Howe ISD 30 years ago City Council INSIDE hears audit HISD COVID protocol, pg. 2 COVID was all about report at Bulldog Stadium update, pg. 2 protocol for Players open doors, pg. 5 the defense Tuesday’s Lady Bulldogs v-ball, pg. 7 2021-22 meeting HPD News, pg. 8 Chamber members, pg. 11 Howe ISD Super- The Howe Bull- The Howe City Hot Jobs, pg. 13 intendent Kevin dogs of 1991 was Council met for Texas History, pg. 14 Wilson addressed the final season of their monthly Christian, pg. 15 Silent War, pg. 17 Page 2 Pages 3 Page 6 Past front pages, pg. 20-28 Grayson Publishing, LLC © 2021 The Howe Enterprise Volume 59, Edition 15 Monday, August 23, 2021 Subscribe for free $0.00—online only Dogs open Friday at home on new turf Statement from Howe ISD regarding public use of the track: “Howe ISD is pleased to announce that the football field is ready a for action, but due to weather delays, the track is still not ready for public use. With the exception of game nights, the stadium will remain closed to The 2021 Howe Bulldogs the public for another The Howe Bulldogs opened at Callisburg 3-4 weeks. We apolo- will open their 78th and lost 48-8 in one gize for the delay, but Community Pep Rally signals season Friday night of the ugliest opening the unusual amount of when the Callisburg nights. Callisburg rain we received this the beginning of the fall season Wildcats travel to the was coming off an 0- summer delayed com- newly renovated Bull- 10 season but had pletion of the pro- dog Stadium with a hired longtime suc- ject. We anticipate brand new artificial cessful Whitesboro everything being fin- playing surface. A Head Coach Eddie ished by mid-late Sep- year ago, the Bulldogs (Continued on page 7) tember. At that time, the track will be open for use by the commu- School tax rate lowered nity, but we ask that people do not access from $1.39 to $1.33, the football field.” effective rate increases ***** Don’t forget that if The Howe Community Pep Rally was a success Saturday night at you can’t make it to Bulldog Stadium as Howe ISD showed off the new turf. Friday night’s game, Photo courtesy of the Howe Fire Department. you can always listen online at HoweEnter- The Howe Communi- Jehling presented a with cancer. Farrer’s prise.com or on our ty Pep Rally was helmet with the decal family was met by YouTube page. brought back to life of “LEON” placed on Jehling who brought a ***** after a year absence the back to Butch Howe jersey number The School Board listens to a presentation I was wrong about the due to COVID and the Thornhill and Anna 75 that will not be is- from Howe High School Principal Phil H at midfield. I was all-systems go perfor- Anderson, the children sued this season in Kempson. Staff photo. hoping for the Bull- mance was a great be- of Mr. Thornhill. The honor of the former dog logo, but I was ginning for all things team will have the de- player and community The Howe ISD Board dollars than a year wrong. Clip and save. Bulldogs. cal on their helmets leader. Jehling says of Trustees adopted ago. for the entire 2021 that the number 75 the tax rate for the EDITOR’S NOTE—This col- The evening began season. jersey will be framed 2021-22 school year. Of the tax rate, $0.966 umn is reserved as an editorial column and may not necessari- with a special dedica- and placed on the The rate is lower at is for the purpose of ly reflect the policy of this tion to former long- This was followed by sidelines at each game $1.33 than last year’s maintenance and op- publication. time public address a special dedication to this season. $1.39 rate, however, eration, and $0.364 Bulk Trash Pickup 2nd announcer Leon former Bulldog player due to jumps in valua- for the purpose of Friday of each month in Thornhill. Howe Jesse Farrer who re- The new turf was tions, citizens will be (Continued on page 9) Howe. Head Coach Bill cently lost his battle (Continued on page 10) paying more actual HoweEnterprise.com August 23, 2021 2 Howe ISD COVID protocol for 2021-22 Howe ISD Superintendent Kevin Wilson addressed the Board of Trustees Monday on the COVID protocols to start the year which do not require face coverings. a close contact, they will be ex- “We plan to start the year the way pected to quarantine if they are we finished the year last spring,” unvaccinated. said Wilson last Monday. “We will recommend, but not require The close contact definition was unvaccinated staff or students to previously determined to be a per- wear masks. I think we all under- son within six feet for 15 minutes, stand that COVID is making a but the school year ended with the comeback. Several variants are definition being that it had to be out there. So, we are absolutely ‘significant and sustained contact’ going to recommend masks, but which is primarily in the home. we’re going to follow the gover- nor’s order and not require them at “We would highly recommend this time.” those people quarantine but we will not do contact tracing in Wilson said he reserves the right school,” said Wilson. to reevaluate and adjust if the data supports a spread at school. TEA is not funding remote in- struction this year; therefore, In dealing with confirmed cases, Howe ISD will not be providing it. they will follow the same situation as last school year with the TEA “They realize that it was not suc- (Texas Education Agency) guide- cessful to a great degree,” said lines. If a person is confirmed Wilson. ‘The only scenario in with COVID, they will be out of which we would bring back re- school for 10 days and have to mote instruction is if it’s mandated meet the criteria to return. by TEA. I don’t anticipate that, but I will not make any bold state- The close-contact requirements ments. We all recognize that it’s have been changed where school an extreme burden on teachers to districts are not required to contact try and teach kids simultaneously trace to determine close contacts. in your class and at home. The Therefore, Howe ISD will leave results were not good that we had that issue to the health department. found so we’re going to teach But if someone is determined to be them at school.” Bulldog Stadium update on turf and track Howe ISD Superintendent Kevin should be fully completed in a Wilson told the Board of Trustees month. Monday that the stadium renova- tion was winding down and since The school board approved a then has been completed. change order expenditure to Hel- las Construction to concrete a por- The turf has been installed and he tion of the stadium for bus park- said on Friday and Saturday ing inside the gated area which nights the crews were placing a will cost $160,000. layer of sand on the field. They do it at night because of contrac- “I had envisioned parking in that tions with temperature. The sand northwest corner of the stadium provides weight on the surface and had considered putting con- because the turf is not attached crete in that area instead of rock and is free-floating. Rubber pel- for various reasons,” said Wilson. lets also have been installed on “For one, it cleans it up and com- the turf to provide not only added pletes that project. Also, the dust weight to the top of the surface, from the white rock would blow but also cushion protection to the right on the track.” players. The equivalent of 10,000 rubber tires were placed on the Wilson said they found dollars field. through for the project through closing out the water line escrow He said Monday that they were on account to construct the line to pace to be finished on Thursday Summit Hill Elementary. That and ready for the scrimmage on freed up over $40,000. They also Friday. However, the Bulldogs have approximately $50,000 re- got a first practice on the new sur- maining in a fund balance to put face on Wednesday afternoon. towards the project. He said the track surface would The concrete area will be used for begin shortly and they will be emergency services vehicles as working around the football well as buses, band trailers, and schedule by packing up on Thurs- cheer vehicles. The portion is di- days and coming back on Satur- rectly north of the north field © 2021 The Howe Enterprise day mornings. The process house between the baseball field. HoweEnterprise.com August 23, 2021 3 30 years ago was all about the The Howe Bulldogs of 1991 was Bobcats in the first round on a 14 the final season of a dominating 8 -14 tie. Even the Celina game -year run of highly competitive that is one of the top-ranked football and a period where Howe games of all-time was short-lived was known as “Ballinger East.” because Howe tied Olney 10-10 to advance the following week Howe became a football town over Thanksgiving. a with the hiring of Superintendent Pete Simmons who was the for- The 1991 Howe Bulldogs had a mer head coach at Ballinger.