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Local homeschool team takes first place at robotics competition
Santa will visit Howe on back-to-back weekends
Texoma Home Educators, a local homeschool
Between the Howe Area Chamber, Howe
Howe ISD Superintendent Kevin Wilson
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Volume 59, Edition 28
Monday, November 22, 2021
Jehling resigns as Bulldogs head coach and athletic director It’s editions like these that make it not fun to be a small town news editor. We have friends all over this town including those who spoke last Monday night to keep Howe’s head coach and those who spoke out for his removal. Coach Jehling has been very good for the Howe Enterprise by always being available for interviews, coaches shows, and insights. Publishing wins and losses are tough when they are not flattering, but to do our job, we must tell the story. Under the wins and losses is a guy just trying to make a living doing what he wants to do. I consider Bill Jehling a friend—just as I consider Zack Hudson a friend and Joe Watson a friend. Thanks goodness wins and losses aren’t attached to each of our publications. We’ve had 401 now and I’m quite sure I would be well under .500. But we’re just trying to make a living doing what we want to do. EDITOR’S NOTE—This column is reserved as an editorial column and may not necessarily reflect the policy of this publication.
Bulk Trash Pickup 2nd Friday of each month in Howe.
Howe Bulldogs Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Bill Jehling. On the Howe ISD Board of Trustees agenda last Monday was a closed session meeting regarding Athletic Director Bill Jehling who had one year remaining on his contract after a renewal last March. The board returned from closed session with no action, but to only adjourn the meeting. On Friday, Jehling submitted his resignation to Howe ISD after four seasons of being the leader of a football program facing perhaps the most uphill battle of any program in the state. Jehling began his Howe stint with three consecutive wins in 2018 against Ponder,
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Lady Bulldogs basketball, pg. 3 HHS Robotics, pg. 5 FFA Leadership to state, pg. 6 HMS Students/Month, pg. 6 Bulldogs basketball, pg. 7 Chamber events, pg. 12 Christmas Parade, pg. 13 HFD saved man’s life, pg. 16 Parenting, pg. 16 Patriot Pony, pg. 17-18 Past front pages, pg. 19-26
S&S, and Bells. But Howe went 3-34 from there on. He leaves with a career mark of 14-65. Jehling, Howe’s 27th head coach in school history, had the deck stacked against him from the outset with Howe missing the Division II cutoff by six students for the 2020 and 2021 seasons. That put them in Division I among heavily populated high schools in each of his four seasons. Had the Bulldogs employed G.A. Moore, Nick Sabin, or Bill Parcells, Howe would have most likely not achieved a winning record with the daunting schedule. But
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Texas Instruments to begin construction next year on new 300-mm semiconductor wafer fabrication plants
Design concept for Texas Instruments’ new 300-millimeter semiconductor wafer fabs in Sherman, Texas. Construction of the first and second fabs to begin in 2022, with potential for up to four fabs over time. “TI’s future analog and embedded processing 300-mm fabs at the Sherman site are part of our longterm capacity planning to continue to strengthen our manufacturing and technology competitive advantage and support our customers’ demand in the coming decades,” said Rich Templeton, TI’s chairman, president and CEO. “Our commit-
ment to North Texas spans more than 90 years, and this decision is a testament to our strong partnership
and investment in the Sherman commun ity.” (Continued on page 5)
City sets new rates on Summit Gardens lease Howe City Administrator Jeff Stanley presented new rates and terms for leasing the renovated Summit Gardens to the Howe City Council on Tues-
day. Basing off of nearby cities and their similar agreements, Stanley presented a $75 per hour lease fee with a four-hour mini-
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Chamber taking Christmas parade entries The Howe Area Chamber of Commerce is officially open for entries to the annual Christmas parade. The theme this year is “The Christmas Train” which allows the Pride of Howe Marching Band
to use their props. There is a $5 entry fee per organization which can be paid online by visiting howechamber.com or by clicking this link.
The parade is scheduled for Dec. 11 at 4:30 pm and will travel from the Howe Intermediate/Middle School to Duke Street to Denny Street, to Davis Street to Hughes Street to Haning Street to King