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A Christmas message Trash collection will not run on Christmas Day (today) in Howe, however Frontier Solutions will resume trash collection one day behind and run Tuesday through Saturday. The City of Howe residential trash will be picked up Saturday, December 30 and commercial dumpsters will be dumped Wednesday and Saturday which is one day behind the normal day. The week of New Years Day, they will be on a normal schedule Monday through Friday.

The City Hall hours will be closed today, but reopened Tuesday at normal hours. On Thursday the city will be closing early at 2 pm and closed Friday and the following Monday in observance of New Years.

A full length feature film entitled State of Denial has been released showing the detailed process of how Maricopa County, Arizona’s elections were purposely manipulated and stolen. The criminals were quite intelligent in their scam.

This is everything but democracy. These selections are ruining the country.

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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Christmas Sermon for Pagans, pg. 2 FBC/XYZ, pg. 5 Lady Bulldogs Basketball, pg. 6 Bulldogs Basketball, pg. 7 Hot Jobs, City Info, pg. 9 History/Christian, pg. 10 Local Churches, pg. 11 Patriot Pony, pg. 12-13 Chamber Members, pg. 14 Past front pages, 15-22

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As the Chevy Suburban cruised southbound on I35 I kept a sharp eye on the night sky above us.

My mom, dad, sister, and two brothers were on our traditional Christmas Eve nighttime drive back from visiting family in Oklahoma and headed back home to Dallas.

Every year, I made it my mission to catch a glimpse of Santa and his sleigh streaking across the sky. My dad had always made a game out of it, encouraging me that if I looked hard enough I very well could end up seeing the magic firsthand. Each and every year I strained to see Santa and his reindeer flying across the sky I was unsuccessful, but that never stopped me the following year from keeping my eyes glued to the win-

dow, scanning for that sleigh like a militarygrade radar.

Don’t get me wrong, I love all things Santa and there is nothing more fun than watching the kids get into the festivities of Christmas. But, I see parents light up talking to their kids about the magic of Santa’s sleigh and how it is he makes all the houses in the world in one night. I see parents, aunts, uncles, grandparents, and older siblings alike rally around the kids to keep the magic of Santa alive for them, encouraging them to look to the sky on Christmas Eve night, positive that they’ll catch a magical glimpse.

In seminary I remember (Continued on page 8)

57 years and 1,100 feet down

Todd Watson of CCS Water Specialists takes a look at over 1,000 feet down in Howe’s well. Staff photo.

The City of Howe recently had pumping issues at the water well on E. FM 902 and contracted CCS Water Specialists to send a camera 1,100 down the well casing to see if there were any obstructions in the screens that block sediments from entering the stream. While there was some slight calcium on the inner casing, the pipe that has been submerged in the Woodbine Aquifer since 1966 was

holding strong.

The city will, however, complete a preventative maintenance cleaning of the well casing. The tower should be working at full capacity again in the spring. Until then, Howe will continue to rely fully on the surface water intake from the Greater Texoma Utility Authority on the east side of US Highway 75.

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Howe students show Christmas Spirit Submitted— Peggy’s Porch hosted a Christmas Store that provided free gifts to local children so that they would have gifts to give their parents and siblings on Christmas morning. Over the course of two days, December 18 and 19, 350 gifts were selected and wrapped for the Howe ISD Intermediate and Middle School student shoppers. Gifts included jewelry, fragrance and makeup, home décor, accessories, hats, scarves, toys and books.

Baby Bouse Bakery of Howe also generously donated free bags of homemade Christmas cookies to the young shoppers.

The overwhelming success of this event can be attributed to the Howe ISD administrators, Clay Wilson and Michael Segleski; Counselors K’ Lain Ashlock and Casey Mandi, teachers and staff including Librarian Torrey Stricklin and Math Teacher, Rick Stewart, Pat Pampinella, Joyce Park, Latosha Lucas and more! Volun-

Gifts provided for local kids by the students of Howe. Courtesy photo. teers at the Christmas Store included Shannon Bouse, Korie Bouse, Teagan Stubblefield, Jordan Brunner, Ginger Allen, Stephana Mayo, Margarita Meyer and Peggy’s Porch coordinator, Mary Martha Stewart. Various churches and donors provided all the new and gently used gifts and gift-wrapping supplies.

Local residents are encouraged to drop off any small and medium Christmas gift bags and/ or tissue paper at Peggy’s Porch on Saturdays from 9-11 a.m. in preparation for next year’s store. Watch for various gift drives next year as

Peggy’s Porch will begin collecting gifts in advance of next year’s event!

Peggy’s Porch is a community clothes closet that provides free clothing, shoes, and accessories to those in need.

Peggy’s Porch is located in the white metal building behind Howe City Hall and is open Saturdays from 9-11 am (except for holiday weekends) and this ministry was created ten years ago in honor of Howe resident, Peggy Richardson in honor of her Christ-like life and legacy of love, giving and selflessness.

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A Christmas sermon for Pagans

By C.S. Lewis When I was asked to write a Christmas sermon for pagans, I accepted the job light-heartedly enough, but now that I sit down to tackle it, I discover a difficulty: are there any pagans in England for me to write to? I know that people keep on telling us that this country is relapsing into paganism; but they only mean that it is ceasing to be Christian, and is that at all the same thing?

Let us remember what a pagan or heathen (I use the words interchangably) really was. A heathen was a man who lived out on the heath, out in the wilds.

A pagan was a man who lived in a “pagus” or small village. Both words in fact meant a rustic or yokel. They date from the time when the larger towns of the Roman Empire were already Christianised, but the old nature religions still lingered in the country.

Pagans or heathens were the backward people in the remote districts who had not yet been converted, who were still pre-Christians. To say that modern people who have drifted away from Christianity are pagans is to suggest that a post-Christian man is the same as a pre-Christian man. But that is like thinking that a woman who has lost her husband is the same sort of person as an unmarried girl. Or that a street where the houses have been knocked down is the same as a field where no house has yet been built.

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are alike in one respect, namely that neither will keep you dry if it rains, but they are different in every other respect: rubble, dust, broken bottles, old bedsteads, and stray cats are very different from grass, thyme, clover, buttercups, and the lark singing overhead.

The real pagan differed from the postChristian in the following ways. Firstly, he was religious. From the Christian point of view, he was indeed too religious by half. He was full of reverence. For him the earth was holy, the woods and waters were alive. His agriculture was a ritual as well as a technique. And secondly, he believed in what we now call “an objective right and wrong”. That is, he thought the distinction between pious and impious acts was something that existed independently of human opinions: something like the multiplication table, which man had not invented, but had found to be true, and which he had better take notice of. The gods would punish him if he did not.

To be sure, by Christian standards his list of right and wrong acts was rather a muddled one. He thought (and the Christians agreed) that the gods would punish him for setting the dogs on a beggar who came to his door, or for striking his father. But he also thought they would punish him for turning his face to the wrong point of the compass when he began ploughing. Though his code included some fantastic sins and duties, it got in most of the real ones.

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This leads us to the third great difference between a pagan and a postChristian man. Believing in a real right and wrong means finding out that you are not very good. The pagan code may have been on some points a low one, but it was too high for the pagan to live up to. Hence a pagan, though in many ways merrier than a modern, had a deep sadness. When he asked himself what was wrong with the world, he did not immediately reply “the social system” or “our allies” or “education”. It occurred to him that he – himself – might be one of the things that was wrong with the world. He knew he had sinned. And the terrible thing was he thought the gods made no difference between voluntary and involuntary sins. You might get into their bad books by mere accident. And once in, it was very hard to get out of them. The pagan dealt with this situation in a rather silly way. His religion was a mass of ceremonies, sacrifices, purifications, et cetera, which were supposed to take away guilt, but they never quite succeeded. His conscience was not at ease.

Now, the post-Christian view which is gradually coming into existence (it is complete already in some people, and still incomplete in others) is quite different. According to it, nature is not a living thing to be reverenced. It is a kind of machine for us to exploit.

There is no objective right or wrong.

Each race or class can invent its own code or ideology just as it pleases. And whatever may be amiss with the world, it is certainly not we the ordinary people. It is up to God, if after all he should happen to exist, or to government, or to education, to give us what we want. They are the shop, we are the customer, and the customer is always right.

Now if the post-Christian view is the correct one then we have indeed woken from a nightmare. The old fear, the old reverence, the old restraints… how delightful to have woken up into freedom, to be responsible to no one, to be utterly and absolutely our own masters! We have, of course, lost some fun. A universe of colourless electrons (which is presently going to run down and annihilate all organic life everywhere and forever) is, perhaps, a little dreary compared with the earthmother and the sky-father, the wood nymphs and the water nymphs, chaste Diana riding the night sky and homely Vesta flickering on the hearth. But one can’t have everything, and there are always the flicks and the radio: if the new view is correct, it has very solid advantages.

But is it? And if so, why are things not going better? What do you make of the present threat of world famine? We know now it is not entirely due to the war. From country after country comes (Continued on page 4)

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the same story of failing harvests. Even the whales have less oil. Can it be that nature, or something behind nature, is not simply a machine that we can do what we like with? That she is hitting back? Waive the point. Suppose she is only a machine, and that we are free to master her at our pleasure. Have you not begun to see that man’s conquest of nature is really man’s conquest of man? That every power wrested from nature is used by some men over other men? Men are the victims, not the conquerors in this struggle. Each new victory over nature yields new means of propaganda to enslave them, new weapons to kill them, new power for the state, and new weakness for the citizen. New contraceptives to keep man from being born at all.

As for ideologies, does no one see the catch? If there is no real wrong and right – nothing good or bad in itself – none of these ideologies can be better or worse than another. For a better moral code can only mean one which comes nearer to some real or absolute code. One map of New York can be better than another only if there is a real New York for it to be truer to. If there is no objective standard then our choice between one ideology and another becomes a matter of arbitrary taste. Our battle for democratic ideals against Nazi ideals has been a waste of time, because the one is no better than the other. Nor can there ever be any real improvement or deterioration. If there is no real goal, we can’t get any nearer to it, or farther from it. In fact there is no real reason for doing anything at all.

It looks to me, neighbours, as though we shall have to set about becoming true pagans, if only as a preliminary to becoming Christians. I don’t mean that we should begin leaving little bits of bread under the tree at the end of the

garden as an offering to the dryad. I don’t mean that we should dance to Dionysus across Hampstead Heath, though perhaps a little more solemn or ecstatic gaity and a little less commercialised amusement might make our holidays better than they now are. I don’t even mean (though I do very much wish) that we should recover that sympathy with nature, that religious attitude to the family, and that appetite for beauty which the better pagans had. Perhaps what I do mean is best put like this: if the modern postChristian view is wrong (and every day I find it harder to think it right) then there are three kinds of people in the world. 1) Those who are sick and don’t know it: the post-Christians. 2) Those who are sick and know it: the pagans. 3) Those who have found the cure.

And if you start in the first class, you must go through the second to reach the third. For (in a sense) all that Christianity adds to paganism is the cure. It confirms the old belief that in this universe we are up against Living Power: that there is a real Right and that we have failed to obey it: that existence is beautiful and terrifying. It adds a wonder of which paganism had not distinctly heard: that the Mighty One has come down to help us, to remove our guilt, to reconcile us. All over the world, even in Japan, even in Russia, men and women will meet on December the 25th to do a very old-fashioned and very pagan thing: to sing and feast because God has been born.

You are uncertain whether it is more than a myth. Well, if it is only a myth then our last hope is gone. But is the opposite explanation not worth trying?

Who knows but that here – and here alone – lies your way back? Not only to heaven, but to earth too, and to the great human family whose oldest hopes are confirmed by this story that does not die.

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FBC XYZ

Christmas gifts

Terry McLaughlin. Courtesy photo.

Submitted—Terry McLaughlin and Marcy Ramsey provided music for the members of Howe First Baptist Church's XYZ (eXtra Years of Zest) Club at their Dec. meeting as we sang Christmas carols. We also played Christmas trivia, and heard Christmas information and inspiration from various members. We even received lumps of coal (black Rice

Marcy Ramsey. Courtesy photo.

Krispie treats) for being on "Naughty List"! Of course we also ate, fellowshipped, laughed, and prayed with and for one another. Next meeting will be Jan. 11, 2024 but we also have a New Years Eve game night (dominoes, chickenfoot, 42, etc.) with food and soda pop on Dec. 31 from 6-10 (because we get too sleepy to stay up to midnight).

Gifts provided to local kids from Howe students. Courtesy photos.

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Lady Bulldogs suffer first district loss

Presley Shockey with a left-handed shot against Pottsboro at home Tuesday night. Photo by Michelle Carney.

The Howe Lady Bulldogs (12-6, 1-1) could never get on track against the Pottsboro Lady Cardinals on Tuesday night during the 50-29 loss. Pottsboro used their scrappy defense to try and remove Howe’s leading scorer Kendall Griffin from the offensive game and did a good job in doing so despite Griffin finishing with 12 points, seven rebounds, and two steals.

Howe Coach Ashley Anderson said that she can usually tell how the game is going to go within the first four minutes of the game and thought her team came out flat. That led to Pottsboro controlling the contest from start to finish.

Reese Smith added eight points including a 3-pointer and Emery Snapp finished with six points and two rebounds. Presley Shockey pulled down a team-high 10 rebounds during the game.

Other scorers were Aubrielle West (2), Matalee Stewart (1), and Shockey (1).

Addison Bond contributed three re-

bounds.

Howe faces a tough stretch of district games with Bells and Gunter on the horizon beginning the new year on January 2 and January 5. However, they will hone their craft in the annual First State Bank Tournament beginning on December 28 at Callisburg.

At this point last year, Howe was 1-1 in district, but were 7-11 overall.

11-3A Girls Basketball Standings Bells 3-0 Pottsboro 3-0 Howe 1-1 Gunter 1-1 Leonard 1-2 Bonham 0-2 Blue Ridge 0-3 x-clinched playoffs berth 12/19: Pottsboro 50, Howe 29 Bells 56, at Leonard 40 Gunter 49, Blue Ridge 29

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Bulldogs drop district opener to Pottsboro

Cooper Jones (24) goes up for a left-handed layup during Tuesday’s 53-41 loss to Pottsboro. Photo by Michelle Carney.

It was an uphill battle all evening for the Howe Bulldogs (9-5, 0-1). Hosting Pottsboro in the district opener, the Dogs only one held a lead which was early in the game with a 7-6 advantage after Anthony Lowder drilled a corner 3-pointer in front of the Cardinal bench. Pottsboro then went on a 7-0 run to surge out to a 13-7 lead and never looked back.

Howe managed to keep it close throughout the first half and trailed by as little as four points in the early portions of the second period. Coming out of the half, the scoring crawled to a snail’s pace where Pottsboro’s 26-20 lead stayed true for the first half of the third period.

In the fourth period, the Cardinals upped their advantage to 18 points at 50-32 and put the game away thanks to most of their points coming in the paint by Matthew McCullough who finished with 25 points.

Howe shot poorly from the field on the evening, only connecting on 41.2 percent. The Dogs attempted 21 2pointers and 13 3-pointers on the evening. Meanwhile, the Cardinals shot 51.1 percent from the field including 18-of-33 from 2-point range.

Howe was led in scoring by Jacob Campbell who put up 16 points, followed by Kaleb Taylor’s 10. Noah Riley led Howe with nine rebounds.

Other scorers were Cooper Jones (7), Lowder (6), and Riley (2).

Howe will enter the Leonard Tournament on December 28 before picking up the district schedule on January 2 at Bells.

Season Stats (Points Per Game): 21.3 9.3 8.3 8.1 5.7 3.0

Jacob Campbell Anthony Lowder Parker Dunnihoo Noah Riley Cooper Jones Kaleb Taylor

Rebounds Per Game 7.6 Noah Riley 6.4 Parker Dunnihoo 6.0 Jacob Campbell 5.2 Cooper Jones 2.5 Kaleb Taylor 11-3A Boys Basketball Standings Gunter 1-0 Pottsboro 1-0 Bells 1-0 Howe 0-1 Blue Ridge 0-1 Bonham 0-1 Leonard 0-1 x-clinched playoffs berth 12/19: Pottsboro 53, Howe 41 Gunter 57, Blue Ridge 47 Bells 50, Leonard 45

Kaleb Taylor with the jumper against Pottsboro. Photo by Michelle Carney.

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Christmas message (Continued from page 1)

a classmate asking our professor, “why did miracles stop when the world needed them the most?” The whole classroom went silent as we all realized the same question had been on our hearts, we just didn’t have the courage to ask it. Instead of answering the question that brought the class to a standstill, the professor answered with another question, “where have you been looking?”

For the other 364 days of the year, the magic of Santa disappears. We stop encouraging kids to look at the night sky or send their wish lists to the North Pole. Christmas Day passes and Santa goes back into the attic with the rest of the decorations.

Far too often we convince ourselves that we live in a world too advanced, too intelligent, too grown-up for miracles. We read the story of Christs’ birth and we let it warm our hearts for a service or two, then it all goes back into the spiritual attic and it’s, “see you again next year.” We lose our childlike sense of wonder because the world convinces us it has no place in our lives anymore. Jesus said it plainly, “let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these” (Mark 10:13-16). There is beauty in the ability to hope and believe with such conviction that you are sure that God is at work all around you, the same way a child is

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sure they’ll see Santa flying across the Christmas Eve sky.

This past Sunday, as our Sunday school classes let out, I bumped into Ned. Ned was sitting on a bench outside the Sanctuary entrance, bundled up and shivering in the cold and wind. I wanted to get onto him, get inside out of the cold before you catch something. As I opened my mouth to say the words Ned beat me to it and yelled out enthusiastically, “I met a man who is homeless the other day and invited him to worship today! He may not come but I want to be the first to see him if he does.”

That is a miracle to me. That love and acceptance of a fellow human being, and that unwavering hope that God can and will work in our lives and the lives of others at any point, we just have to keep our eyes peeled.

The world demands miracles from God before they’ll follow Him. They want the seas parted, pillars of fire from heaven, and a plague of frogs on the bad guys. Because of that, they miss the beauty of God’s work in the here and now. In the loving embrace of an invitation to worship, in the grace of acceptance and inclusion, and in the mercy of a Savior that went to the cross with YOUR name on His lips. Here is the true Christmas miracle, you are loved by the Lord and there is nothing you can about that!

- Pastor JB Bryant

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This position requires a High School Diploma or Equivalent, certification as a surgical technologist and a minimum of 2 years of related experience.

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

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

2023-24 Local taxation State Sales Tax General Revenue Sales Tax Economic Development (Type B) Sales Tax Total

6.25 % 1.25%

City of Howe Tax Rate Howe I.S.D Tax Rate Grayson County Tax Rate Grayson College Tax Rate Total (per $100 valuation)

$0.53 $1.05 $0.31 $0.15 $2.04

0.75 % 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 (interim): Monte Walker City Secretary: Regina Harris Utility Billing and Municipal Court 116 E. Haning St. 903-532-5571 Utility Clerk: Beccy Roberts Court Clerk: Tammy Grisolia (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 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

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Texas History Minute For the adventurers and dreamers of the world, there are no limits. Wiley Hardeman Post was born on his parents’ cotton Ken Bridges farm near Canton in November 1898. He was born on a farm with no electricity in a time when airplanes were still just a dream, but within a few years, he would become one of the most famous pilots in the world.

to become the first to fly around the world in a fixed-wing aircraft. Joined by his navigator, Harold Gatty of Australia, he left Long Island, New York, in the Winnie Mae in July 1931, and with stops along the way, they flew more than 15,400 miles in eight days, 15 hours. Afterward, they were given a ticker-tape parade in New York City and published a book on the flight called Around the World in Eight Days. In 1932, he was honored by Congress with the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross for his exploits.

Like many farm families of the time, the Post Family often struggled and moved often. When he was three, the family left Van Zandt County and moved to a farm near Abilene. In 1907, the family moved to Oklahoma.

He took it a step further in July 1933 to embark on a solo flight around the world. He modified his plane with experimental autopilot and radio directional finders and flew east from New York City. His trip was even faster this time. With stops, he completed his trip in seven days, 18 hours.

Post’s education was limited, and Post was never a very good student. He never attended high school, which was not unusual for the time period. He saw his first airplane when he and his family attended a county fair in Lawton, Oklahoma, in 1913. He immediately fell in love with aviation. Post soon enrolled at the Sweeney Automobile and Aviation School in Kansas City, Missouri, where he learned to fly.

After a few months of study, he returned to Oklahoma, but he was unable to make a living as a pilot, and his dream of aviation had to wait. He worked various jobs in construction and in the oil fields for the next few years.

In 1918, during World War I, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps and trained as a pilot and radio technician. However, the war ended before he saw active service and was discharged.

Post returned to the oilfields, and in 1924, joined an air show called Burrell Tibbs and His Topnotch Texas Flyers.

He thrilled audiences as a parachutist, at a time when jumping from an airplane was still very new, and as a pilot.

The pay, however, was unsteady, and he had to return to working the oil fields. In 1926, an oil rig accident in Oklahoma injured his left eye, and he later lost all vision in that eye after an infection set in. He won a worker’s compensation award of $1,700 (or about $25,800 in 2021 dollars) and bought his first airplane. He made a steady living flying a passenger at a time from one location to the next. It was during this time that he met Will Rogers, a popular comedian, movie star, and performer. In 1930, Post became the personal pilot to two prominent Oklahoma oilmen and bought his next plane, a Lockheed Vega he named Winnie Mae after his daughter.

He gained national fame when he won the National Air Race Derby in this plane in August 1930. He flew from Los Angeles to Chicago in a record nine hours and eight minutes. The next year, he took on his next big challenge:

Post was inspired to fly higher and further than ever. Working with engineer Russell S. Colley, he developed one of the first pressure suits for highaltitude flights. Using what he jokingly called his “Man From Mars” suit, he reached an altitude of 40,000 feet in this pressure suit in September 1934.

In another flight shortly afterward, he reached an altitude of 50,000 feet, well into the stratosphere. He noticed on these high-altitude flights eastward that his ground speed was often faster than his air speed. In doing so, he was the first pilot to confirm the proposed existence of what was later called the jet stream, which is still an important part of timing air flights and predicting the weather.

By 1935, he was trying to develop passenger and air mail routes from the Pacific Coast to Russia. At the time, he was building his own aircraft from parts scavenged from other aircraft.

His friend Will Rogers asked to fly with him when they left in August 1935. Rogers wrote about the trip for his newspaper column, and the two celebrities created a stir with each stop in Washington and Alaska. On August 15, they left Fairbanks for Point Barrow on the Arctic Ocean. Along the way, they became lost in the vast and unmarked territory. They landed near a lagoon to ask for directions. The plane crashed shortly after its next takeoff, and both men were killed. The cause of the crash was never fully established.

After his death, several airports were named after him. Wiley Post Airport is a municipal airport in Oklahoma City.

Barrow, Alaska (now Utqiagvik), and Renton, Washington, both have airports named in honor of both Post and Will Rogers. In 1936, the Smithsonian bought his airplane Winnie Mae, which is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. His insights into the jet stream and pressure suits are still an important part of aviation today.

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Understanding why we need a Savior The author of this story is unknown and it has been told by many people throughout the years. The gentleman to whom I’m going to introDr. Billy Holland duce was not a scrooge, but a kind, decent man and generous to his family and upright in his dealings with other people. He just could not understand how or why Jesus came to earth to save us from our sin. It did not make sense and he was too honest to pretend otherwise. “I’m truly sorry to distress you,” he told his wife, “but I’m not going with you and the kids to church this Christmas Eve.” He went on to say, he would feel like a hypocrite and this year he would much rather stay home. He would just wait up and read until they returned. And so, he stayed behind as the family went to the candlelight service.

Shortly after the family drove away, snow began to fall. He went to the window and watched as the flurries were becoming heavier and then went back to his chair in front of the fire to finish reading his newspaper. A short while later he heard a thudding sound...then another, and then another.

His first thought was that it sounded like someone throwing snowballs against his living room picture window. As he opened the front door to investigate, he found several birds huddled miserably in the snow. They’d been caught in the storm and in a desperate search for shelter, did not realize the glass barrier was keeping them from entering the safety of his home.

Well, he could not just let the poor creatures freeze, so he had an idea that the barn that housed his children’s pony would provide a perfect place from the storm if he could only figure out how to direct them into it.

Throwing on his coat and rubber boots, he headed out into the deepening snow to the barn. He opened the doors wide and turned on the light, but the birds did not move. Figuring that food would entice them to come in, he hurried back to the house, grabbed some bread, and started making a trail

of crumbs to the lighted stable. But to his dismay, the birds paid no attention and continued to flap around helplessly in the snow. Trying to catch them became comical as they were too fast and his attempt to herd them by waving his arms only made things worse as they scattered in every direction except where he wanted them to go. Suddenly, he realized they were simply overwhelmed with fear. I must seem like a dangerous and terrifying giant he thought, if only I could think of a way to let them know they can trust me.

If I could just convince them that I’m not going to hurt them and sincerely want to help them. But how? Whenever I move they go into a panic and seem to be confused and suspiciously determined to not let their guard down.

Then it dawned on him, if only he could become a bird, he could mingle with them and speak their language.

Then hopefully they could come to know me and learn there is no need to fear. I could show them the way to a safe and warm barn. But I would have to be one of them so they could see, hear and understand. At that moment the church bells began to ring through the crisp stillness and as he stood there listening to the melody of “O come all ye faithful” he thought about how most people, (including himself) are generally afraid of God and have a difficult time with faith. Hmmm...God sent His Son to redeem those who will trust Him. The man felt convicted in his soul and realized for the first time that God became a man and is our only hope of eternal salvation. Christ had to somehow prove His love and dying on the cross became that way. After all these years he finally understood the incarnation and why he needed a Savior. At that moment, he humbly fell to his knees in the snow and asked God to forgive him and save him. This year, in the hustle and bustle of shopping, decorating, and the feasting, let us rejoice in the real reason for the season. From my family to yours, may Christ be the center of your Christmas.

Dr. Holland is a Christian author, outreach minister and community chaplain. Check out his books and Read more about the Christian life at billyhollandministries.com

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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

Luke 2:11-12 11 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.

12 This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”

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The Patriot Pony

Foreigners bought 3.4 million acres of U.S. forest, farm land in 2022, Agriculture Dep't says Asoflastyear,intotal,foreignpartiesheldmorethan43.4millionacresofU.S. land,ofwhich48%wasforestland,28%cropland,21%pastureandother agriculturalland,and2%non-agriculturalland."Therewerenofilingsdirectly bythegovernmentofChina,"theAgricultureDepartment'sreportsaid.

By Ben Whedon Amid mounting concerns over foreign land purchases within the United States, a report from the United States Department of Agriculture's (DAG) Farm Service Agency has highlighted the alarming pace at which external entities have been gobbling up American forest and farm land.

Between Dec. 31, 2021, and the same date in 2022, foreign entities added 3.4 million acres of U.S. soil to their holdings, the report stated. In total, foreign parties held more than 43.4 million acres, of which 48% was forest land, 28% cropland, 21% pasture and other agricultural land, and 2% nonagricultural land.

File Department of Agriculture report Of the roughly 2.3 billion acres of U.S. land, the DAG has in the past estimated that 1.2 billion acres were used for agricultural purposes, meaning that foreign ownership of strictly agricultural land accounted for just under 1.8% as of the end of 2022.

The report further highlighted the rapidly increasing pace of the foreign purchases, stating that "[f]oreign holdings of U.S. agricultural land increased modestly from 2012 through 2017, increasing an average of 0.6 million per year. Since 2017, foreign holdings have increased an average of nearly 2.9 million acres annually, ranging from 2.4 million acres to over 3.4 million acres per year."

By the states

While nationwide, foreign ownership of agricultural land stood below 2%, some states posted much higher percentages of foreign agricultural land ownership. In two states, the ratio of foreign-held land to private, domestically-owned land exceeded 10%. In Hawaii, that figure stood at 12.8% while in Maine, the figure stood at 21.1%. Rounding out the top five were Alabama and Michigan with 8.6% each and Kentucky with 8.3%.

Rhode Island stood as the state with the least amount of foreign-held land, with external parties controlling a mere 14 acres of agricultural land, which the DAG listed as a rounded 0.0%. Connecticut placed second with 0.1%.

Massachusetts placed third with 0.2%, while Delaware posted 0.4%, tying New Hampshire.

Major foreign buyers Canadian investors controlled the largest portion of foreign-owned land in the U.S., collectively amounting to 14.2 million acres or 32% of all foreign-held agricultural and nonagricultural land.

The next four largest foreign groups controlled a combined 13 million acres amounting to 29%. Included in that group were Dutch investors with 12%, Italians with 6%, British investors with the same amount, and Germans, who controlled 5%.

All other nations owned a collective 17.1 million acres, or 38%.

China (Continued on page 13)

Colorado GOP finds a clever way to keep Trump on the ballot after the Supreme Court removed him… will have disastrous consequences for our country.

The Colorado Supreme Court has laid all its cards on the table. In a move of extreme desperation, four Democratappointed justices have gone out on a limb to try and disqualify President Trump from the GOP primary by banning him from the ballot. Many experts are describing this as an actual “attack on our nation’s democracy” and a clear case of election interference.

Reuters: Dec 20 (Reuters) – Donald Trump was disqualified from Colorado’s presidential primary ballot by the state’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, an extraordinary ruling that could be struck down ahead of the November 2024 US election.

Here is a look at the decision and what it means for the former U.S. president and frontrunner for the 2024 Republican nomination.

WHAT DOES THE RULING SAY? A slim majority of the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that Trump is disqualified from appearing on the state’s ballot under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which bars anyone engaged in “insurrection or rebellion” from holding federal office.

Many were disappointed that Ron DeSantis released a weak statement that didn’t even use President Trump’s name.

Image The good news is that the GOP in Colorado is not sitting back either; they’re fighting. The party has come up with a plan to keep President Trump on the ballot if this Marxist decision is allowed to stand. The strategy involves transforming the entire process into a “caucus.”

Brilliant strategy, but let’s hope it doesn’t come to that, because this draconian decision should be immediately overturned. Right after the decision came down, the Colorado GOP put the gloves on, ready to fight. Here’s what the chairman had to say to Laura Loomer: Professor Turley states that he has never witnessed anything as blatantly undemocratic as this in his entire life.

That’s a remarkably striking statement coming from a man who is a highly respected constitutional professor.

Dilbert comic creator Scott Adams said it best:

A lower court judge previously ruled that Trump’s actions on Jan. 6, 2021, during a violent attack on the U.S. Capitol by his supporters amounted to insurrection but stopped short of disqualifying him, saying Section 3 does not apply to presidents.

The Colorado Supreme Court paused its own ruling pending review by the U.S. Supreme Court, which Trump said he will immediately seek.

In case you’re wondering who was behind this disgusting anti-American move, here you go: Independent candidate RFK Jr. had this to say about Colorado’s unAmerican move: Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has pledged not to participate in the Colorado primary if this decision remains in effect. He’s also calling on the other candidates, whom he refers to as ‘wannabes,’ to follow suit.

Vivek: I pledge to withdraw from the Colorado GOP primary ballot until Trump is also allowed to be on the ballot, and I demand that Ron DeSantis, Chris Christie, and Nikki Haley do the same immediately – or else they are tacitly endorsing this illegal maneuver which

Scott is spot on. This move just goes to show that progressives will stop at nothing—even going so far as to remove valid candidates from the ballot—in an attempt to keep President Trump out of the White House. Now, just take a moment to consider what they might have done in 2020, when they had the so-called “pandemic” and a tsunami of sketchy mail-in ballots to bolster their efforts. Scary, right?

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The Patriot Pony

The DNA of America

By General Mike Flynn— The United States was divinely created and founded upon life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The DNA of our founders still exists within each American today, and within that DNA is freedom. These are inherent values to the citizenry of our country, and these are the values being attacked by forces of evil.

Right now, my purpose is to get you to think about what you can do throughout the next 321 days. This consequential and historic election will not only determine the fate of the United States of America, but it will also determine the fate of our children and grandchildren. Again, we have 321 days, and

we must make the most of each one of them.

It is our responsibility as Americans to deliver the truth no matter the cost. This battle won’t be easy, but don’t feel sorry for yourself. Remember that right now, there’s an 18-year-old kid stationed over in Syria with an American patch on one shoulder, not knowing if he’s going to survive the day. Freedom must be sacrificed for.

I understand the circadian rhythm of life. Some days you get up and simply want to enjoy the day. Take a break that day and then the next day, triple down.

We need to rise to the occasion and find ourselves, and we need to do it now.

Our enemies may have money, power, and established politicians on their side, but we the people have passion and perseverance. When it comes to a battle for the soul of a nation, I will bet on those who fight with passion and for their very freedom, every time. We know that freedom is worth a fight, and that instinct within Americans will not easily be crushed.

We are a nation of courage when we’re tested. All we need to do now to save the U.S.A. is to do what’s right. Time to stand up, step up and speak up. Let’s work together to help save our country, the United States of America!

God Bless!

Agriculture (Continued from page 12)

Purchases of American land -- especially those plots near U.S. military installations -- by Chinese-based companies has prompted particular concerns from lawmakers around the nation. The Washington Post reported that lawmakers in 33 states have introduced 81 bills this year that would prohibit the Chinese government, some China-based businesses and many Chinese citizens from buying agricultural land or property near military bases.

The DAG report noted that Chinese investors own less than 1% of foreignheld agricultural land, amounting to 349,442 acres. The top two Chinese companies were Brazos Highland properties, LP and Murphy Brown LLC (Smithfield Foods). It did, however, assert that "the acreage associated with China—or any other country discussed in this report—should be interpreted as a minimum," since it categorized foreign ownership by the primary shareholding company's home country.

The bulk of Chinese land holdings were in Texas, North Carolina, Missouri, Utah, and Virginia.

"There were no filings directly by the government of China," the report stated.

West Virginia judge dismisses lawsuit to keep Trump off the 2024 ballot The case filed by JohnAnthony Castro fromTexas, who says he is a presidential candidate.

By Charlotte Hazard A federal judge in West Virginia dismissed a lawsuit brought forward to keep former President Donald Trump off the ballot, saying that it lacked standing.

The case was filed by John Anthony Castro from Texas, who says he is a presidential candidate, according to the West Virginia Record. He reported-

ly argued that Trump being on the ballot would harm his chances at a 2024 win.

wrote. “His complaint contains few specific factual allegations related to his candidacy...."

Castro cited the 14th Amendment for Trump not being on the ballot, arguing that the former president engaged in an insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021 during the Capitol riot.

“Castro’s complaint relies on supposition and speculation that if Mr. Trump were removed from the ballot, that his voters and contributors would default to other candidates including Mr. Castro," Berger continued. "But he supplies no specifics to support the conclusion that Trump voters would become Castro voters if his suit was successful.”

U.S. District Judge Irene Berger dismissed the lawsuit on Thursday.

“The plaintiff alleged that he is a candidate for the Republican nomination for president and anticipates being on the ballot in West Virginia,” Berger

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said this ruling was a "big win" for elections in the state.

“This lawsuit was frivolous to begin with and without merit – it had no basis in either law or fact," Morrisey

Concerns about Chinese land purchases, however, have prompted action from state governments fearing Chinese-held land could prove a staging ground for espionage. Florida, for instance, barred the sale of land in the Sunshine State to Chinese citizens in May of this year, albeit with limited exceptions.

"Florida is taking action to stand against the United States’ greatest geopolitical threat — the Chinese Communist Party," GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis said at the time. "I’m proud to sign this legislation to stop the purchase of our farmland and land near our military bases and critical infrastructure by Chinese agents, to stop sensitive digital data from being stored in China, and to stop CCP influence in our education system from grade school to grad school. We are following through on our commitment to crack down on Communist China." said, according to The Intelligencer Wheeling News-Register. "Any eligible candidate has the right to be on the ballot unless legally disqualified, and we will defend the laws of West Virginia and the right of voters and candidates to the fullest.”

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

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 ANTIQUES Howe Mercantile 107 E. Haning St Howe TX 75459 facebook.com/Howe-Mercantile1639767196252428/ (817) 313-2168 georgiacaraway@aol.com

CHILDCARE Koti Academy of Howe 105 Doyle Street Howe TX 75459 https://www.kotiacademy.com/ 903-532-9663 cassie@kotiacademy.com CHURCHES 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/ Summit View Church 910 S. Denny St., P.O. Box 295 https://summitviewhowe.com/ info@summitviewhowe.com

AUTO

CONSTRUCTION/BUILDING SERVICVES

Bob Utter Ford 2525 Texoma Parkway Sherman TX 75090 bobutterford.net 903-892-3555

DIFY Home Services 204 Tate Circle Sherman, TX 75090 9037440435 ernie@difyhs.com

BANKING

Hunter Knephsield of Texas, LLC P.O. Box 759 Van Alstyne, TX 75495 https://www.hkparkandplay.com/ 8004514138 (Main) hktexas@flash.net (Main)

Independent Financial 100 South Denny Howe TX 75459 independent-bank.com (903) 532-5521 aanderson@ibtx.com Legend Bank 201 W. Grand Whitewright, TX 75491 legend-bank.com 903-532-4778 Brandon.grooms@legend-bank.com First National Bank of Tom Bean 109 S. Britton St. Tom Bean, TX 75489 https://www.fnbtb.com/ 903-546-62752 rbridges@fnbtb.com First United Bank 2011 Texoma Parkway Sherman TX 75090 firstunitedbank.com 903-813-5760 sarah.myrick@firstunitedbank.com BARBER SHOP Good Fellas Barber Shop 105 E. Haning Howe, TX 75459 9725020559 goodfellasbarbershoptx@gmail.com BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 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 BUTCHER Don’s Smokehouse 111 E. Haning Street Howe, Texas 75459 Donssmokehouse.com (214) 881-8377 DonsSmokehouse@gmail.com CATERING Tracy Events Catering & Carryout Shop 211 S Preston Van Alstyne, TX 75495 Tracyevents2006@gmail.com

RockExpress, LLC 1434 Schneider Rd Howe, TX 75459 https://rock-express-llc.business.site/ 903-818-2386 rockexpressllc@gmail.com TLD Design Consulting LLC 103 E. Haning St. Howe TX 75459 http://www.tld -dc.com/ 903-436-4601 tdefrange@tldconsulting.net CONVENIENT STORES Quick Check #4 411 W. Haning Street Howe, TX 75459 903-532-5265 zackwilks82@yahoo.com DENTAL Anna Kids Dentistry 2016 W. White St. Anna, TX 75409 214-831-2400 Annakidsdentistry.com info@annakidsdentistry.com Howe Family Dentistry 100 S. Collins Freeway, PO Box 960 Howe TX 75459 howefamilydentistry.com 903.532.5545 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

FINANCIAL Rethink Wealth—Kristen Harkless 559-681-7461 Kristen.Harkless@rethinkwealth.com FIREARMS Guns N More 281 Celtic Road Howe, TX 75459 GunsNMore.net (903) 267-1091 jared.c@gunsnmore.net FUNERAL HOME Scoggins Funeral Home & Crematory 637 W. Van Alstyne Parkway Van Alstyne TX 75495 scogginsfuneralhome.com 903-482-5225 tommywscoggins@hotmail.com HAIR SALON Good Fellas Barber Shop 105 E. Haning St. (972) 502-0559 goodfellasbarbershoptx@gmail.com HEALTHCARE ER of Texas 115 W. Travis St Sherman, TX 75092 http://oroftexas.com/ 903-770-9099 tiffanyr@eroftexas.com HEATING/AIR CONDITIONING Baker A/C & Heating, Inc. 215 N. Denny St. Howe TX 75459 903-532-6225 bakerac.mark@yahoo.com Essential Home Performance, LLC 509 Borrow Way Van Alstyne, TX 75495 https:// www.essentialhomeperformance.com/ 14695459125 Info@essentialhomeperformance.com HOUSING Bainbrook Apartments 511 S. Collins Fwy Howe, TX 75459 (469) 712-4082 bainbrook75459.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 INTERNET TekWav 223 N. Walnut St. Sherman TX 75090 http://www.tekwav.com 903-375-9787 jj@tekwav.com IT/DATA Texas Data and VoIP Security 109 W. Tilton Blue Ridge, TX 75424 https://www.tdavinc.com/ (972) 924-5010 dana@tdavinc.com MORTGAGE The Wood Group of Fairway – Lacey Tucker https://homeloanbylacey.com/ 469-910-0375 lacey.tucker@fairwaymc.com 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

Sheryl Bentley, Coldwell Banker (903) 821-7653 yourrealtorsheryl@gmail.com Maureen Kane, REALTOR®, Paragon-REALTORS® 614 E Lamberth Rd Sherman, TX 75090 402-202-1540 maureen@paragonrealtors.com Michael Taylor – Keller Williams Realty P.O. Box 575 Howe TX 75459 mtaylor@kw.com Nicole Faye Sells Texas, LLC 215 N Quinlan St Howe, TX 75459 https://nicolefaye.fathomrealty.com/ 972-872-0529 nicolefayesellstexas@outlook.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

PARTY RENTALS/DÉCOR Chase’s All Time Jumpers 2519 CR 4215 Bonham, Texas 75418 https:// www.chasesalltimejumpersllc.com/ 903-227-6488 Coltonlawrence24@yahoo.com PERSONAL SERVICES AND CARE

Definitive Roofing & Specialty Coatings, LLC 1094 Marlow Rd Bells, TX 75414 9038202110 roofingsc1@gmail.com

M&M Properties 901 N. Denny St Howe TX 75459 903-815-8355 mariecurtis16@gmail.com.

Debby Edwards Pink Zebra 1403 S. Travis St. Sherman, TX 75090 https://pinkzebrahome.com/ debbyedwards 903-820-8914 debbyedwards2@gmail.com

INSURANCE

PHOTOGRAPHY

Cory Hernandez State Farm 2114 Texoma Parkway Sherman, TX 75090 http://insurancequotetexoma.com/ 9038938400 cory@insurancequotetexoma.com

Beyond the Barn Photography 3354 FM 902 Howe, TX 75459 469-951-4054 Sara@beyondthebarnphotography.co m

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

PLUMBING

STORAGE

Brother Plumber 708 Maple St. Howe, TX 75459 469-968-4487 trent@brotherplumber.com http://Brotherplumber.com/

Howe Mini-Storage 609 N. Denny St. Howe TX 75459 903-532-7867 amanda.garner@howecpa.com

Jesse Brown Farmers Insurance 403 W. Haning St. Howe, TX 75459 https://agents.farmers.com/tx/howe/ jessie-brown 9034824063 jbrown9@farmersagent.com

Torque Plumbing 102 S. Collins Frwy Howe TX 75459 (972) 658-1515 torquemayes@yahoo.com

Kathy McGarry, Mayo Agency 215 S Ray Roberts Pkwy, P.O. Box 519 Tioga TX 76271 940-437-2378 kathy.mayoagency@gmail.com

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

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

PUBLIC UTILITIES

Grayson -Collin Electric Cooperative, Inc. P.O. Box 548 Van Alstyne TX 75495 www.grayson-collin.coop 903-482-7100 mmcginnis@gcec.net

HIT Exteriors, LLC Howe, TX 75459 972-977-1523 sergio@hitexteriors.com Southern Cross Remodeling & Roofing Howe, TX 75459 Roofingbysoutherncross.com 972-800-9383 roofinbysoutherncross@gmail.com

TV SERVICES Cavender Home Theater DISH 6202 Texoma Parkway Sherman TX 75090 http://www.cavendertv.com/ 903-892-3499 chris@cavenderht.com TOWING Adams Automotive & Towing 85 Redden Rd Van Alstyne TX 75495 adamsautotow.com 903-482-5784

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