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HHS One-Act Play advances past bi-district with crown in hand
It’s that time of year. Seasonal allergies lead to head colds, chest colds, and all around misery. That describes my last week. Biden announced Saturday that Easter would be proclaimed as Transgender Day of Visibility. “Not a joke.” This comes nearly 10 years after Joan Rivers made her feelings known about the subject.
Some historians speculate that April Fools' Day dates back to 1582, when France switched from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar, as called for by the Council of Trent in 1563. In the Julian Calendar, as in the Hindu calendar, the new year began with the spring equinox around April 1. People who were slow to get the news or failed to recognize that the start of the new year had moved to January 1, and continued to celebrate it during the last week of March through April 1 became the butt of jokes and hoaxes and were called “April fools.” These pranks included having paper fish placed on their backs and being referred to as “poisson d’avril” (April fish), said to symbolize a young, easily caught fish and a gullible person.
Howe High School’s One Act Play. Courtesy photo.
Members of the Howe Fire and Rescue on Saturday. Staff photo. It’s been a long time coming for Howe Fire Chief Robert Maniet to unveil a full-time paid fire and rescue service for the City of Howe. The Howe Volunteer Fire Department was initiated in 1951 and there will still be a volunteer division within the Howe Fire & Rescue. But for the first time, Howe now has three fulltime EMTs and three full -time paramedics. The need has been in
place for quite some and the resolve came from necessity as options for ambulance services became increasingly hard to find. Maniet, who served as the volunteer chief for 12 years, became the first full-time paid chief of Howe Fire and Rescue by council decision late in 2023. His first day was January 1, 2024. This was a project initiated by former Howe Mayor Bill French and
carried through by his successor, current Howe Mayor Karla McDonald.
A first place finish in Melissa for the bi-district crown will see Howe move on to the area round of competition on April 10. Gunter and Pottsboro also advanced past the first round. Riley Troxtell was
named Best Performer, and the All-Star Cast went to the entire ensemble team of Tatum Gandillon, Hayden Adkins, Mia Wilson, Sicileigh Weinmann, and Kayley Laubhan. (Continued on page 6)
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Volume 61, Edition 47
Citizens, state, county, city leaders voice opposition to TCEQ for proposed cement kiln in Dorchester
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A standing room only crowd at Denison’s Hilton Garden Inn. Staff photo. Denison’s Hilton Garden Inn was packed full of concerned Grayson County residents who were adamantly opposed to a quarry and cement plant proposed on 600
acres in Dorchester by BM Dorchester, LLC. Members of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) were present to hear the concerns from
citizens and state, county, and city officials on an air quality permit which would be the first of its kind to be issued for an area as heavily populated as Grayson County. The
meeting which began at 7 pm lasted until 10:30 pm with dozens of concerned citizens speaking on the topic and pleading their case for the cement kiln to not move into Grayson County. State Representative Reggie
Smith, State Senator Drew Springer, County Judge Bruce Dawsey, and County Commissioner Jeff Whitmire were all heavily opposed to the plant and made their voices heard (Continued on page 2)