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Lady Bulldogs win one, lose one
Lady Bulldogs guard Peyton Streetman had a nice game with 15 points, but Howe came up short against rival Van Alstyne on Tuesday night The game was tied after the first period at 10, but Howe put together a great second quarter and went to the locker room leading 25-21
The third quarter was similar to the opening frame, but the Lady Panthers took the frame, 8-7 The game was decided in the fourth quarter where Van Alstyne kicked it in high gear with 23 points compared to Howe's 13
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Adding to Streetman's total was Emily Sanders and Callie Vick with eight each Other scorers were Kamryn Fulenchek (5), Landry Rhoten (4), Ally Harvey (2), Kayla Anderson (2), and Jenna Honore
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On Friday night, the girls defeated the Lady Tigers of Gunter, 62-40 Streetman again led Howe with 16 points
Howe and Gunter traded dominating performances in the first half with Gunter winning the first quarter, 17-9 while Howe won the second frame, 18-8 Howe continued a great pace after half by winning the third, 21-14 Gunter was held to only one point in the fourth quarter while Howe scored 14
Other scorers were Rhoten (15), Harvey (11), Madisyn Hargrove (6), Fulenchek (5), Anderson (4), Honore (3), and Vick (2) and Bethany Masters (1)
Bulldogs lose to VA, Gunter
Howe lost in a big way to rival Van Alstyne on Tuesday night, 7025 Howe would have been shutout in the first quarter had it not been for Brent Masters' 3pointer
On Friday, Howe traveled to Gunter to take on the Tigers and were defeated, 80-47 The Tigers led, 25-10 after the first quarter and 40-21 at the half Howe had their best quarter in the third and won the period, 20-19, but the Tigers finished out the game with a 21-6 fourth quarter for the large margin of victory
Ty Harvey led Howe with 23 points while Brandon Wall added continued from page 3 wasn’t quite as shocking because we’d already been through an acquisition ” said Anderson “You couldn’t ask for better people to work for than the Brooks family I’ve been here since there was one independently owned location to 41 locations It’s a huge difference ”
Anderson says that Independent Bank loves the community banks and pride themselves in being a big bank that provides modern technology while keeping the small town customer service
“If you look at our mission statement, it’s all about community” said Anderson
[Independent Bank pledges to deliver unparalleled personal service and quality financial products to our customers, which will result in our Bank's growth, active support of our communities, rewarding careers for our employees and a superior return to our shareholders Our goal is to become the bank of choice in each community that we serve ]
From preventative health care and even a chaplain service, Independent Bank provides extra services for employees and supports local schools and communities through various projects
Anderson says that she’s been influenced by and worked for some wonderful people including Joe and Foy Wallace as well as her current President, Scott Bandemir, who was Howe’s first President under the Independent Bank Group But she says that Bob Williams served as the most influential mentor in the banking business during her early years
“Bob taught me far more than banking Bob taught me what it was to be good to people Not to look at them on a customer basis, but look at them as a person ” said Anderson “Even good people get into a bind and don’t need to be looked at as being a problem Everybody needs a little help at times I’ve always worked under excellent people Not just managers of banks, but good people ”
Having a direct pulse on the economic climate of Howe, Anderson says she’s seen more activity in the last few years since the late 1980s
“When I was growing up, I bought my first pair of basketball shoes in Downtown Howe, Texas from Mr Chisum ” said Anderson “You didn’t go to Sherman back then The downtown had everything you needed with three grocery stores When the downtown area died, it was gone forever Now it's back and I think it’s as strong as it was then or close to it I see a lot of new homes coming up and with new homes comes children which increases the enrollment in school which increases the size of the school we need I see it coming, but we’ve been continued on page 8
Howe ISD Board of Trustees
Meeting
January 16, 2017 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Howe I S D Administration Office, 105 W Tutt
Howe, TX
Lady Bulldog Basketball @ Leonard – 9/JV/V
January 17, 2017 @ 5:00 pm
Howe City Council Meeting
January 17 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Howe Community Center, 700 W Haning St
Howe, TX
HMS-Boys Basketball@ Farmersville-7B,7A,8B,8A
January 19 @ 4:30 pm
HMS-Girls Basketball-vs Farmersville-7B,7A,8B,8A
January 19 @ 4:30 pm
Lady Bulldog Basketball vs Commerce – 9/JV/V
January 20 @ 5:00 pm
Peggy’s Porch
January 21 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am
