Weather permitting, prescribed burning will occur at Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge beginning August 1, or as soon therefore after as possible. Fire management staff from Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma will work in coordination with local fire officials and personnel to accomplish the burns. Approximately 590 acres located within five tracts in the Harris Creek Unit are scheduled to be burned. The area will close to the public the day of and the day following fire operations to ensure safety.
If burning in the Harris Creek Unit is completed within the expected time frame, a portion of the Sandy Unit may also be burned. If this occurs, the Sandy Unit will close to the public for one to two days.
The purpose of controlled burning on the refuge is to improve refuge habitat for native wildlife and reduce the amount of vegetation available to sustain a catastrophic wildfire. Fire also helps reduce the number of unwanted eastern red cedar, honey locust, and mesquite trees that invade grasslands and return nutrients to the soils to create healthy habitats.
For more information, please contact the Refuge Headquarters at 903-786-2826.
The Howe Area Chamber of Commerce felt like a kid-friendly family event was just what the doctor ordered just before school starts. The event entitled “Hotter ‘N Howe Summer Bash 2019” will be held at Howe’s Bicentennial Park on US Highway 75 tomorrow, July 27, 2019, from 3 pm – dark. The three-ballpark area will feature a water slide and other activities.
The event was put in place to help Howe non-profits with their fundraising ventures. Thanks to a few sponsors, some of the organizations should raise a healthy amount of money if attendance goes as expected. The event will last until dark or until everything is sold out (whichever comes first).
Things for kids to do:
The Howe Area Chamber will have a water slide and a bounce house thanks to HIT Exteriors LLC, Housewarmers of Grayson County, and TLD Design Consulting LLC.
The Howe Fire Department will have a Slip ‘N Slide on-site as well as their fire trucks.
Howe Youth Basketball will be setting up a basketball goal at home plate of North Field for pickup games.
Howe Youth Volleyball will be setting up a volleyball net for anyone that wants to play.
Howe Youth Baseball will host a whiffle ball home run derby on the t-ball field.
Girl Scouts of Howe will have a water dunking booth.
Food:
Howe Area Chamber of Commerce is selling Muenster Smoked German Sausage on a stick.
Howe Youth Baseball is selling burgers
Howe Youth Volleyball will have funnel cakes and walking tacos.
The Howe Girl Scouts will have Cowboy Nachos.
Howe Development Foundation will have all the drinks – from water, Gatorade, and sodas thanks to their sponsor Howe Mercantile.
Howe Athletic Booster Club will have Dippin Dots for sale on-site also.
Eugene Clarence White was welcomed home to Heaven on July 4, 2019, at Texoma Healthcare Center in Sherman, Texas.
Gene was born in Sherman, TX on Thursday, November 22, 1944, on Thanksgiving Day to parents Eugene Houston and Leah Tuley White. Known to many longtime friends and family as “Sonny” he was raised in the Farmington Community Southwest of Howe.
Gene was a 1963 graduate of Howe High School and received an Associates Degree from Grayson County College. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Howe. Gene married the former Norma Jean Savage in Gunter, Texas on Saturday, April 6th, 1968. They were married 51 years at the time of his death.
Gene joined the U.S. Navy in 1966 and served a tour of duty in Vietnam with NSA Det Cat Lo with the Swift Boats PCF squadron Coastal Division 13. While serving in Vietnam he was awarded a Letter of Commendation and promoted to a second-class electrician in 1967. After serving a tour of duty in Vietnam he was stationed aboard the minesweeper USS Observer MSO 461 from 1968-1970 as second class electrician in Charleston, SC. He was also awarded the National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with two bronze stars, Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon. His last duty station was the US Naval Base at Corpus Christi, TX in 1970 and after that served 2 years in the Naval Reserves. He was honorably discharged on March 13, 1972. He became 100% disabled from exposure to Agent Orange while serving his country in Vietnam. He was a lifetime member of the Disabled American Veterans Organization.
He was employed by Texas Instruments first in Dallas and then in Sherman, as a Process Engineering Technician for 32 ½ years and then MEMC for 2 years before retiring in 1998.
Gene was a natural born mechanic and enjoyed working on his own cars, building his own engines for his 1969 GMC Pickup. Failing health prevented him from building the last engine to be installed in his truck. That engine was built and installed by good friend Kenny Ferguson who preceded him in death. He and his brother-in-law James Savage built and raced their own race cars in the early 1970s. He also loved helping his son Todd build Pinewood Derby cars during Todd’s years in Scouts. He was an avid fan of NASCAR and enjoyed going to races at TMS for a number of years. He instilled honesty, integrity, and a strong work ethic in his children that they have passed down to their children. He always supported his children’s activities in school, whether it be sports, scouts, or going to Camp Fire girls box lunch dinner with Tisha.
He is survived by his wife Norma of the home, children, daughter Tisha Jean Taylor, and husband Brian of Van Alstyne, Texas, son and daughter-in-law Todd Houston White and wife Tina of Asheville, NC, precious grandchildren Madison, Jacob, Hannah, Molly, and Jack and great-granddaughter Carly. He is also survived by a special nephew and niece Vince Hash and Salina Byrd, brother-in-law and wife James and Debbie Savage, along with many friends. Gene was preceded in death by his parents, grandparents, sister and brother-in-law Dixie Jo and John Hash and first wife Linda Kay Smith White.
Services for Gene will be held Tuesday, July 9th, 10 AM at First Baptist Church Howe, TX with burial to follow at Hall Cemetery near Howe with military honors. Family night will be held Monday, July 8th from 6-8 pm at First Baptist Church, Howe, TX.
Pallbearers will be Harvey Purdom, Ronnie Lankford, Damon Salmon, Vince Hash, Tom Byrd, Craig Byrd, Travis Byrd, and Harold Finney.
Donations may be made in Gene’s memory to DAV, Home Hospice of Grayson County or First Baptist Church, Howe, Texas. The family would like to thank the staff of Texoma Healthcare Center, in Sherman, and Home Hospice of Grayson County for the care given to Gene in the final weeks of his life.
Services are under the direction of Scoggins Funeral Home & Crematory, 637 W. Van Alstyne, Pkwy. Van Alstyne, TX. 75495. 903-482-5225.
Saturday, June 22 at 1:35 am, Howe Police Officer Oscar Martinez arrested 25-year-old McKinney, Texas for Driving While Intoxicated on Haning Street after stopping him for a traffic violation. Police say the stop and eventual arrest was a result of a citizen’s report that there was a possible intoxicated motorist driving southbound on U.S Highway 75. The officer reported stopping the suspect vehicle after it took an exit onto the west control road and the driver committed a traffic violation. The officer smelled the odor of an alcoholic beverage on the suspect and he subsequently failed a roadside sobriety test, police say.
Wednesday, June 26 at 11:45 pm, Howe Police Officer Oscar Martinez arrested a 40-year-old Sherman man for Public Intoxication on the parking lot of a residence in the 500 block of South Collin Freeway. According to a press release, police were dispatched to the residence because of a report of a disturbance. Upon his arrival, the officer found the suspect and another man were involved in a fight, and the suspect was intoxicated.
Thursday, June 27 at 2:10 pm, Howe police Corporal David Morris arrested a 35-year-old Howe man at the Howe Police Department for driving while intoxicated. According to police, the officer saw the man drive onto the police department parking lot off of Haning Street before walking into the police station to turn in found property. Upon meeting with the suspect, Cpl. Morris reported smelling a very strong odor of an alcoholic beverage on the suspect, noticed the suspect’s speech was slurred and he was unsteady on his feet. A subsequent failure of a sobriety test led to the man’s arrest for felony DWI 3rd or more, the press release stated.
