61.24 Howe Enterprise October 23, 2023 by The Howe Enterprise

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Volume 61, Edition 24, Monday, October 23, 2023 More content is being added to the paper weekly which has resulted in ads scooting into The Patriot Pony section of the newspaper. The ads listed in The Patriot Pony have not chosen to be in that section of the paper and are not affiliated with the ideas posted in that section– except for Victory Fitness and Massage. The same Editor who sets up this paper for you every week and is the person moving ads around also owns that corrective massage business– so, I guess in the case of yours truly, I did choose to advertise there. Also, due to the scooting of ads, the Bible verse section that is always updated every week on the Churches’ page was needing to be moved. Instead of putting it in a new place less likely to be seen, today it’s making it to the front page: “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking in anything. James 1:2-4 (NIV) 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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Freedom Rock Underway

Local participation at City Council Meeting Increases

Staff Photo Community participation at this month’s City Council meeting was increased compared to recent meetings, as two citizens used their right to address the Council regarding community concerns. Mr. Gary Shields first addressed the Council with the following, “I have been a proud citizen of the city of Howe for over 65 years, so my purpose for speaking this evening is to encourage the Council to maintain a strong control over our ETJ areas. It’s very important for the Council to maintain strong controls over those areas that ring the

city because we need to control what we want to bring in as well as what we want to keep out, and so along that line, I would encourage the Council to promote the growth of rooftops in these ETJ areas. With rooftops, we can expand our property tax base, which would be beneficial for the city. We can also grow our population, and with population growth, we can attract many, many more retail businesses to come here to Howe because we have to reach a certain criteria, population-wise. Hopefully, that would

The first Freedom Rock in Texas is now in progress at Memorial Park in Howe. Artist, Ray “Bubba”

Sorenson II, is hard at work and welcomes community members to come out and visit with him. Below are pictures

submitted by Mayor Karla McDonald this week taken during her visit to support the progress.

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Plan Ahead for Upcoming Halloween and Veteran’s Day Festivities Fall Events are in full swing beginning this week. Mark your calendars for the following events coming up: Friday, October 27th 10 a.m. Howe Community Library Trick or Treat at the Library will be available for children. Pumpkin painting will be offered, costumes are welcome, and the library requests that bags are also brought to collect goodies.

Saturday, October 28th 6p.m.-8 p.m. Downtown Howe The Howe-lloween Festival will be held this Saturday from 6.p.m.-8 p.m. and will include the first ever cake walk! More information can be found on Page 10. This Veteran’s Day, November 11th, is shaping up to be a fun day, full of activities in Grayson County and particularly in Howe!

School Board approves campus police support and local sports access to facilities

Last week, at the Monthly School Board meeting, updates were given from each of the principals regarding things that hap(Continued on page 10) pened in the previous

month and are planned for next month at each of the schools. At Summit Hill Elementary last week, the book

fair, an opportunity for parents to come to the school and eat donuts with the students was offered. “Pink out” Day (Continued on Page 9)

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Howe Loses to Bells 63-14

Howe Freshman Parker Bryan. Photo credit: Michelle Carney Monte Walker The Howe Bulldogs (3-5, 0-3) knew they were going to have a touch stretch in back-to-back weeks with games against Class 3A-II number one Gunter and stateranked Bells. Howe is no different than most other teams that square off against those powerhouses, but when you place them next to each other, the results could result in a feeling of despair. Howe, allowing 82 points to Gunter a week ago, allowed 63 to Bells. However, the Bulldogs did manage to put points on the board on Ambrose Road Friday night as quarterback Kolin Murphy and Braden Ulmer each rushed over for short-yardage scores. The 63-14 Bells win accounted for the most points the

Panthers have ever scored on Howe in the series that dates back to 1936. The slot-T of the Bells Panthers and their mastermind Dale West were able to do what they do week-inweek-out as they rushed for 443 yards and passed for zero. Howe mustered 112 yards on the ground and three yards through the air. The Bulldogs featured new freshmen on the field for their varsity debuts including Rylen Strong, Riken Cross, Parker Bryan, and Braxton Buttery. They join Charles Fuhr and Bryce Pieper who made their debut the week prior.. Howe took the ball first and were trapped deep in their own territory and were forced to punt. Bells took the short field of 37 yards and

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scored on an Easton Helgren 19 yard run, the first of five scores for the junior slot back. The first score made it 70 after a Bryson Wright PAT with 9:09 remaining in the first quarter. Howe’s next possession again ended on a Jonathan Garcia punt which gave Bells the ball at midfield. Six plays later, Hayden Allen raced across the goal line from 18 yards out on a drive that took 3:09. After a failed PAT, Bells led 13-0. Howe was again forced to punt in which Garcia’s punt landed in the arms of Helgren who returned it 42 yards for the score. It was the fourth punt return for a touchdown allowed by Howe in the last two weeks. The score made it 21-0 after a successful 2-point conversion with 2:23 left in the first quarter. The Bulldogs again punted which gave Bells the ball to open the second quarter. ON the second play of the drive, Helgren went 22 yards for his third touchdown of the evening to give the Panthers a 29-0 lead after another 2 -point conversion with 11:22 left in the second quarter. The Bulldogs finally got on the board after a 52-yard run up the middle by Murphy to set up his own 5-yard score. After the Garcia PAT, Howe trailed 297 with 7:57 left in the second quarter. Bells started their next possession in their own territory for the first time of the evening and that eventually led to a turnover on downs as the Howe defense stopped them at the 35 yard line. The Dogs’, however, fumbled the ball on the second play of the drive to give Bells another opportunity to score. They did so on the first play with an Allen 29-yarder to give the Panthers a 37-7 lead with 3:57 lead in the second quarter. To make things worse, the en-

suing kickoff was fumbled by Howe which led to another score on the first play of the drive when Helgren raced 45 yards to make it 44-7 with 4:41 left in the second. Howe again was forced to punt which gave Bells the ball at their own 47 yard line. They drove 10 plays to the 14 yard line and attempted a 31-yard field goal, but it came up severely short and the Panthers took a 44-7 lead into intermission. The second half opened just as the first half with Helgren racing towards the endzone as he raced around the right side of the offense 88 yards for the score on the first play of the second half. That gave the Panthers a 50-7 lead. Howe again punted it back to Bells, but Bryce Pieper recovered a Panther fumble to give it back to the Dogs. But with 7:20 left in the third, Murphy was intercepted by none other than Helgren which gave the Panthers the ball at their own 19 yard line. They methodically drove the field on 10 plays and punched it in on a 6-yard touchdown by Blake Reeves. That made it 56-7 with 11:01 left in the fourth quarter. Howe drove four plays on their next possession and turned the ball over on downs which set up Reeves second touchdown of the night on the second play of the drive. He raced 26 yards for the score that gave Bells a 63-14 lead with 1:19 left in the game. Howe’s final drive lasted six plays and was highlighted by a big run by Braden Ulmer who later scored on a 1yard touchdown to bring the final score to 63-14. Howe will travel to Blue Ridge (3-5, 1 -2) Friday to take on the Tigers who lost to Leonard 59-50 Friday night.

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What’s new at City Hall? The City of Howe is still working on the audit for the 2021-2022 fiscal year. The audit was supposed to be completed by the end of May. Howe contracts Lori Cannon, CPA, who is still working on submitting the information to the auditors. -Mayor Karla McDonald and City Administrator Interim, Monte Walker, registered for two FEMA classes that they will be taking this week. -The city staff have been discussing closing Bethel Road, which connects FM 902 east to Ponderosa Road. The road is currently white rock, and a culvert is protruding the road at Ponderosa. An estimate to repair the road came to nearly $40,000, which will be presented to the city council in November for considerations of repair or permanent closure. -The electric poles were delivered to Bicentennial Park, and Techline will now be doing the work to install the new poles and lights. GCEC will be helping with the wires and guidewires. -The final plat was signed Friday afternoon for Connections Park. Planning & Zoning Chairman Chad Woods, P&Z Secretary Cassie Montgomery, and Howe Mayor Karla McDonald all signed for the city. Kent Lowder signed for the park project ownership group.

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-A gas line was hit on Thursday near Westwood Manor apartments that was repaired that afternoon. -The City of Howe's information technology systems have been fully upgraded to what the standards should be for a municipality. DELCOM continues to do the work, and a new server upgrade is in place for City Hall, Public Works, Howe Fire Department, and the Police Department. -The Public Works is beginning the installation process of their new Brightly Software package that will allow them to better streamline work orders for items such as water leaks, sign replacements, potholes, and other issues. It also is an inventory manager for parts and supplies.

City Employee Spotlight This week’s City Employee Spotlight is Christopher Bristow. Bristow lives in Pottsboro, Tx and is married with 4 kids. Here is a bit about him: Bristow graduated from Mount Pleasant High School -Joined the Army Reserves in 2010 -Army Job: Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Reconnaissance Platoon Sergeant. -Started with the City of Celina in 2016 as a wastewater technician. -Moved to the City of Howe in Feb 2019 as a laborer. Served a combat deployment July 2019-Aug 2020. -After coming back from deployment Bristow left the City of Howe to work as a Project Manager for an utility installation company. -In 2022 Bristow was asked if would come back to help build the foundation for the City of Howe as we started to look at growing and he agreed Current Job: Systems Operator

Description: As a systems operator, it is my job to prioritize, repair, maintain, and create a stable infrastructure for the City of Howe. I am responsible for state sampling for water quality and work with the public works director to complete necessary (Continued on Page 7)

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Howe Intermediate School Staff and Students of the Month Brooke Parten was nominated as the Staff of the Month by the administration at Summit Hill Elementary. She has been kind enough to share an insight into her life as a staff member serving the children of Howe: What is your role at the school? I teach pre-K through 5th grade music at Summit Hill Elementary and Howe Intermediate. I also direct the Howe Intermediate Honor Choir (grades 3-5). How many years have you been with Howe ISD? This is my 5th year with Howe ISD What is your favorite thing about your role at the school and what makes you proud to be a Bulldog? My favorite thing about my role is that I get to teach and make music with every student in the school. I am proud that I get to be a part of so many young students' lives and hope that I add some fun, creativity, and joy to their week!

What is your favorite pastime/hobby? When I'm not at school, I love to travel with my husband Barrett and play with my pets Remy and Minerva. Thank you Ms. Parten, for your hard work and dedication to the students at Summit Hill Elementary!

Photo provided by Principal Michael Segleski This month the Students of the Month for Howe Intermediate School are: 3rd Grade – Daleyza Rico-Vera & Jayden Cano 4th Grade – Katheryn Perez &

Karter Gomez 5th Grade -Savannah Nitchman & Bennie Westdyke. Great job, Bulldogs! Keep up the good work!

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mean additional restaurants and, please, hopefully, get a grocery store here for the city of Howe. I can remember back when we had four grocery stores here in this city, and we have been at zero now for quite a few years.” Mr. Shields elaborated further about what businesses he feels would be detrimental to the city and encouraged the Council for what he feels is the best way to benefit Howe’s prosperity in the future. Mr. David Frier also spoke to the Council, asking questions regarding the main water lines in Howe; he stated, “There’s two water mains in our city, there’s one on our street that is being bled out. I understand it has to be bled to get the debris out because the water is flowing in the opposite direction. Two questions: number one - How much has it cost the city to have that much excess water being wasted? Number two, What is the plan to fix it? (…) It’s been bleeding out for quite a while, and I see the money just flowing down the street. When will it be fixed?” The Council immediately addressed Mr. Frier’s questions by asking Mickey Phillips, the Head of the Public Works Department of Howe, to speak on the matter. Mr. Phillips responded, “On the flushing part, it does appear to be wasting, but it is, in fact, a process that is needed in order to keep that water movement and a lot of it is because of the sedimentation and the

scaling being dislocated from the inner side of the pipes, trying to remove that. It is in a higher demand in that area, as well as what we believe is a hydraulic block going on a 2-inch main that is fed waste from a 6-inch main. Currently, our engineering services is looking into funding and replacing that twoinch main basically from around the football stadium area going to where it picks up going up North Hughes St. and replacing all of that steel main that exists on that 800 block of Hughes.” Phillips said at this time, he does not have an answer as to when the plan will be completed. The video of the City Council meeting can be found here. The Public Works Department received approval for new software, which will improve efficiency, logging, inventory, etc., to help the Public Works Department run more smoothly in their operations. Significant steps were made in the movement forward of the Saddleback/Connections Park project, all paperwork was finally received, and final documents were ready for approval to continue the project. The Council announced that the job position is open for a Fire Chief now that the Fire Department is officially established in Howe. The Grayson Central Appraisal District requested money from the surrounding towns, including Howe, to fund a new building. Before voting to spend the City’s money on the request, the City Coun-

cil decided to wait to make a decision until more details are provided to the Howe City Council as to how much money is requested from Howe specifically and for more details generally regarding the project. The Council finished the meeting by

going into executive session for several items of importance, including the first round of interviews for the City Administration position.

Miss Adeline Dear Miss. Adeline, We are having a big family Thanksgiving dinner at our house in a few weeks. My spouse has a few relatives that we are not super crazy about cause their kids are disrespectful. Me and my spouse cannot agree on whether we need to invite them. What do you think? From Someone Who Needs Respect Dear Mr./Ms. In Need of Respect, Family holiday gatherings are important to our story as they teach us about family heritage. Grandma’s special cookie or casserole recipe might not be made until the holidays, some families decorate the Christmas tree Thanksgiving evening, and some play board games together. Whatever your special holiday tradition is, every family member is worthy of being given the

chance to participate. Just because you are related, it does not mean you have to agree with the way your relatives are raising their children. However, just as holiday gatherings give families the opportunity to learn about traditions from the past, it also gives families the opportunity to create new traditions too. This holiday, why not start a new tradition of giving love, grace, and acceptance to others, just because you can? Think about how you might if the roles were reversed. Acceptance doesn’t cost anything to give; but the rewards will be great. You have an opportunity to show others how to respect each other. Be the role model of respect this Thanksgiving. Sincerely, Miss. Adeline If you would like to send a question to Miss. Adeline, email askmissadeline@gmail.com

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Recipes Tex-Mex Squash Casserole Servings 8 Submitted by: Karla McDonald Ingredients • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter • 2 yellow squash and 2 zucchini, cut into coins (4 cups) • 1 medium onion, diced • 1 jalapeño, seeded, and diced • 2 cloves garlic, minced • 1 teaspoon ground cumin • 1 teaspoon chili powder • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour • 1 cup chicken or vegetable broth • 1 can Ro-Tel tomatoes, drained (or two cups of diced fresh tomatoes with 1/4 cup of diced green chiles, such as a jalapeno) • 1/2 cup half and half • 1/2 cup sour cream • 1/2 cup chopped cilantro • 1 cup (4 ounces) grated pepper jack cheese • 1 cup (4 ounces) grated cheddar cheese • 2 cups crushed tortilla chips Instructions 1. Preheat the oven to 350° F and lightly grease 9×13 casserole dish. 2. Heat the butter in a large skillet on medium heat. When melted, add the squash, onion, and jalapeño, and sauté until the onions are translucent and the squash is soft, about 10 minutes. 3. Add the garlic, cumin, chili powder, cayenne, salt, pepper and cook for a minute. Then stir in the flour and cook until a light-brown past forms, another minute. 4. Now add the broth and tomatoes and stir until the mixture thickens, which should happen in a couple of minutes. Add the half and half, sour cream, and cilantro and turn off the heat. Taste and adjust seasonings. 5. In the greased casserole dish, layer the bottom with the crushed tortilla chips. Pour on top of the chips the creamy squash mixture and then cover the whole dish with the grated cheese.

Texas Sheet Cake Servings 16 Submitted by: Karla McDonald

Ingredients Ingredients for the cake: • 2 cups sugar • 2 cups flour • 2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter • 1/4 cup cocoa • 1 cup water • 2 large eggs, lightly beaten • 1/2 cup buttermilk • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract • 1 teaspoon baking soda • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon • 1 teaspoon ancho chile powder (optional) Pinch kosher salt Ingredients for the icing: • 1 stick unsalted butter • 1/4 cup cocoa • 6 tablespoons whole milk • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon • 1 cup chopped pecans • 1 pound powdered sugar • Pinch kosher salt

Instructions 1. Preheat oven to 400° F. Lightly grease a 9x13 pan.

2. Sift the sugar and flour together in a bowl. Melt the butter on low in a saucepan, and when melted add cocoa and water. Turn the heat to high and while stirring, heat until boiling. Pour the cocoa mix over the sugar and flour and mix well with a spoon. 3. Add the eggs, buttermilk, vanilla, baking soda, cinnamon, chile powder, and salt, and mix well with a spoon. 4. Pour batter into the pan, and bake for about 25-30 minutes, or until an inserted knife comes out clean. Meanwhile, 5 minutes before cake is done, to make the frosting, bring to a boil the butter, cocoa, and milk in a saucepan on low heat. Remove from the heat, and stir in the sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, pecans, and salt. Beat well, and then spread over cake while both are still warm.

Recipe Notes My family always made this cake in a 9x13 pan, but if you wish to bake it in an actual half-

Cook uncovered for 30 minutes, or until top is brown and bubbling.

City Employee Spotlight (Continued from Page 4) documents for TCEQ. I am in charge of public relations between the citizen and the department, answering questions and concerns with knowledge and empathy for each citizen. I work with the citizens to help facilitate

each of their needs based to the ability the public works department has. “My future goals are to become a Public Works Director and eventually a City Administrator.”

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3rd/4th & 5th/6th Grade Bulldogs Are Super Bowl Bound By Kevin Crosson The 5th and 6th grade bulldogs were undefeated during the regular season, going 8-0. Their first test of the playoffs came on Saturday against the Collinsville Pirates. In the first quarter the Bulldogs took a bite out of nautical crime as quarterback Eli Espitia found his brother Noah Espitia for a TD reception. The scoring would continue with a second TD pass/reception by the flying Espitia brothers. RJ Francis then got in on the action with a powerful run that ended with him spinning out of a tackle and into the end zone. The score was 25-0 at the half. The second half drive opened with hard runs by Anders Bjorn, which was finished off with a second score by RJ Francis. The defense was stout all day as the Bulldogs handed out their sixth shutout of the season. They were led by defensive standouts Rowdy Turbe-

ville, Austyn Navidad, Bennett Allison, Tate Chandler, Jacob Johnson and numerous others. The win was sealed with an interception by safety Brodie Sellers, as the Bulldogs won 31-0. Hayes Carter celebrated the victory with a triple somersault combined with his patented dance moves. The Bulldog will play for the championship on Saturday in Blue Ridge at 4pm- come support the ‘Dogs! The 3rd and 4th grade Bulldogs defeated the Wolfe City Wolves on Saturday 33-0 to advance to the Super Bowl. Jase Kane ran for 243 yards and 4 touchdowns and Karter Gomez added a score of his own. The defense held the Wolves to negative 43 yards of offense. Leading the way for the defense was Raidyn Hiett, Bill Smith, Mason Hall, Luke Espitia and many more. The Bulldogs will battle for the title on Saturday in Blue Ridge at 2:15pm - Come support the ‘Dogs!

5th/6th grade Football Team

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(Continued from Page 1) for breast cancer awareness, “Dress up as your favorite book character day,” and “Red Ribbon Week” all occurred. The Pre-K students made homemade ice cream, in which the principal also participated with the students. At the Intermediate School, upcoming events include UIL events, a lockdown drill during “specials” to ensure the students are prepared in all environments so they understand how to remain safe in all scenarios. November 2nd, 5th-grade students will be attending the Sherman Symphony; November 3rd, picture re-takes will be available. November 10th the 4th graders will go to Denison Theater. A book club has also been started by Ms. Fran-

October 23, 2023 co to encourage students to read. The fall festival occurred last month and was a success. The Middle school has wrapped up its fundraiser- if you ordered cookie dough from a middle school student, you can expect your delivery soon. Data from the STARR tests was received, and last week, the teachers met regarding how to improve preparing students for the test this school year. The middle school girls’ cross country team won the district meet- Kylee Sims placed 2nd individually and Addison Donaho placed 3rd individually, the boys’ team placed in 3rd overall, and Karson Gomez placed 7th place individually. The High School completed Homecoming last month, and both the JV and Varsity football teams won their homecoming games. The vast improvement of the volleyball team this

year was spotlighted by the principal. The band attended their regional contest and advanced to area competition, which will occur October 28th. At the district cross country meet, the girls’ team got 2nd place, earning advancement, and Ridley Carter of the boys’ team advanced to compete at regionals. The Robotics team is now competing in a Robotics league. District updates included that the board unanimously moved to approve the school police force to be covered to be given time off needed if illness or injury occurs in the line of duty. Kevin Wilson, the Howe ISD Superintendent, added to the approval, stating, “I can just tell you that if they are injured in the line of duty, we are going to take

9 care of them; I will make sure that happens.” The Howe Youth Basketball was unanimously approved to be allowed to use the Howe ISD basketball courts for their events. District and Campus improvement plans were presented and unanimously approved by the Howe School Board. Next month’s school board meeting has been approved to be moved to November 13th due to the Thanksgiving holiday. The Howe ISD IT Director, Maggie Donohoe, has created a newsletter and would like to share a few tips for parents regarding technology management for the local students:

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XYZ Meeting update By: Joanne Dickey Michelle Fox, Children's Director at First Baptist Church, Howe, shared her testimony with the members of XYZ (eXtra Years of Zest) Senior Citizen group there at First Baptist Church Howe. It poignantly showed how God has led her through many trying times in her life. Her strong belief in God's guidance and leadership was evident as she told of how she may have questioned but always sought his leadership and trusted His decisions for her life. Retrospectively, (if that's a word) she can see His plans now as she leads this ministry in this church. After sharing her testimony and information about the year long journey of trying to get the Children's Building repaired from last year's water damage, she entertained the group with her delightful solos, the highlight

being "To God Be The Glory". XYZ meets the 2nd Thurs. of each month, starting at 10:30 a.m. with a short business meeting, then a program, then a potluck buffet. All 55+_ are invited as are younger guests.

Only a Few Spaces Left for Upcoming Howe-lloween Festival Vendors It's almost time for the 7th Annual Downtown Howe-lloween Festival, October 28, 2023, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.. Children and adults can wear their costumes, and children can play games, and Trick 'R Treat. The chamber will have sausage-on-a-stick and turkey legs! Vendor spaces are $15 and you supply your own giveaway candy. Sponsorships are $200 This year’s festival will also have the

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7 a.m.-11 a.m. Grayson County Child Welfare Group Footsteps to Forever 5k and Fun Run 300 W Main St, Denison Community members of Howe have been involved in working together with the Grayson County Child Welfare group to put together a 5k in Denison beginning at 7a.m. on Veteran’s Day. The 5k and Fun Run will support foster family awareness for children and families in Grayson County. The Footsteps to Forever 5k and Fun Run will be held at Forest Park in Denisonit is a family fun event with a DJ, raffle, vendors and bounce house. The vision for The Footsteps to Forever event sponsor is, “Our vision is to cultivate a community that reveres and wraps support around foster families so that every child in foster care receives a strong, loving and capable home where powerful healing can take place. Our foster kids belong to the village—we are that village. We believe that through community collaboration and connection, we can all work together to positively impact the lives of our neglected and abused foster children.”

first cakewalk ever offered at the event. Cakes are still needed for the event. A cake decorating contest will be included but all cakes donated do not need to be entered in the decoration contest.

The event schedule is as follows: - Registration: 7:00 a.m. to 7:45 a.m. - 5K Race: 8:00 a.m. $30 - Fun Run: 9:00 a.m. Free Registration includes Official race bib, *T-shirt (not included for Fun Run)

The festival vendor list is filling up fast but there are still a few spots available for last minute additions!

Website for race sign up and more information is: https:// www.graysoncountychildwelfareboar d.org/fun-run

To register to be a vendor for the festival visit this website link! Check out below what vendors are already signed up!

10 a.m.- 2 p.m. Freedom Rock Dedication 401 N. Denny St. Howe (Memorial Park) Keep Howe Beautiful is hosting the

Freedom Rock dedication event and unveiling the first Freedom Rock in the state of Texas, hand painted by Ray “Bubba” Sorenson from 10a.m.2p.m.. The event will not only show off the beautiful Freedom Rock tribute to our local veterans but will include additional monuments and upgrades to Memorial Park in Howe. Volunteers for the event are set to include Howe High School Students who will be playing the National Anthem and Taps, both the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts who will honor the flag, Austin College students to provide general help, and local members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Vietnam Veterans Association to honor and provide contributions to the celebration. A VFW member will pray over the event, the Vietnam Veterans Association will bring antique army vehicles for display, and the American Legion will give away hot dogs to those in attendance. Local Fire and Police will also be honored at the event, and the Fire Department plans to bring a large ladder truck to display the American Flag. 9.a.m.-4p.m. Howe Band Booster Craft Show and Expo 200 Ponderosa Rd. (Howe High School) A full showing of vendors from all over the state with handcrafted items are expected and food concessions are available for purchase. Admission is $2 at the door. All proceeds go to the band boosters to support the Howe High School Band. As of now, all of the booths are almost completely sold out on the main floor. Band Director, Angie Liss, expects that “it is looking to be a really great show. There will be many returning vendors with great quality products and new vendors, as well. It will be a great time to find wonderful Christmas presents and support the local vendors and Howe High School Band while doing your Christmas shopping this year!”

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BRANCH OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR

AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN

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Bulk Trash Pickup 2nd Friday of each month in Howe.

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 %

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

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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 (interim): Monte Walker City Secretary: Regina Harris Utility Billing and Municipal Court 116 E. Haning St. 903-532-5571 Utility Clerk: Beccy Roberts Court Clerk: Tammy Grisolia (After hours night drop available) Public Works 317 S. Hughes St. Public Works Director: Mickey Phillips Code Enforcement 317 S. Hughes St. Code Enforcement Officer: Benjamin Fuhr Howe Volunteer 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 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

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Texas History Minute The skylines of such major cities as Dallas and Atlanta changed markedly in the 1960s and 1970s. Though it took Ken Bridges millions of dollars and an army of builders and architects, these projects emerged from the visions of only a handful of individuals. Trammell Crow was one of the leading developers of the mid-twentieth who brought these visions to reality, moving from a modest background to becoming a Texas business legend.

er. Crow made it successful and quickly branched out.

Fred Trammell Crow was born in 1914 in East Dallas. He was one of eight children in a small, three-room house. His father was an accountant and provided a modest living for the large family. From a young age, Crow was willing to go out and find work. Starting at age ten, he took a series of odd jobs from plucking chickens to loading trains.

The decade of the 1960s saw some of his most ambitious projects materialize. In the early years of the decade, he began working with Georgia businessmen to create Peachtree Center in downtown Atlanta. Billed as “a city within a city,” developers envisioned it as a new downtown core for the city. A series of 14 buildings would be built or redeveloped into conference centers, office space, and hotels. Peachtree Center Tower, a 31story building, was unveiled in 1965. In the late 1960s, he partnered with financier David Rockefeller and developer John Portman to build San Francisco’s Embarcadero Center, ultimately a complex of seven buildings. The complex included hotels and office buildings, the first of which was completed in 1971, with the last completed in 1989.

Crow graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas in 1932. Initially unable to afford college, he took a series of jobs to save for his education, which was difficult as it was during the Great Depression. Eventually landing a $13 per week job (or about $254 per week in 2018 dollars) as a messenger for a local bank, he was able to enroll at Southern Methodist University in 1933. After an extended program of night courses, Crow graduated with a degree in accounting in 1938 and that year became the youngest certified public accountant in the state. He worked for a Dallas accounting firm before enlisting in the navy in 1940. During his time in the navy, he worked as an auditor to ensure proper fulfillment of contracts with defense manufacturers. Crow married Margaret Doggett in 1942, who had narrowly escaped death in 1939 when the Nazis sank an English passenger liner she had boarded. He stayed in the navy until 1946, and returned to Dallas. Crow and his wife eventually had six children. Crow was reported as a devoted father, attentive in their lives, and would often bring them to the office as young children while he worked on his various projects that developed into a real estate empire. By 1949, he saw manufacturing and distribution increasing in Dallas and the need for storage. He built his first warehouse and leased out the space to Ray-ovac Battery. However, almost half the space was unused; and Crow leased the remaining space to Decca Records. It was a different approach than the traditional practice of building to the specifications of a specific custom-

By the mid-1950s, he was the largest developer of warehouses in the city. He also worked with fellow Dallas real estate developer John Stemmons for many years. The two developed the Dallas Market Center in 1957. Stemmons, concerned with the large debt accrued with the project, largely ceased working with Crow afterward. However, Crow continued to expand and develop the property which eventually included the Dallas Trade Mart and Dallas WorldTrade Center.

In the mid-1970s, inflation and increasing interest rates started causing problems for Crow. This forced him to reorganize his company, but his properties kept bringing in rents. Business journalists began calling him the world’s largest landlord. His business expanded into dozens of cities across the nation. By the boom years of the 1980s, a real estate development could scarcely be found in Dallas without Trammell Crow’s name on it. In 1984, he completed the 50-story Trammell Crow Center in downtown Dallas, a building that topped 700 feet in height. As a noted patron of the arts, he donated much of his East Asian art collection to establish an Asian art museum open to the public inside the building. However as the new century began, he slipped into Alzheimer’s Disease. His once brilliant mind for business slowly eroded until he slipped away entirely in 2009 at age 94. His epitaph read, “Builder of Buildings, Builder of People.” His wife of 66 years passed away in 2014. The company Crow built was sold to CBRE Group, a California-based real estate conglomerate, in 2006 for $2.2 billion.

Honesty isn’t telling people what they want to hear… it’s telling what the facts are without any persuasion left or right.

We Cannot Share What We Do Not Have Recently, I spoke about a wonderful man who is a member of our church, and if you recall he just turned 95 years young. His name is Dr. Billy Holland Charlie and since then I’ve had the privilege to spend some time with him. I listened intently as he shared his amazing testimony about what has been going on with him for the last couple of years. He said throughout his life he had been a person of few words, a quiet person who just minded his own business and kept his thoughts to himself. He believed his low-key demeanor was interpreted by those who knew him as someone unfriendly, and as a result, was shunned and ignored. When his wife passed away not too long ago, he was left all alone and began to struggle with how he had felt like an outcast for his low-key personality. A while back after listening to a sermon by our pastor about the importance of personal evangelism, after the service he found the courage to say, “You mean the Lord wants me to ask people if they know Jesus and if they are not close to God, I should invite them to church?” Our pastor said yes absolutely, and this was another confirmation about what he knew the Lord was speaking to him. Charlie told the Lord he was sorry for being so unfriendly, and the more time he spent praying and asking God to take control, he could sense that he was being changed in the deepest recesses of his soul. No doubt, I was seeing this miracle, simply with the fact that he was communicating with me with such honesty and sincerity. The words were flowing from him so eloquently, I would have never known that just a short time ago this would not have been normal for him at all. Sharing this new chapter in his life touched me and inspires me to know that at any age God is ready to bring His tools and begin serious renovation if we will simply reach out to Him in faith. The old saying is true, if we are serious about asking God to bring personal transformation within us, we

better be ready for our world to be turned upside down. There is no way we can suppress our joy and excitement about Jesus if we have been saturated in the glories of His presence. This past summer he wanted to rededicate his life to Christ and was baptized because he could not remember ever being baptized. So with this new boldness and enthusiasm, Charlie starts becoming somewhat of a social butterfly by greeting and speaking to people, witnessing, smiling, and just demonstrating more of a friendly and receptive disposition. I will go ahead and give you a spoiler alert, the amount of change that all of us have the potential to undergo will have everything to do with our level of love for others. As we move closer to God, we are filled with His love for us, and this in turn will spill out toward others. You’ve heard another old saying, “If you want friends, show yourself to be friendly.” Within the Christian faith, we are to be known by our love and how much we genuinely care about what others are going through. I’ve mentioned the key to becoming a more spiritual person and that is spending quality time with the only one who can change the mind, conscience, and spirit of a human being. We can be used by God to tell them and love them, but it is God who has the power to transform us. I pray the Spirit will haunt us as children and servants of God to embrace our responsibility to not just go to church, but to spend time with God in prayer which empowers and inspires our excitement and enthusiasm. A couple of crucial words within the Christian life are conviction and burden. Conviction is a blessing as this allows us to know the Lord is trying to speak to us, and the more sensitive we are to His presence, the more likely we are to develop a burden for the lost. The reason why the average Christian does not pray or share their faith is because being filled with His Spirit is not a priority. Becoming constantly aware of His voice requires a desire to train and control our mind which is an intentional act of selfdiscipline. Dr. Holland is an ordained minister, chaplain, and author. Read more about the Christian life at billyhollandministries.com

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First Baptist Church Dorchester Zach Poling, pastor 11831 FM 902, Dorchester, TX 75459 903-476-5525 Wednesday 6:30 pm - Worship service Sunday 9:00 am - Men's Prayer Time 9:45 am - Sunday School 10:45 am - Worship Service 5:00 pm - Evening Service 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

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The Patriot Pony CAjudge temporarily blocks part of parental notification policy for gender changes

Gifted first son? Business partner hints monies, loans to Hunter Biden were essentially gifts

Gender notification policies have become a critical issue in California politics, including the recent introduction of three statewide ballot measures for circulation by parent activist group Protect Kids California to set new statewide transgender youth policy in sports and education.

Rob Walker told agents a $3 million payment from China to Hunter Biden “was more of a thank you” and also that Hunter never repaid his $90,000 "loan" the report.

By The Center Square Staff

Judge Michael Sachs of the Superior Court of California partially upheld and partially blocked parts of Chino Valley Unified School District’s controversial gender change notification policy that has drawn attention from state leaders as the latest battleground in the culture war. Sachs issued an injunction against the first two parts of Chino Valley’s policy, which required parental notification for children requesting to be identified or treated as a gender other than the student’s biological sex or gender listed on the student’s birth certificate or any other official records, or if a child wishes to access sex-segregated school programs and activities, including athletic teams and competitions, or using bathroom or changing facilities that do not align with the student’s biological sex or gender listed on the birth certificate or other official records. Sachs upheld the third part of the policy, which requires parental notification for when a child requests to change any information contained in the student’s official or unofficial records. “I commend the San Bernardino Superior Court for reaffirming and upholding the constitutional rights and protections of transgender and gendernonconforming students,” said California Attorney General Rob Bonta. “Today’s bench ruling is a significant step forward that will set a precedent in our efforts to ensure every student is

guaranteed the right to learn and thrive in a school environment that promotes nondiscrimination, safety, and inclusivity. Let this decision serve as a stern warning to other school districts that have passed or are contemplating similar policies: enforcing discriminatory practices will not be tolerated in our educational institutions.” Even though the California Department of Justice celebrated this injunction as a victory, the organization defending Chino Valley in the case — Liberty Justice Center, a non-profit legal center — noted the issuing of an injunction only temporarily limits partial enforcement of the policy until a full trial can be held in February. “The Fourteenth Amendment and over a century of legal precedent guarantee parents the right to direct their children’s upbringing, and nothing in California law requires schools to keep secrets about children from their parents,” said LJC President Jacob Huebert. “We are confident that as litigation continues, the Court will find that the Attorney General’s case has no legal basis and will rule in Chino Valley’s favor.” Gender notification policies have become a critical issue in California politics, including the recent introduction of three statewide ballot measures for circulation by parent activist group Protect Kids California to set new statewide transgender youth policy in sports and education. These three initiatives include the adoption of parental notification for gender changes, preventing transgender students identified as male at birth from competing in girls’ sports, and banning the use of puberty blockers, cross sex hormones, and genital change surgeries for minors.

By Steven Richards

For months, congressional Republicans have suggested that when Hunter Biden received millions of dollars from places like Ukraine and Romania, an $80,000 diamond from China and a luxury car underwritten from Kazakhstan he was simply trading on his powerful family name and not really conducting meaningful business. But Democrats have scoffed, painting these facts as part of a conspiracy theory. But now GOP House investigators have found a powerful ally for their narrative: former Hunter Biden pal and business partner Rob Walker, who told the FBI in a newly released interview report that Hunter Biden often got something for essentially nothing. In an FBI FD-302 interview report dated Nov. 23, 2021, Walker recounted to agents how Hunter Biden borrowed $90,000 from him and never repaid it and detailed another instance in 2017 in which one of their joint business ventures got a whopping $3 million payment from the Chinese energy firm CEFC essentially as a gift. “The $3 million amount was more of a “thank you” from CEFC. They talked of putting together a larger group and discussed acquiring office space,” Walker is quoted as telling agents in

This report was released as part of the trove of evidence that IRS whistleblowers Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler provided to the House Ways and Means Committee when they alleged that the investigation into Hunter Biden was being treated differently than others they worked on. Walker’s account to the FBI adds to a mountain of evidence that Hunter Biden was often given loans that he never repaid or gifts from foreign interests (even a Democrat donor) simply because of his last name when his father was vice president and while contemplating a run for the presidency. The list includes a 3-carat diamond from CEFC’s founder, $142,300 from a Kazakhstan businessman to buy a luxury Porsche, the $3 million Chinese payment and more than $2 million in payments later converted to loans that came from a Democraticdonating lawyer from Hollywood who helped Hunter Biden pay off many of his delinquent IRS tax debts. Even salary payments from Burisma Holdings in Ukraine were structured to look like loans for Hunter Biden, which IRS agents believed were designed to evade tax payments. “[Hunter Biden] directed to have a portion of his Burisma income paid back to himself personally as ‘loans’, even though Devon Archer had deducted these payments on the Rosemont Seneca Bohai tax return,” former IRS Agent-turned-whistleblower Ziegler wrote in his first affidavit to House Ways and Means. “[Hunter] had essentially loaned himself his own in-

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come from Burisma, failing to report this income from Burisma on his 2014 tax returns and failing to pay the taxes on this income.” House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer told the "Just the News, No Noise" television show that there is a clear pattern in the evidence his investigators have gathered: a loan to Hunter Biden really meant it was a gift. “You know, there's a term called a forgivable loan. And that is more than likely what these things were,” Comer said. “You know, you give stuff as a gift or a loan so you don't have to report it on your taxes. This is another example of the Biden family and their organized criminal activity trying to avoid paying taxes. The Biden's are tax cheats. “When Joe Biden talks about wanting to increase the size of the IRS to go after tax cheats. He needs to look no further than his Christmas dinner table. I mean, they're full of tax cheats. So yes, a loan is a way that Biden's and other criminals take money in from people for no apparent good or service that they provided. And it's a way they can receive money without paying taxes on it,” he added. In the FD-302 interview, Rob Walker reinforced an idea that he first provided almost a year earlier in an interview with IRS and FBI agents working the Biden case, that Hunter Biden was not giving much in exchange for loans and payments from his business partners. Walker told the agents that Hunter Biden was paid a “finder’s fee” for helping to connect CEFC with potential projects around the world. Biden responded by suing the Internal Revenue Service for the alleged "unlawful disclosure" of his private tax information. “What was the work done for that

finder’s fee?” an agent asked. “Yeah, we were.., we were really... drumming up projects, um, that ah.., we thought that ah.., ah.., they would find worthwhile,” Walker said. “Hunter was more of the.., the.., the ‘door opener…’ even though I wouldn’t say he was quite successful at it…” Walker continued. “He got you the meetings…” the agent said. “Not… really,” Walker responded. Both of the agents are recorded as having laughed, likely in surprise at Hunter Biden’s seemingly insignificant role in securing energy deals for CEFC yet raking in millions in payments. The testimony of one of Hunter Biden’s other former business partners, Devon Archer, to the House Oversight Committee confirmed this pattern. In August, he told the committee that part of the value Hunter Biden brought to the Burisma board was “the brand.” “The value was -- the value that Hunter Biden brought to it was having -- you know, there was -- the theoretical was corporate governance, but obviously, given the brand, that was a large part of the value. I don't think it was the sole value, but I do think that was a key component of the value,” Archer told the committee. He testified that the brand means the Biden family name. In other words, a large part of why Hunter Biden was being paid to sit on the board was simply his last name. Hunter Biden’s attorney Abbe Lowell did not respond to Just the News’ request for comment at the time of publication. Lowell has previously pushed for the prosecution of the IRS whistleblowers who shared these documents with the Ways and Means Committee. Lowell contends that Shapley and Ziegler broke the law when they made protected disclosures to Congress and has reportedly urged the Justice Department to pursue legal action against them.

U.S. Supreme Court to Record number of illehear social media free gal immigrants with speech case terrorist ties stopped at US border The May 2022 lawsuit was brought by Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and Missouri Attorney General Eric

Terrorist watchlist stops soar to 736 nationwide in fiscal year 2023

By The Center Square Staff

By Charlotte Hazard

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a free speech case involving the federal government and social media censorship during the COVID-19 pandemic. The court, which granted certiorari on Friday, could be poised to issue a landmark decision in the case, known as Louisiana and Missouri vs. Biden et al., to define the federal government's ability to clamp down on speech from social media platforms. "We are pleased to learn that the U.S. Supreme Court will hear this case, giving us yet another opportunity to defend the people from this assault on our First Amendment rights," Solicitor General Liz Murrill said in a news release. "It brings us one step closer to reestablishing the protections guaranteed to us in the Constitution and under the First Amendment.

Terrorist watch list stops have soared at U.S. borders in fiscal year 2023.

"We hope that the Supreme Court will agree that this gross abuse of power must stop and never happen again." The May 2022 lawsuit was brought by Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt over what the two prosecutors say is the Biden administration's censorship of conservative views on social media during the COVID-19 pandemic. U.S. District Court Judge Terry Doughty's order issued on July 4 prevents the Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Census Bureau, FBI, U.S. Department of Justice and members of the president's executive office from having any discussions with social media companies about "encouraging, pressuring, or inducing in any manner the removal, deletion, suppression, or reduction of content containing protected free speech." Doughty's order was appealed by the federal government to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which ruled in favor of the two states.

According to data released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Saturday there have been a total of 736 terrorist suspects stopped at the border in that period. The data shows that 564 of those encounters occurred at land border ports of entry while 172 encounters occurred between ports of entry. By comparison, fiscal year 2020 saw a total of 199 terrorist suspects stopped at the border, and in FY 2021 the total was 173. In FY 2022 the total was 478. Data also shows that Border Patrol agents have arrested roughly two million people who attempted to enter the U.S. unlawfully through either Canada or Mexico in fiscal year 2023. A total of 3.2 million non-U.S. citizens attempted to enter the country illegally or be paroled into the country at different ports of entry. However, only 1.1 million came through ports of entry, while 2.06 million entered illegally around those ports of entry. That figure does not include the "gotaways." This marks the second time ever that crossings have topped the 1986 record of 1.692 million, according to the Washington Examiner. "In response to high rates of encounters across the southwest border in September, CBP surged resources and personnel. We are continually engaging with domestic and foreign partners to address historic hemispheric migration, including large migrant groups traveling on freight trains, and to enforce consequences including by preparing for direct repatriations to Venezuela,” said Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Commissioner Troy A. Miller in a press release.

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Brother Plumber 708 Maple St. Howe, TX 75459 469-968-4487 trent@brotherplumber.com http://Brotherplumber.com/

Howe Mini-Storage 609 N. Denny St. Howe TX 75459 903-532-7867 amanda.garner@howecpa.com

Jesse Brown Farmers Insurance 403 W. Haning St. Howe, TX 75459 https://agents.farmers.com/tx/howe/ jessie-brown 9034824063 jbrown9@farmersagent.com

Torque Plumbing 102 S. Collins Frwy Howe TX 75459 (972) 658-1515 torquemayes@yahoo.com

Kathy McGarry, Mayo Agency 215 S Ray Roberts Pkwy, P.O. Box 519 Tioga TX 76271 940-437-2378 kathy.mayoagency@gmail.com

Atmos Energy 5111 Blue Flame Rd. Sherman TX 75090 http://www.atmosenergy.com/ 1-888-286-6700 (Main) 1-866-322-8667 Natural Gas Emergency Jan.Rugg@atmosenergy.com

Texas Farm Bureau Insurance, Darren Foster – Agent 1363 S Waco St Van Alstyne TX 75495 https://www.txfbins.com/ insurance/agent/grayson/ 32707/darrenfoster 903-436-2470 dfoster@txfb-ins.com

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Grayson -Collin Electric Cooperative, Inc. P.O. Box 548 Van Alstyne TX 75495 www.grayson-collin.coop 903-482-7100 mmcginnis@gcec.net

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TV SERVICES Cavender Home Theater DISH 6202 Texoma Parkway Sherman TX 75090 http://www.cavendertv.com/ 903-892-3499 chris@cavenderht.com TOWING Adams Automotive & Towing 85 Redden Rd Van Alstyne TX 75495 adamsautotow.com 903-482-5784

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