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LRBA LEADERSHIPPRESIDENT Tim Roble, Lavelle Company
SECRETARY/TREASURER Jason Coley, Don Tietz Construction
PAST PRESIDENT Al Clark
VICE PRESIDENT Bryan Schoenberger, Pike Creek Builders/Modern Living Concepts
EXECUTIVE OFFICER Sharon Westerholm
Tim Roble, Lavelle Company
Marga Ybarra Floor to Ceiling Carpet One
Bryan Schoenberger, Pike Creek Builders/Modern Living Concepts
Mike Hough, Hough, Inc.
Ross Gailfus, Schiller Insurance
Jeff Boehm, Paul Davis Restoration
Greg Neisen, Crane Johnson Lumber, Perham
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Greeting everyone!The last month of 2010 is finally or already here de-
pends on how you look at it. Last month seemed to fly by. We had another great meeting with our guest speaker being Pam Perri from the BAM office. As many of you know she is very passionate about what she does and she does a great job for the MN Builders Assn. She had some interesting information and gave some more in-sight on what is happening on a state level as well as on the national level. Thanks to Pam for coming up and speaking to our group.
Once again this month we have a fun and educational event planned. Our next meeting will be a trip up to Fer-gusons Bath, Kitchen and Lighting Gallery in Fargo. This is sure to be a fun night with a lot of exciting things to see. The bus will leave from Modern Heating and Plumbing at 6:00pm on Dec 14th. Hope everyone can make this trip because they do a fantastic job.
The state convention is coming up in January. This year the event is packed with good information and good times. They have also made it more affordable to attend. Please look into this event as it only gets better with more involvement. Several members have already committed to attending so if you would like more information or would like to attend contact Sharon for more info.
As we move into December and the holiday season I wish you and your fami-lies well and have a safe and happy holiday season.
See you at the next meeting, Tim Roble
BUILDERS BUZZCome out and see the remodeled showroom at Ferguson Kitch-en Bath and Lighting Gallery. The bus will leave Modern Heat-ing at 6:00 p.m. , with refreshments on the way up. The factory representatives from Roth and Rohl have the floor for a while on the way up and do a show and tell about their products while at the showroom. Terry and all the employees do a great job and make you feel glad you came, so if you haven’t been there before, make the trip.
— Visit bam.org each week for up to date happenings —
525 Park Street, Suite 150 • St. Paul, MN 55103p. 1.800.654.7783 or 651.646.7959f. 651.646.2860 www.bamn.org
1201 15th Street, NW • Washington, DC 20005p. 800.368.5242 or 202.266.8200x0f. 202.266.8400 www.nahb.org
A CUT ABOVELake Region Builders AssociationDECEMBER 2010
1602 45TH Street N ▪ Fargo
701–237–4131 ▪ ferguson.com
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Delivering your dreams.
Our knowledge…
A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER SERVING BECkER, OTTERTAIL, NORMAN, WILkIN AND MAHNOMEN COUNTIES
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1135 Washington Ave. #8 Detroit Lakes
511 washington avenue n detroit lakesphone 218-847-3151 n fax 218-847-9409
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“The name built on quality” 439-6271
Thirty years of excellence
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Detroit Lakes, MNHome (218) 846-0079
Cell (218) 849-4489
“Committed to Quality & Service”• Post Frame Buildings• Residential• New Construction• Remodeling• Garages
• Doors & Windows• Decks• Siding• Light
Commercial
• Home Warranty Program
• 24 Hour/7 Day A Week Hotline Service
• Home Profile Flyers
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Pam Perri Executive Vice President of the Builders Asso-ciation of Minnesota (BAM) was our guest speaker for our No-vember 16th meeting. She had a lot of valuable information on what has been happening at the state legislature as well as the national level. Pam is very involved with a task force to make some changes in the way the National Association is doing business as well as all she does for Minnesota.
One of the things she talked about is that the 2012 codes show that all residential homes must have sprinkler systems installed. Sprinkler systems should only be installed in multi - family dwellings. The cost to put them in homes will signifi-cantly raise the price of the home, especially if the home is in the country as it will add more to the costs.
at a glance
OFCALENDAR
EVENTSDecember 14th Board Meeting 4:30
at the LRBA officeDecember 14th 6:00 bus leaves for
Ferguson Bath, kitchen and Lighting Gallery
December 16th RRP - Renovate, Repair & Paint class, Detroit Lakes
January 7th Annual Meeting and Banquet at the American Legion
SEE THE FULL YEAR INSIDE!
DECEMBER 14TH, GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING WILL BE AT FERGUSON kITCHEN,
BATH AND LIGHTING GALLERY
MEMBER NEWSmy ViewCODE OF ETHICSMembers of the Home Builders Association subscribe to the following Code of Ethics
n Members shall constantly seek to provide better val-ues for the customers they serve.
n Members shall at times share their knowledge with fellow members in the public in the best interest of those they serve.
n Members shall not obtain any business by means of fraudulet statements or by use of implications unwar-ranted by fact or reason-able probability.
n Members shall comply, both in spirit and letter, with rules and regulations prescribed by law and government agencies for health, safety and progress of the community.
n Members shall not perform a cause to be performed at any act which would tend to reflect on or bring into disrepute any party of the industry served by this as-sociation.
“To Promote Professionalism and to educate members and
consumers on legislative issues, while fostering
cooperative relationships for all stakeholders”
Sharon Westerholm, EO
847-1022M-F 8:00am-5:00pm
Evenings & Weekends by Appointment
1034 Hwy. 59 South • Detroit Lakes, MN 56501
Geo-Thermal HeatingHydronic Radiant Heating
www.midvalleygeothermal.com
HUNTER BRIARD218-439-6043 • Cell: 218-841-3238
Email: [email protected] E. Pearl Lake Road • Detroit Lakes, MN 56501
BRIARD CONSTRUCTIONNEW CONSTRUCTION • REMODELING • SHINGLING
SIDING • DECKS • ADDITIONS • GARAGES • DOORS • WINDOWS
francis construction
— Dave Francis — 218-847-4054
— Scott Francis — 218-847-3556
Specializing In...
Offering...• State of the art construction materials & techniques • High quality workmanship • Complete satisfaction guaranteed
• New Homes • Steel Siding • Remodeling • Garages • Additions • Replacement Windows • Decks • Sunrooms
“Your Hometown Quality Builder & Remodelers”
Over 50 Years in the Lakes Area
New Construction
& Remodeling
NODSLE CONSTRUCTION
1473 Legion Road • Detroit LakesRes. 218-847-8347 • Lic. #1834
Perry Nodsle 847-7603
• Residential • Commercial• Cottages • Cabinets
EStAbLiSHED 1955
Crane JohnsonLumber Co.
established 1883
620 East Main • Perham, MN 56573phone 218.346.5555 • fax 218.346.9200
GreG NeiseNsalEs MaNagEr
D.L. WINDOW & DOOR914 8th st. s.e. • detroit lakes, mn 56501
DaN muLLIkINoffice: 218-847-8708
Fax: 218-847-0489mobile: 218-841-6387
call toll Free: 800-201-8706
Anderson Int. & Ext. Doors Siding Windows Millwork Vinyl & Steel
Building a New Home?
Lock InTodays Low Rates onPermanent Home Financing12 Months from Application Date
BAM Board Meeting Summary The BAM Board held it’s quarterly
meeting last week Wednesday in addi-tion to several BAM committee meetings that happened throughout the day on Tuesday and Wednesday. We had a good showing from around the state and lots of good work was done.
The Board discussed the election results and what that may mean for the industry. While many speculate a repub-lican controlled legislature will be more business friendly, we have lots of work to do. It’s especially important for you to get to know your new legislators. Have coffee with them or invite them to a local asso-ciation meeting. BAM will be putting to-gether talking points and a campaign for your local association to do just that. Now is the time to get yourself introduced as the residential building industry expert! Reach out and ask your new elected of-ficial to help us rebuild MN together!
I also conducted a meeting with Minnesota’s NAHB Directors to discuss NAHB’s Future Task Force work. As you may know, I have been appointed to the National Task Force to help craft some recommendations for the national asso-ciation to consider. For more information about the task force check out my blog at http://pamspov.blogspot.com. I would love to have your input.
The board also voted on the 2011 Executive Committee slate and elected BAM’s 2011 President Todd Bjerstedt of McDonald Remodeling. He will be seated at our convention in January. Congratula-tions Todd!
The 2011 BAM Board slate will be voted on at the next meeting happening January 29th at the 2011 Convention in Minneapolis.The board was also introduced to…
The New BAM Website! Just last week BAM unveiled a new
website! It has the same address as the old one: www.bamn.org but there’s noth-ing old about it! Staff has worked hard to organize the site so that it’s easy to find the resources members need and use. There is still a members-only section of the site containing the thousands of dol-lars of resources available to members such as form contracts, code guides and engineered documents.
If you haven’t already, take some time to check it out! You’re going to love it! I want to thank Katherine Nielsen on the BAM staff for really working hard to get this up and running. She did a terrific job! Thank you Katherine!
Free Member Service: Building Per-formance Guidelines Coming Soon To BAM Website
Did you know that by January 1, 2011 you MUST include a set of performance guidelines with your contract with cus-tomers? While you can BUY those guide-lines, as a BAM member, the guidelines are FREE. You will find them on the BAM website under the members only sec-tion under the Legal Resources tab. EZ!!! There you will find over $10,000 worth of members resources from building best practices, to engineered documents to help you meet various building require-ments and our new set of the BAM Build-ing Performance Guidelines. Check it out! www.bamn.orgConvention Trivia Game Round 2!
Alright, you’ve seen one trivia game and how it works so here’s your chance to get in on it and win $25 at Holiday Sta-tion Stores. Below is the trivia question.
To win:1. Log into Facebook (or create an ac-
count – it’s surprisingly simple)
2. Find BAM’s Facebook page (type into the Facebook search “Builders Asso-ciation of Minnesota Page.”)
3. Post the answer - The first member to answer correct wins
Okay… trivia question number two…WHO IS “MR. LAS VEGAS?”Hurry and be the first to post the an-
swer on BAM’s Facebook page now!! Hint: If you don’t know the answer –
find it somewhere on the BAM Convention website… www.bamn.org/convention
Welcome Back To The BAMCASTIntroducing…. MONTE MRAZ! Back
for an encore BAMCAST performance!Monte is starring in the first BAM-
CAST about the 2011 Minnesota Builders Convention.
Get Registered! Convention Regis-tration is now open for Friday’s NAHB Leadership Training, 7-hours of Educa-tion, and the Convention itself. The rates are lower this year with more options; you don’t have to be a high roller to feel like one! Register today!
Awards! Be sure to nominate a friend for a BAM Award. Applications are due December 8th!
Get in the Game! If you’d like to be a 2011 Sponsor check out the opportuni-ties here!
EVENT: AT LAST Builders Symposium Dec. 15
There are only two weeks left to reg-ister!
The 2010 At Last: Builders Sympo-sium on December 15 offers 7 hours of builder continuing education credits (credit pending approval). It’s your yearly education in one day at a great rate of $100 for members, $125 for non-mem-bers.The day includes course materials, breakfast, lunch, morning and afternoon snack breaks.
NO NEW MEMBERS FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER Every new member the Association gains, makes it a stronger business tool for everyone! If you do business with someone who is not a member of LRBA, encourage them to join! It will benefit you, them, and every member of the Lake Region Builders.
NEW MEMBERS – WE WELCOME YOU
Call Today!Mark Hagedorncell 218.234.6185 • phone [email protected] lake avenue
Your Membership is Appreciated and Valued
GETTING INVOLVED
IS kEY!!
You Will Get Out Of YourMembership What You Put In!* Join An Event Committee* Attend Monthly Meetings* Attend All Of Our Events
From the Desk of Pam PerriNovember was a great month, getting busy gearing up for the Home and Garden Show, education classes, the Electrical and Builders Expo’s and every-thing else that came along. It was great having Pam here as our guest speaker. She knows
her stuff and has the energy to tackle it all. There were a lot of things to be thankful for, our members that work to keep the associa-tion strong, our board of directors and now we will actually have some committees to make things even better.
I am looking forward to our trip to Fergu-sons Bath, Kitchen & Lighting Gallery on the 14th. It’s also my birthday that day, and as I told everyone at the last meeting, I want to hear some songs on the bus.
The New Year is coming, so add to your resolution list: get on a committee for the builders and see what goes on to keep the as-sociation going. Involvement makes it more fun for you and everyone else. Watch for the invite to our annual banquet on January 7th and get signed up. We will have kind of a redo of last year with Tim Eggebraaten providing dancing music and hopefully we will not have rain or snow.
Have you registered for the BAM state con-vention yet. Early bird rates go to December 24th. We have some members going, but it would be great if we had several going.
There will be a membership campaign beginning January 1, 2011 and ending De-cember 31st, 2011. The campaign will utilize local, state and national membership incen-tives and tools to promote membership in the LRBA. We will have prizes and BAM Grand Prize winner will get a Las Vegas voucher.
I have not received one award nomination sheet back yet. I will try emailing it.
I wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
THANkS FOR RENEWINGG & R Hill Construction, Inc.- Gene and Randy HillNoah’s Home Furnishings – Mike NoahFoltz Builders, Inc. - David FoltzPike Creek Builders - Bryan Schoenberger
UP FOR RENEWAL
SORRY TO SEE YOU GO
Pro Systems – Mike Brodsho Color-Tek Coatings, Inc. – Tom Jessop Crowell Construction, Inc. - Tom Crowell Esser Plumbing & Heating
- Scott McKenzieCrane Johnson Lumber - Greg Neisen Paul Davis Restoration - Jeff Boehm Briard Construction - Hunter BriardI’ll Tile & Stone, Inc. - Troy FingalsonKarl Grefsrud Const., LLC - Karl GrefsrudKinetico - Sharon NackState Bank & Trust - Mark HagedornGoodin Company - Jonna EsserJutz Excavating - Ed JutzTwin City Garage Door - Jeff Swenson
Maplewood Construction - Stephen Patrick
MEMBER NEWS: Modern Heating and Plumbing just took advantage of the $500.00 discount when they bought a new GM vehicle. Don’t forget that all of our members are eligible for this.
Is there something happening in your business? With your family? Let us know; we would like to acknowledge it.
A MEETING OF THE MINDS
After Pam was finished speaking, she met with the past, present and future presidents, Al
Clark, Time Roble and Bryan Schoenberger.
She suggested we contact our state reps for a meeting over the Christmas recess to let them know we are out here, what we do and some things that need to be changed - such
as sprinklers.
Wishing you all a safe & happy holidays!
MEMBER NEWSmy ViewCODE OF ETHICSMembers of the Home Builders Association subscribe to the following Code of Ethics
n Members shall constantly seek to provide better val-ues for the customers they serve.
n Members shall at times share their knowledge with fellow members in the public in the best interest of those they serve.
n Members shall not obtain any business by means of fraudulet statements or by use of implications unwar-ranted by fact or reason-able probability.
n Members shall comply, both in spirit and letter, with rules and regulations prescribed by law and government agencies for health, safety and progress of the community.
n Members shall not perform a cause to be performed at any act which would tend to reflect on or bring into disrepute any party of the industry served by this as-sociation.
“To Promote Professionalism and to educate members and
consumers on legislative issues, while fostering
cooperative relationships for all stakeholders”
Sharon Westerholm, EO
847-1022M-F 8:00am-5:00pm
Evenings & Weekends by Appointment
1034 Hwy. 59 South • Detroit Lakes, MN 56501
Geo-Thermal HeatingHydronic Radiant Heating
www.midvalleygeothermal.com
HUNTER BRIARD218-439-6043 • Cell: 218-841-3238
Email: [email protected] E. Pearl Lake Road • Detroit Lakes, MN 56501
BRIARD CONSTRUCTIONNEW CONSTRUCTION • REMODELING • SHINGLING
SIDING • DECKS • ADDITIONS • GARAGES • DOORS • WINDOWS
francis construction
— Dave Francis — 218-847-4054
— Scott Francis — 218-847-3556
Specializing In...
Offering...• State of the art construction materials & techniques • High quality workmanship • Complete satisfaction guaranteed
• New Homes • Steel Siding • Remodeling • Garages • Additions • Replacement Windows • Decks • Sunrooms
“Your Hometown Quality Builder & Remodelers”
Over 50 Years in the Lakes Area
New Construction
& Remodeling
NODSLE CONSTRUCTION
1473 Legion Road • Detroit LakesRes. 218-847-8347 • Lic. #1834
Perry Nodsle 847-7603
• Residential • Commercial• Cottages • Cabinets
EStAbLiSHED 1955
Crane JohnsonLumber Co.
established 1883
620 East Main • Perham, MN 56573phone 218.346.5555 • fax 218.346.9200
GreG NeiseNsalEs MaNagEr
D.L. WINDOW & DOOR914 8th st. s.e. • detroit lakes, mn 56501
DaN muLLIkINoffice: 218-847-8708
Fax: 218-847-0489mobile: 218-841-6387
call toll Free: 800-201-8706
Anderson Int. & Ext. Doors Siding Windows Millwork Vinyl & Steel
Building a New Home?
Lock InTodays Low Rates onPermanent Home Financing12 Months from Application Date
BAM Board Meeting Summary The BAM Board held it’s quarterly
meeting last week Wednesday in addi-tion to several BAM committee meetings that happened throughout the day on Tuesday and Wednesday. We had a good showing from around the state and lots of good work was done.
The Board discussed the election results and what that may mean for the industry. While many speculate a repub-lican controlled legislature will be more business friendly, we have lots of work to do. It’s especially important for you to get to know your new legislators. Have coffee with them or invite them to a local asso-ciation meeting. BAM will be putting to-gether talking points and a campaign for your local association to do just that. Now is the time to get yourself introduced as the residential building industry expert! Reach out and ask your new elected of-ficial to help us rebuild MN together!
I also conducted a meeting with Minnesota’s NAHB Directors to discuss NAHB’s Future Task Force work. As you may know, I have been appointed to the National Task Force to help craft some recommendations for the national asso-ciation to consider. For more information about the task force check out my blog at http://pamspov.blogspot.com. I would love to have your input.
The board also voted on the 2011 Executive Committee slate and elected BAM’s 2011 President Todd Bjerstedt of McDonald Remodeling. He will be seated at our convention in January. Congratula-tions Todd!
The 2011 BAM Board slate will be voted on at the next meeting happening January 29th at the 2011 Convention in Minneapolis.The board was also introduced to…
The New BAM Website! Just last week BAM unveiled a new
website! It has the same address as the old one: www.bamn.org but there’s noth-ing old about it! Staff has worked hard to organize the site so that it’s easy to find the resources members need and use. There is still a members-only section of the site containing the thousands of dol-lars of resources available to members such as form contracts, code guides and engineered documents.
If you haven’t already, take some time to check it out! You’re going to love it! I want to thank Katherine Nielsen on the BAM staff for really working hard to get this up and running. She did a terrific job! Thank you Katherine!
Free Member Service: Building Per-formance Guidelines Coming Soon To BAM Website
Did you know that by January 1, 2011 you MUST include a set of performance guidelines with your contract with cus-tomers? While you can BUY those guide-lines, as a BAM member, the guidelines are FREE. You will find them on the BAM website under the members only sec-tion under the Legal Resources tab. EZ!!! There you will find over $10,000 worth of members resources from building best practices, to engineered documents to help you meet various building require-ments and our new set of the BAM Build-ing Performance Guidelines. Check it out! www.bamn.orgConvention Trivia Game Round 2!
Alright, you’ve seen one trivia game and how it works so here’s your chance to get in on it and win $25 at Holiday Sta-tion Stores. Below is the trivia question.
To win:1. Log into Facebook (or create an ac-
count – it’s surprisingly simple)
2. Find BAM’s Facebook page (type into the Facebook search “Builders Asso-ciation of Minnesota Page.”)
3. Post the answer - The first member to answer correct wins
Okay… trivia question number two…WHO IS “MR. LAS VEGAS?”Hurry and be the first to post the an-
swer on BAM’s Facebook page now!! Hint: If you don’t know the answer –
find it somewhere on the BAM Convention website… www.bamn.org/convention
Welcome Back To The BAMCASTIntroducing…. MONTE MRAZ! Back
for an encore BAMCAST performance!Monte is starring in the first BAM-
CAST about the 2011 Minnesota Builders Convention.
Get Registered! Convention Regis-tration is now open for Friday’s NAHB Leadership Training, 7-hours of Educa-tion, and the Convention itself. The rates are lower this year with more options; you don’t have to be a high roller to feel like one! Register today!
Awards! Be sure to nominate a friend for a BAM Award. Applications are due December 8th!
Get in the Game! If you’d like to be a 2011 Sponsor check out the opportuni-ties here!
EVENT: AT LAST Builders Symposium Dec. 15
There are only two weeks left to reg-ister!
The 2010 At Last: Builders Sympo-sium on December 15 offers 7 hours of builder continuing education credits (credit pending approval). It’s your yearly education in one day at a great rate of $100 for members, $125 for non-mem-bers.The day includes course materials, breakfast, lunch, morning and afternoon snack breaks.
NO NEW MEMBERS FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER Every new member the Association gains, makes it a stronger business tool for everyone! If you do business with someone who is not a member of LRBA, encourage them to join! It will benefit you, them, and every member of the Lake Region Builders.
NEW MEMBERS – WE WELCOME YOU
Call Today!Mark Hagedorncell 218.234.6185 • phone [email protected] lake avenue
Your Membership is Appreciated and Valued
GETTING INVOLVED
IS kEY!!
You Will Get Out Of YourMembership What You Put In!* Join An Event Committee* Attend Monthly Meetings* Attend All Of Our Events
From the Desk of Pam PerriNovember was a great month, getting busy gearing up for the Home and Garden Show, education classes, the Electrical and Builders Expo’s and every-thing else that came along. It was great having Pam here as our guest speaker. She knows
her stuff and has the energy to tackle it all. There were a lot of things to be thankful for, our members that work to keep the associa-tion strong, our board of directors and now we will actually have some committees to make things even better.
I am looking forward to our trip to Fergu-sons Bath, Kitchen & Lighting Gallery on the 14th. It’s also my birthday that day, and as I told everyone at the last meeting, I want to hear some songs on the bus.
The New Year is coming, so add to your resolution list: get on a committee for the builders and see what goes on to keep the as-sociation going. Involvement makes it more fun for you and everyone else. Watch for the invite to our annual banquet on January 7th and get signed up. We will have kind of a redo of last year with Tim Eggebraaten providing dancing music and hopefully we will not have rain or snow.
Have you registered for the BAM state con-vention yet. Early bird rates go to December 24th. We have some members going, but it would be great if we had several going.
There will be a membership campaign beginning January 1, 2011 and ending De-cember 31st, 2011. The campaign will utilize local, state and national membership incen-tives and tools to promote membership in the LRBA. We will have prizes and BAM Grand Prize winner will get a Las Vegas voucher.
I have not received one award nomination sheet back yet. I will try emailing it.
I wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
THANkS FOR RENEWINGG & R Hill Construction, Inc.- Gene and Randy HillNoah’s Home Furnishings – Mike NoahFoltz Builders, Inc. - David FoltzPike Creek Builders - Bryan Schoenberger
UP FOR RENEWAL
SORRY TO SEE YOU GO
Pro Systems – Mike Brodsho Color-Tek Coatings, Inc. – Tom Jessop Crowell Construction, Inc. - Tom Crowell Esser Plumbing & Heating
- Scott McKenzieCrane Johnson Lumber - Greg Neisen Paul Davis Restoration - Jeff Boehm Briard Construction - Hunter BriardI’ll Tile & Stone, Inc. - Troy FingalsonKarl Grefsrud Const., LLC - Karl GrefsrudKinetico - Sharon NackState Bank & Trust - Mark HagedornGoodin Company - Jonna EsserJutz Excavating - Ed JutzTwin City Garage Door - Jeff Swenson
Maplewood Construction - Stephen Patrick
MEMBER NEWS: Modern Heating and Plumbing just took advantage of the $500.00 discount when they bought a new GM vehicle. Don’t forget that all of our members are eligible for this.
Is there something happening in your business? With your family? Let us know; we would like to acknowledge it.
A MEETING OF THE MINDS
After Pam was finished speaking, she met with the past, present and future presidents, Al
Clark, Time Roble and Bryan Schoenberger.
She suggested we contact our state reps for a meeting over the Christmas recess to let them know we are out here, what we do and some things that need to be changed - such
as sprinklers.
Wishing you all a safe & happy holidays!
LRBA LEADERSHIPPRESIDENT Tim Roble, Lavelle Company
SECRETARY/TREASURER Jason Coley, Don Tietz Construction
PAST PRESIDENT Al Clark
VICE PRESIDENT Bryan Schoenberger, Pike Creek Builders/Modern Living Concepts
EXECUTIVE OFFICER Sharon Westerholm
Tim Roble, Lavelle Company
Marga Ybarra Floor to Ceiling Carpet One
Bryan Schoenberger, Pike Creek Builders/Modern Living Concepts
Mike Hough, Hough, Inc.
Ross Gailfus, Schiller Insurance
Jeff Boehm, Paul Davis Restoration
Greg Neisen, Crane Johnson Lumber, Perham
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Greeting everyone!The last month of 2010 is finally or already here de-
pends on how you look at it. Last month seemed to fly by. We had another great meeting with our guest speaker being Pam Perri from the BAM office. As many of you know she is very passionate about what she does and she does a great job for the MN Builders Assn. She had some interesting information and gave some more in-sight on what is happening on a state level as well as on the national level. Thanks to Pam for coming up and speaking to our group.
Once again this month we have a fun and educational event planned. Our next meeting will be a trip up to Fer-gusons Bath, Kitchen and Lighting Gallery in Fargo. This is sure to be a fun night with a lot of exciting things to see. The bus will leave from Modern Heating and Plumbing at 6:00pm on Dec 14th. Hope everyone can make this trip because they do a fantastic job.
The state convention is coming up in January. This year the event is packed with good information and good times. They have also made it more affordable to attend. Please look into this event as it only gets better with more involvement. Several members have already committed to attending so if you would like more information or would like to attend contact Sharon for more info.
As we move into December and the holiday season I wish you and your fami-lies well and have a safe and happy holiday season.
See you at the next meeting, Tim Roble
BUILDERS BUZZCome out and see the remodeled showroom at Ferguson Kitch-en Bath and Lighting Gallery. The bus will leave Modern Heat-ing at 6:00 p.m. , with refreshments on the way up. The factory representatives from Roth and Rohl have the floor for a while on the way up and do a show and tell about their products while at the showroom. Terry and all the employees do a great job and make you feel glad you came, so if you haven’t been there before, make the trip.
— Visit bam.org each week for up to date happenings —
525 Park Street, Suite 150 • St. Paul, MN 55103p. 1.800.654.7783 or 651.646.7959f. 651.646.2860 www.bamn.org
1201 15th Street, NW • Washington, DC 20005p. 800.368.5242 or 202.266.8200x0f. 202.266.8400 www.nahb.org
A CUT ABOVELake Region Builders AssociationDECEMBER 2010
1602 45TH Street N ▪ Fargo
701–237–4131 ▪ ferguson.com
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Pam Perri Executive Vice President of the Builders Asso-ciation of Minnesota (BAM) was our guest speaker for our No-vember 16th meeting. She had a lot of valuable information on what has been happening at the state legislature as well as the national level. Pam is very involved with a task force to make some changes in the way the National Association is doing business as well as all she does for Minnesota.
One of the things she talked about is that the 2012 codes show that all residential homes must have sprinkler systems installed. Sprinkler systems should only be installed in multi - family dwellings. The cost to put them in homes will signifi-cantly raise the price of the home, especially if the home is in the country as it will add more to the costs.
at a glance
OFCALENDAR
EVENTSDecember 14th Board Meeting 4:30
at the LRBA officeDecember 14th 6:00 bus leaves for
Ferguson Bath, kitchen and Lighting Gallery
December 16th RRP - Renovate, Repair & Paint class, Detroit Lakes
January 7th Annual Meeting and Banquet at the American Legion
SEE THE FULL YEAR INSIDE!
DECEMBER 14TH, GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING WILL BE AT FERGUSON kITCHEN,
BATH AND LIGHTING GALLERY
