61.4 Howe Enterprise June 5, 2023 by The Howe Enterprise

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Volume 61, Edition 4, There will be no “Yard of the Month” for us this year. Yours truly spottreated the yard with weed and GRASS killer. Let this be a gentle reminder to everyone to please read the label before use of product. ***** The City of Howe (cityofhowe.org), Howe Area Chamber of Commerce (howechamber.com), and the Howe Community Facilities Development Corporation (howetexas.org) all updated their respective websites last week. The city website might be getting some additional tweaks over the next couple of days, but your essentials are there. ***** Local apathy is taking a beating in 2023. There’s a community scare in North Howe where people gathered Friday night to strategize to stop a mobile home park scheduled to go near Shephard Drive and Tate Circle. With the development requiring a wastewater treatment plant in Sherman’s district, one would think Sherman would want to protect their shiny new $30 billion Texas Instruments toy across US Highway 75 and block it. With the development not being in Howe’s jurisdiction, it’s up to Sherman to make the decisions. The impressive thing is seeing nearby residents stand up and formulate a plan. It’s the way it works. 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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Avariety of summer camps Howe ISDAssistant available for youngsters Superintendent Williams retiring Howe ISD will be losing a valuable administrator in the next few weeks as Darla Williams, the 51year-old assistant superintendent, has announced her retirement. A reception will be held on June 21 from 2 pm to 4 pm at the Howe ISD Administration Office on Tutt Street. Ethan Lopez (middle) and Eli Wilson (left) were participants in the 2016 Lone Star Hoops Camp in Howe and eventually helped lead the varsity Bulldogs to a playoff run five years later. Staff photo. Now that school is out and parents are already looking for things for their kids to do, luckily, there are plenty of options in Howe, especially for strength and conditioning. If you have a seventh grader and up, they can participate nearly each day of the summer in the 2023 Howe Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs Strength and Conditioning Camp. Each week starting today, June 5 through June 29 (Monday through Thursday) and again July 1013 and July 24-27, athletes will improve their strength, power, agility, skill development, and

speed training. The Lady Bulldogs will add an additional week of July 17-20. Football players will (Continued on page 4)

Williams came to Howe ISD in 2005 as an assistant principal (Dean of Students) at the elementary school and later became the elementary principal in 2010. In 2015, she replaced Ritchie Bowling as assistant superintendent as he took the superintendent’s position at Maypearl. Williams said she first

Darla Williams—Howe ISD Assistant Superintendent. Staff photo. thought about retirement in February after her husband Brett retired from Howe ISD in December. She made the decision in

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“I got to go through the scope of it with him as far as the backside of how it worked,” said Williams. “So, it piqued my curiosity and I’m just going to take a leap with blind faith.” She said it was hard for her to make the decision because of the permanent situation it creates. “It’s the uncertainty and the unknown. I like a plan. I like structure and it’s a little unsettling, but we’ll see what happens,” said Williams.

Chamberhosting Howe Hump Day Wednesday at Summit Gardens The Howe Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting a networking breakfast at Summit Gardens on Wednesday, June 7 at 8 am. The sponsor is Legend Bank of Whitewright who will supply the breakfast. Everyone is welcome and all business representatives will have a chance to promote their business to the group.

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She could always come back, but once an educator retires, they must sit out for 12 full months in order to come back fulltime. Or a retired educator can return to parttime work after a 30 day period. “There’s options down the road,” said Williams in case the retirement life doesn’t suit her.

Howe incoming senior Kendall Griffin was named to the Texas Girls Coaches Association Track and Field All State Team.

Williams followed Bowling throughout her career in Howe as she (Continued on page 2)

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Williams principal’s certificate which eventually landed him a principal position at Farmersville ISD. As the good wife, she followed her husband to Farmersville where she taught sixth and seventh grade math.

Darla Williams during a recent school board meeting. Staff photo.

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took over his vacancy as elementary principal and then assistant superintendent. She joked that she will not be transitioning to Maypearl by any means.

“At that point in time while we were at Farmersville, we were blessed with our oldest son (Seth, now 22) and I always said that I would stay home when the kids were little and you find out real quick if you’re cut from that cloth,” said Williams who would later be a mom to Hannah two years later. “I was a much better mom while working and my kids didn’t suffer by any means, but I did stay home the first semester.” While deciding staying home was not for her, she began to search for jobs and was hired by Anna ISD to teach first grade. “They would laugh and say how they were a small school district, but it was the largest school district I had ever worked in,” said Williams.

Being one step away from the top job of superintendent, she says she’s never had aspirations for that position.

Teaching first grade was a transition as she had mainly taught middle schoolers up to that point.

“Maybe a few years down the road if there was a district that was willing, but I’m okay.”

“It was a culture shock for me, but it was a good culture shock,” said Williams. “The most rewarding that I found with those little first graders is that I knew how they were when we started the school year and how much they had grown by the end of the year.”

She is originally a native of Pecan Gap in Delta County which is about 15 miles east of Commerce. The consolidated school district made her a 1990 graduate of Fannindel High School. She then obtained her bachelor’s degree from East Texas State University in 1994 and entered the workforce as a coach and teacher at Fannindel where she taught seventh grade Science. While at Fannindel she met her husband Brett who also was coaching. Together, they opted to find a school district where they both could work, which led her to Dodd City where she stayed for three years. With Brett taking the head baseball coaching job at Campbell High School, she also went to Campbell where she taught third grade. Fannindel reached out to her as they had an opportunity for her to return and teach fourth, fifth, and sixth grade math. While at Campbell, Brett obtained his

After staying at Anna ISD for several years, she went back to what was now Texas A&M Commerce to obtain her master’s degree and was hired by Howe ISD in 2005 as the Dean of Students. Howe had created the Dean of Students position and had just hired Bowling as the elementary school principal. “The structure was somewhat unique because it wasn’t totally just an AP (assistant principal) role. It was AP/ counselor role, so I got to dabble in the AP side of things but also got the character education side of things,” said Williams. “Overtime it morphed into a typical AP role.” After five years in that role, she took Bowling’s vacated seat as the elemen(Continued on page 3)

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Williams

Darla Williams prepares the runners for the 5K in 2016. Staff photo. (Continued from page 2)

tary school principal where she stayed for five years before taking the position she’s retiring from. As the former elementary school principal, she’s watching her former students graduate. “I can remember lots of details of them when they were that age and now I see how they’ve matured and what they’ve become,” said Williams. “It’s amazing to see the growth in those kids.” She says the one drawback of her assistant superintendent position is that

her interactions with the students is limited. “It’s the feel of family and community here in Howe and it’s not just isolated to one campus. It’s district wide and that is unique to Howe ISD,” said Williams. “Everyone supports one another, and you don’t get that everywhere.”

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Summer Camps

Howe Head Baseball Coach Cody Nitson directs baseball camp a year ago. Staff photo.

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report at 7 am each day while nonfootball players report at 8 am. Mondays and Wednesdays will see basketball skills from 9:45—10:45. The Lady Bulldogs will all report at 7 am and will have a basketball skills session for three weeks followed by volleyball skills from weeks 5-7. Boys flyer Girls flyer The Howe Bulldogs varsity coaching staff will host a baseball camp for incoming first graders through incoming freshmen. The camp is June 19-21 with grades 1-5 attending from 10 am –11:30 am. For incoming sixth graders to freshman, the camp will run from 12:30 pm to 2 pm. The fee is $40 per camper and $30 for an additional camper. Pre-registers and walk-ups are welcome. Email Cody Nitson at nitson.cody@howeisd.net or (903) 7454000. Baseball Camp Registration form Lone Star Hoops Camp has been a staple in Howe for more than 20 years and they will return June 26-29 (Monday through Thursday, 8:30 am—4:30 pm). Lone Star Hoops represents a series of basketball camps that provides over 30 hours of fast paced, intense ability and age grouped instruction emphasizing a positive approach to competition. Individual and team development is the theme, while not losing track of the most important goal... “putting the FUN in fundamentals.” This camp is perfectly suited for all ages and sizes of boys and girls and offers a “big-time camp environment at a small time price.” They try to incorporate body, mind, spirit, and work ethic into the development of the com-

plete basketball player. This is not a babysitting service. Kids will participate in a nurturing, total immersion atmosphere that’s made this type of camp experience successful in over 360 camps in the state of Texas since 1988. The cost is $140 for early birds and $160 at the door. Hoops Camp flyer The Howe varsity football coaches will host Howe Bulldogs Football Camp from July 24-26 from 6 pm—8 pm each of those evenings at Bulldog Stadium. The cost is $40 per child from incoming kindergarten through sixth graders. : Contact Lance Bryan email: bryan.lance@howeisd.net or Phone (903) 745-4400. Football Camp flyer HHS Cheerleaders Coach Monica Little will host a Mini Cheer Camp for entering pre-kindergarten through fourth grade. It will take place August 4 with check-in at 8:30 am with a Parent Showcase Performance at 2 pm. Mini-Cheer Camp Registration

A youngster at the 2022 Howe Football Camp. Staff photo.

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Collinsville woman sentenced 20 years in prison for Howe man’s death Amanda Marie Walker, 30, of Collinsville was sentenced to 20 years in prison for two counts of Intoxication Manslaughter. The sentence resulted from a plea with the Grayson Criminal County District Attorney’s Office. Judge Brian Gary of the 397th District Court accepted the plea agreement and pronounced sentence. The sentences will run concurrently. On December 10, 2020, the Denison Police Department received a call regarding a collision in the 4800 block of Texoma Parkway. The two victims, one of which was Robert Trotter of Howe, were traveling southbound on Texoma Parkway on a motorcycle. The defendant was driving northbound in a passenger car. The defendant was attempting to negotiate a left turn when her vehicle drove into the center median, struck a traffic sign, and entered into oncoming traffic in the southbound lane. The result was a head-on collision. Both victims were ejected from the motorcycle and transported by emergency medical services to Texoma Medical Center. The victims were later transferred to Medical City Plano due to the severity of their injuries. Both were later pronounced deceased. Denison Police interviewed the defendant who claimed that her brakes failed, and she lost control of her vehicle. Denison Police interviewed several witnesses to the incident and also determined through the investigation that the brakes on the defendant’s vehicle were fully functional. The defendant consented to blood draw. A subsequent analysis of her blood by the DPS Crime Laboratory indicated the presence of methamphetamine in sufficient

Robert Trotter amounts to prove intoxication. Assistant District Attorney Benjamin Smith said, “Drug use is not a victimless crime, this defendant chose to get high and operate a vehicle. The victims and their families have paid the price. We hope this sentence will bring them some peace.” District Attorney Brett Smith added, “We credit the citizens who were there that day for doing all they could in this horrible tragedy, including rendering aid and providing statements to the police. The Denison Police should also be commended for a very thorough investigation.” The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney, Benjamin Smith. DA Victim Services Coordinator Kathy Scheibmeir assisted in the prosecution.

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Keep Howe Beautiful Yard of the Month

3269 Bennett Rd. Howe, TX. Courtesy photo.

Headlines you may not find on mainstream media OpenTheBooks and U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst Tracked Over $1.3 Billion of U.S. Tax Dollars Sent to China and Russia, Promises Accountability for Every Penny Idaho High School Student PUNISHED For Saying There Are Only Two Genders — Students At Kellogg High School Plan Walk Out Protest At 9 AM Friday Morning May 2023 Ratings: CNN and Fox News Feel the Pain Post Trump Town Hall And Tucker’s Ouster Vermont school board pays family punished for speaking against biological male in girl's locker room Kari Lake files notice of appeal in election challenge Comer wins: FBI relents, agrees to deliver subpoenaed memo alleging Biden bribery to Capitol Senate approval of McCarthy-Biden debt deal averts US default but intensifies GOP rift Counties switching to hand counting ballots as election integrity advocate provides model Ex-Capitol Police chief blasts Pelosi for distracting Jan. 6 evacuation with daughter filming Scientists claim they can harvest clean energy from the air. Is it the future of energy? Trump demands judge's recusal in DA Bragg case Twitter believed it would lose COVID censorship suit, feared release of documents: emails

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Summit Gardens producing income

A celebration held at Summit Gardens since the grand opening. Staff photo. The project began as “Save the Church” back in August 2015. After several fund raisers and a board stocked with some of the most legendary volunteers in the history of Howe, the project was officially completed in November of 2019 with a ribboncutting ceremony. The 1893 former Howe Christian Church held its first wedding as Summit Gardens on March 27, 2020 when Cort Myrick married Sarah Whitt. Since then, the venue has converted to the Howe Area Chamber of Commerce and Howe Economic Development headquarters, but also serves as an event venue which has brought in a gross amount of $7,400 since January 1, 2023. With only half of the year gone, it eclipses the 2022 total which was $6,275. Funds received are kept in the Collins Memorial Account with the city that was set up with the origi-

nal donation by the Collins family. “Most events are baby showers, wedding showers, wedding receptions, and birthday parties,” said Monte Walker, director of economic development. “But even though we had to remove the dedicated bride’s room, we are still hosting some weddings and we have one scheduled for August.” The building, even while insulated, and recently re-insulated, does produce a substantial electric bill, but that annual budget has been nearly offset already. The building is in need of repairs on the porch and in the entrance. Walker is hoping that the Howe Area Chamber of Commerce can help with some of those upcoming expenses. Those interested in booking the venue can do so for $75/hour and can book online at summitgardens.org.

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Howe Bulldogs land several on all-district squad

Austin Haley 1st Team Pitcher

Anthony Lowder Newcomer of the Year

Ryan Hough “The Catcher” 2nd Team Catcher

Cooper Jones 2nd Team Outfield

Matt Hayes Second Team Pitcher

Garren Lankford 2nd Team Shortstop

Carson Daniels Honorable Mention First Base

SIT DOWN FORKLIFT OPERATORS workintexas.com Posting ID 16000271 Location Sherman Posting Close Date 07/31/23 Posting Link https:// bit.ly/3MKVSl0 A local company is looking for SIT DOWN FORKLIFT OPERATORS.1st and 2nd shifts available. At least one year of experience.

MECHATRONICS ENGINEER workintexas.com Posting ID 15670429 Location Sherman Posting Close Date 08/15/23 Posting Link https:// bit.ly/42mctkN Description A local company is looking for a MECHATRONICS ENGINEER who will install and repair industrial equipment and systems used to manufacture insulation. This position requires a Bachelor's Degree.

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Explosion of AP climate change stories following $8 million environmental grant By Paul Bedard Washington Examiner

‘New abnormal: Climate disaster damage down to $268 billion.’”

In the year following a grant of more than $8 million to the Associated Press from key climate change advocates, the news service has poured out at least 64 stories warning of environmental calamity, according to a new media study.

AP pledged it would keep total control of stories despite the infusion of cash.

Media Research Center Business charted the stories and language used following the multimillion-dollar grant and found that AP also used over 500 environmental extremism buzzwords in the stories.

While reporters have expressed concern, editors have promised not to cave to the politics of donors. All those that provided the grant money to AP have been climate activists.

The media giant, which feeds news outlets worldwide, received grants totaling $8 million from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Quadrivium, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the Walton Family Foundation in February 2022. AP said it would hire 20 new environmental writers with the money to create a climate swat team to “enhance the global understanding of climate change and its impact across the world.” So far, it has lived up to its promise, said MRC Business, a branch of the conservative media watchdog. In its study, provided to Secrets, MRC Business wrote, “The term ‘Climate Change’ itself appeared a whopping 212 times. ‘Warming’ and ‘Global Warming’ appeared 140 times collectively. ‘Extreme(s)’ emerged 32 times and ‘Disaster(s)’ and ‘Climate Disaster’ appeared a collective 30 times. One Dec. 9, 2022, AP story was headlined:

Reporting supported by philanthropic donations has increased recently as advertising has dried up. Even the New York Times uses it.

Hewlett, for example, said on its webpage that its grants “focus on cleaning up power production, using less oil, using energy more efficiently, preserving forests, addressing nonCO2 greenhouse gases, and financing climate-friendly investments.” The MRC Business study authors wrote, “The so-called ‘journalism’ AP has been doing on climate involves behaving like the de facto mouthpiece for its major left-wing donors who have an obsession with pushing apocalyptic climate narratives on the internet.” Washington Secrets works with MRC every Monday to come up with the best example of media bias for the weekly “Liberal Media Scream” feature. While the focus is usually politics, the feature includes "woke" politics, such as climate change extremism. In its study, MRC Business highlighted one story about a United Nations report that included several climate buzzwords. “Deadly with extreme weather now, climate change is about

to get so much worse,” it opened. “It is likely going to make the world sicker, hungrier, poorer, gloomier and way more dangerous in the next 18 years with an ‘unavoidable’ increase in risks, a new United Nations science report says,” it added.

MRC Business said that while the AP has noted its funding on related stories, a concern is that a partner does not also include that note.

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Vacation Bible School schedules First Baptist Church Howe 301 S. Denny St., Howe, TX 75459 Theme: Stellar, Shine Jesus’ Light July 17-21, 6 pm—8:30 pm for kids entering first grade through sixth grade. Registration is at https:// vbspro.events/p/fbchowe Contact: michelle@fbchowe.org

Community Bible Fellowship 415 S. Collins Fwy., Howe, TX 75459 Theme: Lifeway Twists and Turns August 6-10, Sunday, Registration and dinner at 5:00 pm. Monday – Thursday, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm.

FBC XYZ Submitted—Rene' Galarza will be providing the program at the June FBC XYZ meeting this Thursday at 10:30 in Fellowship Hall of the church. Come in the south Kitchen door and , after a short business meeting, enjoy our fun, food, and fellowship with friends, lunch, and program. XYZ stands for eXtra Years of Zest.

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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

2022-23 Local taxation State Sales Tax General Revenue Sales Tax Economic Development (Type B) Sales Tax Total

6.25 % 1.00 % 1.00 % 8.25 %

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

$0.54 $1.27 $0.31 $0.15 $2.27

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: Jeff Stanley City Secretary: Regina Harris Utility Billing and Municipal Court 116 E. Haning St. 903-532-5571 Utility Clerk: Beccy Roberts Court Clerk: Kristie Tatar (After hours night drop available)

Cityofhowe.org 2022-23 City of Howe Water, Sewer, Refuse collection rates - one bill

Public Works 317 S. Hughes St. Public Works Director: Mickey Phillips Code Enforcement 317 S. Hughes St. Code Enforcement Officer: Benjamin Fuhr Howe 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 Police Sergeant: Keith Milks 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

Flags will be out after Independence Day Troop 45 flags will remain out from Memorial Day until after Independence Day. This is due to the closeness of the three flags holidays and scouts will be out of town for various camps. If there are any problems with the flags during this time, please contact any Troop 45 scout or parent, or email Jones.Holly@howeisd.net.

"With a united effort we can make the place in which we live clean, wholesome, attractive. We can make the crowded city dweller homesick to come back to us and real living. We can bring new life, new business, new beauty, to the little towns." - Mame Roberts

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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 6:00 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 9:00 am - Men's Prayer Time 9:45 am - Sunday School 10:45 am - A.M. Worship Service 5:00 pm - Adult Choir Practice 6:00 pm - Evening Worship 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

Job 19:25 I know that my redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand on the earth.

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Texas History Minute Change often came slowly to the South, but it often arrived with a whirlwind of effort pushing it along. Helen Stoddard, a Ken Bridges force of nature unto herself, became a leader in the state with her efforts to defeat alcohol and promote women’s equality. Stoddard became an early professor and pursued a host of causes across Texas, including child welfare, women’s education, food safety, prohibition of alcohol, and women’s suffrage. Her stubborn mindset, coupled with a sharp intellect and fiery sermons galvanized legislators and public opinion at the turn of the century. Along the way, Helen Stoddard became one of the cofounders of what is now Texas Woman’s University and one of the first women to run for Congress. Helen M. Gerrels was born in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, off Lake Michigan, in 1850. Church was an important part of her early life. She was a bright and exceptional child and attended Ripon College, a church-based college preparatory institution as a young woman. She enrolled at Genesee Wesleyan Seminary in New York and excelled at her studies. She graduated from the seminary as head of her class in 1873. It was there that she met her future husband, S. B. Stoddard, and the two married shortly after graduation and moved to Nebraska. They soon had two sons, but their happiness soon dissipated. One son died in infancy, and her husband’s health collapsed. The family moved to Florida, believing the warm climate would save his failing health. However, his condition deteriorated, and he died in 1878. Her parents had moved to Hamilton County, Texas, in 1877, and with a young son to raise, Stoddard moved to Texas to join them. She began teaching school and soon set up a Sunday School in Indian Gap. In 1885, Stoddard began teaching at the now-

defunct Fort Worth University, a college associated with the Methodist Episcopal Church. She soon became interested in the prohibition movement, convinced of the serious harm that alcohol did to families and marriages through health issues, financial ruin, and violence in the home. She was elected president of the Texas Women’s Christian Temperance Union in 1891 and took on the cause of combating alcohol full-time. She went across the state recruiting members and speaking to different organizations. She successfully lobbied legislators to pass a slew of laws aimed at protecting children and public health in the 1890s, including laws mandating that public school students be taught the dangers of alcohol, banning overthe-counter sales of cocaine, restricting mail delivery of alcohol to dry counties, banning child labor in factories, raising the age of consent for girls from 12 to 15, and banning the sale of cigarettes to children under 16. Stoddard also lobbied for the opening of a state women’s college. In 1901, the legislature agreed to create the Girls’ Industrial College though there had been great opposition to college education for women. Stoddard was named to the board of regents, the first woman in Texas to serve on the governing body of any Texas state college. The board selected Denton as the site of the new college, which opened in 1903. Stoddard continued to serve as the college changed its name to the College of Industrial Arts (it became Texas Women’s University in 1957). At the college’s dedication, Stoddard noted, “Economic independence will allow them to build their lives upon intelligent choice.” She also became an advocate for giving women the right to vote, believing it would help the cause of women’s education and the fight against alcohol. The strain of her schedule overwhelmed her, causing a series of health problems. She stepped down from her roles with the WCTU and the college board in 1907. She moved to California to be near her son and his wife.

A time to Remember and Respect This is a week when we honor those who died in battle for our country. There was a time when society seemed to be more sensitive and compasDr. Billy Holland sionate about casualties of war, but today there are many distractions that cause the mind and conscience to skip over what is important. Another example is the neglect to teach young children about who God is. Nevertheless, some people might not realize there is a distinction between Memorial Day and Veterans Day. Memorial Day commemorates the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces, particularly those who died in battle or as a result of wounds sustained in battle. In other words, the purpose of Memorial Day is to memorialize the veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. You’ll find that some veterans find it dismaying when they are thanked on this day and most realize the person has good intentions but are confused about who the day is meant to honor. It’s a time to remember those who lost their lives and could not come home. We might consider how we can support and safeguard their grieving families and loved ones who are left behind, as well as reflect on why we have the freedom that we enjoy today. Veterans Day is the day set aside to thank and honor every Veteran who served in the United States Armed Forces, in wartime or peacetime, regardless of whether they died or survived. Veterans Day is always observed officially on November 11, regardless of the day of the week on which it falls. For all the families that have lost loved ones to war, this week let us pray and consider not only the untold agony these soldiers went through but also the torment of their grieving families. If we pay attention to how the American flags are raised on Memorial Day, we notice at sunrise, flags are raised to full staff briskly, then lowered to a halfstaff position, where they remain until noon, then raised to the top of the staff until sunset. Traditionally, on Memorial Day, volunteers often place small

American flags on each grave site at national cemeteries. A national moment of remembrance takes place at 3:00 P.M. Consider visiting a local cemetery to place flags; many organizations are grateful for volunteers. The custom of honoring ancestors by cleaning cemeteries was an annual act of remembrance, as well as a chance to clean and decorate family memorials. My mom and dad used to do this when I was a kid. In early rural America, it was usually performed in summer and was an occasion for family reunions and picnics. Memorial Day was originally known as Decoration Day, starting with the American Civil War. It’s believed that the tradition of honoring the dead was inspired by the way Southern states decorated the graves of both Confederate and Union soldiers with flowers, wreaths, and flags. On May 5, 1868, General John A. Logan issued an order to designate May 30 as an annual day of remembrance. With the Civil War, America’s need to honor its military dead became prominent as monuments were raised and ceremonies centering on the decoration of soldiers’ graves were held in towns and cities throughout the nation. After World War I, Decoration Day included all fallen soldiers, not just those from the Civil War, and the term “Memorial Day” started being used. By World War II, Memorial Day became the term in more common usage. In 1971, Memorial Day became a national holiday by an act of Congress. My uncle Kenny Maye and his cousin Thomas Maye were drafted for the Korean War at the tender age of 18. Two young men fresh out of high school who had their entire lives ahead of them. My mother admired her older brother Kenny who worked in a grocery store after school and would give their mother a part of his wages to help the struggling family. Mom was the youngest and remembers the day when military personnel arrived and knocked on the door with the devastating news that Kenny had been killed on the front lines of battle. His body was not recovered, but they did find his dog tags on the battlefield. My grandmother ran through the house screaming and stayed in bed for a week. Thomas was never found and is still listed as missing in action. Soon no one will even remember these lads, but God will never forget them. Read more about the Christian life at billyhollandministries.com

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The Patriot Pony Lawmaker probing J6 security failures: 'People of interest’may have withheld critical intel Rep. Barry Loudermilk also says he has obtained “scripts” used by Democrat J6 committee to stage-manage last year’s hearings

TBy John Solomon The lawmaker leading the investigation into security failures that occurred at the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot says his team has identified “people of interest” who may have played a role in suppressing intelligence that forewarned of violence that fateful day. In a wide-ranging interview, Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., confirmed earlier reporting by Just the News that the Capitol Police intelligence unit had received days and weeks in advance a significant amount of detailed intelligence that identified specific extremist groups that planned to commit violence on Jan. 6, 2021, and some of the tactics they planned to use. But those red-flags weren’t passed up the chain, including to then-Chief Steven Sund, so that executives could adjust the security inside and outside the Capitol, he said. “We do know that the security failure began with an intelligence failure,” Loudermilk said Friday in an interview with the Just the News, No Noise television show. “We have uncovered that there was significant intelligence that was provided to the intelligence division of the Capitol Police, starting in the beginning of December, all the way up through the morning of Jan. 6. “Some of that intelligence actually laid out what the operational plan of some extreme groups were to enter the Capitol, take over Congress, even kill some Capitol police if they had to,” he also said. “This made it to the Intelligence Division. But it never made it any further. Even the chief of Capitol Police was not made aware of that level of intelligence.” Loudermilk said his House Administration investigative subcommittee has made substantial progress identifying specific individuals who may have either mishandled or suppressed the intelligence, and have begun asking questions. “Who was involved in this? Was it one person that just squelched the intelligence? Was it just a massive failure? Was it because of incompetence, or was it somebody who purposely suppressed that intelligence?,” he asked. “There's actually some people of interest that we're talking to, and we're looking into to see where that failure was.”

Loudermilk said getting those answers are key to better protecting the Capitol and honoring the officers who were left unaware of the danger they were to face on Jan. 6. “The frontline officers, man, they fought valiantly that day," he said. "But they were ill equipped. They were not prepared, and none of them knew what was coming. But there were certain people in the Capitol Police that did." Just the News reported last year that federal and local law enforcement partners sent Capitol Police significant intelligence warnings of violence days and weeks ahead of the Jan. 6 event, including specific threats by groups like Oath Keepers and Proud Boys and warnings that the tunnel system throughout the Capitol might be targeted. The warnings though did not get sent up the chain of command to Chief Sund. And just three days after the Jan. 6 Capitol breach, one of the Capitol Police's top intelligence analysts sent a blistering email to supervisors, blowing the whistle on what he said was a failure to heed clear intelligence warning that right-wing rioters planned to storm the Capitol. "We analysts have been reporting for weeks that Patriot groups are commenting on social media their intentions to storm the U.S. Capitol with overwhelming numbers," Eric Hoar wrote in the Jan. 9, 2021, email to his bosses. "I don't know what was occurring behind the scenes, but I hope that information was briefed with the veracity it deserved, and not just a onetime Event Assessment." File EricHoarIntelligenceFailuresMemo1-921RedactedAddresses.pdf Loudermilk also revealed that he is reviewing the work of the Democrat-led House Jan. 6 investigative committee that wrapped up its work last year, and has found some shocking evidence that much of its public hearings were stage managed. “We found out in the in the documents that I acquired from the Jan. 6 committee is the written script of every member of the committee. Just like you would have on a teleprompter or if you memorize a script for a movie,” he said. “And so every single aspect of their hearings was scripted for a Hollywood type of emotional appeal to the American people." He said Republicans now running the (Continued on page 16)

Texas governor says he wants to eliminate property taxes Abbott says goal possible to achieve over time because of the significant economic growth of the state.

By Bethany Blankley Gov. Greg Abbott says his goal is to eliminate homeowners’ property taxes in the state of Texas. He says it’s possible to achieve over time because of the significant economic growth of the state. All three Republican leaders, Abbott, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick and Speaker Dade Phelan, have pledged to reduce property taxes and made it a legislative priority. They’ve also all agreed to dedicate roughly half of the $33 billion surplus, $17 billion, to provide property tax relief. The money is already appropriated, Abbott said. “Now we just need to decide how we are going to cut those property taxes.” This is a great problem to have, he notes, when other states like California are running double-digit deficits. However, the leaders haven’t been able to reach an agreement. With the regular session coming to a close on May 29, Abbott called a special legislative session to first address property tax relief. On Friday, Abbott spoke at a Texas Public Policy Foundation event recapping the 88th legislative session and explaining his vision to end property taxes. Earlier in the week, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick highlighted his plan to reduce property taxes at TPPF, including a combination of reducing school district property taxes, referred to as compression, and increasing the homestead exemption. After Abbott called a special legislative session directing the legislature to pass a property tax relief bill solely through compression, on Tuesday, the Senate and House passed separate and different bills and remain at a standstill. Abbott on Friday reiterated that the goal isn’t just about reducing property taxes but eliminating them. “How should we approach it? We

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. Photo by NPR must go big,” he said. “We must dream big. You’ve got to dream it and then you’ve got to do it.” "In Texas, we don't do things halfheartedly," he said. "We go big, and we make sure we accomplish our big vision. Texans want to own their property, not rent it from the government. Under my property tax plan, we will put Texans on the pathway to eliminate property taxes.” The way to do this is through compression, he said, or reducing the amount of property taxes paid to school districts, which he says will initially cut property taxes by 29%. This approach, he says, “will put us on a pathway where in the ensuing sessions we will be able to get to zero for your property tax rate, for your school district property taxes.” He also responded to critics who said this approach isn’t feasible. He said it is because “Texas has the number one fastest growing economy in the United States of America. Our economy is now more than $2.3 trillion a year. “We’re trying to spend $17 billion out of an economy that produces $2.3 trillion a year. That’s .007% of our whole GDP, less than one-tenth of one percent. We can do it.” Abbott said people haven’t considered other factors. “Our largest source of revenue in the state is sales tax,” he said. “Texas is #1 for population growth. The hundreds of thousands of people coming to Texas every year are paying sales taxes,” he said. Despite economic fluctuations, he said, more people and businesses are paying sales taxes, franchise taxes and other taxes every year. “Texas has continued revenue streams,” he said. (Continued on page 16)

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He also said that once homeowners receive a property tax bill that’s zero dollars for school district property taxes, they’d spend more, and pay more in sales tax. The rate of increased spending hasn’t been considered in the property tax reduction debate, he said. Another factor, he said, is that “Texas can and must find additional ways to cut spending wherever we can. There’s a more strategic way of cutting spending and that’s by dedicating revenue to make sure that you will not spend that money in the first place. You can always dedicate revenue or cut spending to make sure we live within our means.” He compared Texas committing to eliminating property taxes to the process of buying a new home. “It’s the same process that every family in Texas goes through when they buy a house in the first place. If you buy a house, you may think, ‘well it’s a stretch for us, we may not have the income, what if we get sick or lose our job…’ People face unknowns when they buy a house. But they make a commitment. We’re going to buy this house. We’re going to find the money to pay for it. And we’ll be disciplined. We have to pay our mortgage first, and we can pay for everything else later. “We can make that same discipline approach to the Texas budget to make sure first, we invest in the people of Texas and the taxpayers of Texas by the first thing we do is to return your taxes to you by driving down your property tax rate until it gets to zero.” The first special legislative session lasts for 30 days. If the legislature can’t reach an agreement, Abbott said he will call a second special legislative session until they pass property tax relief. Twitter—@rattletrap1776 If you’re not reading the Blueprint, and you’re relying on your opinion, then it’s all fairydust and fartsicles. You don’t have to be a Vet or Lawyer to understand, but you have to know what’s in place via Military and Federal Laws and Orders and there’s plenty visuals of those

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House administration committee are taking a different approach to elicit facts, no emotion. “We just recently had a hearing with the chief of the Capitol Police. There was nothing scripted about it,” he said. “We did have certain questions that we wanted to ask, but each member had their questions. The chief wasn't given a script in advance. … These hearings from the January 6 Select Committee were Hollywood productions.”

Doctored evidence? Democrat-led J6 panel added audio to silent security video for primetime hearings J6 Unmasked: Silent Capitol Police security footage altered by adding audio from another source during a montage that aired at the select committee's first primetime hearing last June.

By John Solomon and Nicholas Ballasy The Democrat-led House Select Committee to Investigate Jan. 6 doctored a key piece of its evidence, adding audio to silent U.S. Capitol Police security footage used to create a dramatic video montage for the opening of its primetime hearings last summer, according to a Just the News review of the original raw footage and interviews. In at least two instances identified by Just the News, the panel's sizzle reel that aired live and on C-SPAN last June failed to identify that it had overdubbed audio from another, unidentified source onto the silent footage. Multiple current and former Capitol Police officials as well as key lawmakers and congressional aides confirmed that the closed-circuit cameras that captured the video do not record sound and that it was added afterwards. A former spokesman for the Jan. 6 committee told Just the News that the panel was supposed to clearly mark any video that was dubbed with another audio source, and it did so on some occasions in the sizzle reel. But Just the News identified two key pieces of Capitol Police closed circuit television (“CCTV”) footage -- one from an inside angle showing the dramatic breach of a key entrance to the Capitol by rioters and the other an aerial view of the agitated crowd outside – from a camera system that Capitol Police officials confirmed did not have sound recording capabilities. Yet, the footage shown by the committee inexplicably included sound on the video montage they produced. That video is without any disclaimer showing the audio had been dubbed. You can see those videos in the player above. Spokesmen and other aides for the Jan. 6 committee and its former chairman, Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., did not return repeated requests for comment on why the two key scenes were dubbed without the public being told. The chairman of the current GOP-led House Administration subcommittee that continues to investigate the security failures of the Jan. 6 tragedy blasted the decision to dub audio without informing the public, saying it was further proof Democrats wanted to sway opinion rather than gather facts. "What the American people want to know is the truth, and this was nothing

but a Hollywood production," Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Ga., told the Just the News, No Noise television show Friday night. "The committee spent $18.5 million, at least that's what we know of, to write a dossier against Donald Trump and to create this Hollywood production. And when I looked at the videos, it's clear, it's apparent to me that it is a Capitol police security video film, and there is no audio whatsoever.” "And so yes, it was dubbed on there for dramatic effect” Loudermilk continued, “And that shows that what they were trying to do is sway public opinion, not just get the truth out." The full and unadulterated CCTV security footage of the Jan. 6 riots is in the possession of the House Administration Committee. Just the News was authorized by Speaker Kevin McCarthy and the committee to review the footage and make copies of any newsworthy moments. On Thursday, Just the News released footage of former Speaker Nancy Pelosi's evacuation from the Capitol during the riot that showed she let her daughter film the exit Hollywood style, an act the former police chief said was a "distraction" for her security detail. Loudermilk has had his own battles with the Jan. 6 committee, which falsely accused him of leading a reconnaissance operation inside the Capitol for rioters the day before the attack. Capitol Police concluded the committee's allegation was false and all the congressman had done was give a tour to constituents in nearby congressional office buildings. As part of its review, Just the News compared original raw footage from the security cameras to the same footage aired during the Jan. 6 committee's sizzle reel. One video clip from the genuine security footage shows an aerial view of the U.S. Capitol Building without sound as the riot unfolded on Jan. 6. Yet during the hearing the same clip aired with audio of crowd noises.

ed the audio sources that were used. However, the clips in question do not show an audio source. "The police video, both in terms of surveillance video and body-cam video, was synced with the D.C. Metropolitan Police and US Capitol Police radio transmissions going on at the same time," the spokesperson said, replaying the response from the select committee staffer. "And the source of the audio was clearly identified in the video clips shown during the hearings and in the transcripts of the proceedings, where the audio is clearly marked as 'Police Radio Transmission' or 'USCP Radio Transmission or 'MPD Radio Transmission'." At press time, Just The News has been unable to determine whether the overdubbed police transmissions contained the crowd noises in the background audio. Just the News followed up and asked for the audio source of the two clips but did not receive a response. A former spokesperson for the committee also told Just the News that audio sources appeared as graphics on each video clip that aired during the public hearings. When presented with two examples of silent security footage where audio had been overdubbed without indication that the video had been doctored or the source of the soundtrack, the former spokesperson did not respond. Harvard law professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz said if the video evidence was altered and the public wasn't told, it warranted an investigation and forensic exam by Congress and would likely have resulted in serious repercussions had it occurred in a court of law. "Well, if this is true, if they really did dub the tapes without telling the public, if a lawyer did that, that lawyer would be disbarred," Dershowitz said. "It would be fraud if a person introduced that as testimony and didn't disclose that it had material added. That would be a form of perjury.

Another clip shows rioters entering the building through the Senate wing door. Viewers can hear glass breaking and a lot of shouting as the clip played during the hearing, but the Capitol Police and others have confirmed that the genuine and original version of this security footage had no audio.

"We ought to be able to prove that forensically, without any doubt, and we ought to be able to get the evidence of who added the words, where the words came. ... We have to get all the facts. But once the facts are known if it confirms what you've said, this is a very, very serious ethical and perhaps even legal breach."

Just the News contacted Thompson’s office and asked why it showed silent Capitol security footage with added audio. A spokesperson for Thompson responded with a statement from a staffer who works on the committee who said graphics on the clips indicat-

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