Rhoten finds happiness for "me and my three"

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Serving the community of Howe since 1963
Volume #53, Edition #13
Howe's That
Monday, August 17, 2015
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Williams replaces Bowling; Doty replaces Williams...again
by Monte Walker
Anyone who knows me
understands that I am a big
fan of the black and white
Howe ISD colors. With me
being a fourth generation
Howe Bulldog, it's easy to
understand why I care so
much. Our family is fully
vested here and there's a
certain pride that goes along
with tradition. In Texas, a
school district is often
judged by the quality of
their football team, fair or
not. That's part of the
reason why tradition is so
important with these
programs. As the president
of the Howe Ex-Students
Association, I can tell you
that a few board members
and fellow ex-students are
none too happy about the
infiltration of red that has
been seen in the black and
white colors over the past
ten years or so.
Look, I understand that
black and white is not fancy,
but it is who we are. I
understand the gray/silver
that is thrown in there at
times. But to trick up the
true school colors with red
just because "it needs
spice" isn't really
appropriate or respectful for
the former students of
Howe.
With former Assistant
Superintedent Ritchie
Bowling accepting the
superintendent position at
Maypearl ISD recently, it
created an opening and
Howe ISD chose to remain
loyal and fill the position
by promoting a qualified
administrator from within.
That role swap created
another administration
opening and it also was
filled by a qualified
administrator already
employed by the ISD. And
for the record, this is the
second time that Bowling's
progress has affected these
same two administrators.
was promoted to fill the
position of assistant
superintendent. To fill the
elementary school principal
role is Clarissia Doty, who
has been the assistant
elementary principal for the
past five years.
Five years ago, Bowling was
promoted to assistant
superintendent from
elementary principal. That
moved Williams to
Darla Williams
elementary principal and
Doty into Dean of Students. Doty, the former Clarissia
Farrer, attended Howe ISD
If all of this happens again, from kindergarten through
in five years, Williams will graduation. Her fondest
memories of being a student
be the superintendent at
Maypearl and Doty will be in the same building that
she's now the principal was
Darla Williams has been
assistant superintendent
square dancing in Mrs.
the elementary principal for here.
Wormsbaker's kindergarten
the past five years and she
Clarissia Doty
class. Between
Wormsbaker, Texanna
Norman and Gayle
Skipworth, she said that
something about those
ladies stood out and
inspired her.
Doty graduated from
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Rhoten finds happiness for "me and my three"
Can we please just follow
the rules and abide by the
school colors the school
board has had in place for
over 80 years?
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For the past two seasons, Wes
Rhoten has been the head coach
and athletic director at
Whitewright. But the move to
Howe, he says, has found himself
in a comfortable situation for his
family and surrounded by leaders.
Wes Rhoten
"When I was playing up there it
was NAIA, but now they're in the
Lone Star Conference." said
Rhoten. "I was red-shirted and
played there four years."
He met his wife, Kristi, during that
time who is originally from
A native of Arlington, Texas and Canton, Texas. Upon graduation,
a graduate of Arlington High
he and Kristi went to Nashville
School in 1991, Rhoten ended up because a friend of his had offered
playing football for Harding
him a coordinator position.
University in Searcy, Arkansas.
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Rhoten
"I had no idea what I was doing." said Rhoten.
"When I got Nashville, there were three
coaches. I learned pretty quickly that it was a
lot of hard work. We did it all, from painting
the field and everything. It was a real culture
shock to me."
After being in Tennessee for nine months and
both he and his wife (who is also a teacher)
missing Texas, an opportunity came open for
him to get a coaching position at Flower Mound
Marcus in 1996. That first year, Marcus went
10-4 and followed that up with a 14-2 state
championship in 1997.
"That was pretty cool. I was more of a scout guy
and helping out with the grunt work." said
Rhoten.
He left Marcus and started coaching in Belton as
offensive coordinator, where they went 9-2 the
first year, but followed that with an 0-10
season. That put the head coach on the
chopping block and he told the assistants to start
looking elsewhere. Rhoten went to Paris
Chisum
"That was my first taste of small school Texas
football." said Rhoten. "My oldest girl Landry
was in third grade and I thought that a school
that size was where I wanted my child to grow
up in. I like the feel of a small school."
While at Chisum, he developed a friendship
with with Lance Angel, the former coach at
Cooper. Angel had tried to get him to come to
Canton where he had just taken the head
coaching position. After initially refusing, when
the offensive coordinator position opened up, he we left off in year four in Canton, the kids in
jumped all over it. With his wife Kristi being
Robinson picked it right up in year one."
from Canton, it was an easy sell.
After being happy at Robinson for a couple of
"It was a good move." said Rhoten. "It was my years, he decided to put in a resume at
dream place to be because she's from there and Whitewright in 2013 for the athletic director
where we always called home."
and head coaching position. That year, Zack
Hudson was also a finalist for the Whitewright
While at Canton, he coached future NFL player job.
Keavon Milton and was surrounded by really
talented players. They started running the "Tony "I kind of felt like I was being called to
Franklin spread offense system" which is a fast- continue the AD side of things." said Rhoten.
paced no-huddle offense that feels like you're
"God was telling me to get back in to what I
watching a NASCAR race. After Angel left
was supposed to be doing."
after a 5-5 season, Rhoten became a lead man for
the first time in his career as the athletic director While at Whitewright, he soon felt that it wasn't
and head coach at Canton in 2010.
the right fit. After sending his resume out for
several athletic director positions, he was
"We went 10-2 and got beat by Lindale and
offered one, but turned it down.
Carthage. It was a stellar year." said Rhoten.
"Our quarterback threw for about 4,000 yards
"Through the last four or five years, I've just
that year. We were lighting it up."
been led to believe that it's not really where
you're at, but who you're with." said Rhoten.
During that time, Kristi's mom was diagnosed
"And (Zack) Hudson and (Kevin) Wilson and
with cancer and underwent hospice in their
the leadership here is outstanding. They are
house and she passed away in their daughter's
just good people and I just kept getting a pull to
bed.
be here. Logic just kept telling me to create
some normalcy by staying put. Give your
Rhoten said that even though he had the
family a home and everything here just felt
coaching position he had dreamed of, his family right to us."
wasn't happy. "It was a real turbulent time with
the family there and God was telling me to step Rhoten will take on the role of defensive
back and prioritize. So I went to Waco
coordinator in football and middle school
Robinson to become the offensive coordinator. assistant principal. The administration side is
Me and my three have to be happy. That's what new for him but he feels like it could be a great
it's about."
opportunity for him and his family. Kristi was
also hired by the district and will teach third
"It was just unbelievable." said Rhoten. "Where grade.
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Administration
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years. Now that Williams has been
named the assistant superintendent,
that made the natural progression
of Doty to fill the role of
elementary principal.
"There are certain aspects of the
assistant principal role that I will
miss." said Doty. "I think you
distance yourself from the students
Clarissia Doty
another step. When you're a
Southeastern Oklahoma State
teacher, you know those kids inside
University in 1994 and was asked and out. When you become an
to substitute teach immediately
assistant, you don't know as much
that fall.
about them. When you come here,
you're a step closer to knowing the
"After about a week of subbing, parents more than the students."
the teacher was going to have a
baby and was put on bed-rest. I Howe ISD has the reputation of
finished out the year." said Doty. being an extremely quality school
"The following fall, I started as a and a special place for kids to get
kindergarten teacher."
the proper education needed. Doty
says the difference in Howe and
Doty stayed as a kindergarten
other schools is that the teachers
teacher for several years. She
make it a priority to know the kids
taught third grade, but as she
one-on-one.
stated, she liked to bake the cake
instead of putting icing on it.
"Sometimes in bigger schools, you
lose that personal attention because
Doty went back to Southeastern they're too worried about
and finished her masters degree bureaucracy said Doty. "I think
which was the same year that
we're still small enough and I think
Williams was promoted to
our administration recognizes that
elementary principal. That
it's important to have that
qualified Doty to replace her as
relationship with kids. If you take
Dean of Students in which she
the time to let them know you care,
remained in that role for five
they're willing to jump through
hoops for you."
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part-time help
Doty says Williams has provided
3G Brand, local and leading
tremendous leadership at Howe
handcrafted blanket company
Elementary and has the ship sailing
smoothly and no major changes will is seeking part-time help. They
are looking for someone who
be made because of that.
"She had very high expectations and
we worked side-by-side for the past
five years." said Doty. "The
teachers know what to expect and I
don't forsee that changing."
can do pin and cut material.
Any age considered and will
work around your schedule.
All interested need to email
3Gbrand@gmail.com or call
903-819-3010.
Growth will play a major role in the
future of Howe ISD and Doty sees it
as an exciting, yet challenging
situation. With Abbington
Meadows apartments due to open
for lease in the fall, that could have
an impact on the school as early as
WOPAC Construction is seeking
the November.
experienced motorgrader
"I've already sat down and pictured operator, capable of fine grading
and processing lime and rock
where we could move things and
base.
turn one classroom into two." said
WOPAC
Construction
seeking help
Doty. "We currently have room for
growth, but if we double our
population, we don't have room for
that kind of growth. At that point, it
would be time for a new facility."
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crew. Must have transportation
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The thought of having two separate
elementary schools would sadden
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Doty, being a life-long Bulldog
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Administration
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for dean of students. It was the
same year that Bowling was hired
as the elementary principal
position. She spent five years as
dean of students and then was
promoted and spent five years as
the elementary school principal
after Bowling moved to the
assistant superintendent position.
Williams, in her 22nd year in
education is now the assistant
superintendent. She was looking at
doing something different and had
gone back to school to do the
coursework required for the
superintendent certification andwas
hoping that it would open up doors
for her.
"With every step that I've taken,
there's some things that I do miss."
said Williams. "I went from the
classroom to an administrative role
and you still have the interaction
with the students, but it's a campuswide role. When you're in the
classroom, you get to really know
each and every student and make
those personal connections. When
I moved into an administration role,
I got to not just learn my group of
kids, I got to have that same
relationship with an entire campus."
A Pecan Gap, Texas native and
Fannindel High School graduate,
Williams received her bachelors
degree from East Texas State
University (now Texas A&M
Commerce). Her first teaching job
was at her dear own Fannindel ISD
where she taught junior high
reading and science while also
coaching.
Williams says that the assistant
superintendent role is completely
different. As elementary principal,
she worked with teachers and the
leadership that goes on there along
with the instruction of the students.
As assistant superintendent, her role
changes to working now with the
campus principals on a districtwide instructional approach.
Williams, much like Doty
commented that the district is
prepared for the growth that is set to
come upon Howe, which will affect
the school district.
Upon meeting her husband Brett,
also in the teaching field, they both
took positions with Dodd City.
With Brett Williams going back to
school to obtain his administration
certificate, the both relocated back
to the Commerce area at Campbell
ISD, then Farmersville ISD.
Williams says that Howe ISD is
different from other school
districts. The small town feel and
community support is something
that she attributes to making Howe
special.
"You just have to keep your
calculations of the growth that you
can anticipate and look at the
accomodations on the three different
campuses and space you have
available." said Williams.
Darla Williams
"This is a place, I can honestly say
that you don't go out searching to
"In the life of coaching and
leave." said Williams. "You get a
administration, you land in a lot of spot over here in this school district
places." said Williams.
and it's one where you want to call
it home and make a career out of it.
After spending a few years at Anna I've worked at some really good
ISD and obtaining her masters
places, but Howe remains at the
degree for administration, in 2005, top."
a position opened up at Howe ISD
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Williams says that the most
challenging part of her new role has
been the acclamation of the position
itself. She says that luckily she has
speed dial and email support from
Bowling, who has helped her with
the transition.
Williams' husband Brett is a high
school teacher at Whitewright and
they have a 15-year-old son named
Seth who will be a sophomore and a
13-year-old daughter named
Hannah who will be in 8th grade at
Whitewright. Both of their children
are heavily involved in athletics.
Doty is married to Michael Doty of
Howe and they have three girls.
Jessica is a senior at Howe High
and is a cheerleader and softball
player. Mikayla is a freshman and
is a basketball player. The
youngest girl is 5th grader Jentrie.
The fact that Howe ISD looks to
promote from within speaks of the
leadership at the top of the chain.
Maybe that interconnection is why
so many former Howe students are
bringing their own kids to Howe.
There seems to be an element of
comfort within the walls.
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Riding4Justice comes through Howe
Some individuals of Fannin County
are upset with what they see as
injustices and are making a trip
from Fannin County to Austin. On
Monday, they made a stop in Howe.
"We're headed to the state
representatives office." said
Morris. "If you look at the Texas
penal codes, there's four of them
that state that a parent can
discipline a child. One of them
"It's mainly just a ride to make
even stipulates that a state agency
people aware of what's going on in cannot step in unless it is
Fannin County." said Jerry Harris, unreasonable. Fannin County
the father of Jennifer Harrisposted an article that listed
Holman, of Bonham who was found spanking is abuse. There are
dead back in 2002, floating in the
people in Fannin County that have
Red River east of Denison. Thirteen been prosecuted for spanking their
years later, no arrests have been
kids. And that's just not right."
made. "There's never been a break
in the case and there have been
They are scheduled to arrive in
numerous mistakes in that case from Austin today and meet with Larry
the beginning."
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Local Church Calendar
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First United Methodist Church of Howe
Wednesday, August 19
9:00 am - Wednesday Workers
6:30 pm - Discover Christ (Children)
6:30 pm - Women's Bible Study
6:30 pm - Jr. High Youth
7:30 pm - Sr. High Youth
Thursday, August 20
6:00 pm - Boy Scouts
Sunday, August 23
9:00 am - Sunday School
10:00 am - Worship service
3:00 pm - Cub Scouts
7:30 pm - Men's Bible Study
First Baptist Church Howe
Tuesday, August 18
7:00 pm - Bible Study
6:30 pm - Fuel
6:45 pm - Adult Bible Study
7:00 pm - Youth Bible Study
7:30 pm - Choir
Sunday, August 23
8:30 am - Traditional Worship service
9:45 am - Bible Fellowship
11:00 am - Contemporary Worship service
First Baptist Church Dorchester
6:00 pm - Meal (Donations for adults and
kids eat free)
6:30 pm - Praise service
7:00 pm - Youth Bible Study
7:00 pm - RA's/GA's/children's group
Sunday, August 23
9:00 am - Men's Prayer Time
9:45 am - Sunday School
10:45 am - A.M.Worship Service
5:00 pm - Adult Chior Practice
6:00 pm - Evening Worship
Howe Church of Christ
Tuesday, August 18
10:00 am - Terrific Tuesday Bible Class
7:00 pm - Bible Classes (all ages)
Friday, August 21
7:00 pm - Friday Bible Study Group
Sunday, August 23
9:00 am - Bible Classes (all ages)
10:00 am - Worship Service
5:00 pm - Worship Service
New Beginning Fellowship
7:00 pm - Kids Church
7:00 pm - Radiate Youth
Sunday, August 2
10:00 am - Kids Church
10:00 am - Morning Service
A Christian Fellowship, Luella
6:30 pm – Potluck Meal
7:00 pm – Worship Service
7:00 pm – Jr & Sr High Youth
Sunday, August 23
9:30 am – Sunday School (all ages)
10:30 am – Worship Service
10:30 am – KidZone Children’s Service
(5yr – 12 yr)
Community Bible Fellowship
Monday, August 17
7:00 pm - Luella home group Bible Study
6:30 pm - Food and Fellowship
7:00 pm - Childrens's Ministry
7:00 pm - Youth and Adult Bible Study
Sunday, August 23
10:15 am - Worship Service
7:00 pm - Howe home group Bible Study
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Faith
by Debbie Wallis
preforming in church. The things
we accumulate in life can’t satisfy
us and will never fulfil our God
given purpose. Only God can fill
our deepest hunger pains.
“O God, You are my God, earnestly
I seek You; my soul thirsts for You,
my body longs for You,
in a dry and weary land where there
is no water,” Psalm 63:1. Only God
can bring fulfillment to our lives
because He made us to live in
harmony with Him. Scripture does
not instruct us to love another
person with all our heart, soul,
mind, and strength. That’s
investing too much in any human
being. There are no perfect human
relationships. People will
"Blessed are those who hunger and eventually let you down but God
never will. He loves you
thirst for righteousness, for they
unconditionally, He knows all your
shall be satisfied,” Matthew 5:6.
faults and He will never change.
We are to love others and there is
Many Christians spend years
no dispute about that. “Love the
listening to sermons, reading
Lord your God with all your heart
Scripture, and even teaching
and with all your soul….And the
Sunday school classes, but fail to
enjoy an intimate relationship with second is like it; Love your
neighbor as yourself,” Matthew
God. Some could pass a
22:36-40.
theological exam or answer any
Bible trivia question but they don’t
Many people identify their hunger
hunger and thirst to know God
as the need for a relationship but
personally, to be filled with His
presence or to be changed into His they look for the perfect relationship
with another person. You cannot fill
likeness. Religion without
the void with a parent, spouse, or a
relationship is empty…just as
unfulfilling as a marriage without child. The place to invest your
heart, soul, mind, and strength is
relationship. Don’t be the
with God and God alone. God is
Christian who’s like the hunger
toddler, who could wait and have a self-sufficient and needs nothing,
including us, to be complete. Yet,
wonderful meal at 6:00 but finds
He loves us so much, so
parts of his lunch on the floor at
overwhelmingly, that He wants us
5:40 and eats it. At 7:30 that
toddler is unsatisfied and ready for to benefit from a true relationship
with Him as Father. He relentlessly
a cookie just to get through the
pursues us as a shepherd for his
night. Instead of craving a
sheep, as a father for his child, as a
satisfying relationship with the
God who made us, we settle for a mother for her baby, as a groom for
his bride. No human relationship,
house, a family, a few friends, a
no job, no possession, and no
job and a yearly vacation. You
amount of money or success can
cannot survive with a little bit of
ultimately satisfy you. Until you
religion on holidays or “Guilty
understand and respond to His love,
Sundays” when your kids are
your search will end in
disappointment. You can hear the
grumbling of hunger pains on
Facebook, in Hollywood and
from bars to Bible classes.
People from outside the church
and inside the church have failed
to recognize those hunger pains
are a longing for God. In
Scripture there is a word to
describe any attempt to find true
life in anyone or anything other
than God: idolatry. In that sense
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an idol could be a spouse, a child,
sleep, food, sports, or a growing
retirement fund. Resist the idols and
find your hunger satisfied in God.
“Jesus replied; ‘I am the Bread that
gives life! No one who comes to Me
will ever be hungry. No one who has
faith in Me will ever be thirsty”
Matthew 6:35.
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Students set to pray at the pole
Students will gather around the
Howe ISD campus flag poles on
Monday morning, August 24 at
7:30 to pray as a collection of
students for the upcoming school
year.
for Sept. 23 in what is called the
Global Week of Student Prayer.
The week-long event will actually
take place from Sunday, Sept. 20
through Saturday, Sept. 26.
For the last 25 years, See You at the
This is not a new activity, as Howe Pole has been about one simple act
students and students across the
—prayer. SYATP is still about
country have gathered to pray for
students uniting themselves in
many years. A seperate event
prayer before God interceding for
called "See You at the Pole" is set their generation.
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Learn about antiques and collectibles
with Georgia Caraway
I'll Be Makin’ Georgia Mine” and “When a Peach
from Georgia Weds a Rose from Alabam’”), some
expressed longing for their home state (“I Want to
Be In Georgia,” “My Dear Old Home in Georgia
Far Away” and “When It’s Cherry Blossom Time
in Georgia”), some for a sweetheart named
Georgia (“I Want You Georgia,” and “You Sweet
Georgia Rose”), and others that would not be
considered PC today (the “Georgia Giggle,” the
I blame my friend, Herbert Holl, for starting “Georgia Rag,” the “Georgia Grind,” and “Dear
Old Georgia Mammy”) depicting stereotyped
me on one of my largest collections. Ten
years ago he gave me my first piece of sheet caricatures of African Americans. Herbert taught
me about the different artists, lyricists, composers,
music that has the name “Georgia” in the
and publishers involved in the world of sheet
title. Isn’t that how it happens? You see
music. Some music featured historical themes
something you like, or someone gives you
such as in “Marching Through Georgia” which
something they think you will like, and the
was printed shortly after the Civil War until the
next thing you know, you are merrily
mid-1920s with numerous different covers
searching for more of that object. Herbert
innocently gave me that 1921 piece from his showing William Tecumseh Sherman and his
soldiers cutting a swath from Atlanta to Savannah.
own burgeoning sheet music collection as a
birthday gift. I had it framed and hung it on a It must have been a popular ballad even though it
was an unpopular historical event in the south. I
wall in my home office.
have four different covers of that ballad and have
While lecturing in one of my antique classes seen several more for sale that I have not acquired
. . . yet. Others were written as lullabies for
on collecting ephemera (paper goods), I
mothers to sing to their babies (“Georgia Lullaby”
showed that piece of sheet music as an
and “Georgia Baby”). Most date from the 1870s
example. Another friend who attended the
next class presented me with a second sheet through the 1930s.
called “Georgia On My Mind.” I wondered
Of the 112 covers in my collection, none are
how many pieces of sheet music had my
name in the title. Hmmm . . . . let’s see. . . . repeats. Of course, I subscribe to the idea that if
“Rainy Night in Georgia,” “The Devil Went the artwork, the photographs of the singer, or the
Down to Georgia,” “Sweet Georgia Brown, publisher are different, then the piece is fair game
“The Night the Lights Went out in Georgia” . for my collection. What do you do with more
. . . That set me off on an eBay quest to see than 100 pieces of sheet music if you don’t want
to just file them? My solution was to frame each
just how many pieces I could find. OMG.
piece in a matching black frame and cover a
There were more than 100 of them. A
collector’s dream. Oh joy, fresh fodder for a bathroom’s walls with them. There was not
new collection. And so I bid on a few. And enough room on the walls, so I covered the ceiling
too. I can assure you that guests don’t require any
won them all. It was fun going to the
additional reading materials when they use the
mailbox and opening each envelope with a
new treasure bearing my name. Some of them facilities.
were corny (“Way Down in Macon Georgia
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We have a large collection of sheet music at
Howe Mercantile with people’s names on them;
and states and countries of the world, too.
Come have fun hunting for your or your
spouse’s or a friend’s name and favorite
places. They make thoughtful presents; and are
a great way to acknowledge a “Hallmark”
moment.
Georgia Caraway, former director of Denton
County Museums, and her friends operate
Howe Mercantile at 107-109 E. Haning. Store
hours are Thursday through Saturday – noon to
8 p.m. She is a member of the Howe Chamber
and Keep Howe Beautiful and serves on the
Save the Church committee,
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a
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Rhoten
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with Zack Hudson and says that "Kind of like myself, anywhere
he's a coaches coach.
she can contribute is what she
wants to do." said Rhoten.
"He wants to do the profession "She's not coming in here and
right." said Rhoten. "These
expecting to start or anything
guys here know what's going
like that. She just wants to
on. You want to try to maintain contribute and be a part of this
respect within the profession
thing and help out where she
and these guys are great. We've can. The way I see it, it's going
developed our own
to be a really deep bench."
camaraderie."
This summer, Coach Lands took
Rhoten said that as good as
them to a basketball camp
Hudson is at coaching football, where they went undefeated.
Wes Rhoten
he's equally knowledgeable of
They also went undefeated in a
So how does a spread
the maintenance side to the
Pottsboro camp. Rhoten feels
offensive coach who's had
athletic facilities and has to have like this year's Lady Bulldogs
4,000 yard passing
saved the district a lot of money. have a great chance to claim
quarterbacks on multiple
their first state championship.
occassions feel about the
"I learn something new
slot-T and a team that threw everyday from him; from killing "These girls have just been
the ball a total of 23 times
ants to whatever. He's got a
phenomenal in embracing my
last year?
plan." said Rhoten.
girls and making them feel
comfortable here." said Rhoten.
"Scouting Howe this time
As unhappy as Rhoten and his
"A lot of times the proximity
last year, I was impressed
family were at the end of the
and being opponents can play a
with how efficient they were Canton stay, he says all is well factor, but they are athletes and
and I admired how the
now.
their already a family."
coaches were able to install
something so quickly and
"Me and my three are happy.
Landry has always played
look so sharp so early." said I've got one chance to be a
volleyball also, but decided that
Rhoten. "Coach Hudson
daddy. It needs to be God first, she would run cross country
putting his trust in somebody but as it filters down, my family instead and help the football
in turn it all over to them is has got to be what I'm doing
team as a water girl.
special. These kids here
everything for." said Rhoten.
have latched on to this
Just as Landry is being taught to
stuff. As far as
Oldest daughter Landry will be a be unselfish to better the team,
philosophies, you do what
junior and a major contributor to her father is practicing what he
you have to do for the kids to an already highly touted Lady
preaches. As a former athletic
understand to make it work Bulldogs basketball team.
director and head coach, he
and win. Howe is living
Emory is the youngest daughter could still be holding those
proof that if the kids buy in and will be in sixth grade and
positions, but he's being a team
and do it right, within a
out from under mom's
player for his family, for his
year's time it can turn
elementary nest for the first
new coaching colleagues and
around. Do I think we need time. Although, her daddy will for his players.
to be throwing the ball?
be the assistant principal.
Absolutely not. That's not
Next year, the Howe Bulldogs
my job anymore anyway."
But getting back to Landry and will be re-aligned and move up
the Lady Bulldogs. She
to play the likes of Pottsboro,
Rhoten says that playing
received all-district honorable
Van Alstyne and larger schools
against Howe's slot-T offense mention last year as a
regularly. But for Bulldogs fans,
was tough but transitioning sophomore basketball player as right now, this very fall is the
and meshing with the
well as academic first team.
time to enjoy the best overall
coaching staff has been easy. She's a 5'9 point and has already coaching staff this town has
He was quick to point out
started working with the team in ever seen.
that it all starts out at the top the off-season.
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Ex-Students Association seeking
former students
The committee that is putting
together the Howe All-School
Reunion to take place on the
weekend of Sept. 18-19 has mailed
out over 800 brochures that provide
information and order forms for the
luncheon. However over 100 have
come back underliverable and the
committee is asking for help.
Those individuals are listed below
and if you have information on
how to contact them, please email
howehsalumni@gmail.com.
RETURNED BROCHURES
WITH BAD ADDRESSES
1931, WELDON MCCORD
1934, PAULINE WILSON
1939, PAULINE MOORE
1940, GLENDA FINCHER,
SUSIE MILLER
1941, W H JETER
1943, ROBERT COLEMAN,
MATTIE PETERSON
1944, EILEE HAMILTON,
LINDA PETER
1949, JUANITA BOATRIGHT
(TILLETT)
1950, EMMETT BOATWRIGHT
(SPOUSE OF JUANITA)
1951, HAROLD MCAFEE
1954, TOMMY ESTES
1958, EUGENIA VRLA
1960, BETTY BUCKNER
1961, JERRY KING
1963, GOLDA MAY, GLEN
MURLEY, MARY VOEKLE,
JIMMY VOELKLE
1964, BILLY CORBIN, JERRY
OWEN, LINDA SPROWL
ROANE, VINNIE WARREN
1966, CAROLYN BOYD
1967, JONITA SCOTT
(TOLBERT)
1972, STEVE PARISH
1973, BONNIE ARMSTRONG
1974, CHARLES (CHUCK)
GLEAVES
1976, DENNIS ROBBINS
1979, ROCKY CORK, MARTHA
SUE JENNINGS, RICHARD
WATSON
1981, GENNI BURNS, LOGAN
ANDERSON
1982, DANA FRAMPTON,
SANDRA SHEETS
1984, SCOTT SLAUGHTER
1985, BRUCE ARNOLD,
DENNIS FOSTER, THERESA
HIGHTOWER, BECKY
MITCHELL, LISA VEST
1986, DARRELL CAIN, GARY
DICKEY
1987, STEPHEN OGLE, ROGER
WELCH
1988, BRIAN CHRISTOPHER,
DANIEL HORRELL, KAREN
JOHNSON, MICHAEL
MADISON, STEPHANIE
SLAUGHTER, BRIAN SMITH
1990, JAMES BOATMAN,
CHRIS MULLINS
1991, SANDRA ARRINGTON,
SHELLY KEISER, JOEY
MCMILLION
1992, WILLIAM (LEE)
PERKINS, WENDY SHEARER,
TRACY STRACENER
1993, KENT BEARDEN
1994, LIBERTY MILLER
1995, TERRY CLARK, SHAUN
RUSHING, SUSAN
WINEGARDEN
http://www.salvagejunky.com/
http://abbysrestaurant.com/
1996, KELLI SOUTHER
1997, DEVON MIZE
1998, ZACHARY ZETTLER
1999, SYREETA CARTER,
NATHANIEL FALLS, DAVID
MIZE, NICOLE MIZE, SARAH
PARISH
2000, KARI ELLIS, SEAN
GREAY, CHRIS ROSS
KEVIN SMITH
2001, ROSE SHADDEN
2003, BRANDY GIDNEY, KYLE
LOWDER, JOSHUA STEPHENS
2004, JERMIAH MORROW,
KENNA SMITH, SARAH WATT
2005, RAY BAIO, ELIZABETH
MCGUIRE, TRISTAN POTTER
2012, THOMAS D BROWN,
JONATHON W BULLARD,
DANIEL CAVAZOS, TAYLOR
FOWLER, MATTY SHEETS,
ANDREW JORDAN GEER,
ASHTON HAYES, CHELSEA A
MAYS, MYKA REEDER, VAN
RAM N. SANG, NOLAN SMITH,
CUNG B THAWNG, RAINEA
URBINA
2015, HLAWN PAR, DAMON
ROCHA, FAR CHI SUNG.
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*Figural Art Pottery Vase - Donated
by Texas Home Emporium
*English saddle , pad and reins
- Donated by Divine Equine
Therapeutic Riding Center
*Set of Stainless Kitchen Knives
with Sharpener. Donated by Georgia
Caraway.
* Installed Chain link fence, 50' of 4'
tall. Donated by Ace Quality
Fencing.
*BBQ dinner for 16 with all the
fixins at Oak Meadow Ranch.
Donated by Watt Wealth
Management, Allan and Renay Watt.
* Framed Cowboy Print. Donated by
Watt Wealth Management, Allan &
Renay Watt. (2)
*California Shiraz Rex Goliath
Wine. Donated by Pamela Daly and
Thad Finley.
*Blue Moon Oregon Reisling Wine.
Donated by Pamela Daly and Thad
Finley
*White Storage Cabinet. Donated by
Pamela Daly.
*White Plant Stand/Side Table.
Donated by Pamela Daly.
*Party Package: 2 hrs up to 75
people, unlimited shaved ice
- Donated by Chill Out Shaved Ice
*1945 Antique bed, dresser, armoire,
and bench - Donated by Donna
Worsmbaker
*Manicure - Donated by Ms D's Nail
Designs
*1:18 scale model Kubota Monster
Tractor - Donated by Grayson
County Equipment
*Refrigerator - Donated by Bill and
Bonnie J. Smith
*Family Heritage Preservation Video
- Heritage Preservation Studios
*Adobe Rose Cowhide Vest
- Donated by Howe Mercanitle
*Display TVs - Walmart (6)
*One session at The Loft Day Spa
- Donated by The Loft Day Spa
*A case of Sweet Mild Summit Salsa
- Donated by Summit Salsa Co
*A case of Sweet Hot Summit Salsa
- Donated by Summit Salsa Co.
*Family Photo Shoot - Donated by
Faith and Love Photography
*Shinners & Mahler's Illustrated
Flora of North Central Texas. By
George M. Diggs. - Donated by
Howe Mercantile.
*Tips, Tools & Techniques for
Preserving and Your Antiques
andCollectibles by Dr. Georgia Kemp
Caraway, autographed, (2) - Donated
by Howe Mercantile.
*I Love Paris Basket - Donated by
Georgia Caraway, Howe Mercantile
*Texas, Our Texas Basket - Donated
by Marilyn and John Kubalak, Howe
Mercantile
*Drinkin’ Wine, Wine, Wine - Three
bottles of wine - Donated by Gayle
Strange, Denton, TX.
*Victorian China Bowl. Made in
Germany - Donated by Brett Jones,
Texas Home Emporium
*Howe, Texas Christmas Bunting
- Donated by Howe Mercantile
*Crystal Candlestick with Candles
*Designer Doll - Donated by Howe
Mercantile
*Lenox Handpainted Candlestick
*Pink Hippo Snuggy Bug - Made for
Russell Newman, DentonTX.
*Six-month ad: One Business Cardsize in Howe Enterprise (3)
- Donated by Howe Enterprise
*Two-month ad: One HALF PAGEsize in Howe Enterprise - Donated by
Howe Enterprise
*$20 gift certificate (5) – Donated by
Rapid Refill Ink
*Custom made cross – Donated by
LeeAnn Winkler
*German Chocolate Pie – Donated by
Mama Suzy’s Sweets &
Eats*Snowman Cake Plate. Donated
by Georgia Caraway
*Christmas Tree Cake Plate. Donated
by Georgia Caraway
*Rowdy’s Night Before Christmas.
Donated by Georgia Caraway
*Vintage glass bowl - Donate by Mr.
and Mrs. Bill French
*Quart of Junk Gypsy Chalk Paint
and Furniture Painting Class
- Donated by Salvage Junky
*Tea and Bulldogs t-shirt plus retro
Bulldog Country t-shirt - Donated by
Salvage Junky
*Hand-carved ink pen - Donated by
Ernie and Beverly Martin
*Coach wallet - Donated by Georgia
Caraway and the Sanger Wednesday
Study Club
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Labor and time: Great Days of Service, Brice Harvey, Don
Anderson
In-kind support: The Siding Man, Inc., $2,800; AAA
Guardian Foundation Repair $2,500; Howe Mini-Storage,
$300; Walmart, 20 briskets; Metal Masters $1,000
Cash
Cash
Contributors
Contributors
Collins Memorial, $24,350; Howe Historical
Society, $14,000; Georgia Caraway, $1,480;
Advantage Business Machines, $200; Waldo
Funeral Home, $100; Scoggins Funeral Home,
$100; Monty Ulmer, $100; Children of Howe, $41;
Carolyn Monroe, $60; Oscar Blankemeyer, $20
*Basket of goodies - Donated by
the North Texas Fair and Rodeo
*Exotic wooden heirloom box
– Donated by Ernie and Beverly
Martin
Donations can be made payable
to:
Collins Memorial Fund
P.O. Box 250, Howe, TX 75459
Auction items can be delivered
to:
101 E. Haning St., Howe, TX
75459
mwalker@cityofhowe.org
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Q and A with 80-year-old Bulldog Stadium
Bulldog Stadium in 2014
Q: What do you remember about
that first season?
A: Well, sonny boy, I’m 80-yearsold, so my memory isn’t what it
used to be. But I was just taking a
nap one day when all of a sudden
this man with the biggest feet I’d
ever seen came tromping around
and cutting the weeds. I was just
full of Johnson grass at that time.
This feller’s name was Barnes
Milam and he had played for the
Philadelphia Eagles and I’m telling
you his foot was a size 16 or some
such. It hurt when he walked
around. Anyway, this feller
became Howe’s first head coach
back in that first year of 1935.
endzone in pregame and it must
have did something to me. It
wasn’t long after that I had some
vein work done. They tore me
open and put this great big pipe
down the middle of my chest.
After that, I couldn’t control my
stadium bladder and I’d tinkle all
over myself at the exact same times
every day. It was so embarrassing,
but now everyone likes it because
the grass stays greener.
Q: Who was the first star player?
A: That first year in 1935 was
amazing. I’d never seen football
before. I imagine Howe started
playing football because of this kid
Billy Bryant Cloud. He was
amazing. He ran so fast, I never
even felt him. It was 50 years or so
before anyone else could do what
he did. That Geer and Ogle kid
came close, but nothing was more
special than the first one.
Easton had those picks – I
remember his dad was quite the
player too. Lots of memories.
Lots of memories. Yeah boy.
Q: How do you remain so active
as the oldest stadium anywhere
around?
A: Well, I take a lot of nitrogen
now-a-days which keeps me
healthy. Most stadiums around
here have passed on. Sherman’s is
almost as old as me. Denison is
close too, but they just about made
a robot out of that guy. Everyone
wants a young whipper-snapper
with all of these fancy seats and
scoreboards. People think you
need to trick everything up these
days with fake grass and spread
offenses and adding that darn red
to our colors. I tell you what I’m
for, sonny boy. I’m for real grass,
running the football and black and
white.
myself go. But I’m back to feeling
great and I’ve seen more people
lately than ever before. You know
I had my knee replaced, right?
Yeah, they took out the old one and
built a new fieldhouse. That did
wonders for me. I sure am grateful
for those people who put in the
track 35 years ago or so. I used to
get lonely. But now people come
see me all year. I was sure glad to
see the varsity practice here last
year in the playoffs. I only get five
special nights a year and I like to
welcome everyone the best I can.
This year is the all-school reunion
so I’ll be cleaned up real good.
Since I’m 80, I ramble on
sometimes so just stop me
whenever. What’s Norman Dickey
doing these days? He used to spend
a lot of time here, but I hardly see
him now. He’s probably hanging
out with Buck Rose. Is he still
fishing? Yeah boy. I used to have
a stock tank. Tracy Beaty and...
(cut off by question)
Q: How did you feel when they
stopped playing football from
Q: How do you feel about the
1948-1958?
recent upgrades that you’ve
A: Abandoned. It was the worst
received?
time of my stadium life. There
A: I think it’s great. There for a
used to be this old junk yard just
while I was smelling like one of
west of where the field houses are
those cats at the corner of 75 and
now. I had to look at that and be
82. A nice young man named
reminded that I was a part of that
Hudson helped clean me up. But Q: What are the best games that
Q: Have you ever thought of the
junk yard. But then Mr. Charles
I’m telling you, he’s pretty strict on you remember?
possibility of turf?
Thompson showed up one day and
me. He gets mad when I have just A: Well, that homecoming game in A: Why in tarnation would I do
they started putting light poles up.
one weed. He makes me comb my ’88 when it was raining so hard. I
that? I have a full head of hair at
I knew something special was about
hair five times a day. I don’t think had mud in my eyes and I couldn’t age 80? You want me to look like to happen. I didn't figure they'd
I’ve had anyone pay me this much see the Hail Mary, but I heard
that Trump guy? Or Rand Paul?
make me some youth soccer field.
attention since I was 50 or so. He’s everyone yelling. Also the next
I’m a real stadium. Yeah boy.
I just knew I'd be the home of the
definitely been great for me. He
year we hosted a playoff game.
Bulldogs again and it came true in
keeps me looking good and I just They put a bow tie on me and
Q: What has it been like to have so '58. Yeah boy, this kid named
call him Mr. Sir and try to keep
dressed me up real nice. I got a
many people visit you every Friday Arterbury was pretty good. I've
clean.
clean shave and everything. That
night each fall?
been here ever since. Later on we
sure was some night. Then that
A: It’s so much fun to see
got Norman Dickey. Me and him
Q: What was the most
game vs. Bells in ’90. That was a
everyone. And it’s so much better spent a lot of time together. He had
embarrassing moment for you?
true humdinger. Yeah boy. Last
now that I look good again. There the first field house built in '66. I
A: Well, you see, those kids of the year vs. Tom Bean was a recordfor a while, other teams were
could tell you some stories about
80’s used to leave coins all in the setter with all of those yards.
embarrassed of me. I had just let
Norman. Yeah boy.
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Kenneth Wayne Ferguson
a
March 16, 1948 - August 12, 2015
a
Kenneth Wayne Ferguson from
Gunter (Farmington), Texas passed
from this life into his heavenly rest
on August 12, 2015 in Sherman,
TX. Kenny was born on March 16,
1948 in Sherman, Texas. He
attended Howe schools until
graduation in 1966. He served our
country in the U.S. Army early
after graduation. Later, he was
employed by Johnson and Johnson
in Sherman for over 30 years as a
mechanic.
Kenny loved spending his time
with his family, grandkids mostly.
He also enjoyed working outside
despite a devastating spinal cord
injury 6 years ago. Kenny never
met a stranger, although he never
did have much to say. When he
spoke, you better listen.
Kenny is survived by his wife,
Genece, of Gunter, mother, Irene
Ferguson of Collinsville, TX, sons
Brian Ferguson and wife, Jamie of
Commerce, TX and Michael
Ferguson of Gunter, TX. He is also
survived by his daughter, Brandi
Polnac and husband, Michael of
Gunter, TX. Kenny loved all of his
family, but grandkids truly were
the lights of his life. Braden and
Morgan Ferguson of Whitehouse,
TX, Kevin Horn and Abby Rhodes
of Commerce, TX, Bayli and
Ashlyn Wood of Gunter, TX, Tyler
Polnac currently serving our
country in South Korea and Colby
Polnac of Mesquite, TX. Also one
great-granddaughter, Kenzi Wood
of Gunter, TX., and very special
very special niece and nephew
Teri, and Terry Calhoun.
He was preceded in death by his
father Charlie Ferguson; a sister,
Joann Ferguson; a brother Sonny
Ferguson.
Funeral services will be held on
Monday, August 17, 2015 at 10 am
at Scoggins Funeral Home in Van
Alstyne, TX. Visitation will be
held at Scoggins Funeral Home
Sunday, August 16, 2015 6-8 pm.
Pallbearers will be Dean Campbell,
Stan Pullum, Bruce Elvington,
Braden Ferguson, Michael Polnac
Bulldogs look sharp in scrimmage with Boyd
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Ashbel Smith Became Father of University of Texas
Dr. Ken Bridges
For decades, the University of
Texas has stood as a leader in
Texas and the nation for research
and education. It has produced
countless scholars as well as
spirited rivalries in sporting
contests since its inception. The
creation of the university,
however, took many years to come
to fruition. Helping the University
of Texas come to life and then
nurturing it to becoming a success
was the task of its first president,
Ashbel Smith.
respected diplomat, negotiating
peace with the Comanches in 1842
and also serving as the Texas
ambassador to Great Britain and
France. He also served as the last
Secretary of State for the Republic
of Texas. Smith served three
terms in the state legislature and
co-founded the Texas Medical
Society. In 1873, he helped
establish the Texas Medical
College in Galveston.
In the meantime, plans for a great
national university for the thenindependent Republic of Texas
had circulated since 1838. Nearly
300,000 acres were set aside in
1839 by the Texas Congress to
fund this university.
Unfortunately, political support
for public higher education soon
dried up.
By the 1870s, more than a dozen
private colleges already existed
across the state, mostly supported
Smith was born in Hartford,
by churches. As Reconstruction
Connecticut, in 1805. He attended ended, Texas leaders were
the local public schools where he determined to make the state a
had an unquenchable thirst for
leader in commerce and education
knowledge. Smith graduated from and wanted to establish a worldYale University at age 19. He
class university to demonstrate
then taught school in North
this new forward vision. The
Carolina before returning to Yale 1866 and 1876 state constitutions
to earn a medical degree.
had provisions mandating the
He came to Texas in 1836, and in establishment of the University of
1837, Sam Houston named him
Texas and providing that any
the first surgeon general of the
public colleges created in the state
Texas Army. Smith immediately would be under the university
instituted an advanced system of umbrella.
sanitation and established the first
hospital in Harris County.
Smith, as a state legislator once
again, pushed to make the
He also served as a
university a reality. Finally, in
1881, the legislature passed the
necessary acts to create UT. The
university would include a school
for the classic liberal arts, a law
school, and a medical school.
Voters chose Austin as the site of
the main campus with Galveston as
the site for the medical school.
Ashbel Smith as the first president
of the University of Texas Board of
Regents seemed an obvious choice
to many. At the age of 76, he took
up the task energetically, pushing
for construction of buildings and
personally recruiting professors.
Construction on the main building
began in 1882 and barely finished
in time for the university’s
dedication. Smith officially opened
the university on September 15,
1883, with eight professors and 221
students.
president of the Texas Medical
Society and urged his fellow
physicians to continue to see that
the new medical school would
become a reality for Texas. The
Texas Medical College in
Galveston was on life support itself,
but Smith merged it with the new
medical school for the University of
Texas in 1891, giving it new life.
Smith died in 1886, hailed as the
Father of Texas Medicine and the
Father of the University of Texas.
Today, the University of Texas
itself boasts more 50,000 students
and more than 150 buildings on the
Austin campus. There are eight
other universities in the UT system
as well as six medical schools and
an astronomical observatory.
Dr. Bridges is a Texas native,
writer, and history professor. He
can be reached at
drkenbridges@gmail.com.
Smith simultaneously served as
Immunization Clinic
at Howe Elementary
Ashbel Smith.
Photo courtesy of Wikipedia
During the 'Meet the
Teacher' night on Aug.
20, from 5:30-7pm, there
will be an immunization
clinic. Parents are asked
to bring shot records or
school note and
insurance card. Please
call Howe Elementary
for more information.
903-532-6014
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Meet the Bulldog Cheerleaders
Photos by Michelle Carney
2015 -2016
Whitney Kirby
Katelyn Kirk
Cat Little
Jessica Doty
Allie Morgan
Natalie Honore
Lizzie Corbin
Hannah Brown
Kaylee Dwyer
Jaylyn Mosse
Erin Ansley
Catherine Honaker
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Meet the Howe Bulldogs
2015 -2016
Cooper Akins
Andrew Griffin
Landry Elvington
Jaden Matthews
Brandon Wall
Seth Siebold
Levi Mrozinski
Nick Wilson
Brice Honaker
Brent Masters
Winston Mosse
Dylan Moreau
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2015 -2016
Zach Blevins
Chase Harvey
Jacob Taylor
Stratton Carroll
Ty Portman
William Overbey
Zach Braswell
Tyler Grisham
Triston Matthews
Hunter Morrow
Mike Helpenstell
Connor Jackson
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2015 -2016
Joel Menjivar
Austin Bearden
Brennan Ross
Ethan Price
Tyler Bellows
Matt Griffin
Mason Murray
Clay Marshall
Tanner Hastsfield
Tim Helpenstell
2015 Howe Bulldogs
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25 years ago this week
© 2015 The Howe Enterprise

Rhoten finds happiness for "me and my three"

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