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Come AlongVolume 2011 Issue 2
A letter from our Chapter President,
With the fencing business on a summer rebound most of us have been trying to keep up, trying to fit in the fun that we are supposed to have while it is still warm out. A few larger than normal projects in the North-west have tied up crews throughout our membership. With large projects come large burdens to key people within our member companies, that is likely you. Feeling a little tired? In talking to many of you it has been a slow route of progress back to what could be considered a normal summer. We have not seen as many plan center projects that will be putting work on our boards in a few months, but the new project opportunities still trickle in. Both public and private work is being posted on a regular basis with competition all chas-ing it with a strong hunger, not much new there. Have we each gotten our share ? In our chapter news, we are seeing details start to materialize for our upcoming Reno tabletop show with Dick Boyle taking the lead which will likely make the new President Elect the busiest man we know over the next two years. Dennis Fleck is easing into his role as treasurer, working with Serena as our new team solidifies. Just a few days and we all join together for one of what looks like will be the biggest Summer Fun events of the Pacific Northwest Chapter. Teri and Don at Builders Fence have put their hearts and souls into making this a memorable event as we find our-selves at Semiahmoo. In looking at where we are staying on Google Maps (LINK) it appears as though we will be on a half mile finger that sticks out into a beautiful bay - looking forward to seeing what it looks like in per-son. If you don’t already have your reservations we would still love to have you sign up! What does our friend Alex need at “The Come Along”? Input, along with a side of more input. He has done a good job with the graphics but without input from our group it could become a few pages of ads, the only good news would be that one of them would be my own. Please send in the recent project that you are proud of to qualify for the “Project of the Quar-ter”. Just ask Town and Country Fence as they bask in the glory of having their recent military project featured in this issue, that could have been you. Bottom line, we need you....it’s good to be needed, right?
John Krueger
PRESIDENTJOHN KRUEGER
Metro Acess Control503-595-4716
PAST PRESIDENTHAROLD HARTLEY
Northwest Fence Co. 541-426-4259
SECRETARY/TREASURERDennis Fleck
Town & Country Fence Co. 503 655-2055
EXECUTIVE SECRETARYSerena Wood541-515-5040
RICHARD BOYLE Dick’s Evergreen Fence &
Deck, Inc. 503 640-7700
SHAWN TOMLINSON Gates & Controls
425 251-1020 shawn@gatesandcontrols.
com
DENNY WADE Willamette Fence
503 285-2761 denny@willamettefence.
com
JAKE WARREN Gates & Controls
503 331-2321jake@gatesandcontrols.
com
ALEX WEISENSEEPacific Fence & Wire
503-659-6881 [email protected]
DON BOOSE Builders Fence Company
253-535-5500 [email protected]
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Project of the QUARTER
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Think you have what it takes to be published in Project of the Quarter? Email your
submission to:
Town & Country FenceCamp Withycombe
National Guard Base
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WESTERN CHAPTERWESTERN CHAPTER CC ANADIANANADIAN FF ENCEENCE
II NDUSTRYNDUSTRY AA SSOCIATIONSSOCIATION
Semiahmoo Resort 9565 Semiahmoo Pkwy
Blaine, WA 98230 800-278-7488
www.semiahmoo.com
Scheduled Activities:
Friday, August 12th: Golf at Loomis Trail Golf Course (Format TBA)
Wine Tasting Tour (Max 10 persons)
Saturday, August 13th: Golf at Semiahmoo Golf Course (Format TBA)
Wine Tasting Tour (Max 10 persons) Whale Watching Adventure
Cocktail Hour
Dinner/Meeting Bon-Fire
Alternate Self-Guided Activities
The Spa at Semiahmoo Local Shopping / Farmers Market
Kayaking Photo Scavenger Hunt
Volleyball & Horseshoes & Croquet Charter Fishing
PACIF IC NORTHWEST CHAPTERPACIF IC NORTHWEST CHAPTER AMERICAN FENCEAMERICAN FENCE
AA SSOCIATIONSSOCIATION
JOINTLY HOSTED BY:
Project of the QUARTER
Backstory
The Camp Withycombe project is one of the larg-est Oregon Military fence projects Town and Country Fence Company has been able to be apart of, coming in at 1.2 million dollars for fencing alone. With the collabora-tion of Hoffman Construction Co., Town & Country Fence Co., and the expertise of our subcontractors we have installed over 2600 lineal feet of Ameristar Orna-mental Iron Fencing with concrete mow strips, 2- Ty-Metal Pluss Ornamental Iron Secu-rity Gates, 14- Delta Scientific Hy-draulic Impact Bollards, over 180 Interior Wire Mesh Partition Cages & 3500 lineal feet of interior and exteri-or Security Chain Link Fencing.
David Edie Town & Country Fence Co. of Oregon
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For 2011 Summer Fun Meeting General Sponsorships:
Promotional Merchandise— Your company’s merchandise will be accepted for inclusion in goody bags. (Golf Balls, Pens, Hats, Water-bottles, etc.) Prizes / Give-Aways—Donate an item to be used as a prize Item: Value:
General Donation $
Golf Sponsorships:
Hole Sponsor Fee $ 50.00
Closest-to-the-Pin Hole $100.00
Men’s Longest Drive Hole $100.00
Ladies' Longest Drive Hole $100.00
Longest Putt Hole $100.00
Remit form and payment to:
Builders Fence Company
Attn: Teri Boose
10010 Portland Avenue
Tacoma WA 98445
253 535-5500
Price
Name: Name: Name: Name:
Dinner Meeting
Aug. 13th
Member
$95
After 6/30/11
$107
Dinner Meeting
Aug. 13th
Non-Member
$105
After 6/30/11
$117
Golf
Aug. 12th Early Afternoon Tee Time
$125
Golf
Aug. 13th Morning Tee Time
$125
Wine Tour
Aug 12th $65
Wine Tour
Aug 13th $65
Whale Watching
Aug 13th $99
Youth $89
Photo Scavenger Hunt
$20
TOTAL $ $ $ $ $
TOTAL DUE
Remit form and payment to:
Builders Fence Company
Attn: Teri Boose
10010 Portland Avenue
Tacoma WA 98445
253 535-5500
Please print additional pages if you have more people.
Make Checks Payable to: Builders Fence CompanyMake Checks Payable to: Builders Fence CompanyMake Checks Payable to: Builders Fence Company
(Credit cards not accepted)
Sign Us Up!
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Semiahmoo Golf and Country Club
Designed by Arnold Palmer, Semiahmoo Golf & Country Club is Wash-
ington's #6 public course as rated by Golfweek, 2011. This tree-lined masterpiece allows you to relax
and enjoy nature at its best. The golfing challenge is second to none, with water in play on five holes and
67 strategically placed bunkers. The fairways are rolling and generous, with fast and challenging greens.
Tee box placements adjust the degree of difficulty to make the course playable for golfers of all skill lev-
els, yet at 7,005 yards from the tips, this course challenges even tour players. Semiahmoo is open to the
public on odd days of the month. The Semiahmoo Golf Course offers a driving range and putting and
chipping greens. Our well appointed Pro Shop and clubhouse includes a restaurant, lounge, snack bar
and banquet room, plus a new outdoor event pavilion.
Loomis Trail Golf & Country Club
Loomis Trail Golf Course was designed by Graham Cooke and is the #4
public golf course in Washington as rated by Golfweek, 2011. It’s also the
only course in Washington state to make the nation's Top 100. Con-
structed with the Northwest in mind, Loomis Trail is at the top of the list
for year-round play. The scenic beauty is unsurpassed, and the consistently smooth, fast, and true greens
put Loomis trail among the Northwest's finest courses. An extensive canal and lake system brings water
into play on all 18 holes, giving Loomis Trail one of the
highest slope ratings in the state of Washington. The
course is open to the public on even days of the month.
The spacious Tudor-style clubhouse offers a full range of services including a Pro Shop, full-service lounge, snack bar and banquet facilities.
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Orca Whale and Porpoise Watch Tour
From the Semiahmoo Resort Lobby
Bring a coat, a camera, and a snack
Adults $99 ~ Youth $89
We offer daily scheduled Whale Watching Tours from Semiahmoo Resort. In August we spot Orca whales and Porpoise on over 90% of our trips. We also frequently encounter sea lions, seals, eagles, otters, and sea birds. Our boats are the fastest whale watching boats leaving from the mainland and we can accomplish more in 3 or four hours than what the big slow boats can do in 6 to 7 hours. We see whales more often than the big boats and once we find the whale we can get closer to them and stay longer. You will get plenty one on one attention from the captain and our trained naturalists because there is never more than 12 people aboard our boats. All our ves-sels are custom built for whale wildlife viewing, and all have heated cabin and full restrooms. Our boats are also equipped with hydrophones so we can listen to the whales after we find them. Most tours last between 3 to 5 hours.
Tours from Semiahmoo Resort
Whale Watching
Whatcom Wine Tours provides relaxing, educational and fun guided wine tasting tours to boutique wineries. Our tours are intimate and allow time to meet the winemakers, tour the wine making facilities, learn about their wine making, and taste great wines. Tours include: Pickup and drop off at Semiahmoo Resort. Visit to three wineries. Delicious deli lunch at the second winery with bottled water during the tour. Souvenir wine tasting glass to keep. Cost: $65* per person (Tours do not include tasting fees, which range from $5-$6 per person per winery.) Maximum of 10 people per day.
$20.00 per person
Includes:
Digital camera rental
List of photos to take
Personalized CD souvenir 8
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Deer are attracted to a number of different types of plants, like hostas, azaleas, most vegetables, many ev-ergreens and other plants, especially tender buds and new shoots. “Deer are most likely to come into residential areas for food when their own resources are limited, which is at different times through-out the country,” Benner explained. “A barrier is the most effective way to pre-vent them from getting into your yard.” Because deer are able to jump quite high, many typical fences are not
built high enoughto prevent deer from entering a yard. Several types of special fencing have been developed todeter deer. One type of deer fence is baited elec-trified fence. This type of fence uses bait (often peanut butter) to attract deer to it. When the deer goes for the bait, it re-ceives a gentle shock and learns not to go near the fence. Two other types are mesh fencing, one made of wire mesh, the other of polypropyleneplastic. Wire mesh is
A few deer can ruin thou-sands of dollars of land-scaping in a short amount of time. Fence can protect property owners’ invest-ments by barring access to landscaping.“Most people think deer are only a problem in rural areas, but deer populations are growing in fringe areas like the sub-urbs because no hunting is allowed there. Plus all the nice landscaping in the suburbs is like a smor-gasbord for deer,” said Al Benner, of Benner’s Gar-dens in New Hope, PA.
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Useful Links
and wire mesh deer fence can be rein-forced with electrified wire. While fencing can keep deer from entering a yard, Ben-ner cautions that the entire area must be enclosed. “Deer will follow a fence until they find an opening, like a driveway. To make sure deer can’t get in, we recommend enclosing the whole yard, including drive-ways.”www.americanfenceassociation.com.
attached to posts and constructed quite high, up to 8’. Polypropylene can be attached to trees or posts and also comes in 8’ high rolls, though Benner suggests staking about 6” of the fence to the ground to prevent deer from pushing under it. Polypropylene is unique not only because it can be installed on trees but also because it is black and virtually disappears into the landscape. Polypropylene can be reinforced with high tensile, coated wire on the top and at 3’ for areas with heavy deer pressure,
Deer and Fence Deer and Fence continued
Important: All AFA-PNW correspondence needs to be going to the new chapter address: POB 3235, Clackamas, OR 97015Serena Wood: 541-515-5040503-482-0052 [email protected]
Pacific Northwest Chapter Officers Duties
The Chapter officers consist of a President, Vice President, Treasurer, and a Secretary. All terms are two years within the governing body, their roles include: President - As Chairperson of the Executive committee, he/she shall preside over all meetings of that committee and shall have the same rights and privileges as a member of that committee. The President appoints all committees, designating one individual in each committee to serve as a Chairperson. Vice President - shall preside over the committee meeting in the absence of the President or in the event the President is unable to do so. The Vice President shall perform such other duties as delegated to him/her by the Executive Committee. Treasurer - shall have the custody of all moneys and assets belonging to the Chapter under the direction of the Executive Committee. Upon ceasing to hold the office, he/she shall release to his successor all moneys, books, papers and other property under his/her control. The Treasurer shall be prepared to make reports to the Committee and/or general membership when called upon. Secretary - shall keep records and minutes concerning the topics of discussion during meetings of the Executive Committee and general membership. The Secretary serves as a communicator to the membership, keeping them abreast of activities, projects, and meeting dates. Directors - Directors shall serve as an advisory role. A Director is responsible to the membership for formulating and reviewing policy necessary to promote the goals and objectives of the Chapter. A board member’s responsible over fiscal, legal and program areas to ensure that the Chapter continues to meet the needs of its current and future members according to the purposes outlined in the bylaws.
Become Involved In Your Chapter. Elections will be held at the Summer Meeting.
PACIFIC NORTHWEST CHAPTER
The following Officers and Directors changes/terms will expire in 2011 are as follows: Dick Boyle – President Elect to President Open President Elect_________________________________________________ Shawn Tomlinson Director 1_______________________________________________ Open Director 2_______________________________________________ John Krueger-Past President Nomination for President Elect________________________________________________ Nomination for Director Position 1________________________________________________________
Position 2________________________________________________________
Nominating Member Company________________________________________________ Nominating Member Signature________________________________________________ Dated__________________
Must be returned by July 15 , 2011 Pacific Northwest Chapter
of the American Fence Association
PO Box 3235 Clackamas, Oregon 97015
2012 AFA Officer and Director Nomination Form
Candidate and nominating members must be the designated, voting member of an AFA member company.
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