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Howe Enterprise ownership hits Chamber to host luncheon at 903 Brewers Wednesday 10-year mark this week It was a blessing to be an across-the-street neighbor of Sam Haigis for 12 -plus years. There is no better man in this town to have as an example of how and who to be in so many ways. Sam was a guy who stepped up for his community during a time when no one else would. There also most likely would never have been a 3-time state champion Pride of Howe Marching Band without his leadership to help form the band boosters in the early 1970s to pave the way. Growing up here, I always remember him as a true and humble servant to the Lord at First Baptist Church of Howe when I was a kid and later as an adult. They don’t make them like him anymore and we need millions of more men like Sam Haigis. As a neighbor, I recall one day my wife looking across the yard at Sam on his knees picking weeds by hand and took a look at our yard and looked at me with disgust. She said, “I want you to look at Sam. He’s is in his 80s. You have no excuse!” I then started a quest— because of his example. How many others started a quest because of his example? Whether a quest as simple as a yard, or as a scout, or as a student, or as a citizen, or better yet, as a humble servant to the Lord. God bless you Sam Haigis. 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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Lady Bulldogs Softball, pg. 5 Bulldogs Baseball, pg. 6 Keep Howe Beautiful, pg. 6 City Council Agenda, pg. 9 Howe ISD Board Agenda, pg. 9 Precinct 1 Cleanup, pg. 10 Easter Egg Hunts, pg. 10 Hot Jobs, City Info, pg. 11 History/Christian, pg. 12 Local Churches, pg. 13 Patriot Pony, pg. 14-15 Chamber Members, pg. 16 Past front pages, 17-24

Ten years ago this week, I was pondering my next career. I wanted desperately to do something worthwhile so that I could make a difference in my community. I watched restaurants come in and out of downtown and with my advertising/marketing background I thought I could help our local businesses market to the people of our community at a very low cost so we could have our own local thriving business economy. Thanks to my dad’s encouraging words, I took a risk and started a weekly news publication. Only knowing MLA style writing from high school and college, I had to delve into the unfamiliar world of Associated Press style and learn a completely different form that which I had learned. Also, there’s the whole self-employed situation that was eyeopening. Thankfully, the

This version of The Howe Enterprise began with an initial edition released on March 17, 2014. Enterprise led to greater things and dual employment where I can really help our local business economy.

Once during a council meeting, then-Mayor Jeff Stanley told the audience that Haigis had served as councilman “since Moses” which drew Haigis to correct him by saying, “since Joshua.”

Haigis is most known for being the longest tenured City Councilman in Howe history. But Haigis

has released two additional events to take place including a ribboncutting for the grand opening of Cora Grace Boutique on March 23 at 10 am at 407 W. Haning Street. Another ribboncutting will take place for Anchorz Boat & RV Storage on March 30 at 10 am at 311 Old Highway 6 in Howe. Everyone is welcome to both The Howe Chamber also ribbon-cuttings.

The publication is now well established, and I can tell you that it was all a blessing. None of it (Continued on page 4)

Legendary Howe Councilman dies Sam Haigis, 91, died at his home early Friday, March 15. Haigis served 28 years on the Howe City Council in five different decades as he was first elected in 1979 and served until 1987. He then returned to the council in 2000 and finished a 20-year stay in May of 2020. He served as Mayor Pro Tem for the majority of his time on the City Council.

The Howe Area Chamber of Commerce will host a Members Luncheon at 903 Brewers on Wednesday, March 20 from 11:30– am to 1 pm. The location is 1718 S. Elm Street in Sherman. Chamber members and prospective members are welcome to attend where lunch will be at their own expense.

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Grisham is state champion in powerlifting

Sam Haigis, city councilman from 19791987, 2000-2020 also served as a scout leader and helped with the formation of the Howe Band Boosters, serving as the initial president for two terms and remained as a board member after his presidency. It was that organization which was the (Continued on page 2)

Jaycie Grisham stands on the top step reserved for champions. Courtesy photo. The goal for Jaycie Grisham was no less than a state championship for

her senior year at Howe High School and on Thursday, she achieved

that goal by finishing first among all Class 3A (Continued on page 6)

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Photo by Bob Walker, Howe Enterprise, 1974. (Continued from page 1)

founding block of what would become the 3-time State Champion Pride of Howe Marching Band.

Haigis has also served in church leadership at First Baptist Church of Howe for more than 45 years serving as a deacon and trustee. He also served as Cubmaster for Howe Pack 45. Married to the former Mary Ann Claybrook of Tennessee, they had four children who all attended Howe ISD. On May 7, 2021, Haigis inducted into the Howe Hall of Honor, Class of 2020 along with Dug Wortham, Billie Joe Wheeler, Pat Stewart, and Leon Thornhill. Anyone that knew Haigis knew that he was a man of God, and his faith was infectious. He stated during his induction speech in 2021 that he wanted to point out the importance of the community and the church. After spending time in New Jersey before eventually moving to Texas, his wife Marianne told him that they would never move from Texas. “When we were looking, a house just came open (in 1972) and I believe that the Lord was with us the whole time,” said Haigis. “I thank God for planting us here in this community to raise our four kids and it’s been a blessing.”

After obtaining his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Haigis became a section manager for test equipment and controls engineering for Texas Instruments in Sherman after transferring from the Dallas plant. Haigis’ introduction into local politics was initiated with his 1976 run for Howe ISD Board of Trustees where he was narrowly defeated by Leon Williams, 163-154 due to a heavy Dorchester vote for Williams. Obituary

Samuel Haigis Jr, 91-year-old of Howe, Tx, passed away March 15, 2024. Sam was born October 2, 1932, in Dayton, Kentucky. He was the son of Samuel Haigis Sr and Reva Lee (Miller) Haigis. He graduated from Dayton High School and University of Kentucky with a BS in Electrical Engineering. He also earned an MS in Industrial Engineering. He served his country in the U.S. Navy from 1952 to 1956. On August 12, 1957, Sam married Mary Ann Claybrook in Cynthiana, Ky. He worked at the White Sands Missile Test Range in New Mexico and at Texas Instruments for over 26 years. Sam was inducted into the Howe Hall of Honor in 2023. He had a long tenure as a Howe City Councilman and served as the Mayor Pro-Temp during most of that time. He was also instrumental in the formation of the Howe Band Booster Club. After retiring from Texas Instruments, Sam stayed active as a math instructor at Grayson County College and teaching a Men’s Sunday School class at First Baptist Howe, where he was a longtime member. His greatest joy was spending time with his wife of 66 years. While teasing Mary Ann, when she didn’t hear and would ask what he said, Sam’s common response would be, “I said, I love you!”

Sam was preceded in death by his father, Samuel Haigis Sr, mother, Reva Haigis, sister, Reva Bratcher, grandson, Kyle Haigis, and son-in-law, Art Rayburn. Those left to cherish their memories of Sam are his wife, Mary Ann Haigis of Howe, son, Brooks Haigis (Valerie) of Mesquite, TX, son, John Haigis (Reneta) of Livingston, TX, daughter, Judy Rayburn of Howe, son, Robert Haigis (Audrey) of Bedias, TX, brother, John Haigis (Jeanette) of San Diego, CA, and sister, Jetta McPherson of (Continued on page 3)

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Sam Haigis (left) awarded as outgoing president of the Howe Band Boosters by Mrs. Billy Wardlaw. Also pictured is Dale Parham, director Howe school bands. Howe Enterprise photo. (Continued from page 2)

Lexington, KY. Also surviving are granddaughter, Jessica Haigis (Corey) of Denver, CO, grandson, Christopher Haigis (Alex) of Forney, TX, granddaughter, Kimberly Head (Thomas) of Forney, TX, grandson, Jeremy Rayburn of Florida, granddaughter, Alicia Langdon (Jonathan) of Godley, TX, granddaughter, Melanie Rayburn (Ashley) of Denison, TX, and nine great-

grandchildren. A graveside service, with Military Honors, will be held at 10:00 am, Friday, March 22, at Akers Cemetery. Officiating will be Rev. Roger Tidwell of First Baptist Church of Howe. The Family will receive friends at First Baptist Church in Howe following the service. Online condolences may be made at www.waldofuneralhome.com .

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would have been possible without some people in our community that helped me and saw me through those gruesome first few dozen editions and have been loyal customers from the beginning and we’ve now watched each other’s businesses grow. So, a huge thank you to the over nine-year advertisers of Sonic of Howe, Baker AC/Heating, Scoggins Funeral Home, Texas Farm Bureau, Howe Family Dentistry, Abby’s, Southwest Auction, Independent Bank, El Patio, Micah Belden, GCEC, El Patio Escondido, TekWav, and Cavender Home Theater. I also need to thank Michelle Carney, Keri Harvey, Loretta Anderson, Alexa Brunner, and my wife for all the photos and again to my wife for understanding the mounds of hours covering Howe kids while balancing spending time with our own. And thanks to mom and dad for always supporting me and sharing each week’s publication. I’ve learned that when I screw up, everyone knows it and you have to laugh at yourself. It hasn’t always been fun, but it’s been very worthwhile and that’s all I asked for. It all came about suddenly, to be honest. In fact, as a believer in the Lord's plan, it all began a year prior in 2013 when I took the Haning Street exit from Sherman and saw the BiCentennial ballparks overrun with grass and presumably snakes. Being someone who has pride in my com-

munity and trying to promote Howe and knowing my kids were going to play on that field, I raced up to City Hall to make my sentiments known to the city administrator whom I had never met. Apparently, he took my name down as I received a call a week later from City Councilman Bill French who urged me to form a Keep Texas Beautiful affiliate in Howe. Be careful voicing your opinions at City Hall because you just might be volunteered to be the one to fix your issue. Becoming the president of Keep Howe Beautiful, it brought up conversations about the old First Christian Church which is owned by the city and was in shambles. We, as a board, toured the inside of the building with then-Mayor Jeff Stanley and being a lover of hometown history, it was really exciting to see some of the things in there. The building was once going to be a museum with work done by Jean Norman and her Howe Historical Society. Many historical items were still in the building, but the items were being threatened due to conditions inside the old church. To my surprise were boxes full of Howe Enterprise newspapers and many copies of the Howe Messenger newspapers. And the fact that it was a full set of my grandfather’s publications, it was suddenly worth unknown amounts to me. My “Papaw” Bob Walker owned and operated the Howe Enterprise from 1966 to 1974. N.D. Moses saved every edition from the inception of the Enterprise through 1981 (with the exception (Continued on page 6)

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Lady Bulldogs fall to Blue Ridge, blast Gunter

Kamry Snapp is greeted at home plate after a home run at Gunter. Photo by Michelle Carney. When the Howe Lady Bulldogs (9-41, 2-2) don’t commit errors, they are tough to beat. The Howe girls split the week with games against Blue Ridge and Gunter. Two homers at Gunter helped blast the Howe girls to a 16-1 drubbing of the Lady Tigers while the Lady Bulldogs were unable to keep pace with district leading Blue Ridge in a 5-1 loss at home on Monday that saw the hometown girls commit seven errors. Riley McCollum got the start in the circle against Blue Ridge and pitched seven innings striking out 11 hitters and walking three. She gave up eight hits, but allowed no earned runs as all five runs were scored on errors committed by the defense. Howe was held to four hits offensively. Jaileigh Murphy’s two singles led Howe at the plate. She also scored Howe’s only run on an RBI single by Drew Amaro. Kennadi Barrett had Howe’s other hit which was a single. On Tuesday, Howe’s bats came alive at Gunter with a 16-1 win. The Lady Bulldogs totaled 16 hits including homers by McCollum and Kamry

11-3A Softball Standings Blue Ridge 3-0 Gunter 3-1 Bells 2-1 Bonham 2-1 Howe 2-2 Leonard 0-3 Pottsboro 0-3 x-clinched playoffs berth Snapp. Most of the damage was done with a 6-run fifth inning and a 7-run seventh inning. The Snapp sisters, Kamry and Emery collected a total of six hits, five runs, and 5 RBI. Ryleigh Craven had the only other extra-base hit with a double. McCollum helped herself out by going 2-for-3 with a homer, an RBI, and three runs scored. McCollum pitched all seven innings, striking out 15 batters and walking one. She allowed four hits and allowed no earned runs. Howe will host Bells on Tuesday at 6 pm and travel to Leonard on Friday for a 6 pm matchup with the Lady Tigers.

Riley McCollum connects on a homer at Gunter on Friday. Photo by Michelle Carney

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Bulldogs swept by Pottsboro to open district play The Howe Bulldogs (6-9, 0-2) opened the 11-3A district schedule with two losses to Pottsboro. On Tuesday, Howe committed five errors that helped Pottsboro surmount a 14-4 win. The Bulldogs collected 10 hits, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the Cardinals’ 14 runs on 15 hits in the contest. Landon Throm got the start on the hill and pitched the first 2.2 innings, allowing four earned runs on six hits. He walked two and wasn’t able to get a strikeout. Garren Lankford followed him with three innings of work, allowing five earned runs on six hits. He walked two and struck out three. Garrett Gibbs pitched the final inning and a third, giving up one earned run on three hits and fanning two hitters without allowing a walk. At the plate, Trom led Howe with three hits, all singles while Lankford had two hits including a triple. Cooper Jones hit a 2-run homer and drew a walk. Anthony Lowder had a double and a run scored. Howe’s runs were scored by Lowder, Braden Ulmer, Lankford, and Jones. On Wednesday, Howe came from behind to score two runs in the sixth in-

of 1979, which are still unknown). It was like a final gift from Wanda and Moe Moses who never once failed to send me a birthday card from the time I was born until the time of their death. By being able to obtain a grant from the Texas Digital Newspaper program, they all were scanned and saved online – even the old Howe Messengers. And now everyone can be able to see them. During the Keep Howe Beautiful board meetings, I remember discussing with the mayor and with Postmaster LeAndra Beckemeyer that we needed our own hometown news publication. Everyone agreed, but I was unaware that Lana Rideout had continued to update the Texoma Enterprise website. And if anyone else was aware, they didn’t bring it up. When the opportunity came about for a new career, I was storing those old Howe Enterprise newspapers in my home office and reading through the years and years of history and my Papaw’s work. Suddenly it dawned on me that I could take my advertising background in radio and my love of hometown and use those passions to better my community and make a living for my family doing something I love. In the beginning, I was going to restart the Howe Enterprise as a social media news publication. It was not intended to be a website with an embeded form. At no point did I ever want to print a publication due to its expense and dying market. I approached my wife about the idea

Grisham

11-3A Boys Baseball Standings Blue Ridge 2-0 Pottsboro 2-0 Bells 1-1 Bonham 1-1 Howe 0-2 Leonard 0-2 Gunter 0-0 x-clinched playoffs berth ning, but it wasn’t enough to overcome a steady barrage of Cardinal runs as they scored in all but one inning of the contest. Lowder got the start on the mound and went four innings, allowing four earned runs on nine hits. He struck out four and walked two. David Grant spelled him in relief with two innings, giving up one earned runs on four hits. Howe was held to five hits with Ulmer collected two of them. Kolby McNutt and Will Ingram each had doubles and collected both of Howe’s RBI in the game. Ulmer and Ingram scored Howe’s runs. Howe is scheduled to play North Dallas on Tuesday and the International Leadership of Texas Keller on Friday before resuming district play the following week against Blue Ridge.

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which was met with quite a bit of resistance due to the unstable income it could generate. I approached my mom and dad who cautiously seemed optimistic. I got the idea that dad actually was a bit inspired and told me, “If anyone could make it work, it would be you.” He even gave me a draw on my inheritance to get started for the first couple of months.

Before diving headfirst, I consulted my old boss Bill Harrison from my radio days. He made a small fortune in advertising in North Texas, and I respected his opinion greatly when it came to business sense because he’s been there, done that and took home all the trophies. After meeting him at Chilis in Carrollton, he told me it was innovative, different, and probably would have a great chance of succeeding if worked correctly. He told me, “If anyone could make it work – it would be you.” With that boost of confidence, I told my wife that I was going to give it a shot and if it didn’t work, I’d go back to the normal workforce. So, without any experience in the news business, and literally searching the internet of “how to make a newspaper”, I was off and rolling with Volume 1, Edition 1. By means of Facebook, the word got out quickly and I remember Michelle Carney sharing the Howe Enterprise news page with hundreds of people. It was very quickly “liked” by a thousand people on Facebook. I put together a YouTube video that interviewed high-profile people around town and that got a lot of eyeballs on it. Dale (Continued on page 7)

Jaycie Grisham, 2024 State Champion, Class 3A Small School, Weight Class 132. Courtesy photo. small school lifters in the 132 weight class. Grisham weighed in at 130.6 pounds for the meet. Her total was 845 pounds which was 35 pounds more than second place finisher Jakhia David of Newton. Grisham’s totals were 350 pounds on squat, 200 on bench, and 295 on deadlift. Earlier in the month, she set the regional squat record at 375 pounds in Bells and also set the regional bench record with her final lift of 235 pounds. Grisham is a 4-time regional qualifier

and 3-time state qualifier who finished with the silver medal in last year’s event. At regionals, she was named Outstanding Squat Light Platform and Outstanding Bench Light Platform. She joins Charles R. Thompson (discus), Kyle McKinney (shotput), Tania Bement (discus), and Brad Turner (high jump) as Howe’s individual athletic state champions. She is the first Bulldog to win state since Brad Turner in 1992 and the first female to win state since Tania Bement in 1987.

Keep Howe Beautiful seeks volunteers and members Please consider becoming a member of Keep Howe Beautiful. Annual dues are $15.00 per person or $25.00 for a family/business. Please send check to Keep Howe Beautiful, P.O. Box 373, Howe, TX 75459. You will be helping make Howe “The Prettiest Little Town

in Texas.” The organization is also seeking volunteers and you can contact them on their Keep Howe Beautiful Facebook page.

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Rideout appeared in that video to give his blessing which was so very important to me. It was then that he told me that Lana was still updating the Texoma Enterprise site which made me feel a little disheartened. I certainly didn’t want to compete with them. But he assured me that all was well and to move forward and was proud of me. I hit the streets selling ads and was overwhelmed at the local support. Chris Cavender was one of the biggest supporters in the early days. Mark Hemperley also stands out as someone who fully supported me and my ideas. Kathleen Todd was also so inspiring as well as Mickey Horton and Anna Anderson. While trying to lure Independent Bank (now Independent Financial), they recommended a website PDF publication because they were unsure of the legalities of a social media news publication. It was an awakening and became the model as social media became only the driver. The Howe Enterprise went from a Facebook news business to HoweEnterprise.com. Abby’s Restaurant opened a few weeks later downtown and all of a sudden the once cobb-webbed downtown area began life again. My goal was to give these businesses an opportunity to speak to the masses in Howe and be able to stay in business and stop the revolving downtown door of restaurants. I’m so very proud to say that the two restaurants downtown in 2014 are still there 10 years later. That is rewarding. That was the goal. In the beginning, while learning what the local news was, we filled the gaps with stories on local people such as Ray Bledsoe, Steve Simmons, Walt Schneider, George Cavender, and others. Early big stories that helped make the Enterprise relevant was Garrett Fulenchek being drafted by the Atlanta Braves and a Howe Bulldogs football team that came out of nowhere to go three rounds deep in the playoffs with a young and energetic set of coaches. In July of 2014, I approached the Rideouts about officially selling their business to me because they owned the rights to all of the historical newspapers and the actual name of the business. I had virtually no money at the time and offered what I could. I’m forever grate-

ful to them. That next week, my publication went from Volume 1 to Volume 52 as I now owned the history of the publication – meaning I own the same company my Papaw did. I soon started Grayson Publishing, LLC as Papaw’s company was Grayson Publishing Company. I was officially walking in his shoes to council meetings, school board meetings, and collecting ad invoices. Sometime that summer while working in my home office, I received a phone call from Howe City Administrator Joe Shephard. I’d grown to know him a little bit since I’d been attending and reporting on city council meetings. This was also the man that I had barged into his office a year earlier and mightily complained about the baseball field’s status. Nonetheless, to my surprise, while meeting with him in my basketball shorts (as any at-home self-employed worker should be), I was offered a position with the city as the director of economic development on a part-time basis. During that parttime year, I spearheaded the formation of the Howe Area Chamber of Commerce and formed a “Save the Church” committee to help restore the old First Christian Church. I also negotiated a deal to get Summit Hill marketed to fill with homes. The parttime job a year later became a fulltime job. One thing that I did for many years in radio was broadcast football games for Sherman, Denison, and McKinney. I stopped doing that when my son became old enough to attend Howe games as I wanted him to experience that Friday night atmosphere at a young age. Once the Enterprise was established, it opened the doors for me to broadcast Howe games online. Thanks to Zack Hudson, Dale West, the slot-T, and their outstanding group of young talented players, the Howe Enterprise began to grow even more by broadcasting their games deep into the playoffs. It was also that fall season that I found myself beating my head up against the proverbial wall trying to take photos of every event in town while Michelle Carney was already doing it. It was a clear and obvious partnership and I’m so grateful to her for what she does for our community. (Continued on page 8)

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In those early years, I interviewed a lot of people that were successful in Howe. They inspired me greatly. I began conversing a lot with M.E. Curtis who shared his business sense and local investments. But a meeting with David Catching changed my life. I was just doing a story on him and his successful career in Howe, but it turned into a cultivation session for me and to how to get from step one to step two in Howe, Texas. In the ten years in the news business, I have learned that what I think is a front-page story on Tuesday might be page five by Wednesday. And sometimes when you have no front page story and wonder what in the world you’re going to write about – a train flips over in Howe. This publication has never been one to write about local controversial subjects, at least since my ownership. We try our best to avoid topics such as high school kids and vaping for example. This day and age of the internet can be damaging to a kid for the rest of their lives, whether it be a band student, football player, or a future Army Reserve. To be recorded online forever, I feel is unjust and whether one agrees or not, it’s how we’ll continue to do things as long as I’m signing off on it. Am I guilty of protecting our kids? Yes. I was once a kid who did extremely dumb things and am grateful my actions weren’t permanently placed within the archives. The Patriot Pony section was initiated during the pandemic as we began to wonder why we were the only publication willing to tell the truth to the masses while mainstream media completely ran with a narrative and withheld critical information. I have felt at times like it was my publication versus the world’s disinformation campaign. While we separate the local news from the national news, that period of time changed how we thought about our mainstream media and our government. To this day, we hang our hat on being truthful with the audience on national topics. Sometimes it’s a very hard truth and trust me, not everyone wants to get on board. This venture and adventure, to me, has been the work of God. It allows me to give back to my community which is what I prayed for. It also is a means to share church calendars and front page stories about Community Easter Worship services. It allows me to share a weekly Bible verse and a column from a pastor. In this day and age of media, publications are bought to push their own narratives and it’s hard sometimes to find the truth, much less the Truth. Unlike the mega publications, we are not burying the truth in

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paragraph eight under a sketchy headline. We just want to serve our community and serve our Savior. With this 523rd consecutive weekly edition of the Howe Enterprise, I must admit that I’ve mentioned to my wife about quitting somewhere in about half of those weeks. However, she now is in full support and talks me out of it each time. It’s still fun and I even passed my Papaw in editions 100 weeks ago on April 18, 2022. We hired a young lady as the managing editor while I was going through the interview process with the city a few months ago. During that time, I had a few weeks off, but it eventually again fell into my lap. I guess it’s just destiny. By the way, she was outstanding during that time, and I wish it would have worked out. But again, it’s destiny. I make no promises of another 10 years or heck, even one, two or three years. But it sure has been a rewarding experience. When I began this journey, my oldest was 11 and my youngest was in second grade. Now the oldest is at Nicholls State University and my youngest is about to graduate high school. If you’re still reading this terribly long article, thank you for all of your support throughout the last 10 years. My life is way more hectic now as my position with the city has grown.

Garrett Fulenchek gets a call informing him he had been drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft. Staff photo.

I'd like to think Papaw would be proud. But he'd be a little jealous that it's easier now. It's not nearly as sweaty a job as it was when he did it. He would likely have tried to talk me out of this, or at least warned me of what I've learned.

Homecoming Queen Riley Harvey gets a kiss from Bella Fleming. Photo by Michelle Carney.

Shawn “Moondog” Fountain raised the bi-district trophy in November 2015. Photo by Michelle Carney.

Monte Walker with Hugh Aynesworth after receiving his award for Excellence in Journalism back to back years in 2017 and 2018.

The effects of a tornado that passed through Howe in late April 2016. Staff photo.

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Howe City Council Agenda

Howe ISD School Board Agenda

ACTION ITEMS: 1. Discuss, consider, and act upon an interlocal agreement with Grayson County for a road rebuild of Hall Cemetery Road at the cost to the city of no more than $89,285.80. 2. Discuss, consider, and act upon adding Monte Walker to all bank accounts. 3. Discuss, consider, and act upon amending a Resolution with Texas Star Bank to update and designate add Monte Walker and Mayor Karla McDonald as the Authorized Representative. 4. Discuss, consider, and act upon the requirement of two signatures on check written by the City of Howe. 5 Discuss, consider, and act upon opening an additional non-interest-bearing account with Independent Financial for the sole purpose of the approved Texas Department of Agriculture Community Development Block Grant for the Young Street project. 6. Discuss, consider, and act upon opening an additional “Park Fund” account with Independent Financial for the sole purpose of maintaining park fees outlined in Ordinance No. 744. 7. Discuss, consider, and act upon authorizing the City Administrator to execute an agreement with WSB LLC, formerly EST, for engineering, architectural, and surveyor services for the Texas Department of Agriculture Community Development Block Grant for the Young Street project. 8 Discuss, consider, and act upon the annual CPI-U 5.57 percent rate adjustment in the agreement with Frontier Waste Solutions. 9. Discuss, consider, and act on allowing for the procurement process seeking a Texas General Land Office Community Development Block Grant -Mitigation for the amount of $200,000 for the updating of the City of Howe Comprehensive Plan. 10. Discuss, consider, and act upon a rate increase of 2.2484% from the Public Utility Commission of Texas. RESOLUTION NO. 2024-0003 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CONTINUED PARTICIPATION WITH THE STEERlNG COMMITTEE OF CITIES SERVED BY ONCOR; AND AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF TEN CENTS PER CAPITA TO THE STEERING COMMITTEE TO FUND REGULATORY AND LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO ONCOR ELECTRIC DELIVERY COMPANY, LLC. Public Hearing for Resolution No. 2024-0003 11.

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Discuss, consider, and act upon Resolution No. 2024-0003

RESOLUTION NO. 2024-0004 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN AND GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES; AND EXCESSIVE FORCE POLICY; AND FAIR HOUSING POLICY; AND SECTION 504 POLICY AND GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES; AND CODE OF CONDUCT POLICY FOR THE TxCDBG FUNDING THROUGH A TxCDBG GRANT FROM THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

A Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of Howe ISD will be held on Monday, March 18, 2024, beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the Howe ISD Administration Office located at 105 W. Tutt St, Howe, Texas. I. II. III. IV. V.

CALL TO ORDER/DETERMINATION OF QUORUM INVOCATION/PLEDGES STUDENT/TEACHER RECOGNITION PUBLIC FORUM REPORTS A. Administrator Reports B. Superintendent Report 1. Enrollment 2. Personnel 3. Summer Board Training Opportunities TASB SLI – June 19-22 Region 10 – June 17 4. Other Information VI. THE BOARD WILL CONSIDER, DISCUSS, AND/OR TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING THE FOLLOWING: A. Consent Agenda Items 1. Minutes for Regular Meeting/Public Hearing on Feb ruary 19, 2024 2. Monthly Financial Reports B. Budget Amendments C. Order of Cancelation of the May 4, 2024 Board of Trustees Elec tion D. Potential Fund Balance Expenditure – Playground Improve ments E. Closed Session in Accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Section 551.074 1. Personnel a. Professional Contracts F. Action on Items from Closed Session VII. ADJOURN

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Public Hearing for Resolution No. 2024-0004 12.

Discuss, consider, and act upon Resolution No. 2024-0004

ORDINANCE NO. 815 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HOWE, TEXAS, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 680, ORDINANCE NO. 567, ORDINANCE NO. 580, ORDINANCE NO. 610, ORDINANCE NO. 674, BUILDING CODE PROVISIONS, AND PROVIDING REGULATIONS AND PERMIT AND INSPECTION FEES; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Public Hearing for Ordinance No. 815 13.

Discuss, consider, and act upon Ordinance No. 815

Tanner Hartsfield gets fired up in 2017. Photo by Michelle Carney.

ORDINANCE NO. 816 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HOWE, TEXAS ESTABLISHING AN UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY ON CITY PREMISES; ABANDONED PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF HOWE, TEXAS; AUTHORIZING THE POSTING OF NO PARKING AND TOW-AWAY ZONE SIGNS; AUTHORIZING TOWING; PROVIDING OPEN MEETING, SEVERABILITY, FEES, PENALTY, FINE NOT TO EXCEED $500.00 PER OCCURRENCE AND RELATED CLAUSES.

Erin Blackburn after scoring in a playoff game in May 2018. Photo by Michelle Carney.

Public Hearing for Ordinance No. 816 14. 15.

Discuss, consider, and act upon Ordinance No. 816 Departmental Reports: Police Department Fire Department Code Enforcement Public Works Economic Development Municipal Court Administration Utility Department

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The elation of the Lady Bulldogs defeating Chapel Hill in February 2020. Photo by Michelle Carney.

Bethany Masters gets a hug from her father after her final race. Staff photo.

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Grayson County hosting Spring cleanup In an effort to keep county roads clean in Grayson County, Precinct 1, County Commissioner Jeff Whitmire invited the residents of Precinct 1 to their spring cleanup on March 23 from 7:30 am to 2 pm. They will accept household items that include appliances, furniture, scrap metal, etc. They cannot accept any hazardous

materials such as paint, oil, chemicals, etc. They will accept up to four tires which does not include large/tractor tires. Only open trailers will be accepted. The location is the Pct. 1 Road & Maintenance Barn at 1312 E. FM 1417 in Sherman.

Easter Egg Hunts in Howe There are at least four opportunities for Easter egg hunts in Howe coming up. To kick it off, the Howe Community Library will host an egg hunt inside the library on March 22 beginning at 10:15 am. Community Bible Fellowship, south of Howe Intermediate School will host theirs on Wednesday night, March 27, at 7:00 pm. They’ll serve hot dogs beginning at 6:30. An Easter Eggstravaganza sponsored by The Llama Realty Group—Keller Williams, HIT Roof & Exteriors, Brother Plumber, and Guild Mortgage—Lacey Tucker will be held at the youth softball fields on March 30 from 2 pm to 4 pm where snow cones will be served and an egg hunt. Kids

can have their picture made with the Easter Bunny and with live llamas that will be onsite. First Baptist Church Howe will host theirs Sunday morning, March 31, which is Easter morning. It will take place at the FBC Howe campus beginning at 9:15 a.m. for all children in the community. They will also have an Easter Sunrise Service that same Easter morning at 7:00 am at Bulldog Stadium for everyone in the community. The Howe Methodist Church will have an Easter Egg Hunt after the 10 am service with a start time of 11:15. They also have a Sunrise Service at 8:15 and a brunch open to everyone starting at 9:00.

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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

2023-24 Local taxation State Sales Tax General Revenue Sales Tax Economic Development (Type B) Sales Tax Total

6.25 % 1.25%

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

$0.53 $1.05 $0.31 $0.15 $2.04

0.75 % 8.25 %

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: Michelle Hewitt Utility Billing and Municipal Court 116 E. Haning St. 903-532-5571 Utility Clerk: Beccy Roberts Court Clerk: Julia McLaughlin (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 Fire Department/EMS 118 E. Haning 903-532-6888 (nonemergency) Fire Chief: Robert Maniet Howe Police Department 700 W. Haning St. 903-532-9971 (non-emergency) Dispatch 903-813-4411 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 Texas has been known for producing colorful, largerthan-life business figures. That has been found in a variety of industries. Perhaps one Ken Bridges of the most unusual was hotel magnate Conrad Hilton, whose multi-billion dollar hotel chain began in Texas by accident. Conrad Hilton was born in what was then the New Mexico Territory on Christmas Day, 1887. He was one of eight children. His father was a Norwegian immigrant and businessman who taught his son how to run a business. His father ran a small general store and eventually converted it into a small hotel. He was very ambitious as a young man. He briefly attended two small New Mexico colleges. When New Mexico became a state in 1912, he was elected to the first session of the new state’s House of Representatives. He served in the army during World War I and returned determined to be a successful banker, seeking a small bank to buy outright. He located a bank in Cisco, Texas, not far from Abilene. The bank purchase fell through, so Hilton bought the local hotel instead. With oilfield workers streaming into the small town, the hotel was an overwhelming success. Hilton started buying more hotels. By 1924, he built a new hotel in Dallas, the fourteen-story Dallas Hilton, which he completed for more than $1.3 million (or $23.3 million in 2024 dollars). In Dallas, he also settled down and married Mary Barron, with whom he would have three sons. He continued to expand, building new hotels in Abilene and Waco in the late 1920s. The popular Waco Hilton was completed in 1928.

However, the road to success was not smooth. In 1929, Hilton built his next hotel, the San Angelo Hilton. It was built at a cost of $1 million (nearly $18.2 million in 2024 dollars). However, the stock market crash and the onset of the Great Depression caused business travel to evaporate, and the hotel almost became a victim of the Depression. Hilton had taken out a loan for $385,000 from American Life Insurance Company of Galveston. When Hilton was unable to pay the mortgage, the company foreclosed and forced Hilton into a partnership with them. The shotgun marriage dissolved by 1934 amidst a series of lawsuits, and he lost the hotel. The experience nearly ruined Hilton just as his hotel empire was beginning. His former partners later renamed it the Cactus Hotel and ran it for another thirty years before it was donated to a local hospital and converted to a nursing home.

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Hilton rebounded and kept adding properties. In spite of Hilton's success in the hotel business, his private life was a Texassized soap opera. His nine-year marriage to the mother his three young sons ended in divorce in 1934, at a time when divorce was still considered scandalous. Hilton became notorious for his string of young girlfriends and drinking. In 1942, he married actress Zsa Zsa Gabor. It was Hilton’s second of three marriages. It was the second of nine marriages for Gabor. The marriage was a storm of trouble from the beginning. The marriage produced a daughter, the long-troubled Francesca Hilton, Gabor’s only child. The bitter divorce came in 1946. Hilton would not marry again for thirty years. Gabor alleged years later that Hilton assaulted her during the marriage and even had an affair with his eldest son. However, she made these allegations years after both men had died and were unable to respond to the charges. In the meantime, his son Nicky Hilton developed a reputation of his own. He married actress Elizabeth Taylor in 1950, but the marriage collapsed within a matter of months. His drinking and gambling destroyed his marriages and his health before his death in 1969. Hilton moved onward and bought the Stevens Hotel in Chicago at the end of World War II, then the largest hotel in the world. He created the Hilton Hotels Corporation in 1946 as a holding company for his properties. In 1949, he bought New York’s famed Waldorf Astoria Hotel, a hotel that had long since become a landmark and become synonymous with luxury. By this point, his holdings were worth an estimated $100 million (more than $1.3 billion in 2024 dollars). “Successful men keep moving,” he said in an interview. “They make mistakes, but they don’t quit.”

By the 1950s, he brought his son Barron on board as vice-president. The father-son team managed to keep expanding the Hilton Hotel chain around the globe. By 1955, they guaranteed that each room would have its own air conditioning, an unheard-of luxury at the time. In the midst of his rise, he established the Conrad Hilton Foundation, dedicated to alleviating suffering around the world. Hilton died in 1979 at age 91 and was buried in Dallas. Even in death, one more scandal erupted surrounding his will. Though son Barron had been left in charge of the company, he did not receive any money. He sued and eventually was given a large amount of stock in the hotel chain. Years later, he announced he would be leaving the bulk of his fortune to the Hilton Foundation, much as his father had done. Today, Hilton Worldwide Holdings boasts nearly six thousand properties in 109 countries and is worth nearly $20 billion.

Do we really want to know God’s plan? Those of us who have been in the Christian faith for a while joyfully embrace Romans chapter eight as it is filled with encouraging Dr. Billy Holland promises. God has been so good to us and we know it’s because of His endless love that we can enjoy an abundant life filled with blessings. Of course, we have our share of frustrations and disappointments, but for the most part, the Lord provides for our basic needs and to be honest, He has also given us a lot of luxuries. When things are going well, let’s not become more focused on the gifts than the giver. We realize the world judges success with how much money and talent a person has and all the things they accumulate throughout their lifetime, but for the followers of Christ, our greatest accomplishment will be how close we are to God and our obedience to Him. By the way, we can be as close to Him as we want, and this brings up a critical question as to how important this is to us. Life has its seasons and sometimes things can get rough, especially the unexpected crisis. It’s not being negative to say there will be trials that will try to knock us off our feet, but is there a way we can at least somewhat be prepared to handle adversity when it comes? I believe the answer is yes. It’s not easy, but when we develop a friendship with God and understand who He is, trusting Him can be our first response. When problems arise, the only thing in our power is our attitude toward it; we can either ask God which choices to make that will help us do His will and be victorious, or we can resent it and in bitterness surrender to defeat. It’s not what happens, it’s how we react. My friend Jonah Mitchell in his book, “The Rocks Go With The Farm” explains that problems and difficulties are inevitable and our ideas about how we want to see our problems solved are not always the way God is planning. It’s not about how many rocks we hit with our plow, it’s how deter-

mined we are to not allow obstacles to define who we are and what God wants to to do within us. Most of the time we just want a quick fix, but our Father desires that we become spiritually mature and wise in our quest to be more like Him. I recommend this book for those who are serious about learning self-discipline, renewing the mind, and personal transformation. In the hard times, we are tempted to deny the situation, which we all know is like putting a band-aid on a broken arm. Some search for peace on their own as they give up on faith and live in misery. My friend, the Bible is true and it’s all about God’s love. Luke chapter one and verse 37 declares, “For with God nothing shall be impossible.” I realize some will say, “You do not comprehend the severity of my problem” and that might be true, but God understanding everything and being concerned about everyone is absolute truth! Have you asked Jesus to be your Master and Lord? Do you believe that He died so that you could live? He loves you and has a perfect plan for your life! Instead of seeing God as a cosmic Genie, bow before Him in reverential fear and worship Him as the Almighty Creator of heaven and earth. We are not molding God into our image, it’s the other way around. Depression and feeling sorry for ourselves are real emotions and unfortunately, a lot of people are smiling on the outside but are crying on the inside. The good news is that we can be set free from the snare traps of deception and instead of being sad or angry because God is not “fixing it” let’s ask Him to let us see ourselves the way He sees us. Have you considered the answer might be that we are the one that needs to be changed? Honestly examining the big picture of our situation and analyzing every detail will allow us to trace the cause of our discouragement and hopefully, we can discover a deeper understanding of our situation. When we comprehend how our personal trigger mechanisms and response buttons operate, this is a huge step toward discerning how our thoughts dictate our confidence and contentment. Dr. Holland is a Christian minister, author, and community chaplain. 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

3 John 1:4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.

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The Patriot Pony Zuckerbucks 2.0? States begin banning The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy: new private, foreign funding of elections

Afinal analysis ROBERT W MALONE MD, MS A new book has been published entitled: “The Final Analysis: Forensic Analysis of the JFK Autopsy X-Rays Proves Two Headshots from the Right Front and One from the Rear” by David W. Mantik M.D., Ph.D and Jerome R. Corsi Ph.D. Dr. Mantik has a PhD in physics and is an radiation oncologist. At the heart of this book is a reanalysis of the original radiographs from JFK’s autopsy. The re-evaluation of the original forensic evidence of President John F. Kennedy Assassination using modern pathologic techniques should send shock waves through the world. The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy: The Final Analysis presents indisputable forensic evidence that two shots fired from the front and one shot fired from the rear killed the president in a Dealey Plaza crossfire—exposing a sixty-year coverup by the CIA, the FBI, the Pentagon, and the Secret Service. In this decisive analysis of the JFK assassination, medical expert Dr. David W. Mantik and New York Times bestselling author Jerome R. Corsi deﬁnitively validate the observations of the physicians at Parkland Hospital, who recognized immediately that the wound in JFK’s throat and the massive, avulsed blow-out in the back of his head both involved frontal shots. What distinguishes this book from the myriad of books written on the JFK assassination is that Dr. Mantik’s optical density measurements of the JFK skull X-rays in the National Archives leave no doubt the X-rays were altered to disguise evidence of the two frontal shots. With over four decades of expe-

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rience reading X-rays, Dr. Mantik has examined the JFK assassination materials more than anyone else. Mantik and Corsi present overwhelming testimonial and documentary evidence that proves the Bethesda surgeons performed pre-autopsy surgery on JFK’s head to remove evidence of the forehead bullet, as well as to gain access to his brain and thus “sanitize the crime scene” by removing bullet fragments and bullet tracks in the brain tissue. “The world is starving for objective science. This book contains objective forensic science for which the world will never be ready. If the X-rays were doctored, the CIA, the FBI, and the US Secret Service have some questions to answer. The public deserves the ﬁnal analysis of these issues.” —James Lyons-Weiler, PhD, The Institute for Pure and Applied Knowledge This book exposes how our government had to have murdered a US president in cold blood (who else could have done it?), lied to the American people about the assassination and then the USG created a massive coverup story, which included framing an innocent man for the murder and most likely ordered his execution. For over sixty years, our government has not only covered up this murder, they created an alternate reality of facts that have been presented as truth to the entire world. This may be the first concrete example of psywar on the American people. Being conducted by multiple agencies and may even be in collusion with one or more of the following US presidents. This is truly a rogue government.

By Natalia Mittelstadt Two states are in the process of banning “Zuckerbucks 2.0” – the injection of private money into public election administration – with one focusing on an outright ban, while the other is looking to prohibit foreign funding of elections. As Indiana has enacted a law to ban a new form of “Zuckerbucks” – also called “Zuckerbucks 2.0” – the Arizona Senate has passed a related prohibition on the foreign funding of elections. Meanwhile, four counties in two other states have left the “Zuckerbucks 2.0” group. On Monday, Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb (R) signed House Bill 1264 into law, which includes multiple election security measures, such as banning “Zuckerbucks 2.0.” The new law “[p]rovides that a political subdivision that conducts or administers an election may not join the membership of, or participate in a program offered by, a person who has directly financed certain elections activities,” according to the state legislature’s summary. The ban on the new form of “Zuckerbucks” comes after four counties have left the latest project involving private funding of election administration. Two Utah counties and two North Carolina counties have withdrawn from the U.S. Alliance for Election Excellence, a project of the Center for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL). There are currently 11 cities and counties across eight states that remain in the alliance. One of those counties, Coconino County, is in Arizona. The alliance is awarding funds to counties and municipalities under its Centers for Election Excellence program. According to CTCL in 2022, the alliance is providing $80 million over five years “to envision, support, and celebrate excellence in U.S. election administration.” The alliance aids elections offices that are part of its program by “identifying the election office’s unique challenges and goals, then, where permitted, we provide them with customized resources, coaching, implementation support, and grant funding to advance their nonpartisan goals related to improving the voting experience.” CTCL poured about $350 million into local elections offices managing the

2020 election, with most of the funds donated to the nonprofit by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. The nonprofit has claimed its 2020 election grants — colloquially known as "Zuckerbucks" — were allocated, allegedly without partisan preference to make voting safer amid the pandemic. However, a House Republican investigation found that less than 1% of the funds were spent on personal protective equipment. Most of the funds were focused on get-out-the-vote efforts and registrations. Controversy ensued in part of the disproportionate private funding "Zuckerbucks" funneled to Democratic jurisdictions. Opponents claim the imbalance helped sway the 2020 election in Biden's favor, and asa result, 27 states have either restricted or banned the use of private money to fund elections, while 12 counties have also restricted or banned the funds, according to the Capital Research Center. The Arizona Senate passed Senate Bill 1374 on Monday, then sent it over to the state House. The bill “[r]equires a person to provide certification that the person is not the knowing recipient of foreign donations before entering into any agreement with a government entity to provide goods or services relating to elections administration.” This legislation is related to “Zuckerbucks 2.0” because CTCL received nearly $25 million in 2020 from New Venture Fund, according to the Capital Research Center. New Venture Fund, which is the largest nonprofit created by the Arabella Advisors network, received $57.8 million from nonprofits started by Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wyss, according to a report by Americans for Public Trust. Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project Action, told Just the News on Wednesday that Indiana is “first in the nation” to ban “Zuckerbucks 2.0,” while the Arizona Senate is doing so by focusing on foreign funding. Snead explained that the Arizona Senate bill is “basically making it impossible for a membership-type program” like the alliance “to recruit” an election office “if it can't certify” that the program is “free of foreign funding.” He added that the Arizona bill appeared to pass along party lines, noting that “after years of railing against foreign interference in elections, you have liberal lawmakers voting to keep elections open to foreign influence,” probably because they’re “benefiting from foreign funding.” CTCL didn't respond to a request for comment.

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The Patriot Pony

RNC to hire “If they showed you what they showed me, grassroots you wouldn’t have released it either”… activist Scott Trump responds to unreleased JFK files… Presler to lead a legal ballot chasing operation Presleris a popular conservative grassroots activist who has registered voters in several states across the country.

President Trump has a reputation for delivering on his promises, facing down every obstacle the Uniparty and the Deep State could muster, and always battling fiercely for the American people. However, there was one promise he didn’t quite fulfill: the release of the JFK assassination records. Snarky reporters at the Associated Press covered this story back in April 2018. AP:

By Charlotte Hazard Newly elected Republican National Committee (RNC) Co-chair Lara Trump announced that the organization would be hiring grassroots activist Scott Presler to be head of legal ballot chasing operations as the 2024 election approaches. “But we also have to start thinking about legal ballot harvesting, something we have never embraced as a party. We are going to start doing it now. I am going to have a call very soon with Scott Presler, who is an amazing voter registerer. He has registered so many people in this country. I think he is fantastic. I want him on our legal ballot harvesting division,” Lara Trump said during an interview with Benny Johnson. Presler is a popular, conservative grassroots activist who has registered voters in several states across the country. He responded to Lara's remarks on the social media platform, X. "Oh my gosh. We can do this," Presler wrote. "Let’s come together as a family & save the country we love. Right now, we're scheduling voter registration drives at gun shows, places of worship, rodeos, farmers markets, & other venues across the USA. Let's show love by taking positive action." According to a report from the Daily Caller, the RNC is expected to also team up with the National Republican Congressional Committee and the National Republican Senatorial Committee to expand election integrity efforts.

President Donald Trump boasted last fall that he would open all remaining John F. Kennedy assassination records. So far, Trump hasn’t made good on the “great transparency” he promised then. Trump announced on Thursday that the public must wait another three years or more before seeing material that must remain classified for national security reasons — more than five decades after Kennedy was killed Nov. 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas. The National Archives released its last batch of more than 19,000 records on Thursday. But an undisclosed amount of material remains under wraps because Trump said the potential harm to U.S. national security, law enforcement or foreign affairs is “of such gravity that it outweighs the public interest in immediate disclosure.” He ordered the CIA and other agencies to take yet another look at each blacked-out section of their documents during the next three years to see what more can be released. CIA spokesman Nicole de Haay said the agency has already released more than 99 percent of CIA information that was in the Kennedy assassination records collection. “CIA narrowly redacted information in rare instances only to protect CIA assets, officers and their families as well as intelligence methods, operations and partnerships that remain critical to the security of our nation,” she said. Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics and author of a book about Kennedy, lamented that it might be 100 years postassassination before everyone has a

more complete picture of what happened. “I envy the scholars of, say, 2063,” Sabato said.

Judge Napolitano: “I told Trump, ‘you promised you would release the records of the JFK assassination.’ He said to me ‘If they showed you what they showed me, you wouldn’t have released it either.’ I said ‘Who’s they? What did they show you?’ Trump said “Someday when we’re not on the phone and there aren’t 15 people listening to the call, I’ll tell you.'” Prof. Jeffrey Sachs: “It has been said that after the Kennedy assassination, there has been no president. They have only been factotums of the system since then.”

In all fairness, Trump’s decision to hold back on releasing certain files left many scratching their heads, especially after he promised the American people. However, now, thanks to insights from Judge Napolitano, we’re starting to see the bigger picture behind President Trump’s choice not to unveil the JFK files. And, frankly, the reasons are downright bone-chilling. Here’s what Napolitano shared about his conversation with President Trump regarding those mysterious files: Wow! That comment from President Trump really makes you wonder what the heck is in those files. This entire case is positively bonechilling. A vast number of Americans don’t believe the ridiculous “lone gunman” theory that’s been peddled to us for decades. Gallup: Sixty years after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, a broad majority of Americans continue to believe that Lee Harvey Oswald did not act alone but rather, that others were involved in a conspiracy to kill

the president. The 65% of U.S. adults who think Oswald worked in concert with others and the 29% who say he was solely responsible are roughly in line with the previous readings from 10 years ago. Belief in a conspiracy was higher between 1976 and 2003.

Presidential nominee RFK Jr. firmly believes that the CIA orchestrated JFK’s assassination. Imagine living in fear that your own government might assassinate you when you least expect it. It sounds like a scenario you’d only find in places like Russia or North Korea, but it’s naive to think it doesn’t happen right here at home too. RFK Jr. is all too aware of this grim reality. In all fairness, Biden’s playing defense for the deep state, while Trump’s out here fighting to protect us regular folks. RFK Jr. hits the nail on the head, though—we’ve got to get to the bottom of what really went down. Could there be an international angle to JFK’s assassination? Among the swirling theories, one suggests that Mossad, Israel’s intelligence agency, might have played a role. Unveiling such a connection could strain ties with what’s often touted as one of our closest allies and cause a major rift between the two countries. Maybe that’s the whole reason they’re keeping the truth under wraps. It’s definitely what a lot of folks are starting to think. Needless to say, the entire JFK assassination is still one big question mark, but that doesn’t mean we should stop digging for answers. If President Trump gets back in the White House, he needs to tackle the mystery of who was behind JFK’s assassination headon, no matter how messy it gets. It’s high time we pulled back the curtain and showed everyone the real deal.

TheAssassination of President John F. Kennedy: ROBERT W MALONE MD, MS

through the world.

A new book has been published entitled: “The Final Analysis: Forensic Analysis of the JFK Autopsy X-Rays Proves Two Headshots from the Right Front and One from the Rear” by David W. Mantik M.D., Ph.D and Jerome R. Corsi Ph.D. Dr. Mantik has a PhD in physics and is an radiation oncologist. At the heart of this book is a reanalysis of the original radiographs from JFK’s autopsy. The re-evaluation of the original forensic evidence of President John F. Kennedy Assassination using modern pathologic techniques should send shock waves

The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy: The Final Analysis presents indisputable forensic evidence that two shots fired from the front and one shot fired from the rear killed the president in a Dealey Plaza crossfire—exposing a sixty-year coverup by the CIA, the FBI, the Pentagon, and the Secret Service. In this decisive analysis of the JFK assassination, medical expert Dr. David W. Mantik and New York Times bestselling author Jerome R. Corsi (Continue reading here)...

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ADVERTISING/MARKETING Howe Enterprise P.O. Box 595 Howe TX 75459 howeenterprise.com 903-339-0100 news@howeenterprise.com AGRICULTURE Norman Farms 4871 Mackey Rd Howe TX 75459 903-815-5545 ajnorm4@aol.com ANTIQUES

Howe Mercantile 107 E. Haning St Howe TX 75459 facebook.com/Howe-Mercantile1639767196252428/ (817) 313-2168 georgiacaraway@aol.com AUTO Bob Utter Ford 2525 Texoma Parkway Sherman TX 75090 bobutterford.net 903-892-3555 BANKING Independent Financial 100 South Denny Howe TX 75459 independent-bank.com (903) 532-5521 beth.harville@ifinancial.com Legend Bank 201 W. Grand Whitewright, TX 75491 legend-bank.com 903-532-4778 Brandon.grooms@legend-bank.com First National Bank of Tom Bean 109 S. Britton St. Tom Bean, TX 75489 https://www.fnbtb.com/ 903-546-62752 rbridges@fnbtb.com First United Bank 2011 Texoma Parkway Sherman TX 75090 firstunitedbank.com 903-813-5760 sarah.myrick@firstunitedbank.com BARBER SHOP

Good Fellas Barber Shop 105 E. Haning Howe, TX 75459 9725020559 goodfellasbarbershoptx@gmail.com BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Provider Business Partners 106 W. Young St. Howe TX 75459 providerbusinesspartners.com 903-487-2248 sharla@ providerbusinesspartners.com Smith-Garner, PC 609 N. Denny St., P.O. Box 1019 Howe TX 75459 http://www.howecpa.com/ (903) 532-1040 amanda.garner@howecpa.com BUTCHER Don’s Smokehouse 111 E. Haning Street Howe, Texas 75459 Donssmokehouse.com (214) 881-8377 DonsSmokehouse@gmail.com CATERING Tracy Events Catering & Carryout Shop 211 S Preston Van Alstyne, TX 75495 Tracyevents2006@gmail.com CHILDCARE Koti Academy of Howe 105 Doyle Street Howe TX 75459 https://www.kotiacademy.com/ 903-532-9663 cassie@kotiacademy.com

INTERNET

CHURCHES

FUNERAL HOME

First Baptist Church Howe 100 W. Davis Howe TX 75459 http://www.fbchowe.org/ 903-532-5504 info@fbchowe.org

Scoggins Funeral Home & Crematory 637 W. Van Alstyne Parkway Van Alstyne TX 75495 scogginsfuneralhome.com 903-482-5225 tommywscoggins@hotmail.com

First United Methodist Church 810 N. Denny St. Howe, TX 75459 903-532-6718 Church@fumchowe.org https://www.fumchowe.org/ Summit View Church 910 S. Denny St., P.O. Box 295 https://summitviewhowe.com/ info@summitviewhowe.com CONSTRUCTION/BUILDING SERVICVES DIFY Home Services 204 Tate Circle Sherman, TX 75090 9037440435 ernie@difyhs.com Hunter Knephsield of Texas, LLC P.O. Box 759 Van Alstyne, TX 75495 https://www.hkparkandplay.com/ 8004514138 (Main) hktexas@flash.net (Main) RockExpress, LLC 1434 Schneider Rd Howe, TX 75459 https://rock-express-llc.business.site/ 903-818-2386 rockexpressllc@gmail.com

TLD Design Consulting LLC 103 E. Haning St. Howe TX 75459 http://www.tld -dc.com/ 903-436-4601 tdefrange@tldconsulting.net CONVENIENT STORES Quick Check #4 411 W. Haning Street Howe, TX 75459 903-532-5265 zackwilks82@yahoo.com

HAIR SALON Good Fellas Barber Shop 105 E. Haning St. (972) 502-0559 goodfellasbarbershoptx@gmail.com HEALTHCARE

ER of Texas 115 W. Travis St Sherman, TX 75092 http://oroftexas.com/ 903-770-9099 tiffanyr@eroftexas.com HEATING/AIR CONDITIONING Baker A/C & Heating, Inc. 215 N. Denny St. Howe TX 75459 903-532-6225 bakerac.mark@yahoo.com Essential Home Performance, LLC 509 Borrow Way Van Alstyne, TX 75495 https:// www.essentialhomeperformance.com/ 14695459125 Info@essentialhomeperformance.com HOUSING

Bainbrook Apartments 511 S. Collins Fwy Howe, TX 75459 (469) 712-4082 bainbrook75459.com M&M Properties 901 N. Denny St Howe TX 75459 903-815-8355 mariecurtis16@gmail.com. INSURANCE

DENTAL Anna Kids Dentistry 2016 W. White St. Anna, TX 75409 214-831-2400 Annakidsdentistry.com info@annakidsdentistry.com

Cory Hernandez State Farm 2114 Texoma Parkway Sherman, TX 75090 http://insurancequotetexoma.com/ 9038938400 cory@insurancequotetexoma.com

Howe Family Dentistry 100 S. Collins Freeway, PO Box 960 Howe TX 75459 howefamilydentistry.com 903.532.5545

Ed Meacham, State Farm 1303 N Sam Rayburn Frwy, Ste. 200 Sherman TX 75090 https://www.statefarm.com/ agent/US/TX/Sherman/EdMeacham-3TGY5753JAK 903-892-3923 ed@mredinsurance.com

EDUCATION Howe Community Library 315 S. Collins Freeway Howe TX 75459 www.howeisd.net/Page/83 903-745-4050 atchison.melissa@howeisd.net

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

Howe Independent School District 105 W. Tutt St. Howe TX 75459 howeisd.net/ (903) 745-4000

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

ELECTRIC Rapid Electric, LLC (903) 421-8100 http://www.RapidElectricCo.com/ brent@rapidelectricco.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

ENTERTAINMENT Chill Out Shaved Ice Howe, TX 75459 Chillout903@hotmail.com 903-436-0708 FINANCIAL Rethink Wealth—Kristen Harkless 559-681-7461 Kristen.Harkless@rethinkwealth.com FIREARMS Guns N More 281 Celtic Road Howe, TX 75459 GunsNMore.net (903) 267-1091 jared.c@gunsnmore.net

Texas Farm Bureau Insurance, Loretta Anderson – Agent 1363 S Waco St Van Alstyne TX 75495 https://www.txfb -ins.com/ insurance/agent/grayson/ 23242/lorettaanderson 903-819-1041 landerson@txfb-ins.com

TekWav 223 N. Walnut St. Sherman TX 75090 http://www.tekwav.com 903-375-9787 jj@tekwav.com IT/DATA Texas Data and VoIP Security 109 W. Tilton Blue Ridge, TX 75424 https://www.tdavinc.com/ (972) 924-5010 dana@tdavinc.com MORTGAGE The Wood Group of Fairway – Lacey Tucker https://homeloanbylacey.com/ 469-910-0375 lacey.tucker@fairwaymc.com NON-PROFIT Goodwill Industries of Northeast Texas 2206 E. Lamar St. Sherman, TX 75090 goodwillnorthtexas.org spierce@goodwillnorthtexas.org

Maureen Kane, REALTOR®, Paragon-REALTORS® 614 E Lamberth Rd Sherman, TX 75090 402-202-1540 maureen@paragonrealtors.com Michael Taylor – Keller Williams Realty P.O. Box 575 Howe TX 75459 mtaylor@kw.com Nicole Faye Sells Texas, LLC 215 N Quinlan St Howe, TX 75459 https://nicolefaye.fathomrealty.com/ 972-872-0529 nicolefayesellstexas@outlook.com The Llama Realty Group Dana Thornhill 204 Tate Circle Sherman, TX 75090 903-821-6890 llamarealtygroup@gmail.com RESTAURANTS El Patio Escondido Mexican Restaurant & Cantina 495 W. Van Alstyne Pkwy, P.O. Box 637 Van Alstyne TX 75495 elpatioescondido.com 903-482-5538 williampacheco519@yahoo.com

United Way of Grayson County 713 E. Brockett P.O. Box 1112 Sherman, Texas 75091 903.893.1920

Palio’s Pizza Cafe 303 W. Haning St. Howe TX 75459 https://www.palioshowe.com/ 903-532-0390 paliospizza@att.net

PARTY RENTALS/DÉCOR

ROOFING

Chase’s All Time Jumpers 2519 CR 4215 Bonham, Texas 75418 https:// www.chasesalltimejumpersllc.com/ 903-227-6488 Coltonlawrence24@yahoo.com PERSONAL SERVICES AND CARE Debby Edwards Pink Zebra 1403 S. Travis St. Sherman, TX 75090 https://pinkzebrahome.com/ debbyedwards 903-820-8914 debbyedwards2@gmail.com PHOTOGRAPHY Beyond the Barn Photography 3354 FM 902 Howe, TX 75459 469-951-4054 Sara@beyondthebarnphotography.co m

PLUMBING Brother Plumber 708 Maple St. Howe, TX 75459 469-968-4487 trent@brotherplumber.com http://Brotherplumber.com/ Torque Plumbing 102 S. Collins Frwy Howe TX 75459 (972) 658-1515 torquemayes@yahoo.com PUBLIC UTILITIES 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 Grayson -Collin Electric Cooperative, Inc. P.O. Box 548 Van Alstyne TX 75495 www.grayson-collin.coop 903-482-7100 mmcginnis@gcec.net REAL ESTATE Bill French Properties 315 N Travis Suite B-3 Sherman TX 75090 billfrenchproperties.com 903-893-BILL (2455) bill@billfrenchproperties.com

Definitive Roofing & Specialty Coatings, LLC 1094 Marlow Rd Bells, TX 75414 9038202110 roofingsc1@gmail.com HIT Exteriors, LLC Howe, TX 75459 972-977-1523 sergio@hitexteriors.com Southern Cross Remodeling & Roofing Howe, TX 75459 Roofingbysoutherncross.com 972-800-9383 roofinbysoutherncross@gmail.com SHOPPING Cora Grace Boutique 407 W. Haning St Howe, TX 75459 903-821-0456 coragraceboutique@gmail.com STORAGE Anchorz Boat & RV Storage 311 Old Highway 6 Howe, TX 75459 903-444-2500 info@anchorzboatrvstorage.com Howe Mini-Storage 609 N. Denny St. Howe TX 75459 903-532-7867 amanda.garner@howecpa.com 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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