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Volume 61, Edition 4, There will be no “Yard of the Month” for us this year. Yours truly spottreated the yard with weed and GRASS killer. Let this be a gentle reminder to everyone to please read the label before use of product. ***** The City of Howe (cityofhowe.org), Howe Area Chamber of Commerce (howechamber.com), and the Howe Community Facilities Development Corporation (howetexas.org) all updated their respective websites last week. The city website might be getting some additional tweaks over the next couple of days, but your essentials are there. ***** Local apathy is taking a beating in 2023. There’s a community scare in North Howe where people gathered Friday night to strategize to stop a mobile home park scheduled to go near Shephard Drive and Tate Circle. With the development requiring a wastewater treatment plant in Sherman’s district, one would think Sherman would want to protect their shiny new $30 billion Texas Instruments toy across US Highway 75 and block it. With the development not being in Howe’s jurisdiction, it’s up to Sherman to make the decisions. The impressive thing is seeing nearby residents stand up and formulate a plan. It’s the way it works. 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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Avariety of summer camps Howe ISDAssistant available for youngsters Superintendent Williams retiring Howe ISD will be losing a valuable administrator in the next few weeks as Darla Williams, the 51year-old assistant superintendent, has announced her retirement. A reception will be held on June 21 from 2 pm to 4 pm at the Howe ISD Administration Office on Tutt Street. Ethan Lopez (middle) and Eli Wilson (left) were participants in the 2016 Lone Star Hoops Camp in Howe and eventually helped lead the varsity Bulldogs to a playoff run five years later. Staff photo. Now that school is out and parents are already looking for things for their kids to do, luckily, there are plenty of options in Howe, especially for strength and conditioning. If you have a seventh grader and up, they can participate nearly each day of the summer in the 2023 Howe Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs Strength and Conditioning Camp. Each week starting today, June 5 through June 29 (Monday through Thursday) and again July 1013 and July 24-27, athletes will improve their strength, power, agility, skill development, and
speed training. The Lady Bulldogs will add an additional week of July 17-20. Football players will (Continued on page 4)
Williams came to Howe ISD in 2005 as an assistant principal (Dean of Students) at the elementary school and later became the elementary principal in 2010. In 2015, she replaced Ritchie Bowling as assistant superintendent as he took the superintendent’s position at Maypearl. Williams said she first
Darla Williams—Howe ISD Assistant Superintendent. Staff photo. thought about retirement in February after her husband Brett retired from Howe ISD in December. She made the decision in
Howe’s Griffin namedAll-State
“I got to go through the scope of it with him as far as the backside of how it worked,” said Williams. “So, it piqued my curiosity and I’m just going to take a leap with blind faith.” She said it was hard for her to make the decision because of the permanent situation it creates. “It’s the uncertainty and the unknown. I like a plan. I like structure and it’s a little unsettling, but we’ll see what happens,” said Williams.
Chamberhosting Howe Hump Day Wednesday at Summit Gardens The Howe Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting a networking breakfast at Summit Gardens on Wednesday, June 7 at 8 am. The sponsor is Legend Bank of Whitewright who will supply the breakfast. Everyone is welcome and all business representatives will have a chance to promote their business to the group.
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She could always come back, but once an educator retires, they must sit out for 12 full months in order to come back fulltime. Or a retired educator can return to parttime work after a 30 day period. “There’s options down the road,” said Williams in case the retirement life doesn’t suit her.
Howe incoming senior Kendall Griffin was named to the Texas Girls Coaches Association Track and Field All State Team.
Williams followed Bowling throughout her career in Howe as she (Continued on page 2)