61.48 Howe Enterprise April 8, 2024 by The Howe Enterprise

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Anchorz Boat & RV Storage District Champs celebrates grand opening There’s a lot of hype about today’s eclipse and mass hysteria that has been associated with it. We’ve seen states make proclamations and cities make statements about having enough fuel and staying off the interstates. Some of this stuff is downright silly. There’s even an event called “Eclipse Over Texas” in Waco where you have to pay $20 to watch the eclipse—and you have to register your telescope should you be bringing one. All I know is that after the COVID craze during the last election cycle of Trump v. Biden, I’m getting gas and toilet paper. The path of the eclipse continues from Mexico, entering the United States in Texas, and traveling through Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. Small parts of Tennessee and Michigan will also experience the total solar eclipse. The eclipse will enter Canada in Southern Ontario, and continue through Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Cape Breton. The eclipse will exit continental North America on the Atlantic coast of Newfoundland, Canada, at 5:16 p.m. NDT. 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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Earth Day Festival, pg. 4 Howe Hump Day, pg. 5 FFA Dinner & Auction, pg. 5 Charles Osborne, pg. 6 KHB Yard of Month, pg. 6 Bulldog Baseball, pg. 7 Lady Bulldogs Softball pg. 7 Founders Day vendors, pg. 8 Hot Jobs, City Info, pg. 9 History/Christian, pg. 10 Local Churches, pg. 11 Patriot Pony, pg. 12-13 Chamber Members, pg. 14 Past front pages, 15-22 HoweEnterprise.com Stats January 2024—April 6 2024 11,894 visits; 10,395 reads

Kendall Griffin won district in the triple jump with a leap of 35’-9” and Braden Ulmer won the shot put with a throw of 42’ -2”. Courtesy photos.

Anchorz Boat & RV Storage held a ribbon-cutting Saturday at their location on Old Highway 6. Owners Robert and Jennifer Zimbro invited friends, family, and the local contractors that helped build their facility. Staff photo.

Howe will send several athletes to the area track meet thanks to nice performances at the district meet in Pottsboro last week. Kendall Griffin qualified in multiple

Total eclipse in Howe today at 1:43 pm

events including the triple jump where she took first in district with a jump of 35’-9”. She also qualified in long jump where she took second (Continued on page 2)

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Howe students on August 21, 2017 took a gaze at an eclipse at the Howe Community Library. Howe Enterprise photo. Howe is in the path of totality of today’s solar eclipse and will see darkness for one minute and 25 seconds beginning at 1:43 pm today. The entire duration of the eclipse is two hours and 39 minutes which begins at 12:24 pm and ends at 3:03 pm.

more than $13 million in lodging as a direct impact of the eclipse. In Oklahoma, Tourism Secretary Shelley Zumwalt said the economic impact of the eclipse is estimated at about $7.4 million per day over this past weekend and today.

Around 99 percent of people in the US will be able to see at least a partial eclipse. In Texas, totality (the phase when the moon completely blocks the sun) will last up to 4 minutes, 26 seconds — just two seconds shy of the longest possible totality anywhere.

The Howe Community Library will be hosting an eclipse watching party from the parking lot. They have numerous pairs of glasses available.

Recent estimates predict 270,000 to 1.1 million people visiting Texas for the event. The State Comptroller’s office is expecting

Take precaution as it is reported that the sun’s bright rays, even during an eclipse, can burn cells in the retina. These cells don't have pain receptors, so you can't feel the damage happening.

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HMS nabs all 1’s

Howe Middle School Band members. Staff photo. During a recent band sweepstakes, there were only ten bands in the entire three day competition that made straight ones and Howe Middle School was not only one

of them, but also the only middle school in the classification to do so. Middle School Band Director Julie Cook presented the band a cake on Monday for a cele-

bration and showcased their trophy for their work. During Cook’s 19 years in Howe, they have always made 1’s. (Continued on page 8)

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Track results

Left to right: Kendall Griffin, Preslee Harrell, Jaedyn Jones, and Stephanie Bastida. Courtesy photo. (Continued from page 1)

place with a leap of 16’-7.75”. Griffin also placed second in the 400 meter dash with a time of 61.73. She’ll also head to the area meet as a part of the 4x400 relay with teammates Preslee Harrell, Jaedyn Jones, and Stephanie Bastida as they finished fourth in district with a time of 4:22.

100 meters at 13.11. Kamryn Robertson finished sixth in the 1600 meter run with a time of 6:33. Haley White placed sixth in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 19.55 and Jaedyn Jones placed fifth in the 300 meter hurdles with a time of 51.13.

Aubrielle West placed third in discus with a throw of 98’-5.5” and third in shotput with a toss of 30’-3.25”.

The Howe boys will send two to the area round. Junior Braden Ulmer is the district champion in shotput with a toss of 42’-2” and Riken Cross finished fourth in the 300 meter hurdles with a time of 41.713.

Griffin also finished fifth overall in the

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District track meet

Aubrielle West is headed to area in shotput and discus. Courtesy photo.

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The Howe 4x200 relay finished sixth overall with a time of 1:35.613. The team consisted of Garren Lankford, Riken Cross, Braden Ulmer, and Rylan Strong. Cooper Jones placed fifth in district in shotput with a throw of 39’-8.5”.

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2024 Texoma Earth Day Festival The 16th annual Texoma Earth Day Festival will be April 20, 2024, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. The festival is a fun, family-oriented event with a broad range of things attendees can participate in and enjoy. The event is at the Sherman Municipal Ballroom, Lucy Kidd-Key Park, and surrounding streets. The event offers children’s activities, educational workshops, vendors, music, demonstrations, displays and recycling. Registration for Vendors and sponsors will close on April 10, 2024. Children’s activities are in the Municipal Ballroom. The Welcoming Team from Red River Unitarian Universalist Church will host the third annual free clothing swap on the Municipal Ballroom stage. It is not necessary to bring clothes to swap, but please make sure anything brought to the swap is clean and free of stains and holes. The Texoma Quilters Guild will provide a sewing project using upcycled materials. The Boys & Girls Club of Sherman will provide a flower planting activity. Bluestem Master Naturalists will offer several activities, including fossil digging, identifying pelts and skulls, and information about birds found in our area. Recycled sculptures from Perrin and Fred Douglass Early Childhood Centers will be on display during the festival. Five workshops will be held in the kitchen of the Municipal Ballroom. Byron Compton of STG Farms will offer a workshop on Bee Keeping, including how they live, how they make honey, and their importance to our food chain. There will be products and a live hive on display during the workshop. Paul Kuhar of Champion Waste & Recycling will present a workshop on composting. Champion is a commercial composting company based in Pottsboro. Members of the Bluestem Master Naturalists will present three workshops, All About Fossils, Identifying Types of Butterflies and Native and Endemic Plants. Matt DeLozier will talk about fossils, including defining what fossils are, how they are formed, and how to find them. He will also talk about the types of fossils found in Grayson County. Sue Abernathy will conduct the butterfly workshop. She will help the attendees understand the life cycle of a butterfly, the functions of their body parts, how they spend their day. Attendees will learn simple ways to attract butterflies to their yards. Mavis Sauer will speak about native and endemic plants. Attendees will learn how beautiful native plants can be while also offering a local food pantry for wildlife. She will focus on local favorites, give tips for use in your landscape, and identify local sources for native plants. Vendors on the lawn (Lucy Kidd-Key Park) will sell their wares, give information about services they provide or their nonprofit organizations. Two Austin College environmental groups, Austin College Climate Summit and Austin College Thinking Green, will

help bring awareness to the work they do and current environmental issues. In addition, three vendors will accept recyclables at their booths. The Sherman Noon Lions Club will accept donations of eyeglasses, sunglasses and reading glasses. Function 4 will collect used printer ink cartridges so they can be refilled or recycled. Holmes Family Rustic Kitchen will accept donation of canning jars. The jars must be clean and dry. Anyone who wants to recycle these items will need to bring them onto the grounds while visiting the vendors. New to our vendor area are booths for young entrepreneurs, sponsored by SCRAP Sherman Creative Reuse. Any young entrepreneurs who want to sell their goods should contact SCRAP Sherman Creative Reuse to learn how to participate. Attendees will be able to shop for original art, jewelry, handmade soaps, canned goods, upcycled craft items, Tupperware food storage and more. Food vendors are on Rusk Street adjacent to Lucy KiddKey Park. They include Tacos Hondumex, Lemonade Depot, Sugar & Spice State Fair Donuts & Dipping Dots, Rollin’ Woodfire Pizza and Old Man Kettle Corn. While visiting the vendors make sure to visit our photo props and displays. New this year are a series of displays about the benefits of trees to our environment, physical health, and mental health. You will also be entertained by demonstrations from Legend Martial Arts, Little Goddess Trybe, The CAMP Military School of Boxing, and Sapphire Lotus Belly Dance. Musical entertainment includes Children’s Chorus of Greater North Texas, Neon Toboggans, Band on Grand, Sherman High School Jazzcats Band, Keepers of the Sound and Canyon Creek Players. Recycling continues to be a major attraction at the Texoma Earth Day Festival. All recycling will be on Elm Streel between Mulberry and Elm Streets. Anyone with recycling must enter the south end of the street from Pecan Street. We request everyone study our website for detailed instructions, lists of materials accepted, and the rules. No trailers will be allowed to enter the recycling area. We are accepting electronic waste (no tube style televisions or monitors), latex paint, plastics 1,2, and 5, plastic bags, bubble wrap and shrink film, paper, flattened cardboard, Styrofoam and bagged Styrofoam peanuts, and textiles. A shred truck sponsored by First United Bank will be in the recycling area from 9:00 am to noon for shredding of sensitive documents. Patrons are limited to 10 boxes of paper. Cardboard boxes will be flattened and added to the cardboard recycling bin. The Texoma Earth Day Festival is an official outreach project of Red River Unitarian Universalist Church. For more information, please study our website https:// www.earthdaytexoma.org.

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Chamber continues strong turnout with monthly Howe Hump Day

The scene at Howe Hump Day last Wednesday. Staff photo. Jessie Brown Farmers Insurance Agent was the sponsor for the April Howe Hump Day. The Howe Area Chamber of Commerce holds the business networking breakfast each month on the first Wednesday and invites all to come and talk about their business.

The Howe Hump Day networking breakfast began in January 2023 and has grown and usually sees 20-30 each month. Essential Home Performance will be the sponsor for the May 1 event which will be held at Summit Gardens at 8 am.

Howe FFAhosting fajita dinner and auction fundraiser The Howe FFA Booster Club is hosting a fajita dinner and auction fundraiser on Saturday, April 20 at 6 pm at Howe High School. The entry fee is $20 which includes the dinner. Tickets can be purchased from any FFA

member or at the door. Every ticket is entered into a drawing for $500. There will be a live and silent auction which items are donated by local businesses or made by Howe Ag students.

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Keep Howe BeautifulYard of the Month Charles B. Osborne III, 1949-2014 Sherman- Graveside funeral services for Charles Burton Osborne III will be held at 2:00 PM Friday April 5 at Cedarlawn Memorial Park. Mr. Osborne, 75, passed away Wednesday April 3 at Texoma Medical Center. Charles was born February 5, 1949 in Fort Worth, Texas to the late Charles Osborne Jr and Odessa (Lewis) Osborne. He graduated from high school in Tawain and later from Grayson County College. On June 6, 1970, he and Linda Graham were married in Roscoe, Texas. a

Keep Howe Beautiful chose the Holcomb home on Farmington Road for the Yard of the Month. It’s worth the

couple of mile drive from downtown Howe to see the pretty Texas flowers.

Charles served for 8 years in the US Air Force, worked for Oscar Mayer for 23 years and then worked as a rural route carrier in Howe for several years. He enjoyed playing golf and working crossword puzzles. Mr. Osborne is survived by his wife Linda of Sherman; one son, Ian Osborne and wife Erica of Blue Ridge; and two grandsons, Dylan Osborne and fiancé Thais of Prosper and Landon Osborne of Abilene, Texas. He was preceded in death by his parents

Charles “Chuck” Osborne and one sister, Janet White. The register book can be signed online at waldofuneralhome.com. Memorials may be made to the veteran’s organization of the donor’s choice.

FBC XYZ Submitted— This Thursday, April 7, 2024 will be XYZ's monthly meeting in Fellowship Hall of FBC Howe, starting at 10:30 and ending with a "pot luck meal" at noon. After the short business meeting the program will be "Getting To Know You" with Joey Savoy, our new Youth Minister, as he presents his testimony and his vision for the Youth Ministry at FBC Howe. Over 55? Y'all come.

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Bulldogs swept by Bonham Lady Bulldogs drop two games

Kade Murphy throws from second to first in Tuesday’s game against Bonham. Photo by Michelle Carney.

Mya Burt gives a tap on the head to teammate Drew Amaro. Photo by Michelle Carney.

The Howe Bulldogs (7-13, 0-6) have yet to win a district game and dropped two last week to Bonham by scores of 6-5 and 6-2.

The Howe Lady Bulldogs (10-7-1, 36) lost a heartbreaker Tuesday to Bonham by a score of 2-1. Bonham got on the board first in the top of the third inning when a ground out scored a runner from third. Howe tied the game in the bottom of the fourth inning when Ryleigh Craven scored on an error. In the top of the sixth inning, Bonham took the 2-1 lead on a passed ball.

On Tuesday, Howe got out to an early 2-0 lead when Will Ingram popped a single to right field driving home Anthony Lowder and Braden Ulmer. But Bonham came back and scored three in the top of the third inning. In the bottom of the third, Ingram singled home Cooper Jones and Ulmer to give Howe the lead again at 4-3. The Warriors tied the game in the top of the sixth inning which eventually carried the game into extra innings. In the top of the eighth inning, the Warriors scored on a Bulldog error, but in the bottom half of the inning, Garrett Gibbs doubled home Kaleb McNutt to tie the game at 5-5. Bonham squeezed home a run in the top of the ninth inning and Howe was unable to score in the bottom half. Ingram led Howe with three hits and four RBI. Lowder and Gibbs each had two hits in the contest. Lowder started on the hill and went six innings, allowing no earned runs on six hits. He walked one and struck out seven. David Grant pitched in relief and went 1.2 innings. He walked three and struck out two and gave up and unearned run. Ulmer pitched 1.1 innings, allowing one earned run on one hit allowed. He didn’t walk anyone and struck out two.

11-3A Boys Baseball Standings Gunter 6-0 Blue Ridge 5-1 Pottsboro 5-3 Bonham 5-3 Bells 2-4 Leonard 1-7 Howe 0-6 x-clinched playoffs berth Howe had three costly errors in the game which eventually came back to haunt the Dogs. On Friday, Howe only could muster four hits in the game at Bonham. Landon Throm had two of them including a double. Zeb Montgomery and Lowder each had a single in the game. Throm started on the mound and went three innings, allowing four earned runs on four hits. He walked two and struck out three. Garren Lankford spelled him in relief and went three innings and allowed one earned run on four hits allowed. He didn’t walk a batter and struck out two. The Bulldogs are scheduled to play the district leading Gunter Tigers this week. The first game will be at Gunter while the second one on Friday will be at home on the Bulldog Stadium athletic campus.

Riley McCollum pitched all seven innings, allowing one earned run on three hits. She walked four and struck out 11. Howe scattered only four singles throughout the contest. Drew Amaro, McCollum, Craven, and Jaileigh Murphy accounted for the hits.

11-3A Softball Standings Gunter 7-2 Blue Ridge 6-2 Bells 6-2 Bonham 6-3 Howe 3-6 Leonard 1-7 Pottsboro 1-8 x-clinched playoffs berth will miss the remainder of the season with a shoulder injury. Howe is scheduled to play at Blue Ridge on Tuesday and at Bells on Friday.

On Friday, Gunter defeated Howe 134 thanks to five errors by the Lady Bulldogs. Howe had a 3-1 lead headed to the third inning, but the Lady Tigers drove across two runs in the third and fourth and then added four runs in each of the fifth and sixth. Craven pitched all seven innings for Howe. She allowed three earned runs on 15 hits. She walked three and struck out four. At the plate, Kamry Snapp had two hits including a double and a homer. She led Howe with two RBI also. Amaro had two singles and Mya Burt and Lexi Leon each had hits. Sophomore pitcher Riley McCollum

Riley McCollum. Photo by Michelle Carney.

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but she said they have really come together and worked hard.

Cook admitted that she wasn’t quite sure this year’s band had what it took,

“I’m really proud of them,” said Cook.

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Hot Jobs Job Title CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE workintexas.com Posting ID 16512191 Location Sherman Posting Close Date 05/21/24 Posting Link https:// bit.ly/3U53PGn Description A local company is looking for a CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE who will interact with customers to provide basic or scripted information in response to routine inquiries about products and services. This position requires a High School Diploma or Equivalent, and a minimum of 1 year of related experience.

Job Title WELDER/ FABRICATOR workintexas.com Posting ID 16521174 Location Gunter Posting Close Date 06/28/24 Posting Link https:// bit.ly/3U2cGZw Description A local company is looking for a WELDER/ FABRICATOR who will use hand-welding, flame-cutting, hand-soldering, or brazing equipment to weld or join metal components or to fill holes, indentations, or seams of fabricated metal products. This position requires a minimum of 2 years of related experience.

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: 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 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 903-532-6080 Howetexas.org EDC Director: Monte Walker Meets as needed For more information visit the city website www.cityofhowe.org

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

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Texas History Minute Erastus "Deaf" Smith was perhaps one of the most unique figures to emerge from the early years of Texas History. In spite of a nearly total Ken Bridges hearing loss, “Deaf” Smith still served Texas with courage and distinction. While he may not have been able to hear, Texas listened closely to what he had to say. Smith was born in Duchess County, New York, about 80 miles north of New York City. His parents, Chilaib and Mary Smith, were farmers. In 1799, they moved to Natchez in the Mississippi Territory in pursuit of the new lands available. According to reports, Smith lost nearly all of his hearing due to an unspecified illness he suffered as a child. In the years before vaccines and antibiotics, such tragedies were not unusual and any of a number of diseases curable with modern medicine could have been responsible. Nevertheless, his vision and keen sense of discernment remained intact, and Smith remained determined not to let this loss discourage him in any way. He briefly visited Texas in 1817 before returning to Mississippi. In 1821, he returned to Texas and settled in San Antonio where he married a local widow. Together, they had four children. In 1825, he became one of the first settlers in the community of Gonzales, the first American settlement in Texas west of the Colorado River. In 1835, when Mexican Gen. Martin Perfecto de Cos briefly seized control of San Antonio, they blocked Smith, who had been away for some time, from seeing his family. At the age of 48, he joined the forces of Stephen F. Austin in an attempt to break the siege and served as a scout. Smith’s careful observation revealed that Cos did not have the resources to survive a long

siege. Half-starved, Cos and his army surrendered in December. Smith stayed in San Antonio to help with the defense of the city while his wife and children fled to nearby Columbia. Mexican forces returned the next February. After Col. William Barret Travis wrote his now-famous appeal to Texans and the world for aid, he sent Smith with the letter to Gen. Sam Houston, commander of all Texas forces. Houston sent Smith back to the Alamo to learn of its fate, only to return with the news of its fall and the slaughter of its defenders. Houston promoted Smith to the rank of captain and continued to use him for reconnaissance while Texas forces pulled back toward San Jacinto. Smith captured a number of Mexican spies and messengers and as the battle at San Jacinto approached and cut down a wooden bridge with an ax to cut off a possible retreat by Mexican forces. After the battle in April, Smith was entrusted with delivering the orders of the surrendering Gen. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna to all remaining Mexican forces to leave Texas. Smith returned to military service briefly in 1837 as a Ranger to deflect Mexican forces attempting to enter Texas at Laredo. Shortly afterward, Smith moved to Richmond, just west of modern-day Houston. His time here would not last long. In November, he contracted a sudden illness and died. He was only 50 years old. The Telegraph and Texas Register newspaper in Houston revered his life upon the news of his death, “This singular individual was one whose name bears with it more respect than sounding titles. Major, Colonel, General, sink into insignificance before the simple name of “Deaf Smith.”” The Republic of Texas later put his image on the Texas $5 bill. In 1876, the state legislature named Deaf Smith County in the Panhandle in memory of the revered hero of the Texas Revolution

Spiritual sign or natural occurrence? A few readers have asked me lately about my thoughts on the coming eclipse. I’m sure that almost everyone has heard by now about the Dr. Billy Holland total solar eclipse on April 8. It will cross North America, passing over Mexico, the United States, and Canada. A total solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the Sun. The sky will darken as if it were dawn or dusk. The questions that many speculate about include events like when planets come into a straight line or when there is unusual activity in the heavens, and whether or not this is God trying to relay a message of warning to us. I begin by saying that I am not an expert in astronomy, astrophysics, astrometry, or cosmology. I respect science, but do not agree that everything began on its own. I have also not spent years studying astrology, (which means cycle or circle of little animals) and realize that many people follow this ancient philosophy that believes all heavenly bodies including constellations have influence over or are directly involved with human events. I am a theologian and base my worldview about God and life on the Bible. Whatever the perspective, Let us be aware of the amazing order and accuracy of our earth, moon, and sun that stands as a declaration of God’s infinite power and authority. “The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork” Psalm 19:1. My emphasis today is spiritual discernment. We all have opinions about everything especially when it comes to religion and politics and an eclipse is no different. My speculations do not matter or your opinions; what matters is what God is saying. It’s always been that way. I wish I could proclaim to you His specific message for this eclipse, but honestly, I sense that He is simply reminding us that He is the Almighty and in total control. As the architect of all things including the universe, (Isaiah 40:26) let us worship Him in the wonder of who He is. He is offering His grace, mercy, and love to everyone today and we pray that many

will receive Christ as their Lord before it is too late. There is a world of imagination out there and you can read from now until next Monday about what everyone thinks, but pray and ask God to give you a personal revelation about this. Eclipses have inspired fear and awe among civilizations throughout history, from the Aztecs to the ancient Hindus. They're also associated with some major religious events, including the darkness that accompanied Jesus when He was crucified. In the gospel of Mark 15:33 we read, “And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.” Will there be signs in the heavens before Christ returns? Absolutely! Acts 2:20 says, “The sun shall be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the day of the Lord comes, the great and magnificent day.” Also, read Luke chapter 21. Is the April 8 eclipse when Jesus is returning? I say no as the Bible explains certain things must come to pass before the second coming. Is it a harbinger of judgment for the world because of their rebellion? Possibly. I believe God is always warning us to stop our evil ways and it’s only because of His grace we have second chances. I do believe that God speaks through signs and wonders and there is a way to listen to the Holy Spirit as He guides us into all truth, but to hear the still small voice of God one must draw near to Him. With this being said, it’s also common for human nature to be superstitious about cosmic events like a blood moon, but this does not mean there is a paranormal or supernatural event happening. An eclipse will naturally happen when objects are moving around one another. They are quite common, with a total solar eclipse occurring somewhere on Earth approximately once every 18 months. Partial solar eclipses occur several times per year, while total lunar eclipses occur virtually every year in most parts of the world. Since Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 24, there have been thousands of total and partial, solar and lunar eclipses. None of them seem to have had any significance to end-times Bible prophecy. We need God’s wisdom and discernment about all things and to not allow our emotions to guide us. Read more about the Christian life at billyhollandministries.com

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Attend the Church of Your Choice

Each Sunday...

Times are subject to change. Please check with each church for any possible changes

First Baptist Church Dorchester Zach Poling, pastor 11831 FM 902, Dorchester, TX 75459 903-476-5525 Wednesday 6:30 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

Matthew 26:28 This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

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The Patriot Pony Prominent epidemiologist says Ohio election official says Biden data proves COVID lockdowns may struggle to get on the state's failed, and hurt population general ballot: report Expertsdecrycontinuedlackofpublichealthtransparency."We'restill seeingthewithholdingofkeyinformation,"Dr.RobertMalonesays..

By Charlotte Hazard Dr. Harvey Risch, Professor of Epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health, says lockdowns failed to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic and had "serious repercussions for substantial fractions of the population." "The measures that need to be monitored for a pandemic of this sort are the number of deaths, serious hospitalizations, and serious outcomes of the infection, not the infection itself," Risch said on a "Just the News, No Noise" special on Friday. "And then the serious consequences of the actions we take in response to the pandemic....... so the effects of lockdowns and the distancing and the closures and all of that had serious repercussions for substantial fractions of the population," he continued. "Those are prices that had to be paid and evaluated, and we never did that either." After COVID-19 hit in 2020 resulting in a shutdown of many aspects of life in the United States, remote learning took over schools, people began to work from home and masks were mandated to be worn in many public institutions and businesses. Florida first lady Casey DeSantis stated in 2022 that the reason so many kids fell behind in schools was lockdowns. Risch said a study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention proved that the U.S. did not manage the pandemic correctly. It showed that by 2023, more than 80% of the U.S. population had had COVID-19. "What they found is in the last quarter of 2023 that 87.2% of the population — this is their estimate, has had COVID," he said. "Another fraction

has antibodies to the vaccine. But more than 87% had antibodies to the virus itself. That tells you that almost the entire population has had COVID, which means that all of the measures that we took, including the mandates which were all predicated on slowing the spread, cutting the spread, didn't work because the spread spread everywhere." Physician and biochemist Dr. Robert Malone said that lack of transparency from the government was a big thing that was felt during the pandemic. "We're still seeing the withholding of key information," Malone told the special. "I think the most egregious recent example was the FOIA study on myocarditis from the CDC that was disclosed as a set of documents that were completely redacted, soup to nuts." What Darla And The Little Rascals Looked Like After They Grew Up What Darla And The Little Rascals Looked Like After They Grew Up Sponsored | StandardNews Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a professor of Health Research Policy at Stanford University, said that it will take a lot of work to get the public to trust the CDC again. "I think the first thing that has to happen is that they need to acknowledge that they were probably the number one source of misinformation during the pandemic," he said. "They told lie after lie after lie." He said that some of the lies include there being no side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine, there being no COVID-19 immunity and closing schools wouldn't put children behind in education. "They have yet to acknowledge that they made any mistakes other than to say that somehow people just didn't, for whatever reason, believe them," he said. "So I think that would be a very good place to start: acknowledge the truth."

TheDemocraticPartyasaparty already appearson all50states. Other local officials were copied the letter LaRose sent. By Charlotte Hazard Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose said that the timing of the Democratic National Convention may be too late for President Joe Biden to be on the state's general election ballot. “The Democratic National Convention is scheduled to convene on August 19, 2024, which occurs more than a week after the August 7 deadline to certify a presidential candidate to the office,” LaRose wrote in a letter to Ohio Democratic Party Chairwoman Liz Walters that was obtained by NBC News.

The Democratic Party as a party already appears on the ballots in all 50 states. LaRose offered up solutions for this to be fixed. One solution is having the Democratic Party move the date of the nominating convention. Another would be to request the Ohio state legislature to “create an exemption to this statutory requirement” by May 9, as required by the state's law. A campaign spokesperson for Biden told NBC News that they are “monitoring the situation in Ohio and we’re confident that Joe Biden will be on the ballot in all 50 states.”

Trump dares judge to throw him in jail, 'will gladly become a Modern Day Nelson Mandela' "IamwillingtosacrificemyFreedomforthatworthycause,"Trumpwrote.

By Madeleine Hubbard Former President Donald Trump dared the New York judge overseeing his criminal trial in Manhattan to throw him in jail and compared himself to the deceased, former South African leader Nelson Mandela over the gag order in the case. New York Judge Juan Merchan issued a gag order against Trump last week to prevent the former president from publicly discussing jurors, court staffers, attorneys and their families connected to the criminal hush money case. "If this Partisan Hack wants to put me in the 'clink' for speaking the open and obvious TRUTH, I will gladly become a Modern Day Nelson Mandela - It will be my GREAT HONOR," Trump wrote Saturday on Truth Social about

Merchan's gag order. Trump is still able to comment on Merchan and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, just not their families under the order. "We have to Save our Country from these Political Operatives masquerading as Prosecutors and Judges, and I am willing to sacrifice my Freedom for that worthy cause," Trump also wrote. In another post Saturday, Trump said Merchan is taking away his First Amendment rights "because he doesn’t want the FACTS behind the Gag to come out." Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 charges, and he is set to go to trial next week in the case, which focuses on his alleged involvement in hush money payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels and former Playboy playmate Karen McDougal ahead of the 2016 election.

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Inflation, COVID-era spending policies result in teacher layoffs nationwide Financed through the CARESAct and supplemental appropriations, the grant funding expires Sept. 30.

By Bethany Blankley | The Center Square contributor School districts across the country are laying off teachers, citing high inflationary costs, budget deficits, and federal COVID-era funding running out after receiving windfalls in federal subsidies for three years. The federal COVID-era subsidies were funded through ESSER (Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief) grants administered by state education agencies. Financed through the CARES Act and supplemental appropriations, the grant funding expires Sept. 30. In California, within one month, roughly 1,600 California public school teachers and staff received layoff notices – a “massive increase” from previous years, California Teachers Association president David Goldberg told the Orange County Register. Recent announcements include Pasadena Unified School District’s cutting 200 jobs and Anaheim Union High School District cutting 100, citing declining enrollment, the end of ESSER funding and budget shortfalls, for example, according to news reports. The number of total education job losses won’t be known until after the state legislature passes a budget in June. The budget shortfall varies: Gov. Gavin Newsom’s projected shortfall is $38 billion, the state Legislative Analyst’s Office’s is $73 billion. In Arkansas, which has been grappling with a teacher shortage for years, the Little Rock School District began its first round of layoffs in February, citing declining enrollment, high construction costs, and high interest rates on debt payments, the Arkansas Times reported. This is after nearly 10% of teachers in the Arkansas public school system left the education workforce before the 2023-2024 school year, according to a recent state report. In New York, school districts statewide are facing budget shortfalls and massive layoffs due to the governor’s proposed budget, which reduces public school funding by $400 million, News 12 Long Island reported. The Riverhead Central School District already announced it is cutting 38 teaching jobs due to “fiscal” reasons, citing $19 million in COVID money it already spent with no more relief money coming. Buffalo Public Schools announced it was cutting $90 million from its 2024-2025 budget citing the COVID

relief money ending. This translates to roughly 310 fulltime job cuts.

using ESSER money to fund salaries knowing the funds would not last.

In Maryland, the Howard County Public School System announced 348 jobs would likely be cut in order to balance its fiscal 2025 budget. With a $103 million budget shortfall and increasing costs, including 13.6% increases in employee health insurance costs alone, its acting superintendent said, “a significant portion of our budget is staff, we cannot address the structural financial challenges without impacting staff,” the Baltimore Sun reported.

As federal funds augmented budgets, inflationary costs continued to skyrocket from insurance to electricity, food, supplies and other expenses.

In Massachusetts, Dighton-Rehoboth Superintendent of Schools Bill Runey articulated a fiscal crisis many states are facing: “inflation is at record highs” but state funding for public schools doesn’t account for it. “We are cutting positions, and other districts are cutting even more,” he said, the Taunton Daily Gazette reported. “COVID relief artificially boosted the budget,” he said, and loss of ESSER money and high inflationary costs created a “fiscal crisis." In Texas, Arlington ISD announced it is cutting 275 jobs funded by ESSER, including positions related to classroom support, mental health, tutoring and after-school care. Fort Worth ISD also announced it was cutting 133 ESSER funded jobs. This is after the district cut 200 jobs and had a $80 million deficit in the 2022-2023 school year, the Fort Worth Report reported. Well before COVID money was funneled into schools, Fort Worth ISD’s school board for more than a decade voted to pass unbalanced budgets with deficits, the Fort Worth Report notes. Despite rising property taxes and a $1.2 billion bond project approved by voters in 2021, the district kept increasing its budget beyond its revenue as it continued to lose students. The district has lost enrollment every year since 2017. Enrollment dropped by roughly 10% between 2019 and 2021, the Wall Street Journal reported. Education job losses are part of a predictable fiscal cliff, Education Resource Strategies, a nonprofit consultant that works with school districts, warned last year. ESSER allocated $190 billion nationwide over three years, accounting for between 4% and 7% of total education funding for each state, through a round of funding allocated by Congress (ESSER I, ESSER II, and ESSER III). ESSER funds were used to augment budgets impacted by declining student enrollment, increasing employee salaries and benefits, and widespread inflation, the group and others say. Some finance experts warned against districts

School districts in some states were already facing severe enrollment losses, which directly impact funding formulas. “ESSER may have temporarily

mitigated what would have otherwise been significant revenue loss in some districts. This means that districts with enrollment decline may face an even steeper cliff than anticipated,” ERS said. Based on several factors, ERS identified 15 states that would suffer the most this year from ESSER losses. It also published a report to help districts identify ESSER fiscal cliff risks.

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