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The Howe City Council will conduct a public hearing to receive public input on the proposed 2018 Ad Valorem Tax rate Andrew Duehren of the which would be lowered Wall Street Journal significantly. Currently the reported that “the city tax rate is $0.62 and unemployment rate among the proposed rate is $0.57. young Americans fell to its lowest level in more than Broken down, the proposed 50 years this summer,” rate is $0.468575 per $100 according to the valuation for the purpose of Department of Labor. “Low unemployment among maintenance and young people shows that in operations, and a rate of $0.101425 on each $100 a tight labor market more a opportunities are opening to valuation of property for groups that historically the purpose of principal have struggled to find and interest on bonds and jobs.” certificates of obligation.

Leia Klingel of Fox Howe fullback Austin Lee brings a black and white pup to the Howe Community The council will vote on Business wrote that “small Pep Rally on Saturday night. Michelle Carney/Howe Enterprise. the tax rate, at a special business owners’ optimism council meeting, on touched a 35-year high in A lot of new faces were at faces were there as well Norman Dickey was held September 18, 2018 at 6:00 July, with businesses the annual Howe including four former at the beginning of the p.m. at 700 W. Haning setting records in terms of Community Pep Rally. But Howe Bulldogs head event which brought Street, Howe, Texas. job creation and hiring,” also a lot of old familiar coaches. A tribute to page 7 according to a new survey from the National Federation of Independent Business. “In July 2018, the School Board Enrollment unofficially at 1,232 at ISD NFIB’s Small Business Agenda could really feel the Optimism Index marked its shrinking hallways at both second highest level in the the elementary and middle survey’s 45-year history.” The Howe ISD Board of Trustees will meet tonight school campuses on “Americans are smart at 6 pm at the Howe ISD Roberts and Beatrice enough to know a better Administration Office at Streets, respectively. economy when they see 105 W. Tutt St. one,” The Wall Street Howe ISD is scheduled to Journal editorial board Items on the agenda begin construction on a wrote. “Apparently include: Appoint new primary school any Americans are believing Representative to the Howe day now at Collins their own eyes”—not Community Library Board, Freeway and Summit Hill negative political spin. Exclusive License and Parkway. The new school Supplier Agreement with will give some breathing “Americans increasingly Dr. Pepper, Adopt Tax room to the elementary want the Senate to confirm Rate for 2018-19, and middle school Brett Kavanaugh to the Consideration and Possible campuses by taking the U.S. Supreme Court, Howe Middle School students Clayton Duree (left) pre-kindergarten, according to a new Approval of Proposals and Ethan Strunc (right). Pertaining to Howe ISD kindergarten, first grade, Quinnipiac poll,” Becket and second grade across Adams of the Washington New Primary School, Examiner wrote. “The Memorandum of Howe ISD has an unofficial 120 students from the town. That would leave growing support from Understanding with City of enrollment count heading beginning of last year. third, fourth, and fifth at Kavanaugh is coming Howe regarding Howe ISD into today's opening day of Those parents that the existing elementary primarily from Police Department. school. The number is attended the "Meet the and sixth, seventh, and independents.” Enrollment figures for first 1,232 for all schools which Teacher" night at each eighth-grade levels at the day will be reported. would mean an increase of campus on Thursday current middle school. Hope all that wasn't too offensive to y'all. INSIDE Lady Bulldogs Meet the Howe Two Howe HoweEnterprise.com down Tom Bean Bulldogs students named Readership national finalist of The Howe Lady A look at this year's FFA Awards Jan. 1 - August 18, 2018 Bulldogs defeated Howe Bulldogs Sessions: 64,081 Tom Bean Lady ordered by jersey The National FFA Users: 29,221 Cats Tuesday number. Photos by Organization Pageviews: 327,689 night, 25-11, 25- Michelle Carney announced recently 21, 25-17. The that Megan page 2 page 3 page 5 howeenterprise.com Monday, August 20, 2018 Page #2 Lady Bulldogs down Tom Bean

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The Lady Bulldogs celebrate a great shot versus Tom Bean. Michelle Carney/Howe Enterprise

The Howe Lady Bulldogs defeated sent in the set point as Howe beat Tom Bean Lady Cats Tuesday the Lady Rams 25-13 in the first set night, 25-11, 25-21, 25-17. The at Howe. However, S&S took the Howe varsity girls now have an second set, 25-13. The Lady overall record of 3-5. Bulldogs then went down 2-1 when the Lady Rams took set three, 25- Cassidy Anderson had four aces, 13. five kills, and nine assists. Kaylin Bouse contributed three aces and With Molly Wilson at the service three kills. Jenna Honore had six line, Howe scored five straight to kills and seven digs. Kylie Hopper take a 25-22 win. Bouse got the had three aces and five assists. game-winner to give the Lady Molly Wilson had two aces and six Bulldogs a 4-1 lead in the digs. Gianna Henry also added five tiebreaker. But in the end, S&S won blocks. it, 15-12. On Friday versus S&S, Anderson (Special thanks to the Jack Walker had two early kills while Chloe Twitter feed). That's the http://howefamilydentistry.com/ Loftice had two late before Honore explanation.

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Devin Porter howeenterprise.com Monday, August 20, 2018 Page #5 Two Howe students named national finalist of FFA Awards

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The National FFA Organization members can participate in to announced recently that Megan develop valuable experience and Bearden and Kindle Catching from leadership skills at the local, state Howe were selected as a national and national levels. Descriptions of finalist for the National FFA each proficiency award area are Proficiency Award. Bearden was available at FFA.org/proficiency. selected in Equine Science while Bearden and Catching, members of a Catching qualified in Beef the Howe FFA Chapter, became Production. Each Howe girl is one eligible for the national award after of only four people chosen to winning the Texas state FFA compete for their respective competition earlier this year. awards at the national finals to be held at the 91st National FFA In recognition of being a finalist, Convention & Expo in each of the four finalists will Indianapolis this fall. receive a plaque and $500. The national winner of the Equine The proficiency awards recognize Science and Beef Production will outstanding student achievement in each receive an additional $500 agribusiness gained through during a special ceremony at the establishment of a new business, National FFA Convention & Expo. working for an existing company This award is supported by Tarter or otherwise gaining hands-on Farm & Ranch Equipment of career experience. Dunnville, KY for Equine Science and by Red Brand of Peoria, IL for The Equine Science award and the Beef Production. Beef Production are two of 47 proficiency program areas FFA page 9 CHANGE howeenterprise.com Monday, August 20, 2018 Page #6 Bulldogs look good against Class 2A's sixth-ranked Eagles

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Arturo Lowder stiff-arms a Valley View defender to the ground. Michelle Carney/Howe Enterprise.

The Howe Bulldogs looked good Akins, and Arturo Lowder. Howe against Class 2A's sixth-ranked junior quarterback Layton Valley View Eagles on Friday Elvington moved his troops nicely night at Bulldog Stadium. In fact, down the field on several the only hiccup we could see came occasions. from the lights which were clearly in pre-season form with only a few Howe's defense played banks coming on until the later exceptionally well against the stages of the scrimmage. spread offense led by tall quarterback Valley View Brady Howe's new hybrid of the wing-T Jackson. However, the Eagles and slot-T looked good on offense ended up with one more score than as the Bulldogs showed a versatile Howe. set of options with power backs in Austin Lee, Cameron Blesi, and The Bulldogs will travel to Wolfe Mason Riggs, and change of pace City on Thursday for the final speed backs such as Spencer scrimmage before the beginning. howeenterprise.com Monday, August 20, 2018 Page #7 Local Church Calendar Pep Rally Continued from page 1 First United Methodist Church of Howe Church of Christ Howe Wednesday Tuesday 7:00 pm - Bible Classes (all ages) 9:30 am - Women's Bible Study Sunday 6:30 pm Boy Scouts 9:00 am - Bible Classes (all ages) Wednesday 10:00 am - Worship Service 9:00 am - Wednesday Workers 5:00 pm - Worship Service 6:30 pm - Jr.High and Sr. High Youth Saturday New Beginning Fellowship 9:00 am - Feed My Sheep (1st and 3rd Wednesday Sat each month) 7:00 pm - Radiate Youth Sunday 7:00 pm - Sanctuary of for prayer 8:40 am - Fellowship and Donuts Sunday 9:00 am - Sunday School 9:30 am - Sunday School (kids, youth, 10:00 am - Worship service women, men) 3:00 pm - Cub Scouts 10:30 am - Worship Service 10:30 am - Kids Church First Baptist Church Howe Tuesday A Christian Fellowship, Luella Howe Head Coach Bill Jehling gives a Howe Bulldogs game 7:00 pm - Bible Study Wednesday ball to Norman Dickey that was signed by the former head Wednesday 6:30 pm – Potluck Meal coaches in attendance. Michelle Carney/Howe Enterprise. 6:30 pm - Adult Bible Study 7:00 pm – Worship Service Kids Activities - Check Church FB Page 7:00 pm – Jr & Sr High Youth former coaches Buck Smith, for a special moment for a Throughout Summer Sunday Larry McFarlin, and Zack "passing of the torch" from one Youth Activities - Check Church FB 9:30 am – Sunday School (all ages) Hudson. Also, former coaches coach to another and Hudson Page Throughout Summer 10:30 am – Worship Service Davey DuBose, Jim Fryar, and handed off a football to new Sunday 10:30 am – KidZone Children’s Joey McQueen spent special Howe Head Coach Bill 8:30am - Prayer Time Service (5yr – 12 yr) messages to be read to honor Jehling. 9:15am - Bible Fellowship Dickey who was being 10:30am - Worship Service Community Bible Fellowship recognized for his 50 plus Teams from volleyball, the Wednesday years of dedication to the cheerleading, flag football, First Baptist Church Dorchester 6:30 pm - Food and Fellowship Howe Bulldogs. Dickey also football, band, cross country Wednesday 7:00 pm - Community Kids (ages 3 holds the most wins for any and more were introduced and 6:00 pm - Meal (Donations for adults - 6th grade, nursery available) Howe Head Coach with 51. were able to run through the and kids eat free) 7:00 pm - Youth and Adult Bible Bulldog tunnel in front of the 6:30 pm - Praise service Study With Hudson present, it gave large home crowd. 7:00 pm - Youth Bible Study Sunday 7:00 pm - Adult Bible Study 10:30 am - Worship Service 7:00 pm - RA's/GA's/children's group Sunday 9:00 am - Men's Prayer Time Times are subject to change. 9:45 am - Sunday School Please check with each 10:45 am - A.M.Worship Service 5:00 pm - Adult Chior Practice church for any possible 6:00 pm - Evening Worship changes

Howe Head Coach Bill Jehling takes a hand-off from former Howe Head Coach Zack Hudson in a "passing of the torch" special moment. Michelle Carney/Howe Enterprise.

"With a united effort we can make the place in which we live clean, wholesome, attractive. We can make the crowded city dweller homesick to come back to us and real living. We can bring new life, new business, new Recently retired Coach Steve Simmons made a dramatic entrance through the smoke from the Bulldog tunnel. beauty, to the little towns." - Mame Roberts Michelle Carney/Howe Enterprise. howeenterprise.com Monday, August 20, 2018 Page #8 Pride of Howe Seniors Michelle Carney/Howe Enterprise

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a howeenterprise.com Monday, August 20, 2018 Page #9 FFA Continued from page 5 Local photographer helps with The National FFA Organization interview process in Indiana this school supplies provides leadership, personal fall. They will give an introduction growth and career success training before judges and then interviewed through agricultural education to on their proficiency area. 653,359 student members who belong to one of 8.568 local FFA Bearden is the daughter of Herb chapters throughout the U.S., and Julie Bearden of Howe. She is Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin a 2018 graduate of Howe High Islands. The organization is also School and won state in Equine supported by 344,239 alumni Science earlier in this year. She members in 2,051 alumni chapters earned it partly through her work at throughout the U.S. Divine Equine Therapeutic Riding Center where she began working Catching says that working on her there at age 14. family ranch with the cattle made her decide that she would be a Each contestant submitted good fit for the Beef Production qualifications on their proficiencies Placement. Since she's already a along with six photos of them in voting delegate at the national action. convention due to her role as an area officer, she'll already be Brennan Ross and Matti Abner present at the national convention, were also finalists. Ross qualified Backpacks donated by Faith and Love Photography. however, she'll also be a contestant. in Landscape Management and Abner qualified in Home and You might remember a story we where he gave 25 backpacks filled "Going through my senior year, Community Development. did not long ago about a local with supplies. this makes me excited," said photographer shooting mermaid Catching who is the daughter of The Howe FFA program headed up photos. Stephanie Halley, the Clint and Paula Catching. "I'm by Ron and Tracy Blum have sent owner of Faith and Love blessed that was able to be a several students to nationals over Photography decided to give back national finalist. I'm ready to see the past seven years. Some of those to the community after the success what happens. qualifiers are Brittany Blum, she had in the photo shoots. Brooke Blum, and Lane Rodgers. Halley had donated 32 backpacks, Catching is also the drum major at a tub of extras, and a large trash Howe High School as well as "The program is very intense and bag of tissues to Howe ISD for Senior Class President, Student very involved," said FFA teacher kids that may be needing them. Council President, and Howe FFA Ron Blum. "They have to do President. He's also the National essays, accomplishments, and Others have also followed suit Honor Society Treasurer. impacts along with hours worked, with Ronny West and Allison and what they've gained from it." Scott doing a big part in the Howe Catching and Bearden will enter an community. West's giving was documented by a KXII news story

howeenterprise.com Monday, August 20, 2018 Page #12 Howe Fire Department Linda Keene, 1948-2018 Linda Jo Farrington Keene was honors Mike Rivard born in Lawrenceburg, TN, on March 2, 1948. She put on her Lord Jesus Christ and was born again on August 16, 1962, when she was baptized for the remission of sins at the Woods St. church of Christ in Sherman, TX. Linda passed peacefully at her home in Quitman, TX, on August 15, 2018, from complications associated with Lewy Body Dementia. Linda’s family moved to Sherman, TX, in the early 1950’s. She graduated from Sherman High School and attended Grayson County College. In 1970, Linda graduated from East Texas State University with a secondary English teaching degree. Linda Keene Linda met Mark Keene at Woods St. church of Christ in 1964, and cradle roll, VBS, visiting the they married on August 1, 1969. elderly and sick, and preparing Howe Fire Chief Robert Maniet (left) stands with Mike Rivard After marrying, the Keenes moved meals for those in need. Linda is (right) wth "Bike Mike" in the background. As a tribute to Mike to Howe, TX, and began their dearly missed by her loved ones, Rivard for his 40 years of service, the Howe Fire Department has teaching careers. Mark taught who celebrate the fact that she is at dedicated Fire Truck "Tender 21" to him by painting "BIG math at Howe Middle School, and peace with her Creator. MIKE" on the side in his honor. Linda taught English at Whitewright High School, then Linda is survived by her husband, later at Howe Middle School. Robert “Mark” Keene; her Interurban Alley welcomes Between the years of 1972-1976, daughters Casey Dawn Keene the couple welcomed three Busby and husband Mark Alan Frances Pelley to speak at daughters into their home; Casey Busby of Coke, TX; Heidi Janette Dawn, Heidi Janette, and Meg Keene Laux an husband Michael quarterly luncheon Leigh. Linda put her teaching Andrew Laux of Camden, TN; and Meg Leigh Keene Day and The Howe Area Chamber of career on hold to be a stay-at- home mama to her three girls. Her husband Adam Lyn Day of Ramer, Commerce is part of a four- TN; her grandchildren Samantha chamber partnership with Van children remember her as a kind, patient, and loving mother who, by Meidi Busby, Bailey Mozell Alstyne, Anna, and Melissa that Busby, Lexi Mae Busby, Tell have formed as Interurban Alley example, reared them to live godly lives. She was a generous Michael Laux, Silas Hugh Laux, to help local business network and Lynleigh Blair Day, Addi Lyn Day, grow the local South Grayson individual who loved dedicating her time and energy to her family and Russell Thomas Day; and her County - North Collin County brother, Mark Steven Farrington. business corridor. Next Tuesday, and friends. She especially cherished camping trips and August 21, the group will feature She is preceded in death by her Frances Pelley as the guest walking outdoors with her husband of 49 years. parents, William Otho Farrington speaker at the event that will take and Josephine Elizabeth Bruton place at Hurricane Creek Country Farrington; her aunt, Betty June Club from 11:30 am to 1 pm. Linda was an educator at heart and was greatly appreciated by Bruton; her uncle, Kenneth Bruton; administrators, co-workers, one baby Keene; and one Pelley is the President of Frances Pelley grandbaby Laux. ProTemPro, LLC. She led the students and parents. Mrs. Keene taught English for 30 years, Texoma Council of Governments A memorial service was held in for over 20 years under the mantra however, she left her students with so much more. One of her first- honor of Linda’s Christian life at “Connecting People to Solutions”. past 10 years to public sector the Howe church of Christ on Driven to find innovative professionals. She previously year students wrote, “My favorite teacher who really seems more Saturday, August 18th, with solutions in response to opened the Oklahoma market as visitation at 10:00am, memorial community needs and social SGR’s Oklahoma State Director like a friend than a teacher,” and a last year student added, “Your service at 11:00am, and an service gaps. She is known for the for Training. Pelley volunteers additional visitation for one hour turn-around of troubled non-profit with Austin College, Reba Ranch high spirits wake me up in the morning…I’ve not just learned after the service. Burial will be in agencies injecting leadership, House, Four Rivers Outreach, Tennessee at a later date. vision, and strategic funding International Missions, and English in your class, but many life lessons that I will remember.” solutions. She completed her Texoma Health Foundation. In lieu of flowers, Linda’s family tenure with TCOG with its 40th Formerly adjunct professor with Linda was an active and dedicated requests that donations be made to: Anniversary Banquet and the Posey Leadership Institute at Medina’s Children Home, 21400 Fundraiser in 2008 to move into Austin College and community member of the Howe church of Christ for 40 years and in 2008, St. Hwy 16 N, Medina, TX 78055; consulting. Currently, Pelley is an mentor over ten years, she also St. Jude’s Children’s Research interim executive leading was the Founding President of the couple moved to Quitman, TX where she was a member of the Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, transformational change as Women of Visionary Influence, Memphis, TN 38105; or In Search President of ProTemPro. Her most Red River chapter, which Quitman church of Christ until her death. Over the years, she served of the Lord’s Way, P.O. Box 371, recent experience involves an relocated to McKinney in January Edmond, OK 73083. agency in Oklahoma with over 2015. Pelley is married to an the Lord’s church by teaching 500 employees and a $20M estate attorney, Scott Pelley, with budget. Pelley is a facilitator with two attorney sons, two Strategic Government Resources granddaughters, and a second presenting over 40 courses in the home in Colorado. howeenterprise.com Monday, August 20, 2018 Page #13 The responsibility to learn from God on our own It’s no secret there their views than it is to become a for the mind and conscience to be inside out, Christ cannot be seen in are many different disciplined Bible student. Since we renewed into His image because us. Read more at ideas about are referring to personal unless we are changed from the billyhollandministries.com religion and accountability, why would our spirituality. I’ve private studies and prayers not be our studied different highest priority? Verse of the Week religions and even within my own It’s common knowledge that many “…God Himself will be a protective wall of fire around Dr. Billy faith of ministers and teachers have certain Holland Christianity I have areas they like to focus on. For me. And He will be the glory inside of me!” discovered there example, similar to how we have are many primary physicians along with a wide — Zechariah 2:5 (NLT) conflicting array of medical specialist, we also opinions have pastors and evangelist who concerning what God wants us to regularly preach salvation messages, be and how we are to live. At this some are known for Bible prophecy time I will limit my views to the and eschatology, while other Christian faith because that is members of the clergy have a where I have spent more time in reputation for instructing about faith, research and also declare my positive thinking, and prosperity, etc. allegiance. I must add that I have Ministers should do what God is not “arrived” at some type of telling them to do, but I am also wisdom plateau or to be convinced that with each area of considered a Bible scholar but expertise there needs to be a more instead have a long way to go in complete presentation within the my spiritual understanding. In context of the full gospel. There is fact, it seems the more I learn the something wrong when someone more I realize I do not know. picks out all the passages about how God wants to make us wealthy but I was raised in a traditional does not emphasize that it’s more Baptist church in the sixties and important to demonstrate God’s seventies. As I began to study on character. Yes, we all want to eat my own, I realized there were chocolate cake and live a many other creeds and ideologies comfortable carefree life of blessings in the religious world that at least but this is not the foundation of our deserved careful consideration. salvation nor the true meaning and I’ve also discovered the more time purpose of life. We should be we spend sincerely praying and alarmed how the olive press, the researching the Bible, the more threshing floor, and God’s refining questions we have about what we fire which are critical components of have been taught. It’s true, that the Christian faith, are being every denomination has different replaced with deceptive feel-good ideas and uses certain Bible philosophies. passages to prove their points but with so many conflicting opinions There is a divine order to the way we can see why there is so much God wants us to live and His desires division which also explains why must be first and foremost. Our God advises us to seek out our highest goals after we are born-again own salvation with fear and is to know and obey God’s voice, to trembling. I’m not suggesting that learn and receive His word, to yield we turn away from reading and our will, develop faith, love, and live listening to other peoples views holy. The Bible was not written to but we have a personal satisfy or justify our carnal flesh or responsibility to seek the Lord and to make us comfortable in our sins search for divine truth on our own. and neither are blessings given so “But the anointing which you that we might be absorbed in have received of God abides in pleasures which distract us from you, and you need not that any knowing spiritual truth. The person teach you: but as the same disciple's mission is not easy or a anointing teaches you of all things popular subject because being and is truth and not a lie, and even crucified with Christ and taking up as it has taught you, you shall our cross is all about surrendering abide in Him” I John 2:27. Bible our will and allowing Jesus to be our teachers can help us learn but it’s Lord and to control our lives. 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Late summer in a depth of nine feet. The entire planning and heeding the warnings Dr. Bridges is a Texas native, Texas brings city was wrecked, with more than of meteorologists, hurricanes do writer, and history professor. He memories of 8,000 dead. The storm caused the not need to cost lives. can be reached at warm nights, the city’s government to collapse, [email protected]. start of school, ultimately leading to an entirely and the return of new form of government to run the football. But it city and a new seawall to protect also means the island. A 1915 hurricane was Dr. Ken something else the great test for the seawall. Bridges for Texans on the Though the storm was intense and coast and portions 400 people died, the city was of Central Texas: hurricane largely intact. season. As the summertime seas cause the storms to build and swirl, Hurricane Alice in 1954 caused a careful eye must turn to the intense flooding along the Rio weather to avoid the peril and Grande Valley, with two feet of destruction of the most powerful rain being dumped on Del Rio. types of storms known to man. Advances in forecasting helped Through the years, Texas has been prevent an even worse disaster hit with incredibly powerful from occurring from Hurricane hurricanes. Carla in 1961. More than a half million people were evacuate from Hurricanes that strike Texas form the Texas coast in one of the most in the Atlantic Ocean or the Gulf intense storms recorded up to that of Mexico. A tropical depression time. More than $325 million in forms when several storms come damage was caused (more than together into one rotating system. $2.7 billion in 2018 dollars), and Once this system has sustained 31 people perished. winds beyond 39 miles per hour, it becomes a tropical storm. It hits The introduction of weather a hurricane strength with sustained satellites by the early 1960s greatly winds of 74 miles per hour. improved forecasting and tracking Hurricanes can form between of hurricanes. In 1961, the Tiros- March and December but usually III satellite tracked the first are encountered between June and hurricane from space. November. Hurricanes produce all Reconnaissance flights by the types of weather-related disasters: National Oceanic and Atmospheric deadly lightning, hail, powerful Administration into the heart of winds, torrential rains, and hurricanes and Doppler radar tornadoes. systems introduced in the 1980s also help pinpoint potential The earliest recorded hurricanes in landfall sites, wind intensity, and Texas date to the years of Spanish flooding dangers. exploration of Texas and the Gulf of Mexico. In the sixteenth Still, Tropical Storm Claudette century, no forecasting or tracking poured 54 inches of rain on Alvin technology existed, posing in July 1979, the most rainfall in extreme dangers for sailors who any twenty-four hour period in the unknowingly ventured into the nation’s history. In 1980, hearts of these storms. The first Hurricane Allen left 269 dead and recorded hurricane to strike Texas more than $1 billion in damage (or hit a Spanish merchant fleet just more than $3 billion in 2018 off Galveston Island in 1527. The dollars). Allen spawned deadly rare November hurricane killed tornadoes as far inland as Austin. nearly 200 people. Though landfall causes hurricanes Sparse populations left many to lose strength, the force of the storms unrecorded, but a 1766 storms often do not dissipate hurricane in the Galveston area rapidly. Sometimes the remnants destroyed a Spanish mission on the of these storms still have wind Trinity River. Galveston was speeds near hurricane strength as struck again in September 1818 far away as the Waco area, such as with a hurricane that flooded the happened with Hurricane Carla in island under four feet of water and 1961 and Hurricane Alicia in damaged almost every building on 1983. Alicia left 13 dead and the isle. caused $2.6 billion in damage, the most expensive storm in state In 1875, a hurricane hit the history to that point. Hurricane Ike thriving port city of Indianola, not would top that with 84 dead and far from Port Lavaca. Nearly 300 nearly $20 billion in damage in people died. The community 2008. rallied and rebuilt, but an 1886 hurricane wrecked the city once A year has now passed since again. Dozens more perished in Hurricane Harvey inundated the storm, but residents abandoned Houston with flooding of almost the city instead of rebuilding. The biblical proportions. The waters county courthouse was relocated to have since receded, and much of Port Lavaca the next year and the the damage has been repaired. post office closed. Nothing Sometimes years can go by remains of the city today, with the between hurricanes hitting the remnants pulled into the sea by Texas Gulf Coast, and sometimes erosion or covered by the sands. they can pound the region one right after another. The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 was the worst natural disaster in Forecasting and tracking American History. The storm technology have improved devastated the island, flooding it to immensely. With the proper © 2018 The Howe Enterprise howeenterprise.com Monday, August 20, 2018 Page #16 The past revisited Texoma Hot Jobs references typically uttered by those who saw the original series. For example, my sixteen-year-old sister recently watched all eleven seasons of Frasier. 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This position requires a High School Diploma or Equivalent, with roaring enthusiasm, becoming “It was the number one movie in School Diploma or Equivalent, the highest watched show on over one hundred countries last and a minimum of 1 year of and a minimum of 1 year of broadcast television last season. weekend,” director Lauren Rogen related experience. Netflix delighted Full House fans said in a recent interview. When related experience. by featuring a grown-up DJ and asked if Rogen had considered Stephanie in Fuller House. The more traditional routes, she characters on Will and Grace demurred. “Netflix was the one largely picked up where they all - they were the ones who wanted to left off in a series reboot featured make it,” Rogen said. She pointed on NBC. More reboots are in the out the high cost associated with works, including Murphy Brown going to see a movie on the big and Miami Vice. Despite this slew screen. The price of movie tickets of revivals, there is the possibility and concessions doing much to of one that surpasses them all. discourage average Americans from attending a theater. ”…What A certain psychiatrist known for Netflix is doing, is making it that his radio show and catchy tagline, on a Friday night, you can turn on “I’m listening,” may be returning your tv and watch a great quality to television. “We're talking to movie…and that’s an amazing, some writers about it,” leading wonderful thing.” man Kelsey Grammer said in a recent appearance on the Today As I watched this interview, I could Show. ”The odds right now are not summon the last time I myself probably about, um, 40/60.” had visited a theater. An experience Apparently, initial talks are being from childhood that has seemingly conducted between Grammer and evaporated from my current CBS. An exciting prospect, experience. Too many affordable considering the success the show options now exist - utilizing Netflix had between the years of 1993- or picking up a new release at 2004. RedBox - making the monopoly studios once held upon the Those who saw the original show American viewing experience will readily recall the general plot. largely extinct. The show picks up where Cheers leaves off. Frasier moves from The American experience is truly a Boston to Seattle after enduring a dichotomy. Just as the much noted divorce, embarking upon a new gap between the one percent and career as a psychiatrist featured on the middle class has grown all the the radio. His father (played by wider, technology and innovation John Mahoney), whose career on has made things in some ways more the police force comes to an abrupt accessible and affordable. end after being shot in the hip, Purchasing a cable package is no moves in with his eldest son. The longer necessary to watch relationship between Frasier, his television. Purchasing Wi-Fi and a father, and brother (played by subscription service often does the David Hyde Pierce) bring much trick. hilarity as we follow their adventures in the rainy city. So if CBS fails to successfully negotiate a deal to bring back Interestingly enough, the public Frasier to television audiences, it seems to favor such forays into the seems like Netflix should make a past. Yet at the same time, the way move. For the world needs the wise we watch television has changed words of the inimitable Frasier dramatically. Streaming services Crane, the memorable antics of his such as Netflix and Hulu allow for brother Niles, and the zany the viewing of multiple episodes in prophetic offerings uttered by one sitting. There is no longer a Daphne Moon (played by Jane need to wait a week before seeing Leeves). The world has changed what happens to our favorite markedly from the days Frasier characters; Netflix ensures we can filled our homes; yet somehow, I “binge-watch” an entire season all think Frasier and Niles Crane might at once. just fit right in - urging us just as Niles once did when he filled in on Perhaps this change has fostered in Frasier’s radio show. part a desire to revisit old shows. Streaming allows for younger “Let’s get better!” generations to partake in the series of the past. The West Wing, Samuel Moore-Sobel is a freelance Friends, and Frasier are all writer. To have words of hope currently available on Netflix, delivered directly to your inbox, allowing this next generation to visit www.holdingontohopetoday.com © 2018 The Howe Enterprise howeenterprise.com Monday, August 20, 2018 Page #17 Living with children Should I take the higher paying job?

An early – that every child, no matter how should be able to enjoy personal childhood “good” his parents by any and family time no matter where educator of standard, was capable of brutish, you work, so I wouldn’t fault you thirty-eight brazen, barbaric behavior on any at all if you decided vacation days years standing given day. Not any longer. If a were more important than dollars left a message child behaves badly, the mother is earned. asking if I had revealed to be a bad mom. And advice for so, she reacts so as to ward off the What you haven’t mentioned is encouraging implication. your own expenses. I want to make cooperation sure you’re thinking about from parents. That is what teachers are up short- and long-term goals before She reports against. And the deck is now you pick your next employer. As what every stacked against them because all much as you need to be happy with John Rosemond veteran teacher too often (but not always), your position, you should think (defined as having twenty years or administrators enable parents who about what’s going to make you more classroom experience) I have are suffering from this peculiar happiest in 5-10 years, and how that might influence your daily spoken with over the past forty form of momentary insanity. I Taylor Kovar years reports: to wit, that it is the understand. Administrators want peace of mind. rare parent who does not become peace. They correctly realize that defensive, even accusatory, when a if they support their teachers, Hi Taylor - I’ve got two job offers If you have a mortgage or student teacher reports misbehavior. Armageddon might ensue. So, on the table, and I’m leaning loan or credit card debt, does it they don’t, and it doesn’t, and the toward taking the one that pays make more sense to increase your The retorts include “My child principal in question is not about $10,000 less. I’ll save earnings so you can become would never do that sort of thing” transferred to a school in Death money on commuting and I have financially free more quickly? If (when he clearly did!), “I think you Valley. more PTO with the smaller the work you’ll be doing is must’ve misinterpreted what salaried position, but I’m worried relatively similar at either happened” (as in, the teacher is As for getting these temporarily I’ll regret not taking the extra company, which one will provide hallucinating), “My child tells me insane parents to realize that their money. Thoughts and advice? stronger opportunity for upward that so-and-so started it” (like children – as are all children – are - Kerry mobility while meeting your children are credible reporters), and capable of being bad to the bone spending and saving needs? “I think you’re having a personality and cooperate with teachers Hey Kerry - I don’t have all the conflict with my child” (as in, the toward their moral rehabilitation, details, but I appreciate you Picking the job you’ll enjoy most teacher expects the child to do what I suggest that you send this weighing your opportunities and is the top priority, but sometimes a she tells him to do). That is the column to them in plain brown leaning toward the job that might higher salary can be the deciding short list. It is not uncommon for a envelopes, sans return address. make you happiest. At the end of factor. There are plenty of things parent to storm the principal’s Or, purchase a time machine from the day, you need to consider all more important than money, but office after school demanding that a Amazon, entice these parents to the variables and settle on the when it comes to your day job, teacher be fired for failing to treat step inside, and dial it back to the position that will have you feeling there’s no shame in letting earnings her child with due deference to his 1950s or early 1960s, when if a good when you wake up in the dictate which job you accept. obvious giftedness or “special child misbehaved in school, four morning. needs” (often referring to the fact conditions applied: (a) the teacher As long as your bills are covered that the child in question is was right; (b) the child did not If you’re saving money on and your retirement is getting disobedient, disruptive, and have a side to the story; (c) the mileage, that could make a bigger funded, I see nothing wrong with disrespectful, meaning he has a parents felt that the punishment difference than you realize. Let’s taking a job that pays less but special need for firm discipline at applied at school was woefully say you drive 10 miles less each meets other needs of yours. As home and in the classroom). inadequate; (d) the parents’ day for the lower-paying position. long as you’re being realistic about punishment of the child doubled, Using the $.53/mile deduction how much money you need, go First, understand that the problem at a minimum, the horror of what rate from 2017, that’s over $5 a with the job that will make you of the defensive, argumentative, the child had received at school. day in savings. That ends up happiest. Best of luck in the new accusatory parent is the being over $1,000 at the end of position, Kerry! consequence of the slow but Given that those days are gone, the year, and that’s just for 10 inexorable collapse of the about the only thing a teacher can round-trip miles. It doesn’t equal Taylor Kovar - Family Man. emotional boundary between parent do in the face of a temporarily the full $10,000, but it’s still a Wealth Manager. Author. and child (far more often than not, insane parent is be a human form significant amount. Speaker. Serial Entrepreneur. between mother and child). Over of Prozac. There is no point in Travel Lover. Chick-Fil-A the past fifty years, mother-child trying to fight a child’s very own You mentioned paid time off, Fanatic. Kovar is the CEO and codependency has become the Mongol horde Pray, however, that which is a very big deal. Not only founder of Kovar Capital norm (please hold off on the things get so bad at home that the do extra paid days equate to a Management LLC of Lufkin, pitchforks and torches, moms, parent in question finally comes bigger salary, but that directly Texas. because I must add that fathers are to YOU and asks for advice. impacts your quality of life. You not far behind). What upsets the child upsets the child’s mother. The Be prepared to be the best friend child’s success is the mother’s that parent has ever had. success (thus the proudly displayed Grief Support Group Offered by bumper sticker announcing that the Family psychologist John driver’s child is a cut above), and Rosemond: johnrosemond.com, Home Hospice of Grayson County the child’s failure is the mom’s parentguru.com. failure as well. Home Hospice of Grayson & be held from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm John Rosemond has worked with Fannin Counties is excited to on Thursdays starting August 30th, For today’s mom to admit that her families, children, and parents announce the return of our five- 2018 and continuing on September child behaved brutishly, brazenly, since 1971 in the field of family week bereavement support 6th, September 13th, September or barbarically is for the mother to psychology. In 1971, John earned groups. Each week the groups 20th & September 27th. To register admit failure. 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