61.6 Howe Enterprise June 19, 2023 by The Howe Enterprise

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Volume 61, Edition 6, “God save the Queen, man” - Joe Biden said Friday from Connecticut to end his speech. White House correspondent Todd Gilliam of the Dallas Morning News, Friday’s pool reporter, told the press corps to stop asking him why Mr. Biden said it. (Gilliam: “I have no idea).” Those still ‘Ridin’ with Biden’ might need a helmet. ***** “It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.” - attributed to Mark Twain. ***** Here’s a big shoutout to the crews at GCEC and Oncor. ***** What kind of community is Howe? Well, after the Thursday storm, a friend of ours posted on social media early Friday that if any of his Howe peeps needed help, he was off work and had a chainsaw ready. It reminded us of the 2016 tornado that completely brought the community together. Way to go Mr. Grant, you inspired quite a few others to lend a helping hand. ***** Congrats to Pam Kirby on her cheer career. She was a member of the greatest Howe HS Class of all-time—1992. So they say... 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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Texoma Patriots, pg. 5 Leighton Berridge, pg. 5 Champions of Goodness, pg. 6 Library News, pg. 7 City Council Agenda, pg. 8 School Board Agenda, pg. 9 Library calendar, pg. 9 Lady Bulldogs basketball, pg. 10

City info, pg. 11 Local Churches, pg. 12 History/Christian, pg. 13 Patriot Pony, pg. 14-15 Chamber members, pg. 16 Past front pages, pg. 17-24

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Thursday night storm knocks the lights out in Howe

Above: A light pole that once witnessed the Interurban train run through downtown fell victim to Thursday’s high winds. Right: A trailer near Bethel Baptist Church was picked up and thrown by high winds during the same storm. Staff photo. Nearly all power across Howe was knocked out just after 9 pm Thursday evening as a thunderstorm rolled through. It was one of the largest storms which stretched over 12 counties at one time in Southern Oklahoma and North Central Texas. Most of the power was returned midafternoon Friday alt-

hough there were spots throughout the community that suffered longer outages. While Howe was under a tornado warning for quite some time, no official twister was spotted, however high winds knocked over age-old power poles and snapped trees all over

the area. A Jayco trailer parked at the residence next to Bethel Baptist Church was hurled approximately 70 yards to the west. The abnormal storm traveled southeast as the northern winds eventually overtook the hard blowing south wind around 9:10 pm.

Pom Poms down - grandbabies up, Kirby steps down as cheer coach after 17 years Lady Bulldogs summer In 2006, Pam Kirby started as an aid at the middle school and was quickly asked to take over as seventh grade cheer coach and a year later took both seventh and eighth grade. After five years in middle school, she was asked to take over the high school program and after 17 years, and two grandbabies, she’s stepping down to spend that quality time with her husband, kids, and grandkids. Monica Little has been announced as the

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workouts well attended

Howe girl athletes hit the weight room on Monday morning. Staff photo. The Brent and Pam Kirby family. Enterprise photo.

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new cheer coach for high school. With Kirby’s daughter Katelyn an entering seventh grader, she thought it would be fun to be the cheer instructor and be able to spend time with her. About two weeks into the season, Jill Farris, the eighth grade cheer sponsor, informed Kirby she wouldn’t be returning and said she could take over both seventh and eighth grade. In 2011, at the beginning of Katelyn’s senior year, then-high school principal Blake Styles asked Kirby to take over as the high school cheer coach. She initially hesitated because second daughter Whitney was about to be a seventh grader and didn’t want to leave her. “He said, if you go to the high school, you’ll have her all four years instead of two,” said Kirby. “And I thought that was a good point and I discussed it with Whitney and was fine with it.” Kirby’s first year was rough because she had to establish herself and her strict ways of managing the squad and the girls. “I wondered what I got myself into that first year. It was rough,” said Kirby. “But after that it was pretty smooth sailing.” Katelyn ended up graduating in 2012 and got into choreography for cheer and dance and has played a big role in the current HHS Cheer performances over the past ten years. When Katelyn had her child Peyton three years ago, he became part of the scene at cheer practices and the girls became attached to him. “My girls over the years have been so good to him. While I’m coaching, they pick him up and do whatever with him. They play with him and consider him like a little brother,” said Kirby. Her second grandson Nolan was born last July and now things are getting tighter with time and harder to take multiple grandkids to practices. To couple with the grandkids, her husband Brent has worked third shift at Tyson for 17 years and switched to first shift in January. This means that they would have evenings together for the first time in many years and she wanted to capture that time.

“I always said if he went to first shift, I’d quit because I missed all those nights with him,” said Kirby. “Peyton is about to start t-ball next spring and those are Saturday games. I don’t want to miss that stuff. Time is a thief and these three years have flown by,” said Kirby. She had prayed about it and tossed the thought over for two years. When she made the decision, she was at her desk and began to cry. She then made a trip to the high school and informed principal Phil Kempson that she was stepping down. He asked for one more year, but she had already made up her mind. “I cried for two weeks at the drop of the hat just out of nowhere,” said Kirby. “After 17 years, there are personal connections. Those girls are like family. It wasn’t just a program for me.” Kirby said the cheer program was her ministry that God put her in. “I was once an ignorant teenager and I made lots of mistakes and I just felt like God had put me there to help these girls whether it be trials or to just teach them to be good human beings; to be ladies,” said Kirby. As a 1992 Howe High School graduate, Kirby was highly influenced by HHS Highlighter instructor Betty Mullins whose influence was more than just dance, but also about how to be a lady and how to have and earn respect. Kirby said she incorporated a lot of Mullins’ influence and techniques into her program. “I always wanted to be an open door for them because I also know what it was like to be a teenager and have things going on in your life. You love your mother and your father, but there are certain things you just don’t feel comfortable talking to your parents about.” Any time an emotional investment is put into something such as Kirby has invested into the cheer program, it comes with hesitation to walk away. “I wasn’t perfect, but I put my heart and soul into. I spent a lot of hours doing it and I’m proud of what we’ve done,” said Kirby. (Continued on page 3)

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After her decision, she continued to pray that God would bring someone forward that was a good leader and shared her same values and sheared similar thought processes for the program. She was happy when the position fell to Monica Little. “I had Monica’s daughter, so she knew how it was,” said Kirby. Kirby known for being a stern disciplinarian, will hand the reigns to Little who shares the same strong backbone. “After meeting with her, she said, ‘Pam, you have a great program. I’m not going to try to fix something that’s not broken,’” said Kirby. “She’s got great Christian values and she’ll be in it for the girls.” Kirby says that Little is allowing her to mentor for the first year, so she’ll be available to help when needed. She plans on being at the first game and first pep rally to help when needed. Superintendent Kevin Wilson also allowed her to attend cheer competition the first year. “My hands are still in it a little bit, but I’m sure at some point I’ll be able to totally disconnect,” said Kirby. There’s a lot that goes on behind the scenes in cheerleading that many peo-

Pam Kirby ple take for granted. Kirby put in over 30 hours a week on top of her full-time job to prepare the girls for all-things cheer which not only includes routines, but also uniform coordination, volunteer hours, raising scholarship money, selling t-shirts, etc. “I’m ready to see where the next chapter takes me and I’m excited for the program and I think Monica will do well,” said Kirby.

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Lady Bulldogs

Coach Shawn Martin works with athletes on Monday. Staff photo. (Continued from page 1)

number of athletes show up to summer workouts and prepare for the upcoming school year. “It’s the second really good summer we’ve had so hopefully we can maintain that throughout the rest of the year,” said Anderson who said they have twice the amount of middle school kids from last year. “We’ve got two really big groups of girls that do

everything so it’s exciting to see them show up and come every day. Anderson said their workouts are geared for full body and strength training. Her goal is for the girls to be quicker, faster, and stronger. “That translates into everything so if we do that, we’re having a good summer,” said Anderson who is expecting a big jump from her athletes and says they have bought into the program in her second full year at the helm.

Varsity basketball players work on sport-specific workouts late in the week. Staff photo.

Coach Ashley Anderson gives instruction on drills. Staff photo.

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Texoma Patriots meet Tuesday The Texoma Patriots are inviting everyone to attend their next meeting on Tuesday, June 20th at 7 pm at the Red River Cowboy Church. Trevor Loudon will be the featured speaker. The church is located at 3800 Highway 691. Take exit 65 off Highway 75 and go West 1/4 mile. Trevor Loudon is an activist and political researcher. Recently we showed the film Enemies Within the Church which he produced. Trevor is an author, filmmaker, and public speaker from Christchurch, New Zealand. Currently, he lives in the US. For more than 30 years he has researched the radical left, Marxist, and terrorist movements and their covert influence

Trevor Loudon. Photo by The Minnesota Sun. on mainstream politics. He exposes how Red China and the SocioGlobalist left are accomplishing their driven conquests so we can counter them. America must continue its role as the bastion of freedom for the future of western civilization.

Howe's Leighton Berridge among the 6,500 students to graduate this spring from the University of Iowa IOWA CITY, IA (06/16/2023)-- In May more than 6,500 University of Iowa undergraduate, graduate, and professional students received degrees. These Hawkeyes have engaged, excelled, and stretched to reach their goals. Leighton Berridge of Howe, TX was among the students conferred their degrees. Berridge was a student in the College of Law whose program of study was Law. The degree awarded was a Juris Doctor. Year after year, students like these and

like Berridge have pushed to achieve more and to come together for the greater good-that's the Hawkeye Way. As this cohort of new graduates enters the next stage of their lives, they leave campus full of potential and promise. To learn more about the 2023 spring graduates, click HERE. To review a collection of images from commencement weekend, click HERE. To learn more about the University of Iowa, click HERE.

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Champions of Goodness hold belt test for students

Martial arts students and instructors who participated in the belt test June 12. Courtesy photo. On June 12, a belt test was held for Champions of Goodness Martial Arts, a Christian based non profit ministry. Steve Davis, who operates the martial arts program, had ten people testing from age six to 50 years of age. Davis said all of the students worked very hard and set an great example. We teach a variety of styles of self defense all reality based while building confi-

dence, self discipline and respect. Class schedule Core Fit Gym Tuesdays and Thursdays. Kids classes are from 7 pm to 8:15 pm with adult class from 8:15pm to 9:30 pm. They are accepting enrollment and can call 214-881-8377.

The instructors and judges at the belt test. Courtesy photo.

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Grayson Crisis Center partners with Howe Community for summer program

Kids enjoy “Storytime” at the Library last week. Courtesy photo.

Submitted by Howe Community Library This is a summer program being offered to middle school girls as an extension of our Be Strong from the Inside Out program. We are thrilled to continue to provide youth with opportunities where they can become empowered and see leadership opportunities in their community! Our goal is a dual purpose: to educate the girls on the variety of professions and roles women play in our community, how your businesses contribute to our community, and also for them to hear a bit about individual stories from women working in their professions and how they achieved their goals. We hope to inspire the youth as they look toward their future and give them hope in finding a place where they can thrive. The program will run 10am-4pm every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in June. On Tuesdays, we will be going to Howe Community Library to read to elementary aged children and do a craft with them. Tuesdays we will leave earlier at 9:30am to accomodate this. And we will conclude the program with a celebration on June 29th at 6pm for family to celebrate and learn about what their daughters learned. More details to come! Each week we have a different theme for the girls to explore and see how the presenters and community places we visit fit that theme, and the previous themes. Some of the people or places we will visit and hear from are TMC, Grand Central Station, Denison Fire Dept, Grayson County Sheriff Department, City of Sherman - various departments, Habitat for Humanity, Grayson College, Edward Jones, Lifehouse Chiropractic, McCullough and Pierson Insurance Co and more! Some of the skills topics include understanding what community is and how we are a part of it, leadership and healthy communication, teamwork, boundaries and looking toward the future. We are grateful for the community partners who are involved with speaking, as well as generous donation to support the program. We could not do this without them! Let's have a great summer and explore!

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Howe City Council Agenda NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF HOWE, TEXAS WILL BE HELD ON THE 20th DAY OF JUNE 2023 AT 6:00 P.M., AT 100 E. O'CONNELL, HOWE, TEXAS AT WHICH TIME THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS WILL BE DISCUSSED, TO WIT: CALL TO ORDER, INVOCATION, PLEDGE TO FLAGS PUBLIC REQUEST - At this time comments will be taken from the audience on any subject on the agenda. All comments are limited to a maximum of three minutes. In accordance with the Open Meetings Act, Council may not discuss or act on any of the items not posted on the agenda. CURRENT BUSINESS Consider/approve consent items which are marked by an *. A. Minutes of May 16, 2023 Meetings B. Finance statements - May 2023 1 . Discuss, consider, and act upon to the Consent agenda. 2. Discuss, consider and act upon removing Bill French and Brett Bearden from all city bank accounts and add mayor Karla McDonald and Mayor Pro Tern Sarah Myrick. 3. Discuss, consider and act upon using up to $6,000 from the Collins Fund Savings Account for repairs on Summit Gardens. 4. Amend the bylaws for the Howe Community Facilities Development Corporation to mirror the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts' eligibil ity for Type B EDC board members in a city under 20,000 in population which states: Under Type B "The city council must appoint a board of seven directors - up to four of whom can be employees or officers of the city or city council members - to serve twoyear terms. If the city's population is 20,000 or more, the directors must be residents of the city. For cities with fewer than 20,000 residents, directors must be residents of the county where a majority of the city is located, or reside within 10 miles of the city and in a county that borders the county where a majority of the city is located." 5. Upon amending of bylaws, consideration for the following board members: Brandon Grooms, Kelly Haley, Kent Lowder, Karla McDonald, Jesse Farrer Sr., Sharla Ross, and Mickey Phillips 6.

Departmental Reports: a. Police Department. b. Utility Department. c. Code Enforcement. d. Municipal Court. e. Administration. f. Fire Department. g. Economic Development

NOTICE OF EXECUTIVE SESSION: Executive Session: In accordance with Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, the City Council will recess into Executive Session pursuant to the following sections: Texas Government Code Sec. 551.074 (1) to deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of public officers or employees in the Howe Police Department and City Administration; and/or (2) to hear a complaint or charge against officers and employees of the Howe Police Department and the City of Howe Administration. The council will consider, discuss and act on personnel, personnel contracts and pay schedules. RECONVENE Reconvene into regular session. 7. Consider, Discuss and Act on any items listed under closed or executive session, as needed. 8. Mayor Comments ADJOURN

Job Title REGISTERED NURSE workintexas.com Posting ID 15969095 Location Sherman Posting Close Date 08/01/23 Posting Link https:// bit.ly/3qSTLnC Description A local company is looking for a REGISTERED NURSE who will coordinate and oversee all aspects of patients' home care. This position requires a current license, and a minimum of 1 year of related experience.

Job Title ELECTRICAL, INSTRUMENTATION, CONTROLS TECHNICIAN workintexas.com Posting ID 15928500 Location Sherman Posting Close Date08/31/23 Posting Link https:// bit.ly/42KAF0u Description A local company is looking for an ELECTRICAL, INSTRUMENTATION, CONTROLS TECHNICIAN who will install, maintain and troubleshoot plant electrical systems and motor control centers and have the ability to operate equipment and machinery safely while meeting all quality and production expectations. This position requires a High School Diploma or Equivalent, and a minimum of 2 years of related experience.

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Howe ISD School BoardAgenda Kids learn about milking

A Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of Howe ISD will be held on Monday, June 19, 2023 beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the Howe ISD Administration Office located at 105 W. Tutt St, Howe, Texas.

CALL TO ORDER/DETERMINATION OF QUORUM INVOCATION/PLEDGES PUBLIC FORUM PUBLIC HEARING A. Presentation of the Howe ISD Proposed 2023-24 Budget and Tax Rate Information B. Public Comments/Questions Related to the Howe ISD Budget and Tax Rate Presentation V. REPORTS A. Superintendent Report 1. Enrollment 2. Personnel 3. Report of Purchases Outlined in Policy CH (LOCAL) 4. A-F Accountability Refresh 5. Other Information VI. THE BOARD WILL CONSIDER, DISCUSS, AND/OR TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING THE FOLLOWING: A. Consent Agenda Items 1. Minutes for May 15, 2023 Regular Meeting and June 13, 2023 Budget Workshop 2. Monthly Financial Reports 3. Update 2022-23 Vendor List 4. Initial 2023-24 Vendor List 5. Resolution Regarding Annual Review of Investment Policy and Strategies 6. Central Texas Purchasing Cooperative Interlocal Agreement/Resolution B. Approval of Purchases Outlined in Policy CH(LOCAL) C. Budget Amendments D. Policy Update 121, affecting the following LOCAL Policies (see attached) E. 2023-24 Employee Comp Plan and Stipend Schedule F. Adopt 2023-24 Budget

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Kids who attended the Howe Community Library program on Monday saw a presentation from the Southwest Dairy Farmers on milk cows and how milk is produced. Staff photo.

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Lady Bulldogs finish in the semi -finals in summer basketball

Left to right: Presley Shockey—junior, Kendall Griffin—senior, Brooklyn Upton—sophomore, Tori Williams—sophomore, Addison Bond— sophomore, Emery Snapp—senior, Aubrielle West—senior, Matalee Stewart—senior, Preslee Harrell—junior, and Kamry Snapp—junior. Courtesy photo. The Howe Lady Bulldogs basketball program is off to a good start for summer action. In the first game, they got the win over Zavala before losing to Mount Vernon. Howe then bean Providence Academy and SETX (AAU). In the semifinals, Howe lost to Pittsburg, 37-34. Howe’s only losses came to the two teams playing in the championship out of 11 teams.

Kendall Griffin was named to the All Camp Team.

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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

1 Samuel 2:6“The LORD brings death and makes alive; he brings down to the grave and raises up. 7 The LORD sends poverty and wealth; he humbles and he exalts.

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Texas History Minute The generation that fought World War I is now gone, but their legacy of bravery continues to live on. One of those figures was Ken Bridges Private Marcelino Serna of El Paso, one of the most highly decorated men of the war. As an immigrant, he fought with uncommon bravery to defend his new home. Serna was born in April 1896 in a mining camp in Chihuahua, one of the Mexican states bordering Texas. His family was poor, but Serna wanted a better life for himself. In 1915, determined to find work, he left his family at the age of 19. He came to El Paso in search of the American Dream. Initially, he did not speak English but was able to find work on a railroad maintenance crew. From there, he found his way to Colorado where he worked as a farm hand. In 1917, the United States entered World War I and initiated the first draft since the Civil War. Federal officials stopped Serna in Colorado and asked his draft status. In spite of his status as a Mexican citizen, Serna, like so many other immigrants, volunteered to fight for his new country. After three weeks of basic training at Camp Funston, Kansas, he was assigned to the 335th Infantry of the 89th Division and sent to France. In France, his unit found itself in the middle of fierce battles, some of the worst faced by American units. German assaults were relentless. Casualties were high. Serna and the men of his unit fought on. On September 12, 1918, his unit was pinned down by intense machine gun fire. Twelve troops were killed. Serna volunteered to scout ahead to find a way to knock out the German positions. He crept alone until he reached the machine gun, threw four grenades at them, killing six. He captured eight others and returned to his unit. Two weeks later, he followed a German sniper to the enemy trenches and laid down fire. He killed 26 German soldiers and captured the remaining 24. For his actions, he received the Distinguished Service Cross, the secondhighest medal in the army. He was personally decorated by Gen. John J. Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Forces. Marshal Ferdinand Foch, commander of the French forces, awarded him the Croix de Guerre, France’s highest award. The

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Italian army also honored him for his bravery. He was the first Hispanic ever awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. When army officials discovered that he was a citizen of Mexico, the army offered to send him back to Mexico as a hero. Serna declined, preferring to stay with his fellow soldiers and help his adopted country fight on to final victory. He received two Purple Hearts for injuries under fire. In November 1918, just days before the end of the war, he was shot in the legs by a German sniper. He returned home from the war as one of the most highly decorated Texans of World War I. In May 1919, Serna was given an honorable discharge and left the army. He married in 1922, a long marriage that produced six children. He officially became a U. S. citizen in 1924. He took a series of various jobs before settling in El Paso and working at a canning factory. Not long afterward, he began working at El Paso’s Fort Bliss as a civilian worker in the quartermaster’s office. Some time after the opening of the William Beaumont General Hospital at Fort Bliss, Serna took a job working at the facility. He spent many years working as a plumber, still helping his fellow soldiers by keeping the hospital running, before his retirement in 1961. He remained active in his church and the local Veterans of Foreign Wars. The only Hispanic to receive the Medal of Honor during World War I was Private David Barkley of Laredo, and one of only three Texans to be so awarded. Barkley died on November 9, 1918, two days before the end of the war, when he drowned while completing a scouting mission against the German lines. He was only 19. In spite of Serna’s actions and numerous efforts by politicians and community organizations, he never received the Medal of Honor during his lifetime. Serna died at his home in El Paso in 1992 at the age of 95. He was buried with full military honors. In 1995, Texas Congressman Ron Coleman proposed legislation to posthumously award Serna with the Medal of Honor. The measure did not pass. In 2017, however, the port of entry at Tornillo, just southeast of El Paso, was renamed in Serna’s honor. Another congressional attempt to honor Serna with the Congressional Medal of Honor in 2021 failed. In 2022, State Sen. Cesar Blanco of El Paso pushed through a measure that gave Serna the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor, one of only 16 Texans ever so honored.

God Did That Within the unlimited amount of evidence to prove that God is real and the Creator of all things, there is no greater example than the Sun, Earth, and Dr. Billy Holland Moon. The average person does not wake up in the morning and rush to the window to see if the sun is going to rise, or if the earth is being drawn into a black hole. Neither would anyone jump up and down just to make sure the levels of gravity did not change during the night or if the oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide levels are still maintaining the perfect atmosphere to breathe. God not only created where we live, He also carefully maintains it. The reliability of time and the seasons for example relays a message from God that we can trust Him with everything.

when the Sun will rise and set 100 years from now. Random chance? Hardly. God regulates a bearable temperature with a constant perfect amount of carbon dioxide as we do not appreciate oxygen until we can’t breathe.

Science has written a library of knowledge about the Sun, Earth, and moon, but no one can fathom why they work together no more than why oxygen gives life to the blood or how can the brain manage every system of our bodies instantly all at once. Beyond what they are, how do they stay in place?” The Sun is actually a star, and the universe contains an incalculable amount of them. They are different sizes and some are even 100 times larger than our Sun. According to the experts, they are luminous balls of gases, mostly hydrogen and helium, with nuclear fusion at their core to support the masses which are held together by their own gravity. Beyond what all the celestial bodies are, how do they stay in place?”

When it comes to how the universe began, we’ve heard about how everything we see and know projected outward from this ginormous explosion and it’s still expanding. This is quite different from the Bible’s account of creation. However, if this is the way God wanted to create the universe billions of years ago, we should we argue? The writers of Genesis did not call it a “big bang” because the creation of the entire cosmos and the creation of the Sun, Earth, and Moon are probably two different events. Read the creation account carefully and you will discover it focuses on our planet and the mention of heavens refers to multiple atmospheres such as, Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere, Ionosphere, Exosphere, and Magnetosphere. Could God have formed the Earth billions of years after He created the Universe? Yes! The point is that none of it happened by coincidence. “For by Him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth. Visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by Him and for Him: and He is before all things, and by Him, all things consist.” Colossians 1:16-17.

If the Sun moved away even a small amount, our planet would be frozen and if it inched closer, we would be burned to a crisp. The conclusion: We build miniature replicas and hang them with strings, but the only explanation about how these massive round objects remain stationary can be nothing other than the one who made them is holding them there. The Earth has not only been in a precise orbit around the Sun since the beginning, it also maintains a perfect tilt and a perfect rotational speed. The Moon orbits the Earth exactly every 27.3 days as the Earth and Moon are both moving around the Sun with such preciseness that we can know the exact minute

If our planet were a tiny bit smaller or larger, let’s just say that mass affects gravity and life would not be the same as we enjoy now. All of this and so much more is going on every second and we rarely stop to even give Him thanks. As technology advances to study the cosmos, the more complex it becomes. The same is true with the vast mysteries of the human body and all living creatures, they are such intricate, and perplexing miracles of creation. It’s said the human eye consists of more than two million working parts and this is just a small component compared to the brain. The most advanced computer cannot compare to the brain which controls 100 billion neurons communicating with each other constantly.

Dr. Billy Holland is an ordained minister, community chaplain, and Christian author. Read more about God and the Christian life at billyhollandministries.com

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The Patriot Pony Biden kicks off reelection bid amid Biden has added twice as much debt as Trump over same time period of first term obstacles including low poll Biden has added $4.3 trillion to the nation's $32 trillion debt so far in his term compared to $2.1 trillion in Trump's first 2.5 years in office, according to Treasury. numbers, inflation and rival Trump Biden has huge lead on his primary challengers, but polling averages show him trailing Trump in a hypothetical 2024 matchup by about 2 percentage points Democrats – 47% – say they want him to run again. By Charlotte Hazard President Biden on Saturday kicked off his 2024 reelection bid in Pennsylvania to a warm, union-backed response in a voter-friendly state that will likely be more challenging to replicate in other states amid persistent inflation, questions about his age and a possible rematch with GOP rival Donald Trump. "I’m looking forward to this campaign,” Biden said at the Philadelphia Convention Center to cries of “four more years.” “We’ve got a record to run on," he continued. To be sure, Biden as president led the U.S. out of the final stages of the pandemic without the economy crashing and the labor market largely holding steady. On Saturday, he also highlighted the climate, tax and health care package signed into law last year that cut the cost of prescription drugs and lowered insurance premiums – pocketbook issues that advisers, according to the Associated Press, say will be the centerpiece of his argument for another term. However, the COVID-19-related emergency spending that Trump, then Biden signed into law also contributed to record-high inflation, which has declined but still remains at about 4%, roughly double the objective of 2%. Inflation is one of the major concerns for 2024 voters, particularly young voters. According to a recent survey conducted by Tufts University, 41% of voters in the 18-29 demographic said inflation and gas prices were among their top concerns. In Biden's roughly first 18 months in the White House, Republicans and their supporters have sought to erode the president's favorability among voters with attacks and congressional hearings including ones on whether he had influence as vice president over son Hunter Biden's questionable overseas business deals. However, he also faces questions and concerns within his own party. An Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll released in April found less than half of

Biden staffers say the 80-year-old president remains sharp on policy issues and has the stamina for another four years, despite his long-standing and frequent public gaffes. However, roughly two months ago, Biden's job approval rating hit a record low, according to an ABC News/ Washington Post poll that also showed 68% of Americans say he's too old for another term as president.

By Nicholas Ballasy President Joe Biden has added twice as much debt in his roughly 2.5 years in the White House, compared to former President Trump over the same period. The national debt surpassed $32 trillion Friday, reaching $32.03 trillion, according to Treasury Department data. The national debt has increased by roughly $4.3 trillion from $27.7 trillion since Biden took office on Jan. 20, 2021.

On Saturday, Biden, a former Delaware senator, also returned to the state in which was born and which he won in 2020 over incumbent Republican Trump – 50-48.8%

The Democrat president had a Democratic-led House and Senate to work with until January 2023 when the GOP took the House majority.

Winning the swing state has become critical for a modern day U.S. presidential nominee, and next year will be no different.

The national debt increased $2.1 trillion from the time Trump was inaugurated on Jan. 20, 2017 to June 17, 2019 – from $19.9 trillion to $22 trillion.

Trump won Pennsylvania in 2016 over Democrat nominee Hillary Clinton, 48.8-47.6%, a margin considered the narrowest in U.S. presidential elections.

Trump had a Republican-led House and Senate until January 2019 when the Democrats took the House majority.

Despite Trump having a double-digit lead on a large GOP presidential field, polling shows a hypothetical matchup between him and Biden appears close, with Election Day still far off in November 2024. The most recent RealClearPoltics.com polls average show Trump leading Biden 45-43.2%. Biden has only two official, well known challengers in the Democratic primary, environment lawyer and Kennedy family scion Robert Kennedy Jr. and author Marianna Williamson. Biden holds a roughly 46-point lead over Kennedy, his closest challenge, with Williamson polling in single digits, according to another, recent RCP polls average. On Saturday, amid a crowd filled with members of the influential AFL-CIO labor union, Biden referred to himself as the country's most "pro-union president." "There are a lot of politicians in this country who can't say the word 'union,'" said Biden, whose long political career has relied upon such support. "You know I’m not one of them. I'm proud to say the word. I'm proud to be the most pro-union president in American history."

When the coronavirus pandemic hit in March 2020, the national debt soared to record highs due to the massive stimulus bills passed by the Democratic-led House and Republican-led Senate and signed into law by Trump. Biden and the Democratic-led Congress passed their own pandemic stimulus bill in 2021 as well.

The national debt jumped from $23.5 trillion in mid-March of 2020, at the onset of the pandemic, to $27.7 trillion when Trump left office. Congress recently passed legislation to raise the nation's debt ceiling by roughly $4 trillion through next year. Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, said Friday that it's past time for Congress to take action to lower the nation's deficit, which the Congressional Office projects will total $1.4 trillion for fiscal 2023. "We can’t even get through a single fiscal year anymore without adding a trillion dollars in debt, and $33 trillion is likely just around the corner," she said. "Our debt addiction saddles the next generation with a debt burden that only grows larger so long as we insist on ducking the hard choices of governing. We need a return to responsible fiscal policy if we’re ever going to get ourselves out of this mess." Congress is currently working on the fiscal 2024 budget. The GOPcontrolled House Appropriations Committee formally adopted subcommittee spending allocations on Thursday that came in under the caps in the debt limit agreement, in a 33-27 vote. "The Fiscal Responsibility Act set a top line spending cap – a ceiling, not a floor – for Fiscal Year 2024 bills,” said House Appropriations Chairwoman Kay Granger, a Texas Republican. "That is why I will use this opportunity to mark up appropriations bills that limit new spending to the Fiscal Year 2022 top-line level.”

Joe Biden leavesAmericans confused as he bizarrely ends speech in Connecticut by declaring 'God save the Queen' Story by Dan Falvey GB News Joe Biden left Americans confused last night when he bizarrely ended a speech by declaring "God save the Queen". The US President made the strange remarks after giving an address on gun safety in Connecticut.

He had been due to shake hands with those in attendance - something known in America as a 'ropeline' - but was unable to because of poor weather. Ending his speech, he said: "I will stand in front of each section – no, I really mean it – if you can see the camera they can see you. (Continued on page 15)

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"It is the least consequential part of this whole meeting for you, I promise." Then, as he went to put down his microphone, he added: "All right? God save the Queen, man." Related video: 'God Save the Queen': Biden Baffles Supporters With an Offthe-Cuff Remark (WION) Now let's take a look at what's trending on we Current Time 0:01 / Duration 2:32 WION 'God Save the Queen': Biden Baffles Supporters With an Off-theCuff Remark 0 View on Watch Mocking the President, the hashtag "GodSaveTheQueen" started trending on social media shortly afterwards. The White House claimed that the common had been made in response to someone in the crowd. A spokesperson said the president "couldn’t do the full ropeline due to weather, and was commenting to someone in the crowd". There have been repeated questions about Biden's capability to be leader after a number of gaffe's from the US President. Earlier this month he confused the job of Rishi Sunak, accidentally referring to him as “Mr President” while holding bilateral talks with the British Prime Minister. He was quick to correct himself, calling Sunak “Mr Prime Minister” as the latter chuckled at the mishap. Joe Biden Joe Biden © GB News (US) There were also concerns after he fell on stage during a graduation ceremony on June 1. White House communications director Ben LaBolt said on Twitter that Biden was fine. "There was a sandbag on stage while he was shaking hands," he said.

Twitter— @rattletrap1776 Military Laws, Orders, Regs, and Customs are separate from ALL Civil. SCOTUS clarified Military Justice Act 2016 passed in 2017. The MILITARY gave CIC Trump 4 cannons & 21 guns on Jan 20, 2021, which is a Presidential Inauguration with 21 gun salute. If you don’t like it…

Concerns that transgender culture has gone too far make for unusual Pride Month Middle school students in Massachusetts protested against being told to celebrate Pride Month.

By Natalia Mittelstadt Pride Month in the U.S. and elsewhere has historically been, for many, a celebration of gay rights and equality. But this year's annual festivities have been undercut by concerns from consumers and others who believe transgender culture is being pushed upon them and their children, which has resulted in some companies and governments pulling back their support. The recent backlash over heartland brands that appeared to alienate longtime core customers began in earnest earlier this year when Bud Light entered into a paid partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney. Conservatives and Bud Light customers began boycotting, resulting in the product losing its position as the topselling beer in the United States to the Mexican lager Modelo Especial. In addition, two Anheuser-Busch InBev executives who supervised marketing collaboration were put on leave. After Bud Light, Target was boycotted by conservatives over selling LGBTthemed products for children. The boycott resulted in Target losing over $12 billion in market value in just over a week, leading the company to remove some of the more controversial LGBT-themed products from its stores. Since then, and now midway through LGBT pride month, other entities are also facing outcries regarding the push to celebrate the lifestyle, leading some to reverse course. The White House hosted an LGBT pride event on Saturday, during which some trans activists who attended later took a video of themselves going topless on the South Lawn. After the video was tweeted by one of the activists on Monday, conservatives on Twitter criticized the White House. Radio host Dana Loesch tweeted Monday: “No, this isn’t another hookers-n-blow photo from Hunter’s laptop, it was the Pride party on the White House lawn two days ago hosted by Joe.” In a reply tweet, Loesch added, “Apparently it’s ok to go topless if you had a medically unnecessary breast removal surgery or if you’re a man with implants.”

On Tuesday, the White House responded to the video, saying, "This behavior is inappropriate and disrespectful for any event at the White House. It is not reflective of the event we hosted to celebrate LGBTQI+ families or the other hundreds of guests who were in attendance. Individuals in the video will not be invited to future events." Pride Month started in 1969 after a series of series of gay liberation protests known as the Stonewall Riots and has since spread outside of the United States. Also this month, dozens of Starbucks stores nationwide have not permitted their employees to set up decorations for pride month, one of the unions for the franchised coffee shops said Tuesday. Baristas in at least 22 states have reported instances in which local stores have forbidden employees from decorating for Pride Month, the union asserted, with such explanations as too few employees to decorate to safety concerns due to recent backlash against other companies to the argument the 30-day celebration does not represent everyone. Starbucks says there has been no change in policy and that store managers and their employees continue to have discretion on how or if to celebrate. Also, in the Detroit-area city of Hamtramck, Michigan, the City Council on Wednesday unanimously approve a resolution to prohibit all "religious, ethnic, racial, political, or sexual orientation group flags" from being flown on municipal property. Council member Nayeem Choudhury said during the meeting to pass the resolution that LGBTQ residents are "welcome," but "Why do you have to have the flag shown on government property to be represented? You’re already represented. We already know who you are." The town's previous mayor had flown

the LGBT flag outside City Hall. Hamtramck is the only city in the U.S. in which Muslims hold all city council seats and the mayor's office. Students are also pushing back against pride month. At a high school in Huntington Beach, Calif., students were shown a pride month video in class, despite voicing their desire to not view it. This reportedly led to a teacher threatening them with Saturday school if they didn’t “knock it off.” In Burlington, Mass., some middle school students protested being told to celebrate pride month, instead tearing down the decorations in the school and wearing patriotic clothing. Evan Nierman, the CEO of the crisis management firm Red Banyan and author of Crisis Averted, told Just the News on Thursday that the shift against Pride Month is "because of the transgender issues." "It has been thrust front and center into the national debate and has made it harder for a lot of people in the country to feel comfortable endorsing Pride Month and celebrating it because in the LGBTQ acronym, it's really the 'T' in it that has started to dominate the national conversation," he said, referring to transgender. He also argues the backlash is “simply a reaction to what has been perceived as an explosion of acceptance and promotion of transgenderism among youth." Conservative Daily Wire podcast host Matt Walsh, who did a documentary last year regarding transgenderism titled, “What is a Woman?,” tweeted Wednesday, “Social conservatism is ascendant. Brands that push the LGBT agenda are suffering massive losses. Many states have passed laws banning the mutilation of kids. Gender clinics are being shut down. High school kids are pushing back against Pride indoctrination in their schools. We are gaining ground. We are starting to win."

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