howeenterprise.com
Monday, March 9, 2015
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Chill Out, it's staying in Howe Chill Out says they are interested in being at Founders Day once again in 2015 as they were last year.
What kid doesn't like snow cones?"
Audra Mitchell has been a substitute teacher at Howe ISD for some time while Ron works full-time in Dallas The Mitchells say that they are for API Systems Group. She will sponsoring a Howe youth baseball handle most of the Chill Out business team this year and Chill Out will and work the baseball games in the still be at youth baseball games all summer. They are also looking to spring and summer long. being involved with the softball program also. "It's pretty awesome for the Fosters to think of us." said Ron Mitchell. The Fosters joked about it being a very a "We've been blessed with this tight bonding experience with the Previous owner, Darren Foster at Founders Day, 2014 opportunity." family in the small building. But all joking aside, they felt like it was a In the spring of 2012, Darren and Sunday School together so we Just as the Fosters did, the great family experience that they'll Vanna Foster started a snow cone asked them if they would be Mitchells will run it as a family take with them for the rest of their business in Howe called Chill Out. interested in it because they would business. lives. They have been seen at nearly every keep it here in Howe and then the youth baseball game and city-wide town won't be losing the snow "Dawson (13) and Lucas (9) are "It was sad seeing it pulled off, but it's function over the past three years. cone stand." excited as can be." said Ron. in good hands." said Darren Foster. However, last Sunday, they finalized an agreement to sell the business to The Fosters, who are teachers love Ron and Audra Mitchell. to be in the community and being around kids. They have servant Selling the family business comes hearts and they say that missing with heavy emotions because it truly those smiling faces from the kids was a family business for the when they get their favorite flavor Fosters. is what they'll miss the most. "We started this to be in Howe and "We're extremely excited." said support the city and be around Ron and Audra Mitchell in a everyone." said former owner Darren phone interview. "We want to Foster. "We were able to do this continue the legacy that they've with our kids and do this as a family built in Howe. We want to retain and with Vanna teaching here, we all of their customers and we've thought it would be neat and we already had some of them come up needed this in Howe." to us and let us know what their favorite flavors are." Foster was also in the teaching field for Sherman ISD before recently The Mitchells want to keep the changing careers to the insurance business in Howe but are willing business as an agent with Texas to reach further if the opportunity Farm Bureau. Now that he will be exists. working each summer, it made sense to the family and their workload to They've indicated that they may sell the business. move from the Denny Street and Davis Street area to the west part "Ron and Audra (Mitchell) had of the town around the apartment talked to us before and had complex where a lot of kids are mentioned that they hasd wanted one riding their skateboards. forever." said Foster. "We're in
