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Howe celebrates Christmas in style Letters to Santa
The Christmas parade went off without a hitch unlike in 2022 when it was postponed a week due to rain which led to a flood of cancellations from participants. Maybe it’s a sign that 2024 will go much more smoothly in Howe than did 2023. Howe City Council meetings are hard to watch, but once again we can thank Gunter for always taking things to the next level. The UIL released the sports realignment numbers last week. The Howe Bulldogs football program will remain in 3A Division II for another two years. Howe barely snuck just under the cutoff by three students. At least for two more years, Coach Lance Bryan and his young and upcoming Bulldog squad cannot have to have district mates such as Mount Vernon, Winnsboro, Mineola, and Commerce. The district will more than likely look similar to what it has been for the past two years. In all other sports, Howe will remain in Class 3A in about the middle of the pack as far as enrollment size.
Howe Methodist Church displayed a nativity scene in the Howe Christmas Parade on Saturday. Staff photo. The Howe Area Chamber of Commerce held their annual Christmas Parade on Saturday at 4:30. Approximately 30
entries participated in the parade that took approximately 30 minutes from start to finish. The route began and ended at
Santa visits the library
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INSIDE
Lady Bulldogs basketball, pg. 3 Howe Bulldogs basketball, pg. 4 Howe Sales Tax, pg. 5 Meet the Bulldogs, pg. 6 Meet the Lady Bulldogs, pg. 8 Parade photos, pg. 9 Letters to Santa, pg. 10-12 Hot Jobs, City Info, pg. 13 History/Christian, pg. 14 Local Churches, pg. 15 Patriot Pony, pg. 16-17 Chamber Members, pg. 18 Past front pages, 19-26
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Santa Claus visits with a youngster at the Howe Community Library. Courtesy photo. Last Saturday, Santa Claus made a visit to the Howe Community Library. He read “The Night Before Christmas” to a large audience. Individuals then had a chance to have their picture with Santa and tell him what they wanted.
Everyone got cookies and could make a card or a snowman. It was a delight for all that attended. The Howe Community Library would like to thank Dale Rideout and the Friends of the Library for helping to make this event possible.
Charles R. Thompson Gymnasium and touched Duke Street, Denny Street, Davis Street, (Continued on page 2)
Six-year-old Josh from Ms. Richardson’s Kindergarten class at Summit Hill Elementary. (Letters to Santa begin on page 9)
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas For several years now, the Howe Area Chamber of Commerce has placed a Christmas tree at Summit Gardens in between E. Haning Street and E. O’Connell Street along Denny Street (Highway 5). This year’s tree was once again provided by Guns N More. Other chamber members stayed around after the monthly Howe Hump Day breakfast and chamber board breakfast to hang ornaments and place a star on top. The decorations were provided by Lacey Tucker—Fairway Mortgage while it was decorated by Brandon Grooms of Legend Bank, Sergio and Susan Garcia of HIT Roof & Exteriors, Brandon McKinney of TLD Design Consulting, and
Board members of the Howe Area Chamber of Commerce (L-R) Brandon McKinney, Brandon Grooms, Susan Garcia, and Sergio Garcia decorate the Chamber tree at Summit Gardens. Interim City Administra-
tor Monte Walker.