HoweEnterprise.com
October 28, 2019
Howe-lloween Festival
Two scary goblins were two of the first on-site Saturday at the Downtown Howe-lloween Festival.
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the combining of the First United Methodist Church moving their Trunk ’R Treat and partnering with the chamber. Since then, Community Bible Fellowship and the Howe church of Christ have followed suit in becoming a big part of the festival. The festival had numerous games for kids from cornhole to prize fishing and all in between. “I’m surprised how quickly this has taken off. At some point in the near future, the attendance will overtake our Founders Day,” said Howe Chamber Board Member Monte Walker. Walker says the chamber serves to build support for local businesses, but also feels the organization needs to host events for the community such as these. “We
have a lot of new citizens and these are great events to welcome them and get them involved in all things Howe.” The chamber sold caramel apples at the event which were homemade by Susan Garcia and Sarah Whitt, both board members. The three dozen apples were a hit as the $4 treats were sold out in the first 45 minutes. Keep Howe Beautiful hosted a chili cook-off. Bringing home first place was “Team Mess Hall” with Herb Bearden placing second and the Hendrickson family placing third. The chamber’s next event is the annual Christmas Parade which will take place on Dec. 14 at 4:30 pm. After the parade, Santa Claus will visit with children at Summit Gardens.
The winners of the chili cook-off was “Team Mess Hall.”
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