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What a week for Howe. TheBulldogs became front-runners in District 5-3A withtheir win over Gunter andsnapped an 11-game losingstreak to the Tigers thatresided in three differentdecades. The marching banddominated in competitionagainst much biggerschools. And to top thingsoff, the city now is a shuttlehome to the eighth largestfood distributor in thecountry in Ben E. Keith Co.

With Howe's win overGunter, the Bulldogs movedahead of the Tigers in therankings for Class 3A,Division II. Howe is nowranked #8 while Guntermoved down to #10. Thingsare about to get really fun forthe next month and a half orso for Howe Bulldogs fans.

In November, you'll have theopportunity to vote for TexasConstitutional AmendmentProposition 7 on the ballot. Iwould hope that all willsupport this bill. It wouldmean an opportunity forfuture funding for projectssuch as improvedentrance/exit ramps in Howeas well as future constructionthat the city wants such as abridge connecting HallCemetery Road to L.B.Kirby Ave.

Grisham rushed for 53yards vs. Gunter for the winat Bulldog Stadium...thatwould be Jason Grisham, 19years ago, the last timeHowe defeated Gunter athome prior to Friday night'snail-biting 21-19 victory infront of a packed house in

Players celebrate after beating Gunter to start district5-3A with a 1-0 record

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Mrs. Rebecca Luna ispleased to announce thesuccessful completion oflease negotiations with BenE. Keith Company for herproperty located at 701 W.Haning St. The propertywill be used as a ShuttleDepot for their food servicedivision and will provide astrategic and logisticallyadvantageous site forservicing the US-75

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Front-runners; Howe stopsGunter's streak, win 21-19

HHS Band dominates atPonder competition

Howe. 19 years later, his sonTyler Grisham rushed for 33yards and a touchdown inroute to the win which wouldsnap an 11-game winningstreak for Gunter over the'Dogs which had gone backto a 1997 game in Gunter.

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corridor and rapidlygrowing area of NorthTexas.

"No warehousing, norinbound freight handlingwill occur", according toMark Mullins, Ben E.Keith Co. Director ofTransportation DFW. Inaddition, Mullins stated,

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The Howe High SchoolMarching Band, who hasover the years becomeknown as "The Pride ofHowe," went to Ponder onSaturday to compete with12 other bands in thepreliminaries. After theirpre-lim performance, theysat as first place overall andand named best auxiliaryand best drum major.

After the pre-lims werefinished, they took six

bands to the finals. Howecompeted with Bridgeport,Decatur, Graham,Callisburg and Sanger, allof which are larger schools.None of that mattered asHowe received first placeafter the Saturday nightperformance.

Howe is no stranger to banddomination. The programhas been state champions in1980, 1995 and 1997. This


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The Howe Community Library invites you to come on by and browsethrough lots of new titles. Really cool pens and erasers too! Hours: Sat- 9-12, Mon-Fri - 8:00-5:30 at the Howe Community Library. There'salso a link to our online shopping site.http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/howemiddleschool2

The Friends of the Library are sponsoring FREE beginner computerclasses to be offered during September and October at the HoweCommunity Library. These classes are geared for those “scared” or“uncomfortable” with using computers – so no skills needed! Class sizewill be limited so please call the library at 903-532-3350 to reserve aspot.

Location: Howe Community Library (the library is attached to theMiddle School and is located across the parking lot from the elem.playground. Look for “Community Library” on the side of thebuilding).

Time: Tuesdays, 3:45-4:45 pmInstructor: Brenden Pace, Grayson College StudentOctober13th – How to use email20th – How to move photos from your smart phone to the computer(please bring cables that came with your phone)27th – How to create a document in Word ------ and save it

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"we would hire resident Class ACDL drivers in the area to run ourexisting routes as well as focus onexpanding our service in the areawith new customers and expectedgrowth in the area. A real potentialof employment for 2-20 qualifiedpeople in the first year of ourresidency is our expectation."

"Ben E. Keith Co. is a familiar andhighly respected name in the food

and beverage distributionindustry." said Luna. "I amextremely pleased that I was in aposition to compromise myinvestment strategy so that amutually agreeable lease could befinalized. Not only will Ben E.Keith Co. bring new employmentopportunities to the community,but they are very well known inother areas for their contribution toand civic involvement in thecommunities they serve. Pleasemake them welcome."

HDA welcomes new distributorThe Howe Development Alliance,which is responsible for theeconomic development for the Cityof Howe, wants to welcome Ben E.Keith Co. to the city.

"Mrs. Rebecca Luna and her teamdeserve a huge thank you from thecitizens of Howe." said MonteWalker, President of HoweDevelopment Alliance. "They'vetaken a highly visible piece of

property in our city and have used itto attract the eighth largest fooddistributor in the country. That isvery impressive."

This is the third new business toopen in Howe this year and are stillexpecting at least one more before2015 closes out.

"This business is a job creator andthat is fantastic." said Walker.


If there was still any lingeringfeelings of Howe being an underdogor a surprise team, that officiallyended Friday night with the winover Gunter. The transformation toa front-runner mentality will requirean entirely different attitude fromthe 'Dogs. Some teams handle thattransition well and others never canmake the adjustment. If there is anyindication that they will be able tohandle it, a glimpse could be seen inthe fourth quarter when Howeshutout Gunter and a punt and twoturnover on downs to secure thewin.

Gunter won the coin toss anddeferred to the second half. Howehad to punt on their firstpossession. After a short punt,Gunter took the ball at their own 46yard line. However, the Bulldogsforced a punt which turned into akey moment in the game. Gunterpunter Cameron Hearn tried to fielda bad snap that rolled back to him.While trying to field it, he went to aknee at the 17-yard line whichkilled the play and gave Howe theball at that spot.

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Grisham would score from 10yards out 2:04 minutes later andgive Howe the early 7-0 lead with6:14 left in the first quarter.

Gunter would start their nextpossession at their own 40 yardline and would drive the length ofthe field and even set up a first andgoal situation, but false startpenalties would force them into afourth and long and an attempt tothrow it in the end zone. That'swhen Nick Wilson intercepted hisfifth pass of the season at the goalline and run it out to the Howe 13.

Staring in to a decent north wind,Wilson would have another shortpunt that gave Gunter the ball atthe Howe 34. Two plays later, theTigers' freshman playmaker DylanJantz would score on a slot reverseon a 34-yarder to tie the game, 7-7with :54 left in the first quarter.

Howe had to punt again on theirnext possession where Gunter tookover at their own 47 yard line.Three minutes later, Howe forced

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type of result could give theprogram the confidence to becomeHowe's fourth state champion.

"We won this competition and wewere very proud and excited toexcept the award but we accept itwith humility." said Ashlyn Ellis,captain of the color guard. "We allfeel very good about this year andthis competition just goes to show usthat hard work pays off. I believethat we have what it takes, we justneed to continue on the path wehave stared and finish it strong."

Band Director Angie Liss dodgedthe question of whether or not thisband was capable of winning state,however she is quite confident in herperformers. "I'm extremely proud ofhow hard the kids are working andeach performance is better than theone before. We all really love thisshow so we're having fun andlearning so much as we tweak andfine tune all aspects of it. Our

football crowd doesn't get to see itwith all the props and bells andwhistles since we only pull thoseout on turf fields but we're proudof the concept we've put togetherand anxious to see where we cango with it."

Award winning Drum MajorJessica Doty said, "A performancelike this weekend definitely givesyou confidence going into futurecompetition especially with UILstarting this week. A great run thisweekend was definitely needed asa confidence booster for everyone.We know we need to continue towork even harder to clean ourshow but this weekend shows howcapable our band is of achievingour goals and succeeding thisyear."

Great things could be in store in2015 as the band keepsprogressing each week. The Prideof Howe showed why on Saturday.

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Howe Bulldogs preserving the victory.

L-R: Ashlyn Ellis - color guard captain, Jessica Doty - drum majorand Airianna Smith - band president

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Portion of Highway 82 to benamed in honor of Chad Key

Tuesday. "So I was there thismorning and it was a unanimousvote yes."

Now TXDOT will make the signsand there will be an unveiling anddedication at a date to bedetermined.

"On behalf of me, our boys and thefamily, we are so honored andgrateful that Chad is rememberedeveryday by so many people, ndthat he is being honored in such ahuge way by naming part ofHighway 82 after him." April Keysaid in a released statement."Thank you to everyone involved inmaking this happen, especially toGrayson County Sheriffs Officeand Senator Larry Phillips."

Stanley was sentenced to 99 yearsin prison for the felony murder, and42 years for the first degreeaggravated assault causing seriousbodily harm to a public servantcharge, along with fines totaling$20,000.

In April of this year, a 5K run atLoy Lake Park in which over 550registered to run to benefit thescholarship fund in the name ofKey. The run not only benefitedthe Chad Key MemorialScholarship Fund, but also willbenefit the Grayson County PoliceAcademy and the Austin StateMemorial for Fallen Officers. Halfof the proceeds go to thescholarship fund and half will go tothe memorial.

The event raised over $12,000 andis planned to be a annual event.

In irony of irony fashion, a youngman with the last name of Keyfinished first in the race. KaseyKey of Denison,

An announcement was made onTuesday at the Commissioner'sCourt tht will honor the late ChadKey with the naming of a portionof US 82 in Sherman after him.

Key was killed by drunk driver,Ricky Trent Stanley, Jr. on thenight of April 20, 2013 on theparticular portion of the highwaythat will now be named in hishonor.

The portion named for him will befrom Junction Road to BethanyRoad on US 82 . About a year ago,Key's widowed wife April saidsomething her my mother and Lt.Ricky Wheeler at the SheriffsOffice that she wished they couldname part of the highway after herlate husband, since that's where hewas killed at. According to AprilKey, for the last year, Lt. Wheelerlong with her month, the GraysonCounty Sheriffs office and SenatorLarry Phillips were working on it.

"It was kept a surprise and Ireceived a call last Thursday nightthat the County Commissionerswere going to vote on it thismorning." April Key said on

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the Tigers in to a 4th and 7. Insteadof attempting a 50-yard field goalwith their big-legged kick Hearn,Gunter went for it and came upempty when quarterback Trey Carroverthrew his receiver which gaveHowe the ball at the Bulldog 32yard line. Jaden Matthews wastedno time by going the distance on a68-yard score on the first carry ofthe drive. Howe regained the lead,14-7 with 7:04 left in the secondquarter.

Gunter's next possession wouldstart at their own 37 yard line.After another 4-minute drive, Howewould force another turnover ondowns and would take the ball attheir own 33 yard line. Gunter'sdefense was impressive and forcedanother Howe punt. Gunter wouldstart their last possession of the firsthalf at their own 32 yard line, butwould run out of time and Howetook a 14-7 lead into the half.

Gunter would start the third quarterwith the ball at their own 42 yardline and were forced to punt. Aroughing the kicker penalty onHowe would give Gunter new life,but again, Howe would hold andforce another turnover on downs forthe third time after TannerHartsfield would make a stop on4th and 4.

Howe would take the ball at their

own 33 yard line, but a StrattonCarroll fumble would give Guntergreat field possession at theBulldog 33. Moments later, Jantzwould score for the second time,this one on a 15-yarder. Gunterwould try to take the lead with atwo-point conversion attempt, butTy Portman would bat down thepass and Howe maintained the lead,14-13. Perhaps, this is the momentHowe transformed to front-runners.

Howe's next possession resulted ina 62-yard touchdown by Matthewswhen Howe was facing a 2nd downand 21. The 'Dogs extended theirlead to 21-13 after Brice Honaker'sthird successful PAT.

Gunter would start at their own 40yard line with 3:19 left in the thirdquarter. Two minutes later, Carrwould carry it over from the 15yard line. Howe denied the 2-pointconversion and clung to a 21-19lead with 1:20 left in the third.

The fourth quarter was a defensivebattle with Howe punting twice,Gunter punting once. Anotherpossible front-runner transitionmoment came with 5:50 left whenBulldogs Head Coach Zack Hudson(aka the Riverboat Gambler) wentfor it on 4th and 2 and calledGrisham's number, who got justenough to keep the drive alive andHudson came up with aces once

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again. That kept the ball out ofGunter's hands for three moreminutes before punting and pinningGunter deep at their own 15 yardline.

The game fell in the hands of theBulldog defense to turn back Gunterwith only 3:04 left in the game.With Jantz out of the game due toinjury, Gunter laid all of their hopeson the back of their quarterbackCarr. Howe linebacker JacobTaylor would sack Carr on a blitzand force Gunter to take a timeoutfrom their own 19 yard line with2:28 left. After the timeout, Carrwould have to fall on the ball after abad shotgun snap and that forced a3rd and 25 with the clock rollingunder two minutes. Carr's thirddown pass fell incomplete. Wilsonnearly picked off Carr's fourth down

heave to seemingly secure the win.

Howe's last possession was allabout killing the clock, however,Gunter would get one chance towin the game with four secondremaining. Carr would completethe pass, but the 'Dogs defensestopped the receiver at midfield andthe front-runner transformation hadcompletely taken place.

Matthews led the 'Dogs with 149yards on 8 carries and 2touchdowns. Grisham added 33yards on 11 carries and one TD.Others were Carroll (8-23),Brandon Wall (4-28), BrentMasters (6-18) and Cooper Akins(1-3).

Howe will travel to Tom Bean nextFriday seeking 6-1 and 2-0.

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Local Church CalendarFirst United Methodist Church of HoweTuesday, October 138:15 - 1:15 Wee Care Preschool9:30 am Women's Bible Study6:00 pm Boy ScoutsWednesday, October 149:00 am - Wednesday Workers6:00 pm - Wed Night Meal & Family Night6:30 pm - Women's Bible Study6:30 pm - Jr.High and Sr. High Youth6:30 pm - Chidren's Program - "Encounter"Thursday, October 158:15 - 1:15 Wee Care PreschoolSunday, October 188:40 am - Coffee and Donuts9:00 am - Sunday School10:00 am - Worship service3:00 pm - Cub Scouts7:30 pm - Men's Bible Study

First Baptist Church HoweTuesday, October 137:00 pm - Bible StudyWednesday, October 146:30 pm - Fuel6:45 pm - Adult Bible Study7:00 pm - Youth Bible Study7:30 pm - ChoirSunday, October 188:30 am - Traditional Worship service9:45 am - Bible Fellowship11:00 am - Contemporary Worship service

First Baptist Church DorchesterWednesday, October 146:00 pm - Meal (Donations for adults andkids eat free)6:30 pm - Praise service7:00 pm - Youth Bible Study7:00 pm - Adult Bible Study7:00 pm - RA's/GA's/children's groupSunday, October 189:00 am - Men's Prayer Time9:45 am - Sunday School10:45 am - A.M.Worship Service5:00 pm - Adult Chior Practice6:00 pm - Evening Worship

Howe Church of ChristTuesday, October 1310:00 am - Terrific Tuesday Bible ClassWednesday, October 147:00 pm - Bible Classes (all ages)Friday, October 167:00 pm - Friday Bible Study GroupSunday, October 189:00 am - Bible Classes (all ages)10:00 am - Worship Service5:00 pm - Worship Service

New Beginning FellowshipWednesday, October 147:00 pm - Adult Bible Study7:00 pm - Kids Church7:00 pm - Radiate YouthSunday, October 1810:00 am - Kids Church10:00 am - Morning Service

A Christian Fellowship, LuellaWednesday, October 146:30 pm – Potluck Meal7:00 pm – Worship Service7:00 pm – Jr & Sr High YouthSunday, October 189:30 am – Sunday School (all ages)10:30 am – Worship Service10:30 am – KidZone Children’s Service(5yr – 12 yr)

Community Bible FellowshipMonday, October 127:00 pm - Luella home group Bible StudyWednesday, October 146:30 pm - Food and Fellowship7:00 pm - Childrens's Ministry7:00 pm - Youth and Adult Bible StudySunday, October 1810:15 am - Worship Service7:00 pm - Howe home group Bible Study

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His word to be hidden in everypart of you. I had someone askme on Facebook one time, “Doyou have a cross in your pocket?”I answered, “Wow! Thank you,yes I do and thank you for thecompliment!” I don’t literallyhave a cross in my pocket but it’san old saying that means someonepoints everything back to God andHis teachings in the Bible.

“Wisdom shouts in the streetswherever crowds gather. Sheshouts in the marketplaces andnear the city gates as she says tothe people, ‘How much longer willyou enjoy being a fool? Won’tyou ever stop sneering andlaughing at knowledge? Listen asI correct you and tell you what Ithink.” Proverbs 1:20-23.Wisdom is not politically correct.

Wisdom cries out for the Truth to beheard. Wisdom loves God’s peopleenough to speak correction evenwhen it’s not popular. Wisdom isexpressing the Truth that freespeople from their bondages.Wisdom is expressing the truth ofGod’s love even when it’suncomfortable.

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“Proverbs will teach you wisdomand self-control and how tounderstand sayings with deepmeanings. You will learn what isright, honest and fair. From these,an ordinary person can learn to besmart, and young people can gainknowledge and good sense. If youare already wise, you will becomeeven wiser. And if you are smart,you will learn to understandproverbs and sayings, as well aswords of wisdom and all kinds ofriddles,” Proverbs 1:2-6.

I need wisdom and I sure needself-control. I desperately want tounderstand the meaning of God’sword more tomorrow than I dotoday. I want to be able to discernwhat is right, honest and fair aboutevery situation according to howGod sees it. I’m just an ordinaryperson that needs to learn. I wantmore wisdom and I’m horriblewith riddles! That pretty muchsums it up…Next! “Respect andobey the Lord! This is thebeginning of knowledge. Only afool rejects wisdom and goodadvice,” Proverbs 1:7. So, I haveto respect and obey the Lord if Iwant wisdom and knowledge.That’s good advice and the Bible

says that only a fool will reject itand my momma didn’t raise no fool.

I love Proverbs. This book is acollection of sayings that was usedto teach Gods people how to liveright. I love the poetry of Psalmsand Proverbs. A typical proverb isshort and to the point. “My child,obey the teachings of your parents,and wear their teachings as youwould a nice hat or a prettynecklace,” Prov. 1:8-9. The Bibletells parents to teach their childrenthe ways of the Lord. The Bibletells children to obey what theirparents taught them openly for all tosee and admire. Cool hats andpretty necklaces are not worn inprivate. They’re fashion statementsand speaks volumes to yourlifestyle. Kids, wear yourChristianity boldly. Show up topassing period Bible studies. Pickother Christians as your friends. Goto “See You At The Poles” and prayboldly for your school. Invite otherkids to church. Be kind and pure atheart. Let all your words honorGod.

“You shall love the LORD yourGod with all your heart and with allyour soul and with all your might.And these words that I commandyou today shall be on your heart.You shall teach them diligently toyour children, and shall talk of themwhen you sit in your house, andwhen you walk by the way, andwhen you lie down, and when yourise. You shall bind them as a signon your hand, and they shall be asfrontlets between your eyes. Youshall write them on the doorposts ofyour house and on your gates,”Deuteronomy 6:5-9. Do you loveGod that way? Your heart can’thide what’s inside it; it alwaysshows up sooner or later; good orbad. Do you love God with all yoursoul; your mind, your will and youremotions? Do you put all yourefforts to love Him like He lovesyou? If you do then you’ll desire

The key has been the symbol of mysticalcharm since Biblical times. The CatholicChurch has keys in its coat of arms and duringthe Middle Ages noblemen and women carrieda large collection of keys hanging from theirgirdles to denote status—the more keys thehigher the status. The custom of grantingpresentation keys began during the earliestyears when cities were walled enclaves. Whena visitor was held in high esteem by thetownspeople, he would be presented with agold-plated key to the city gate. Thus, we nowhave the honorary “Key to the City.” Keys tothe city are now made of wood, plastic, potmetal, or even cardboard.

Ancient Egyptian locks, made of wood andfitted to the outside of the door, took the formof a wooden bar that slid sideways through alarge wooden staple and into a cavity in thedoorjamb. The keys were large, woodentoothbrush-looking devices with the “bristles”being pegs corresponding to the staple. TheRomans developed a smaller iron lock withbronze keys.

Keys made in the Middle Ages were veryrough and crude with the bows fashioned intolozenge shapes and crosses. Some Medievalkeys will be found with rough designs, crests,crowns or other ornamentation on the bows.

Locksmith’s apprentices demonstrated their


Learn about antiques and collectibleswith Georgia Carawayskill and qualifications to become masterlocksmiths by executing the intricate designsof locks and keys for four or more years.Upon acceptance the new master locksmithcould set up his own shop and employapprentices.

Keys of the 18th and 19th centuries were pre-mechanization. Most keys of this period haveelaborate bits (the end that is inserted into thelock). Many of these keys have designs cutinto the bits; the cross, crowns, initials, andother types of designs in about everycombination. The bows (the top of the keystem) run from plain iron rings to elaboratelycut designs.

Key collecting is such a diversified hobbythat few collectors today would attempt toacquire extensive holdings of all the varioustypes. Collectors usually followspecialization in one or two main types.

Among the most popular of the twentieth-century keys is the railroad switch key. Therewere thousands of railroads over the past 170years or so, and most issued switch keys.Other types of collectible keys are foldingkeys for pocket doors, ship keys, watch keys,hotel keys, car keys, casket keys, furniturekeys, and door keys.

Jail keys are probably the most difficult of allkeys to acquire. Few people outside ofprisons really know what a jail key looks like.Old Western jails, what few there were,mostly used hasps and padlocks. A specialpadlock was designed specifically for thesejails. It was small, secure, and light enough tobe shipped the long distance from the Easternmanufacturers. The keys are unique anddifficult to duplicate. Local blacksmiths

made the early Western jail cells of the materials athand, as the cost of shipping a manufactured cellfrom the East was beyond the resources of mostsmall towns. The lock was a lever tumbler type,not a warded lock. Almost all gate keys have wardcuts or curved bits, to fit specially cut keyholes.During the latter part of the 19th century, and untilthe middle of the 20th, manufacturers did make jaillocks that used bit-type keys, single as well asdouble-bitted. Many jail keys were large flat keysthat resemble an overgrown safe deposit key, withmany square cuts along the edge. Some jail keyshave the cell number as part of the edge cut toindicate the cell the prisoner was residing in.

A SPECIAL EVENT WILL OCCUR IN HOWEON NOVEMBER 7--THE “SAVE THECHURCH” $10 ALL-YOU-CAN-EATBARBEQUE AND AUCTION. MORE THAN200 ITEMS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE.PLEASE PUT THIS ON YOUR CALENDARAND PLAN TO ATTEND AND SUPPORT THERESTORATION OF THE 122-YEAR OLD FIRSTCHRISTIAN CHURCH BUILDING. TICKETSARE AVAILABLE AT THE HOWE ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT BUILDING, 101 EASTHANING AND AT HOWE MERCANTILE ANDTEXAS HOME EMPORIUM 107-109 EASTHANING.

Dr. Georgia Caraway, former director of theDenton County Museums for 14 years, and herfriends opened the Howe Mercantile at 107 EastHaning. Store hours are Thursday throughSaturday noon until 8 p.m. In addition to Tips,Tools, & Techniques: Caring for Your Antiquesand Collectibles, she has written four Dentonhistory books and is working on a 5th history aboutthe North Texas State Fair and Rodeo.

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Codie Brinlee's says she's beencalled by God to travel toMoldova to help prevent humantrafficking by sharing His word.The small country in betweenUkrane and Romania is beinghelped through pumpkins salesof a local store and through NewBeginning Fellowship where sheis currently the youth leader.

Salvage Junky of Howe isdonating a portion of the sales ofall of the pumpkins located onthe premises. Owner DebbieWallis says that the pumpkinsare grown on a Navaho IndianReservation in New Mexico.

"It's a job creator for them and apercentage of the sales goes tothem." says Wallis. "The rest ofit goes to Codie and the rest iscost-covering. It's a act of lovefrom our family to her.Everybody in our family isworking it for her."

Brinlee says that she'll leave inthe fall of 2016 and stay there fora year and come back for a fewmonths. If there are more fundsavailable for her to return, she

wants to do that.

"When I started seeking Hiswill for my life, He just putthis in front of me and I juststarted praying for people thatare affected by humantrafficking and interceding forthem." said Brinlee.

The North Texas Assembly ofGod is also supporting hercause as she will be travelingto other churches and talkingabout her mission in hopesthat each church will supporther in her cause.

Brinlee grew up in Howe andattended Howe schools fromkindergarten through hergraduating HHS class of2007. She is the daughter ofRicky and Sherry Brinlee, whoare also Howe graduates.

After high school CodieBrinlee moved to Huntsvilleand Conroe, Texas to attend

college and then returned toHowe. After completingnursing school, she's nowemployed as such.

Brinlee says that they areunable to share the Gospel oncollege campuses, but will bereaching out to college-agedstudents through fellowshipand offering various classes ata local coffee shop.

If you feel led to donate,please make checks payable tomail to: New BeginningFellowship, Note: CodieBrinlee, P.O. Box 295, Howe,Texas, 75459.

For online donations, go towww.nbfhowe.com Note:Codie Missions.

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The K-2nd grade Bulldogs enteredthe first round of playoffs againstBlue Ridge. It was a slow start for'Dogs, as the Tigers defense broughttheir A-game. As the second quarterbegan, Beaudy Kuykendall madelong strides for the first touchdownof the game. After a fumble from the'Dogs, the Tigers recovered and ranfor 60 yards before being tackled byRiken Tilley. The offense took themdown, just outside the end zone. TheTigers ran out of luck after that,

being shut down continually withgreat plays by Gage Carr, CharlesFuhr, Keelan Pointer and GageOwens. A pass to VinceCastellanos in the second halfresulted in the 'Dogs secondtouchdown, followed up with anextra point ran in by Rylan Strong.Saturday ended with a shutoutscore of 13-0, and the hope ofanother victory next week againstBells, which will determine whowill advance to the Superbowl.

1st/2nd grade Bulldogs

The 7-0 Howe Bulldogsdefeated the S&S Rams inthe first round of theplayoffs on Saturday inTom Bean. Cooper Jonesraced for long yardage toget the 'Dogs on the boardin the first.

Marshall Larsen scored twotouchdowns on the day- one long run and also a 1-yarder. Braden Ulmer alsoscored a long touchdown aswell as run a 2-pointconversion from thequarterback position.

Howe quarterback JacobCampbell completed severalpasses on the day includingtwo 2-point conversions toCooper Jones. RowdyKuykendall also caught apass.

The defense was outstandingagain pitching the team'ssixth shutout in seven tries.Howe has scored 195 pointsand given up only six pointsall year. Blue Ridge scoredthe six and that is theBulldogs' next opponentSaturday at noon in BlueRidge.

3rd/4th grade Bulldogs advance in playoffs, beat S&S 28-0

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Vintage Garden Arbor. Donated by Green Acres Garden Center.Two lunches. Donated by The Durning House.Two (2) CDs of Mikki Daniel’s Western Heritage Award Winning Country Music. Donated by OscarBlankemeyer.One Chiropractic Office Visit. Donated by Dr. Dean Beacham, McKinney.One Large Pizza. (2) Donated by Marco’s Pizza, McKinney.Fall Cornucopia Silk Flower Arrangement. Donated by Douglas Floral, Van Alstyne.Hunting Picture in Barnwood Frame. Donated by Texas Home Emporium.Wire Basket with birdhouse, bird feeder, organic dip for dogs, cotton roll, and mange control for dogs.Donated by Garner’s Feed & Seed.Faith, Love, and Hope Painted Wooden Bench. Donated by Denise Rodgers.Black Wooden Cross Wall Hanging. Donated by Loretta Anderson, Texas Farm Bureau.Wooden Cross Wall Hanging. Donated by Loretta Anderson, Texas Farm Bureau.Gift Certificates (2) for Two People for a 3-hour Basic Handgun Training Class. Donated by HandgunInstructors of Texas.Lady Bulldogs Softball Glass Decorative Block. Donated by Loretta Anderson, Texas Farm Bureau.$30 Gift Certificate. Donated by The Antique Gallery, Denton.Pair of Floral Pottery Vases. Donated by Texas Home Emporium.Wrought Iron Candle Holder and Candles. Donated by Texas Home Emporium.Wicker Wine Rack. Donated by Texas Home Emporium.Vintage Oil Lamp. Donated by Texas Home Emporium.Contemporary Art Pottery Vase. Donated by Texas Home Emporium.Landscapes of Texas. Book by Texas Highways Magazine. Donated by Texas Home Emporium.Dallas Cowboys Coffee Maker. Donated by Texas Home Emporium.Texas by James Michener. First Edition. Donated by Texas Home Emporium.Treasure Craft USA Pottery Cactus Dish. Donated by Texas Home Emporium.Texas Tin Sign. Donated by Texas Home Emporium.Folk Metal Chicken. Donated by Texas Home Emporium.Frankoma Angel Christmas Plate. Donated by Texas Home Emporium.Friday Night Lights by H. G. Bissinger. Donated by Texas Home Emporium.The Jungle Book-style 3G Brand Blanket. Donated by Debbie Lowrey.Gift Basket of Jerky. Steve at Don’s Smokehouse.Blown Glass Hat Bowl. Donated by Howe Mercantile.Wine Tasting for Ten (10). Donated by Grayson Hills Winery.6-dozen Donut Holes. Donated by Bakers Dozen Donuts.Beauty Products. Donated by Big Apple Salon.Blown Glass Purse Vase. Donated by Carolyn and Dan Cunningham.Large German Chocolate Cake. Donated by Mary Stonebarger.Large Cowboy Painting. Donated by Steel Magnolia.$50 Gift Certificate to Steel Magnolia. Donated by Steel Magnolia.Phoenix Bird & Chinese Dragon Red Silk Pillow. Donated by Robyn Lee & Graham Phipps, Denton.Phoenix Bird & Chinese Dragon Gold Silk Pillow. Donated by Robyn Lee & Graham Phipps, Denton.Franz Blue Magpie Porcelain Sugar Jar with Cover. Donated by Robyn Lee and Graham Phipps, Denton.Two (2) Chicken Fried Steak Lunches. Donated by Donut Chef, Van Alstyne.$30 Gift Card. Donated by Olive Garden.Original Sonic in Howe Menu Boards. Donated by Sonic in Howe.Yoga Session for 10, plus Two Yoga Books. Donated by Pat Colonna, Denton.AudioSource Soundbar. Donated by Cavender Home Theater.Howe Centennial Cookbook. Donated by Linda Wall.Victorian Carved Sofa with Tapestry Upholstery. Donated by Dan & Carolyn Cunningham.Tiger Painting. Donated by Oscar Blankemeyer.1972 Howe Centennial Bowtie and Brother of the Brush Button. Donated by Howe Historical Society.Covered Handmade Pottery Tureen. Donated by Howe Mercantile.Shampoo, Haircut, Style with Donna Tate. Donated by Salon 101.Multiple DVDs and Books. Donated by Lifeway Christian Book Store.$250 Tax Preparation Services (5). Donated by Smith-Garner, PC.Manicure. Donated by Amanda’s Nails.Canvas Print. Donated by Janie Finney.Photography Session. Donated by Kristen Fletcher Photography.Two (2) Butterfly Art Photos. Donated by James Hefley.Three (3) Butterfly Art Photos. Donated by James Hefley.Photography. Donated by Vickie Langdon.Two Pet Grooming Sessions. Donated by A-1 Pet Grooming and Boarding.Two Framed Photographs In and About Howe. Donated by Mark Hansen Photography.Wire Grapevine Wine Rack with Five Bottles of Wine. Donated Brett Jones and Gayle Strange.Green Pottery with Mother-of-Pearl Candlestand with Candle. Donated by Howe Mercantile.Floral Green-glazed Ceramic Vase. Donated by Ann’s Finds at The Antique Gallery, Denton.Italian Cream Cake. Donated by Jean Norman.$25 Gift Certificates. (4) Donated by Abby’s Restaurant.Set of 6 Handmade Quilted Burlap Placemats. Donated by Richard & Genie Davis.

howeenterprise.com Monday, October 12, 2015 Page #12Designer Pet Carrier. Donated by Ross and Carol Phillips.Noelle the Bulldog. Written and autographed by Gloria Estefan with herCD single "Noelle's Song." Photograph of Estefan at her book signingincluded. Donated by Georgia Caraway.Hammond Organ. Donated by Benny and Tina Hood.Soapstone Sculpture by Roland Beyale. Donated by Dee at SunflowerThrift, Van Alstyne.Native American Art by Ioyan Mani (2). Donated by Sunflower Thrift.15-minute Airplane Ride over Texoma. (3) Donated by Jimmy Finney.Figural Art Pottery Vase. Donated by Texas Home Emporium.English Saddle, Pad, and Reins. Donated by Divine Equine TherapeuticRiding Center.Display Television Sets (6). Walmart.Refrigerator. Donated by Bill and Bonnie J. Smith.Family Heritage Preservation Video. Donated by Heritage PreservationStudios.Set of Stainless Kitchen Knives with Sharpener. Donated by HoweMercantile.Installed Chain Link Fence, 50' of 4' tall. Donated by Ace QualityFencing.BBQ Dinner for 20 with all the fixin’s at Oak Meadow Ranch. Donatedby Watt Wealth Management, Allan and Renay Watt.Framed Cowboy Print (2). Donated by Watt Wealth Management, Allan& Renay Watt.California Shiraz Rex Goliath Wine. Donated by Pamela Daly and ThadFinley.Blue Moon Oregon Reisling Wine. Donated by Pamela Daly and ThadFinley.White Storage Cabinet. Donated by Pamela Daly.White Plant Stand/Side Table. Donated by Pamela Daly.Party Package: 2 hours up to 75 people, Unlimited Shaved Ice.Donated by Chill Out Shaved Ice.1945 Antique Bed, Dresser, Armoire, and Bench. Donated by DonnaWormsbaker.Manicure. Donated by Ms D's Nail Designs.Model Kubota Monster Tractor. Donated by Grayson CountyEquipment.One Massage Session at The Loft Day Spa. Donated by The Loft DaySpa.One Case of Sweet Mild Summit Salsa. Donated by Summit SalsaCompany.One Case of Sweet Hot Summit Salsa. Donated by Summit SalsaCompany.Family Photo Shoot. Donated by Faith and Love Photography.Shinners & Mahler's Illustrated Flora of North Central Texas. Donatedby Howe Mercantile.Tips, Tools & Techniques for Caring for Your Antiques and Collectiblesby Georgia Kemp Caraway (2).I Love Paris Basket. Donated by Howe Mercantile.Texas, Our Texas Basket. Donated by Marilyn & John Kubalak, HoweMercantile.Drinkin’ Wine, Wine, Wine. Three bottles of wine. Donated by GayleStrange, Denton.Victorian German China Bowl. Donated by Brett Jones, Texas HomeEmporium.Howe, Texas Christmas Bunting. Donated by Howe Mercantile.Crystal Candlestick with Candles. Donated by Howe Mercantile.Designer Doll. Donated by Howe Mercantile.Lenox Handpainted Candlesticks. Donated by Howe Mercantile.Pink Hippo Snuggy Bug. Donated by Howe Mercantile.Six-month Ad: One Business Card-size in Howe Enterprise. (3)Donated by Howe Enterprise.Two-month Ad: Half page in Howe Enterprise. Donated by HoweEnterprise.$20 Gift Certificate. (5) Donated by Rapid Refill Ink.Custom-made Cross. Donated by LeeAnn Winkler.Dozen Cupcakes (2), Donated by Mama Suzy’s Sweets & Eats.Exotic Wooden Heirloom Box. Donated by Ernie Martin.Handcarved Ink Pen. Donated by Beverly Martin.Coach Wallet. Donated by Georgia Caraway & the Sanger WednesdayStudy Club.Adobe Rose Cowhide Vest. Donated by Howe Mercantile.Snowman Cake Plate. Donated by Howe Mercantile.Christmas Tree Cake Plate. Donated by Howe Mercantile.Rowdy’s Night Before Christmas. Donated by Howe Mercantile.Vintage Glass Serving Bowl. Donated by Mr. and Mrs. Bill French.Quart of Junk Gypsy Chalk Paint and Furniture Painting Class.Donated by Salvage Junky.Tea and Bulldogs T-shirt, plus Retro Bulldog Country T-shirt. Donatedby Salvage Junky.Basket of Fair Goodies. Donated by North Texas State Fair & Rodeo,Denton. continued on Page #13

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Jack January

In March of last year my oldest sonand I went to the boys' statebasketball tournament in Austin. Itis something he and I look forwardto every year...because it is threedays of nothing but basketball,basketball, and more basketball.

Each day was divided into threeseparate sessions for the differentclassifications of schools. At thebeginning of each session a JROTCgroup from a local high schoolwould serve as Color Guard. Asthey entered the arena folks lazilygot out of their seats; most (not all)removed a hat they wore and placedtheir hand over their heart. Theystood as the National Anthemplayed and then quickly resumedthe conversation they were havingas they sat back down.

On Friday evening I, and the peoplearound me, were treated tosomething a little different. As theColor Guard walked onto the flooran elderly gentleman eight rows infront of Elijah and I quickly stoodup, snapped to "attention," andpositioned his right arm in amasterful salute. Meanwhile the restof the crowd (myself included)went through its normal routine. Atthe completion of the NationalAnthem, everyone sat backdown...except for two people...

My son...and Sergeant JackJanuary.

I looked at Elijah - he looked backat me and said, "I'm watching thatguy - he looks like he knows what

he's doing." So I, ashamedly, stoodback up until the flag and itsuniformed escort left the arena.At halftime I went down andintroduced myself to the KoreanWar veteran and told him howmuch I appreciated his example.His response to me was simple: "Ilove that flag, sir."

Five observations:

1) If my calculations are right,Sergeant January has to be in hismid-80’s. It's not every day an 80-year old man calls me "sir"...butwhen it comes to rules on mannersand etiquette, I will always defer toa Veteran.

2) If I ever have to go undercoveras a secret agent and need an alias,I'm calling myself "Jack January."

3) Our kids are watchingEVERYTHING that goes onaround them. I pray that there are aplethora of positive examples thatmy children see everyday...ESPECIALLY in thosemoments when I under-achieve asa man/citizen/Christian.

4) When something preciousentered the room – something heloved dearly – Sgt Jack Januarygave it the honor and respect itdeserved. He was not distracted bythe people around him who seemedto care very little about thepresence of Old Glory. Instead hefixed his eyes on the thing that heloved. Hebrews 12:2 implores,“Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, theauthor and perfecter of our faith...”If an old soldier gives that sort ofrespect to a piece of fabric thatrepresents freedom...how muchmore should we, as children of TheKing, pay double the homage tothe one that represents an evengreater freedom...caring not thatthe world around us shouts usdown and thinks us silly, foolish ormisguided.

5) Did I mention that Jack JanuaryMIGHT just be the coolest nameever???

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IN KIND DONORSWal-Mart, 20 briskets

Bill Smith, Howe Mini Storage, $300Metal Masters, $1,000

Great Days of Service, labor and suppliesKeep Howe Beautiful, labor and supplies

The Siding Man, Inc., $2,800AAA Guardian Foundation Repair, $2,500

Brice Harvey, bbq cookDick Smithwick, bbq cookDon Anderson, auctioneer

Howe Enterprise, advertisingVan Alstyne Leader, advertisingHerald Democrat, advertising

Monte Walker, posters and flyersLoretta Anderson, Texas Farm Bureau, 125 cupsDarren Foster, Texas Farm Bureau, 125 cupsDonna Wormsbaker, beans for BBQ dinner

Bev Martin, bread for BBQ dinnerMary Jo Wrenn, bread for BBQ dinner

Georgia Caraway, tea and coffee for BBQ dinnerJean Norman, coleslaw for BBQ dinner

Mama Suzy’s Sweets and Eats, 8 doz. sugar cookies for BBQdinner

Mary Stonebarger, 8 doz. chocolate chip cookies for dinnerSherry Folks, potato salad for BBQ dinner

Sunny Delight, 200 drinksGrayson County Blood Bank, radio ads

Howe Fire Station, use of building for BBQ dinnerRonnie Morris, labor on benches

FINANCIAL DONORS:Collins Memorial, $24,350

Howe Historical Society, $14,500Georgia Caraway, $2,880Oscar Blankemeyer, $1,420Nortex Field Services, $1,000Jerry and Patsy Kelsoe, $600

Garage sales, $387Advantage Business Machines, $200

Scott Frantz, $200Anonymous, $200

Waldo Funeral Home, $100Scoggins Funeral Home, $100

M.E. Curtis, $100Monty Ulmer, $100Anonymous, $50

City Drug of VA, $50Carolyn Monroe, $40

Children and citizens of Howe, $205Ray Selby, $20


Battleship USS Texas

The twentieth century became thegreat age for the battleship asnavies around the world raced tobuild the most powerful vessels onthe seas. As the United Statesestablished itself as a worldpower, the nation was determinedto show the strength of its ownnavy. As a result, the BattleshipUSS Texas, designated BB-35,was built as the second vesselnamed for the state by the USNavy.

Construction on the Texas, a NewYork-class battleship, began in1911 at a cost of over $5.8 million(nearly $140 million in 2015dollars). It was commissioned inMay 1914. The 573-foot vesselboasted a crew of more than onethousand men. It included tenfourteen-inch guns, twenty-onefive-inch guns, and foursubmerged torpedo launchers. Itsfirepower easily matched the mostpowerful ships in the world at thetime.

During most of America’sinvolvement in World War I, theTexas was attached to the Britishfleet patrolling the waters near

Scotland and spent the interwaryears as part of the navy’s PacificFleet. In 1919, just after the warended, it made naval history as itbecame the first battleship tolaunch an airplane off its deck.The successful experiment was acritical part of the navy’s tests ofthe viability of aircraft carriers andtheir potential designs as airplanesbecame more reliable instrumentsfor reconnaissance and combat.

The Texas spent most of the earlyyears of World War II on convoyescort duty, protecting trooptransports and supply ships fromthe German submarine attacks thathad devastated the Allies. InOctober 1942, the ship served aspart of the fleet transportingAmerican troops to North Africaas part of Operation Torch, thefirst landing of American troopsagainst the Nazis.

On June 6, 1944, the Allies stagedOperation Overlord, the invasionof Normandy, and the Texas wasthere, its guns pounding Nazipositions along the coast. Theship stayed along the coast ofnorthern France for several weeks,aiding American troops as theystruggled to move inland.

As the Allies retook Europe, theUSS Texas was sent to the Pacificin early 1945. In February andMarch, the Texas supportedground troops landing at Iwo Jimaas American forces advancedtoward the Japanese home islands.Beginning in April, the ship waspart of the six-week naval

bombardment campaign as Americantroops struggled to gain control ofOkinawa. The capture of bothislands was essential to forcing Japanto surrender, which occurred fourmonths later. After the end of thewar, the Texas spent the last fewmonths of its career bringing troopsback home.

The Texas was decommissioned in1946, along with many other storiedvessels from both world wars. Theship, however, was given a nobleretirement by the people of the state.On April 20, 1948, it waspermanently docked in LaPorte nearthe San Jacinto Battleground StateHistoric Site to begin operating as amuseum, allowing the general publicto explore the ship for themselves.The arrangement was the first of its

for a battleship and was wildlypopular with the public.

While protected from the ravages ofbattle today, the ship still suffersfrom the corrosive effects ofweather and the sea which haspresented long-term issues for itspreservation. The Battleship TexasFoundation has for years raisedmoney to support maintenance andeducation efforts in coordinationwith the Texas Parks and WildlifeDepartment. Nevertheless,thousands of visitors from aroundthe world still come each year toexplore the legendary vessel.

Dr. Ken Bridges

Dr. Bridges is a Texas native,writer, and history professor. Hecan be reached [email protected].

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