Selfie-Stick Illuminates the Class of 2015 and Covert Land Purchases with Mega Millions Involved

Serving the community of Howe, Texas since 1963 Volume #53, Edition #3 Monday, June 8, 2015 howeenterprise.com Howe's That Howe's Summit Salsa gets spicy news from Kroger by Monte Walker A leap of faith, blind luck and a craving turned out really good. After eating it at their Each week it seems I visit for salsa, Darrin Savage and his family house, they decided to take it to a church with someone who has a have gone from making a batch of salsa luncheon where they attend at the Howe direct impact on my career as just for kicks to finding out that their Church of Christ. He and wife Amber didn't EDC Director here in our fair sweet peppered surprise will soon be on say anything to anybody about the salsa at the burg. When I visited with the shelves at 144 Kroger locations in Mexican food luncheon. It wasn't long before Arlington Mayor Jeff Texas and Louisiana. everyone started talking about it and Williams this week about an wondering where it came from. article on a small hometown Back in the summer of 2011, Savage boy becoming a big city having never made salsa before started "I was shocked because I didn't know what I mayor, there were throwing around some recipe ideas and was doing. It was just luck." said Savage. conversations that led off of made a batch that he says that accidentally his childhood memories in continued on Page #4 Howe and more on tax increment financing zones Selfie-stick illuminates the Class of 2015 and covert land purchases with mega millions involved. I'm hoping one day to visit with Jeff in person to try and cram his vast experience in the business recruiting efforts and maybe a fraction can rub off and it can help me help both of our hometowns get a kick start on the population boom heading north.

I am having a hard time not publishing what I know about a certain deteriorating church that has gathered a lot of media attention over the past few months. There is a meeting on Tuesday night that will affect the old building greatly and by next week's publication, you'll probably know mostly about it. Soon, I feel like it will have "Great Days." Photos by Michelle Carney, top right photo by HHS Valedictorian Tori Abner http://www.ebby.com/agents_offices/find_agent/info/sherylbentley http://mredinsurance.com/ Enter Text Here.

howeenterprise.com Monday, June 8, 2015 Page #2 Bulldogs have coaching changes Howe Athletic Director Zack Hudson, who overhauled the coaching staff a year ago and said it was the best staff he'd ever hired has made some more impressive hires for the 2015- 16 school year.

To top the list, Howe has hired Whitewright's immediate past athletic director Wes Rhoten who stepped down from the position in December of 2014. Rhoten took the AD position at Whitewright in January of 2013 and was 5-16 as the head coach of the Tigers in his two seasons. In ironic fashion, Rhoten was selected by Whitewright as the AD and one of the other two finalists was Weimer's Zack Hudson.

Rhoten will serve as the defensive coordinator Former Whitewright Tigers Head Coach and Athletic Director Wes Rhoten. for the Howe this football season. Before his Photo by KXII stint with Whitewright, Rhoten was the an already dominant Lady Bulldogs basketball the University of Central Arkansas from 1989 offensive coordinator at Waco Robinson where team. to 1994, graduating with a B.S. in History. they went 6-4 and 9-3 in his time there. He served as the head coach in Canton for one Rhoten will be take the coaching vacancy of McAdams will also assist with basketball and season, achieving a 10-2 record with an area- Zach Wood, who took a job at Tom Bean. track. round loss to eventual three-time state champ Along with coaching the defense, he will coach Carthage in 2010. He had been Canton's track and also serve as the assistant principal at Maci Wright has also been hired who most offensive coordinator for the previous three Howe Middle School. recently was at Blue Ridge. years. A believer in the spread offense, Rhoten will find himself on the complete other end of Hudson also announced that Richard McAdams "She's a young coach with only a couple of the spectrum as current offensive coordinator has been hired to be the offensive line coach and years experience." said Hudson. "She coached Dale West likes to throw the ball only in replace the departured Buddy Adams who left volleyball, basketball and track over there. pregame activities. for the head coaching position at Ranger High She'll be our assistant basketball and tennis School. McAdams and wife Olga will bring five coach." Rhoten is an Arlington, Texas native who kids to Howe, one of which is a junior girl and a played receiver at Harding University. He will freshman son. Kailey Hayward left to take a similar position at bring with him two daughters, one of which, her hometown of Pottsboro. Landry Rhoten, is an accomplished basketball McAdams was most recently the offensive player that should add even more firepower to coordinator at Troy High School. He attended continued on Page #8

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front of the high school. My dad Williams went to state in UIL was on the school board at that speech and served as class time and that was a special president for several years. Those memory. We set records for the leadership skills that would later amount of money that a class make him mayor of a major city would raise." were being honed and developed in Howe. While at Howe High, he Four teachers at Howe High School took a test that would tell a student stood out to Williams as being what they might be suited for in a major influences at his time there. career field. Williams tested high Janie Finney, Pat Stewart, Bettye for becoming an attorney. His Mullins and Norman Bennett. score was so high in math, that the school counselor, Norman Dickey, "Those are just some of the told him to consider getting an examples of the quality teachers engineering degree before law that we had." said Williams. school. "When I left Howe and went to Howe High School Graduate and Arlington Mayor Jeff Williams Texas Tech, I didn't know hardly Williams, with his family deeply He's the mayor of the city that has Sherman for a specific reasons so anyone, but they had prepared me trenched in the construction the most known professional that their three boys and a daughter very well. That was a big step to business went on to get his civil football team in the universe. One could attend Howe schools. Jeff go from 48 in our graduating class engineering degree from Texas of the star players on the Dallas Williams, the oldest of the four to go a university of 24,000." Tech and while there was elected Cowboys is veteran Jason Witten started school in Howe in the fifth vice president of student body. who wears the jersey number 82 grade in 1970. Williams said that being in a small and is one of the most known school meant that almost everyone "The reason I ran for that instead of players in football history. But Williams' class of 1977 was the was involved with a lot of projects president was because the vice Arlington, Texas Mayor Jeff first to start the tradition of the and activities, which made president was the student lobbyist Williams once wore the number 82 ribbon-cutting ceremony which is everyone feel needed. said Willliams. "So I spent my and played his games, not at the still a part of outgoing senior senior year in Austin and new legendary Cowboys Stadium, activities at the end of each year. "I think that translated into our Washington D.C. a whole lot." but at one of the oldest football lives realizing that we needed to stadiums in all of Texas - Bulldog "Our class was really close." said contribute to the community and Seeing so much corruption in both Stadium in Howe. Williams. "We did a lot of good the schools for our kids." said of those high-powered capitol projects and actually helped start Williams. "It taught us a lot of cities soured him in politics. But The Leon and Linda Williams the fall festival. We also raised responsibility." he wasn't soured by a girl he met family lived in the north edge of money to put a marquee sign in Continued on Page #5

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"We told them (at the church) that Savage had to visit the Arlington we made it and then we started company and do several 'recipe getting people calling us wanting runs' to make sure his recipe was orders." precisely duplicated by County Fair Foods. After a month of It was taking Savage two hours to tweaking, they sent the salsa off make three jars after buying the to a lab to verify its acidity to ingredients, cooking it and letting it make sure it was shelf-stable and sit. He began to stay up late every see how long it is shelf-stable. night making salsa due to the Once that was all approved, it ws demand from friends. Upon doing time to start ordering. some research, he found that it was illegal to make it and sell it out of his Savage, a Howe native who went home, so he decided to try to rent kindergarten through graduation space in a restaurant to use their in Howe ISD, tipped his salsa hat kitchen to make the salsa there. to his roots and named the Without luck from that angle, product Summit Salsa. Savage discovered copacking. A copacker is a company that "When Howe was first found, it manufactures and packages foods or was named Summit and we really other products for their clients. To wanted somehow to include our market and distribute, a copacker town in our name to include in works under contract with the hiring our branding. Howe Salsa just company to manufacture food as kind of sounded weird." Savage though the products were joked. "We went with Summit manufactured directly by the hiring Salsa Company. The people that https://www.sonicdrivein.com/ company. Savage used County Fair aren't from around here expect to Foods from Arlington as their see mountains on the logo, but for copacking company. Later, they us locals, we all understand what went with Renfro Foods out of Fort that's about." Worth. Summit Salsa Company has two His research began with a simple different products available. It is internet search and County Fair a sweet salsa that has a lot of Foods were one of the few copackers green bell pepper that makes it that had a website, so Savage stand out from the others that became familar with the program. continued from Page #6 howeenterprise.com Monday, June 8, 2015 Page #5 Mayor Continued from Page #3 chew on the idea of whether or not greatest special events center it would affect his engineering anywhere in AT&T Stadium." said firm. With the life expectancy now Williams. "But yet we have not going up, it was a major attracted other entertainment consideration and factor of whether venues or other businesses so to or not this would affect his life speak of to add to that and that's beyond the mayor's office. been very frustrating to the leadership in Arlington. I think "I'm not interested in making a they thought that when AT&T career out of being mayor." said Stadium was built, that they would Williams. "I want to come in and come. And you just can't sit back help my community and get us and wait on that. Other cities are moved to another level." too aggressive.

Williams says that Arlington is not Williams as an engineer with a in bad shape, but is not to the high leading engineer firm, has been level that they need to be and want asked to recruit businesses from Arlington Mayor Jeff Williams to be in his opinion. other large cities. One of those that he just finished was Nebraska that year that eventually became as Arlington where he still gives "We have incredible attractions nd Furniture Mart in The Colony. He his wife strategic direction even while venues here in Arlington with Six says it will be the largest retail serving his term as mayor of Flags, Globe Life Park and then the Continued on Page #10 Soon after college, he was Arlington. recruited by several engineering firms and while wanting to get It is most common for a mayor to be married, took a job and fell in love elsewhere employed while holding with engineering and the building office. Former mayor of Arlington, communities. Richard Greene, was the manager of Vandergriff Acura while serving as Williams had his civil engineering mayor from 1987-1997. It was fingerprints on projects such as Greene who reached out to The Ballpark in Arlington (now Williams to recruit him along with Globe Life Park) and Cowboys dozen community leaders to Stadium (now AT&T Stadium), provoke him to run for mayor of Southlake Town Square, Park Arlington. Central at US75 and 635, Parks Mall in Arlington. He's also done Williams took a few weeks to parks projects such as River Legacy Park in Arlington and https://www.independent-bank.com/ numerous others.

"I just really enjoyed it and enjoyed working with the communities and design things." said Williams who decided not to go to law school and instead focus on his engineering career.

That career began with the Arlington based company called Graham Associates in 1984, which he later purchased in 1988. Williams has expanded locations Jeff Williams' senior photo at to Frisco and Fort Worth as well Howe High School howeenterprise.com Monday, June 8, 2015 Page #6 Salsa Continued from Page #4 Texoma Hot Jobs

Job Title QUALITY CONTROL Job Title LEGAL ASSISTANT workintexas.com workintexas.com Posting ID Posting ID 5052428 2833207 Location Sherman Location Sherman Posting Close Date 06/13/2015 Posting Close Date 06/22/2015 Posting Link http://bit.ly/1FnspYo Posting Link http://bit.ly/1KGMkQ9 Description A local Industry is looking for QUALITY CONTROL Description A local Company who will Perform inspections, is looking for a LEGAL checks, tests, and sampling of ASSISTANT who will be trained manufactured products. Sends for bankruptcy cases. Legal, substandard products to be reworked accounting, federal tax return or rejected as required. Conducts and preparation and financial flood the southwest salsa market. "We will work with the grocery documents process using written experience desired but not procedures and standards and required. Applicant must be They currently offer sweet hot or stores." said Savage. ""We have to records in an accurate manner. professional and have excellent sweet mild salsa, both of which are pay for all of that." Preferred employee will possess office, communication, computer, going on the shelves in the Kroger good mathematical skills. personal organizational skills, and locations. Summit Salsa Company When asked whether this is a must be detail oriented and highly products were originally on the highly profitable business, Savage This position requires a High School proficient in Microsoft Word and shelves at Diamond Food Stores laughingly said that he would Diploma or Equivalent, Experience Excel. in QA is preferred but not required. and then Green Market stores. highly discourage anyone from This position requires a High getting in to it. School Diploma or With Savage using Renfro Foods as Equivalent,and a minimum of 1 a copacker, he does have a non- "When I got in this, I just thought year of related experience. disclosure agreement with them you dropped off big quantities at that protects him from anyone else grocery stores and everyone is copying his ratios of ingredients for happy." said Savage. "It's not like the salsa. that at all, but we will become profitable with this. Maybe not in In a unique industry, Summit Salsa the first six months to a year, Company's customer is the because any profits made will go distributor (which is Jake's Finer back into the in-store marketing, Foods of Houston) and not the but probably starting next year, we grocery store although they want to will be profitable." interact with them as they are. WhiPlehtohteosbaylsLaoisreetxtaacAtlnydtehresosname "We sell at wholesale price and lucky mixture that was served at they cut us a check." said Savage. the Howe Church of Christ back in "As far as receiving revenue, that's 2011, everything is now where it ends for us." outsourced. Savage does however do some store deliveries to local The distributor will put a 13 percent Diamonds and Green Market markup on it and sell it to the stores, but for the product that will grocery store, who will put their be going to Kroger shelves, he markup on it to sell it off of the won't see the salsa made or hauled shelf.stores to do coupon runs and out of the warehouse to the http://howefamilydentistry.com/ in-store price reductions." continued from Page #14 © 2015 The Howe Enterprise © 2015 The Howe Enterprise howeenterprise.com Monday, June 8, 2015 Page #7 Local Church Calendar

First United Methodist Church of Howe Howe Church of Christ Wednesday, June 10 Tuesday, June 9 9:00 am - Wednesday Workers 10:00 am - Terrific Tuesday Bible Class 6:30 pm - Discover Christ (Children) Wednesday, June 10 6:30 pm - Women's Bible Study 7:00 pm - Bible Classes (all ages) 6:30 pm - Jr. High Youth Friday, June 12 7:30 pm - Sr. High Youth 7:00 pm - Friday Bible Study Group Thursday, June 11 Sunday, June 14 6:00 pm - Boy Scouts 9:00 am - Bible Classes (all ages) Sunday, June 14 10:00 am - Worship Service http://www.shermancriminallawyer.com/ 9:00 am - Sunday School 6:00 pm - Worship Service 10:00 am - Worship service 3:00 pm - Cub Scouts First Baptist Church Dorchester 49-33 W 7:30 pm - Men's Bible Study Wednesday, June 10 6:00 pm - Meal (Donations for adults and 38-0 W First Baptist Church Howe kids eat free) 21-27 L Tuesday, June 9 6:30 pm - Praise service 7:00 pm - Ladies Bible Study 7:00 pm - Youth Bible Study 7:00 pm - Men's Bible Study 7:00 pm - Adult Bible Study Wednesday, June 10 7:00 pm - RA's/GA's/children's group 6:30 pm - Fuel Sunday, June 14 6:45 pm - Adult Bible Study 9:00 am - Men's Prayer Time 7:00 pm - Youth Bible Study 9:45 am - Sunday School 7:30 pm - Choir 10:45 am - A.M.Worship Service Sunday, June 14 5:00 pm - Adult Chior Practice 8:30 am - Traditional Worship service 6:00 pm - Evening Worship 9:45 am - Bible Fellowship 11:00 am - Contemporary Worship service New Beginning Fellowship Wednesday, June 10 7:00 pm - Adult Bible Study Community Bible Fellowship 7:00 pm - Kids Church Monday, June 8 7:00 pm - Radiate Youth 7:00 pm - Luella home group Bible Study Sunday, June 14 Wednesday, June 10 10:00 am - Kids Church 6:30 pm - Food and Fellowship 10:00 am - Morning Service 7:00 pm - Childrens's Ministry 7:00 pm - Youth and Adult Bible Study A Christian Fellowship, Luella Sunday, June 14 Wednesday, June 10 10:15 am - Worship Service 6:30 pm – Potluck Meal 7:00 pm - Howe home group Bible Study 7:00 pm – Worship Service 7:00 pm – Jr & Sr High Youth Sunday, June 14 9:30 am – Sunday School (all ages) 10:30 am – Worship Service 10:30 am – KidZone Children’s Service (5yr – 12 yr) http://kyriescoffeeco.com/

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Faith telling our problem to go jump in a the sea" or "Go jump in the lake - never accepted Jesus as your Lord and lake. Think of that friend that is no shuffling or shilly-shallying- you can’t relate to this kind of faith by Debbie Wallis better than you are in a certain area. and it's as good as done" (The please contact me or someone who You have faith they can help you Message). Jesus says, "If you can lead you to the One who will give where your faith is lacking in have faith as a mustard seed, you you eternal salvation. yourself accomplishing it. will say to this mountain, move from here to there, and it will If you don’t have a Bible please Faith is built through prayer and move; and nothing will be contact me at [email protected] God’s Word. Jesus speaks of a faith impossible for you," Matthew and I will provide you one. filled prayer, “Everything you ask 17:20. A believer can say to the for in prayer will be yours, if you mountain “be moved, go to some only have faith,” Matthew 21:24. other dimension that I don't Coaches Prayer builds your relationship with inhabit’” Continued from Page #2 God through Jesus Christ. “So then Hudson says that they also hired Josh faith comes from hearing, and Authority is exhibited by Rollins who will coach some of the hearing by the word of God,” speaking. You speak to persons girl sports. He was most recently the Romans 10:17. The Bible builds that you have authority over. defensive line coach at Moore High your confidence in who you are in You don't ask or plead; you direct School and brings six years Christ. He saved you and you can and require and action. You experience from big schools. Rollins do all things through Him who exhibit faith when you trust God has previously been a head baseball gives you the strength (Phil 4:13). because He said speak to your coach and defensive line coach in “If you have faith and don’t doubt, God’s Word is full of promises and mountain and He will remove it. football. I promise that you can do what I details of His ability and It’s His power and your faith that did to this tree. And you can tell trustworthiness. The more you read removes the problem. Faith "He'll be coaching football, this mountain to get up and jump the Bible the more you will trust involves you placing confidence powerlifting and baseball." said into the sea, and it will,” Matthew Him to be the same with you. “Jesus in God's spoken word and Hudson. 21:21. Christ is the same yesterday, today responding to it. and forever,” Hebrews 13:8. He Also leaving the staff is Jenny Carter, I have a confession, I‘ve never told would not tell you to do something Jesus gave the twelve disciples who is going to a private school in a mountain to jump and it obeyed, that He didn’t also equip you to authority to heal the sick and College Station. She was the cross much less jump into the sea. I accomplish. He’s a good and loving every kind of disease, raise the country coach as well as assistant have told a problem to get lost God. “As bad as you are, you still dead, and force out evil spirits. basketball and track. (that’s speaking nicely y’all) and it know how to give good gifts to your (Matthew 10:1, 10:8, Matthew did. Your mountain is your children. Your heavenly Father is 16:18-19) The Lord chose Independent problem. It may be something even more ready to give good things seventy-two other followers and contrary to the word of God for to those who ask Him,” Matthew sent them out two by two to every Bank to host first your life or anything that is a 7:11. town and village where He was barrier to you completing God's about to go,” Luke 10:1. “Heal chamber will. Many believers spend time Jesus didn't tell us to ignore or deny their sick and say, God’s praying to God about their the mountain or problem. We are kingdom will soon be there,” breakfast mountain and may even describe not to say, "I don't have a mountain" Luke 10:9. “ I have given you the mountain in full detail with the or "what problem?" It certainly isn’t the power to trample on snakes On Friday, June 12 at 8am, exact dimensions of the mountain about the practice of positive and scorpions and to defeat the Independent Bank will open their like God doesn’t know. Some may thinking like saying over and over; power of your enemy Satan. doors for the first hosted Howe Area cry, moan and complain to God "I can climb over that mountain, I Nothing can harm you,” Luke Chamber of Commerce breakfast about what a hindrance or will go around that mountain, it 10:19. We are His hands and His meeting. impossibility the mountain is in won’t stop me". A positive attitude feet today. All believers in Jesus their life. That’s an excuse for not is always good, but a positive Christ were given the faith it took All chamber members and prospective participating in your own life. attitude is not what Jesus said to do to believe in a God we cannot see chamber members are welcomed and Many believers will pray and ask with mountains. Jesus said to speak to save us. We are His disciples. encouraged to attend. God to do something. Jesus is to the mountain and tell it to be If we don’t exhibit the faith that clearly telling His disciples that moved (Mark 11:23). He said that moves mountains then why The Chamber is seeking door prizes to with faith they can speak to their any believer can tell a mountain, would an unbeliever have trust give away at the breakfast meeting. own mountain. The lack of faith is "You be lifted up and thrown into that God can change their Please email [email protected] why we don’t feel capable of the sea" or "Go, throw yourself into circumstances? If you have for more information. Enter Text Here.

howeenterprise.com Monday, June 8, 2015 Page #9 Learn about your antiques and collectibles with Georgia Caraway

all Americans have been encouraged to display examples of collectible flags are 15-star the Stars and Stripes outside their homes and Union Jack from the War of 1812, $23,000; businesses. 15-stars, 15-stripes machine sewn 1912, $375; 25-stars with oval pattern with Flag design is important to flag collectors: central star, ships flag $6,700; 16-stars, great star, hand sewn, 1850s, $6,800; 48 The Grand Union flag has 13 alternate red and stars printed cotton with GAR surprint, $25; white stripes and the British Union Jack in the 48 stars sewn to form USA unauthorized In commemoration of National Flag week and upper left-hand corner. WWI, $300. But you rally cannot put a Flag Day, June 14: value on this priceless American icon. God The 1777 Continental Congress resolved that Bless the Red, White and Blue. Long May The American flag has changed designs more the flag of the United States have 13 stripes, She Wave! than any other flag in the world. The first flag, alternate red and white; that the union be 13 called the Grand Union, was first flown at the stars representing the 13 colonies, white in a headquarters of the Continental Army on blue field. Dr. Georgia Caraway, former director of the January 1, 1776. Betsy Ross, a seamstress, is Denton County Museums for 14 years, and said to have contributed to this design. She The 1795 flag added 2 more stars and 2 more her friends opened the Howe Mercantile on had an upholstery business that made flags for stripes; April 25. Store hours are Thursday through navy ships in Pennsylvania. A legend still The 1818 flag has 20 stars and 13 stripes (this Saturday noon – 8 p.m. In addition to Tips, persists that she showed George Washington number of stripes remained hereafter); 1819 Tools, & Techniques: Caring for Your how to make a five-pointed star and suggested flag with 21 stars; 1820, 23 stars; 1822, 24 Antiques and Collectibles, she has written thirteen stars in a circle for the first flag. stars; 1836, 25 stars; 1837, 26 stars; 1845, 27 four Denton history books and is working Actually, she and George never met. George stars; 1846, 28 stars (Texas); 1847, 29 stars; on a 5th history about the North Texas State did design the Grand Union, but an oft quoted 1848, 30; 1851, 31; 1858, 32; 1859, 33; 1861, Fair and Rodeo. remark attributed to him may not be true: ‘We 34; 1863, 35; 1865, 36; 1867, 37; 1877, 38; Howe Youth Football signups take the star from heaven, the red from our 1890, 43; 1891, 44; 1896, 45; 1908, 46; 1912, mother country, separate it by white in stripes, 48; 1959, 49; 1960, 50 stars. online and thus showing that we have separated from her . . .’ On June 14, 1777, Congress proposed Over the past few years the popularity of Howe Youth Football that the United States have a national flag collecting vintage flags has grown dramatically Commissioner Chris Campbell and the prices have risen greatly as a result. instead of the British Union Jack. The thirteen announced that those interested in stars of the flag represented the thirteen new Pre-Civil War flags of 33 stars or less are very states. There were few public ceremonies scarce and are typically treated as “blue-chip” signing up to play youth football honoring the Stars and Stripes until 1877, items. Civil War era flags of 34 and 35 stars this fall can now register at also stand among the most sought after when on June 14 it was flown from every www.leaguelineup.com and government building in honor of the centennial denominations. Market demand for 36, 37, 38 of the adoption of a national flag. The official star flags is strong but less broad based while searching for Howe Youth Flag Day was observed in Philadelphia, interest in the unofficial 39 40 41 and 42 star Football. Registration is $90 for Pennsylvania in 1893. Other states followed. examples is largely confined to flag aficionados. The very rare “43” remains in a students entering Kindergarten In August 1949, President Harry S. Truman class by itself and is guaranteed to attract the through 6th grade. proclaimed June 14 as Flag Day. Since then, attention of the serious collector. Some all Americans have been encouraged to display wtwhewS.steacrsuraensdtreSatrmipllecs.cooumtside their homes and businesses. www.acequalityfencing.com howeenterprise.com Monday, June 8, 2015 Page #10 Mayor Continued from Page #5 recruited Buffett to invest in their city so that they would have better police, fire and all that comes with a larger tax base.

All of those dealings and relationships, Williams found himself in attracting city leaders to recruit him and his expertise to be the front man for Arlington. After a successful campaign, he was elected mayor on May 9 and defeated incumbent Robert Cluck 10,161 votes to 7,119.

"We will be becoming very aggressive in going after businesses and bringing in jobs here to Arlington." said Williams. "Also, we want to create more attractions in the entertainment district to once again become 'The Entertainment Capital of Texas.' We have the best geographic location being in the center of the metroplex and right at the entrance to DFW International Airport. All of that factors in."

Class of 1977 Officers: President Jeff Williams, Vice Pres. Mike Wheeler, Secretary Patti Williams also says that he wants to partner with Engle, Treasurer Richard Malnory all of the educational institutions from The University of Texas at Arlington to Tarrant "They will draw around ten million visitors a store in America. Williams did all of the civil County College to the school districts and year and will become the top tourist attraction engineer work on property. private schools. here in the metroplex." said Williams. "We were also there to help sell them on the "Great cities have education as their foundation After a 400 acres purchase, Williams' land that The Colony was wanting to locate." and we have let that slide and I would like that company put in all of the infrastructre so that said Williams. to be back on the front burner." said Williams. it is ready for a future town center and a small community in itself. Nebraska Furniture Mart The 1.9 million square feet project was a Williams also wants to partner with other took up 100 acres leaving the 300 acres ready Warren Buffett Berkshire Hathaway project surrounding cities due to the fact that North to make The Colony set to become one of the which in comparison is larger than the 1.2 Texas is one of the top places for people to live largest tax-toting cities in the country. million square feet Stonebriar Mall. By the work and play. way, IKEA is a trifling 200,000 square feet. The Colony, with a premier piece of land, Continued on Page #11 http://howetexas.org/ http://howetexas.org/ http://howetexas.org/ howeenterprise.com Monday, June 8, 2015 Page #11 Mayor Continued from Page #10 Great Days of Service looking for volunteers

Its nearly that time of year again as the Great Days of Service workers serve the Howe Community on various projects. They are asking for help. The organization is designed to aid homeowners of our community who are either physically or financially unable to provide needed maintenance to their homes and or properties.

All volunteers are welcome and they need workers of all ages. Be a part of our 10th year. If you are in need, know of someone who is in need, or if you would like to volunteer, please contact: Clyde Hepner 1-903-814- 5753 or Bruce Evans 1-469-951-6042

The first family of Arlington "The projections are that we will Wylie ISD, while Suzanne is the have three million people moving Director of External Affairs at into the metroplex over the next 12 Texas Tech. She was the president to 15 years, so that provides great of the student body and was opportunity." said Williams. recruited to come back to Tech for the position she holds. The As impressive s the mayor, the first youngest Ryan, is a senior at Tech lady of Arlington is also a and will graduate this August. He community leader. Karen was president of president select http://abbys- Williams is a PTA Lifetime which was over the academic and Achievement Award winner and athletic recruiting. headed up many organizations in the school district. She's been the As the Howe High School Class of restaurant.com/ president of the Arlington Martin 2015 walked off the stage on High School Choir Booster Club as Saturday, one can only wonder well as heading up the Education which student just might be headed Foundation events. The family for tremendous success after attends First Baptist Arlington and leaving this village on top of the she's been a 20-year Bible Study hill. Fellowship leader. For the past 15 years, she has headed up the There have been some very women's ministry. impressive students graduate from this small school in North Texas, As now 'empty nesters', Jeff and however, none have gone from Karen Williams have three Bulldog Stadium to AT&T children, Natalie Pollitte, Suzanne Stadium or Haning Street to Nolan Taylor and Ryan Williams. Oldest Ryan Expressway. daughter Karen is a teacher at http://www.salvagejunky.com/ howeenterprise.com Monday, June 8, 2015 Page #12 Ringling Bros. and Lone Star Hoops Camp Howe Bulldog Barnum & Bailey celebrates 15 years in Baseball Camp Clowns take reading Howe this summer June 29 - July 2 seriously at Howe Community Library

Howe, TX (June 15, 2015) -- Want to learn what it takes to soar on the flying trapeze or just what goes into those cream pies that the clowns throw? Then join Kelly, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Ambassador of Laughter, for some serious fun on June 15 at 10:00 am at the Howe Community Library, located at 315 S. Collins Frwy – across from the Elem. Playground. Multi-chamber He is no class clown, but is certain to add amusement to a special 30-minute circus storytime, which will encourage children event to take place not only to read, but also to discover, dream and learn! The library event is free and open in Anna to the public. For more information on the additional libraries the clowns plan to visit, Tuesday, June 16th go to www.ReadingwithRingling.com. Quarterly Networking Lunch: Anna, Howe, Melissa and Van Alstyne Kelly, the Ambassador of Laughter, will be Chambers of Commerce in town to help kick-off “Reading with at Ringling Bros.!” The library reading Hurricane Creek Country Club program is easy and fun for kids to 1800 Fairway Ln Anna, TX 75409 participate. The best part is that kids can 11:30am-1:00pm earn a free circus ticket by simply doing Guest Speaker: Mario Wilson of their library reading! Children from ages 2- Marketing with Mario. Presentation... 12 enroll with the librarian, who will give "Social Media Do's and Dont's" kids everything to start their library $15 per person reading. For more information, visit Reservations Required - Limited Seating www.ReadingwithRingling.com.

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Every Hero Has a Story Wee Readers Storytime Ages: This art time is geared for little children Crafts and Storytime – Hero theme with This storytime is for babies, toddlers, and but all ages are welcome. community heroes, superheroes, superhero preschoolers. Join us as we explore our world Time: Thursday afternoons 2:00-2:30 training camp, and spectacular sidekicks. Keep through songs, poems, puppet shows, and books. Dates: June 11, 18, 25 July 2 a reading log and earn prizes throughout the Earn a free book after 4 visits. Wee Readers is an summer months. Tuesday mornings for on-going program (during the school year, hours Mini – Spanish Camp younger elementary students with programs are 9-10:00) This four day program will give us a chance to geared for older children on Wednesdays. Ages: Birth though preschool ages and learn about the Spanish language. We will play Ages: entering Pre-K through 2nd grade parents/caregivers fun games, learn basic Spanish words, try new Time: Tuesday mornings – 10-11:00 Time: Friday mornings – 10-11:00 foods, and explore online resources. We hope Dates: June 9, 16, 23, 30 Dates: June 12, 19, 26 July 10, 17, 24, 31 to take a field trip to a Spanish Market. Ages: entering K-3rd grades Ages: entering 3rd-5th grades Garden Club Time: 10:00-11:00 Time: Wednesday mornings – 10-11:00 We have an awesome garden area with beds for Dates: July 20-23 (4 days) Dates: June 10, 17, 24 July 1 vegetables, flowers, and herbs. Just needed: Need to preregister: space is limited Workers to help pull weeds, trim plants, plant, Unmask – Teen (and preteen) time water, harvest, and dry herbs. Come prepared to Thursday afternoons for big kids only! Explore sweat and get dirty!!! the universe of superheroes and villains. Ages: entering 1st through 8th grades Maybe even plan a mini comic con event! Pick Time: Thursday mornings 9-10:00 up a reading log to read and earn cool prizes Dates: June 11, 18, 25 July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 throughout the summer. Ages: entering 5th – 8th grades Have a Heart for Art Time: Wednesday afternoons – 2-3:00 Have fun experimenting with different art Dates: June 10, 17, 24 July 1 techniques and materials (paint, pastels, wire, etc. wwww.cavenderht.com

© 2015 The Howe EnterprPihseoto by Michelle Carney howeenterprise.com Monday, June 8, 2015 Page #14 Salsa continued from Page #6 46- year anniversary will stay on the shelf for an extrodinary amount of time. Left: Richard The system is set up to weed out and guys like Savage - the 'mom and Lanettie pops.' Most people in his situation Barrett. don't go for copackers that do Right: bigger batches so they're not able to David and get their cost down. Those end up Gail hand delivered to specialty stores. Catching. But Savage's dream is to be a large distributor. manufacturer one day with Summit Salsa all over the country. Howe 12U Lady Bulldogs win "Our goal one day is to bring it back in-house, but for me being a "We've got other recipes that we're tourney one-man-show, this works out the working on, but we wanted to wait best." said Savage. until we were with a big chain to bring them to market." said Savage. The Kroger story began with a trip "We've been patient. We've played to Houston by Savage and his the game and got our cost down. family. They stayed there We can't compete with Pace on overnight and met with the buyer cost, but we can compete with for Kroger. After touching base anyone else." several times without trying to be too pushy, Savage went for a monthSummit Salsa Company is getting without hearing anything. very close to being available in two Recently, while sitting with his other big named grocery stores in family at restaurant in Sherman, he the south. But for now, if anyone is received an email with a purchase interested in purchasing the order from the distributor. With hometown sweet salsa, it is that, he knew Kroger had bought in.available at Diamonds in Van Team members are: Gracie Lankford, Laine Watson, Courtney Alstyne or Green Market in Hopper, Kriston Harris, Alex Blount, Erin Carching, Sierra "I kind of did a little 'woo hoo' in Sheman. Copeland, Adriana Money, Katie Roper, Kolbe Zolfigari, Alexia the restaurant and everybody Womack, Ramie Moss, and Hannah Dwyer looked at me funny." said Savage. Getting a salsa company on the "I didn't care. I was excited." shelves in the south is like trying to Howe Police Reports get wine on the shelf in Napa He says that his wife has been fully Valley. Everyone has a salsa or a On May 30 at approximately 11:50pm, Howe police officers Keith supportive throughout the process barbecue sauce that claims to be Milks and Jordan Clark arrested two women, both of Comanche, TX, and it's been a leap of faith for her different than the rest. Distributors late Saturday night after stopping them on US 75 at Haning Street for a wondering how long he was going and grocers have become deaf to traffic violation. Police reports state that a consent search led to the to sink money into the salsa dream. those two products in particular. recovery of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia from inside the However, Savage's product seems women’s vehicle. The 38-year-old driver was arrested for Driving "This was validation for us that we to be rising to the summit. While License Invalid. Police say the 39-year-old passenger claimed have a good product that people ownership of the drugs and that she was charged with Possession of a like." said Savage. "It's not just Controlled Substance in Penalty Group 1, Less than one gram. friends and family trying to make you feel good saying we like your On May 31 at approximately 1:15am, Howe police officer Jordan Clark salsa. It's a good product and a arrested a 20-year-old Heath, TX man for DWI after stopping him on good price." SH 5 at N. Collins Frwy for a traffic violation. A police press release states that the suspect failed sobriety testing, and that he subsequently The good news for The Summit consented to providing a blood sample for alcohol testing. The suspect Salsa Company is that once was taken to a local hospital for the blood draw and then booked into product hits the shelf and sells, it the Grayson County Jail howeenterprise.com Monday, June 8, 2015 Page #15

Graduation 2015 Photos by Michelle Carney

Above photo by Sharla Ross

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