Category: Howe News Bulletin

LGI Homes, the #15 home builder in the nation, has purchased the existing 113 lots that are slab-ready in Summit Hill from Cothran Malibu, LP and will start building homes immediately.  The news came at a press conference held at the Howe Development Alliance building on Monday morning at 11:30 am.  Howe Mayor Jeff Stanley told the audience that to go along with the 113 new immediate homes, there are plans for 340 additional lots in Summit Hill as part of Phase II of the development.

The Summit Hill master-planned-development now consists of approximately 350 acres with almost a mile of frontage along U.S. 75 (Central Expressway).  Cothran Malibu chose LGI to develop the existing single family lots due to their high degree of success of building quality housing in this market sector.  The second phase of the Summit Hill single family development consists of approximately 78 acres with approximately 340 lots, which when added to the 113 existing lots would bring the total lot count to over 450 homes.

REX Real Estate (RRE), Rex Glendenning and Robert Wyman acted as the exclusive Brokers for both Seller and Purchaser for the Summit Hill project. RRE feels strongly that as the surge of new employment hubs such as CityLine in Richardson and Legacy West in north Plano occur over the next two to three years that many of these employees will be attracted to strong communities such as Howe, with affordable housing and great schools and a commute of 45 minutes to an hour from these job centers. These corporate relocations include Toyota, Liberty Mutual, FedEx, and J.P. Morgan Chase.

“We don’t hold press conferences everyday in Howe, Texas.  But we felt something of this magnitude warranted a big announcement.” said Howe Development Alliance President Monte Walker.  “Any time you have that many houses in one central location, it greatly improves the chances of being able to land commercial business, such as a grocery store, which the citizens desperately want.  This goes a long way to help that process.”

“This is very exciting.” said Howe Mayor Jeff Stanley.  “We at the City of Howe know that this is a special project and it took the right people with the right vision to see it through and we appreciate them.”

Walker said that the city and the real estate broker (Rex Real Estate) formed a great relationship which allowed everyone to pull in the same direction.  “They did a great job of getting a great buyer for that property, but I also felt like they had us in mind when it comes to what works well for Howe right now and with an eye towards the future.”

For release by Howe Postmaster LeAndra Beckemeyer

Citizens of Howe:

Saturday, May 14th marks the 24th anniversary of one of America’s great days of giving— the National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger Food drive. Letter carriers walk through the community every day, often coming face to face with a sad reality for too many, hunger.

So, each year on the second Saturday in May, letter carriers across the country collect non-perishable food donations from our customers. These donations go directly to local food pantries to provide food to people in Howe who need our help.  This year it will all go to Feed My Sheep.

Last year, nationally we collected over 71 million pounds of food nationally, feeding an estimated 30 million people. Over the course of its 23-year history, the drive has collected well over one billion pounds of food, thanks to a postal service universal delivery network that spans the entire nation, including Puerto Rico, Guam and U.S. Virgin Islands.

The need for food donations is great. Currently, 49 million Americans—1 in 6—are unsure where their next meal is coming from. Sixteen million are children who feel hunger’s impact on their overall health and ability to perform in school. And over 5 million seniors over age 60 are food insecure, with many who live on fixed incomes often too embarrassed to ask for help.

Our food drive’s timing is crucial. Food banks and pantries often receive the majority of their donations during the Thanksgiving and winter holiday seasons. By springtime, many pantries are depleted, entering the summer low on supplies at a time when many school breakfast and lunch programs are not available to children in need.

Participating in this year’s Letter Carrier Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive is simple. Just leave a non- perishable food donation in a bag by your mailbox on Saturday, May 14th and your letter carrier will do the rest. We also have a container set up at the Howe Post Office, as well as plenty of bags.  I invite you to join in America’s great day of giving and help us in our fight to end hunger.

Sincerely,

LeAndra Beckemeyer

Postmaster, Howe

Howe City Council:

**Sam Haigis:  61
**Georgia Richardson:  58
**Darren Foster:  57
Harvey Morris:  32

**elected

Howe ISD Board of Trustees

**Greg Akins – 127
**Jeff Denham – 89
Amber Dimayuga – 55

**elected

Volunteer Organization of the Year: Save the Church
New Business of the Year:  Howe Mercantile
Business of the Year:  Independent Bank of Howe
Norma J. Wallace Citizen of the Year:  Carolyn Cherry
Howe Hall of Honor:  Norman Dickey, Jimmy Bearden, Steve Simmons

The Howe Area Chamber of Commerce will kick off big weekend with the Hall of Honor and Awards Ceremony this Friday, May 6 at 6:30 pm. Tickets are $15 and are available at Independent Bank and City Hall. A limited number of available at the door. The Chamber will give awards for Citizen of the Year; Volunteer Organization of the Year; New Business of the Year; Business of the Year as well as the induction of the three Hall of Honor members. Mama Suzy’s Sweets & Eats will provide cupcakes, coffee and tea.

The Brian McDaniel family lost most everything in the tornado that ripped through Stark Lane in Howe.  But some of the toys that their two children lost were replaced at a party this afternoon at the School Zone Academy in Howe.

“We are in awe and we are love struck with this community.” said Tiffanie McDaniel.  “It’s got to a point where we’ve stop thinking about what we need and have started thinking about how we can give back.  I came from the city and you don’t see stuff like this.  My people are okay and that’s what matters.”

The young students of the School Zone Academy drew pictures for the two McDaniel children.  One even drew them a new house.

“You really realize who your friends are and how many friends you really have during times like these.” said McDaniel.