++h+ttps://howeenterprise.com/ Volume #56, Edition #46 Monday, April 1, 2019 howeenterprise.com Four named to 2019 Howe Hall of Honor The voting is over and four members will be inducted in May to the Howe Hall of Honor. The chamber each year takes two living and two deceased members from a process of Watch yourself if you're nomination and then enjoying a tasty burger at voting. Donna Jarma and Quick Check. Rumor has it Bobby Sollis were voted a firearm was accidentally into this year's class as well discharged in the eating as Lowell Thompson and section where the old men Marion Allison. drink coffee. This time instead of shooting their page 2 Donna Jarma Bobby Sollis Marion Allison Lowell Thompson mouths about the city streets, a shot was accidentally fired through Spring has sprung an old ballpark back to life the wall. Our initial The City of Howe and the investment for a vinyl informant, a lady in town, Howe Youth Baseball banner to hang on the said we would be called out organization invested fence. Those that stepped as cowardly if we didn't $22,000 into a 48-year-old up to help were Baker A/C mention anything about it in ballpark this season. The & Heating, Attorney Micah this week's edition. Well, property that is now Belden, Woodmen Life, young lady, here's your Ferguson Field was once Garrett Funlenchek, Bob audacious paragraph. home to Ferguson Seed Utter Ford, the Howe Howe's That? Farms and was donated to Enterprise, RG Services, the city long ago with the North Texas Waste There's been a lot of proud deed restrictions that it Collection, David Englutt, moments recently about that must be a park and must be Key to Sweetness, Campat old ballpark on Hughes named Ferguson. In 1971, Machine Tool, Inc., Street getting a face-lift. then-Howe Baseball Robertson Welding But we have to mention that Commissioner Ray Bledsoe Service, The HHS Class of the playing field itself has helped turn the property 1971, Tyson Foods, HGP looked outstanding many into what now is a staple in Trucking, Torque times over the years. There Howe, Texas. Plumbing, and Victory are hundreds of dads that Light Photography. have contributed to making Jayden Rangel bats in the season opener at Ferguson Field for his Howe 6U team. Photo by Monte Walker The city portion of the the field playable and investment was $12,000 The fundraising efforts enjoyable to the kids of and was for the upgrading from the youth baseball Howe. Those recently that of the backstop that had organization led to the I've witnessed are Kent seen its better days. The upgrading of the exterior to Akins, Brice Harvey, Adam new backstop has a the concession stand with a Riggs, Stephen Braswell, concrete knee wall and a 4-foot high stone wainscot Scott Thurman, Mike modern pole and netting and metal fascia above. A Portman, Mike Stephens, screen. green mesh netting was Billie Ingram, John Grant, purchased to wrap the and a ton more that we hate Howe Youth Baseball outfield fence and yellow to leave out. Hats off to all raised over $10,000 by poly-cap was ordered to of you that have helped selling advertising wrap the top of the fence to over the years and didn't get sponsorships and t-shirts. give it the "baseball look." your name in the paper. Those that bought ads had the option of investing There's more to do, but for The UIL announced the ban $1,000 for a 4-year the little kids of Howe, the of aluminum bats in high advertising campaign with ol' ball yard has gone from school baseball. We were a high-quality metal sign one of the worst in the able to talk to some varsity from FastSigns in league to one of the best. players about it on Friday. One of the earliest photos taken at Ferguson Field that Sherman. The other option Investing in our youth is A YouTube video is being was for a 1-year $300 always a good idea. released today of our appeared in the Howe Enterprise. Photo by Bob Walker. conversations. Mark the date. INSIDE Two businesses The Ally Harvey High School HoweEnterprise.com taking root in Section Principal resigns Readership Howe Ally Harvey set a One year ago In a special called Jan. 1 - March 30, 2019 new high-jump Howe ISD Board exactly, Larry and school mark and Sessions 28,269 Sunny Mayes had of Trustees meeting Users: 16,214 was named as the Wednesday night, opened their own lone Lady Bulldog Pageviews: 127,196 plumbing business James Teafatiller to all-region. submitted his page 3 page 4 page 6 howeenterprise.com Monday, April 1, 2019 Page #2 Hall of Honor Continued from page 1 Donna Jarma was in town last year for the Hall of Honor to celebrate the induction of fellow teacher and friend Norman Bennett. https://www.txfb-ins.com/insurance/agent/Grayson/23242/LorettaAnderson The induction ceremony will take Shows have benefited many youth place on May 3 at the Victory in Howe as well as the Howe FFA Center (EDC/Chamber office) at program itself. 101 E. Haning St. on May 3 at 6:30 pm. Tickets are on sale for $15 Marion Allison was a city and can be purchased at the councilman who also was a chamber office or online at longtime deacon at First Baptist goo.gl/e9RTeb. Church of Howe. Mr. Allison was known to the kids of FBC Howe as That night will also reveal the the "Bubble Gum Man." He once Norma J. Wallace Citizen of the donated a car to Howe Youth Year, the Business of the Year, and Baseball to raffle for a fundraiser. the Volunteer Organization of the Year, and the Volunteer of the Lowell Thompson built many Year. quality affordable homes in Howe in the late 1950s which helped the The top three nominated for Norma growth of the city. He served as J. Wallace Citizen of the Year were city councilman and was an active Janie Finney, Monte Walker, and member of the Howe Volunteer Donna Wormsbaker. Fire Department. Thompson, a supporter of the scouting program, Up for Business of the Year are constructed the first racetrack for Independent Bank, Howe the Pinewood Derby. Enterprise, and Smith-Garner CPA. Last year's inductees were Norman The top three organizations Bennett, Harold Taylor, Tommy nominated for Volunteer Skipworth, and Bob Williams. Organization of the Year are Keep Since 2015, the following have Howe Beautiful, Howe FFA been inducted to the Howe Hall of Boosters, and Howe Fire Honor - Jabez Haning, W.P. Department. Thompson, A.M. Ferguson, Mame Roberts, Charles Thompson, Hall of Honor voting was led by Arthur Boyle, Tony Brinkley, L.B. Lowell Thompson with 140 votes. Kirby, Norma Wallace, Ray Donna Jarma was next with 96. Bledsoe, Carrie Waller, Elmer Bobby Sollis had 94 and Marion Schenk, Norman Dickey, Jimmy Allison received 88. Narrowly Bearden, Steve Simmons, Donal missing were Pat Stewart with 80 Gilstrap, Jean Norman, J.J. and Glyn Hestand with 75. Chisum, Bob Walker, Tommy Skipworth, Bob Williams, Harold Along with those selected, the Taylor, and Norman Bennett. 2019 nominees were LeAndra Beckemeyer, Jesse Farrer, Jerry Nominations opened for the 2019 Kirby, Pat Stewart, Linda Wall, class opened January 1 and closed Glyn Hestand, Buck Owens, Pearl on Feb. 28. Smith, Bill Smith, Chris Troxtell, and Ernest Wortham. The event will be held in Downtown Howe at the Victory Donna Jarma was a longtime Center (EDC/Chamber office) at English teacher at Howe High 101 E. Haning St. School from the 1977-78 school year to 2002-03. Her enthusiasm was contagious to a generation of students. Bobby Sollis was a Howe ISD Board of Trustees member and a former captain for the Howe Volunteer Fire Department. The Longtime farmer of 57 years received the Outstanding Conservationist Award, Honorary FFA Chapter Award, and was a http://howefamilydentistry.com/ leader in the Howe 4-H program. His buying at the Loy Lake Stock howeenterprise.com Monday, April 1, 2019 Page #3 Two businesses taking root in Howe http://scogginsfuneralhome.com/ The location of Girls Next Door and Torque Plumbing. One year ago exactly, Larry and greatest thing about the new local Sunny Mayes had opened their own company is their heart they show to plumbing business after Larry had people in need. They have a "pay it made a name for himself in the forward" mentality and have done commercial plumbing industry. many jobs for people in need over After a few months working the the years. business out of their home, in June, Torque Plumbing moved their "Not only does Larry love to do location to Howe on Collins that, but all of our suppliers like Freeway. The large building had helping him do that," said Mayes. enough room for them to lease out part of it and bring in another In one example, Larry Mayes was business to town. With Larry asked to pitch in on a toilet for an having experience in remodeling elderly blind man. After seeing the several JC Penney hair salons, they condition of the individual, Mayes decided to recruit one to town and offered to place rails for the walls the business, perfectly named around the toilet. He then "Girls Next Door" is off and discovered that the new toilet had running. been placed on blocks and that the bathtub was not functional. Torque Plumbing does a lot of commercial business, but is also "He said he hadn't had a bath in available for home repairs.