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Volume #56, Edition #20 Monday, October 1, 2018 howeenterprise.com Dogs open district with Letter from the mayor loss to Bonham, 49-26 For anyone that has been these reasons, we ask that outdoors, just about any during the spraying, time of the day or night, children, pets and older mosquitoes have been a residents remain inside. If problem since the rains you do come in contact started again in August. with the chemical, wash With mosquito trappings with soap immediately. Take Your Bible to School testing positive, with the Day is Oct. 4. Participation West Nile Virus, in Van To help with the mosquito is voluntary and student- Alstyne and Gainesville, the problems, please make sure directed--meaning it's City of Howe is taking steps there is no standing water completely up to students, to get ahead of the around your home. Dump Christian clubs and youth mosquitoes. water out of tires, buckets, groups to sign up online and kid’s toys and freshen pet then lead the activities in The city has contracted water often. For places that their school. Speaking of Noble Resources at 2646 can’t be dumped or dried student-led activities, the Howe Head Coach Bill Jehling consoles quarterback FM 896, Leonard, TX up, mosquito dunks are students of Howe ISD led 75452. Noble will spray relatively inexpensive and prayer at the annual "See Bryce Krantz late in the game Friday. Michelle Carney/Howe Enterprise. before dusk on October 3, can be bought at most You at the Pole" which October 16, and October 30. stores that sell other takes place at the flag poles The pesticides that will be mosquito products. When of campuses all across the The Howe Bulldogs came on the back of their used, while not harmful to out use mosquito repellent nation. wobbling into the game helmets, the Dogs played human or animal, there is a with Deet. Friday night after suffering without two starters, but the chance that someone could No matter how big and bad their first loss a week ago team showed a unity not have adverse reactions if For more information about you are, when a 2-year-old and facing the trials and seen before as they entered they were to either inhale West Nile Virus Prevention, hands you a toy phone, you tribulations of learning hard the field from the tunnel the spray or if it were to get go to Grayson County answer it. lessons that have nothing to arm-in-arm. directly on your skin. For Health Dept. do with football. With the There's a Red Box located term, 'discipline' displayed page 2 at the Dollar General now. Howe's stinky wastewater It's amazing what it takes to get one in town. There has Howe student shares RYLA contract with Sherman hits to be a location with a certain verified amount of experience with Rotary club the half-century mark foot traffic. We applaud the Fifty to one hundred year of Howe was initially Dollar General for being decisions frighten the death approached by the City of that location in Howe. In out of community leaders. Sherman during the time the 2010 City of Howe Before marrying a decision Sherman was trying to Comprehensive Plan, one of with long term effects, obtain a grant to enhance the goals for the town was every plausible defection the sewer treatment plant on to attract a video store. must be reasonably FM 1417. For Sherman to Well, it's a different time calculated in that decision. qualify for the grant, they and a different concept, but To fix a short term problem, needed Howe's population we'll still beat our chest do you make a long term to qualify. In the original over a checkmark over the decision that could set back 1968 agreement, Sherman box. a community 50 years? The provided Howe citizens joint sewer contract with wastewater treatment at a Ever seen a baptist preacher the City of Sherman will go maximum of $0.14 per get a 15-yard penalty at a down as one of the most 1000 gallons. In March of football game? Well, it disastrous decisions in the 1986, Howe was paying a happened Friday night at history of this community. flat rate of $487.50 per Bulldog Stadium in Howe Some say it was only the month, or $0.60 cents per as public address announcer Pictured L-R: Nicholas Reid of Anna High School, beginning of a 4-year customer. According to the Roger Tidwell thought the Taylee Moss of Howe High School, and Hurrican period of head scratching original 1968 contract, referees missed a block-in- Creek Rotary Club member and RYLA sponsor decisions by former city Howe was limited to the-back call on Bonham. Robin Pierson. (Not pictured is Ashton Swift, council members. 250,000 gallons per day. The officials were quick formerly of Van Alstyne High School. Moss of Howe Due to rain infiltration, with the flag, and threw one gave a speech about her experiences which she states According to a 1968 Howe page 9 on the 25-year veteran was 10 years of character building in six days. Enterprise edition, the City preacher of Howe for the remarks. Only Roger. INSIDE Students meet at Stark Lane Gifts Summit Gardens HoweEnterprise.com the pole for moving getting closer to Readership prayer opening as The Scott family wedding venue Jan. 1 - Sept 29, 2018 A small group of made unbelievable Sessions: 77,546 teenagers in improvements to a Summit Gardens is Users: 34,360 Burleson, , building in scheduled to open Pageviews: 424,793 came together for a downtown Howe in the near future DiscipleNow and have operated as a wedding and page 4 page 6 page 3 howeenterprise.com Monday, October 1, 2018 Page #2 Bulldogs Continued from page 1

Elijah Campbell scored his first career touchdown Friday as all eyes were on the Bulldogs Friday night. Michelle Carney/Howe Enterprise.

Howe won the coin-toss to open the The Howe offense continued to game and took the football. keep pace as quarterback Elvington Everything went to script as Howe made an adjustment at the line of drove 16 plays and 57 yards and scrimmage and skipped into the took the game's first 7:17 of the endzone on a 12-yard trap fake. clock. However, the script changed Another botched PAT snap left the when a penalty at the Bonham three game tied at 14 with 5:40 left in the yard line on first and goal set back second quarter. the Dogs five yards who then failed to get in the endzone and turned the Bonham continued to move the ball ball over on downs at the one yard down the field on their next line. possession and went 60 yards on nine plays which ended on a Nick Bonham and their powerful Rhineheart 9-yard touchdown offensive attack went to work as reception from Rodriguez. they 2:06 on six plays to go the 99 Rhineheart was true on all PATs yards needed for the score. Warrior and Howe fell behind 21-14 with quarterback Tyler Rodriguez hit 1:01 left before half. Noah Shellman on a 31-yard touchdown which was the first of The Bulldogs are not known as a five touchdown passes for quick-strike offense, but fullback Rodriguez and two to Shellman. Camerson Blesi took the first play Rodriguez finished the game 13 of of the ensuing drive 77 yards to the 19 with 188 yards through the air. north endzone. The score left Howe trailing 21-20 and gave Bonham the Howe's next possession started at ball with :L41 seconds left before http://scogginsfuneralhome.com/ their own 30 yard line and was similar to the first drive as Howe page 5 drove 11 plays and took 5:48 off the clock, but this time points were Rushing Carries Yards scored as Howe receiver Elijah Blesi 20 172 Campbell hauled in his first career Harmon 10 83 touchdown on a 32-yard pass from Lowder 7 62 Bryce Krantz. The PAT snap was botched, and holder Layton Elvington threw the 2-point Passing C-ATT Yards conversion to Campbell. Howe took Elvington 0-3 0 an 8-7 lead with 8:45 remaining Krantz 1-1 32 before half. Receiving Catches Yards The Warriors struck lightning Campbell 1 32 quickly with only a 2-play, 71-yard drive that ended on a Rodrguez 30- yard touchdown pass to Jerrell Howe Bonham Stewart. Bonham regained the lead, Rushing 368 250 14-8 after taking only :21 off the Passing 32 188 " " clock. Total 400 438 www.elpatioescondido.net howeenterprise.com Monday, October 1, 2018 Page #3 Howe Elementary Top Dogs

Fourth grade: Kimberlee Arteaga, Chrys Simpson, Bailee White, https://www.txfb-ins.com/insurance/agent/Grayson/23242/LorettaAnderson Rowan Fair (not Pictured) Braxton Buttery. Third grade: Deacon Bender, Kevin Merino, Sherlyn Romero, Aingel Kenley, Tatum Lindly. Second grade: Novalee Webb, Zander Booe, Camden Riley, Jenni Whitmire, Aaliyah Williams. First grade: Addy Garrison, Kolbie Morris, Edward Castillo, Jesse Acevedo. Kindergarten: Kegan Crosson Sophia Olvera Garcia Garrett Culp Phynix Jeter Roan Gandillon.

Summit Gardens getting closer to opening as wedding venue

a Workers of L.A. Construction prepared the pouring of a sidewalk around the north side of Summit Gardens. The building was originally opened in 1893 as the Christian Church.

Summit Gardens is scheduled to The Summit Gardens committee is open in the near future as a working on a pricing structure that wedding and events venue. The 3- will have to be approved by the year long process of renovating the HDF. The HDF is set to lease the building had another step towards property from the City of Howe on the finish line last week as a a year-by-year basis. sidewalk and entrance way was poured. A walkway was also Boyd Dunn and Mike Barlow have poured from the southern back spent countless hours donating their porch to the brick walkway in the time for the construction of the soon-to-be garden area. interior and exterior of the building. Fundraising began in The Summit Gardens committee is November of 2015 from the group headed up by Jean Norman who initially known as "Save the also serves as chairman of the Church." The group has now Howe Development Foundation renamed the organization to (HDF) which will operate the non- "Summit Gardens" as the old profit wedding operation. structure seems to have been saved. At least one more major The venue is expected to bring in fundraiser is expected soon to try dollars to the community to support and relieve the debt quickly to the the local economy. An anonymous anonymous creditor. creditor allowed for the renovation to be sped up as the HDF will begin The expected wedding rental cost to pay back the debt in early 2019. will be around $1,500 on a http://howefamilydentistry.com/ An expected opening of the venue weekend which includes a rehearsal is hoped by the end of 2018. date during the week. howeenterprise.com Monday, October 1, 2018 Page #4 Students meet at the pole for prayer

Elementary students gather at the flag pole on Wednesday for "See You at the Pole." Photo by Jonathan Coleman a

Middle School students gather at the flag pole on Wednesday for "See You at the Pole." Photo by Jonathan Coleman

A small group of teenagers in God and burdened for their friends. Burleson, Texas, came together Compelled to pray, they drove to for a DiscipleNow weekend in three different schools that night. early 1990. They came seeking Not knowing exactly what to do, God and little did they know how they went to the school flagpoles and powerfully He was about to move. prayed for their friends, schools, and High School students gather at the flag pole on Wednesday for "See On Saturday night their hearts leaders. Those students had no idea You at the Pole." Photo by Gay Brennan were penetrated like never before, how God would use their obedience. when they became broken before - www.syatp.com Howe Elementary/Middle School breakfast menu

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half. The Warriors may have very -yard line for the score. The score well scored again, but a great narrowed the Bonham lead to 35- defensive play by Dyson Dillard 26 with 10:11 left in the game. stopped Bonham to end a threat. Shellman returned the Howe The Warriors opened the second kickoff 73 yards for a Warrior half with the ball and scored on a touchdown to quickly return the 4-play, 56-yard drive that ended points. Bonham took a 42-26 lead on an amazing one-handed catch and left 9:53 for Howe to make a in the endzone by Tristen comeback. But Howe fumbled a Singleton from Rodriguez. The shotgun snap which was picked up lead extended to 28-20 with 10:04 and returned by Ryan Robertson left in the third. 21 yards for the game's final score of 49-26. The Bulldogs faced a tough a decision on fourth down from Howe was led on offense by Blesi their own 35 yard line and were with 172 yards on 20 carries. turned away. The decision did not Harmon had his biggest night come back to hurt the Dogs as running the ball with 83 yards on Dillard bailed out the defense with 10 carries. Elvington finished 0-3 another outstanding play to force a passing with Krantz completing turnover on downs by Bonham. his only pass for a 32-yard score. The game began to stall as Howe Howe had a rough week of was forced to punt for the first practice and the team was even time which setup a Rodriguez to held out of their own pep rally Shellman touchdown. Bonham which was an unusual scene. took a 35-21 lead with 11:53 left in the game. The Bulldogs are scheduled to travel to Emory Rains Friday Howe answered back with a 5- night. Rains is 2-2 overall and 0-1 play, 67-yard drive that took only in district after losing to Van 1:52 off the clock thanks to a 50- Alstyne Friday night, 51-0. yard run by Caiden Harmon. Elvington plunged over from the 2 CHANGE howeenterprise.com Monday, October 1, 2018 Page #6 Stark Lane Gifts moving

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The Scott family made because of this, our business model unbelievable improvements to a will be changing, and we are super building in downtown Howe and excited about rolling out our new have operated a successful gift business. shop in the area. However, the family is moving to the That being said our BUILDING is area near family and has their gift FOR SALE. Please help us get the shop Stark Lane Gifts for sale. word out by sharing this post. For every share, you will be entered to In a statement made on the Stark win a $25 gift card. Remember it’s Lane Gifts Facebook page, it read, business as usual until the shop "BUILDING FOR SALE: 'All sells! Great Changes are Preceded with Chaos.' - Sometimes in life, you Thank you all for your support and have to bend with the wind, take loyalty. You will never know how some risks, and be willing to grow, much we appreciate all of your change, and adapt. In an effort to kindness and support. be transparent with you and our amazing community, we have Contact Jim Harvey for information decided to move to the Houston regarding the building: 214-957- area to be closer to our family- 5160 howeenterprise.com Monday, October 1, 2018 Page #7 Learning about your antiques and Local Church Calendar collectibles with Georgia Caraway First United Methodist Church of Howe Church of Christ A lot of items And premiums offered by Howe Wednesday show up in trading stamp companies in the Tuesday 7:00 pm - Bible Classes (all ages) antique malls late 1950s and 1960s were 9:30 am - Women's Bible Study Sunday and Internet produced by Syroco. 6:30 pm Boy Scouts 9:00 am - Bible Classes (all ages) auctions made of Wednesday 10:00 am - Worship Service a “fake” wood- Searching eBay and some of the 9:00 am - Wednesday Workers 5:00 pm - Worship Service like material popular price guides for Syroco 6:30 pm - Jr.High and Sr. High Youth called Syroco or items reveals that they are very Saturday New Beginning Fellowship Ornawood. I affordable with most items 9:00 am - Feed My Sheep (1st and 3rd Wednesday have a mini- offered for $5 to $40. Sat each month) 7:00 pm - Radiate Youth Dr. Georgia collection of Sunday 7:00 pm - Sanctuary of for prayer Caraway Syroco dog- Some examples include: Indian 8:40 am - Fellowship and Donuts Sunday related items and Chief bookends, $35; Cherub 9:00 am - Sunday School 9:30 am - Sunday School (kids, youth, have been curious about the wall plaque, $41; Indian Tie 10:00 am - Worship service women, men) history of the company that Rack, $37; Terrier Schnauzer 3:00 pm - Cub Scouts 10:30 am - Worship Service made them. tie/belt rack, $25; Scotty dog 10:30 am - Kids Church brush holder, $25; advertising First Baptist Church Howe In the 1890s, Adolph Hostein, clock, $46; Canada Goose tie Tuesday A Christian Fellowship, Luella owner of the Syracuse [New rack, $15; elephant figurine, $18 7:00 pm - Bible Study Wednesday York] Ornamental Company, and a horse tie rack, $18. One Wednesday 6:30 pm – Potluck Meal developed a formula consisting amazing auction offering was 6:30 pm - Adult Bible Study 7:00 pm – Worship Service of wood compound and casting for a 1942 6-inch Superman Kids Activities - Check Church FB Page 7:00 pm – Jr & Sr High Youth fluids that could be poured into figurine that was valued at Throughout Summer Sunday molds. The resulting casting $4,800 to $5,000. Last I Youth Activities - Check Church FB 9:30 am – Sunday School (all ages) appeared to be hand carved. checked bids on this item were Page Throughout Summer 10:30 am – Worship Service The company manufactured a moving faster than a speeding Sunday 10:30 am – KidZone Children’s wide range of decorative bullet and leaping tall buildings 8:30am - Prayer Time Service (5yr – 12 yr) accessories ranging from with a single bound. 9:15am - Bible Fellowship ashtrays to wall sconces. The 10:30am - Worship Service Community Bible Fellowship Syracuse Ornamental Come see the Howe Mercantile Wednesday Company became Syroco, Inc. Howe-lloween and Fall First Baptist Church Dorchester 6:30 pm - Food and Fellowship in the 1930s. displays. And come on October Wednesday 7:00 pm - Community Kids (ages 3 27 for our special Fall market 6:00 pm - Meal (Donations for adults - 6th grade, nursery available) In 1943 Walt Disney licensed under the Pavillion behind the and kids eat free) 7:00 pm - Youth and Adult Bible Multi-Products of Chicago to Mercantile. 6:30 pm - Praise service Study produce a set of comic figures 7:00 pm - Youth Bible Study Sunday from the movie “Pinocchio.” Dr. Georgia Caraway, former 7:00 pm - Adult Bible Study 10:30 am - Worship Service Multi-Products did them in director of the Denton County 7:00 pm - RA's/GA's/children's group Syroco wood. Collectors insert Museums for 14 years, and her Sunday a second “c” (Syrocco) to friends operate the Howe 9:00 am - Men's Prayer Time Times are subject to change. indicate an object made by a Mercantile at 107-109 East 9:45 am - Sunday School Please check with each company other than the parent Haning. Store hours are 10:45 am - A.M.Worship Service company, Syroco of New Thursday through Saturday 12 5:00 pm - Adult Chior Practice church for any possible York. In addition to the noon until 8 p.m. She has 6:00 pm - Evening Worship changes Disney figures, Multi-Products written five Denton history did a series of 24 figures based books and one book on taking on comic characters from the care of your antiques and King Features Syndicate which collectibles. All of her books, were distributed as premiums including her latest, North by Pillsbury.” Texas State Fair and Rodeo, are available at Howe Mercantile. Syroco-created souvenirs were She hopes her next book will be made for the 1939-1940 New the history of Howe. SHOP York World’s Fair. LOCAL. We can show you Howe! Skinner Plumbing Supply has closed the doors in Howe Howe's local plumbing supply business in Howe in late 2016. company closed their doors on Friday. They say their business The location of 200 S. Denny "With a united effort we can make the place in which we is still going strong and have Street will be up for lease and received a lot of great customers those interested can call Howe's live clean, wholesome, attractive. We can make the due to being in Howe. There Economic Development crowded city dweller homesick to come back to us and was no word as of their decision Director Monte Walker the to leave their location in Howe. Howe Development Alliance real living. We can bring new life, new business, new office at 903-532-6080 or email beauty, to the little towns." - Mame Roberts The Skinner family opened their [email protected]. howeenterprise.com Monday, October 1, 2018 Page #8 Sub-varsity roundup

Ryan Hough scores one of his two touchdowns for the 8th grade. Jennifer Daniels/Howe Enterprise. Howe's seventh grade moves to 2- Howe Howe JV lost to Bonham, http://www.cavenderht.com/ 0 on the young season with a 28-0 12-6 as Bonham's two scoring win over Bonham. Jacob drives were on short fields. They Campbell scored the first started inside their red zone after an touchdown on a 13-yard run then interception and a missed fake threw a 50-yard score to Rowdy punt. Both times the defense held Kukendall. Cooper Jones scored them until fourth down before they the final two touchdowns on runs scored. of 22 and 60. Howe had two fumble recoveries The eighth grade fell to Bonham, recovered by Jordan Jones and Luis 34-22. All three of Howe's Gonzales. Jones also had an touchdowns came on Austin Haley interception. passes to Ryan Hough. Luis Gonzales scored on a 72-yard run. Youth football roundup

Howe 5th and 6th grade offensive linemen. Jennifer Daniels/Howe Enterprise. The Howe 5th and 6th grade Howe's first touchdown was scored defeated Bells, 29-0 on Saturdya. by Riken Cross. Howe played a Braden Ulmer ran wild behind the great game and several offensive line. With the win, touchdowns were scored by Howe moves to 5-1 on the season Samantha Fuhr, Cross, and Kendall which is tied for second place with O'Brien. Tom Bean behind Collinsville. The Howe Bulldogs had a fumble Howe Bulldogs 3rd and 4th grade with 30 seconds left and held off traveled to Collinsville to play the the Trenton Tigers. The defense Trenton Tigers on Saturday. The was led by Kayden Ross, Hank Bulldogs started off strong with Delavan, and Gage Owens. Howe Charles Fuhr recovering a kickoff. secured the win, 18-0.

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Sewer Continued from page 1 50-year problem has Howe ready to open own plant.

Sherman maintained that the levels seat as Mayor of Howe leaving recently they have been $60,000. of infiltration were as high as Mayor-Pro Tem Marion Allison in This month should be closer to 600,000 gallons and in March of the seat until an election. Ray normal, but we haven't had many of 1986 filed suit against Howe for Bledsoe was eventually elected those in the last couple of years (due breach of contract. mayor in April of 1987. City to the amount of rain). Administrator Dick Britton soon left. Sherman cited expansion in both Although the city has adjusted the cities from 1968 to 1986 along with Howe had filed a counter-suit on wastewater contract services budget the Clean Water Act of 1972 for the October 10, 1986 stating, among expense from $310,400 in 2016 to need to improve their sewer system. other things, that the contract was $550,000 in 2018, they have not At the time of the lawsuit, Sherman part of a series of agreements which passed the bill on to the citizens. The was in the middle of an $18.5 give Howe part ownership of the adjustment would result in roughly million expense updating their sewer treatment plant. Howe also $10-$15 per house. facility. sought damages if the contract was declared void. "We're not asking for an increase Former Howe City Administrator from the citizens," City Dick Britton told the Howe "I sat in that courtroom for five days Administrator Joe Shephard told the Enterprise in March of 1986, when Sherman sued us," said Bledsoe council the same night. "We're just "Sherman's suit is based on distorted in a 2016 interview. "The judge got using funds from other places to fact and is no more than a devious up and said, 'I'm going to dismiss the cover that. We're not increasing the attempt to weasel out of our jury. He said, 'that contract is not rates." longstanding agreement." worth the paper it's printed on' (referring to the 1968 contract). The The best news for Howe citizens is Britton noted then that Howe offered judge instructed Howe to pay that the city is currently in the stages Sherman to increase its monthly fee Sherman for sewer and for Sherman of working with Tomlin Investments by $500 per year for four years, to not discontinue service and for to create a wastewater treatment plant making their annual payments jump each city to come to an agreement. to move away from the Sherman from $6,000 to $25,000 per year. Bledsoe stated that he worked with agreement. Howe's future home Sherman, he said, refused to Sherman's David Gattis and Howe development and commercial consider the offer, instead wanting would pay Sherman $3,000 per development growth depend a lot on $60,000 to $70,000 annually from month on a temporary basis. how much capacity the current Howe. infrastructure can handle before the As we fast forward 30 plus years, necessary plant is in place. The plant Howe hired John Hill, a Sherman Mayor Stanley told the city council in is designated for location at Blythe attorney, to represent the City of the August 2016 council meeting, Road and Old Patterson Road near Howe in the case and soon "Our normal bill from Sherman is a US Highway 75. afterward, Jerry Kirby resigned his little over $22,000 (per month) and

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2 Jalen Thornton Soph. 4 Caiden Harmon Jr. 5 Calley Vick Sr. 7 Spencer Akins Sr. 8 Layton Elvington Jr. 9 Bryce Krantz Sr. 10 Elijah Campbell Sr. 11 Arturo Lowder Jr. 12 Peyton Vallier Sr. 15 Kirby Taylor Sr. 17 Joseph Grant Jr. 20 Carson Grogan Sr. 21 J.D. Thornton Sr. 22 Cameron Blesi Sr. 24 Mason Riggs Sr. 34 Austin Lee Sr. 40 Shawn Lukash Sr. 44 Gus Lefleur Sr. 45 Joseph Brennan Sr. 50 Kolby Windon Jr. 52 J.C. Helpenstell Jr. 54 Parker Blount Sr. 55 Luis Chacon Sr. 60 Samuel Cherry Sr. 62 Christopher Garrison Sr. 64 Jackson Adkins Soph. 68 Alex Kellam Sr. 70 Dyson Dillard Sr. 72 Jarron Ing Jr. 75 Jacob Howell Sr. 80 Steven Waldrip Jr. 85 Logan Elvington Sr. 89 Devin Porter Sr. howeenterprise.com Monday, October 1, 2018 Page #13 Unity is beautiful but very rare indeed Have you noticed Christ is the absolute truth, the make a statement here that some give us the peace, joy, and lately that conflict purpose and meaning of life, and might consider a little on the contentment we are searching for. and disagreement the Bible has been given to pessimistic side but the majority of However, yes, you guessed it, the are more abundant mankind as our spiritual compass people on this earth will never majority of people on this planet than unity? and instruction guide. Of course, accept Jesus Christ or come together disagrees. Though the there are many who will disagree. in unity with those who do. average person Christians believe that God is Read more at would give peace Are Christians commanded to enter everyone’s judge, has all the billyhollandministries.com Dr. Billy as the answer to into this battle of arguing and answers, and the only one who can Holland what they would strife? If Jesus were here today, like to have more would he be an outspoken, of, we are aggressive political activist? I Verse of the Week bombarded with don’t think so. As a follower, I’m an environment convinced we are called to “Weeping may last through the night, but my joy comes with the that is filled with arguing, strife, demonstrate his character more morning. O Lord my God, I cried to you for help, and you restored and criticism. It seems that some than we are commanded to tell my health.” people actually enjoy fighting and everyone how they should live. bickering as a challenge to see Christians are encouraged to — Psalm 30:5,2 (NLT) how many disputes and quarrels promote unity as we read in I Peter they can instigate and win. chapter 3, “Finally, all of you, be Wouldn’t the world be such a like-minded, be sympathetic, love happier place if we could all just one another, be compassionate and get along and try to focus on what humble. Do not repay evil with evil is good instead of being constantly or insult with insult” also in disparaging and judgmental? We Romans chapter 12, “If it is are reminded of the passage in possible, as far as it depends on Philippians chapter four and verse you, live at peace with everyone.” eight where Paul states, “Finally, Why is this important? Because brethren, whatsoever things are when Christians climb into the ring true, whatsoever things are honest, to fight against something they whatsoever things are just, disagree with, they are exchanging whatsoever things are pure, their spiritual authority for a whatsoever things are lovely, destructive attitude of carnality whatsoever things are of good which can easily develop into report; if there be any virtue, and resentment and hatred. We are if there be any praise, think on tempted to disregard God’s these things.” The writer realized warning about wrestling against that our minds are highly flesh and blood but unfortunately, vulnerable to receive and express our arrogance would rather get negative influences and is trying ugly on the battlefield than go to to explain that we would be much war on our knees. Whether a more calm and content if we could Christian or not, our fleshly nature learn how to be less condemning is filled with denial and vicious and more optimistic. I know, some emotions but of course many of you strongly disagree. would disagree. So, as we are surrounded by an The gospel is relaying the love ocean of disagreements, who has story about Jesus being born, dying the wisdom and authority to know on a cross, and rising from the what is right and wrong? Every dead. This message is all about political, philosophical, and God offering to transform a religious group on the planet will conscience and redeem a soul for step forward and acknowledge those who decide this is really they possess the absolute truth what they want. So, instead of which has now increased the Christians arguing, criticizing, and confusion beyond comprehension. harassing people about their views As the world ponders about and lifestyle choices, we should universal correctness, we are just quietly demonstrate the hearing more about how truth is character of Christ and pray that relative to each individual. This we will follow only what he is suggestion proclaims there is no telling us to say and do. This such thing as absolute truth but includes letting go of the idea that rather is a personal conclusion. On we are somehow going to persuade the other side of the fence, we find or convince someone else to that Christians believe that Jesus dedicate their life to God. I will howeenterprise.com Monday, October 1, 2018 Page #14 The surprising fall armyworm

by Mike Mercant Texas A&M Agrilife Extension I’ve noticed something lately. People are consistently amazed when nature intrudes on their lives, as if it’s a great exception to some law that states “nothing unusual should ever happen to me.” Whether it’s hurricanes or a snake in the house, or something as mundane www.southwestauction.com as a caterpillar outbreak, the usual reaction is astonishment. That seems to be the common thread among callers this week with regard to the latest fall armyworm outbreak.

I say “latest,” because fall armyworms are Fall armyworms differ from many other nothing new. According to Dr. Allen Knutson, caterpillar pests in that they do not survive extension agricultural entomologist in Dallas, the winter in areas where it freezes. In fall armyworms are present every year; Texas, they probably survive winter only in however, this year they are a widespread far south Texas. As a result, whether you problem for hay producers and small grains treat or not will have no effect on whether producers across the state. “I’ve had calls as you are likely to see this caterpillar next far west as Wichita Falls, south to Comanche year. and across east Texas,” he said. Locally, my turfgrass colleague, Dr. Lindsey Hoffman, and I have gotten many calls this week from most common lawn grasses like bermudagrass concerned lawn owners, schools and reporters and St. Augustinegrass. in the north Texas area. Lawn browning often appears to occur The caterpillar stage of a drab brown moth, fall overnight, though armyworms need three to armyworm is known scientifically as four weeks of feeding to do their damage. The Spodoptera frugiperda. It feeds primarily on last week or so of the larval stage is when most grasses, though it has been reported feeding on of the feeding, and damage, occurs. dozens of non-grass plants and weeds. It earns the name “armyworm” from its habit, during If you want to treat for aesthetic reasons, times of major outbreaks, of marching, army- standard residual insecticides like bifenthrin, like, across fields and roads and yards, cyfluthrin, permethrin, esfenvalerate, or consuming everything in its path. This is one carbaryl should quickly eliminate an armyworm of those years. invasion. These products are best applied as a spray; a hose-end sprayer is a convenient Fall armyworm caterpillars can vary in color, applicator. but generally have three yellow dorsal stripes; an inverted, white Y on the face; and three Organic gardeners should either leave the stripes on the plate just behind the head. infestation to run its course, or treat with the natural insecticide, spinosad. The organic Not to worry gardener’s other favorite caterpillar spray, Bt, can kill armyworms but has a very short life on While some farmers may be hit in the the grass and will be less effective than pocketbook by the outbreak, homeowners spinosad. don’t have much to worry about. Armyworm damage in home lawns can be breathtaking, So don’t be shocked this fall if you see but it does not usually hurt the lawn in the caterpillars in your yard, or marching up long-term. Because armyworms feed on the sidewalks or exploring the sides of your house. leaves, and not on the critical roots and Unusual things like fall armyworm invasions stolons, a little irrigation or a rain should can happen, even in your yard; but this one is restore lawns to their original condition within no disaster. For more information, see a week or two. Fall armyworm will feed on https://tinyurl.com/fallarmyworm howeenterprise.com Monday, October 1, 2018 Page #15 Texas History Minute

Teachers can 2018 dollars). Students began change the world, calling it in his honor. even just one student at a time. In 1911, he was named founding Edwin Kyle was dean of the new School of one such teacher. Agriculture. The next year, he The longtime published Fundamentals of Texas A&M Farming and Farm Life, a classic Dr. Ken work on agricultural education that Bridges professor and dean not only was the standard for decades. His taught a expertise as a horticulturist grew generation of students but also steadily. He wrote numerous helped modernize farming in the articles on growing fruits, and across the vegetables, and pecan trees. In Western Hemisphere. Perhaps 1941, the federal government known more today as the asked him to tour Latin America to namesake for the home of Aggie study their agriculture and to teach football, Kyle built a worldwide more modern techniques. Kyle reputation as an educator, scientist, formally retired from A&M in diplomat, and humanitarian. 1944. Edwin Jackson Kyle was born in However, even at the age of 68, the Central Texas community of some of his most important work Kyle in 1876. His father, Fergus was just beginning. That year, Kyle, founded the Kyle in Hays President Franklin D. Roosevelt County, just south of Austin. It appointed him as director of the has since exploded into a bustling Houston branch of the Farm Credit Austin suburb of nearly 40,000 Administration, a program residents. He was also a former designed to help farmers with their Confederate officer and veteran of finances and to help them with the the state legislature. It was his means to modernize their farms. father who co-sponsored the 1905 bill with Sam Ealy Johnson, father In February 1945, Roosevelt of future President Lyndon B. nominated Kyle to become the Johnson, that allowed the state to United States Ambassador to buy the Alamo and preserve it as a . With Roosevelt’s historic site. death in April and other emergencies surrounding the war, In 1896, he enrolled at the his nomination had some delays. Agricultural and Mechanical However, he was approved by the College of Texas (which became Senate in May and sent to his new Texas A&M University in 1963). post in by the As was the custom at that time, he new president, Harry S. Truman. became a member of the Corps of Cadets and underwent military Kyle helped Guatemala continue training. He was so respected by to modernize its farming faculty and his fellow students that techniques during his time as he stepped into the position of ambassador. He quietly stepped Commandant of Cadets for three down from the position in 1947. months after the previous However, after his departure, the commandant resigned. Kyle is the Guatemalan government invited only student to ever serve in that him back for a special ceremony to role. Kyle proved a very skilled receive the Order of The Quetzal. with his academic work also and It is the highest award offered by graduated at the top of his class in Guatemala, given to Kyle in honor 1899. of his humanitarian efforts for that nation. He is the only American to He traveled to ever receive the award. in New York where he received a bachelors degree in agriculture in After his return from Guatemala, 1901, followed by a masters he returned to Bryan and settled degree the following year. In into retirement. The A&M Board 1902, he was invited back to A&M of Directors formally named Kyle as an agriculture instructor. In Field in his honor in 1956. Kyle addition to his classroom duties, he died in December 1963 at age 87, had a large field on campus where a beloved figure in the Texas he experimented with different A&M community. His namesake crops. Kyle Field in the years since has continued to be a focal point for By 1904, he was also put in charge the university community and has of athletics. Seeing as there were since expanded into a gigantic few facilities for the football team stadium capable of seating more to practice or play, he set aside a than 110,000 people. portion of his experimental field and began building a stadium. He Dr. Bridges is a Texas native, purchased the lumber for bleacher writer, and history professor. He seating and bought a grandstand, can be reached at all out of his pocket for roughly [email protected]. $650(or more than $18,000 in

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© 2018 The Howe Enterprise howeenterprise.com Monday, October 1, 2018 Page #17 Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Ozuna How do I produce a Passive income with no time to spare? Hey Taylor able to multitask and start your - How do I side hustle while at your main produce a hustle. You won’t get rich, but passive income there are dozens of companies if I have no that will pay you in cash and time? Am I the rewards points for completing only person surveys online. Lots of people try who needs to these out and then give up after a sleep? I get so month or two because the gains frustrated aren’t significant, but if you’re hearing about looking to pad your wallet just a Living with children side hustles and bit, easy surveys are a real option. FROM THE steady caring. 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