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Volume 62, Edition 2, Such a difference in short amount of time. Back in 2016 during the tornado that ripped through Howe, there was so much effort and a “how can I help you” attitude from the community. Fast forward to 2024 and it seems the “this is the government’s responsibility” has replaced what made us great. It was the aftermath of the storm in 2016 that set us apart from other communities. But that did not happen in large measures as before. I was asked to emcee the retirement celebration for former Howe Head Coach and Athletic Director Joey McQueen in Lampasas over the weekend. The first thing I’ll always remember about my former coach was that he told us obsessively, “I love each and every one of you.” At the time, it seemed very weird for a guy to constantly tell us that he loved us...but when you get older, you realize how much courage it took to say that to a bunch of dumb teenage boys. Thanks to Coach McQueen, half of the senior class of 2024 have heard me tell them that I love each and every one of them. Looking back, that was far more important than 38 Buck and the shelves of gold footballs.
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Monday, May 20, 2024
2024 HHS seniors attend Baccalaureate Craven signs to play
softball in Kansas
Ryleigh Craven and family.
Forty-six of the Seventy-six members of the Howe High School Class of 2024 attended Baccalaureate Sunday night. Staff photo. Graduation week is officially underway with the traditional Baccalaureate that takes place each year at First Baptist Church of Howe. Honor Guards for the event were Preslee Harrell, Talan Haley, Brynn
Riley, and Charles Turner, all juniors. Ushers were Hayden Adkins, Bergen Bjorn, Presley Shockey, Braden Ulmer, and Mia Wilson, also all juniors. Howe Methodist Church
headed to Dickson, OK
Lance Bryan at Honey Grove in his Howe debut. Photo by Michelle Carney.
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Pastor J.B. Bryant gave the message which focused on love. Bryant told the students that life goes by quickly and mistakes will be made. However, there are those that love them willing to help. And of course, the love of the Lord.
Garner elected as Area V rep on Howe Head Texas State FFA Officer team Coach/AD
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City Council Agenda, pg. 3 School Board Agenda, pg. 4 FBC XYZ, pg. 5 Seniors 2024 photos, pg. 6-9 McQueen, pg. 10 Teacher of the Year, pg. 10 Hot Jobs, City Info, pg. 11 History/Christian, pg. 12 Local Churches, pg. 13 Chamber Members, pg. 14 Past front pages, 15-22
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Caden Garner and Camryn Craddock. Courtesy photo. The Area 5 FFAAssociation held their annual convention last week and Howe’s Caden Garners was selected as a Texas FFA State Officer to rep-
resent over 190,000 members. Camryn Craddock was selected as Area V Treasurer and will represent 19,000 members in the area.
After the tragedy of losing their son recently, the Bryan family has decided that a return to Howe was too painful, and no one can blame them. The upcoming young coach has accepted a position as assistant athletic direc(Continued on page 9)
Howe Lady Bulldogs softball pitcher and infielder Ryleigh Craven signed to continue her playing career at Allen Community College in Iola, Kansas.
and struck out 14 batters. Her senior year, she struck out 29 batters in 33.1 innings. At the plate, she was fourth on the team this season with a .893 OPS.
Craven led the team in innings pitched and strikeouts her sophomore year in 2022 when she struck out 107 hitters in 87 innings. A year ago, she pitched 19.1 innings
Allen Community College, formerly known as Allen County Community College was established in 1923. The original name was Iola Junior College.
Oh Snapp! All-District Softball
The Howe Lady Bulldogs All-District awards were released last week, and two Lady Bulldog sisters received top honors. Senior Emery Snapp was named First Team All-District Outfielder while her junior sister Kamry Snapp was named Co-Utility Player of the Year in District 11-
3A. Sophomore pitcher Riley McCollum received Second Team All-District Pitcher and Freshman Mya Burt took Honorable Mention. The awards indicate that Howe’s future is very (Continued on page 2)