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Howe will hit the playoffsthis week for the first timesince 2010. Howe's lastplayoff win came Nov. 15,2003 in a 21-14 win overGrand Saline.

Howe is 9-15-3 in playoffgames dating back to 1938.Howe's first playoff gamewas on Dec. 2, 1938 whenHowe lost 7-6, but appealedthe game saying Anna hadused an ineligible player.The ruling was in favor forHowe and they wereawarded the Bi-DistrictChampionship.

In 1942, Howe tied Sangerin Bi-District, 12-12, eventhough they were without acoach and called their ownplays.

In 1990, Howe advancedpassed Celina on a 14-14 tieby virtue of threepenetrations to two. Thefollowing week, theyadvanced passed Olney on a10-10 tie. Both teams werealso tied in penetrations, soHowe's hefty first downmargin thrust them in theRegional Finals.

Howe's most emotionalplayoff win might have beenthe upset of Pilot Point in1998 in the Bi-District roundof the playoffs at DentonISD Stadium.

Jim Fryar's four playoff winsis the most in school history.Clint Bray's 272 yardsrushing vs. Royce City is aplayoff single-game record.Nathaniel Falls' fourtouchdowns vs. Pilot Point in1998 is a playoff single-game record.

Look for a full list this week.

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Bulldogs lose in OT to Leonard

One out of every 200 highschool baseball players willgo on to play affiliatedprofessional baseball. Thatmeans while little GarrettFulenchek began hisbaseball playing career atFerguson Field in Howe,Texas, he had less than ahalf a percent chance ofplaying affiliatedprofessional baseball (whichis for one of the Major

League Organizations.

As we now know,Fulenchek was that halfpercent. Everything fromhis 6'4 frame, to his electricright arm, to his humblenature, molded together toform exactly what theAtlanta Braves wanted astheir second round draftpick this summer.

The Howe Bulldogs lost aheartbreaker Friday night ina showdown for secondplace in District 5-3A.Leonard (8-1, 4-1), whowent to the semifinal roundof the playoffs in 2013,upended Howe (5-5, 3-2) bya score of 27-21. It wasLeonard's secondconsecutive overtime win asthey beat Tom Bean a weekago in a double overtime

victory.

Howe had already secureda playoff spot with avictory over Whitewrightlast week, so the loss doesnothing except change theopponent from District 6-3A's Alba-Golden toCooper. Howe will playCooper in Princeton Fridayat 7:30 pm as the visitors.

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Wet roads cause of three-car accidentcar wasn't able to stop intime and the 16-year oldfemale driver hit a full-sizepickup. She was taken toWilson N. Jones hospitalwhile the man in thepickup ended up uninjured.

Howe Chief Battalion EricHoyte said that it tookthree and a half hours toleave the accident(s) andwere thankful for VanAlstyne Fire Departmentfor helping on the scene.

A one-car accident turnedinto a multi-car accidentTuesday morning on thewet roads due to the heavyrainfall.

A pickup up slid off FM902 at Timbercreek andended up taking four towtrucks to get the vehicleout. Three cords broke onprevious tow trucks.

Due to backed up trafficfor that accident, a second

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From Ferguson to Florida


Anthony Hawthorne rushed 30 times for 206 yardsPhoto by Michelle Carney

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Bulldogs

the game. Howe led 7-0 before Leonard evenhad the ball.

The Tigers took over at their own 41 yard lineand kept the ball for 4:22 and marched 59 yardsto get in the endzone on a quarterback RyanNixon two-yard touchdown. Kiker Nic McCainmissed the PAT and Howe held the early 7-6advantage with 6:09 left in the first quarter.

Howe was set up in great shape to start theirsecond possession with a 47-yard kick return byJoaquin Lopez, but a couple of plays later, aholding call and an offsides call took themomentum away from the Bulldogs and Howeturned the ball over on downs.

Leonard, who had started to pick up a lot ofmomentum on the ground with runningback

Dylan Monck, eventually became careless withthe ball when Nixon tried to pitch to Monck atthe last second and too close together near thesidelines. The pitch ended up on the ground andinto the hands of linebacker J.P. Queen. Thatgave Howe the ball in Leonard territory for thesecond time in a row; this time at the 46 yardline with 2:00 left in the first quarter.

Howe was unable to do anyting with the ball andeventually turned the ball over on downs at the25.

In the second quarter, Leonard would take thelead after driving 75 yards and taking 5:06 off ofthe clock. Monck scored from the two-yard lineand Brent Hix would convert the two-pointconversion to give Leonard the 14-7 advantage.

Howe, who is not known for passing, shockedthe stadium crowd when Lopez threw a perfectstrike to Tyler Grisham, who was open andscored from the 38 yard line to tie the game at 14with 2:49 left before the half. It was the firstpassing touchdown on the season for Lopez andonly his fourth completion out of 16 attempts onthe season.

The 'Dogs defense turned the Tigers away ontheir next possession and Howe took over ondowns with only 1:06 on the clock before halfand decided to burn that up and go into thelocker room tied at 14.

The second half started with excitement, asBryce Honaker, the freshman kicker, placed aperfect onsides kick that was recovered by theBulldogs. That ignited a 45-yard drive that

Howe's Anthony Hawthorne shouldered theentire offense with the absence of StrattonCarroll, who suffered a torn ACL a week ago.Hawthorne had a season-high 30 carries andchipped in 206 yards and two touchdowns withthat heavy workload.

Prior to the loss, Howe had been undefeatedwhen rushing for more than 206 yards in agame, but Howe's 224 yards couldn't keep thatstring alive. Howe averages 315 yards rushingafter the 10 regular season games.

The Bulldogs, coming off a big win inwhichthey scored on the first play of the game vs.Whitewright, continued the trend by openingthe game with Leonard with a 67-yard drivethat only took 1:27 and it ended whenHawthorne ran 56-yards for the initial score of


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Leonard's Dylan Monck scored the winning TD in overtime from 25-yards out



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JV Bulldogs end season at 7-3

The Howe Bulldog JV team ended

their 2014 season with a 30-22 loss

to the Leonard Tigers on Thursday

night. The Bulldogs started off the

night's scoring on their opening

possession by ending a 60-yard

drive with a 14-yard touchdown

run by Winston Mosse. After the

Tigers stopped the Bulldogs two-

point conversion attempt the 'Dogs'

had a 6-0 lead. The Mosse

touchdown was the only score of

the first quarter, but the Bulldogs

finished an 80-yard drive that

began in the first quarter, with a

touchdown when quarterback

David Crees connected with Mosse

on a 34-yard touchdown pass in the

opening minutes of the second

quarter. Cooper Akins finished off

the two-point conversion putting

the Bulldogs up 14-0 over the

Tigers. Later in the 2nd quarter,

the Tigers scored on a 64-yard run,

but the two-point attempt failed

when Akins almost intercepted the

pass attempt. The first half ended

with the Bulldogs in the lead at 14-

6.

The Bulldog offense struggled in the

third quarter as the Tiger defensive

line stiffened up. In the meantime,

the Tigers scored on back-to-back

possessions on runs of 15 and 65

yards. After converting the two-

point attempts, the Tigers closed out

the third quarter with a 22-14 lead

over the 'Dogs. Early in the fourth

quarter, the Tigers recovered a

Bulldog fumble at the Howe 20 yard

line and scored on a 14-yard pass.

The two-point conversion was good

and put the Tigers up 30-14. The

Bulldogs scored their final

touchdown of the game when Akins

capped a 60-yard drive with a six-

yard run. Crees then completed a

pass to Chase Barnett for the two-

point conversion which ended the

game with the Tigers winning 30-

22. The Bulldogs ended their season

with a 7-3 record.

Many of the JV Bulldogs will suit

up with the varsity for the playoff

game on Friday night in Princeton.

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The Howe Bulldogs 3rd and 4thgrade team got a chance of alifetime by playing three games atAT&T Stadium in Arlington onSunday.

Howe lost the first game toSherman, 20-12. Tate Harveyscored both of Howe'stouchdowns.

In the second game, Howedefeated Pine Tree by a score of22-6. Cooper Jones scored on a20-yard touchdown followed by a

two-point conversion run by CarsonDaniels. Harvey would add twomore touchdowns and Danielsanother two-point conversion.

Howe lost the final game to Merkel,18-8. Daniels scored the lonetouchdown while Jones added thetwo-point conversion.

Howe finished third this year in theRed River Youth FootballAssociation. The third graders werea part of the team that won theSuper Bowl in 2013.

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Howe 3rd and 4th grade play at AT&T Stadium

Cooper Jones looking for the endzone vs. Sherman at AT&T Stadium



Grayson County unofficial results

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Fulenchek

Ferguson Field in Howe is a long way fromFlorida, but that is where Fulenchek's storybegins. His father James coached him frombirth to be a baseball player.

"He coached me from when I was four. Himand my mom both coached me." said the Bravesprospect. "My dad coached me all through theyears until high school baseball."

The tall right-hander signed a million dollarcontract, but admitted that he hasn't splurged onanything yet. He says that the time has comefor him to purchase a new car. He drives amodest Ford pickup to this day, but says he willsoon be sporting a black Dodge Challenger.

When Fulenchek left Howe on that ceremoniousexit through downtown with the police and fireescort, he says there were many emotions goingthrough him at that moment.

"It was something I've never seen before."Fulenchek said. "The whole town cametogether for one thing. Normall, those momentsare reserved for football. But I've never seen itfor one person before, so it was really different.

Upon arriving in Orlando after leaving Howe,Fulenchek was immediately thrust into live as aminor leaguer as he was on the field the nextday.

"We had to get up early and they had vans thattook us back and forth." said Fulenchek. "Wewere on the field by 9 am that day."

Walking into a room full of Braves equipmentand picking out exact sizes was somethingFulenchek says he'll never forget. They weregiven anything they needed for baseballincluding one new glove and one new pair ofcleats to go along with their pants, shirt, shorts,and workout equipment.

His first aquaintance was his roomate, who is acatcher from Chicago named Kevin Riher.

"He was really cool." Fulenchek said. "He wasdifferent though. I hadn't really talked to manypeople from Chicago."

Fulenchek immediately became "Check" to histeammates because he says that half of themcouldn't pronounce his real last name.

Easing in to life as a pro wasn't easy at first.

"It was really hectic once I got there, but once Igot settled in and used to the groove it gotbetter." said Fulenchek. "Once games started, itwas really different. I'm used to facing highschool hitters where I can just blow my fastballby them, but now I'm facing college hitters thatare used to seeing hundred miles an hour. I'mhaving to mix in more pitches. I became adifferent pitcher. I learned to not just throwhard, but throw hard when I wanted to. If youdon't do that, you get hit around pretty good."

Fulenchek worked on his changeup a lot whilespending his first summer in Florida. He onlythrew the pitch a handful of times in high school,but the Braves organization wanted him to keepworking on it regardless of immediate results.

"By the end of the season, I was able to throwmy changeup just about any time and beconfident." said Fulenchek.

Most of the drives for games were only 30minutes to an hour but a couple of games weretwo and a half hours away. As he movesthrough the system, the bus rides will becomeeight to nine hour rides.

When asked who on his team would he considerthe most likely to make it to the major leagues,he quickly pointed out shortstop Ozhaino Albies.

"He's from Latin American and he's 17-years oldand he's the best shortstop I've ever seen play."Fulenchek said. "He has smooth hands. He canspeak four different languages."

The manager of the GCL Braves (Fulenchek'sfirst minor league team) is Rocket Wheeler.

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Local Church CalendarFirst United Methodist Church of HoweTuesday, November 119:30 am - Women's Bible Study (BethMoore's Children of the Day)Wednesday, November 129:00 am - Wednesday Workers6:30 pm - Discover Christ (Children)6:30 pm - Women's Bible Study (BethMoore's Children of the Day)6:30 pm - Jr. High Youth7:30 pm - Sr. High YouthThursday, November 136:00 pm - Boy ScoutsSunday, November 169:00 am - Sunday School10:00 am - Worship service3:00 pm - Cub Scouts7:30 pm - Men's Bible Study

First Baptist Church HoweTuesday, November 118:00 pm - Ladies Bible Study8:00 pm - Men's Bible StudyWednesday, November 126:30 pm - Fuel6:45 pm - Adult Bible Study7:00 pm - Youth Bible Study7:30 pm - ChoirSunday, November 168:00 am - Traditional Worship service9:45 am - Bible Fellowship11:00 am - Contemporary Worship service

Community Bible FellowshipMonday, November 107:00 pm - Luella home group Bible StudyWednesday, November 126:30 pm - Food and Fellowship7:00 pm - Childrens's Ministry7:00 pm - Youth and Adult Bible StudySunday, November 1610:15 am - Worship Service7:00 pm - Howe home group Bible Study

Howe Church of ChristTuesday, November 1110:00 am - Terrific Tuesday Bible ClassWednesday, November 127:00 pm - Bible Classes (all ages)Friday, November 147:00 pm - Friday Bible Study GroupSunday, November 169:00 am - Bible Classes (all ages)10:00 am - Worship Service6:00 pm - Worship Service

First Baptist Church DorchesterWednesday, November 126:00 pm - Meal (Donations for adults andkids eat free)6:30 pm - Praise service7:00 pm - Youth Bible Study7:00 pm - Adult Bible Study7:00 pm - RA's/GA's/children's groupSunday, November 169:00 am - Men's Prayer Time9:45 am - Sunday School10:45 am - A.M.Worship Service5:00 pm - Adult Chior Practice6:00 pm - Evening Worship

New Beginning FellowshipWednesday, November 127:00 pm - Adult Bible Study7:00 pm - Kids Church7:00 pm - Radiate YouthSunday, November 1610:00 am - Kids Church10:00 am - Morning Service

A Christian Fellowship, LuellaWednesday, November 126:30 pm – Potluck Meal7:00 pm – Worship Service7:00 pm – Jr & Sr High YouthSunday, November 169:30 am – Sunday School (all ages)10:30 am – Worship Service10:30 am – KidZone Children’s Service(5yr – 12 yr)

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November Students of the Month

Row one- Elizabeth McLaughlin and Caden Allen

Row two- Gracie Randall, Parker Daniels, Jalyn DeVore andGradin Weinmann

Row three- Payton Stapleton, Jacob Campbell, Janna Nitchmanand Ryan Hough

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took 5:27 off of the initialsecond half clock. Hawthornescored his second touchdown ofthe night, this one from the oneyard line. That gave Howe thelead at 21-14 with 6:33 left inthe third quarter.

Leonard would answer right backwith a 59-yard drive of their own thattook 5:12 off of the clock. Nixon ranit on the quarterback keeper from thetwo-yard line and McCain kicked thePAT to tie the game at 21.

The excitement in the fourth quarter

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Freshman Bryce Honaker attempting a 47-yard game winner

came when Leonard when for it on afourth and one situation at their own24 yard line, but barely converted tokeep the drive alive. Howe wouldlater stop them on another fourthdown try when Hawthorne blitzedoff of the edge to track down Nixonin his tracks.

Neither team could put the ball inthe endzone in the final quarter andthe quarter ended on a 47-yard fieldgoal attempt by Honaker. The kickwas a little out of range for the 14-year old and that sent the teams intoovertime.

Howe won the toss and took the ballfirst at the Leonard 25 yard line asovertime rules stipulate. Unable tomuster any offense, Leonard tooktheir chance at the same spot.Monck would race 25 yards onLeonard's first play to capture thewin and second place in District 5-3A.

Howe will face Cooper for the firsttime in a playoff game. Howe hasfaced them eight times with onlyone win which was a 6-0 win in1979. The series dates back to1978.



Recently, Fulenchek signed 3,300 baseballcards. He says it took him five hours to finishall of them.

"At the beginning, my autograph was a littlesmaller and then by the end, it was more of ascribble." said Fulenchek.

Fulenchek says he usually tried to call hometwo or three times a week, but he says it was soexhausting at first that he'd fall asleep as soonas they got off the field. His routine waspractice, sleep, wake up to eat dinner, and goback to sleep. The exausting part to him wasnot so much the running, but getting used tobeing in the Florida sun for eight hours a daywithout many breaks. A typical day wouldhave them on the field by 8 am, practice until11:30 am, break for lunch and them come back

Fulenchek

chewed out. He wants to be known asRocket." said Fulenchek. "He's really strict,but also laid back at the same time. Hewould let you do your own thing as long asyou were doing it right. He's a good guy."

The third day Fulenchek was in Florida, themanager of minor league operations calledhim into his office. In his office was a littlekid and he wanted Fulechek's autograph. Itwas the first autograph away from home thathe signed and he says it was a really greatexperience.

"When we played at ESPN Wide World ofSports, there were a lot of little kids attournaments." Fulenchek said. "They wouldcome watch our games and they'd come upwith a baseball and ask us to sign it."

in for the game after lunch. The games wouldstart at 1 pm and last until 4:30 or 5 pm.

"If you're not playing in the game, you'rescouting the other team or you're working onindividual work or charting." said Fulenchek."I'd never charted a baseball game in high schoolbecause I always played another position. I hadto learn how the first week I was there."

It was Braves lefthander Ian Thomas, whosuffered an injury and was doing his rehab workin Florida, that Fulenchek says that he learned alot from.

"He was down there for about a month or twoand I talked to him quite often." said Fulenchek."I learned a lot about pitching from him."

The Braves organization treats everyone thesame as soon as they report to camp. So eventhough Fulenchek was a high draft pick, he stillhas to work his way and earn his spot. And theydon't give anyone a break on their eating routineas well. The righthander explained that theyfeed them for breakfast and lunch, but they getto go out for dinner and that's the only meal theyget to choose. They will give the players anoption of different proteins along with a certainvegetable.

Come February, Fulenchek will again report toFlorida, but has no idea where he'll go fromthere. He says he could stay at the GCL level ormove up a level and won't know until he getsinto spring training.

One would think that baseball might get a littleold after inhaling the game non-stop, but


Garrett with his father James Fulenchek on the night he was drafted by the Braves.



Fulenchek

Fulenchek says he already misses it.

"After the first week of being backhome, I wanted to be back out thereagain." said Fulenchek. "I didn't havetime to be homesick while I wasgone. There was so much baseballand that's really all I was focused on.My mom might not like to hear that,but I wasn't homesick at all."

He has a friend from Howe come

visit him at the end of July and histwo best friends from high schoolcame to see him in early Augustbefore school started. He also gota visit from his dad in the secondto the last week he was there.

Upon asking him if heremembered any particular hitterthat gave him trouble, he quicklydarted to a situation against acontact hitter in the Blue Jaysorganization.

"I think it was a 20-pitch at-bat."said Fulenchek. "He kept foulingeverything off that I would throwat him. It was a 1-2 count when Ifinally got him out, but he keptbattling. He was a speed guy whohit from the left side. He was justtrying to put something on theground and run it out."

Fulenchek handled a pretty goodbat himself in high school, butthose days of being asked to drivein runs have ended. However,

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pitchers are required to havebunting practice in the cage quiteoften.

"It was the most bunting I've everdone in my life." said Fulenchek."It wasn't really a big part of mygame in high school, hitting in thethree and four hole. We startedworking on bunting as soon as wegot there. At first, it wasn't thebest, but after the first couple oftimes, I would say I'm a prettygood bunter now."

While in the hot sweaty Floridahumidity, he did take a break andgo to Disney World a few times.It was his first time go go and witha big smile, he says he rode everyride or at least tried to.

Although there are rides he canride, there are a few things in hiscontract that can prevent him fromcertain things. He's not allowed toplay any other sport or ride amotorcycle or go skydiving or

any activity that would be deemeddangerous.

"I can shoot a basketball around,but I can't play competitively."Fulenchek said. "I wouldn't takethe chance."

Fulenchek talked about the factthat he loves the wooden bats thatthe hitters have to use.

"You can jam a guy in high school,but with a metal bat, he can stillmuscle it through. Up there, if youjam a guy, the bat is shattered andit's not going anywhere. I like thatchange."

In high school, Fulenchek wasconsistently reaching 91-92 milesper hour and topping out at 94.He's now added some strength tohis legs and is reaching 92-94miles per hour consistently. Heexplained that during the season,the excercises are geared to


Fulenchek

ranked prospect in the Bravesorganization for 2015. Heattributes a lot of his success to thework Craig Rose has put in withhim in the past and in the present.

"In high school, me or my dadneither one trusted anyone justbecause we didn't want tojeopardize potentially gettinghurt." said Fulenchek. "Mysophomore year, I went with myfriend Randle Nix to work outwith Craig and after Randle threwfor him, I got up there and threw acouple of pitches and he tweakedone small thing and I immediatelygained two to three miles and houron my fastball. After that , itprogressed from there. Me and mydad started going and I've seen himconsistently once a week sincethen."

Even now, Fulenchek works withRose as they do his Bravesworkouts together.

Rose also serves as Fulenchek'sagent.

"He helped me out through thewhole draft process." Fulencheksaid. "He kind of coached methrough it. Now he's there if I needto ask someone for advice, he'sgone through it before and he's agood person to ask. I talk to himjust about as much as I talk to anyof my family."

Fulenchek says that the mostimportant thing to remember duringthis adventurous time in his life is tostill have fun while he's goingthrough this.

"That's why I started playing

maintain where they are, but inthe off season, they are expectedto build up their legs andmaintain flexibility.

While gaining 20 pounds ofmuscle during the summer,Fulenchek wants to add another10 to 15 pounds before he goesback to Florida. Of that, 90percent will be in the legs.

Fulenchek went from being thehardest throwing pitcheranywhere around to being just ahard thrower on his team.

"We had a few guys throw 96-97(mph) and we had one guy comedown, rehabbing from high A ballthrowing 102." said Fulenchek."His name was Mauricio Cabreraand he threw the fastest ball I'veever seen thrown."

Baseball Prospectus listed onFriday that Fulenchek is the #5

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Fulenchek answers the call from the Braves last June

baseball. Because it's fun." saidFulenchek. "If it's not fun, why doit anymore. It's still a blast and Istill enjoy it all the time."

Fulenchek says his goals are not somuch making it to the majors on acertain time period, but his goalsare how he wants to perform eachouting.

"If I perform how I want to;moving up will take care of itself."said Fulenchek.

There have been over 2,100 kidscall Ferguson Field in Howe theirhome field. Only one can say thattheir professional career beganthere.



Texas voters send clear message insupport of transportation funding

FUMC held their 43rd Bazaar

Back in 1972, The First UnitedMethodist Church started the firstofficial church bazaar. That firstevent raised $1,049.67 and hasgrown to $15,485 which was raisedin 2013. Final numbers wereannounced Sunday morning of$13,000, but that may not haveincluded to quilt, which usuallybrings in $2,500.

On Friday morning, there was a lineout of the door with anticipation ofbeing one of the first to pick fromall of the goodies on each table.

People came from all over includingDallas/Ft. Worth, SouthernOklahoma and one evern fromCanada.

AUSTIN – Voters in Texas yesterdaysent a clear message that roadimprovements are very important foreconomic development, safety andquality of life. By voting in supportof Proposition 1, voters decided thata portion of oil and gas tax revenuesshould be deposited into the StateHighway Fund.Now that voters have spoken, theLegislature will take the necessarysteps to determine the amount offunding that will be deposited intothe State Highway Fund, before thenappropriating those funds to TxDOT.Additional roadway funding will beused to address congestion, maintainthe state’s system in a safe mannerand repair roads affected by activityin the energy sector. According to thelaw, none of the funds from oil andgas severance tax revenues that aredeposited to the State Highway Fundcan or will be used on toll roads.The approval of Proposition 1 isgreat news for Texas said TxDOT

Executive Director LtGen JoeWeber, USMC(Ret), “This is agood first step toward findingsustainable funding to meetTexas’ transportation needs. Theoverwhelming support for thismeasure is a strong statementfrom the citizens of Texas thattransportation is an essentialpriority.”

Weber added his appreciation tothe Legislature for helping Texasto get to this point.

“We look forward to workingwith the Legislature to finalizethe process and get the necessaryresources out to the areas of thestate most in need.”

As the Legislature begins itsimportant work in deciding howmuch of this funding will bemade available, TxDOT willcontinue to work with localleaders and planningorganizations to identify possibleprojects to advance using thesefunds. Many of these projects willbe ready to proceed toconstruction within four to sixmonths after the appropriation isreceived.

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G.A. Moore speaks at FBC Men's Cookout

A humble beginning, work ethic,faith, and discipline were the topicsdiscussed Sunday night at a men’scookout hosted by First BaptistChurch of Howe, featuringlegendary football coach, G.A.Moore. Moore spoke about hishumble beginnings growing up inthe small town of Mustang, workingon the farm, but his true desire wasto play ball, any type of ball.

Moore admitted that often times histrue motivation for high school andcollege were not that of academiabut yet one of a desire to playfootball. That all changed when hewas injured his junior year ofcollege; he then realized he wasonly a year away from graduatingand could have the opportunity tocoach one day. G.A. Moore wenton to become the most successfulhead football coach in Texas HighSchool history with over 420 winsand eight state championships in

his coaching career.

Coaching was not all that inspiredG.A. Moore, it was also hisrelationship with Jesus Christ thatwas instilled in him at a early agefrom his father and mother.Throughout his career as a footballcoach, G.A. Moore also wasdedicated to inspiring studentsthrough being heavily involved withthe Fellowship of ChristianAthletes. It was Moore’s messagethat students should never give intopeer pressure, but yet shouldbecome the positive peer pressure.

It was a great evening of food andfellowship, hosted by First BaptistChurch of Howe, but even moreimportant, it was an evening of G.A.Moore encouraging all the men tobe the peer pressure, that inspires anatmosphere of encouragement to allaround them.

G.A. Moore and Steve Simmonssubmitted by Jonathan Coleman


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Church of Christ honors veterans

Every year Howe Elementarycelebrates Red Ribbon Weekwhich is a week of drugawareness lessons andactivities. This year H.E.S. helda poster contest with the theme"I have better things to do thandrugs". The poster contest

winners are: EisleyZolfaghari, Austin Chandler,Sicileigh Weinmann, AbigailButtery, Janna Nitchman,Railyn Murphy, DanielleHargrove, Ani Turci, andCatelyn Armstrong.

On National Un-Turkey Day, November 25The Howe Church of Christ honoredall Howe veterans with a specialbreakfast on Saturday morning. Therewere 20 veterans in attendance and agrand total including guests andchurch members of 50.

"The congregation wishes to expressthanksgiving to God for theopportunity we had Saturday to be ofservice to our local veterans, who

have served us and our nation so well."said Pastor Toby Soechting.

Some veterans in attendance wereHowe Police Chief Carl Hudman,Howe coach Steve Simmons, JimUtley, Jesse Stonebarger among manyothers.

The Church of Christ have been veryactive in projects helping out Howe.

Red Ribbon Winners

Arts and Crafts Show is a hit

booth fees and concessions go directlyto the band program. The band boostersuse the money for scholarships and anyother need that might occur. In yearspast, the event has provided money fornew uniforms, instruments, band trips,and even lights in the parking lot so thatthey can practice at night.

Pam Savage helped start the event 17years ago.

The Howe Band Boosters held their16th annual Arts and Crafts Show thispast weekend and they claim theattendance was up from last year.

Over 70 vendors registered for theevent and it was estimated that 1,300 to1,400 were in attendance.

The money from the entry fee and the


Howe High Schoolbreakfast and lunch menu

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Howe Elementary/Middle Schoolbreakfast and lunch menu



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