celebrating 10 years Peggy’s Porch, located behind City Hall at 116 W. Haning Street, is celebrating 10 years of providing free clothing to those in need. An anniversary celebration will take place on Sunday, April 2 at 2 pm at First United Methodist Church’s Fellowship Hall at 810 N. Denny Street. The group will discuss the history and impact of the project as well as express gratitude to so many who have contributed and supported Peggy’s Porch over the years. Refreshments will be served, including desserts by Howe’s Baby Bouse Bakery.

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Norman (Continued from page 1)

his mother would later sell them or trade them for groceries. The chores began to rack up beyond the eggs. He learned to drive a Farmall B tractor at about the age of seven or eight and would pull a trailer of grain from Mackey Road to the bins in Dorchester.

“They’d gather up the corn, but the corn pickers would always throw the ears on the ground. To have some cattle feed, dad would have me drive my little B Farmall with a trailer behind and they’d walk behind and pick up the ears of corn and put them in the trailer. I had the easy job,” said Norman who later began driving a combine at the age of 16.

Luke Miller, Ethan Chitty, Colton Little, and Talan Haley at Lindsay’s Golf Tournament last week. Courtesy photo.

Alton Norman, freshman year in 1957-58 at Howe High School.

While in school at Dorchester, he remembered fondly of the lunch lady who cooked good rolls and the gym where he started playing basketball.

With Dorchester’s High School no longer in existence, he went to Howe High School. Even though he could drive a tractor and a combine, he didn’t have a driver’s license so he rode the bus to the southeast corner of the FM 902 (now the FM 902 interchange at US Highway 75) bridge where Howe Superintendent Charles Thompson would pick him and three other Dorchester kids to take them to school.

The remainder of the students were taken to Sherman. One morning Mr. Thompson didn’t show up on a cold winter morning and Norman ran the distance from the 902 bridge to the old school that sits on Highway 5 at Tutt Street.

The Bulldogs finished as runners-up his sophomore year, district champs his junior year but lost to Alvord in bidistrict. His senior year, the Dogs were again district champs and became bidistrict champs with a 46-39 win over Valley View. They lost the regional round to Forreston, 55-41.

The following year, Dorchester voted to consolidate with Howe and all of the students came to Howe.

“The first game I played in what the first time I’d ever seen a football game other than on TV,” said Norman who was also the first casualty as he broke his arm midway through the season as the team’s running back.

The following year, Coach Boyle picked Norman to be quarterback, but Norman says he was always better suited for running back. A year later with a new head coach in Curtis Christian, he moved back to running back where he thrived. Norman scored 19 touchdowns including a 90yard kick return his senior year for the 1960 Howe Bulldogs. In 2000, he was selected to the Howe Bulldogs AllCentury team.

“By that time, I got my first car,” said Norman. “And I got my first ticket before I had a driver’s license. I came over the bridge and did that rolling stop. He (DPS officer) was sitting up there on top of the hill looking at me.

Norman made the basketball team his freshman year and made the most of his opportunities. In the bi-district championship in Gainesville against Sanger, Howe’s top player Ralph David Corzine fouled out in the beginning of the fourth quarter. Coach Arthur Boyle placed the freshman Norman into the game who went 3-for-3 from the field and sparked Howe to a 44-33 win and a trip to the regional finals at Austin College’s new gymnasium. Howe beat Keller, 47-45, to open the tournament, but later fell to Gober, 47-30, and to Midway, 50-45.

Norman was selected to represent Howe and the district in an all-star game played in Huntsville.

Howe stopped playing football after the 1948 season and didn’t start the program back up until Norman’s sophomore year which was the 1958 season. He had never played football and when Arthur Boyle asked the athletes to report and get their football equipment, Norman had his pads on the wrong way.

Not wanting to play football or basketball in college, Norman attended East Texas State University in Commerce (ETSU) just like big brother Jack. He was a member of the Kappa Alpha fraternity and served in the Student Senate as vice president.

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It was at ETSU where he met his lovely bride Jean, who eventually became a member of the Howe Hall of Honor in 2017 and who in 2021 had the Volunteer of the Year Award by the Howe Chamber named in her honor.

Norman roomed with 18-year-old Jimmy Laughlin, of Sadler, while at ETSU. They both drove 1960 red Chevrolet hardtops. He and Laughlin and Jean and her twin sister all became friends. Laughlin, while dating a girl from Gunter, hit a train and died on Nov. 5, 1961.

“We went to the funeral and it was really tough there for a while,” said Norman. But soon afterwards, he and Jean began dating and eventually became married in 1964 while he was a senior and she became a teacher at Sherman High School. Upon graduation, Norman went back to the farm helping his dad. When Jack came back from working in Dallas, their father became less active in farming and let the boys take over the responsibilities.

A few years later, he and Jack started the insurance company and they did that for a few years, but they were always called back to the fields.

“We were able to rent some more land in Fannin County and that took us away from other things,” said Norman.

Out of college, Alton and Jean Norman lived in Sherman for a few years until 1967 when they moved to Howe on W. Young Street before moving to a brick home on Neal Street. Eventually his parents built a new home on the farm and Alton and Jean moved into the old home.

They joined the First Baptist Church around 1968 and Alton became a deacon nearly immediately and taught high school boys Sunday School and served as the youth director.

He was placed on the FSA Farm Service for Grayson County and was elected chairman and served seven years during the late 1970s and early 80s. He also served on the Texas Grain Sorghum where he served 18 years.

During that time, he was appointed to the U.S. Grains Council. Those appointments took him all over the country and even to South America. Alton’s family took a trip every summer when he was young and his love for travelling has continued throughout the years. He and Jean were able to travel during those years of his appointments and they have seen over 35 countries.

Back in 1978 with kids in school, Norman decided to run for school board.

After serving for several years, he was selected as president of the board which he carried that title until he stepped down after 18 years.

“We went through three superintendents during that time,” said Norman referencing Howard Tucker, Pete Simmons, and Dr. Wayne King. “My kids did well in the Howe school system.

Alton and Jean Norman My youngest Kelli graduated as valedictorian and went on to A&M and graduated there.”

He stayed on the board well after his kids graduated and he said it was because he enjoyed it and the school system was in a good position.

He became a member of the Howe Masonic Lodge and the Scottish Rite for over 50 years.

“Even though we grew up in Dorchester, Howe was kind of our central point,” said Norman. “Our kids and church, and of course my wife was pretty active in stuff.”

He always served as a big supporter of Jean’s volunteer work. He joked that she twisted his arm so much that it nearly broke once.

Their most recent (and he says final) project was helping to renovate the former First Christian Church into Summit Gardens at 100 E. O’Connell.

Jean served as chairman of the committee and he was right by her side.

The 1893 building now serves as an event venue and home to the Howe Area Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development.

As much as he and Jean have to be proud of their community work, it’s their kids that they are most proud of.

When the conversation turns to family, the smiles start popping. Stories of their son Jay being shown how to handle a tractor at nine years old—just like his father. He’s now taking care of fields and Norman Farms just as his father did. Daughters Kerri and Kelli were extremely successful during their years in Howe and have also been extremely successful in their own lives as adults. They each have carried on the legacy of making impacts in each of their communities.

Whether it’s representing Howe from the Texas Grain Sorghum or from the US Grains Council or as an all-star basketball player in 1961, Alton Norman’s biggest contribution to Howe can be argued as his service to several generations of students at Howe ISD. Not every kid that attended Howe schools from 1978-1996 may know who Alton Norman is, but their lives were greatly affected by the decisions he helped make as president of the school board for 18 years. Those were positive impacts that helped shape and form this community.

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James Larry McCallister, 1944 –2023 James Larry McCallister, age 78, of Howe, Texas, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on February 16, 2023, after a long illness. Larry was born on November 19, 1944, in White County, Arkansas, to Lonie and Flossie McCallister.

Larry graduated from Wink High School in 1963 and resided in Wink, Texas, where he was employed in the oil and gas industry. He was skilled at trades that involved working with his hands and enjoyed supervising the construction of oil and gas facilities until he retired in 2009. In 1969, Larry married the love of his life, Sandy Curtis, in Wink, Texas. They were married for 53 years before God called him home. After living in Wink for over 65 years, Larry and Sandy moved to Howe, Texas, in 2012 to be near their twin daughters and their grandchildren. Larry had a servant’s heart and served the Lord faithfully through his involvement in his local church. He was steadfast in his love for the Lord and read through the Bible numerous times. His work in the church included leading a successful building campaign in Wink, serving as the chairman of the deacons, and teaching a Sunday school class for over 30 years.

Larry’s greatest joy came from spending time with his family, including his four grandchildren. He is survived by and greatly loved by his wife, Sandy of Howe; his twin daughters: Marci Magaw and husband, Nathaniel, of Frisco, Texas; and Mandi York and husband, Derrick, of Plano, Texas; sister: Vera Lewis of

James Larry McCallister Amarillo, Texas; and grandchildren: Hank and Sammi Magaw, and Wyatt and Sawyer York. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lonie and Flossie McCallister.

God placed special people in Larry’s life to care for him as he faced various health issues. We are forever grateful and would like to thank all of the wonderful nurses, doctors, home health staff, and Tonya for taking such great care of Larry.

Services were held at First Baptist Church Howe, located at 100 East Davis Street in Howe, Texas, on February 20, 2023, at 2:00 pm.

In memory of Larry, donations may be made to the Deacons’ Fund of First Baptist Church Howe. Burial will follow at Van Alstyne Cemetery in Van Alstyne, Texas.

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This position requires a High School Diploma or Equivalent, and a minimum of 6 months of related experience.

Job Title MANUFACTURING MAINTENANCE SPECIALIST workintexas.com Posting ID 15836103 Location Sherman Posting Close Date04/25/23 Posting Link https:// bit.ly/3Yc32lP Description A local company is looking for a MANUFACTURING MAINTENANCE SPECIALIST who will execute scheduled maintenance.

Track and assemble all parts required to complete maintenance ahead of time.

This position requires a High School Diploma or Equivalent.

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Scenes from Loy Lake

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Shelbee Taylor won reserve champion in the Hereford Breed. Courtesy photo.

Eli Lindly and his pig.

Courtesy photo.

Jordan Brunner won first in class.

Courtesy photo.

Tatum Lindly and her goat.

Courtesy photo.

9thAnnual Bulldog RunApril 29 Howe ISD has announced the 9th Annual Bulldog Run for April 29 at the Charles R. Thompson Gymnasium parking lot. It will again feature a 5K, 1 Mile Family Fun Run/Walk, and Health Fair. Registration forms are available at all campuses or online at howeisd.net. Registration forms can be turned into the front office of any Howe ISD campus. Onsite registration is from 8 am—9 am. The 1-mile walk/ run begins at 8:30 am and donations over $10 receive a t-shirt. The 5K starts at 9 am with an entry fee of $20 which includes a t-shirt. The Health Fair will begin at 8:30—10 am.

Keep Howe Beautiful Yard of the Month

300 Roberts Street. Courtesy photo.

"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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Howe City Council agenda Howe City Council agenda NOTICE OF THE MEETING OF THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE CITY OF HOWE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF HOWE, TEXAS WILL BE HELD ON THE 7th DAY OF March 2023 AT 6:00 P.M., AT 700 W. HANING, HOWE, TEXAS AT WHICH TIME THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS WILL BE DISCUSSED, TO WIT: CALL TO ORDER INVOCATION PLEDGE TO FLAGS PUBLIC REQUEST – At this time comments will be taken from the audience on any subject on the agenda. All comments are limited to a maximum of three minutes. In accordance with the Open Meetings Act, Council may not discuss or act on any of the items not posted on the agenda.

CURRENT BUSINESS Consider/approve consent items which are marked by an *. * *Minutes of January 17, 2023 Meeting *Minutes of January 31, 2023 Meeting *Finance statements – January 2023 1. Discuss, consider, and act upon to approve the Consent agenda.

2. Discuss, consider, and act upon the requested Preliminary Plat Request for Ponderosa Point.

3. Discuss, consider, and act upon the requested Conveyance Plat for Ponderosa Point.

NOTICE OF THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS OF THE CITY OF HOWE The Board of Adjustments of the City of Howe, Texas will meet on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at 6:00 p.m., following the City Council Meeting, at 700 W. Haning, Howe, Texas at which time the following will be discussed, to wit: CALL TO ORDER CURRENT BUSINESS 1. Consider and approve minutes of the December 13, 2022, Board of Adjustments meeting.

2. Discuss, consider, and act upon the following variance request. Mrs. Ruth Granat has asked for a variance for the property at 1308 Clegg St., Howe, Texas. The request is to have a new accessory building rear lot lines at 8’, instead of the required 10’ in accordance with Ordinance No. 528.

3. Discuss, consider, and act upon the following variance request. Mrs. Jamie Evens has asked for a variance for the property at 932 Ricketts St., Howe, Texas. The request is to have a new accessory building side lot lines at 5’, instead of the required 8’ in accordance with Ordinance No. 528.

ADJOURN

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HOWE, TEXAS AUTHORIZING CITY REPRESENTATIVES IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE CITY'S PARTICIPATION IN THE TEXAS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM. 4. Discuss, consider, and act upon a resolution designating authorized signatories for the City’s TXCDBG application and grants.

5. Discuss, consider, and act upon Pre-Development and Professional Services Agreement with AP Consolidated Theatres II LP.

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6. Departmental Reports questions.

ADJOURN Notes to agenda: The Council may vote and/or act upon each of the items listed in the Agenda. The Council reserves the right to retire into executive session concerning any of the items listed on this Agenda, whenever it is considered necessary and legally justified under the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Government Code Vernon’s Texas Codes Annotated in accordance with the authority contained in Section 551.071 – Consultation with attorney, Section 551.072 – Deliberation regarding real property, Section 551.073 – Deliberation regarding prospective gift, Section 551.074 – Personnel, Section 551.076 – Deliberation regarding security devices, and Section 551.087 – Deliberation regarding economic development negotiations.

Howe Planning & Zoning agenda NOTICE OF MEETING HOWE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION CITY OF HOWE The Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Howe, Texas will meet on March 7, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. 700 W. Haning Street, Howe, Texas at which time the following will be discussed, to wit: CALL TO ORDER 1. Consider and approve the minutes of the December 13, 2022 Planning & Zoning Commission meeting.

2. Discuss, consider, and act upon a Planning and Zoning Board President.

3. Discuss, consider, and act upon a Planning and Zoning Board Vice President.

4. Discuss, consider, and act upon a Planning and Zoning Board Secretary.

5. Discuss, consider, and act upon the Preliminary Plat Request for Ponderosa Point.

6. 6. Discuss, consider, and act upon the Conveyance Plat for Ponderosa Point.

Reading Evaluations in April. Middle school bands will be at Pottsboeighth grade or “varsity” ro High School on April band and a seventh grade 4 and The Pride of Howe or “Non-Varsity” band.

High School Band will BOTH of these bands perform either April 5 or received first division 6 at Anna High School. ratings from all judges.

(Contest schedules will The bands will now take be made available once the comments received to they have been received build on and improve for them from the region their UIL contest. secretary.)

All three contest bands All middle school (seventh, eighth, and bands—sixth, seventh, high school) will perform and eighth grade bands-at the UIL Concert/Sight- will also be participating (Continued from page 2)

in upcoming festivals.

The sixth grade band will travel to Pinstack in Allen to perform in The Pride of Texas Festival in April and the seventh and eighth grade bands will perform at Soundpost in Canton in May. As always, the public is invited and encouraged to attend all of these performances. There is no admission charge to any of these concert performances.

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: Kristie Tatar (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

2022-23 City of Howe Water, Sewer, Refuse collection rates - one bill

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God’s invitation is to the entire world Kentucky is having amazingly warm weather for February and actually broke records the other day. My grass is turning green and soon everyDr. Billy Holland thing will be budding and we will be out mowing. Kentucky has also been in the news about having a spiritual revival at the Asbury College campus for the last several weeks. We are encouraged to see that many revivals are now happening around the nation.

I’ve written a couple of columns recently about spiritual awakenings, and that we do not need to wait for someone else to repent and cry out for God, we can do it ourselves anytime we want. Revival is a “personal” event that is ignited within the individual when we see our need to be filled with His Holy Spirit and we choose to draw closer to Him. It is said the Asbury revival started with confessions of sin, sincere repentance, prayer, worship, and testimonies of God restoring and saving those who received Him by faith. This went on for several days and when the word spread to social media, hundreds of people began to come. So what is at the core of a spiritual movement? Is it repentance? Is it being convicted of sin? Can we see the holiness of God at work? Some might say these are emotional feelings, but when people testify they were lost before they arrived, and they gave their lives to God and were saved and restored by His grace and love, we cannot deny the Lord was leading them to His salvation.

This week my wife and I, and a good friend, went to see the new movie, Jesus Revolution. I do not believe it’s a coincidence this is being released at the same time these revivals are going on across America. It’s about how Calvary Chapel in Costa Mesa California began back in the late sixties and early seventies. Because of the obedience of a few people who felt the Lord leading them, that revival was one of the largest spiritual movements in history. The basic theme of the movie is exposing the negative and condescending religious attitudes that have been around since the beginning.

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Has anyone out there ever felt snubbed by the church? The spirit of religion relies on tradition and legalism that refuses to see that God loves everyone and is also inviting them to the banquet feast. Many churches have closed their doors to people who do not look like them and do not fit the preconceived molds that religion requires in order to be included as a member of their clubs.

Is this not the sin of prejudice and being judgmental, based on our political opinions?

When we read the New Testament, we see that Jesus also faced much criticism from the religious world because they wanted Him to act like them and support their haughty views. Instead, we discover that He wanted to mingle with the outcast, the poor, the sick, and those who felt rejected. He ate with them, prayed for them, and embraced them as precious human beings whom the Father loved as much as anyone. In fact, Christ came to sacrifice His life for all who would accept that He was the Father’s plan to save those who believe. He boldly rebuked the leaders of the church for being blind and refusing to understand spiritual truth. The ones who thought they knew everything about God, actually knew very little. One problem with this arrogant attitude is that it tries to control instead of seeing others as God sees them. If Jesus were here today, sadly His teachings would not be welcome in many churches.

There is a huge difference between being religious and having a personal relationship with God. There are many divisions in the spiritual realm, but this is the most deceptive. God’s message to everyone including the religious is that He is pleased with consistent faith and obedience. There are many levels of commitment and dedication, but God is seeking those who want all of Him and are willing to give all of themselves to Him. Every person decides what percentage they will receive and how much they will give.

Many pretend to serve God by only attending church while living a spiritually lukewarm life. Mary was so desperately in love with Jesus, she anointed Him with costly perfume as a way to express her worship and adoration.

When Christ becomes our Lord, we will live in the awareness of His presence.

Read more about the Christian life at billyhollandministries.com

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

Proverbs 14:27 The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, turning a person from the snares of death.

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Texas History Minute He was one of the last presidents of Mexico to rule over Texas and always portrayed as one of the great villains of Texas Ken Bridges History. Santa Anna is an overwhelming presence in the history of early Mexico, shaping much of the direction of the country in that time period, and Texas by extension. His role in the history of Mexico is much more complicated. He was president of Mexico on 11 different occasions until being overthrown, he was a constant foe of Texas and the United States, he was responsible for events from chewing gum to the disaster at the Alamo. Santa Anna’s impact on history cannot be denied.

Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna was born in eastern Mexico in 1794, one of seven children. His father was a respected and modestly successful lawyer under Spanish colonial rule. However, his father was often frustrated by the Spanish crown granting political appointments to ambitious Spaniards close to the royal family rather than those colonists born in Mexico. He tried to push his son into a career as a businessman, but his mother managed to get him appointed as an officer in the Spanish army at the age of 16.

By 1810, Mexico and most of Latin America was in chaos following Napoleon’s occupation of Spain. That year, Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla sparked a rebellion of the lower classes in Mexico, calling for racial equality for Mexico’s many different minority groups and for land reform. Santa Anna fought against the rebels. In 1813, he made his first venture into Texas by defeating the Gutierrez-Magee Expedition, an ill-fated attempt by a ragtag private army to take over the area.

Serving under Gen. Jose Joaquin de Arredondo, Santa Anna learned his techniques for regaining control in the midst of rebellion – mass executions.

Santa Anna was part of the brutal suppression of the uprising, mercilessly slaughtering 300 rebels in San Antonio and leaving the bodies hanging in the trees. By 1815, the rebellion throughout Mexico had been largely suppressed. When a coup in Spain overthrew the absolute monarchy in favor of a constitutional government in 1820, aristocrats in Mexico rebelled, fearing for the future of their elite status. Gen. Augustin de Iturbide led the revolt, and seeing the political winds changing, Santa Anna joined forces with Iturbide. By 1821, Iturbide was proclaimed emperor of Mexico; and Santa Anna was rewarded by being given command of Veracruz, Mexico’s most important port city.

Between 1823 and 1862, the average term of a Mexican president was nine months. Resignations, coups, and mysterious deaths became a fact of life in Mexican politics, with Santa Anna increasingly at the center of the chaos.

Santa Anna participated in the rebel-

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lion against Iturbide that led to the creation of a republic in 1823. In 1827 as Mexico conducted an election, Santa Anna and a number of other generals declared they would ignore the results and launched an attack on the government. With Santa Anna’s help, a new president was installed by the military.

Santa Anna led Mexican troops against Spain’s attempt to reclaim Mexico in 1829. He repelled the Spanish invasion at the Battle of Tampico.

For the ambitious officer rising through the ranks, the results were everything he wanted. His popularity soared, and he christened himself “The Napoleon of the West.”

After the vice-president seized the presidency for himself in 1830, he arrested his predecessor and placed him on trial. After the former president’s execution in 1831, protests erupted across Mexico. Seeing the opportunity, Santa Anna gathered his forces and launched a rebellion against the new government. Crushed under the weight of Santa Anna’s attacks, Bustamante agreed to step down while the different factions agreed to new elections. Santa Anna was elected president overwhelmingly in 1833.

As president, Santa Anna was as the height of Mexico’s political power.

But he soon became bored with the position. After a month in office, he stepped down in favor of VicePresident Valentin Farias and returned to his estate in Veracruz. Farias continued to take orders from Santa Anna and pursued a number of reforms while tackling an immense national debt. After these reforms began angering conservatives, Santa Anna returned to Mexico City to reclaim the presidency, forcing Farias to resign. This process would continue three more times between the summer of 1833 and January 1835. As a result, instability and factionalism arose again and the government’s control over the country weakened. In 1834, Santa Anna dissolved Congress. He abolished the 1824 constitution and arbitrarily imposed a new constitution in January 1835 to restore order before stepping down from the presidency once again.

Instead of order, revolution erupted across Mexico as the people demanded their rights be restored. Protests erupted across the country. Several states declared themselves in rebellion.

Yucatan declared its independence and several northern states declared their independence as the Republic of the Rio Grande. Santa Anna retook command of the army and brutally crushed these rebellions across the country.

Texas settlers, mostly Americans, had grown tired of the abuses by Mexico and began their own rebellion, the Texas Revolution. Once Santa Anna restored order in Mexico, he rode north to Texas with his forces to suppress the rebels. This would lead to the bloody massacres at the Alamo and at Goliad in early 1836, moments that would leave an indelible mark on Texas History.

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Living with children Our Question of the Week is, “Pray tell, what is ‘outdated’ about obedience, respect, proper manners, and humility?”

John Rosemond

Said QOTW is prompted by numerous grandparents who have informed me that they are not qualified, apparently, to care for their grandchildren because they are not hip to the most up-to-date parenting methods.

They reprimand their grandchildren when they misbehave, for example.

Or, even more egregious, said grandparents absolutely refuse to negotiate in the face of tantrums.

One particularly abusive grandmother, when her five-year-old granddaughter bit another child during a playdate, confined the little vampire to her room for several hours.

“Did you talk to her about other ways of expressing anger?” the very hip parents asked when they arrived home.

Her answer being “No, I did not,” Grandma is no longer allowed to have unsupervised visits lest she further damage the child’s psyche. The fiveyear-old’s therapist (aka, “enabler-forhire”) recommended the suspension, by the way, claiming that continuing contact with Grandma might result in “setbacks.” Apparently, the grandmother’s presence at the playdate caused the child to feel anxious, which she expressed by biting. The child was simply responding to Grandma’s palpable “negativity.” One must never forget that children misbehave not because they are inherently narcissistic, but because other people cause them to feel certain things.

Another set of grandparents allowed their grandchildren, ages seven and four, to eat GMO foods while at their house for an extended weekend. Upon discovering this nutritional catastrophe, the parents made the criminals sign a contract in which they pledged

to never feed the grandkids anything but foods from a list prepared by the children’s bodyguards.

You can’t make this stuff up. Sixty years ago, who would have predicted personal computers, smart phones, and a ubiquity of parents who all claim to be raising immaculate beings who are incapable of even thinking bad thoughts. The word “bad” is so judgmental anyway. People who use it should not be allowed to publicly advocate for a retro-parenting revolution featuring the return of families that are adult-centered, parents who are husband and wife first, mom and dad second, and children who possess respect for adults, proper manners, and inquiring minds. Yes, folks, there was a time not so long ago when humility was the ideal, not a high level of esteem for one’s sorry self.

This business of restricting or downright barring grandparents from the lives of their grandchildren (I’m assuming the former are morally upright people who simply do not hold with a post-1960s approach to raising children) is symptomatic of the neoprogressive notion that not only are new ideas better than old ideas, but the old ideas are downright dangerous and must be erased from the record.

Despite child mental health being considerably better when children were second-class citizens, cherished but not given a vote, the new ideas are winning the popularity contest. Therefore, my advice to grandparents is rather pessimistic: Hold on to your hats. It’s not getting better anytime soon.

Family psychologist John Rosemond: parentguru.com, johnrosemond. 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.

ADVERTISING/MARKETING Howe Enterprise P.O. Box 595 Howe TX 75459 howeenterprise.com 903-339-0100 news@howeenterprise.com AGRICULTURE Norman Farms 4871 Mackey Rd Howe TX 75459 903-815-5545 ajnorm4@aol.com Renfro Farms 1589 Harrell Rd Howe TX 75459 renfrofarms@gmail.com ANTIQUES Howe Mercantile 107 E. Haning St Howe TX 75459 facebook.com/Howe-Mercantile1639767196252428/ (817) 313-2168 georgiacaraway@aol.com AUTO Bob Utter Ford 2525 Texoma Parkway Sherman TX 75090 bobutterford.net 903-892-3555

CHILDCARE Koti Academy of Howe 105 Doyle Street Howe TX 75459 https://www.kotiacademy.com/ 903-532-9663 cassie@kotiacademy.com

FIREARMS Guns N More 281 Celtic Road Howe, TX 75459 GunsNMore.net (903) 267-1091 jared.c@gunsnmore.net

CHURCHES

FUNERAL HOME

Bethel Baptist Church 905 Ponderosa Rd, P.O. Box 458 Howe TX 75459 bethelbaptisthowe.com 903-532-6032

Scoggins Funeral Home & Crematory 637 W. Van Alstyne Parkway Van Alstyne TX 75495 scogginsfuneralhome.com 903-482-5225 tommywscoggins@hotmail.com

First Baptist Church Howe 100 W. Davis Howe TX 75459 http://www.fbchowe.org/ 903-532-5504 info@fbchowe.org First United Methodist Church 810 N. Denny St. Howe, TX 75459 903-532-6718 Church@fumchowe.org https://www.fumchowe.org/ New Beginning Fellowship 910 S. Denny St, PO Box 295 Howe TX 75459 http://www.nbfhowe.com/ (903) 532-6828 wallace@nbfhowe.com

BANKING

CONSTRUCTION/BUILDING SERVICVES

Independent Bank 100 South Denny Howe TX 75459 independent-bank.com (903) 532-5521 aanderson@ibtx.com

TLD Design Consulting LLC 103 E. Haning St. Howe TX 75459 http://www.tld -dc.com/ 903-436-4601 tdefrange@tldconsulting.net

Legend Bank 201 W. Grand Whitewright, TX 75491 legend-bank.com 903-532-4778 Brandon.grooms@legend-bank.com

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

First National Bank of Tom Bean 109 S. Britton St. Tom Bean, TX 75489 https://www.fnbtb.com/ 903-546-62752 rbridges@fnbtb.com

Carl Seay Construction 3787 Texas 289 Dorchester, TX 75459 469-288-1965 ceseay10@gmail.com

First United Bank 2011 Texoma Parkway Sherman TX 75090 firstunitedbank.com 903-813-5760 sarah.myrick@firstunitedbank.com

CONVENIENT STORES Quick Check #4 411 W. Haning Street Howe, TX 75459 903-532-5265 zackwilks82@yahoo.com

BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

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

Provider Business Partners 106 W. Young St. Howe TX 75459 providerbusinesspartners.com 903-487-2248 sharla@ providerbusinesspartners.com Smith-Garner, PC 609 N. Denny St., P.O. Box 1019 Howe TX 75459 http://www.howecpa.com/ (903) 532-1040 amanda.garner@howecpa.com LegalShield 1548 Timbercreek Dr. Howe TX 75459 http://JLALEXANDER. WeAreLegalshield.com 214-549-4474 jlalexander@ legalshieldassociates.com) BUTCHER Don’s Smokehouse 111 E. Haning Street Howe, Texas 75459 Donssmokehouse.com (214) 881-8377 DonsSmokehouse@gmail.com

EDUCATION Howe Community Library 315 S. Collins Freeway Howe TX 75459 www.howeisd.net/Page/83 903-745-4050 atchison.melissa@howeisd.net Howe Independent School District 105 W. Tutt St. Howe TX 75459 howeisd.net/ (903) 745-4000 ELECTRIC Rapid Electric, LLC (903) 421-8100 http://www.RapidElectricCo.com/ brent@rapidelectricco.com ENTERTAINMENT Chill Out Shaved Ice Howe, TX 75459 Chillout903@hotmail.com 903-436-0708

HAIR SALON Good Fellas Barber Shop 105 E. Haning St. (972) 502-0559 goodfellasbarbershoptx@gmail.com HEALTH Angels of Care Pediatric Home Health 8001 S. U.S. Highway 75 Sherman TX 75090 angelsofcare.com 903-532-1400 jriggs@angelsofcare.com Core Fit Nutrition 300 W. Haning St Howe, TX 75459 469-337-1053 C.culton@icloud.com ER OF TEXAS 115 W. Travis St Sherman, TX 75092 http://oroftexas.com/ 903-770-9099 tiffanyr@eroftexas.com NURSE C.E.R.T.S. 505 Castlegate St. Howe, TX 75459 90.-821-3392 loavamccarthy@msn.com DEBBY EDWARDS/PINK ZEBRA 1403 S. Travis St. Sherman, TX 75090 debbyedwards2@gmail.com 903-820-8914 HEATING/AIR CONDITIONING Baker A/C & Heating, Inc. 215 N. Denny St. Howe TX 75459 903-532-6225 bakerac.mark@yahoo.com HOUSING Bainbrook Apartments 511 S. Collins Fwy Howe, TX 75459 (469) 712-4082 bainbrook75459.com Pradera Manufactured Home Park 709 N. Collins Freeway Howe TX 75459 http://praderamhp.com (903) 532-0014 pradera@havenparkmgmt.com M&M Properties 901 N. Denny St Howe TX 75459 903-815-8355 mariecurtis16@gmail.com.

INSURANCE Ed Meacham, State Farm 1303 N Sam Rayburn Frwy, Ste. 200 Sherman TX 75090 https://www.statefarm.com/ agent/US/TX/Sherman/EdMeacham-3TGY5753JAK 903-892-3923 ed@mredinsurance.com Kathy McGarry, Mayo Agency 215 S Ray Roberts Pkwy, P.O. Box 519 Tioga TX 76271 940-437-2378 kathy.mayoagency@gmail.com

Texas Farm Bureau Insurance, Darren Foster – Agent 1363 S Waco St Van Alstyne TX 75495 https://www.txfbins.com/ insurance/agent/grayson/ 32707/darrenfoster 903-436-2470 dfoster@txfb-ins.com Texas Farm Bureau Insurance, Loretta Anderson – Agent 1363 S Waco St Van Alstyne TX 75495 https://www.txfb -ins.com/ insurance/agent/grayson/ 23242/lorettaanderson 903-819-1041 landerson@txfb-ins.com Aflac Agent Chyna Vincent 1671 Taylor Rd Dorchester TX 75459 940-641-1714 chynakv@live.com INTERNET TekWav 223 N. Walnut St. Sherman TX 75090 http://www.tekwav.com 903-375-9787 jj@tekwav.com LEADERSHIP The Iku Organization http://theikuorganization.org/ 214-392-6218 soga.aralola@gmail.com

Sheryl Bentley, REMAX REALTORS (903) 821-7653 yourrealtorsheryl@gmail.com Michael Taylor – Keller Williams Realty P.O. Box 575 Howe TX 75459 mtaylor@kw.com The Llama Realty Group Dana Thornhill 204 Tate Circle Sherman, TX 75090 903-821-6890 llamarealtygroup@gmail.com RESTAURANTS El Patio Escondido Mexican Restaurant & Cantina 495 W. Van Alstyne Pkwy, P.O. Box 637 Van Alstyne TX 75495 elpatioescondido.com 903-482-5538 williampacheco519@yahoo.com Palio’s Pizza Cafe 303 W. Haning St. Howe TX 75459 https://www.palioshowe.com/ 903-532-0390 paliospizza@att.net ROOFING

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 REAL ESTATE Bill French Properties 315 N Travis Suite B-3 Sherman TX 75090 billfrenchproperties.com 903-893-BILL (2455) bill@billfrenchproperties.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

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