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Bulldogs Senior Night
their most complete game of the season as they jumped out to a large lead and saw it all the way through to the end with a 52-46 win.
Seniors Caiden Harmon, Colton Thurman, and Ayden Norton were honored before the game along with their families. Each of the three were huge in the fourth quarter as Thurman hit big free throws to virtually seal the victory late in the game.
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The Bulldogs jumped to an unusually quick start as they led 17-8 after the first-period thanks to two 3-pointers by freshman Austin Haley and one by sophomore Ethan Lopez. Howe nearly matched the first period output in the second with 15 points put on the board with 3pointers by Haley and junior Jake Fabacher. But Howe allowed Blue Ridge to climb back in the game with 16 points of their own in the second to leave the halftime score at 32-24.
The Dogs had a rough third period only scoring seven points while allowing 13. Seniors Harmon and Thurman’s drives to the basket accounted for Howe’s points in the period.
But Howe’s defense was solid down the stretch and only allowed the Tigers nine points while Howe
Senior Caiden Harmon gets a hug from Head Coach Mike Segleski as time expired. Photo by Michelle Carney.
added 13 to finish out the win.
Harmon led Howe in scoring with 16 while Haley followed with 13. Other scorers were Norton (7), Fabacher (7), Thurman (4), Ethan Lopez (3), and Luke Lopez (2).
The Bulldogs finished the season 8-19 overall and 2-10 in district play. Howe has struggled over the last two years in district play combing for a 3-21 record during that time. Howe did not have a district win in 2020 last season.
Ayden Norton and family
Colton Thurman and family
Howe Bulldog
Seniors
Caiden Harmon and family
Photos by Michelle Carney
The three Howe Bulldog Seniors and their families. Photo by Keri Harvey.
The City of Dorchester has approached The City of Howe about purchasing water to supplement some of their water customers that are located near Smith Road in the shared water district of the two cities.
Mayor David Smith spoke to the council and said that some of the local landowners were trying to access water meters for their property and Dorchester was unable to supply them and asked if Howe could do so.
“Most of the property are in the Howe City Limits and if we build a lot of infrastructure, y’all are going to end up buying it in the end and Howe at some point will probably want to take the area over,” said Smith. “We may not do it the way you want to do it so we’re trying to get by with what we can now and still supply the people.”
Howe City Administrator Joe Shephard told the council the property in question was in Howe’s ETJ (Extraterritorial jurisdiction). Shephard told the council that a master meter would be placed at Clegg Street and Smith Road and that Dorchester would pay the cost.
“It’ll just be our master meter and we’ll sell them wholesale water to them at the regular rate,” said Shephard.
Howe Mayor Bill French requested a motion that Howe sells water to Dorchester at includes rates of $40.73 per the first 1,000 gallons, $11.18 for the next 4,000 gallons, $12.52 for the next 20,000 gallons, $13.95 for the next 20,000 gallons and $14.85 for the next 20,000 and beyond. The motion included that Dorchester would pay any all legal and engineering expenses that Howe would incur in relation to the project. Roads and landscape should be returned to any pre-construction condition. Councilman Dale Rideout made the motion to approve which was second by Sam Haigis.
The council met to approve the contract of City Administrator Joe Shephard.
Learn about your antiques and collectibles with Georgia Caraway
While perusing the internet, I often look for Howe materials to add to the walls of Howe Mercantile Georgia where I am Caraway displaying Howe historical photographs and artifacts. Often there is nothing to be found except offers for police badges. But lo and behold, last week I found two postcards from Howe. I hope my readers can shed some light on them for me. They both came from rethreadjeans.com so I think they are both from our city. One is definitely identified as such.
One is the typical pennant postcard that I have seen many times for colleges and universities. They are not always in the proper colors of the schools, as is the same for this card. The orange color just makes a nice backdrop color for the letters “HOWE.” Has anyone seen this postcard before or know who had them made?
The other postcard is for “Davenport Tourist Motor Court. A. T. Davenport, Hwy 75, Howe Texas. ‘Cleanliness is our Hobby’ ‘Comfortable Cabins—Hot and cold running water—private showers—toilet—electric fans— garage in every Cottage.’” Denton had a couple back in the 1940s. But I had never heard of
Davenport Tourist Motor Court in Howe. The address is simply listed as Highway 75, and nothing else, so without your help I will not be able to locate the site. When I am in Howe next I plan to drive by that location and see what is there now and if there is any evidence remaining of the tourist court. So, if you could send an email to me with information of this business at georgiacaraway@aol.com I would really appreciate it.
Travelers in the 1920s, ’30s, and ’40s relied on motor courts and
tourist camps. Many post-World War II travelers hit the road in search of adventure and the experience of the journey itself. But the motor court and tourist camp trend began decades earlier, in the 1920s and ’30s. Thanks to Henry Ford’s mass-production innovations, a car became an affordable luxury for most families, and the road trip became part of American culture. Roadside camps popped up where travelers could stop for the night. Then motor courts arrived and later, motels.
Some did very well in popular tourist sites but others closed, such as Las Palmas Court in Laredo, the Den-Tex Tourist Hotel Courts in Denison, the petrified-wood Texas Tourist Camp in Decatur, the Pueblo Court in Amarillo, the Lakey Tourist Motor Court in Denton, and the San Gabriel Motor Court in Georgetown—in large part bypassed by new interstates and the convenience of chain lodgings.
Collectors seek out postcards that were printed as souvenir and advertising items. I suppose that the Davenport postcard was one of these. Please if anyone knows anything about who the Davenport’s were or where the tourist court was and how long it was in business, contact me. I like to tell visitors bits and pieces of the history of Howe and this mystery would be fun to add to the story.
Georgia Caraway and her partners at Howe Mercantile hope you will come by 107-109 East Haning to shop and visit. We will be welcoming two new dealers in March. SHOP LOCAL. WE CAN SHOW YOU HOWE.
