Author: Howe Enterprise

It’s been a long time since Howe has had more county officials in town for one event than what is expected at the Howe Hall of Honor induction ceremony and grand opening of the new Howe Area Chamber of Commerce/Howe Development Alliance/Keep Howe Beautiful buildng this coming Friday night. The front portion of the building will seat approximately 150 and seats are filling up fast.

Expected guests are Grayson County District Attorney Joe Brown, Grayson County Commissioner Jeff Whitmire, Grayson County District Clerk Kelly Ashmore, Grayson County Justice of the Peace Rita Noel and others. Howe city council members are expected to be present along with both board members from the chamber and Keep Howe Beautiful.

The chamber has announced that they will recognize one individual and make the presentation as the “Norma J. Wallace Citizen of the Year.”

Hall of Honor inductees are Jabez Haning, W.P. Thompson, A.M. Ferguson, Mame Roberts, Charles R. Thompson, Arthur Boyle, Tony Brinkley, L.B. Kirby, Norma Wallace Ray Bledsoe, Carrie Waller and Elmer Schenk.

Bledsoe, Waller and Schenk will be in attendance. The families of the others will represent the honorees. Cookies and punch will be served. Tickets are $15 at City Hall and Independent Bank in Howe.

 

April 19 – At approximately 2:20am, Howe Police Officer Clark arrested a 28-year-old Gunter resident for DWI after stopping her on Hall Cemetery Road for a traffic violation. The suspect failed sobriety tests and refused a request by the officer for a blood sample. A search warrant was obtained and the suspect was taken to a local hospital for the blood draw. She was then booked into the Grayson County Jail.

 

The Howe Enterprise will print a Special Edition full color four-page tribute to the 12-members inducted into the Howe Area Chamber of Commerce’s inaugural class of the Howe Hall of Honor.  The printed publication will serve as the souvenir program of the induction ceremony on Friday, April 24 at 7 pm at the grand opening of the new Howe Area Chamber of Commerce/Howe Development Alliance/Keep Howe Beautiful office located at 101 E. Haning St.  Each person entering the building for the event will receive the printed publication.  Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at City Hall or Independent Bank in Howe.  County officials attending the Howe event include District Attorney Joe Brown, County Commissioner Jeff Whitlock, District Clerk Kelly Ashmore, and Justice of the Peace Rita Noel.

It is the first printed Enterprise since 2010 and the first entitled Howe Enterprise since 1997.  It will be the first printed publication by a Walker since August, 1974.  Special thanks to Independent Bank for sponsoring this special edition.

Copies left over from the event on Friday night will be for sale for $2 at Founders Day on Saturday, April 25.

What a week for senior Easton Ross, who yesterday was named Class 3A Hitter of the Week by txhighschoolbaseball.com and today wins the long jump competition at the district track meet.

Other known finishes:

Anthony Hawthorne, 4th in the 100 meter dash with a time of 11.60

Anthony Hawthorne, tied for 3rd in the 200 meter dash with a time of 23.09

Dawson McDonald, 5th in the 110 meter hurdles with a time of 17.59

Brandon Wall, 5th in the 400 yard meter with a time of 52.97

Michael Kehrer, 2nd in high jump

 

Independent Bank President Anna Anderson persuaded Howe citizen Jimmy Don McMillion to display his magnificent wooden works of art for the entire community to see.  Everything in the artwork is carved from wood by McMillion except for the tiny parts of metal on the motorcycle.  Even the tractor wheels are carved from wood.

Chase Allen Anderson of Sherman, TX has achieved the rank of Eagle Scout.

His Court of Honor was April 11, 2015 at Parkview Church of Christ. Chase is the son of Jarrod and Alida Anderson.

He is a member of Troop 66 in Sherman, Circle 10 Council. Chase has spent the last four years working for Camp James Ray during summer camp. He started as a volunteer for two years then a paid employee. During this time he spent many hours helping younger boy scouts learn the skills of scouting.

For his Eagle project, he replaced and moved the flag pole at Jefferson Elementary School. Not only did the school get a much needed flag pole, but it was moved so the information sign could be used on both sides.

Chase is a senior in Howe High School. He has been continually active with the youth at First Christian Church, Van Alstyne. His short term goals is assisting in Summer Camp at James Ray and going to. Philmont Scout Ranch, the Boy Scouts of America’s premier High Adventure™ base for the second time.