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18 inches in areas and the inside flooring is still very much intact Two old horseshoes were found under the building

The few members that are left from the former Howe Historical Society were able to see the fruits of their efforts start to come together last week as the workers dug around and under the church to lift it back up to its former glory of yesteryear

Its been 122 years since the old bois d'arc stumps were put in place to hold up the structure that was to become the First Christian Church of Howe After 87 years of activity each Sunday, the old church has sat vacant for the last 35

AAA Guardian Foundation completed the repair and even gave a substantial discount in order to help with the community fundraising event In turn, they will become one of the major sponsors of the project

The foundation company completed the work late Thursday afternoon and the space below will be left open for a period of a month or so in order to dry out the soft black dirt underneath the structure The old church was lifted up some

There is much symbolism to fixing the foundation of the old building first It can certainly be said about the church, the marriage, the city and of course our country All is window dressing without a solid foundation

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The Lone Star Hoops Camp made its annual stop through Howe last week. The owner of Lone Star Hoops, LLC, Jan Jernberg said that it was the largest camp they've ever had in Howe with the 181 campers That compares to last year's 155 total

"The biggest year we've ever had was 195 in Lake Travis when I was there " said continued on Page #3