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Serving the community of Howe since 1963
Volume #52, Edition #40
Howe's That
by Monte Walker
Monday, February 23, 2015
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Back-to-back-to-back Bi-District Champs
a stingy defense by the
Brock Lady Eagles spelled
trouble for the Howe Lady
Bulldogs at the hands of
one of the best teams in the
state. Brock is an eighttime state champion and is
currently ranked 4th in the
State of Texas according to
the Texas Association of
Basketball Coaches. They
will play Sunnyvale on
Tuesday night at Saginaw
High School.
It was a year ago that I found
my self searching for what I
would do in life after being
let go from a successful
career in the wholesale fuel
business. It's amazing how
things just fall into place in
the most unlikely of
circumstances.
A year and a half ago, Bill
French talked me in to
heading up Keep Howe
Beautiful which led me
inside the old Christian
Church building to see what
Keep Howe Beautiful could
do to help the aging
structure. While in there, I
found numerous historical
items to Howe just rotting
away in the exposed
elements. Of those items
were a full set of Howe
Enterprise newspapers from
1963-1981 which my
grandfather wrote most of
them. Also, I found some
Howe Messengers from the
late 1930's and early 1940's.
a
Photo by Michelle Carney
The Lady Bulldogs celebrate after beating Jacksboro, 62-41.
The Howe Lady Bulldogs'
season came to an end on
Thursday night in the Area
Championship to the Brock
Lady Eagles by a score of
54-26, but not after another
tremendous season put
together by Head Coach
Derek Lands. In 2012-13,
Lands' Lady Bulldogs had
27 wins which surpassed
the 2005-06 team that
finished with 26. And now
another one of his teams
Romans 8:28 is much clearer
after this past 52 weeks.
A combination of early foul
trouble for Riley Harvey and
Longtime downtown business relocates
When faced with
unemployment, I decided to
walk in my grandfather's
footsteps and tackle a
hometown newspaper, but
modernizing it to fit today's
needs.
The newspaper directly led
me to the city position and
now I sit one year later with
two jobs instead of none.
finished with 26 wins as this
current set of Lady Bulldogs
also finished with a total
record of 26-7.
In order for Howe to be
able to play Brock, they
had to get through the
Jacksboro Tigerettes. With
Photo
by Michelle
the 62-41
win overCarney
Jacksboro, it gave Lands
and his Lady Bulldogs
three consecutive bi-district
championships.
continued on Page #2
a
In July of 1978, a
couple opened up a
business in Downtown
Howe that would
remain for 37 years and
willing to go as long as
they could, however,
Billy Clinton and his
wife Lavonna were
handed papers last week
that told them that their
business had to find a
new home after all of
those years.
The three units, 107
- 109 E. Haning St.
recently sold from O.B.
Powers to Georgia
Caraway and one of the
first things learned from
the purchase was that
tenants Clinton
Upholstering and
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Harvey's 28 points led all scorers. Alissa
Smith had nine for Howe followed by Foster's
six. Anderson knocked down six while Peyton
Streetman totalled three. Kamryn Fulenchek
hit two free throws and Holly Hawkins and
Hunter Brockelman each had one point.
Howe's season was ended by Brock two years
ago and the girls were ready for a rematch with
one of the state's best teams. The rematch
happened in Flower Mound on Thursday night.
Brock's quick defensive guard play not only
stymied the inside paint away from Harvey, but
also took away the long-range bomb shots
normally put down from Foster and Smith.
The defense held Howe to only four points in
the first period while tallying 13 of their own.
Howe jumped out to a 12-10 lead over
Jacksboro in the opening round of the playoffs,
which was held at Denton Ryan High School.
Riley Harvey, who had missed the previous
game with an ankle injury was given special
attention from the finest trainers around and
shocked a lot of people by being able to play.
Harvey not only played, but she starred as she
usually does by knocking down 28 points and
hauling in 10 rebounds on the night.
In the second period, Howe outscored
Jacksboro 18-13 to extend the lead to 30-23 at
the half.
Just into the third period, Darci Foster
hammered down three-pointer and Harvey hit
a layup to bump up the lead to nine very
quickly. It was Kayla Anderson's defensive
play that helped keep Jacksboro away and
create separation between the two teams.
Coach Lands talked after the game about
Anderson having turned on a switch about four
weeks ago and everything changed from that
point on.
That third period separation ballooned to a 195 for the Lady Bulldogs which turned out to be
insurmountable for the Tigerettes as Howe took
a 49-28 lead into the fourth period.
Howe's lead got as high as 26 points midway
through the fourth and Harvey exited the game
with 28 points. Jacksboro quickly scored eight
unanswered points, but the game was over and
Howe claimed their back-to-back-to-back bidistrict championship with a 62-41 win.
Harvey got in early foul trouble with two calls
that appeared to be clean blocked shots that
were both called fouls. That sent Harvey to the
bench for the majority of the second period
which Howe was outscored, 18-8 and went to
the locker room at the half down 31-12.
The girls never scored in double digits in any
of the four periods and ended up losing by a
final score of 54-26.
This core of ballplayers from Howe have now
gained massive amounts of experience and
loads of respect on their travels in the past two
seasons. All of the starters will return for
another season next year. They will not only
be picked to be district champions, but they
could very well be back-to-back-to-back-toback bi-district champs. And who knows...
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Clinton
Monday, February 23, 2015
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Photo by Michelle Carney
Billy and Lavonna Clinton
Salvage Junky would be staying
put. However, that changed on
Friday, Feb. 13. Caraway, who is
opening her own store in April in
the 107 unit decided that she also
needs the 109 space for her
business.
"It was very difficult to tell Mr.
Clinton that I needed the space his
upholstery business occupied for
my new store." said Caraway in a
written statement. "I know that
this caused him great concern
about where he would move. I am
so relieved that his business will
continue to thrive in its new
location."
Clinton was visibly emotional and
unhappy about the decision.
"Cowboys aren't supposed to cry, so
I've got that behind me." said Billy
M. Clinton. "I don't want to go. We
are thankful. We've been well
blessed here. We're thankful for all
of the friends we have here. If you
treat people right, most people will
treat you right. In Howe, if you give
people good service with a good
price and you treat them right,
they're going to tell everybody."
On Tuesday afternoon, with help
from Police Chief Carl Hudman and
the Howe Development Alliance,
Clinton Upholstering found a new
home in Howe and the 37-year-old
business will remain in Howe
located on the 400 block of west
Haning Street.
"David Kirby, the owner of the
building was looking for a tenant
and with Clinton looking for a
place to go, it was a perfect match
and everyone wins." said Howe
Development Alliance Director
Monte Walker.
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Clinton
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Billy Clinton working on a project on Monday with wife Lavonna
Billy and Lavonna Clintons initially
opened up the downtown store as
Clinton Home Furnishings in 1978
which had retail furniture.
there were three grocery stores.
By the 1990's there were no
grocery stores and mostly empty
buildings.
"The retail end of it didn't do too
good just simply not big enough to
display a lot of furniture." said Billy
Clinton. "So I just transferred my
upholstery shop in here which
worked out real good."
"It was lonesome." said Clinton.
"You could tell that if anyone
every came downtown, they were
coming to see me."
Clinton says that business came
quickly.
"I've been so much as six months
behind before." said Clinton. "I
always said if I ever got caught up,
I'd get a job. But I got kicked out
before I got caught up."
With the recent vibrant energy that
has been gaining momentum in
downtown over the past couple of
years, it makes it even harder for
the Clintons to have to leave the
109 E. Haning location.
Clinton, a man of faith and always
willing to help his neighbor quoted
Romans 8:28 from the Bible about
the events which led to his
Clinton's wife Lavonna says that her removal from his downtown
husband is known as the master
location.
upholster in North Texas.
"We know that everything is going
"He's got an outstanding reputation to be alright." said Clinton. "It's
and that's why he's been in business just that I don't want to go. We
so long. But we were fully content don't know what God's got in store
with a small, hole-in-the-wall shop for us, but it's something better and
because you don't have a lot of
we're going to be positive about
overhead and you can enjoy the
it."
business and not have to stress out
over making enough to make ends The day after quoting those words,
meet."
what was in store for him a new
location just down the street.
The Clintons have weathered many Howe will retain one of the oldest
changes in Downtown Howe over
businesses in town.
the 37 years. When they moved in,
Photo by Michelle Carney
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Todd named Officer of the Year
a
Howe Police Chief Carl Hudman awards Officer Robert Todd
At Tuesday night's city council
meeting, Howe Police Chief
awarded Howe Police Officer
Robert Todd with the 2014 Officer
of the Year honor.
Todd has been aggressive in DWI
and drug enforcement. Chief
Hudman said that he among the
very highest in DWI and drug
arrests.
Officer Todd joined the force in
April of 2014 and Chief Hudman
called him the "posterboy for law
enforcement."
Todd was joined with his family for
the honor.
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Monday, February 23, 2015
Bulldogs capture third seed
with 55-45 win over Gunter
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Photo by Michelle Carney
Howe's Nick Wilson drives. Photo by Keri Harvey
The Howe Bulldogs locked up a
playoff berth and secured the third
seed with a 55-45 win win Gunter
on Tuesday night. Howe finished
the regular season at 21-10 overall
and 9-5 in District 10-3A.
away with a dominant fourth by
scoring 19 and only allowing the
Tigers 10.
It wasn't a big scoring output on
the night, but Levi Mrozinski led
all Bulldogs wtih 15 points.
Gunter opened the first period by Griffin Underwood added 14 of his
draining three three-pointers, but
own, while Sam Akins contributed
Howe maintained a 14-11 lead after nine. Michael Kehrer had seven
the first.
points; Nick Wilson had six and
Easton Ross had two first period
It was a tight game throughout
buckets to give him four points on
much of the contest with Howe
the night.
holding only a two point lead at the
half, 26-24. Gunter evenly matched Howe will play Holliday in
the Bulldogs toe for toe until the
Decatur on Tuesday night at 6:30
fourth period.
for the Bi-District Championship.
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period at 11, but Howe pulled
57-43 on Friday, Feb. 20.
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Monday, February 23, 2015
Local Church Calendar
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First United Methodist Church of Howe
Tuesday, February 23
9:30 am - Women's Bible Study (Beth
Moore's Children of the Day)
Wednesday, February 25
9:00 am - Wednesday Workers
6:30 pm - Discover Christ (Children)
6:30 pm - Women's Bible Study (Beth
Moore's Children of the Day)
6:30 pm - Jr. High Youth
7:30 pm - Sr. High Youth
Thursday, February 26
6:00 pm - Boy Scouts
Sunday, March 1
9:00 am - Sunday School
10:00 am - Worship service
3:00 pm - Cub Scouts
7:30 pm - Men's Bible Study
First Baptist Church Howe
Tuesday, February 24
7:00 pm - Ladies Bible Study
7:00 pm - Men's Bible Study
Wednesday, February 25
6:30 pm - Fuel
6:45 pm - Adult Bible Study
7:00 pm - Youth Bible Study
7:30 pm - Choir
Sunday, March 1
8:30 am - Traditional Worship service
9:45 am - Bible Fellowship
11:00 am - Contemporary Worship service
Community Bible Fellowship
Monday, February 23
7:00 pm - Luella home group Bible Study
Wednesday, February 25
6:30 pm - Food and Fellowship
7:00 pm - Childrens's Ministry
7:00 pm - Youth and Adult Bible Study
Sunday, March 1
10:15 am - Worship Service
7:00 pm - Howe home group Bible Study
Howe
Howe Church of Christ
Tuesday, February 24
10:00 am - Terrific Tuesday Bible Class
Wednesday, February 25
7:00 pm - Bible Classes (all ages)
Friday, February 27
7:00 pm - Friday Bible Study Group
Sunday, March 1
9:00 am - Bible Classes (all ages)
10:00 am - Worship Service
6:00 pm - Worship Service
First Baptist Church Dorchester
Wednesday, February 25
6:00 pm - Meal (Donations for adults and
kids eat free)
6:30 pm - Praise service
7:00 pm - Youth Bible Study
7:00 pm - Adult Bible Study
7:00 pm - RA's/GA's/children's group
Sunday, March 1
9:00 am - Men's Prayer Time
9:45 am - Sunday School
10:45 am - A.M.Worship Service
5:00 pm - Adult Chior Practice
6:00 pm - Evening Worship
New Beginning Fellowship
Wednesday, February 25
7:00 pm - Adult Bible Study
7:00 pm - Kids Church
7:00 pm - Radiate Youth
Sunday, March 1
10:00 am - Kids Church
10:00 am - Morning Service
A Christian Fellowship, Luella
Wednesday, February 25
6:30 pm – Potluck Meal
7:00 pm – Worship Service
7:00 pm – Jr & Sr High Youth
Sunday, March 1
9:30 am – Sunday School (all ages)
10:30 am – Worship Service
10:30 am – KidZone Children’s Service
(5yr – 12 yr)
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Faith
by Debbie Wallis
“Beloved, let us love one another,
for love is God; and everyone who
loves is born of God and knows
God. He who does not love does
not know God, for God is love,” 1
John 4:7-8. God is the source of all
love.
“In this the love of God was
manifested towards us, that God
has sent His only begotten son into
the world, that we might live
through Him. This is love, not that
we loved God, but that He loved
us and sent His Son to be the price
for our sins,” 1 John 4:9-10. God
models what genuine love is.
“Beloved, if God so loved us, we
also ought to love one another,” 1
John 4:11. God commands us toes
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Fulenchek pitches in alumni game;
Hargrove is MVP
love each other. It’s because we
have experienced the sacrificial love
that Christ has for us that we are
capable of loving others. Because
God is who He says He is, Love, we
can love like He tells us to love.
You can trust God because He loves
you and will not set you up for
failure. He will never tell you to do
something that He has not equipped
you to do. “No one has seen God at
any time. If we love one another,
God abid in us, and His love has
been perfected in us,” 1 John 4:12.
The love of believers is like no
other love on this earth. It literally
Atlanta Braves prospect Garrett Fulenchek (left) threw a 30-pitch
is God loving others through you.
first inning on Friday night. Devin Hargrove (right) picked up the
This is evident and concretes the
win by going 5, 2/3 innings.
activity of God among you. This
love is what the unbeliever longs
On a cool, yet pleasant evening at
the large crowd gathering, it was
for.
the ol' Howe baseball field, some
former Bulldog Devin Hargrove
The love of God is an action. He
former Howe Bulldogs showed up
who made it worth the audience's
sent His Son to die for our sins.
from the corn field just like the
time to sit in the chilly elements.
Jesus came to serve not to be
movie Field of Dreams. The
Hargrove relieved Fulenchek in the
served. He modeled love for His
biggest name and attraction was
second inning and went 5 and 2/3
disciples when He washed their feet that of the 66th MLB draft choice
inning of relief and only allowing
from a year ago, Atlanta Braves
before His death (John 13:1-17).
one run while striking out eight
prospect
Garrett
Fulenchek.
Bulldogs. Hargrove also chipped
Love that doesn’t express itself in
in two RBIs in the game.
service to others is not love (1 John
3:16-18). God will not judge how Fulenchek was limited to 30
David Lopez also drove in two
great you are by how many servants pitches in his outing due to his
training regiment with the Braves
RBI's to give the alumni the
you have but rather how much you
farm system. He was wild in his
eventual runs needed to win by a
serve because of the great love you
one inning of action, walking three score of 7-3. Garrett Fulenchek's
have.
and hitting a batter before striking
father, James, fanned the last batter
If you don’t have a Bible please
out the side. All said in done, he
to get the final out.
contact me at
threw exactly 30 pitches and his
[email protected] and I will
last pitch was a swinging strike.
The alumni now have won two of
provide you one.
Fulenchek gave up two runs which the three games played against
left the game tied after the first
Howe since 2009.
inning.
There was a four-way tie for first
His catcher Dusty Womack had
place in the home run derby prior
quite the time trying to catch the
to the game. Hargove, Lopez,
90-plus mile per hour fastball.
Ryan Veal and Monte Walker all
Freshman David Crees was drilled
hit one out in the contest. Walker
right in the back with one of
is declared the winner due to age
Fulenchek's heaters and it sounded
and the fact that he can write this
like a Remington 20-gauge in dove in the publication which surely
season. Fulenchek walked over to
makes it official.
first base and shook hands with
Crees to make sure he was okay.
The alumni donated enough money
for the program to buy some new
While Fulenchek was the draw for
equipment.
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Dunkle named Volunteer
Firefighter of the Year for 2014
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Howe Fire Chief Robert Maniet awards Kenny Dunkle with the
2014 Volunteer Firefighter of the Year honor.
The Howe Fire Department took a
vote within the department and the
results were that Kenny Dunkle
would be named the 2014 Howe
Volunteer Firefighter of the Year.
The presentation was made at
Tuesday's city council meeting.
Dunkle came back to the
department from a previous stint.
Chief Maniet said that Dunkle has
been a blessing to the department
with the trainings, electronics,
computer management programs.
City departmental reports
David Wortham of Public Works
has been in touch with the Grayson
County roads department and
several streets are going to be
repaired. The "tree district" of
Ricketts, Pecan and Mayo Streets
will get a lot of attention in the
near future.
The total project is $26,744.41. It's
an inter-level agreement with the
county.
The council could approve the
expenditures by using bond
proceeds, but $50,000 has been
budgeted for street repairs. The
bond proceeds still has over
$90,000 available.
Block Grant (pg. 12) not be
awarded.
Howe Police Chief Carl Hudman
reported that the department
answered 114 calls for service,
made four felony arrests, three
The motion was made to use
misdemeanor arrests and generated
$30,000 to use the bond money and 21 reports, two crashes and issued
then pay it back with the $50,000 70 citations and sold three seized
that was already budgeted should vehichles.
the Community Development
Wortham reported 20 work orders,
four leaks, six dog complaints, one
dog bite for January. In February,
they had 40 work order, four dog
complaints and two leaks.
Fire Chief Robert Maniet reported
37 calls in January, 15 medical
calls, three car crashes. The
department is gearing up for the
harsh cold and icy roads that will
surely hit before the next meeting.
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Monday, February 23, 2015
Learn about your antiques and collectibles
with Georgia Caraway
The history of vintage cowboy boots is as
romantic as the boots themselves. Each pair has
a story to tell. As Tyler Beard wrote in his
celebrated book, Cowboy Boots, (Gibbs Smith,
Publisher, 2004), “For millennia, horsemen have
relied on protective footwear. Man, his boots,
and the horse have been inexorably linked in
history, legend, myth, and our imaginations.”
This week, I am writing about my newest
The style of boots from the 1870s came from an
passion. I wish I could blame this intense
adaptation of the Wellington and military boots
emotion on this month-for-lovers, with
worn by those fortunate enough to be able to
Valentines Day falling in the middle, but alas, it afford boots during the Civil War. By the 1880s,
isn’t so. All it took was one soleful glance
a more traditional style was developed with a
across a crowded Denton antique mall and, well, stovetop boot shaft, some simple decorations,
I surrendered to the siren call. Tall and slender, and a higher heel. The most influential pre-1900
well made, and at a glance I could tell, well
bootmakers were Charles Hyer of Olathe, Kansas
heeled. They molded my feet perfectly. Their
and Joe Justin of Spanish Fort, Texas. After the
shafts were covered in deep red and white
turn of the century Italian bootmakers, Tony
stitched patterns. My heart’s desire? A fully
Lama and the Lucchese family and the Hyer
restored pair of vintage cowgirl boots. As soon Brothers with the introduction of the toe-wrinkle
as I tried them on, I declared, “They are mine!” (the straight or curved stitched lines across the
top of the foot) made their brand on the industry.
I was especially spurred on when a friend
The popularity of Western radio and movie stars
assured me that if I ever went honky-tonking,
and cowboy crooners from the 1920s until the
some tall, dark, and handsome cowboy would
1950s such as Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, Hoot
approach me and say, “Nice boots.” Now that is Gibson, Tom Mix, William S. Hart, Hank
a pickup line to which a gal might succumb.
Williams Sr., and Gene Autry took wearing
What could I do but whip out my Visa card and cowboy boots from the silver screen to become a
make them mine? Such was the intensity of my fashion statement among regular folks.
emotion that I bought two more pair of boots.
Bootmakers such as Leddy, Hyer, Acme, Justin,
I immediately called my friend, Pamela Daly,
Mahan, Nocona, Lama, Lucchese, Sorrell, Tres
and told her that lounging next to my soft
Outlaws, Rocketbuster, Don Quixote, and Nudie
leathery-skinned suitors were a 1950s pair of red produced millions of pairs of boots to satisfy this
boots in her size. Of course, Pamela knows I
yearning of fans to imitate America’s favorite
would never lead her astray in matters of the
stars. The period from 1940 until 1965 is
heart or wallet, so she dropped what she was
considered the Golden Age of cowboy
doing and galloped out to the Denton Antique
bootmaking. Then along came John Wayne in
Gallery and claimed those deliciously decadent the 1960s and Urban Cowboy starring John
Valentine -red beauties.
Travolta in the 1980s. Tyler Beard calls the late
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Gifted and Talented
spring nominations
Parents and teachers of students in grades 1st,
3rd, 4th, and 5th - 7th who wish to nominate
their child/student to be screened for possible
placement in the Howe ISD GT Program for
the 2015-2016 school year may pick up a
nomination packet from their campus office
beginning Feb. 23, 2015.
Nomination forms must be filled out
completely and returned to the HES or HMS
office by Friday, March 6 at 12:00 noon.
For more information, contact Tamela
Shadden, Howe Elementary School, at 903532-3320
1980s and early 1990s a period of the “retrocowboy-boot stampede” with vintage boot
stores in New York and California causing a
resurgence in boot wearing and bootmaking.
No doubt about it, cowboy boots have
attitude.
Come by and look at the front window at 107
East Haning to see my vintage beauties. And
if you happen to come on Friday or Saturday,
come in and say Howdy. Yee Haw!
Dr. Georgia Caraway, former director of the
Denton County Museums for 14 years, will
be clearing out the building at 107 East
Haning Street. It is crammed full of antiques
and stuff. The sale will begin Friday March 6
at 9:00 a.m. and go into the evening and
Saturday March 7 from 9 a.m. On Saturday
everything will be ½ price. Caraway is
opening the Howe Mercantile on Howe’s
Founders Day, April 25. She has also written
Tips, Tools, & Techniques: Caring for Your
Antiques and Collectibles and four Denton
history books.
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Monday, February 23, 2015
City of Howe seeking Community
Development Block Grant
City Administrator Joe Shephard addresses the city council about
the Community Development Block Grant process.
Howe City Administrator Joe
Shephard introduced a plan to the
city council for the city to apply for
the Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG) that would provide
over $180,000 of improvements to
streets in the city. The city will have
to match a portion of money in order
to be able to receive the grant. The
city's portion would be nearly
$30,000.
Shephard says that the biggest
factor for the grant is the average
income and conditions of the
roads.
"We have talked about this in the
past." Shephard told the council."
We have budgeted $50,000 for street
repair, so it would come out of that."
Dennis Bozeman made a motion
for the city to seek the grant. Bill
French seconded the motion and it
cleared unopposed.
Councilman Bill French asked if
would be an extensive repair such
as Hughes Street and was told by
Shephard that it would not be as
extensive as that project, but they
would dig down about 24 inches.
He told the council that on Long
If the grant were to be awarded to
Street the city would actually have
the city, the improved focus area
to go down 25 feet (not inches) to
would be Bean Street, Travis Street, solve that problem.
Jones Street, Neal Street, parts of
Young Street and parts of College
"We've got $50,000" said Mayor
Street. In total, the project would
Jeff Stanley. "This $187,000 will
call for 121,000 square feet of road help us a whole lot. If we don't try
improvements.
to get it; we won't have it."
City renews joint election agreement with
Howe ISD
The city council voted to renew the are two years.
election process to have the city's
elections combined with the Howe Elections will be held on May 9,
ISD's public elections.
2015. The final date to file for
candidacy is Feb. 27 at 116 E.
Up for re-election are council
Haning St. Howe, Texas. Office
members Debbie Lowery and Bill
hours are 7:30 am - 4:30 pm
French. Mayor Jeff Stanley's seat is Monday-Thursday and 7:30 am
also up for re-election. All terms
- 3:30 pm on Fridays.
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City Hall operations could be
moving out of downtown
At the monthly city council
meeting on Tuesday, City
Administrator Joe Shephard asked
the council to review a plan to
move the city hall operation west
to 700 W. Haning St and expand
the location that currently serves as
the home of Howe Police
Department, Community Center
and holds the city council
meetings.
The current Community Center
would be expanded east 20 feet
which is now covered as a carport
for police vehicles. The additional
space added on and the offices that
are existing in the Community
Center would give more room for
the operations of city hall.
The discussion was whether to sell
the current downtown city hall
building or to prepare for a lease.
Councilman Bill French was
opposed to selling the building due
to possible office space needed in
the future.
"We cannot replace it in four or
five years for what we would sell it
for today." said French.
The council gave Shephard
approval to move forward to get
figures to expand the Community
Center for the relocation of the city
hall day-to-day operations.
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Sidney Powell to speak to Texoma
Patriots tonight in Van Alstyne
Circuit, resulting in more than 180
published opinions, and was President of
the Bar Association of the Fifth Federal
Circuit. Powell’s briefs have long been
featured as samples for practitioners.
In Powell's book, Licensed to Lie, she
leads readers through the disturbing
events, missteps, cover-ups,
malfeasance, and corruption of justice
that have caused her to question the
system she has been committed to for
over thirty years. With the narrative style
of a legal thriller, this true story captures
Sidney Powell is author of the book the drama of the law, the real human
costs and consequences of the corruption
Licensed to Lie: Exposing
Corruption in the Department of of justice, and cautions for anyone
facing the Department of Injustice.
Justice.
The Texoma Patriots will meet tonight
at Buck Snort BBQ in Van Alstyne at
7 pm and are welcoming special guest
Sidney Powell to speak.
“This book should serve as the
beginning of a serious conversation
about whether our criminal justice
system continues to live up to its
vaunted reputation. As citizens of a free
Powell served in the Department of
society, we all have an important stake
Justice for ten years in Texas and
in making sure that it does.” - From the
Virginia and has devoted her private
Foreword by Alex Kozinski, Chief
practice to federal appeals for the past Judge, United States Court of Appeals
twenty years. She was the youngest
for the Ninth Circuit, in his personal
Assistant United States Attorney in the capacity
country when she was appointed.
Later, she became Chief of the
Some of the topics she will discuss
Appellate Section for the Western
include cases like the four Merrill Lynch
and Northern Districts of Texas. She Corp execs, the Enron Task Force, the
is a Fellow of the American Academy IRS audit and Lois Lerner’s blackberry,
of Appellate Lawyers and served as its Loretta Lynch, Arthur Anderson, the war
President. Recognized by her peers as on Wall Street, and Operation Choke
a "Super Lawyer” and named as one of Point (which I find so scary.) Books
the “Best Lawyers in America” for
will be for sale.
years, she has been lead counsel in
more than 500 appeals in the United
Following the talk there will be a
States Court of Appeals for the Fifth
discussion by Keri Fleming and Sherry
Palmer on a new proposed bill
that would amend the current
Texas Family Code. They need a
sponsor for this bill in the 84th.
The Texoma Patriots welcome
those to come early and eat with
them. Buck Snort BBQ owner
Jim Smith will have his BBQ
buffet open at a reduced rate of
$10.99 including beverage
The events are no charge and
everyone is welcome. They ask
you to invite your friends,
family, neighbors, co-workers,
church family to the meetings.
Buck Snort BBQ is located at
224 E. Jefferson in Van Alstyne.
The Texoma Patriots motto is
to educate voters in Texoma
and the surrounding area on
conservative issues and
candidates.
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Texas Farm Credit
Accepting Scholarship
Applications
ROBSTOWN, Texas — Texas Farm Credit is
accepting applications through April 1 for its 15th
Annual Marsha Martin Scholarships.
The lending cooperative will award five $2,000
scholarships to graduating high school seniors who
plan to pursue a college degree in an agriculturerelated field of study, such as agricultural business,
animal science or agricultural economics.
To qualify for a scholarship, applicants must reside
within the 100-county territory served by Texas
Farm Credit, be nominated by a school guidance
counselor, teacher or administrator, and submit a
one-page essay explaining how they will contribute
to the mission Martin supported.
“Over the past 14 years, Texas Farm Credit has
awarded $96,500 in scholarships to students
studying agriculture. It is our way of helping young
people obtain an agricultural education while
honoring the memory of Marsha Pyle Martin, who
was devoted to developing future agricultural
leaders,” said Mark Miller, Texas Farm Credit
chief executive officer.
A native of Paris, Texas, Martin was chairman and
chief executive officer of the federal Farm Credit
Administration at the time of her death in January
2000. She was a lifelong advocate for farmers,
ranchers and rural America.
Texas Farm Credit finances agricultural operations,
agribusiness, recreational property and other rural
real estate. It is headquartered in Robstown, Texas,
and has lending offices in Athens, Bandera,
Beaumont, Bonham, Brenham, Clarksville,
Fairfield, Gainesville, Hebbronville, Nacogdoches,
Paris, Pleasanton, Raymondville, Robstown, San
Antonio, Sulphur Springs, The Woodlands, Tyler,
Uvalde and Weslaco. It is part of the nationwide
Farm Credit System, a network of rural financing
cooperatives established in 1916.
More information about the scholarship program,
including application forms and eligibility criteria,
is available at www.texasfcs.com.
Photo by Michelle Carney
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Howe Elementary/Middle School breakfast and lunch menu
Howe High School breakfast and lunch menu
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