Volume #1, Issue #16 Monday, June 30, 2014 howeenterprise.com Howe's That Seven Howe graduates to serve our country If fireworks are your thing, you're in luck this week. You can travel to three different towns on three different nights and see great shows for no cost. Sherman starts the weekend early with their "Lights on the Lake." It will take place on Thursday, July 3 from 6p- 10p at Pecan Grove West Park. Jake Akins Clay Lewis Chris Kirk Tyler Nicholson There is no official ledger Denison will hold their 27th kept of how many Howe annual event on Friday, July graduating seniors from 4 at Forest Park. one class has entered the military just after Howe will hold their 4th ceremonies, however, it is annual event on Saturday, pretty safe to say that this July 5 at the high school is one of the most in the from 5p-9p. last 70 years. All four major branches of the This is the time of year that I military are covered by go to fireworks shows and these seven individuals. feel like I used a product Zachary Lea Carter Akins Eduardo Cruz continued on Page #2 called "ON" instead of "OFF." However, it's very Howe Fire Department to hold fireworks show Saturday at high school necessary to use your Howe’s Fire Department's 4th Annual The total time of the fireworks show is favorite repellent even if it Firework Festival is set for Saturday expected to be 45-50 minutes long. smells like a mixture of evening, July 5, from 5pm-9pm at the gasoline, WD-40 and radiator Howe High School parking lot. Howe Fire Chief Robert Maniet said the fluid.It's still better than fireworks show will start at dusk, but plenty getting bit by Texas As in years prior, there will be lots of of food will be available before-hand. mosquitoes that appear more activities going on with vendors set up You're advised to bring your lawn chairs like turkeys. to sell a variety of goods. and your most favorite bug repellent. howeenterprise.com Monday, June 30, 2014 Page #2 Military Men "After that, it's still hard, but not quite as hard as Howe Sergeant phase one." Kirk is entering in as a Private and Continued from Page #1 graduates from ILEA his goal is to be a Gunnery Sergeant before his Chris Kirk is entering the Marines. Carter and term is up. Jake Akins will be in the Navy. Zachary Lea, Tyler Nicholson and Eduardo Cruz are entering Jake Akins decided on the U.S. Navy becuase the Army, while Clay Lewis is headed to the he was influenced by his grandfather, Jerry Air Force. Lancaster, who served in the Army and was in Vietnam. Kirk, the son of Chad and Andrea Kirk, was the first to leave, as he is already in San Diego in Akins said that he chose the Navy because it fit basic training for the U.S. Marines. He left what he wanted to do later on in life in the Howe on June 23. medical field. "Ever since I was nine, I thought I was going to "The fact that I can get out of Howe, Texas be a Marine. It's what my dad was and so is because I've been here for 18 years plus the fact my brother (Matthew Conditt). And that helped that the education opportunity is good." said On Friday, Howe Police Sergeant, Mike Hill push me forward." said Kirk. Akins. graduated from Plano's ILEA (Institute for Law Enforcement) Police School for Kirk said before he left that he was excited, but Akins said that he was brought up in a family Supervision. Hill (middle) is seen here with ws starting to get a little nervous as the date that believed that they should serve. His parents Police Chief Carl Hudman (left) and City grew near. are Greg and Sue Akins and he said that his Administrator Joe Shephard (right). parents have mixed emotions about his new "My dad and my brother told me that they venture in life. The course is designed for first-line schedule things in three phases and the first supervisors and middle-level management phase is the worst because they will try to weed "Moms are moms. They don't want you to go, and is offered three to four times per year. out the people they don't want." said Kirk. Continued on Page #3 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 SLT Now Handling Your Auto Repair Needs howeenterprise.com Monday, June 30, 2014 Page #3 Miltary Men continued from Page #2 but they also do. They want to see you out in going to be really hot." said Nicholson. Airman was in the 7th grade. the world. My dad is okay with it. He's my dad, so he's going to support me, but he knew Eduardo Cruz will also be heading to Fort "I've always had a great respect for veterans. My all along from my childhood that this is Benning in September, but Nicholson will dad was a veteran in the Army and it's a great probably where I was going to go." said have already been there by then. He will be career path with great benefits. Akins. leaving July 8. Upon asking why Lewis chose the Air Force Akins said he has no idea where he goes from "I'm not nervous, I'm just ready go go and instead of the Army like his father, he spoke of here. He said that he could only put in four experience new stuff and travel." said the technology fields that the Air Force offers years, but doesn't discount that he could serve Nicholson. matches his skill set more closely than the other 20. branches of the military. Asked if he ever thought about what might He said that ultimately, he'd like to see himself happen if a disaster happened and he found Lewis decided on a military career at the as a Physician Assistant once his tenure with himself overseas in the middle of a battle, he beginning of his junior year and was sworn in on the Navy is up. said the experience of that would be awesome December 5, 2013. He is awaiting on his phone and rewarding. call to tell him when he will be leaving for Akins will leave for the Great Lakes area on Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. September 3, but he has a cousin, Carter Nicholson said that eventually he would like Akins, who will be leaving before him on to be a police officer, but had no particular "I'm excited and anxious to know when I leave." August 2. Carter Akins is the son of Kent and plans to move back to Texas. Life may take said Lewis. Candace Akins. him and drop him somewhere he's never heard of and that place just very well may be his Not too many individuals have the understanding The two cousins didn't plan to join together. new home. of the commitment, much less the desire to make Carter Akins actually decided to join first and the commitment. From the Class of 2014, there Jake was still looking and not fully committed He said that he will miss his friends and will is one young man that is a Brave. And there are half way through his senior year, however, he be able to hand-write to anyone. He can take also seven that are. The people of our city met a guy named Max McDonald that was his phone, but he said it depends on which applaud you. influential. McDonald told him what to expect Drill Sergeant he has whether or not he'll be and he made his decision. able to use it or not. He also said that if he was able to use a cell phone, it would only be "I'm not really nervous, I'm anxious." said for a short time each use. Akins. Nicholson referred to Shawn Cobb as Another recent graduate that is not nervous is someone that he's talked to and has told him Tyler Nicholson. He is the son of Bryan and of what to expect. Debbie Nicholson and they moved to Howe in 2002 from Fenton, Missouri. "He just got back from Germany and he told me that I should have ran and done push-ups Nicholson decided to join the Army in May of and sit-ups a lot more than I do." said 2013 when a recruiter came to the school. He Nicholson. said that it wasn't really anything that they said that made him insterested, but moreso the The beard that Nicholson has been growing pamphlet that he began to study. He also since graduation is about to be abolished once admitted that the pay that comes with the he leaves. He says that he's wanted to grow experience was also a deciding factor. one for a long time, but with school, he couldn't so he will maintain it until his Nicholson said he wasn't thinking far enough departure in a few weeks. down the road about possible rankings, he's just ready to get started. Nicholson's former classmate Clay Lewis will be heading to the Air Force as soon as he gets He will be headed to Fort Benning in Georgia the call. where he will stay for 14 weeks.