Category: Howe News Bulletin

The cancer support fundraiser is going on right now until 5pm in between Howe and Van Alstyne.

On Monday evening, the membership application was approved and the new logo and website at www.howechamber.com are in place.  Full story in Monday’s Howe Enterprise.

With a simple letter to the school board, Norma Wallace began a mission to start a band program.  In the 40th year of the band program, Here are the original documents that helped start the band program.  Click photos to see the entire documents.

Special thanks to Linda Wall for these items.

The National Weather Service is calling for a slight chance of freezing rain and sleet south of I-20 and north of I-30, from I-35 and eastward.  Warmer temperatures a expected for Sunday.  Roads in the TxDOT Paris district are pre-treated for sleet and ice.  Check roads before traveling.

Graveside services for Jimmy Nichols Fagala, 74, of Howe, TX, will be held 11:00 a.m Friday at Hopewell Cemetery in Lamar County with Pastor David Tappe officiating. The family will receive friends at Mt. Tabor Sumner Methodist Church following the service. Arrangements are under the direction of Waldo Funeral Home in Sherman, TX.

Jimmy passed from this life into the loving arms of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Tuesday, January 06, 2015, surrounded by his loving family, at Beacon Hill in Denison, TX.

Jimmy was born in Chicota, TX on October 12, 1940; the son of O.W. and Ruby Helen Nichols Fagala. He served in the United States Air Force. He married Jo Ann Wisely on January 16, 1960 in Sumner, TX. Jimmy retired from the Department of Public Safety in Texas after 30+ years of service. Since retirement, he enjoyed gardening, working on Cub Cadet Tractors and taking his granddogs on “Hunts”. He always had a project in the works and could fix most anything.

He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Jo Ann Fagala of Howe, TX; daughter, Janell Cook and husband Mark of Howe, TX; son, Jeff Fagala and wife Amanda of San Antonio, TX; three grandsons, Drew Fagala, Zach Fagala and Trent Fagala; one sister, Patsy Momary; sister in law, Pauline Fagala and sister-in-law, Judy Bryan and husband Paul. Jimmy is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister, Mildred Edwards and two brothers, Gene Fagala and Robert Fagala.
The family night will be held 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Thursday at Waldo Funeral Home in Sherman, TX.

The family would like to extend a special Thank You to the staffs of Beacon Hill and Heart to Heart Hospice for going above and beyond in the loving care of Jimmy.

In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy can be made in the form of a donation to the American Cancer Society or any favorite charity.

The online register book may be signed at waldofuneralhome.com

For the second straight day, workers have found objects under the floor as the remove it to prepare for concrete.  Of the most peculiar items so far was a photo of an unidentified girl. She turned out to be Heather Johnson Dhane and the photo was not from the 1970’s as speculated earlier today, but from 2003.  Other items were insurance documents from 1964 and harwdare receipts from 1966.

It was 1940, and Mame Roberts’ vision was almost complete.  She had completely transformed Howe from a weeded passerby town to the most beautiful small town in Texas.  An article in the June, 1940 edition of The Rotarian captures Roberts and her amazing transformation of Howe.

Daffodils will bloom around Howe in the spring thanks to the Howe Girl Scout troops.  They helped out Keep Howe Beautiful with their efforts.  Full story in Monday’s edition of The Howe Enterprise.

photo courtesy of Keep Howe Beautiful

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