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Volume #53, Edition #51
Howe's That
Monday, May 9, 2016
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Founders Day Festival was best in 30 years
Festivals, I heard, are a good time to test your nineyear-old's ability to be responsible with money. A local dad gave his son some cash and the right to purchase everything and anything festival related. After a few hours, the dad found out that someone had "stolen" the boy's last few dollars while in the bounce a house. Seemingly, they put their hand in his pocket and grabbed it without him knowing. The father told the son of the more likely Aeriel photo of the 30th Annual Founders Day Festival. Photo by Drone-Tech. scenario of it falling out of decided to make the vendor spaces his pocket while bounce-a- It was the 30th Annual Founders Day success. Festival in Howe and one of, if not the, free of charge until the event got its mania was taking place at biggest turnouts in the history of the Just two years ago, the Founders Day legs again and started to bring the end of Haning Street. event. This year's Founders Day had a Festival was on the verge of people back to downtown. little bit of a different flavor as ones cancelling due to lack of willing Well, dad knowing that the before due to the changing of the time vendors. In 2014, without a chamber In 2015, the vendors were up, but kid didn't have any money from the tradition morning 9 am start of commerce to run the event, it fell attendance was still a little low. and there were a few hours and noon finish. The Howe Area to volunteers. The festival is too But this year saw an all-time high left, he gave him $5 and Chamber of Commerce decided to much for just one or even a handful of in the community coming out to told him to put it in his shoe move the festival back to a 2 pm start people to organize and carry out. The enjoy all of the food and fun. so he wouldn't lose it and time and go through 8 pm. The effect newly organized Keep Howe spend it wisely. The next was an overwhelming positive Beautiful was brought in and they Over 60 vendors were lined up all morning, the family, I hear, of the downtown property and for the first time, overflow vendors was heading to church filled up the spaces between City when the father left his Hall and Abby's Restaurant. checkbook at his office and During the day, people could enjoy they were running late for anything from face painting to church. When the plate kettle corn, sliders, burgers, fries, came around, the family felt ice cream, shaved ice, bounce bad as their usual checks to houses, carnival games and a little the church offerings were of everything in between. not there. But, low and behold, out of the blue, the Due to last week's EF1 tornado that nine-year-old took his shoe ripped through Howe, there was a off and put $5 in the lot of media attention as KXII-TV, offering plate. The father, I KTEN-TV and the Herald hear, was very proud as the Democrat were all at the scene trying to get the story on the son did spend it wisely. a community's support and Development Alliance building at 101 fellowship during the festival. Being humble is tricky. As For the past two years, the Friday
Cherry named Norma J. Wallace Citizen of the Year
soon as you've found it, you've lost it. "Men are what their mothers made them." — Ralph Waldo Emerson
night before Founders Day has been a way to formally kick off the festivities of the weekend. The Howe Area Chamber of Commerce held their second annual Hall of Honor and Awards Ceremony at the Howe
E. Haning St in downtown. The event held city and county officials to recgognize three individuals that made a significant impact on the city of Howe, Texas in some form or
Over 400 shirts were pre-ordered and those that ordered could pick them up onsite at the Howe Tornado Relief booth. Over $3,500 was collected at Founders Day for the relief efforts. more on page 2 continued on page 11
