61.15 Howe Enterprise August 21, 2023

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Volume 61, Edition 15, Monday, August 21, 2023 When I was in eighth grade, Howe hired a new coach. I didn't really get to know him very well until the following year as a freshman. It's hard to place the value of Coach Simmons on Howe, Texas. He bridges generations of Bulldogs together covering five different decades. His enthusiasm is contagious, his passion is electric, and his love glorifies his Creator. God blessed Howe, Texas when he was hired in 1987. Almost every school does something like this now, but the Bulldogs were the first in 2011. We set trends because we love our kids and that example is set

by Coach Simmons. ***** America has reacted to Oliver Anthony’s Rich Men North of Richmond song that took the country by storm. As of Sunday morning the video had over 27 million views in just 11 days. He has reportedly turned down $8 million from music industry. Anthony’s real name is Christopher Anthony Lunsford who says his music is a tribute to his grandfather and the Appalachia community he was born and raised in. The high school drop out penned the anthem for the workingclass that includes low pay, long hours, high taxation, and people abusing the system.

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

INSIDE

New V-Ball Coach, pg. 3 Lady Bulldogs V-Ball, pg. 5 School Board Agenda, pg. 6 Kenneth Wilson, pg. 7 Meet the Bulldogs, pg. 8 Meet Cross Country, pg. 9 Meet the Lady Bulldogs, pg. 10 Community Pep Rally, pg. 11 Texoma Patriots, pg. 12 Local Churches, pg. 12 History/Christian, pg. 13 Chamber Members, pg. 15 Patriot Pony, pg. 16 Past front pages, 17-24

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80th Howe Bulldogs season begins Friday at home

The 2023 Howe Bulldogs. Photo by Michelle Carney.

The 2023 version of the Howe Bulldogs will begin Friday night at Bulldog Stadium in a rematch of an electrifying 20-15 Dogs’ win from a year ago in Hon-

ey Grove that snapped a 22-game losing streak.

Howe went on to a playoff berth for the first time since 2016 under new head coach Lance Bryan. Howe will have a

new quarterback in the gun for the first time since 2018 due to the graduation of the school’s all-time leading passer Austin Haley.

After nearly four hours in executive session, city council takes no action on personnel

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Ring, ring goes the bell The Howe City Council on Tuesday before entering executive session that lasted from 6:39 pm to 10:25 pm. Photo by Ashley Husbands.

Howe First Grade Teacher Kim Duncan with one of her students Evan Chantaca on the first day of school. Staff photo.

A meeting that began at 6 pm ended with a dreary crowd at 10:34 pm. On the agenda was an array of items in executive session including personnel matters regarding the city administrator and police chief, wastewater treatment facility update, and development items. The board came out of exec-

utive session and took no action regarding personnel.

City Engineer Nolan Harvey gave an update on the wastewater treatment facility and said they have reached out with Alliance Technical Group to perform a receivings water assess(Continued on page 2)

City Council to meet for CommunityPepRallykicksoffallthingsblackandwhite one Saturday third consecutive week Itnightwasatathehotoldest active

Howe Mayor Karla McDonald called for the third city council meeting in three weeks as the agenda was posted late Friday. The meeting will be held Tuesday at 6 pm at Summit Gardens and will only consist of an executive session where the agenda items include personnel. Under “Old

Business,” the first item reads “City Administrator and resolve other matters in connection therewith.” The second items states “Police Chief and resolve other matters in connection therewith.”

Also listed is “Pending Written Complaints and resolve other matters in (Continued on page 6)

stadium in North Texas as the temperature even after sunset was over 100 degrees. But the temperature of the excitement of the upcoming Bulldogs’ fall sports season was just as hot as all cheer, volleyball, band, cross country, and football were introduced in front (Continued on page 11)

Coach Steve Simmons leads the pep rally on the field at Bulldog Stadium Saturday night.

Photo by Michelle Carney.

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City Council

Howe City Engineer Nolan Harvey gives an update to the City Council regarding the wastewater situation for the city. Photo by Ashley Husbands.

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ment to keep the project moving forward. He expects a design agreement, as well as a plan to fund the design and land acquisition for the plant. He said they plan on meeting with the financial advisors to allocate funding for the project.

City Attorney James Tidwell gave updates on Saddleback Development and Connections Park on the east side of Howe. He began by saying his update was not an official statement or position from the city, but an informal update. He said the owner and developer are in current negotiations and discussions to work out details on the project with multiple items and work going on.

The park project is approximately 13 acres of land within the city limits of which 10 acres are scheduled to be used as a park. Approximately 2.6 of the 13 acres would be used for park road property (access) and for surrounding property with 6.39 acres which would be used for tennis courts.

The current anticipated plan, according to Tidwell, is for the developer to convey the park property to a third party for construction of a park which would be constructed by THF Special Projects, LLC (Texoma Health Foundation). The items contained in the park contain a splash pad and green space.

Upon completion of the project, the park would be conveyed to the city and operations would then fall to the city to maintain the park. THF is seeking special requirements in the wording of the contract before handing it over to the city. One of those items is that it be named “Connections Park”

with a slogan of “Connecting People Building Community.”

The tennis court would be conveyed to the city with Howe ISD building the courts and would have special access for the tennis program for the school.

Other times would be open to public use. The city would be responsible for maintaining the courts.

There are 93 acres north of the park property which could receive credit for the park donation for the development.

It is currently zoned SF-1 residential.

The north portion of the Noble Ridge development adjacent to Summit Hill is the southern remainder of the prior Summit Hill development. Currently, half of tract one has been platted and a new planned development was created recently to cover the future expansions to the south. The agreements included agreed payments and fees to the city with upfront amounts and additional items that are based on fees paid to the city per lot. This includes payments related to the sewer capacity and payments related to a future wastewater treatment plant. The sewer capacity is currently capped until the completion of the wastewater treatment plant.

The residential development will have homes with minimum square footage of 1,400 in a portion and 1,600 in other areas. A minimum of 25 percent of the homes would have to meet the 1,600 square foot minimum. Private amenities could be included in the development without the use of tax dollars.

Also, a proposed 4,400-foot walking trail including two play areas are designed in the project.

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Howe City Attorney James Tidwell gives development updates to the City Council at Tuesday’s meeting. Photo by Ashley Husbands. way. Due to the current construction, (Continued from page 2) the parties are discussing the timing of completion in conjunction with the One of the issues concerned Smith work in Noble Ridge. The developer is Road and Young Street which are aware of the city’s concerns about boundary streets to the Noble Ridge providing alternative routes along development. The streets are potential Smith and Young Streets to provide routes in and out of the subdivision as access. The development is in its initial an alternative to Summit Hill Parkstages as dirt work has just begun.

New volleyball coach excited about the new season’s start Sam Switzler comes to Howe by way of Community ISD where she served as the high school assistant principal.

But she’s originally a California girl of Vallejo and says she moved to Texas in 2020 to get out of the expensive Golden State and wanted her third grade son Ryder in school in Texas.

She says people are nicer here in the Lone Star State.

Switzler, 38-years-old, began her teaching career in Sacremento, California where she coached volleyball and softball. She’s a former softball collegiate athlete at Sonoma State.

“Volleyball is just one of those things I enjoy coaching. Not that I don’t enjoy softball, I enjoy them the same,” said Switzler who is in her fourth year of coaching volleyball and will be the head softball coach as well.

“Volleyball is something that I had to work to coach on because it’s not something that I played at a higher level. So, I think I enjoyed just being able to learn.”

Head Volleyball and Softball Coach Sam Switzler. Enterprise photo.

Switzler said the Lady Bulldogs are off to a good start with a tournament silver bracket consolation trophy.

“I don’t actually know what a large school in Texas looks like because I came from Community High School which was another small school,” said Switzer. “Everyone has been super welcoming and helpful.”

“They fell behind, but they were able to work their way up. They beat a district team in the tournament, so we have very high hopes that they got the confidence that they need for district,” said Switzer.

With the program struggling over the years, Switzler says the team works together and if they keep their energy up, they’ll be very successful.

“I think they generally like each other and work well together which always helps,” said Switzler. “I think they have a really good change of doing well this year.”

The volleyball has senior leadership from Kendall Griffin, Emery Snapp, Reese Smith, Mikaylah Komorowski, Autumn Owens, Madilynn Douglas, Matilee Stewart, and Ryleigh Craven.

She says the Howe athletes are respectful, work hard and ask questions.

She’s dating her high school sweetheart who was in Tennessee but is now in Texas as well. She’s a golfer who says she’s a decent driver but wants to improve the short game.

“It’s something we do on the weekends,” said Switzer who has her son in golf lessons.

She teaches food processing and speech at Howe High School, which are new subjects for her. Her background in the classroom is physical education, and nutrition.

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Football (Continued from page 1)

Cooper Jones will replace Haley and sophomore Knox Bounds is set to replace Antwone Rattler as the featured back.

The Bulldogs appear to have made some changes in philosophy on both sides of the ball as they will go with four down linemen on defense from three a year ago. The defense will rely on junior Beau Stephens, the leading tackler from a year ago.

Offensively, look for Howe to be a more run-heavy team with Jones in the backfield with the speedy Bounds.

Junior Braden Ulmer could get his hands on the ball quite a bit in 2023 also.

The Bulldogs enter the season ranked 11th in Region II according to the Padilla Poll.

Sophomore Knox Bounds looks for room to run.

Photo by Michelle Carney.

In their final tune-up at Scurry-Rosser, Howe gave up a 70-yard touchdown run on the seventh play of the scrimmage. Howe surged down the field on runs, but Jones was picked off in the endzone. Moments later, ScurryRosser scored on a 19-yard run. Howe answered back with a 73-yard play fake pass from Jones to Kolin Murphy for a score. Scurry-Rosser scored on a 22-yard pass. Jones was again picked off on their next possession. In the live quarter, Howe had to punt, but Murphy picked off a pass to give the ball back to Howe which set up a 23-yard

field goal by Jonathan Garcia. Howe intercepted a pass on the next possession, but Jones was picked off at the Scurry-Rosser 15 yard line. ScurryRosser ran a 75-yard touchdown and Howe got a long pass and catch but was unable to score before time ran out.

Howe needs five wins to reach 400 for the program’s history and will begin against Honey Grove Friday at 7:30 pm. The game will be broadcast live (audio) at HoweEnterprise.com and on YouTube at Studio42.

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Lady Bulldogs volleyball The Howe Lady Bulldogs entered the Denison Tournament last week and went 1-5 during action.

Howe lost to Anna in two sets, (25-17 and 25-15). Kendall Griffin had four kills and Emery Snapp two four kills and two blocks to lead the Howe girls.

Howe then beat Denison in two sets (25-23 and 30-28). Griffin had five kills, four digs, and one block. Presley Shockey had four kills and three blocks. Reese Smith had seven assists.

Howe finished out day one action by losing to S&S in two sets (25-15 and 25-21). Griffin had four kills, four digs, and one block. Shockey added four digs and three blocks. Emery Snapp added three kills, one dig, and two blocks.

On day two, Howe lost to Sanger in two sets (25-12 and 25-14). Griffin had five kills and two blocks. Emery Snapp finished with three kills and two blocks.

Howe then lost to Tioga in three sets (25-23 loss, 25-22 win, and 15-13 loss). Griffin had eight kills, two digs, and one block. Smith contributed 15 assists and two digs. Kamry Snapp had four kills, and Shockey had three kills and three blocks.

The Lady Bulldogs finished the day by losing to Farmersville in two sets

Presley Shockey celebrates with Matalee Stewart (8) and Reese Smith (4). Photo by Alexa Brunner.

(25-12 and 25-11). Emery Snapp had three kills and three blocks.

In the final day, Howe lost to Whitesboro in two sets (25-14 and 2512). Kamry and Emery Snapp each had two kills.

Howe then beat Pilot Point by scores of 25-14 and 25-16. Griffin had six kills and two digs. Shockey had five kills and one block.

The Howe girls then lost to Sherman in two sets (25-13 and 25-14) as Shockey had four kills and Ryleigh Craven had three digs.

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HISD School Board Agenda A Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of Howe ISD will be held on Monday, August 21, 2023, beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the Howe ISD Administration Office located at 105 W. Tutt St, Howe, Texas.

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CALL TO ORDER/DETERMINATION OF QUORUM INVOCATION/PLEDGES PUBLIC FORUM REPORTS A. Introduce New Staff B. Administrator Reports C. Student Health Advisory Committee Annual Report D. Superintendent Report 1. Enrollment 2. Report on Purchases Outlined in CH(LOCAL) 3. 2022-23 Preliminary FIRST Rating 4. Quarterly Delinquent Tax Collection Report 5. Appoint Board Member to the District Safety and Security Committee 6. Legislative Update 7. Graduation Date for 2024 8. Other Information THE BOARD WILL CONSIDER, DISCUSS, AND/OR TAKE AP PROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING THE FOLLOWING: A. Consent Items 1. Minutes from Regular Meeting on July 17, 2023 2. Monthly Financial Reports 3. Update Vendor List 4. Appoint Representative to the Howe Community Library Board 5. Resolution to Sanction Grayson County 4H for Extracurricu lar Activities and Designate County Extension Staff as Adjunct Faculty B. 2023-24 Student Code of Conduct C. 2023-24 Cafeteria Meal Prices D. Extend Beverage Supply Agreement with Dr. Pepper E. Amend May 17, 2022, Interlocal Agreement Regarding Tennis Courts with City of Howe F. Adopt Tax Rate for 2023-24 ADJOURN

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connection therewith.”

Under “New Business,” the council will discuss hiring of a consulting po-

lice officer as well as to discuss a forensic audit and investigation. The council will also discuss the 20232024 budget as the budget sessions are far behind for a typical year.

After ending executive session, the council will return to public forum to discuss, consider and act on any of the items listed in executive session.

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Kenneth Wilson, 1939-2023 Kenneth "Ken" Edwin Wilson, 84 of Howe left his Earthly home peacefully surrounded by family on Tuesday, August 15, 2023.

Ken was born to Willie "Bill" and Lucy (Lockett) Wilson at home on April 6, 1939, just outside of Van Alstyne. He attended school in Van Alstyne and Howe before graduating from Sherman High School in 1957. The next day, on May 25, 1957, he married his beloved wife, Carolyn Wicks. Carolyn was the daughter of Benjamin and Hazel (Forbus) Wicks formally of Sherman. They had more than 51 years together and four children before the Lord took her on August 28, 2008.

Ken was a proud veteran of the U.S. Army and his service to his country between October 1958 and February 1962 as a Specialist 4, Wheel Vehicle Mechanic. He received his basic training at Fort Carson, Colorado before being stationed in Aberdeen, Maryland where his bride and oldest son, Kenneth, were able to join him before returning to Texas while Ken did a tour at Camp Page, South Korea stationed with the 4th Support Company, the 8th Army.

After leaving the military to rejoin his family in Texas, Ken began his 30-year career with Texas Instruments. He worked in their Dallas, Sherman, and McKinney facilities before retiring. He loved to tell the story of how he was the first employee in the all-new Sherman plant. The responsibility of opening the new plant wasn't a burden but an honor for him. During the early years of working for T.I., he attended Grayson County College and East Texas State University. He was a Summa Cum Laude honor graduate from both, receiving his A.S. and B.S. in Criminal Justice.

He was a member of the Alpha Chi National Honor Scholarship Societies of Texas, Lambda Chapter of ETSU. After enjoying a bit of retirement Ken went to work for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice at the Beto I Unit in Palestine and the French Robertson Unit in Abilene before transferring to the Choice Moore Unit in Bonham. It was here that Ken was the first employee to retire from the C. Moore Unit four years after it opened.

Ken enjoyed talking about guns, shooting guns, going to casinos, deer hunting, playing 42, traveling, motorcycles, guns, and, of course, guns. He taught his children and grandchildren to enjoy these things as well. He even taught one of his daughter's friends how to shoot before she joined the Air Force. He was a member of the American Legion Van Alstyne, Texas - James Adams Post 376 and an Endowment Life Member of the National Rifle Association.

He is survived by sons Kenneth Wilson, II and wife, Brenda and David and wife, Betty Wilson all of Howe; daughter Katheryn and husband, Cecil Scott of Bells; daughter-in-law Stacy Williams of Weatherford; grandchildren Tracey Stebbins and husband, Kenneth Stebbins, Jr. and Marissa and husband, Tristan Staley all of Denison, William and wife, Kalinda Wilson of Howe; Nathan and wife, Ashley Wilson of Bells; Meghan Williams of Weatherford and fiancé, Jansen Alker of Decatur, Texas; and ten great-grandchildren.

Ken was preceded in death by his parents, Willie and Lucy Wilson; wife, Carolyn Wilson all formally of Howe; their youngest son, Gary Wilson, formally of Weatherford; and only sibling, sister and brotherin-law, Barbara and Phillip Mudrick, formally of Paris, Tennessee.

Kenneth Wilson Family and friends gathered from 2-2:45 p.m. Saturday, August 19, 2023, at the Scoggins Funeral Home and Crematory at 637 West Van Alstyne Parkway in Van Alstyne. Graveside services with military honors began at 3 p.m. at the Van Alstyne Cemetery. David Harrison will officiate.

Pallbearers will be Kenneth Wilson II, David Wilson, William Wilson, Nathan Wilson, Cecil Scott, and Kenneth Stebbins, Jr. Honorary pallbearers will be Terry Wilson and James Byers.

Ken's family wishes to extend their sincere gratitude to the staff at Texoma Medical Center for their care and support these last three months. Condolences may be registered online at www.scogginsfuneralhome.com

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Meet the Howe Bulldogs Photos by Michelle Carney. Artwork by Alexa Brunner

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Meet the 2023-24 Cross Country Team

Samong Lawson

Kendall Griffin

Tori Williams

Jaedyn Jones

Aubrielle West

Maya Garcia

Preslee Harrell

Brooklyn Upton

Grace Randall

Kamryn Robertson

Zoie Kemp

Addison Bond

Ridley Carter

Tommy Whitt

Thomas Roberson

Eric Dailey

Bobby Krueger

Courtesy photos.

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Meet the Lady Bulldogs

Photos and banner artwork by Alexa Brunner.

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Scenes from the Howe Community Pep Rally Photos by Michelle Carney (Continued from page 1)

of what may be the biggest crowd ever of the 13 community pep rallies dating back to 2011.

The 1998 Howe Bulldogs were honored and recognized at the beginning on their 25th Anniversary. Davey DuBose gave a speech after players and coaches were recognized on the field. Both Neno Falls and Tyler Grisham were then recognized as the only 3,000-yard rushers in school history.

Coach Lance Bryan gave a speech about the upcoming season and Coach Steve Simmons led the crowd in a

“Sic ‘em Dogs sic ‘em” chant.

The National Anthem was played by the Pride of Howe and introductions began from kindergarten all the way through the varsity football team.

The Howe Athletic Booster Club would like to thank Chill Out for service shaved ice and the FFA Booster Club for opening the concession stand.

The Howe Athletic Booster Club would also like to thank the volunteers Michael and Catrina Portman for the sausage-on-a-stick and Erica Ingram and Billie Ingram for helping coordinate the spirit table and the lineup, respectively. Also, thanks to the ladies at the spirit table.

Nathanael “Neno” Falls (left) and Tyler Grisham (right) are the only two players to ever rush for more than 3,000 yards in their Bulldogs careers.

Cooper Jones (1) leads the Howe Bulldogs out of the tunnel.

The crowd holding their Bulldog paws up in the air proudly.

Members of the 1998 Howe Bulldogs

The 3rd and 4th grade cheerleaders.

Members of the Pride of Howe.

The HHS Varsity Cheerleaders.

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Join the Texoma Patriots in making America great again Submitted— Mark your calendar for Tuesday, August 22, and plan to attend the Texoma Patriots meeting. They have reserved the meeting room at Grandy's in Sherman. The meeting starts at 7 p.m.

Come early and enjoy Grandy's good 'finger-lickin' cuisine. The Texoma Patriots have designed the meeting for you. You will be able to ask questions and get answers to your various questions. The format will be an open forum and you can find out how you can get involved in saving our great nation and making it great again. Grandy's is located at 3201 Texoma Parkway in Sherman.

The following persons will take part in the program: *Pam Little, SBOE- Rachel Horton, current SREC- Diana Richards

*Brent Lawson *Michelle Smith of Ken Paxton's office These individuals have been working in the local and state political field for years and will be able to answer questions you may have such as: How do I contact my elected officials?

How do I know if info I receive in the mail is accurate or a ‘hit piece’?

Why should I vote in the primary?

How do I vet a candidate?

If I want to run for office, where do I begin?

What are the deadlines for filing to run?

And where do I find help?

When are the conventions? and why should I go to the convention?

What does a delegate do? etc.

Bring your questions. I hope we can have an open exchange of ideas. See you Tuesday at Grandy’s.

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 Economic Development (Type B) Sales Tax Total

6.25 % 1.00 %

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

1.00 % 8.25 %

City Hall 116 E. Haning St., 903-532-5571 Mayor: Karla McDonald City Council: Michael Hill, Rodney Hough, Billie Ingram, Sarah Myrick, Joe Shephard 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: (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 Volunteer 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 100 E. O’Connell 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

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

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Attend the Church of Your Choice

Each Sunday...

Times are subject to change. Please check with each church for any possible changes

First Baptist Church Dorchester Zach Poling, pastor 11831 FM 902, Dorchester, TX 75459 903-476-5525 Wednesday 6:30 pm - Worship service Sunday 9:00 am - Men's Prayer Time 9:45 am - Sunday School 10:45 am - Worship Service 5:00 pm - Evening Service Summit View Church Brett and Deb Hetrick, pastors

Community Bible Fellowship Jeremy Moore, pastor

Howe Methodist Church of Howe JB Bryant, minister

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

810 N Denny St, Howe, TX 75459 903-532-6718 Tuesday: 8:30am - 1:00pm WeeCare Daycare (Registration needed) 9:30am - Women's Bible Study 6:30pm - Boy Scouts Wednesday: 9:00am - Wednesday Workers 6:00pm - 1st and 3rd Wednesdays Family Night Thursday: 8:30am - 1:00pm - WeeCare Daycare (Registration needed) Saturday: 9:00am-12:00pm - Feed My Sheep (1st & 3rd Sat. of each month) Sunday: 8:30am - Coffee and Donuts 9:00am - Sunday School 10:00am - Worship Service 3:00pm Cub Scouts

First Baptist Church Howe Roger Tidwell, pastor 100 E. Davis St., Howe, TX 903-5325504 Wednesday 5:30 pm—Free Meal 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

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 Howe Church of Christ Aaron Alsbrook, minister 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

John 8:12 When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

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Texas History Minute Thomas Campbell Clark played an important role in shaping many of the civil liberties Americans enjoy today during his Ken Bridges career. As part of a long and distinguished legal career, Clark became the first – and to date, only – Texan to serve on the United States Supreme Court.

Clark was born in Dallas in 1899. As a young man, he received a degree from the University of Texas in 1921 and completed law school the next year.

He quickly returned to Dallas, eager to begin his law career.

He worked for the next few years in private practice in Dallas. In 1924, he married Mary Ramsey, the daughter of a former state supreme court justice, and eventually had three children with her. With a growing family to support, Clark joined the district attorney’s office in 1927. He left after a few years to return to private practice, but in 1937, he received a great opportunity when he became a special assistant to U. S. Attorney General Homer S. Cummings.

At the attorney general’s office, his career advanced quickly. In 1938, he was assigned to the antitrust division, combating monopolies. After World War II began, Clark investigated cases of espionage and subversion against the United States. By 1943, he was serving as assistant attorney general in the War Fraud division. Through this work, he several defense contractors indicted who sold shoddy equipment to the military or outright stole money from the government during the war.

Shortly after Harry S. Truman became president upon the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1945, he appointed Clark as the new attorney general, having been impressed by Clark’s work against contractor fraud.

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When Supreme Court Justice Frank Murphy died in 1949, President Truman appointed Clark to fill the position. As a member of the Supreme Court, Clark helped usher in drastic changes in civil rights laws across the nation. In 1950, in Sweatt v. Painter, he ruled with the court’s majority that the University of Texas must admit African-American applicants. With Terry v. Adams in 1953, he helped strike down the “white primary,” which allowed state political parties to exclude minorities from their primary elections. In 1954, he was part of the High Court’s unanimous ruling in the Brown v. Board of Education case that ruled racial segregation in all schools to be unconstitutional.

Clark was also part of the majority decision in Gideon v. Wainwright in 1963, which declared that states had to provide attorneys for anyone accused of a crime. This decision led to hundreds of wrongfully convicted inmates being freed. He was also part of the unanimous New York Times v. Sullivan decision in 1964 to protect newspapers and free speech by redefining libel as a statement that is both knowingly false and meant to defame another person’s reputation.

Tom Clark retired from the Supreme Court in 1967 and was replaced by Thurgood Marshall. Shortly after his retirement, his son, Ramsey Clark, was appointed attorney general by President Lyndon Johnson.

He remained very active in his retirement. He became director of the Federal Judicial Center, a program designed to help courts with research and training for judges, shortly after its founding. He stepped down from the center in 1970 and continued to serve as a visiting judge for the US Court of Appeals, acting as a temporary judge for special cases. He died quietly in New York City in 1977. Years later, Clark High School in San Antonio, was named for him as well as the Tom C. Clark State Office Building in Austin.

Until one has loved an animal Cheryl and I grew up around dogs and when we were married, it did not take long for us to bring home our first fur babies, a Scottish Terrier and a Dr. Billy Holland Wire Hair Terrier. Over the years we’ve had Cocker Spaniels, Boston’s, Frenchie’s, and many other wonderful companions that were members of our family. James Cromwell is quoted as saying, “Domesticated animals are humanizing. They remind us of our obligation and responsibility to preserve and care for all life.”

Animals are truly special creatures and it’s an honor to share our lives with these remarkable individuals. They are such a blessing for being loyal, protective, and with a sincere desire to love us unconditionally. Therapy animals have proven they have a special sensitivity that can detect human emotions and even the condition of our health.

When we make eye contact with our furry friends, it seems they can see into our soul with a pure devotion that is without question. Our last companion was an English bulldog named Teddy Roosevelt and at seventy pounds, loved to take turns squeezing into our recliners with us in the evenings. At bedtime, he would labor to make it upstairs for another chance to snuggle with us. Anatole France is quoted as saying, “Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.”

Sometimes I’m surprised by just how intelligent and aware animals are.

Have you noticed when your companions are laying around and relaxing, they seem to always have one eye on you and it’s like they listen to every word you say? I believe for all the things they do not understand, they learn to interpret our voice intonations, certain words, and routines to somewhat figure out what’s going on.

Speaking of the ability of animals to comprehend, I want to share a story with you about an amazing and highly adored companion that for over the last one hundred years has been declared as one of the most intelligent animals ever known. It’s not a dog, dolphin, elephant, or monkey, but rather a horse named “Beautiful Jim Key.” It’s a fascinating and true account of the deep love between a compassionate man and a clever stallion and how this rela-

tionship revealed that animals are much more perceptive than was ever imagined.

In the late eighteen hundreds, a former slave and self-taught veterinarian named Dr. William Key had the idea of breeding two extraordinary horses with the hopes of producing a super racehorse. The Arabian-Hamiltonian colt was quite a specimen alright, but instead of being a champion athlete, he turned out to be super-intelligent. At birth, the colt was very weak and sickly, and his mother passed away shortly thereafter which caused William to consider euthanizing him, but instead, a strong bond was formed between them. It’s documented how the wobbly young colt insisted to spend every minute with William and so he was brought into the house as a member of the family where he lived and slept.

William named the horse Jim on his birth papers along with his own last name, and the nickname “Beautiful” was added later. Right away Mrs. Key noticed that Jim was very attentive and developing human-like behavior so she started asking him questions to which he would nod yes or no. After observing Jim’s desire to communicate, William the “horse whisperer” was eager to see just how much Jim could learn.

William had a gentle and kind personality and slowly began to teach Jim the alphabet where he quickly responded by spelling words, understanding math problems, and eventually advanced to sentences and Bible verses. He introduced Jim to local fairs where they astounded large crowds with Jim’s ability to spell words by putting letters on a rack in the correct order. In 1897, Jim performed in the Tennessee Centennial Exposition as thousands witnessed his incredible abilities including President William McKinley who was quoted as saying, “This is certainly the most astonishing and entertaining exhibition I have ever seen.” Performing all over the country including the World’s Fair in 1904, it was said that Jim was the most famous celebrity of this era. With over a million supporters of the “Jim Key Band of Mercy” which ignited the animal rights movement, Beautiful Jim Key passed away in 1912, and on his grave displays the popular slogan “Be kind to animals” as a lasting tribute to God’s spectacular creation.

Dr. Holland is an ordained Christian minister, community chaplain, and author. Discover more about the Christian life at billyhollandministries.com.

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The Patriot Pony Jake Tapper says 'Trump was right' and 'Biden was wrong' about Hunter's business dealings with China Tapper said thatPresidentBiden "mightnothavebeentold"byhisson aboutthebusiness dealings,butconceded that"thisblindspotisaproblem." the president's comments about the first son's business dealings.

By Madeleine Hubbard CNN reporter Jake Tapper said that former President Donald Trump was "right" about Hunter Biden's successful business dealings with China and President Joe Biden was "wrong" about the topic during the 2020 debates.

"Well, I think dads sometimes and parents sometimes have blind spots about their kids, for sure, and the President may be no exception," Levin responded. "But nothing has tied the President to any of Hunter Biden's dealings. There's no whiff of him being involved or him being implicated in it. And it's, you know, I think it's not something the voters care a lot about."

During a roundtable on CNN's "The Lead" on Thursday, Tapper discussed Biden's comments during the 2020 debates denying Trump's claims that Hunter Biden had never earned money in China and other overseas business deals.

House Republicans have presented documents and testimonies purpotedly showing the Biden family's questionable activities since they started a major investigation winning the majority in the 2022 midterm elections.

"Trump was right. I mean, he did make a fortune from China, and Joe Biden was wrong," Tapper said, according to CNN's transcript of the show. "I don't know that he was lying about it. He might not have been told

by Hunter. But this blind spot is a problem."

Hunter Biden's overseas business deals were confirmed in court when he attempted to plead guilty last month to misdemeanor tax charges and enter into a diversion agreement for a felony firearms charge in order to avoid prison time. The deal fell apart when the judge questioned its constitutionality, and prosecutors later asked the court to disregard the deal.

Tapper asked former Rep. Andy Levin, a Michigan Democrat who lost his 2022 primary to Democrat Rep. Haley Stevens, whether he was concerned by

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Country star John Rich urges 'Rich Men North of Richmond' singer to remain independent Rich said thatAnthonyrepresents millions ofpeople and right now, and he's not making anymajor decisions at the moment regarding music.

By Charlotte Hazard Country music star John Rich is praising "Rich Men North of Richmond" singer Oliver Anthony while urging the new music phenom to remain independent.

"I think he's an important voice and an important artist," Rich told the "Just the News, No Noise" TV show on Friday night in an interview celebrating Rich’s new album, “The Country Truth,” and his new independently released single, “I Am Offended.”

“I hope he stays independent. And it's honestly a pleasure to be able to kind of counsel this guy and say, 'Hey, man, it's all gonna be fine. Just take it easy.'

But I'm proud of him. He's a really good guy,” he added.

Earlier this month, Anthony filmed himself on his Virginia farmland with a guitar playing his "Rich Men North of Richmond" song, which has been viewed over 20 million times on YouTube. The song recently hit number one on the Apple charts, passing country singer Jason Aldean's "Try that in a Small Town."

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Election integrity app allows users to find suspected irregularities, report them to officials The app may provide moredatapoints and clarity tothe debateonvoting integrityby mapping whereincidents of irregularityhavebeenreported assigned to vote.

By Natalia Mittelstadt An election integrity app called VotifyNow allows users to report election irregularities, and it can make those reports available to individuals or organizations, including county officials, journalists, and candidates.

VotifyNow began in 2019, after complaints of election fraud became prevalent in the 2016 presidential and 2018 midterm elections, the founder of VotifyNow, Johnny Vieira, told Just the News on Wednesday. He noted that, at the time, candidates on the left were discussing election fraud, whereas now, conservatives are more concerned about it.

“We absolutely encourage anyone to file reports,” Vieira said.

“Our goal is more transparency,” he added, noting that “with all the craziness with elections, this will help build confidence. With transparency comes confidence in the system.”

He explained that he has been an entrepreneur since he was a teenager but was not involved in politics. Vieira created Vieira Business Ventures, which is the entity under which his projects are managed. He said that he funded VotifyNow out of his own pocket and doesn’t take donations.

App users can report issues and include a photo or video, which are automatically geo-tagged and timestamped, Vieira said. The reports are purportedly vetted for authenticity and after an incident has been reported multiple times, the area in which it occurred is given a color-coded dot on a map, ranging from white, which means benign, to red, meaning the most nefarious.

Users sign up according to the county in which they live but can search beyond their county for incident reports, he added.

One way the app can be used is by informing voters about vote centers that have issues reported about them so they can choose to vote elsewhere.

Some states have multiple vote centers within a county at which a voter can cast a ballot, but other states have delineated precincts where voters are

Reported incidents are filed into a PDF-style format that can be sent to county officials encourage them to locate voting locations with issues and determine whether to review the locations, Vieira explained. Reports can be made available about 15 minutes after the issues have been reported. Journalists and candidates can also receive the reports, so they learn of alleged irregularities quickly, rather than late in the day or after Election Day. Users can report issues prior to Election Day. Since the 2020 presidential election, issues such as ballot harvesting at ballot drop boxes, voting machine issues, and ballot chain of custody problems have been controversial elements of election integrity discussions and policy-making.

“We're looking to help people make decisions on real-time information that is vetted as thoroughly as possible,” Vieira said. He also noted while the app isn’t the final solution to election issues, it will at least “chip away” at it.

The app was used by voters in the 2022 midterm elections, with Arizona making up at least 30% of more than “8000 VOTER SUPPRESSION incidents from across the country,” according to VotifyNow’s account on X, the platform previously called Twitter.

VotifyNow reports were given to the legal team of 2022 GOP Arizona gubernatorial nominee Kari Lake, who used it in her election challenge lawsuit, Vieira said.

Lake’s War Room account on X responded to VotifyNow’s post about providing “evidence that was used in her legal case.” The War Room account tagged AZ Central in their response, saying, “Here's more of that evidence you said doesn't exist.”

Vieira explained that the app automatically kicks out bots and that bad actors reporting “false flags” are caught. For the few bad actors that make it through, they wouldn’t appear on the map of reported incidents, and there is a limited amount of reports that can be made by an individual user over a period of time, he added.

The app also has sections for users to check for upcoming city council and school board meetings, as well as reporting on border concerns and a canvassing too, Vieira said.

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