Some neighborhoods plant flowers and trees to celebrate summer. Others hang decorative flags and display festive lawn ornaments. But the gang at Josephine Crossing in south Billings decided to host a six week concert and movie series. Concert Series Kickoff

Josephine Crossing Six-Week Concert and Movie Series
Some neighborhoods plant flowers and trees to celebrate summer. Some hang decorative flags and display festive lawn ornaments. The gang at Josephine Crossing decided to host a free six-week concert and movie series.

The concerts and movies are free. Food, beer and wine will be available for purchase from The Soup Place and Yellowstone Valley Brewing. The following is a list of concert dates, bands and fundraising organizations:

June 29- The Firehouse Band- BikeNet
July 13- The Peach Pickers- Audubon Conservation Education Center
July 20- Chris Smith- Montana Wilderness Association
July 27- Downtime- Yellowstone River Parks Association
Aug. 3- Zen- Habitat for Humanity
Aug. 10- Jaded Ladies with Parker Brown and Trevor Krieger- The MS Society

Each concert is from 5-8 p.m. So mark your calendars! The crew at McCall Homes is looking forward to celebrating summer with the community. See you at Josephine Crossing!

All shows start at dark on Front Street

Avatar- June 11
The Sandlot- June 25
Kung Fu Panda- July 9
The Gooniies- July 23
How to Train Your Dragon- August 6
Date Night- August 20

Please spread the word our Model Home is now open daily!  You asked and we are here to serve.  Swing on by any day of the week and Thursdays we'll be open after dinner.  If we are not in the house we may be showing other folks around. Just call one of the numbers on the door and someone will be with you in a matter of minutes.

McCall Homes and Northwest ENERGY STAR are excited to share, that thanks to a little work and the support from our customers, we ARE making a difference by building ENERGY STAR homes for you. To date, the ENERGY STAR homes we have built, have saved the equivalent of:
Eliminating the emissions from 53.9 vehicles,
Saving 326,040 lbs. of coal,
Planting 89.1 acres of trees,
Saving homeowners approximately $49,170 on their utility bills.
Thank you for helping us to protect our environment.

The Perrine family of Billings finally knows what it means to have a house that's a home. On Sunday, they celebrated being homeowners with those closest to them and even with those who helped build their house. Q2 Open House

BILLINGS - More than 20% of U.S. carbon emissions come from residential buildings. That's why President Obama is calling on Congress to approve an economic stimulus bill dedicated to help homeowners make their homes greener.
Many people are calling the program "Cash for Caulkers" because the program would offer consumer rebates for households that make energy efficient upgrades to their homes.
Developer Greg McCall from McCall homes says the program will not only help the environment but it could also boost the economy.
"It is going to be putting people back to work right away, but we don't necessarily feel that it's going to impact us as much as it could if it were to focus on new construction as well and not just retrofitting, so that we could put those people back to work in new construction as well," said McCall. CASH For Caulkers

Nearly three months ago, a Billings family found out that dreams really can come true when they won a St. Jude Dream home during a live giveaway on Q2.
Yesterday, Lane and Bing Perrine closed on their new home. Q2 Dream Home

BILLINGS - A study by the National Association of Home Builders says new construction is vital for future economic growth in Billings.
The study finds homes built during 2008 generated millions of dollars in revenue to the community. Industry economists say contrary to what some believe new construction directly provides important services to every community. New Homes Study

Clutter is an unloved side effect of modern-day life.
Enter: Erin McCall and Carolee Bonner.
These two interior designers with McCall Homes specialize in efficient ingenuity. Conceiving creative nooks, well-organized stylish storage space and livable floor plans is their specialty.  Billings Gazette-Tips

Subprime loans were invented for people with bad credit by people who needed a supposedly safe haven for a worldwide glut of investment dollars.
When the “no credit, no job, no problem” housing scheme inevitably collapsed, Montana largely escaped the fallout, but not completely. Billings Gazette-Mortgage

Tester holds a round table and we were able to present him with some good data that we hope will promote additional job growth in our community, state, even perhaps the nation.
www.billingsgazette.com

The energy-efficient lifestyle is taking on a whole new look with smarter technology and better options for builders. In KULR-8's continuing look at green homes, we look into how utilizing the land for green building can increase your quality of life. KULR 8 Green Homes

When building a new home, designing can be a daunting process. There are many decisions to be made, especially if you are building eco-friendly.
Some experts say if you can afford to hire an interior designer you should. They do far more than just pick out colors interior designers and decorators are problem-solvers. KULR 8 Eco-interiors

Bing and Lane Perrine of Billings won the St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway in Sunday's drawing.
The Perrines purchased three of the 6,000 $100 raffle tickets available for the $400,000 energy-efficient home, built in the Josephine Crossing subdivision as a fundraiser for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Billings family wins

The home at 1644 Front St. in the Josephine Crossing subdivision is unique twofold: it was designed as a zero-consumption energy home and is intended to be raffled off on September 27 to benefit St. Jude's Hospital. "The Parade of Homes will allow people to come in and take a peek, and I have to send out a big thanks to all of the donations, and suppliers," said Jared Dickerson, interior designer and plan drafter for McCall Homes. "From laying the concrete to the paint, so many people had a hand in this project." Dream Home

A house that uses no energy will produce lots of money for a good cause.
That's the thought behind a home being built in the Josephine Crossing Subdivision that will incorporate solar energy in its design to reduce its net consumption to zero over a typical year.
Even better, the house will be raffled off, and all proceeds will go to St. Jude's Research Hospital.
Sen. Max Baucus helped kick off the St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway during a brief ceremony Friday in front of the house that McCall Development of Billings is building. Dream Home

BILLINGS - More and more sold signs are being hung on new homes around the Magic City and it has developers feeling optimistic.
With 60% of the housing market's sales deriving from first time home buyers, the spike in sales is being credited to the $8,000 first time home buyer tax credit.
"This is the best time to buy if you're a first time home buyer," said Greg McCall, President of Home Builders Association. The tax credit program ends November 30th. New Home Sales

BILLINGS - If your financial situation is secure, this might be a good time to make the leap from renter to homeowner.
Newlyweds Joe and Julie Simanton have made one of the biggest decisions of their lives, to become homeowners. First-Time Home Buyers

U.S. Senator Max Baucus:

"Montanans work too hard to see their paychecks lost to something like energy inefficiency.  That's where Energy Star comes in," said Montana's senior U.S. Senator Max Baucus."This is about protecting Montanans pocketbooks and Montana's outdoor heritage at the same time, it's truly a win-win.  I'd like to thank and congratulate McCall Development, and all of the other energy conscience companies in Montana that are creating good paying jobs and improving the lives of fellow Montanans and Americans."

Northwest ENERGY STAR has awarded McCall Homes the Development of the Year award for the second consecutive year. Awards have been given annually since 2006 to builders and verification companies that support the advancement of Northwest ENERGY STAR new homes throughout Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana.
During 2008, McCall Homes built 32 ENERGY STAR certified homes within the Josephine Crossing development. These homes helped remove more than 186,016 lbs of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere annually.
This is equivalent to:
• Eliminating the emissions from 16 vehicles
• Saving 94,848  lbs of coal
• Planting 26 acres of trees

McCall Homes has been awarded the Northwest ENERGY STAR Builder of the Year for Montana.  Awards were judged on a range of criteria including the builder’s number of ENERGY STAR homes built during the last three years, their marketing and sales efforts and commitment to quality. “McCall Homes’ dedication to advancing green building has been recognized throughout the Northwest,” said David Hetherington, Program Manager for Northwest ENERGY STAR Homes.

The Home Builders Association of Billings has awarded Greg McCall of McCall Homes, the local home builder of the year for 2008.  Greg currently serves as the 2009 President of the Home Builders Association of Billings.

McCall Homes is very horned to be the 2008 Fall Parade People's Choice award winner!  We want to personally thank all people that voted for both of are homes here in Josephine Crossing.  We are very proud of the work that we do, we believe that we are making positive changes in the building industry, environment and in people's lives.  Once again THANK YOU for coming through our homes! 

Competing against a field of builders across four states, McCall Development of Billings won the Energy Star Development of the northwest region for building energy-efficient homes.  All of the homes in the 90-acre Josephine Crossing neighborhood are at least 30 percent more energy efficient than standard construction, and the latest models are 50 percent more efficient.    

Remember the sheer joy you felt as a kid, opening a birthday card and finding money to spend on a soda pop or comic book.  When you own a home in Josephine Crossing, we are including a different kind of "green."  As part of our commitment to building a "green" neighborhood, we are providing curbside recycling to each new home.  Scott Berens of Earth First Aid will pick up your recycling every other garbage day, leaving you with less waste and a clear conscience.  So go ahead, be a kid again.  Drink grape soda until you've got a purple mustache.  Leap tall buildings with Superman.  Now you can be super when you return to the real world.  Recycle.  (visit www.earthfirstaid.com for more information on this local business)