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From the President .................... 2

From the EO .............................. 3

Impact Fees on the Rise ............. 5

Spring Membership Drive .......... 8

Five Counties StrongServing

Thurston, Lewis, Grays Harbor, Pacific & Mason Counties

BUILDING STRONG COMMUNITIESONE HOME AT A TIME.

MAY / JUNE 2012

Housing Summit May 23

1211 State Avenue NEOlympia, WA 98569

360-754-0912 800-456-6473www.omb.org

Who are the REX Award

Winners?

See page 8 for details.

See “Summit” page 2

The 2012 Housing Summit will be held on Wednesday, May 23 at 10:00 a.m. at Indian Sum-mer Golf and Country Club. This is the third year Olympia Master Builders (OMB) has put on the Housing Summit and year two of the successful partnership with the Thurston County Realtors® Association to grow this event.

Featured topics and speakers include:

Current Issues Affecting the Housing Industry

A. National/State IssuesSpeakers: Art Castle, Executive Vice President,

Building Industry Association of Washington (BIAW)

Jan Himbaugh, BIAW GovernmentAffairs Director

Nathan Gorton, Government Affairs Director, Washington Realtors®

B. Local IssuesSpeakers: Richard “Mick” Phillips,

Phillips Wesch Burgess, PLLCAngelia Wesch, Phillips Wesch Burgess, PLLC

Housing Forecast Speaker: Suzanne Britsch,

New Home Trends

Regulations and EconomyWhat’s Affecting Business Today

Speakers: A panel of industry professionals

June 9 Auction Down to the Wire

The 2012 Olympia Master Builders (OMB) Auc-tion is just around the bend! On Saturday, June 9, OMB will hold its 26th Annual Auction at the Great Wolf Lodge in Grand Mound. This year’s theme is “Triple Crown!”, so expect to see some big, fancy hats, jockey silks, and other surprises.

Get ready to bid! - Here’s just a sampling of what’s in store at the auction:

One week’s stay at condo on Sugar Beach at the Keihi Sands in Maui - P&P Investments.

Tickets to the Seattle Sounders FC, plus a signed jersey from Kasey Keller! -

J&I Power Equipment.

Cruise the Chehalis River on Captain Harv on his 23’ Steam Launch William Frederick - Harv Lillegard, Lillegard Construction.

A day of fun, by land or by sea: choose a day on the boat, or a day at “Fun-Villa”! -

Stuart Drebick, Adroit Contractors, Inc.

See “Auction” page 3

Olympia Master Builders / Chalk Line May/June 20122

By James PetersonPresident

Membership Expectations, Membership Voice

Every person or business that joins Olympia Master Builders (OMB) joins with a certain expectation. They may be expecting to grow their business through the network-ing opportunities. They may be expecting to save money through the Return on Industrial Insurance Select Program, Health Insurance Program, Verizon Program, Staples Program and the list goes on. They may be expecting to become edu-cated on the latest issues and trends in the industry.

When I joined OMB back in 2007

From the President

it was because I wanted to get involved in the industry and learn from those who had more experi-ence than I did. My expectations have been met. Today, I definitely am involved in the industry and I have learned a lot from many of you.

What I didn’t expect was that the most valuable OMB member benefit for me would end up being OMB’s Government Affairs Program. As I have become more aware of all the issues affecting the home building industry, I have realized the value I am receiving individually from the work OMB members and staff collectively does on my behalf and on behalf of every business that

has anything to do with the home building industry in our area.

I have a business to run. I don’t have time to attend endless city and county meetings, hearings, workgroups, etc. But if my voice is not being heard in these meetings, I soon will not have a business to run. I will be out of business.

In addition, if I have a concern about a particular issue – fire sprinklers, shoreline management program updates, critical areas ordinance updates, Mazama pocket gopher listing, design review standards, impact fees, comprehensive plan updates, and the list goes on, and on, and on – and I call my elected official or one of their staff, I am just one voice and probably won’t make much of an impact.

However, when OMB staff and members call elected officials and their staff on behalf of the entire industry, they have a louder voice and all of us OMB members benefit from that collective voice.

There is strength in numbers and the greater our numbers the stron-ger our voice can be for everyone in this industry. May is National Membership Month and we have some great “membership specials” to celebrate! (For more information go to www.omb.org.)

I encourage you during May to reach out to anyone you do busi-ness with who is not a member of OMB. Tell them about all the bene-fits of belonging to OMB. And then ask them to join OMB and become part of our collective voice.

Put your membership to work now.

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It’s not too late to register for the Housing Summit. The event is open to anyone interested in attend-ing. The cost to attend is $35 for non-members and $25 for mem-bers; lunch is included. Guests are welcome to come for individual sessions.

To register call the OMB office at 360-754-0912 or go to www.omb.org.

Thank you to the following sponsors: Main Event- Puget Sound Energy; Mark Kita-

bayashi (Team Mark).

Additional Spon-sors- Phillips Wesch Burgess, PLLC, Lanza Con-struction, Hydro Physics Video Pipeline Inspec-tion, Imagine REAL Estate-Kathy Cross, CRS, GRI, and Thurston County Real-tors®.

“Summit” continued from page 1

Scan this code, link to www.omb.org and you’ll be up to date on OMB events, news

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By Laura Worf,Executive Officer

It’s Our Money!

In 2006 I had the opportunity to go to Romania on a mission trip. One day I asked our Romanian inter-preter what it had been like growing up under Communist rule.

She told me her father had worked for the government so they had been very comfortable. She went on to say that her husband’s family had not fared so well – his father had not worked for the government.

I have reflected back on that conver-sation many times over the past few months when I see all of the brand new, expensive vehicles many of our local government organizations are driving compared with the aging

From the Executive Officer

vehicles I see in the Olympia Master Builders (OMB) parking lot when our members are here for meetings and in the parking lots when I am out at chapter meetings.

I have reflected back on that con-versation many times over the past few months when I read stories in the newspaper about the thou-sands, hundreds of thousands and millions of dollars being handed out by yet another government organization to other government organizations or companies to do things the private sector is either already doing or should have the opportunity to do.

My guess is no OMB member had the luxury of receiving a million dollars to start a business with no expectation to make a profit and no expectation to ever return that money. Yet, that is happening in

our communities and that money has to come from somewhere – it comes from you and me!

I remember many years ago realiz-ing that when, as a society, we reach the point where there are more people earning a living from gov-ernment jobs, contracts, etc. than people earning a living from private businesses, we as a society are go-ing to be in big trouble because it’s easy for people to compromise their beliefs in exchange for their pocketbooks. They will vote for candidates and issues that they are philosophically opposed to because they are afraid of how it will affect their jobs and/or their finances.

This is the time of year, when OMB’s political action committee, The Af-fordable Housing Council (TAHC) endorses candidates and gets involved in local elections. Why

do they do this? To support can-didates who understand that the money they have in their budgets comes from you and shouldn’t be needlessly spent on unnecessary grants. To support candidates who understand the role of government is not to try to fix every problem that comes along, but instead it is to foster an environment where the private sector can thrive and in turn will alleviate a lot of the problems.

TAHC carefully selects candidates to support who understand the important role the home building industry provides in our commu-nity – the jobs you create, and the taxes you pay.

If you are interested in becoming a TAHC Trustee, please contact me ([email protected] or 360-754-0912). We need your support!

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Tickets to a concert at The Gorge - Northwest Cascade/

Honey Buckets

Party at Mark Shaffer’s house on Summit Lake… guys only! -

Mark Shaffer

No discrimination intended, party at Karen Shaffer’s house on Sum-

mit Lake… ladies only!! - Karen Shaffer

Plus more trips! More Dinners! More Sporting Events! More vaca-

tion getaway opportunities!

And lots more GREAT STUFF! -

Olympia Master Builders Members and Friends

Thanks to Auction Committee Chair Kim Asay of Sterling Bank, and her great team of committee members for all their hard work on procure-ment! They are: Kathi Daly, Joyce Galligan and Carol Goodman of Crescent Lighting Supply, Inc., Sarah Huffer of KGY Radio, Karen McClen-nen of The Olympian, John McKinlay of Olympia Overhead Doors, and Heidi Persson of KGY Radio.

Asay commented that, “we’re look-ing forward to a great auction. The committee has done an incredible job of procuring items, and the Auc-tion is always a special night for this Association where members band together to support the cause.”

Asay also wanted to thank all the spon-s o r s s u p -porting this event: Asher R e m o d e l -ing, Chicago Title, Crescent Lighting, J.A. Goldstein Law O f f i c e P L LC , Olympia Over-head Doors, Par-diman Produc-tions and Ster-ling Bank.

Cost to attend the Auction is $75 per person, or $600 for a table of eight. RSVP’s must be received by Monday, June 4. You don’t want to this one!

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Contact Regina at [email protected] or

360-754-0912 for more information.


LOCAL

Thurston County Critical Areas Ordinance

Mason County Shoreline Master Program

Thurston Regional Planning Council/Population and Employment Forecast Advisory Committee

The Thurston County Planning Commission has finished their work on the draft rewrite of the Critical Areas Ordinance. It has now been passed on to the County Commissioners for review. There will be a public hearing set by the County Commissioners.

Visit http://www.omb.org/resources/thurstoncountycao to review all the comments submitted by OMB.

Mason County is in the process of updating their Shoreline Master Program. The City has organized a Citizen’s Advisory Committee to help review and evaluate the SMP. Paul Muldoon, Mason County Resident and OMB member representative has been appointed to the Citizen’s Advisory Committee.

REGIONAL

TRPC is updating their Population and Employment Forecast and has in-vited OMB staff to participate on the Advisory Committee because of the buildable lands component. The advisory committee will be looking at the county-wide forecast to update it based on state forecasts of employment and migration patterns, and working on local allocation to cities, towns, tribes, school districts, etc. for both population and employment.

For more information about any of these issues, contact OMB’s Government Affairs Director, Angela White at 360-754-0912 or email [email protected].

Olympia Master Builders (OMB) is currently working on and/or monitoring several issues related to the building industry. Visit www.omb.org to see a list of issues. Below are a few recent highlights which include links to further information. To easily access these links go to the online version of Chalk Line at www.omb.org/news.

Government Affairs Report - The Latest Highlights

Olympia Shoreline Master Program Update

The City of Olympia’s Planning Commission has passed the draft version of the Shoreline Master Program on to the City Council for approval. On June 19th the City Council is meeting with the Planning Commission members to discuss the SMP update. OMB has been monitoring progress, has made comment and will continue to participate in the public process.

Tumwater Shoreline Master Program

The City of Tumwater Planning Commission is wrapping up their draft up-date of the Shoreline Master Program. They held a Public Hearing on April 10th. OMB staff testified at the public hearing. The draft is available for review on the City of Tumwater website: http://www.ci.tumwater.wa.us/

Shelton Shoreline Master Program

The City of Shelton is in the process of updating their Shoreline Master Program. They have organized a Citizen’s Advisory Committee. OMB staff has been appointed to the citizen’s advisory committee.

The Olympia Master Builders (OMB) scholarship program was estab-lished in 1991 and is funded with the money earned through dona-tions received throughout the year by OMB members, but mainly through the OMB Auction’s Fund-a-Need.

In April the OMB Scholarship Com-mittee, which includes Chair Tim Dickey of Dickey’s Remodel and Repair, Chris Terry of C.T. Building, Inc., Linda Mosier-Vaudt of Pro-Build, and Scott Bergford of Scott Homes, Inc. reviewed 27 scholar-ship applications and selected the top two.

This year’s applicants were plan-ning careers in architecture, civil engineering, structural engineering, welding technology, construction management, and carpentry. It was a difficult decision selecting the two winners.

OMB Awards Two Scholarships

Jared Brad-shaw (right) was awarded the $2,500 Ken Donohue Scholarship. B r a d s h a w, of W.F. West High School in Chehalis, plans to study Architecture at Wash-ington State University or Portland State University.

Joseph Kelly, (left) of Centra-lia High School, was awarded a $1,500 schol-arship. Kelly plans to study Construction Management at South Puget

Sound Community College.


By Angela White,Government Affairs Director

Bad Timing for Impact Fees in Thurston County

Government Affairs Report

As most of you have noticed many local jurisdictions have been mak-ing significant cuts in public service and programs over the past few years due to revenue loss from the recession. A large amount of those losses are directly correlated with the downturn in the construction and real estate industry.

Many local jurisdictions depend on impact fees and declare it is growth paying its own way. Impact fees be-gan in earnest in the 1970s in Florida and California, areas which at the time were facing high growth under restrictive tax systems with a de-cline of available Federal and State grants. These circumstances led to governments charging impact fees as an easy, but not so reliable, way for private development to fund public infrastructure.

The national, state and local home building industry organizations and their memberships have always questioned the validity of impact fees. Now more than ever, impact fees have proven to be an unreliable and inequitable source of fund-ing. This has been shown by the struggles of the housing industry drastically affecting local govern-ment budgets.

In the midst of the struggle in the housing industry, the Thurston County Commissioners decided to hire consultants to help them pre-pare to put impact fees in place. The fees proposed range from $7,500 per single family home built in the Urban Growth Area (UGA) to $2,697 per single family home in the north-west portion of the county.

Just to be clear, these fees will be paid for every home built, not just for large developments. If a citizen purchases a lot in the Tumwater UGA and wants to build a single family residence there will be an additional $7,500 cost if this pro-posal is passed. And for the larger builders and developers this may seem like a cheaper route than State Environmental Protection Act (SEPA) mitigation. However, during a recent briefing for the county Commissioners the consultant pointed out, after being asked by Commissioner Romero, the county can charge both SEPA and impact fees -- they just can’t use both for the same portion of a public infra-structure project.

During the briefing mentioned above I more than once heard a Commissioner say that growth should pay their fair share. I translate this to mean that citizens purchas-ing new homes should shoulder an additional portion of the cost of new and improved public infrastructure in their community. When I say additional, I mean additional to the property taxes they will pay like all citizens owning property, sales tax they paid on materials, permit fees etc. Even though impact fees are legal, I feel they are fundamentally inequitable. The reality of impact fees is that they are a tax placed on a small segment of the popula-tion - the segment purchasing new homes.

Many people who purchase new homes are simply relocating within the same community, creating no additional growth or impact. Many people purchasing a new home do not have school age children but they pay a school impact fee and so on. The same burden is not placed upon a family that rents

or purchases a pre-owned home, even if they come from outside of the area.

Another reality of impact fees: they are more expensive the closer you get to urban centers. No matter how you feel about the Growth Management Act (GMA), this is contradictory to the community planning done under GMA which encourages growth in cities and their UGAs.

One fact I did not hear discussed at the recent County Commission-ers briefing -- impact fees price potential homebuyers out of the new home market. According to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) 2008 Impact Fee Handbook, every $1000 worth of impact fees prices about 265,000 households nationwide out of the new home market.

Another fact that I did not hear discussed; new development (and even remodeling) contribute more to the local economy than almost any other industry. New housing development and remodeling pro-vides economic contributions to the community beyond the property tax revenues considered in certain impact fee calculations. A 2008 NAHB study estimated that build-ing an average new single family

home created 3.05 jobs. The same study listed that $100,000 spent on residential remodeling created 1.11 jobs.

In addition, home building and remodeling generate other revenue for federal, state, and local govern-ments. These revenues include Social Security taxes paid on wages, sales tax on building material and permits and fees builders pay lo-cal jurisdictions. The 2008 NAHB study estimated that for an average new single- family home $89,216 is paid in taxes and fees and for every $100,000 in residential remodeling $30,217 is paid.

I will say to Thurston County; this is terrible timing. You should be look-ing at ways to boost the housing industry to improve the economic conditions in your communities and, in turn, your county budget.

OMB recently sent letters to the rest of our local governments that have impact fees in place request-ing they suspend or decrease them to help bring the home building and remodeling industry and the economic engine it represents into recovery. OMB believes doing so would also make homes more af-fordable in your community and en-courage citizens to build, live, shop, play and pay taxes in your city.

A fee charged by government entities on builders and developers to cover the cost

of infrastructure and related services.

A fee can be charged for Parks, Traffic, Schools and Fire.

What is an Impact Fee?


REX Award Winners Announced at OMB Trade Show

The 2012 Remodeling Excellence (REX) Awards were presented at the May 1 OMB Trade Show held at Indian Summer Golf and Coun-try Club. Since the 1990s the REX Awards have honored innovative and exceptional projects completed by remodeler members of Olympia Master Builders (OMB).

This year fourteen entries represent-ing eleven categories were received by OMB. All entries must adhere to strict entry rules and impartial judges from outside the OMB area judge the entries. This year’s judges were: Matt Rock of MR Construction, Gordon Neu of Neu Construction and Duke York of York Enterprises.

The presentation included an over-view of the entries along with before and after photos of each award win-ning project. Ross Iwin of Cabinets by Trivonna was the emcee of the program.

There were eleven awards presented in the following categories:

Residential Bath Under $25,000

John Erwin Remodeling, Inc.

Residential Bath $25,000 to $75,000

Olympia Construction, Inc.

Residential Kitchen Under $30,000

Kuster Homes and Remodeling, LLC

Residential Kitchen $30,000 to $60,000


Residential Kitchen $60,000 to $125,000

Home Resource Company, Inc.

Residential Whole House $75,000 to $150,000

Home Resource Company, Inc.

Residential Addition $75,000 to $150,000


Commercial Under $100,000

Lanza Construction, LLC

Overall Design Excellence-Outdoor Living

Lanza Construction, LLC

Overall Design Excellence-Historic

Renovation/RestorationJohn Erwin Remodeling, Inc.

Overall Design Excellence-Universal Design


Pictured from left: Bob Clark of Home Resource Company, Inc., James Peterson of Lanza Construction, LLC, Jeff Kuster of Kuster Homes and Remodeling, LLC, Diane Gassman of Interior Dimensions, LLC, Mike Auderer of Olympia Construc-tion, Inc., John Erwin of John Erwin Remodeling, Inc., Greg Switzer of John Erwin Remodeling, Inc. and Emcee Ross Irwin of Cabinets by Trivonna.

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OMB Member Spotlight

Home building has been in William Childress’ family for generations. It was only natural for him to start his own business once he came home from the service, since he had worked with his dad throughout his teen years learning the skills it takes to build a home with his hands and his mind.

Trivia Tidbits:1. What has kept you an OMB member for so many years?Membership in Olympia Master Builders was important for me early on; I could see the need for a group effort to deal with the changes coming to the industry even in the early 1970s. In today’s world, this alliance is more critical. Many regulatory agencies have attracted soldiers who would destroy free enterprise under the mantra of consumerism, environmentalism and other seemingly worthy causes.2. What one thing do you want others to know about your company?Homebuilding is more than a way to make a living; it is a way to make a difference for a family and for communities. But the there is a paradigm shift on the horizon. My sons, who have fol-lowed the traditions of our family, face a very different set of challenges where building a home is a smaller part of the task.

4711 176th Ave SW, Rochester, WA 98579, (360) 481-5000 [email protected]

Throughout 2012 each issue of Chalk Line will be featuring both a builder and an associate member company who have been OMB members for over 25 years.

Builder Member

William Childress

CHILDRESS BUILDING & DESIGN, LLC

Member Since 1975

Associate Member

Rich James

Member Since 1983

Olympia Fireplace & Spa opened in 1976 and specializes in the sales, installation and service of fire-place, spa and patio products. Rich James has been involved in sales for 15 years and was recruited by a friend eight years ago who worked for Olympia Fireplace.Trivia Tidbits:1. What has kept you an OMB member for so many years?Our commitment to the local contractors, building industry and the relationships we have developed has kept us a member for almost 30 years.2. Who or what inspires you?Everyday when I come into work I see our staff go out and serve our customers as best we can. That commitment inspires me to do the best I possibly can everyday.3. What is your best business practice?We strive as a company to give the highest quality of customer service in the business.4. What one thing do you want others to know about your company?We offer more than just fireplaces. We have been a long time retailer of spas, barbeques, aw-nings, firepits and a host of other items for your home.

506 East 4th Ave, Olympia, WA 98501, 360 [email protected] www.olympiafireplace.com

August 18, 19 & 25, 26OMB is currently seeking new and remodeled homes for this event. For more information contact the OMB office at 360-754-0912 or [email protected].


• 6 months of advertising on the OMB website (tier one button-sized ad) - $210 value.

• 3 months worth of button ads in OMB’s weekly email, Chalk Talk - $150 value.

• FREE additional Product & Services category listing on the OMB website - $15 value.

• FREE dinner at a general membership meet-ing ($25 value) or 1 FREE OMB Auction ticket ($65 value).

• FREE OMB membership list - PRICELESS.

Membership Drive 2012New Member Free Incentives

Must join OMB by May 31, 2012

By Regina Greer,Membership/Marketing Coordinator

Membership Report

The Olympia Master Builders (OMB) Spring Membership Drive is still in full swing. The Membership Com-mittee is offering over $400 worth of FREE incentives (see box below) to all new members who join through May 31.

Current members who recruit new

Spring Membership DriveOffers Great Incentives

members in May earn TRIPLE Spike credits. You can become a Spike by recruiting only two new members in May, and then you will be able to attend the annual Spike Party in the fall. Spike Chair, Doug Karman, is planning a fun evening that may include a murderous twist or two!

Plus recruiters earn great prizes for introducing new members to OMB. Recruit just twelve new members

in 2012 and earn a trip for two to Las Vegas. Just ask Scott Nolan, who recruited 15 new members last year. He and John McKinlay are neck and neck so far this year. Don’t let them be the only ones living it up in Vegas.

If you know anyone who should be an OMB member, let them know about the incentives and sign them up so they can enjoy the benefits

of OMB membership that you are enjoying. Remember, we love to do business with members and keep looking for that OMB logo before you do business!

Contact me at [email protected] or 360-754-0912 if you would like some leads to start working or if you would like me to send membership information to your leads.

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3 New MembersCarmen Rowe

2 New MembersRoss Irwin

1 New MemberTina Allen

William ChildressJohn Erwin

Andy GruhnHarv Lillegard

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The Lewis County Home & Remodel Show was held April 28 and 29 at the Southwest Washington Fairgrounds. “We had a nice, steady flow of traffic all weekend which resulted in a lot of great quality leads,” commented 2012 Home Show Chair, Rich James of Olympia Fireplace & Spa.

The show featured local contractors and suppliers who were on hand to provide information to attendees regarding their home building, re-modeling and other building related project questions.

Thanks to MDK Construction, Inc., Main Event sponsor and Twin Star Credit Union, Silver sponsor and Lexar Homes, Goodie Bag sponsor.

Thanks also to the Lewis County Home & Remodel Show Committee: Rich James, Olympia Fireplace & Spa; Scott Nolan, MDK Construction, Inc.; Rick Borovec, Twin Star Credit Union; and David Danton, Lexar Homes.

Good Leads Found at Home & Remodel Show

Ross Irwin, Cabinets by Trivonna, (left) chats with two customers during the show.

Good attendance during the show brought many leads to vendors.

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OSHA 10 Course: Tuesday and Wednesday, June 12 and 13 from 7:00 a.m. to noon each day.

Lien Law & Public Works/Construction Contracts: Thursday, September 13 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

CAPS I Marketing and Communications Strategies: Thursday, November 1 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

CAPS II Design Build Solutions for Aging in Place: Friday, November 2, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Reading & Understanding Construction Drawings: Thursday, November 29 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Business Management for Building Professionals: Thursday, December 6 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Classes are held at the OMB office. To register call the Building Industry Association of Washington 360-352-7800.

48 hour cancellation policy - no shows will be invoiced.

For more information on each class go to: www.omb.org.


Thank You to these renewing membersFor March and April 2012

40+ YearsOlympia Lighting Center

31-37 YearsChildress Building & Design, LLCHeritage BankPro-Build at SheltonSunset Air, Inc.

26-30 YearsABC Printing, Inc.D K Boos Glass, Inc.Olympia Fireplace and Spa

20-25 Years Alpine Sand & Gravel, Inc.Auseth Construction, Inc.Boulton Insulation CompanyBracy & Thomas, Inc.Construct, Inc.Crawford Construction, Inc.J.W. Morrissette & AssociatesKelly-Moore PaintsLakeside IndustriesMark’s Drywall, Inc.Mutual MaterialsPacific West Landscape, LLCRainier Valley Construction, Inc.

15-19 YearsActionaire, Inc.B.T. Wilson Const. Inc.Boistfort Valley WaterChicago Title Insurance Co.Chimney Techniques, Inc.

Everson Asphalt Paving, Inc.F & L Pacific, Inc.Kamco ConstructionMoerke & Sons Pump & DrillNorthwest Heating & CoolingPascher ConstructionPrecision Pipe FabricatorsSpecialty Steel FabricatorsThe Roof DoctorTimberland BankTurbo Mechanical

10-14 Years2-10 Home Buyers WarrantyAir Handlers, Inc.Bailey General Contractors, LLCBlack Diamond Roofing, Inc.Bonney’s B.J.& R. Const, Inc.Capital Heating & CoolingCapitol Floors & InteriorsControlled Rain, LLCFASTSIGNSG & G HeatingIndustrial Electric Service Co.K D & S Environmental, Inc.L.G. Isaacson CompanyLacey Roofing, LLCLevee Lumber, Inc.Lillegard ConstructionMixx 96.1 KXXOPro-Tech Commercial Landscape MaintenceQuality Rock ProductsRetail Services of America, LLCRobbins’ Air, Inc.

ServiceMaster 1st ChoiceSkyline Pump & Machine Co.The Housing Mart, Inc.Tru Truss, Inc.Tupper’s Floor Covering & Interiors, Inc.Wells Fargo Home Mortgage

5-9 Years94.5 ROXY - Olympia BroadcastersAl’s Welding & Steel Fabrication, Inc.Buck Electric, Inc.Cabinets by TrivonnaCVM Machine, Inc.Diamond Finish ConstructionFireside of WashingtonFox Head Construction, LLCHiLine HomesInterior Wood Products, LLCKaren Jerome McClennenKetola/Targus Painting, Inc.McFarland CascadeMud Bay Manufacturing, LLCMudslingers, Inc.Northwest Family Homes, Inc.OSG Dozing, LLCP.U.D. #1 of Lewis CountyPlumb Line PlumbingRailworks Track Systems, Inc.Reliable Electric, Inc.Schneider Homes, Inc.SoundBuilt NW, LLCSouth Puget Sound Habitat for

Humanity-ReStoreTrail Excavation

2-4 YearsABSI Builders, Inc.Accessible Living ConceptsActive Enterprise, Inc.Advanced Heating & Air, Inc.Airtech West, Inc.Americool Heating and A/CBerglund, Schmidt & Assoc.C.T. Building, Inc.Canyon Creek Cabinet CompanyCustom Source WoodworkingDiamond Technologies, Inc.Great Wolf LodgeKuster Homes and RemodelingLaupen Homes, LLCLeMay Enterprises, Inc.McMains Roofing, Inc.Morgan Stanley Smith BarneyR L Smith Logging, Inc.Reliant Builders, LLCRK Electric, LLCSterling BankSwanson Law Firm, PLLCT & S Cleaning, IncWashington Health Insurance Agency

1 YearShea Homes, Inc.Worf Electric, Inc.Yelm Plumbing & Pumps

Chapter Reports

Lewis CountyIt was a packed house when Wash-ington State Senator Dan Swecker and Pam Peiper from US Congress-woman Jamie Herrera Buetler’s of-fice gave a legislative update at the

Lewis County Master Builders April 18 meeting.

Blakely & Hout generously do-nated a Black & Decker laser level as a builder member door prize and Olympia Overhead Doors gen-

erously donated a can of garage door lubricant and a gift card to Ramblin Jacks Rib Eye for the associate members.

After the meeting the 38 members in attendance lingered to network and exchange ideas. If you were at the meeting, you know what a great meeting it was. Why not tell others you work

with about the next meeting? If you were not at the meeting, why not check us out? Meetings are held on the third Wednesday of each month at Ramblin Jacks Rib Eye in Napavine at 6:00 p.m. Go to www.omb.org for complete details.

Twin HarborsThe Twin Harbors Chapter will meet on Thursday, June 7 at 6:00 PM at Bridges Restaurant in Aberdeen.

The guest speaker will be Aberdeen City Council Member Kathy Hoder, who will update members on the status of the failing bridges in the city, and the limited weight load restrictions put upon them.

Pam Peiper, from the office of US Congress-woman Jamie Herrera Buetler’s office, speaks to the Lewis County Chapter members.

South PacificThe South Pacific Chapter will meet on the second Thursday of each month at El Compadre in Long Beach as a Networking / Round Table event for members and their guests.

Mason CountyRoss Irwin of Cabinets By Trivonna lead a energetic discussion sur-rounding Networking and Market-ing during the May Chapter Meet-ing. The Mason County Chapter voted not to hold Chapter meetings over the summer. The next meeting will be September 11, 2012.


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OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

OF THE ASSOCIATIONExecutive Committee

President .............................James PetersonFirst Vice Pres. .................. John McKinlayTreasurer ................................. Scott NolanAssoc. Vice Pres. ............ Blake Knoblauch Second Assoc. VP. .....................Ross IrwinSecretary ................................... Tina AllenImmed. Past Pres. ..................Janine EzzellBuilder at Large .....................Ron DeeringBldrs. Council Chair ......... John McKinlay

Builder DirectorsJim Asher Scott Bergford Andy Gruhn John Kaufman Harv Lillegard Walt Robertson

Associate DirectorsKim Asay Rich JamesRusty Ruiz Holly Constantine

Legal CounselJay Goldstein

National DirectorsDaimon Doyle Linda Mosier-Vaudt James Peterson

State DirectorsTina Allen Tim DickeyRon Deering Janine Ezzell Harv Lillegard Blake Knoblauch Don Koidahl Rhonda Locke Karen McClennen John McKinlay Paul Muldoon Aaron Nester Scott Nolan James Peterson Kellene Richards Carmen Rowe Jim Simmons Lori Wirkkala

Life DirectorsJack Anderson Rick BorovecDebbi Boyd Clark Burkheimer William Childress Patrick Connor Michael Cornforth Merrilee DeForest Daimon Doyle Stuart Drebick Peter Fluetsch Bob Kagy Don Koidahl Bob LoveMason Manning Karen McClennen Linda Mosier-Vaudt Al Mullins Brian Panush Bill Peters Tommy Poplin Rob Rice Mark Shaffer Greg Stevens Andrew Spear Brad Wilson

Life MembersGeorge King Mary Gordon, Honorary

Douglas DeForest, Honorary

Lewis County Master Builders President...................................Scott NolanFirst Vice Pres. ..................... Jason ReimerAssoc. Vice Pres. ......................Rich JamesSecretary ..............................Rick BorovecImmed. Past Pres. .................... Scott NolanBuilder Directors ................... Don Koidahl Dave Danton, Dustin WestfallAssociate Directors .................Emma Ball,

Becky Rieger, A.J. Treleven

Mason County Master Builders President ................................Aaron NesterFirst Vice Pres. ..................... Rob McGuireAssoc. Vice Pres. ..................Todd McPheeSecretary .................................... Bob LoveImmed. Past Pres. .................Rob McGuire

South Pacific County Master Builders

President ...............................Lori WirkkalaFirst Vice Pres. ........................ Ray BonnieImmed. Past Pres. .................... Glen Trusty

Twin Harbors Master Builders President ............................. Harv LillegardFirst Vice Pres. ................................... TBDAssoc. Vice Pres ....................... Rusty RuizSecretary ...................................Bob SmithImmed. Past Pres. ...................... Mike Foss

Association StaffExecutive Officer .....................Laura WorfDir. Member Services .....Stacey GenzlingerGovt. Affairs Director ...............Angela WhiteBookkeeper ...........................Sally DarrowMbr. Marketing Coordinator ....Regina Greer

Welcome New Members

Clear View Auto and Window GlassAssoc-OMBJohn Pazar4500 Pacific Ave SE Suite ELacey WA 98503P: (360) 539-5909F: (360) 539-1739E: [email protected]: John McKinlay

EuroCraft Painting LLCAssoc-OMBBert Jansson3346 Mercedes Dr. NELacey WA 98516P: (360) 529-1410E: [email protected]: Ross Irwin

Gorman Roofing Services, Inc.Assoc-OMBDaniel Gorman2229 E. University DrivePhoenix AZ 85034P: (602) 262-2423F: (602) 262-2405E: [email protected]: Carmen Rowe

Harbin ConstructionBldr-OMBPat Harbin1808 Capitol Way S.Olympia WA 98501P: (360) 413-3820F: (360) 705-0501E: [email protected]: Ross Irwin

Kitchens Complete Inc.Assoc-LewisJames Jones Denny Wiley2557 Jackson HwyChehalis WA 98532P: (360) 740-9144F: (360) 740-9154E: [email protected]: Harv Lillegard

Scatter Creek Construction, LLCBldr-OMBJake Childress4840 176th Ave. SWRochester WA 98579P: (360) 556-3038E: [email protected]: William Childress

Sturgeon Quality Construction LLCBldr-Twin HarborsRhonda Sturgeon349 Duck Lake Drive SEOcean Shores WA 98569P: (360) 289-2593E: [email protected]: Rusty Ruiz

Thurston TalkAssoc-OMBMartin McElliott724 Columbia St NOlympia WA 98501P: (360) 482-1671E: [email protected]: John Erwin

TNT ElectricAssoc-OMBJohn Danzer8000 Meridian Rd SEOlympia WA 98513P: (360) 584-7456E: [email protected]: John McKinlay

Washington State Kitchen & BathBldr-OMBGeorge Atwater13619 Mukilteo SpeedwayD5 #314Lynnwood WA 98087P: (800) 935-5524F: (425) 357-6905E: [email protected]: John McKinlay

Practice that Swing-It’s Timeto Golf!

The 2012 Olympia Master Builders (OMB) Golf Tournament will be held at the Links Course at Hawks Prairie Golf Course with an 8:00 a.m. shotgun start. Cost to play is $85 per player or $320 per team of four through Friday, May 25. When the “Early Birdie Special” is over the cost to play increases to $100 per player.

This year’s Las Vegas theme prom-

ises to bring extra excitement to the event. Come and see if you can win the new car from All Star Ford in our Hole-in-One contest! OMB had a Hole-in-One winner in our 2010 tournament. The odds are in your favor.

Thank you to our sponsors: Main Event Sponsor, Pro-Build, Cart Sponsor, Heritage Bank, Goodie Bag Sponsor and Golf Cart Sponsor,

Protective Coatings Group, Put-ting Green Sponsor, Parr Lumber, Cigar Sponsors, and Hole Spon-sors: First Investors Corporation, Olympia Federal Savings, Sierra Pacific Windows, Thurston County

Chamber, and Tradesmen Interna-tional, Inc. There are still other sponsorships available. Visit www.omb.org or call Regina at 360-754-0912 to register to play or sponsor.


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