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Volume 61, Edition 32, Monday, December 18, 2023 It’s worth a trip to the local bank to see what Casey Davis is wearing during this Christmas season. Most likely it’s a green or red jacket. I haven't seen Christmas pajamas yet, but I have a feeling that’s coming. And if you think his wardrobe is festive, you should see his house on Davis Street. He’s giving Kevin Bouse a run for his jedi bucks. Charles R. Thompson Gymnasium at the Howe Middle School campus will turn 55 years old on Thursday as the first game was played on December 21, 1968. The gym was constructed for $168,000 by Langford Construction Company and had a seating capacity of 1,000. The initial game was between Howe and Pottsboro girls where Howe won 50-34. The boys’ first game ended with the Cardinals winning 49-37. Charles R. Thompson was Superintendent of Howe for 24 years and a teacher/ principal for 13 years prior. We don’t generally worry about things that happen outside of our fair berg, but what a week for Gunter. They won the state championship in football and all of their city council members resigned at the same time. If only there were a Gunter Enterprise. 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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HMS One Act Play, pg. 2 Letters to Santa, pg. 5—23 SHES Top Dogs, pg. 15 Hot Jobs, City Info, pg. 24 History/Christian, pg. 25 Local Churches, pg. 26 Patriot Pony, pg. 27-28 Chamber Members, pg. 29 Past front pages, 30-37
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Letters to Santa Hot Dogs use defense to win 5 of 6
Howe’s Jacob Campbell (3) goes for a reverse layup against Callisburg in Howe’s 63-39 win on Tuesday night. Photo by Michelle Carney.
Cheyenne of Mrs. Duncan’s first grade class asks Santa for a lot of stuff for Christmas.
When Howe Head Coach Jay Forsythe first came to town, he preached that he would change the way basketball has been played here by instituting an aggres-
sive defensive approach. That style coupled with a halfcourt game that slowed the game down saw Howe improve defensively over 14 points in his first season in the
2020-21. Friday night, his style was rewarded in defensive fashion as he reached the 50– win mark at Howe. The Dogs (9-4) defen(Continued on page 4)
Lady Bulldogs open district with 36-9 win over Bonham, have won 8 out of last 9 games The Howe Lady Bulldogs (12-5) are red hot and entered district in fine fashion with a 36-9 shellacking of the Bonham Lady Warriors on Friday night. The Lady Bulldogs didn’t allow single digits to an opponent in any of the previous four seasons and the last feat of such nature is unknown. What is known is that Howe is only allowing opponents 32.24 points per contest while they, themselves are averaging 43.88. One more win and Coach Anderson’s girls, in her second year as head coach, will match the entire total from a year ago. Howe played Gainesville on Tuesday and (Continued on page 3) Howe’s Kendall Griffin drives the lane in on December 7 at Burkburnett. Photos by Michelle Carney.