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A Cut AboveLake Region Builders AssociationFebruAry 2012

A monthly newsletter serving beCker, ottertAil, normAn, wilkin And mAhnomen Counties

emAil: builders@lakeregionbuilders.comphone: 218.847.0699visit our websitewww.lakeregionbuilders.com

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February is here and we’re a little closer to warmer and longer days! We recently attended the annual banquet. There was good company as well as a nice dinner and some fun entertainment. New board members were sworn in and it looks like I will be on as president one more year! So far it has been an honor and priv-ilege and I look forward to serving the Association again in 2012.

This month I have a couple of questions for you the readers… 1. Why are you a member of the Home Builders Association? 2. What was it you were ex-pecting to gain when you joined? 3. How would you and your business be affected if there was no Build-ers Association? Please take a moment and reflect on these questions, and then write down your thoughts and e-mail me. DO IT!!! Seriously! I need for all of you to participate in this exercise! It doesn’t have to be long, unless of course you want it to be. A simple sentence or two for each question will suffice. I will be looking forward to your replies. You can e-mail me at pikecreekbuilder@aol.com

Bryan Schoenberger, President

builders buZZ

president bryan schoenberger, Pike Creek Builders/Modern Living Concepts

seCretAry/treAsurer Jason Coley, Don Tietz Construction

pAst president tim roble

viCe president nick green, Green's Plumbing and Heating

eXeCutive oFFiCer sharon westerholm

tim roble, Lavelle Company

mike hough, Hough, Inc.

greg neisen, Crane Johnson Lumber, Perham

nick green, Green's Plumbing and Heating

marty ekern, Apex Electric

shaun engelsrud, Kinetico

scott buchholz, Scott Buchholz Construction

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The annual Meeting and Christmas party, on January 20th, was well attended and a lot of fun. We met at the Cactus for a great meal, and bowling following. We played steal a gift and everyone had fun stealing the gifts away from one another. The new board members recognized were Scott Buchholz - Scott Buchholz Construction and Shaun engelsrud - Kinetico.all board members present were sworn in for the coming year. present were Scott Buchholz, Nick green -Vice president, Shaun engelsrud, Tim Roble - past president, and Bryan Schoen-berger - president.

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Code 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”

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details!HUNTER BRIARD

218-439-6043 • Cell: 218-841-3238Email: briardconst@loretel.net

12568 E. Pearl Lake Road • Detroit Lakes, MN 56501

BRIARD CONSTRUCTIONNEW CONSTRUCTION • REMODELING • SHINGLING

SIDING • DECKS • ADDITIONS • GARAGES • DOORS • WINDOWS

my ViewSharon Westerholm, EO January was another

busy month for projects at the LRBA office. We had a great turnout with a full vendor room again, for our Electrical EXPO. A big thanks to Mike Eidenschink for all his work on this Expo.

Hopefully next year other electricians will help

on this project, so Mike doesn’t need to do all the leg work himself. This year we added 2 days of Power Limited classes which was not well attended. I am not sure if it is that a lot of technicians, working on HVAC that need to be licensed, are not licensed or if there were classes available elsewhere.

We are working on the BUILDERS EXPO in Fergus Falls and Detroit Lakes. Responses for these have been quite slow, even with several mailers going out. We are working on the Builders Show, adding the Sports Show in the South arena. All of the big booths have been sold, and 5 single booths have been requested. If you haven’t booked your booth yet, there are openings but book as soon as possible.

The Department of Labor has changed many things as far as setting up classes, but for the builders they have added a QB#, which is a needed item to be used for applying for this licensing term. We have an awesome class too, with Russell Thornberg, from Rochester, as instructor. He is doing a class on Roof to Soil, which will also go into building codes.

Another project, this past month, was a crooked playhouse, built by some LRBA members. The Boys and Girls Club will be selling raffle chances on this. The playhouse turned out really well. I have pictures and information in another article.

Our Annual Meeting and Christmas Party was a fun night too. If you missed it, you missed a great time!

Our web master’s computer crashed recently and she is missing some of the website corrections that I submitted. I suggest everyone go to the website, www.lakeregionbuilders.com and check to make sure your listing is correct and if there is any additions or corrections.

I hope our members are getting busy with bidding and things are starting to look up. Till next month!

Half the Price & Double the Fun: Come to the BAM Conven-

tion February 24thFrom the awards and keynote

speaker, to the food and the band, if you’ve been to the Convention you know it's the year's biggest event. If you haven't been, what are you wait-ing for? The theme is Mardi Gras and the celebration is about to begin.

Reduced RatesConvention rates have been cut in

half this year, so there’s no excuse! A full day Convention registration is $90 and a half-day is $50. The half day registration includes one hour of hospitality suites, cocktail reception and BAM-PAC silent auction, wine wall, awards dinner, band and dance. The registration deadline is February 20th. Get registered today at www.bamn.org/convention.

Meet, Learn and Kick Up Your Heels

The heart of the BAM Convention is in the hospitality suites, awards din-ner, and rockin’ live band. Don’t be-lieve us? Check out pictures from the

last two Conventions on BAM’s Fa-cebook page at: www.facebook.com/BuildersAssociationOfMinnesota and you’ll see just how much fun you’ll have when you join us February 24th.

The band this year is So Big, a 5-piece group with some of the most gifted musicians in the Twin Cities area. They’re fun and talented indi-viduals with a wide array of experi-ence and backgrounds in all types of music including classic, current and country rock. Check out a video of the band at www.bamn.org/convention/special.html.

Wall of Wine100 bottles of wine stand, a for-

midable force of nature, but in the end four lucky people will split the spoils and walk away with a 25-bottle vari-ety pack! Tickets are $10 each. Not only do you have excellent odds of winning, this fundraiser benefits the Builders' Association Political Action Committee and is always a fantastic showpiece.

Donate a bottle of wine. You can

drop off a bottle at the BAM offices anytime or bring a bottle or two to the convention with you. If you plan on donating a bottle of wine please email Jenae Palewicz at jenaep@bamn.org with your full name, company name and number of bottles you plan on donating.

Donate A Prize & Get Company Recognition

If you’re not already sponsoring the BAM Convention here’s another opportunity to get your company rec-ognized. Donate a prize for the BAM/BATC Casino night or the BAM-PAC Silent Auction. Past prizes have in-cluded sporting event tickets, hotel stays, gift certificates, wine baskets, homemade jewelry and iPods. Contact Jenae if you plan to donate an item or two at jenaep@bamn.org.

The BAM Convention brings to-gether the statewide home building industry to meet, learn and celebrate. Get registered today at www.bamn.org/convention. See you February 24th in Minneapolis!

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What? Is It Really January?I hope you had a fantastic holiday sea-

son and you’re enjoying the unseasonably warm weather. I kinda like it! Here at BAM we’re busy getting ready for the 2012 Leg-islative Session which starts January 24th.This year’s session promises to be short, so we will be moving fast to push our issues through and oppose unreasonable legisla-tion.

Of course many of you also know we are in the middle of adopting a new residential code. At least Karen Linner, BAM Director of Codes and Research and her able team of members from all over the state are. They have put many hours in already. Keep your feedback coming on our short and sweet is-sue surveys. Your input really does make a difference.

And of course, we will be calling on you to get involved by contacting your legisla-tors when the time comes. If you haven’t already, send us your email and home ad-dress so we can connect you quickly to your legislators with VoterVoice.

A New Year Means a New BAM President

I want to welcome Keith Kylmala as the 2012 BAM President. He has been on the BAM Executive Committee for the last 4 years and was former President of the Ar-rowhead Builders Association in Duluth. I know he will do a great job.

Before becoming our President, he served a few years in the trenches, and last year Keith was our Government Relations Chair. As President this year he will be giv-ing out a new BAM Advocacy Award at our Convention in February. This new award will seek to recognize the outstanding con-tributions of a member or group of mem-bers to forwarding our advocacy agenda. I am looking forward to Keith’s selection. We had many members contribute to our suc-cess last year.

BAM Staff Attends ICC Local Chapter Meeting

We couldn’t pass up the opportunity to meet the International Code Council’s (ICC) CEO, Rick Weiland. Rick was in town this past week and as a member of the lo-cal ICC chapter, BAM attended the meeting Thursday morning to hear what he had to say.

The ICC conducted a membership sur-vey last September and Weiland reported there is “churning” within the association about involving more interests in the code process.

Weiland also introduced ICC’s gov-ernment relations manager for the upper Midwest, Rick Hauffe who has been with ICC since April of last year and has visited with a few of the local associations so far. We learned Hauffe plans to be at the Min-nesota State Capitol during the 2012 ses-sion and look forward to seeing him on the Hill.

New Ideas for the New YearAudrey Thomas is an author, speaker

and productivity expert but we have our own staff expert Katherine Nielsen. Kath-erine wanted to pass along a few of the tips that she picked up from Audrey and other experts to get it all done by getting (and staying) organized and focused on what’s most important. Here are a few ideas to get you started in the New Year:

• Devote 10 minutes a day to clean-ing out your email inbox. Use a timer if needed.

• Set up appropriate folders within your email management system to keep important information sorted.

• Grab 3 inches of papers off your desk; sort and purge and then file away those that need to be kept.

• Clean up the sticky notes stuck around the perimeter of your computer screen. After a while these just become clutter and you tune them out. If they rep-resent a task, add it to your To Do List and pitch the sticky note.

• Review tomorrow’s calendar ap-pointments. Are you prepared for each meeting on your schedule? Take time now to set aside materials, notes and other in-formation you may be required to bring with you. Commit to being there 3-4 min-utes early.

According to Thomas, so much of the clutter in our world represents delayed decisions. Each email that comes to your inbox and every piece of paper that comes to you at work and at home requires a deci-sion to be made about it. BAM past Presi-dent Jim Gander was really good at this as well. I learned a thing or two from him as well.

Every time you make a decision about what to do with something you will be one step closer to being organized and having less stress.

To find more ideas from “Organized Audrey” check out some of her past articles here.

Convention Registration Now Open

Get registered and get ready for a great time at the BAM Convention February 24. The prices are better than ever and this year’s theme is Mardi Gras, so get ready for the event of the year and get registered today!

Governor Announces JOB’s bill for 2012

On Wednesday this week, Governor Dayton announced he was introducing a jobs bills that would include a series of components such as targeted tax credits, a $750 million bonding bill and a sales tax for Internet sales. A component that may be of interest to the residential construc-tion industry is a $3,000 tax credit. Under that plan, Minnesota businesses of all sizes could receive a $3,000 tax credit for each Minnesotan hired in 2012, assuming those hires come from one of three categories. The first category would those who are un-employed. The second would be veterans, and the third very recent tech school and/or college graduates. The credit would be lowered to $1,500 for every hire made in 2013. This $35 million program, the gov-ernor said, would create 10,000 private-sector jobs. BAM will be keeping a close watch on how the details of this program play out when session begins on Tuesday, January 24.

2012 Building ForecastNAHB presented a “Building in 2012”

webinar on Wednesday regarding predic-tions on economics and advocacy. Present-ers included Neil Newhouse, Partner and Co-founder of Public Opinion Strategies, Celinda Lake, President of Lake Research Partners, along with Jim Tobin, Senior VP for Government Affairs at NAHB and Da-vid Crowe, Chief Economist for NAHB.

A survey was conducted of 1500 vot-ers from across the country on homeown-ership, the housing market, and home ownership policies/proposals. The results revealed that Americans want to own a home because they believe it’s a good place to raise a family and that it creates strong communities. In terms of policy proposals, the survey results showed there is broad, bipartisan support for policy that encour-ages homeownership. NAHB will be pursu-ing policies to keep the mortgage interest deduction and preserve a federal role for housing financing such as 30-year fixed rate mortgages.

From the Desk of Pam Perri….

the lAke region builders, pArtnering with the boys And girls Club oF detroit lAkes hAve built A Crooked

plAyhouse we Are CAlling the topsey - turvey house.Perry Nodsle figured the plans and it was more work than if you were making it straight, but it turned out just awesome. The Boys and Girls Club will be sell-ing thetickets at the Thrift Store. The playhouse will be sit-ting there for people to see.The first Saturday Ed Jutz, Jayson Storo, Mike Ei-denschink, Perry Nodsle, Brenda Eidenschink, Rick Michaelson and Sharon worked on building it. The second Saturday, Mike and Brenda Eidenschink,

Al Clark and his daughter Emma and Sharon painted it. Francis Genereux also was there to help!Materials for the Topsey Turvey Playhouse were do-nated by Stenerson Lum-ber of Detroit Lakes, Crane Johnson Lumber of Per-ham, Pro Build of Detroit Lakes,JBS Construction - Jayson Storo, I'll Tile and Stone and all the paint from De-troit Paint and Glass.

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member Corner

Every new member the Association gains, makes it a stronger busi-ness tool for everyone! For all those that turned in new members in 2011, you are entered in the contest with BAM for $1000.00 and our contest for $500.00, one year advertising in the newsletter and the third drawing will be $100.00 off of an event. The following is a list of those that turned in new members:

Dave Francis - 3 Andy Francis - 1 Bryan Schoenberger - 4

Ed Jutz - 1 Greg Neisen - 1The night of the Banquet, Texas Hold'em was played. Ed Jutz received $100.00 off an event, Dave Francis won one year of advertising in the newsletter and Bryan Schoenberger won the $500.00 grand prize.

new members – we welCome you

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Paul Davis Restoration & Remodeling•Crane Johnson Lumber - Greg Neisen•Goodin Company•Western Products•

Pro Systems•Jutz Excavating•

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WHO IS yOur OnE nEW MEMBEr?

Karl Grefsrud Construction •Scott Buchholz Construction•North Country Kitchens•Malstrom Electric•

Cormorant Realty-JimKaiser - Sponsor: Mike EidenschinkAt Ease Dock & Lift- John Drewes- Sponsor: Ed Jutz

Keith Francis & Sons Const.•Heritage Homes•Genereux Construction•Budget Blinds of Detroit Lakes•Anderson Constructors•

WaterFurnace Geothermal is proud to announce that Rick Michaelson has completed the WaterFurnace Sales and Marketing course and NathanOlson has completed the Service/Installation Training. Michaelson and Olson are both employed at Modern Heating and Plumbing.

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BUILDERS & REMODELERSaHMann COnStruCtIOn Wayne Ahmann phone: 218-935-2622

al Clark COnStruCtIOn Al Clark phone: 218-849-4489 email: clark7@arvig.net

andErSOn COnStruCtOrS David Anderson phone: 218-532-7429 email: dgander@loretel.net

BrIard COnStruCtIOn Hunter Briard phone: 218-439-6043 email: briardconst@loretel.net

COMplEtEly HOME, InC. Chris Jasken phone: 218-234-3603 email: cjasken@arvig.net

CrOWEll COnStruCtIOn Tom Crowell phone: 218-847-1931 email: crowellconstr@arvig.net

dOn tIEtz COnStruCtIOn Don Tietz/J. Coley phone: 218-439-6271 email: jasoncoley@loretel.net

dynaMIC HOMES Arlen Johnson phone: 218-847-2611 web: dynamichomes.com

FOltz BuIldErS David Foltz phone: 218-847-3281 email: foltz@foltzbuildings.com web: foltzbuildings.com

FranCIS COnStruCtIOn OF dEtrOIt lakES David Francis phone: 218-847-4054 email: defrancis@arvig.net

FranCIS GEnErEux COnStruCtIOn Francis Genereux 218-849-8808 email: flgenereux@arvig.net

G & r HIll COnStruCtIOn Gene & Randy Hill phone: 218-847-5947 email: ghill6916@msn.com

Gary HEItkaMp COnStruCtIOn Gary Heitkamp phone: 218-847-8441 email: heitkamp2@msn.com

GravEllE COnStruCtIOn Don Gravelle phone: 218-847-3562

HErItaGE HOMES, llC Tyrone Leslie

HEMMElGarn BuIldErS, InC. James Hemmelgarn phone: 218-346-2377 fax 218-346-3242 email: hemmel@arvig.net

JBS BuIldErS, llC Jayson Storo phone: 218-232-0472 & 218-495-2005 email: jaysonbs@live.com web: jaysonbs@live.com

karl GrEFSrud COnStruCtIOn Karl Grefsrud phone: 218-863-5075 email: kgc@loretel.net

kEItH FranCIS & SOn’S COnStruCtIOn, llC phone: 218-556-9711 email: jfrancis@mahnomen.

k12.mn.us

klIntOn BartHEl COnStruCtIOn, InC. phone: 218-841-2087 fax: 218-844-5461 email: constkb@yahoo.com

nOdSlE COnStruCtIOn Perry Nodsle phone: 218-847-7603 email: pnodsle@arvig.net

paul davIS rEStOratIOn & rEMOdElInG Jeff Boehm phone: 218-847-1800 email: jboehm@pauldavisdl.com web: pdremodel.com

Mark StOnE COnStruCtIOn CO. Mark Stone 414 Bryant Ave. SW Wadena, MN 56482 phone:218-639-5059 email: mark-camille

@mstoneconst.com

MOdErn lIvInG COnCEptS Bryan Schoenberger phone: 218-841-2006 email: pikecreekbuilder@aol.com web: pikecreekbuilders.com

SCOtt BuCHHOlz COnStruCtIOn Scott Buchholz phone: 218-864-9947 fax: 218-864-5046 email: scottbuchholzconst

@arvig.netweb: www.scottbuchholz

construction.com

WOytaSSEk CuStOM HOMES Warren Woytassek phone: 218-844-4661 ASSOCIATE MEMBERS aMErIGaS prOpanE Tom Kirby phone: 218-847-1133 email: kirbyt@amerigas.com web: amerigas.com

andy FranCIS landSCapInG COnStruCtIOn Andy Francis 12352 Shorewood Beach Rd phone : 218-439-3320 email: cafrancis@netzero.net

apEx ElECtrIC & lIGHtInG Marty Ekren phone: 218-847-5244 email: martye@apexelectric.biz

B & M ElECtrIC, InC. Mike Eidenschink phone: 218-847-1946

BudGEt BlIndS Melody Kruckenberg phone: 218-844-7052 email: melmayinc@gmail.com

ClaSSIC COnCrEtE COntraCtOrS Dan Baker phone: 218-849-4744

CranE JOHnSOn luMBEr Greg Neisen phone: 218-346-5555 email: gneisen@cjlumber.com

CullEnS HOME CEntEr Dan Zierden phone: 218-998-5070

dl OvErHEad dOOr SErvICES Tim Lamb phone: 218-847-2129 email: tlamb@arvig.net web: detroitlakes

overheaddoor.com

EdIna rEalty Dave Branson phone: 1-800-449-1712 email: davebranson@ edinarealty.com web: edinarealty.com

ElSnEr WEll drIllInG Kelly Elsner phone: 218-844-8400 email: elsnerwelldrilling@wcta.net web: elsnerwelldrilling.com

ESSEr pluMBInG & HtG. - aIrE SErv Kelly Fingalson phone: 218-841-8849 email: kfingalson@esserinc.com web: www.esserplumbingandheating.com

kInEtICO- tHE WatEr dOCtOrS Local Contact - Shaun Engelsrud phone: 218-844-7873 email: lakeswaterdoc@gmail.com web: kinetic.com

FlOOr tO CEIlInG CarpEt OnE Marga Ybarra & Darryl Bartholomay phone: 218-844-6600 web: floortoceilingcarpetone.com

FOltz dryWall, InC. Nate Foltz phone: 218-844-8837 email: nfdrywall@hotmail.com

GEMStOnE MaSOnry Todd Rodeman phone: 218-334-3274 email: gmocinc@yahoo.com web: gemstonemasonryinc.com

GEO dIrECt, Supply, InC Kevin Olson phone: 218-367-5196 email: geodirectsupply@arvig.net web: www.geodirectsupply.com

GOOdIn COMpany Jonna Esser phone: 218-847-9211 Web: goodinco.com

GrEEnS pluMBInG & HEatInG Mark Green/Nick Green phone: 218-847-7542 email: greens@arvig.net web: greensplumbing andheating.com

HOuGH InC. Mike Hough phone: 218-847-7391 email: mgdhough@hotmail.com

I’ll tIlE & StOnE Troy Fingalson phone: 218-847-0335 email: illtileandstone@yahoo.com

Jutz ExCavatInG Ed Jutz phone: 218-334-5692

kaHlE pluMBInG & HEatInG Dave Kahle phone: 218-847-1008

kruEGEr WatEr WEllS Brad Krueger phone: 218-439-3327 email: margaret_m_krueger @yahoo.com

lanEyS, InC. Chad Harstad phone: 218-847-1309

lavEllE COMpany Tim Roble phone: 218-849-7876

MalStrOM ElECtrIC Brad Malstrom phone: 218-847-3132 email: info@malstrom electricinc.com web: malstromelectricinc.com

MEnardS Steve Novak phone: 218-846-9885

MIdWESt Bank Stephen Daggett & Denise Fredrickson phone: 218-847-4771 Email: denise.fredrickson @midwestbank.net web: midwestbank.net

MIdWESt MInnESOta COMMunIty dEvElOpMEnt John King phone: 218-847-3191 email: jking@mmcdc.com web: mmcdc.com

MOdErn HEatInG & pluMBInG Rick Michaelson phone: 218-847-7459 email: modernk@arvig.net web: modernheating

andplumbing.com

nOrtH COuntry kItCHEnS Ed Lillis phone: 218-847-1022 email: ray.nckit@arvig.net web: northcountrykitchens.net

OlSOn pOOl & SpaS Steve Olson phone: 218-483-3541 email: steve@olsonpools andspas.com web: olsonpoolsandspas.com

paIntErS pluS OF dl Shane Heille phone: 218-847-5295 email: paintersplusofdl@gmail.com

pElla WIndOWS & dOOrS Wayne Reichling phone: 701-281-1390 email: wayner@pella.com web: pella.com

prO BuIld Curtis Thom phone: 218-847-2688 email: curtis.thom@probuild.com web: probuild.com

prO SyStEMS COrp Mike Brodsho phone: 218-847-9277 web: psys.com

SCHIllEr InSuranCE Ross Gailfus phone: 218-847-5696 email: rgailfus@warner andcompany.com web: schillerins.com

SECurIty SOlutIOnS pOWErEd By aCS Eric Pilgrim phone: 218-346-8190 fax: 218-346-8235 email: eric.pilgrim@arvig.com

StatE Bank & truSt Mark Hagedorn phone: 218-844-3000 email: mhagedorn@ statebanks.com web: statebanks.com

StEnErSOn luMBEr OF dEtrOIt lakES Joel Nelson phone: 218-847-2188

StEnErSOn luMBEr OF FErGuS FallS Mike Diekman phone: 218-739-4481 email: mdiekman@ stenersonlumber.com web: stenersonlumber.com

tWIn CIty GaraGE dOOr Jeff Swenson phone: 701-281-4759 email: sales@tcgdwf.com web: tcgdwf.com

WEStErn prOduCtS, InC. Ross Amundson phone: 701-293-5310 email: rayb@westernproducts.com web: westernproducts.com

zayIC COnCrEtE John Brehm phone: 218-844-2200 email: zconcrete@arvig.net web: zayicconcrete.com

MeMBeRShiP DiRecTORY

The LRBA will continue the popular “Member Showcase” each month. In the past, the Member Showcase was random. This year, the Member Showcase will be randomly drawn each month within the entire member-ship. If your business has been chosen, the LRBA staff will notify you and give you the opportunity to have a FREE full page feature done on your business. We can work with you to create the feature page, create the page for you, or allow your business to submit your creativity to us! This is a great opportunity to let the membership get to know your company, and the LRBA newsletter has a large audience...this is great FREE MARKETING!! We will start this with the March edition as time was short for the February edition of the newsletter. We will draw from the membership starting the first week of February to allow time for informa-tion gathering.

MEMBER SHOWCASE: NEW for 2012...

Bryan Schoenberger receives check for $500.00

Due to fewer people advertis-ing in the newsletter, we will

be going to have the newsletter available on our website. It already is there each month, as well as past issues. I have a short list of those that need to have it mailed to them. If you would like to continue to have a hard copy, please let me know. We are cur-rently losing about $1200 a year, so we need to make some changes. We will still continue to put copies at all the lumber yards.

NOTICe:

page 5page 4

PROMPT PROFESSIONAL SERVICEFOR ALL yOuR PLuMbINg NEEdS

Locally Owned & OperatedLicense #002739PM 1 Mile North on Hwy 59

GREEN’S

218-847-7542

PLUMBING & HEATING, INC.18550 US Hwy 59 NDetroit Lakes, MN

ThiS SPace availaBle!Contact Sharon at 847-0699 for

details!

ThiS SPace availaBle!Contact Sharon at 847-0699 for

details!

at a glance

oFCAlendAr

eventsFebruAry 13th

BUILDER EXP Big Woods Event Center

FebruAry 14th BUILDER EXPO- Holiday Inn

FebruAry 16th General Membership meeting

Ann Makres from the IRS, Speak Easy Restaurant- 6:30 Social 7:00 meeting

FebruAry 23rd & 24th BAM STATE CONVENTION

BATC PRODUCT SHOW

mArCh 8th 5:30 Board Meeting, Speak Easy

6:30 Social - Modern Heating Presents - Product Presentation

mArCh 24th & 25th HOME & GARDEN SHOW

April 12th 5:30 Board Meeting - Speak Easy

6:30 Social - Membership Presents - Member Tabletop

mAy will be our piCniC month with the dAte to be determined...

weAther depending

NAHB memBers

coNtiNue to receive A vAluABle

$500*

offer from Gm.

NAHB members can get a $500* private offer toward the purchase or lease of most new Gm vehicles. GM offers a wide selection of vehicles, including the 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD. This private offer is compatible with many GM consumer incentive programs. Visit gmfleet.com/nahb for more details.

redeeming this private offer is easy: 1) Obtain your NAHB proof of membership form at nahb.org/ma. 2) Visit your GM dealer and mention this private offer. 3) Choose an eligible vehicle(s) to purchase or lease and present your NAHB proof of membership form to your dealer.

Through the GM Business Choice Program,† business owners receive even more when purchasing or leasing an eligible Chevrolet or GMC van, truck or SUV for business use. For program details, visit gmbusinesschoice.com.

* Offer valid toward the purchase or lease of new 2009, 2010 and 2011 model year GM passenger cars and light duty trucks, excluding Chevrolet Camaro and Corvette ZR1, Cadillac, HUMMER, Pontiac, Saab, Saturn vehicles and medium duty trucks. Not available with some other offers. Not valid on prior purchases. Program subject to change without notice. See dealer for details. Take delivery by 1/3/11. † To qualify, vehicles must be used in day-to-day operations of your business and not solely for transportation purposes. Must provide proof of business. Visit gmbusinesschoice.com or your Chevrolet or GMC dealer for details. Take delivery between 10/1/10 and 1/3/11. ©2010 General Motors

| 2011 CHEVyROlET SilVERADO 3500HD

— JACKPOT DRAWING SPONSORS —

Jackpot Drawing winner

for January was David

Francis, Francis Construction

of DL.

There are over 300 names in the

box as they stay in each month.

You can’t win unlessyou are at

the meetings.

JacKPOT WiNNeR!

ARE YOU DOING BUSINESS WITH MEMBERS?In the tough economy that we are in, it is more important than ever, to use the services of our members. Our associates

help keep the association going, with their membership, their volunteering on our projects, the Home Show and other events. Likewise for the associates, if they need the use of a contractor or can recommend a contractor, it is important for them to use one of our fellow members. If you are using services from non-members, encourage them to become a member of our association. This benefits everyone!!!

JACKPOT DRAWING WINNERS WILL BE LISTED MONTHLY

Will YOU Be a WiNNeR???SPONSORS FOR THE DRAWING ARE

MIDWEST BANK AND THE BUILDERS GROUPYou must attend the meetings in order to be eligible. Every month-ly meeting, except March, (No meeting in the Home Show month) we will draw for $40.00. Initially, every name goes in a pot. Each meeting you attend will add another slip, with your name, in the pot. You must be there to win. Our sponsors for the monthly drawing are The Builders Group and Midwest Bank. Our meet-ings are a great place to network, talk to your friends, and most of all, learn about things that affect your business and now you have the opportunity to win some money too! Should the name drawn not be there, the $40.00 gets put in the next month’s pot; you then would have a chance at a larger jackpot amount.

Denise FredricksonVP/Mortgage Lending

218-844-2967denise.fredrickson@midwestbank.net

Banking your way.www.midwestbank.net

Member

FDIC BUILT BY THE INDUSTRY FOR THE INDUSTRY

tbgmn.com

* Offer valid toward the purchase or lease of new 2010, 2011 and 2012 Buick, Chevrolet and GMC models excluding Chevrolet Volt. Not available with some other offers. Not valid on prior purchases. Program subject ot change without notice. See dealer for details. Take delivery by 1/3/12. ©2011 General Motors

NAHB members receive a valuable

$500* offer from GM.NAHB members can get a $500* private offer toward the purchase or lease of most

new GM vehicles. Learn more at: gmfleet.com/nahb.

HOw iT wOrkS: 1) Get your NAHB proof of membership form at nahb.org/ma. 2) Bring form to your GM dealer and mention this private offer. 3) At time of purchase or lease, present your NAHB Proof of membership.

AWARDS

BUILDER OF THE YEAR AWARD WENT TO DAVID FRANCIS - FRANCIS CONSTRUCTION OF DL.

ASSOCIATE OF THE YEAR WENT TO I’LL TILE AND STONE - ACCEPTING WAS SKYE FINGALSON FOR HER INVOLVEMENT INPROJECTS THAT ARE GOING ON.

CITIZENSHIP AWARD WENT TO MIKE EIDEN-SCHINK - B & M ELECTRIC FOR THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN COMMUNITY PROJECTS.

BEAM AWARD, BUILDER EMPLOYING ASSOCIATE MEMBERS WENT TO PERRY NODSLE - NODSLE CONTRUCTION.

RISING STAR AWARD WENT TO NICK GREEN - GREEN’S PLUMBING & HEATING FOR HIS INVOLVEMENT IN THE ASSOCIATION THIS PAST YEAR.

AL CLARK, AL CLARK CON-STRUCTION RECEIVED HIS AWARD FOR HIS MANY YEARS ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. HE ISGOING OFF FOR 2012.

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”

page 5page 4

PROMPT PROFESSIONAL SERVICEFOR ALL yOuR PLuMbINg NEEdS

Locally Owned & OperatedLicense #002739PM 1 Mile North on Hwy 59

GREEN’S

218-847-7542

PLUMBING & HEATING, INC.18550 US Hwy 59 NDetroit Lakes, MN

ThiS SPace availaBle!Contact Sharon at 847-0699 for

details!

ThiS SPace availaBle!Contact Sharon at 847-0699 for

details!

at a glance

oFCAlendAr

eventsFebruAry 13th

BUILDER EXP Big Woods Event Center

FebruAry 14th BUILDER EXPO- Holiday Inn

FebruAry 16th General Membership meeting

Ann Makres from the IRS, Speak Easy Restaurant- 6:30 Social 7:00 meeting

FebruAry 23rd & 24th BAM STATE CONVENTION

BATC PRODUCT SHOW

mArCh 8th 5:30 Board Meeting, Speak Easy

6:30 Social - Modern Heating Presents - Product Presentation

mArCh 24th & 25th HOME & GARDEN SHOW

April 12th 5:30 Board Meeting - Speak Easy

6:30 Social - Membership Presents - Member Tabletop

mAy will be our piCniC month with the dAte to be determined...

weAther depending

NAHB memBers

coNtiNue to receive A vAluABle

$500*

offer from Gm.

NAHB members can get a $500* private offer toward the purchase or lease of most new Gm vehicles. GM offers a wide selection of vehicles, including the 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD. This private offer is compatible with many GM consumer incentive programs. Visit gmfleet.com/nahb for more details.

redeeming this private offer is easy: 1) Obtain your NAHB proof of membership form at nahb.org/ma. 2) Visit your GM dealer and mention this private offer. 3) Choose an eligible vehicle(s) to purchase or lease and present your NAHB proof of membership form to your dealer.

Through the GM Business Choice Program,† business owners receive even more when purchasing or leasing an eligible Chevrolet or GMC van, truck or SUV for business use. For program details, visit gmbusinesschoice.com.

* Offer valid toward the purchase or lease of new 2009, 2010 and 2011 model year GM passenger cars and light duty trucks, excluding Chevrolet Camaro and Corvette ZR1, Cadillac, HUMMER, Pontiac, Saab, Saturn vehicles and medium duty trucks. Not available with some other offers. Not valid on prior purchases. Program subject to change without notice. See dealer for details. Take delivery by 1/3/11. † To qualify, vehicles must be used in day-to-day operations of your business and not solely for transportation purposes. Must provide proof of business. Visit gmbusinesschoice.com or your Chevrolet or GMC dealer for details. Take delivery between 10/1/10 and 1/3/11. ©2010 General Motors

| 2011 CHEVyROlET SilVERADO 3500HD

— JACKPOT DRAWING SPONSORS —

Jackpot Drawing winner

for January was David

Francis, Francis Construction

of DL.

There are over 300 names in the

box as they stay in each month.

You can’t win unlessyou are at

the meetings.

JacKPOT WiNNeR!

ARE YOU DOING BUSINESS WITH MEMBERS?In the tough economy that we are in, it is more important than ever, to use the services of our members. Our associates

help keep the association going, with their membership, their volunteering on our projects, the Home Show and other events. Likewise for the associates, if they need the use of a contractor or can recommend a contractor, it is important for them to use one of our fellow members. If you are using services from non-members, encourage them to become a member of our association. This benefits everyone!!!

JACKPOT DRAWING WINNERS WILL BE LISTED MONTHLY

Will YOU Be a WiNNeR???SPONSORS FOR THE DRAWING ARE

MIDWEST BANK AND THE BUILDERS GROUPYou must attend the meetings in order to be eligible. Every month-ly meeting, except March, (No meeting in the Home Show month) we will draw for $40.00. Initially, every name goes in a pot. Each meeting you attend will add another slip, with your name, in the pot. You must be there to win. Our sponsors for the monthly drawing are The Builders Group and Midwest Bank. Our meet-ings are a great place to network, talk to your friends, and most of all, learn about things that affect your business and now you have the opportunity to win some money too! Should the name drawn not be there, the $40.00 gets put in the next month’s pot; you then would have a chance at a larger jackpot amount.

Denise FredricksonVP/Mortgage Lending

218-844-2967denise.fredrickson@midwestbank.net

Banking your way.www.midwestbank.net

Member

FDIC BUILT BY THE INDUSTRY FOR THE INDUSTRY

tbgmn.com

* Offer valid toward the purchase or lease of new 2010, 2011 and 2012 Buick, Chevrolet and GMC models excluding Chevrolet Volt. Not available with some other offers. Not valid on prior purchases. Program subject ot change without notice. See dealer for details. Take delivery by 1/3/12. ©2011 General Motors

NAHB members receive a valuable

$500* offer from GM.NAHB members can get a $500* private offer toward the purchase or lease of most

new GM vehicles. Learn more at: gmfleet.com/nahb.

HOw iT wOrkS: 1) Get your NAHB proof of membership form at nahb.org/ma. 2) Bring form to your GM dealer and mention this private offer. 3) At time of purchase or lease, present your NAHB Proof of membership.

AWARDS

BUILDER OF THE YEAR AWARD WENT TO DAVID FRANCIS - FRANCIS CONSTRUCTION OF DL.

ASSOCIATE OF THE YEAR WENT TO I’LL TILE AND STONE - ACCEPTING WAS SKYE FINGALSON FOR HER INVOLVEMENT INPROJECTS THAT ARE GOING ON.

CITIZENSHIP AWARD WENT TO MIKE EIDEN-SCHINK - B & M ELECTRIC FOR THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN COMMUNITY PROJECTS.

BEAM AWARD, BUILDER EMPLOYING ASSOCIATE MEMBERS WENT TO PERRY NODSLE - NODSLE CONTRUCTION.

RISING STAR AWARD WENT TO NICK GREEN - GREEN’S PLUMBING & HEATING FOR HIS INVOLVEMENT IN THE ASSOCIATION THIS PAST YEAR.

AL CLARK, AL CLARK CON-STRUCTION RECEIVED HIS AWARD FOR HIS MANY YEARS ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. HE ISGOING OFF FOR 2012.

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”

page 3page 6

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

Building a New Home?

Lock InTodays Low Rates onPermanent Home Financing12 Months from Application Date

Call Today!Mark Hagedorncell 218.234.6185 • phone 218-844-3000mhagedorn@statebanks.com920 lake avenue

member Corner

Every new member the Association gains, makes it a stronger busi-ness tool for everyone! For all those that turned in new members in 2011, you are entered in the contest with BAM for $1000.00 and our contest for $500.00, one year advertising in the newsletter and the third drawing will be $100.00 off of an event. The following is a list of those that turned in new members:

Dave Francis - 3 Andy Francis - 1 Bryan Schoenberger - 4

Ed Jutz - 1 Greg Neisen - 1The night of the Banquet, Texas Hold'em was played. Ed Jutz received $100.00 off an event, Dave Francis won one year of advertising in the newsletter and Bryan Schoenberger won the $500.00 grand prize.

new members – we welCome you

members renewed

up For renewAl

member news

Paul Davis Restoration & Remodeling•Crane Johnson Lumber - Greg Neisen•Goodin Company•Western Products•

Pro Systems•Jutz Excavating•

January nEW MEMBErS

WHO IS yOur OnE nEW MEMBEr?

Karl Grefsrud Construction •Scott Buchholz Construction•North Country Kitchens•Malstrom Electric•

Cormorant Realty-JimKaiser - Sponsor: Mike EidenschinkAt Ease Dock & Lift- John Drewes- Sponsor: Ed Jutz

Keith Francis & Sons Const.•Heritage Homes•Genereux Construction•Budget Blinds of Detroit Lakes•Anderson Constructors•

WaterFurnace Geothermal is proud to announce that Rick Michaelson has completed the WaterFurnace Sales and Marketing course and NathanOlson has completed the Service/Installation Training. Michaelson and Olson are both employed at Modern Heating and Plumbing.

ThiS SPace availaBle!Contact Sharon at 847-0699 for

details!

ThiS SPace availaBle!Contact Sharon at 847-0699 for

details!

BUILDERS & REMODELERSaHMann COnStruCtIOn Wayne Ahmann phone: 218-935-2622

al Clark COnStruCtIOn Al Clark phone: 218-849-4489 email: clark7@arvig.net

andErSOn COnStruCtOrS David Anderson phone: 218-532-7429 email: dgander@loretel.net

BrIard COnStruCtIOn Hunter Briard phone: 218-439-6043 email: briardconst@loretel.net

COMplEtEly HOME, InC. Chris Jasken phone: 218-234-3603 email: cjasken@arvig.net

CrOWEll COnStruCtIOn Tom Crowell phone: 218-847-1931 email: crowellconstr@arvig.net

dOn tIEtz COnStruCtIOn Don Tietz/J. Coley phone: 218-439-6271 email: jasoncoley@loretel.net

dynaMIC HOMES Arlen Johnson phone: 218-847-2611 web: dynamichomes.com

FOltz BuIldErS David Foltz phone: 218-847-3281 email: foltz@foltzbuildings.com web: foltzbuildings.com

FranCIS COnStruCtIOn OF dEtrOIt lakES David Francis phone: 218-847-4054 email: defrancis@arvig.net

FranCIS GEnErEux COnStruCtIOn Francis Genereux 218-849-8808 email: flgenereux@arvig.net

G & r HIll COnStruCtIOn Gene & Randy Hill phone: 218-847-5947 email: ghill6916@msn.com

Gary HEItkaMp COnStruCtIOn Gary Heitkamp phone: 218-847-8441 email: heitkamp2@msn.com

GravEllE COnStruCtIOn Don Gravelle phone: 218-847-3562

HErItaGE HOMES, llC Tyrone Leslie

HEMMElGarn BuIldErS, InC. James Hemmelgarn phone: 218-346-2377 fax 218-346-3242 email: hemmel@arvig.net

JBS BuIldErS, llC Jayson Storo phone: 218-232-0472 & 218-495-2005 email: jaysonbs@live.com web: jaysonbs@live.com

karl GrEFSrud COnStruCtIOn Karl Grefsrud phone: 218-863-5075 email: kgc@loretel.net

kEItH FranCIS & SOn’S COnStruCtIOn, llC phone: 218-556-9711 email: jfrancis@mahnomen.

k12.mn.us

klIntOn BartHEl COnStruCtIOn, InC. phone: 218-841-2087 fax: 218-844-5461 email: constkb@yahoo.com

nOdSlE COnStruCtIOn Perry Nodsle phone: 218-847-7603 email: pnodsle@arvig.net

paul davIS rEStOratIOn & rEMOdElInG Jeff Boehm phone: 218-847-1800 email: jboehm@pauldavisdl.com web: pdremodel.com

Mark StOnE COnStruCtIOn CO. Mark Stone 414 Bryant Ave. SW Wadena, MN 56482 phone:218-639-5059 email: mark-camille

@mstoneconst.com

MOdErn lIvInG COnCEptS Bryan Schoenberger phone: 218-841-2006 email: pikecreekbuilder@aol.com web: pikecreekbuilders.com

SCOtt BuCHHOlz COnStruCtIOn Scott Buchholz phone: 218-864-9947 fax: 218-864-5046 email: scottbuchholzconst

@arvig.netweb: www.scottbuchholz

construction.com

WOytaSSEk CuStOM HOMES Warren Woytassek phone: 218-844-4661 ASSOCIATE MEMBERS aMErIGaS prOpanE Tom Kirby phone: 218-847-1133 email: kirbyt@amerigas.com web: amerigas.com

andy FranCIS landSCapInG COnStruCtIOn Andy Francis 12352 Shorewood Beach Rd phone : 218-439-3320 email: cafrancis@netzero.net

apEx ElECtrIC & lIGHtInG Marty Ekren phone: 218-847-5244 email: martye@apexelectric.biz

B & M ElECtrIC, InC. Mike Eidenschink phone: 218-847-1946

BudGEt BlIndS Melody Kruckenberg phone: 218-844-7052 email: melmayinc@gmail.com

ClaSSIC COnCrEtE COntraCtOrS Dan Baker phone: 218-849-4744

CranE JOHnSOn luMBEr Greg Neisen phone: 218-346-5555 email: gneisen@cjlumber.com

CullEnS HOME CEntEr Dan Zierden phone: 218-998-5070

dl OvErHEad dOOr SErvICES Tim Lamb phone: 218-847-2129 email: tlamb@arvig.net web: detroitlakes

overheaddoor.com

EdIna rEalty Dave Branson phone: 1-800-449-1712 email: davebranson@ edinarealty.com web: edinarealty.com

ElSnEr WEll drIllInG Kelly Elsner phone: 218-844-8400 email: elsnerwelldrilling@wcta.net web: elsnerwelldrilling.com

ESSEr pluMBInG & HtG. - aIrE SErv Kelly Fingalson phone: 218-841-8849 email: kfingalson@esserinc.com web: www.esserplumbingandheating.com

kInEtICO- tHE WatEr dOCtOrS Local Contact - Shaun Engelsrud phone: 218-844-7873 email: lakeswaterdoc@gmail.com web: kinetic.com

FlOOr tO CEIlInG CarpEt OnE Marga Ybarra & Darryl Bartholomay phone: 218-844-6600 web: floortoceilingcarpetone.com

FOltz dryWall, InC. Nate Foltz phone: 218-844-8837 email: nfdrywall@hotmail.com

GEMStOnE MaSOnry Todd Rodeman phone: 218-334-3274 email: gmocinc@yahoo.com web: gemstonemasonryinc.com

GEO dIrECt, Supply, InC Kevin Olson phone: 218-367-5196 email: geodirectsupply@arvig.net web: www.geodirectsupply.com

GOOdIn COMpany Jonna Esser phone: 218-847-9211 Web: goodinco.com

GrEEnS pluMBInG & HEatInG Mark Green/Nick Green phone: 218-847-7542 email: greens@arvig.net web: greensplumbing andheating.com

HOuGH InC. Mike Hough phone: 218-847-7391 email: mgdhough@hotmail.com

I’ll tIlE & StOnE Troy Fingalson phone: 218-847-0335 email: illtileandstone@yahoo.com

Jutz ExCavatInG Ed Jutz phone: 218-334-5692

kaHlE pluMBInG & HEatInG Dave Kahle phone: 218-847-1008

kruEGEr WatEr WEllS Brad Krueger phone: 218-439-3327 email: margaret_m_krueger @yahoo.com

lanEyS, InC. Chad Harstad phone: 218-847-1309

lavEllE COMpany Tim Roble phone: 218-849-7876

MalStrOM ElECtrIC Brad Malstrom phone: 218-847-3132 email: info@malstrom electricinc.com web: malstromelectricinc.com

MEnardS Steve Novak phone: 218-846-9885

MIdWESt Bank Stephen Daggett & Denise Fredrickson phone: 218-847-4771 Email: denise.fredrickson @midwestbank.net web: midwestbank.net

MIdWESt MInnESOta COMMunIty dEvElOpMEnt John King phone: 218-847-3191 email: jking@mmcdc.com web: mmcdc.com

MOdErn HEatInG & pluMBInG Rick Michaelson phone: 218-847-7459 email: modernk@arvig.net web: modernheating

andplumbing.com

nOrtH COuntry kItCHEnS Ed Lillis phone: 218-847-1022 email: ray.nckit@arvig.net web: northcountrykitchens.net

OlSOn pOOl & SpaS Steve Olson phone: 218-483-3541 email: steve@olsonpools andspas.com web: olsonpoolsandspas.com

paIntErS pluS OF dl Shane Heille phone: 218-847-5295 email: paintersplusofdl@gmail.com

pElla WIndOWS & dOOrS Wayne Reichling phone: 701-281-1390 email: wayner@pella.com web: pella.com

prO BuIld Curtis Thom phone: 218-847-2688 email: curtis.thom@probuild.com web: probuild.com

prO SyStEMS COrp Mike Brodsho phone: 218-847-9277 web: psys.com

SCHIllEr InSuranCE Ross Gailfus phone: 218-847-5696 email: rgailfus@warner andcompany.com web: schillerins.com

SECurIty SOlutIOnS pOWErEd By aCS Eric Pilgrim phone: 218-346-8190 fax: 218-346-8235 email: eric.pilgrim@arvig.com

StatE Bank & truSt Mark Hagedorn phone: 218-844-3000 email: mhagedorn@ statebanks.com web: statebanks.com

StEnErSOn luMBEr OF dEtrOIt lakES Joel Nelson phone: 218-847-2188

StEnErSOn luMBEr OF FErGuS FallS Mike Diekman phone: 218-739-4481 email: mdiekman@ stenersonlumber.com web: stenersonlumber.com

tWIn CIty GaraGE dOOr Jeff Swenson phone: 701-281-4759 email: sales@tcgdwf.com web: tcgdwf.com

WEStErn prOduCtS, InC. Ross Amundson phone: 701-293-5310 email: rayb@westernproducts.com web: westernproducts.com

zayIC COnCrEtE John Brehm phone: 218-844-2200 email: zconcrete@arvig.net web: zayicconcrete.com

MeMBeRShiP DiRecTORY

The LRBA will continue the popular “Member Showcase” each month. In the past, the Member Showcase was random. This year, the Member Showcase will be randomly drawn each month within the entire member-ship. If your business has been chosen, the LRBA staff will notify you and give you the opportunity to have a FREE full page feature done on your business. We can work with you to create the feature page, create the page for you, or allow your business to submit your creativity to us! This is a great opportunity to let the membership get to know your company, and the LRBA newsletter has a large audience...this is great FREE MARKETING!! We will start this with the March edition as time was short for the February edition of the newsletter. We will draw from the membership starting the first week of February to allow time for informa-tion gathering.

MEMBER SHOWCASE: NEW for 2012...

Bryan Schoenberger receives check for $500.00

Due to fewer people advertis-ing in the newsletter, we will

be going to have the newsletter available on our website. It already is there each month, as well as past issues. I have a short list of those that need to have it mailed to them. If you would like to continue to have a hard copy, please let me know. We are cur-rently losing about $1200 a year, so we need to make some changes. We will still continue to put copies at all the lumber yards.

NOTICe:

Code 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”

page 7page 2

ThiS SPace availaBle!Contact Sharon at 847-0699 for

details!

ThiS SPace availaBle!Contact Sharon at 847-0699 for

details!

ThiS SPace availaBle!Contact Sharon at 847-0699 for

details!

ThiS SPace availaBle!Contact Sharon at 847-0699 for

details!HUNTER BRIARD

218-439-6043 • Cell: 218-841-3238Email: briardconst@loretel.net

12568 E. Pearl Lake Road • Detroit Lakes, MN 56501

BRIARD CONSTRUCTIONNEW CONSTRUCTION • REMODELING • SHINGLING

SIDING • DECKS • ADDITIONS • GARAGES • DOORS • WINDOWS

my ViewSharon Westerholm, EO January was another

busy month for projects at the LRBA office. We had a great turnout with a full vendor room again, for our Electrical EXPO. A big thanks to Mike Eidenschink for all his work on this Expo.

Hopefully next year other electricians will help

on this project, so Mike doesn’t need to do all the leg work himself. This year we added 2 days of Power Limited classes which was not well attended. I am not sure if it is that a lot of technicians, working on HVAC that need to be licensed, are not licensed or if there were classes available elsewhere.

We are working on the BUILDERS EXPO in Fergus Falls and Detroit Lakes. Responses for these have been quite slow, even with several mailers going out. We are working on the Builders Show, adding the Sports Show in the South arena. All of the big booths have been sold, and 5 single booths have been requested. If you haven’t booked your booth yet, there are openings but book as soon as possible.

The Department of Labor has changed many things as far as setting up classes, but for the builders they have added a QB#, which is a needed item to be used for applying for this licensing term. We have an awesome class too, with Russell Thornberg, from Rochester, as instructor. He is doing a class on Roof to Soil, which will also go into building codes.

Another project, this past month, was a crooked playhouse, built by some LRBA members. The Boys and Girls Club will be selling raffle chances on this. The playhouse turned out really well. I have pictures and information in another article.

Our Annual Meeting and Christmas Party was a fun night too. If you missed it, you missed a great time!

Our web master’s computer crashed recently and she is missing some of the website corrections that I submitted. I suggest everyone go to the website, www.lakeregionbuilders.com and check to make sure your listing is correct and if there is any additions or corrections.

I hope our members are getting busy with bidding and things are starting to look up. Till next month!

Half the Price & Double the Fun: Come to the BAM Conven-

tion February 24thFrom the awards and keynote

speaker, to the food and the band, if you’ve been to the Convention you know it's the year's biggest event. If you haven't been, what are you wait-ing for? The theme is Mardi Gras and the celebration is about to begin.

Reduced RatesConvention rates have been cut in

half this year, so there’s no excuse! A full day Convention registration is $90 and a half-day is $50. The half day registration includes one hour of hospitality suites, cocktail reception and BAM-PAC silent auction, wine wall, awards dinner, band and dance. The registration deadline is February 20th. Get registered today at www.bamn.org/convention.

Meet, Learn and Kick Up Your Heels

The heart of the BAM Convention is in the hospitality suites, awards din-ner, and rockin’ live band. Don’t be-lieve us? Check out pictures from the

last two Conventions on BAM’s Fa-cebook page at: www.facebook.com/BuildersAssociationOfMinnesota and you’ll see just how much fun you’ll have when you join us February 24th.

The band this year is So Big, a 5-piece group with some of the most gifted musicians in the Twin Cities area. They’re fun and talented indi-viduals with a wide array of experi-ence and backgrounds in all types of music including classic, current and country rock. Check out a video of the band at www.bamn.org/convention/special.html.

Wall of Wine100 bottles of wine stand, a for-

midable force of nature, but in the end four lucky people will split the spoils and walk away with a 25-bottle vari-ety pack! Tickets are $10 each. Not only do you have excellent odds of winning, this fundraiser benefits the Builders' Association Political Action Committee and is always a fantastic showpiece.

Donate a bottle of wine. You can

drop off a bottle at the BAM offices anytime or bring a bottle or two to the convention with you. If you plan on donating a bottle of wine please email Jenae Palewicz at jenaep@bamn.org with your full name, company name and number of bottles you plan on donating.

Donate A Prize & Get Company Recognition

If you’re not already sponsoring the BAM Convention here’s another opportunity to get your company rec-ognized. Donate a prize for the BAM/BATC Casino night or the BAM-PAC Silent Auction. Past prizes have in-cluded sporting event tickets, hotel stays, gift certificates, wine baskets, homemade jewelry and iPods. Contact Jenae if you plan to donate an item or two at jenaep@bamn.org.

The BAM Convention brings to-gether the statewide home building industry to meet, learn and celebrate. Get registered today at www.bamn.org/convention. See you February 24th in Minneapolis!

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What? Is It Really January?I hope you had a fantastic holiday sea-

son and you’re enjoying the unseasonably warm weather. I kinda like it! Here at BAM we’re busy getting ready for the 2012 Leg-islative Session which starts January 24th.This year’s session promises to be short, so we will be moving fast to push our issues through and oppose unreasonable legisla-tion.

Of course many of you also know we are in the middle of adopting a new residential code. At least Karen Linner, BAM Director of Codes and Research and her able team of members from all over the state are. They have put many hours in already. Keep your feedback coming on our short and sweet is-sue surveys. Your input really does make a difference.

And of course, we will be calling on you to get involved by contacting your legisla-tors when the time comes. If you haven’t already, send us your email and home ad-dress so we can connect you quickly to your legislators with VoterVoice.

A New Year Means a New BAM President

I want to welcome Keith Kylmala as the 2012 BAM President. He has been on the BAM Executive Committee for the last 4 years and was former President of the Ar-rowhead Builders Association in Duluth. I know he will do a great job.

Before becoming our President, he served a few years in the trenches, and last year Keith was our Government Relations Chair. As President this year he will be giv-ing out a new BAM Advocacy Award at our Convention in February. This new award will seek to recognize the outstanding con-tributions of a member or group of mem-bers to forwarding our advocacy agenda. I am looking forward to Keith’s selection. We had many members contribute to our suc-cess last year.

BAM Staff Attends ICC Local Chapter Meeting

We couldn’t pass up the opportunity to meet the International Code Council’s (ICC) CEO, Rick Weiland. Rick was in town this past week and as a member of the lo-cal ICC chapter, BAM attended the meeting Thursday morning to hear what he had to say.

The ICC conducted a membership sur-vey last September and Weiland reported there is “churning” within the association about involving more interests in the code process.

Weiland also introduced ICC’s gov-ernment relations manager for the upper Midwest, Rick Hauffe who has been with ICC since April of last year and has visited with a few of the local associations so far. We learned Hauffe plans to be at the Min-nesota State Capitol during the 2012 ses-sion and look forward to seeing him on the Hill.

New Ideas for the New YearAudrey Thomas is an author, speaker

and productivity expert but we have our own staff expert Katherine Nielsen. Kath-erine wanted to pass along a few of the tips that she picked up from Audrey and other experts to get it all done by getting (and staying) organized and focused on what’s most important. Here are a few ideas to get you started in the New Year:

• Devote 10 minutes a day to clean-ing out your email inbox. Use a timer if needed.

• Set up appropriate folders within your email management system to keep important information sorted.

• Grab 3 inches of papers off your desk; sort and purge and then file away those that need to be kept.

• Clean up the sticky notes stuck around the perimeter of your computer screen. After a while these just become clutter and you tune them out. If they rep-resent a task, add it to your To Do List and pitch the sticky note.

• Review tomorrow’s calendar ap-pointments. Are you prepared for each meeting on your schedule? Take time now to set aside materials, notes and other in-formation you may be required to bring with you. Commit to being there 3-4 min-utes early.

According to Thomas, so much of the clutter in our world represents delayed decisions. Each email that comes to your inbox and every piece of paper that comes to you at work and at home requires a deci-sion to be made about it. BAM past Presi-dent Jim Gander was really good at this as well. I learned a thing or two from him as well.

Every time you make a decision about what to do with something you will be one step closer to being organized and having less stress.

To find more ideas from “Organized Audrey” check out some of her past articles here.

Convention Registration Now Open

Get registered and get ready for a great time at the BAM Convention February 24. The prices are better than ever and this year’s theme is Mardi Gras, so get ready for the event of the year and get registered today!

Governor Announces JOB’s bill for 2012

On Wednesday this week, Governor Dayton announced he was introducing a jobs bills that would include a series of components such as targeted tax credits, a $750 million bonding bill and a sales tax for Internet sales. A component that may be of interest to the residential construc-tion industry is a $3,000 tax credit. Under that plan, Minnesota businesses of all sizes could receive a $3,000 tax credit for each Minnesotan hired in 2012, assuming those hires come from one of three categories. The first category would those who are un-employed. The second would be veterans, and the third very recent tech school and/or college graduates. The credit would be lowered to $1,500 for every hire made in 2013. This $35 million program, the gov-ernor said, would create 10,000 private-sector jobs. BAM will be keeping a close watch on how the details of this program play out when session begins on Tuesday, January 24.

2012 Building ForecastNAHB presented a “Building in 2012”

webinar on Wednesday regarding predic-tions on economics and advocacy. Present-ers included Neil Newhouse, Partner and Co-founder of Public Opinion Strategies, Celinda Lake, President of Lake Research Partners, along with Jim Tobin, Senior VP for Government Affairs at NAHB and Da-vid Crowe, Chief Economist for NAHB.

A survey was conducted of 1500 vot-ers from across the country on homeown-ership, the housing market, and home ownership policies/proposals. The results revealed that Americans want to own a home because they believe it’s a good place to raise a family and that it creates strong communities. In terms of policy proposals, the survey results showed there is broad, bipartisan support for policy that encour-ages homeownership. NAHB will be pursu-ing policies to keep the mortgage interest deduction and preserve a federal role for housing financing such as 30-year fixed rate mortgages.

From the Desk of Pam Perri….

the lAke region builders, pArtnering with the boys And girls Club oF detroit lAkes hAve built A Crooked

plAyhouse we Are CAlling the topsey - turvey house.Perry Nodsle figured the plans and it was more work than if you were making it straight, but it turned out just awesome. The Boys and Girls Club will be sell-ing thetickets at the Thrift Store. The playhouse will be sit-ting there for people to see.The first Saturday Ed Jutz, Jayson Storo, Mike Ei-denschink, Perry Nodsle, Brenda Eidenschink, Rick Michaelson and Sharon worked on building it. The second Saturday, Mike and Brenda Eidenschink,

Al Clark and his daughter Emma and Sharon painted it. Francis Genereux also was there to help!Materials for the Topsey Turvey Playhouse were do-nated by Stenerson Lum-ber of Detroit Lakes, Crane Johnson Lumber of Per-ham, Pro Build of Detroit Lakes,JBS Construction - Jayson Storo, I'll Tile and Stone and all the paint from De-troit Paint and Glass.

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A Cut AboveLake Region Builders AssociationFebruAry 2012

A monthly newsletter serving beCker, ottertAil, normAn, wilkin And mAhnomen Counties

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February is here and we’re a little closer to warmer and longer days! We recently attended the annual banquet. There was good company as well as a nice dinner and some fun entertainment. New board members were sworn in and it looks like I will be on as president one more year! So far it has been an honor and priv-ilege and I look forward to serving the Association again in 2012.

This month I have a couple of questions for you the readers… 1. Why are you a member of the Home Builders Association? 2. What was it you were ex-pecting to gain when you joined? 3. How would you and your business be affected if there was no Build-ers Association? Please take a moment and reflect on these questions, and then write down your thoughts and e-mail me. DO IT!!! Seriously! I need for all of you to participate in this exercise! It doesn’t have to be long, unless of course you want it to be. A simple sentence or two for each question will suffice. I will be looking forward to your replies. You can e-mail me at pikecreekbuilder@aol.com

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