Never say never. The Howe Enterprise has used the mantra since March of 2014 that we would never print. However, special occassions do call for special occasions. This Friday night’s Howe Hall of Honor ceremony needs a souvenir program, so a special edition Howe Enterprise printed publication will accompany the $15 ticket purchase to the event.
Independent Bank of Howe will be the only advertiser in the publication other than the city organizations such as Howe Area Chamber of Commerce, Keep Howe Beautiful and the Howe Development Alliance.
It will be the first printed publication by the Enterprise since 2010 and will be the first as the Howe Enterprise since 1997. It will be the first printed publication of The Howe Enterprise by the Walker family since August of 1974.
This is a one-time publication with no future plans to print again. The cost of printing would require a subscription fee and The Howe Enterprise wants to always be a free publication.
The Howe Enterprise was founded in 1963 by “Pop” Sloan with the first publication on June 27 of that year. It was sold to Bob Walker in 1966. Walker sold to Jim and Nita Echols in 1974, who eventually sold it to Dale and Lana Rideout in 1977. The Rideout family sold it to Monte Walker in July of 2014.
The special edition publication will feature information on each of the 12 members to be inducted into the Howe Hall of Honor as the charter class. Copies will also be on sale the following day at Founders Day for $2 each.