Howe, Texas Hometown News Source Since 1963
Jeff Whitmire, Grayson County Commissioner for Precinct 1, says that county crews will be doing some road work for Howe early next week. They will begin reconstructing a one block section of Mayo 
Street and a one block section of Pecan Street. Citizens that frequently travel that area should be aware of construction crews working around those roads.
The Howe Youth Baseball program has now successfully entered each game from 6U – 14U. Those schedules can be found at http://www.leaguelineup.com/howeyouthbaseball.
Pre-K & Kinder
garten registration will be Tuesday, April 28th from 4pm-7pm @ Howe Elementary. Please help pass this information along to anyone you may know that has a child that will turn 4 on or before Sept. 1st (Pre-K) or turn 5 on or before Sept. 1st (Kinder). For more information contact the office at 903-532-3320 or check the school’s website.
March 29th – At approximately 9pm, Howe Police Officer Robert Todd arrested a 44-year-old Sherman woman for possessing less than a gram of Methamphetamine. The arrest was a result of a traffic stop on US 75 southbound for suspicion of DWI. A consensual search of the vehicle revealed several plastic baggies, glass pipes, and straw inside the passenger’s purse. The driver was released and the passenger was booked into the Grayson County jail.
March 28th – At approximately 11:30p, HPD Officer Robert Todd arrested a 48-year-old Howe resident for DWI. The arrest was the result of a traffic stop on S. Collins Freeway for a traffic violation. After failing a sobriety test, the man was arrested and taken to a local hospital where he consented to a blood draw. He was then booked into the Grayson County jail for DWI (second offense).
March 25th – At approximately 2:00a, HPD Officer Robert Todd arrested a 20-year-old Sherman woman on outstanding warrants for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon (Family Violence) and Criminal Mischief > 1,500. The arrest was a result of a traffic stop on US Hwy 75 (NB). The suspect was booked into the Grayson County Jail.
March 22nd at approximately 10:30p, HPD Officer Clark arrested two Sherman women (ages 32 and 29) for possessing marijuana. The arrests were a result of a traffic stop on US Hwy 75 (NB) for a traffic violation. After smelling the odor of marijuana coming from the suspects’ vehicle, the officer searched and found trace amounts of the drug. Two of the women were later found to have less than an ounce of marijuana hidden on them. They were booked into the Grayson County jail.
March 17th at approximately 3:30p, HPD Officer David Morris arrested a 49-year-old Howe woman for DWI at the intersection of Duke and Beatrice Streets. The arrest was a result of a crash investigation in which the woman failed to yield the right of way to another vehicle. The suspect exhibited signs of intoxication and failed a sobriety test. There were no injuries. The suspect’s seven-year-old child was released to a relative. The suspect consented to a blood draw at a local hospital. She was then booked into the Grayson County
jail.
March 14th – At approx 2:30a, HPD Officer Todd arrested a 39-year-old county resident for possessing methamphetamine. The arrest was a result of a traffic stop on S Collins Freeway for a traffic violation. A consent search revealed less than a gram of methamphetamine in one of the suspect’s pockets. He was arrested for PCS PG 1 < 1g.
March 11th – At approx 12:45a, HPD Officer Robert Todd arrested a 23-year-old Howe resident for DWI on NB US Hwy 75 after stopping him for a traffic violation. The suspect showed signs of intoxication and failed sobriety tests. A search warrant was obtained for a blood draw and the suspect was taken to a local hospital for the draw. He was then booked into the Grayson County jail for DWI with Open Container.
From this week’s Howe Enterprise:
On Easter Sunday, something a little different will take place for Howe and the First Baptist Church that has resided here in town since the late 1800s. A community worship service will take place away from the church and at the high school gymnasium on Ponderosa Road.
During one of the ice days, FBC Howe Pastor Roger Tidwell, who has been there since 1992, had a lot of down time and it came to him to try and make a special Easter service so that the church can have one service instead of its normal two services. The early service is a more traditional church setting, whereas the 11 am service functions as a contemporary setting geared to the younger audience.
“Our auditorium is not that big, so in order to have one service, something had to change.” said Tidwell. “Either a holiday when attendance is down or a different location when attendan
ce is up. I just thought it would be nice where we could have a one-time service where could be a one church family and have room for our church family to invite family and friends.”
Tidwell thought 2005 was the last time that FBC Howe had a service outside of the sanctuary on Davis Street. It was the only time he could recall it ever happening in his 23 years.
“We’re hoping for 600 or more.” said Tidwell who normally sees around 400-500 in Easter services between both services in the sanctuary each Sunday.
Tidwell says that everything will be simple when it comes to the music and will not be a technical event other than the screens that will display the words of the songs.
Tidwell hopes that the setting not being in the sanctuary will make it less “churchy” so that some that may not be comfortable in the sometimes intimidating sanctuary setting can feel more relaxed.
“We’re trying to create an atmosphere where there’s no threat or no church threat.” said Tidwell. “Whatever reasons that people might hesitate to come to church, we’re trying to remove that hesitation. It’s comfortable and if the person has never been to church before, he or she will be comfortable in that setting.”
Tidwell quoted Psalm 34:8 that says, “Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.” He then said that this setting is trying to be the taste that introduces someone to the Lord.
“If we’re going to introduce someone to food, let’s give them ice cream first.” said Tidwell. “We want to make people understand that church is not bad and God is good.”
The New Testament states that the resurrection of Jesus Christ, which Easter celebrates, is a foundation of the Christian faith. The resurrection established Jesus as the powerful Son of God and is cited as proof that God will judge the world in righteousness. God has given Christians “a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead”. Christians, through faith in the working of God are spiritually resurrected with Jesus so that they may walk in a new way of life.
“Without Easter Sunday, why have any Sunday church.” says Tidwell.
Tidwell says that they had over 800 in the 2005 time frame in which they had to have three services. Having the event in a large setting such as the high school gymnasium eliminates the need for three services while also having multiple layers of why it is special to have a worship service away from the church setting.
“If this works, we want to keep doing this year after year.” said Tidwell.
From this week’s Howe Enterprise:
Last weekend the Howe HS Winterguard participated in the Novice Championships of the North Texas Colorguard Association at Richardson Pearce High School in Richardson, TX. There were three rounds in the contest. Howe was in the second round where they placed third which earned them a bronze medal. Every time the group has participated in a contest this spring they have finished in the top two or three for their division. Howe has never had a Winterguard before this year.
Mr. Celestino Sosa, assistant band director at Little Elm High School, wrote, choreographed and staged the show for them while Kayla and Taylor Cook were the techs for the group. While never having participated in Winterguard, all directors were thrilled with their placings at all events.
L-R: Celestino Sosa, Taylor Cook and Julie Cook
From this week’s Howe Enterprise:
Garrett Fulenchek arrived in Florida earlier in March and is continuing to battle to with big dreams of Georgia one day. One must remember that the 18-yearold hard throwing right-hander is in the Braves organization which has a reputation of knowing what they are doing with pitching. This might mean that Fulenchek spends a little more time grooming than if he were in an organization who might feel tempted to bring him along a little quicker than normal. Fulenchek seems to be on pace to pitch for Class-A Rome in June.
From this week’s Howe Enterprise:
Last year Founders Day was hours away from being cancelled at the last minute due to the lack of vendor participants. With the infiltration of Keep Howe Beautiful and now the new restarted Howe Chamber of Commerce, this year’s event is scheduled to be the largest and is anticipated to be the most attended Founders Day event since the very first one 29 years ago.
The new Howe Area Chamber of Commerce has enlisted not one, but two live music entertainment events to take place in the area between Abby’s Restaurant and City Hall. Fred Spears will play from 2pm – 5pm with his version of old-time country music. And at 6 pm, Pilot Point native Chris McCandless will bring his Top 100 hit “It’s All in the Jeans to Howe, Texas. That concert will also take place between Abby’s Restaurant and City Hall. Downtown businesses, Advantage Business Machines, Abby’s Restaurant, Salvage Junky, Howe Mercantile and My Estrella Restaurants all pulled together to make this possible.
Citizens are asked to bring their own lawn chairs. McCandless fell in love with country music at a young age. With a rodeo junkie dad, every weekend of each summer found him in a different town and at a different rodeo. The rodeo dance was the highlight of every weekend for Chris. He fondly remembers, “Friday afternoon was spent polishing boots or washing the truck so I could hit the road with my dad.” The Chris McCandless show is truly a walk through country music history. From classic to outlaw to red dirt and top 40 hits from the ’80’s through today, classic rock, and a country twist on some ’80’s pop, the boys will please crowds of all ages and keep them on the dance floor. Even their originals are true blue country that would make the troubadours of the past proud. Chris’ first radio single “Kiss You All Over” spent over 10 weeks on the Texas charts and he has just released a new single titled “It’s All In The Jeans”. Chris has opened for such great acts as Easton Corbin, Deryl Dodd, 1100 Springs, Aaron Watson, Zane Williams, Brandon Rhyder, Josh Thompson and many more. The new Howe Area Chamber of Commerce has been very active in their first three months of activity. With a new home scheduled to open in April at 101 E. Haning, they will host the First Annual Howe Hall of Honor Induction Ceremony on the eve of Founders Day on April 24 at 7pm. They are also sponsoring a horseshoe tournament and a lawnmower race during the Founders Day event. A grand opening of the new office is coming soon.
