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September 2018
Centerplate for DH Construction - Chefs on Tour
2018 TOUR WRAP-UP
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2018 CHEFS ON TOUR GALLERY LEGISLATIVE ENDORSEMENTS
Photo: Yakima Branding
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Tour of Homes™: That’s a wrap! Thank you to our builders who showcased a combined 20 homes between Kittitas and Yakima Counties and to our associate members who helped staff these homes to greet, sell tickets and assist our builders. Between the two weekends of the general tour and our two-night Chefs on Tour™ event, we totaled over 16,000 home visits. These visits transform into future customers and projects for our builders and associate members featured in the tour homes.
And the winners are… People’s Choice 1200-2000 class: Leading Force 2001-2600 class: Lexar Home 2601-3500 class: Copper Hills Construction 3501-4300 class: New Creation Construction Remodel class: Tim Lovelass Construction Kittitas class: Town & Country Homes (Rinky Dink Lane)
Outstanding Exterior Appeal & Living Space 1200-2000 class: Catalyss, LLC 2001-2600 class: Lexar Homes 2601-3500 class: Copper Hills Construction 3501-4300 class: New Creation Construction Remodel class: Tim Lovelass Construction Kittitas class: Town & Country Homes
Chefs on Tour™ People’s Choice Night One Favorite Chef: The Fat Pastor Favorite Beverage Company: Swede Hill Distilling
Outstanding Interior Design 1200-2000 class: Leading Force 2001-2600 class: Lexar Homes 2601-3500 class: Artistic Renovations 3501-4300 class: New Creation Construction Remodel class: Baxter Construction Kittitas class: Town & Country Homes
Night Two Favorite Chef: Centerplate Favorite Beverage Company: Wandering Hop
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Outstanding Staging 1200-2000 class: Leading Force 2001-2600 class: Lexar Homes 2601-3500 class: Artistic Renovations 3501-4300 class: New Creation Construction Remodel class: Baxter Construction Kittitas class: Town & Country Homes Outstanding Kitchen 1200-2000 class: Catalyss, LLC 2001-2600 class: Lexar Homes 2601-3500 class: Copper Hills Construction 3501-4300 class: New Creation Construction Remodel class: Baxter Construction Kittitas class: Town & Country Homes Outstanding Master Suite 1200-2000 class: Leading Force 2001-2600 class: Lexar Homes 2601-3500 class: Artistic Renovations 3501-4300 class: New Creation Construction Remodel class: Tim Lovelass Construction Kittitas class: Town & Country Homes Best in Class 1200-2000 class: Leading Force 2001-2600 class: Lexar Home 2601-3500 class: Artistic Renovations 3501-4300 class: New Creation Construction Remodel class: Baxter Construction Kittitas class: Town & Country Homes
Kittitas Best in Show: Town & Country Homes
Yakima Best in Show: Copper Hills Construction A huge thanks to all of our Tour of Homes™ event sponsors:
Platinum: Solarity Credit Union Gold: Traditional Designs Inc. Gold: Builders FirstSource Gold: Creative Cabinet Designs Gold: Italstone-us Silver: Bemis Appliance Silver: Apple Valley Well Drilling Green: Cascade Natural Gas
Tour of Homes™ event sponsors (continued):
Bottle Openers: Umpqua Bank Tasting Glasses: Mitchell, Reed & Schmitten Insurance Booties: Puget Sound Energy Booties: Nick Udell, Berkshire Hathaway Homeservices Builder Bus Blast Transportation: Eric Miller, ADA Boomer Tour Awards & Appreciation Dinner: Grand: Helliesen Lumber & Supply Co. Bar/Glass: M.B. Designs Cocktail Hour/Greeter: Baker Boyer Bank Friend: Gale Contractor Services Builder Dinner: Italstone-us Dessert: Umpqua Bank Music sponsor: Catalyss, LLC Centerpiece: Les Schwab Official Dinner Ticket: Yakima Federal
Finally, a special thanks our 2018 Tour of Homes™ Event committee: Justin Wolff: New Creation Construction Connie Falon: Ascend Financial Group Jared Jones: Copper Hills Construction Mandi Klise: Mitchell, Reed & Schmitten Insurance Chris Nass: Structural Components Melissa Brewer: M.B. Designs Kathy Weber: Cashmere Valley Bank Ron Pelson: Traditional Designs, Inc Dereck Nelson: DH Construction & Associates Earl Bellegante: Builders FirstSource, Inc
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People’s Choice Winners Night One - 9/12 Favorite Chef: Fat Pastor Productions - Shawn Niles www.thefatpastor.us Favorite Beverage Company: Swede Hill Distilling www.swedehilldistilling.com
People’s Choice Winners Night Two - 9/13 Favorite Chef: Centerplate - Michael Zuniga www.yakimacenter.com Favorite Beverage Company: Wandering Hop Brewery www.wanderinghop.com
Thank you to the following builders who took part in the 2018 Tour of Homes™: American Builders Artistic Renovations Baxter Construction Catalyss, LLC Copper Hills Construction Cornerstone Homes Dennis Kelly Construction, Inc DH Construction & Associates, LLC Harvest View Homes, LLC
Leading Force Lexar Homes New Creation Construction, LLC Perry Technical Institute/Habitat for Humanity Summit Crest Construction Swiftwater Custom Homes Tim Lovelass Construction, LLC Town & Country Homes, LLC
Thank you to everyone who took part in this year’s Chefs on Tour™ event: AntoLin Cellars Cowiche Creek Brewing Company Coyote Canyon Winery Hop Nation Brewing Company Kana Winery Masset Winery & Kameo Events Single Hill Brewing Company Swede Hill Distilling Treveri Cellars Two Mountain Winery Valley Brewing Co. Varietal Beer Company Wandering Hop Brewery
Birchfield Manor Inn & Restaurant Centerplate Creative Creations by Toni E.Z Tiger Hoptown Wood Fired Pizza Nana Kate’s Norm’s of Yakima Taste and See Deli and Bakery The Fat Pastor Thermador Chef Twisted Sisters Creations Food Truck and Eatery Yakima Steak Company
GALLERY
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ADVOCACY NEWS
It’s Election Time! Vote to Protect Your Industry! Legislative Endorsements from CWHBA, the Affordable Housing Council of Central Washington, and the Washington Affordable Housing Council in the CWHBA territory:
Legislative District 15 (Yakima)
Chelan County
Jeremie Dufault (R), House
Douglas County
Bruce Chandler (R), House Jim Honeyford (R), Senate Legislative District 14 (Klickitat, Yakima) Gina Mosbrucker (R), House Chris Corry (R), House
Legislative District 13 (Kittitas, Yakima) Matt Manweller (R), House Tom Dent, (R), House Judy Warnick (R), Senate Legislative District 12 (Chelan, Douglas, Okanogan) Mike Steele (R), House Keith Goehner (R), House Legislative District 7 (Okanogan) Jacquelin Maycumber (R), House
Shon Smith (R), Commissioner Marc Straub (R), Commissioner Kittitas County
Brett Wachsmith (R), Commissioner Val Barschaw (R), Clerk
Paul Sander, Lower District Court Yakima County
Norm Childress (R), Commissioner Klickitat County
David Sauter (R), Commissioner Congressional Endorsements from CWHBA and the Affordable Housing Council of Central Washington
Congressional District 3 (Klickitat) Jaime Hererra Beutler (R)
Joel Kretz (R), House
Congressional District 4 (Douglas, Okanogan, Yakima)
Shelly Short (R), Senate
Dan Newhouse (R)
Local Endorsements from CWHBA and the Affordable Housing Council of Central Washington Okanogan County
Congressional District 8 (Chelan, Kittitas) Dino Rossi (R)
Jim DeTro (R), Commissioner
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CWHBA’s Advocacy News Page is updated regularly. Check back frequently for the latest updates. https://cwhba.org/advocacy-news/
CWHBA and AHCCW Joins No on Initiative 1631 The Central Washington Home Builders Association (CWHBA) and the Affordable Housing Council of Central Washington (AHCCW) are officially encouraging a NO vote on Initiative 1631, the carbon tax measure, and have officially joined the No on 1631 campaign to defeat this unfair tax measure in November. I-1631’s new escalating energy tax would force Washington consumers and businesses to pay billions in higher costs for electricity, gasoline, and natural gas. This deeply flawed proposal would cost consumers more than $2.3 billion in the first five years alone – hundreds of dollars more per year for the average Washington household. These costs would increase automatically every year – quadrupling within 15 years – and there’s no cap on how high the fees could go. I-1631 unfairly exempts 6 of the state’s top 10 largest polluters. Large corporations and polluters would be protected, while consumers and small businesses would be forced to pay billions in higher energy costs with no guarantee it would result in a significant reduction in carbon emissions. I-1631 also creates a new state bureaucracy that would have little or no accountability for its spending, and would not be required to reduce greenhouse gases. In fact, 1631 provides no specific plan for how these new billions would have to be spent and requires no specific reductions in greenhouse gases – essentially a blank check with no guarantee. CWHBA and AHCCW are actively engaging with the NO on 1631 campaign this fall and we encourage our members to join in, too. Your voice is needed to help spread the facts about the impacts of this costly, misleading and ineffective energy tax on Washington’s businesses and families. You can take the first step of joining the NO on 1631 Coalition and adding your business to the growing list of Washington families, farmers, small businesses, organizations, and individuals across our state who oppose this costly and unfair energy tax on working families and consumers. Also, now is the time to make sure your voter registration is current, and to encourage your employees to register to vote. Visit the Secretary of State’s office at www.sos. wa.gov and click on “REGISTER TO VOTE” in the top right corner of your screen. 16
The Building Industry Association of Washington (BIAW) Board of Directors also voted to oppose I-1631.
EDUCATION
AHERA Accredited Building Inspector Initial Training October 24th, 25th & 26th, 2018, 8am - 5pm (1 hour lunch break) *lunch not provided EPA regulations require builders and remodelers to inspect a building for asbestos prior to conducting a renovation or a demolition job. Only an AHERA accredited inspector can sample/ inspect such materials to determine asbestos content. This 24 hour, three-day course will provide you with that accreditation. This Course guides students through EPA Requirements for Asbestos Building Inspections and inspection report preparation. A field exercise will be included to guide students through an inspection scenario, the students will have to perform mock sampling and prepare a building inspection report. Training elements will be covered via lecture, video, quizzes, and written exercises. Personnel who would benefit from this certification include industrial hygienists, engineers, asbestos abatement contractors, architects, property managers, regulatory personnel and environmental consultants. The CWHBA is pleased to make this training available here in Yakima at the CWHBA office. Cost is $600 per person for members and $700 for not members. Instruction will be provided by RH Welch, Inc. All attendees will receive the EPA manual, handouts, desk top exercises and will conduct one or more mock inspections, including directions in how to prepare the final report for your client. RH Welch, Inc. has held the credential since 1989 and all instructors are accredited as AHERA Building Inspectors, Management Planners and Project Designers. 48 hour notice of cancellation is required or class fee will be forfeited. Register for the class online at: https://centralwashingtonhomebuilderswaassoc.wliinc23.com//events/ AHERA-Asbestos-Building-Inspector-INITIAL-Training-Oct-24th-452/details
AHERA Accredited Building Inspector Refresher Training Friday, October 19, 2018, 8:00 AM - 12:00 Noon Individuals holding the AHERA Building Inspector Certification must take an annual refresher class in order to maintain their certification. This Course guides students through EPA Requirements for Asbestos Building Inspections and inspection report preparation. The refresher courses give students and instructors an opportunity to discuss inspections and share in experiences performing building inspections. This 4 Hour Refresher Course will meet all requirements of TSCA Title II AHERA 40 CFR Part 763 and Certification requirements in RSMo 10 CSR 10-6.250 training elements will be covered via lecture, quizzes, and written exercises. Cost is $180 for members and $225 for non members. 48 hour notice of cancellation is required or class fee will be forfeited. Register for the class online at: https://centralwashingtonhomebuilderswaassoc.wliinc23.com//events/ AHERA-Asbestos-Building-Inspector-REFRESHER-October-19th-451/details
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