SICBA 2021 Virtual Home Show Magazine

2021 VIRTUAL HOME SHOW www.SICBAHomeShow.com

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On-screen experience launches March 26th, 2021.

PLEASE TAKE ONE Skagit & Island Counties Virtual Home & Garden Show!

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WELCOME!

Welcome to the first-ever Virtual SICBA Home & Garden Show!

1st Virtual Show!

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This on-screen experience will premiere on Friday, March 26th from the comfort of your own home & is FREE to attend! Due to COVID-19 and the unforeseen future of this pandemic, the Show will be an on-screen experience this year.

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We want to make sure you get as close of an experience as possible to our traditional Show. As you browse each vendor, you will find a full list of products and services offered, a detailed biography about each company, and those who attend virtually will be able to speak with experts who can answer all your home and garden questions!

For those looking to improve your yards and homes, the Virtual SICBA Home & Garden Show is our solution to connecting YOU with some of our wonderful vendors!

Be sure to visit www.SICBAHomeShow.com and download the printable SICBA Business Bingo card for a chance to win 500 dollars sponsored by Sound Cedar Lumber!

SICBA Business Bingo Page 5 ARTICLE:

Why choose Western Red Cedar

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Grab some friends or colleagues and we’ll organize a full guided virtual beer tasting on Saturday, March 27th at 3 pm! District Brewing Company’s head brewer will walk you through everything you need to know to become a beer expert.

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Better Watch Your Ash

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Browse through our throwback gallery section and go down memory lane and see where the SICBA Home & Garden Show began in the 1980s!

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We hope you will explore all that each vendor has to offer and reach out to them next time you have any upcoming home and garden needs. We plan to see you again next Spring – in person – for the 2022 SICBA Home & Garden Show!

Board of Directors Page 21 About SICBA Page 21

Robert Desmarais Sound Cedar Lumber Home & Garden Show Chair

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To view the Virtual Home & Garden Show go to www.SICBAHomeShow.com

TEXT CODES & FLOWCODES

How to use Text Codes: 1. Open your text messaging on your smartphone.

2. 41404 goes in the Phone Number line.

3. Text Code goes in the Message line.

4. Hit Send to get the link!

How do I scan a FlowCode?

There is no app needed to scan a Flowcode! Anyone can scan a FlowCode using just the camera on their smartphone. Aim your camera at the code and tap the notification banner when it appears (this step is not necessary for newer phones). If you are farther away from the code, you may need to zoom in a bit to focus on the code.

If the code does not scan when you hover your phone over it, it might be due to the type of phone you’re using. If you have a Samsung device, try holding down the home button. A talking bar should appear, and to the left is a QR code icon. Press this icon and Google lens will appear and scan the code. If your phone does not have Google lens activated, open the quick settings panel and enable QR code scanning. Now, you should be able to scan the FlowCode.

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THANK YOU SPONSORS

MAJOR SPONSORS

MEDIA SPONSORS

VIRTUAL SHOW SUPPORTERS

BINGO SPONSORS 360° Painting of NW Washington AAA Kartak Glass & Closet Banner Bank Blade Chevrolet Builders FirstSource Cascade Natural Gas Efficiency CPI Plumbing & Heating Craft Stove Dwayne Lane’s Auto Family Fresh Space Redesign G&S Heating, Cooling & Electrical Harmsen LLC Heritage Bank www.SICBAHomeShow.com

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Home Maintenance Central Jewell Electric John Piazza Jr. Construction & Remodeling McClure Custom Homes Peoples Bank PNW Energy Services ServPro of Skagit County Sign Dog Smiley Insurance Services Sound Cedar The Real Estate Book

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SICBA BUSINESS BINGO!

Test your luck in a fun game of SICBA BUSINESS BINGO! Be sure to visit our website and download the printable SICBA Business Bingo card for a chance to win a $500 gift card sponsored by Sound Cedar Lumber!

This Bingo game is a way to support your local businesses and see what they have to offer!

HOW TO PLAY: 1. ) Download and print the SICBA bingo card by scanning the FlowCode below or TEXT BINGO to 41404 for a link.

2.) Fulfill the requests listed in each square by participating SICBA businesses and get a BINGO. Mark 5 spaces in a row vertically, horizontally or diagonally for 1 entry or get a BLACKOUT for 5 entries into the drawing.

3.) Bring or Mail your card with BINGO or BLACKOUT to the SICBA office located at 15571-A Peterson Road Burlington, WA 98233 or take a photo of the card and email it to info@sicba.org by Friday, April 16th by 3 pm to be entered in to win the $500 gift card!

Drawing will be live on SICBA’s Facebook page on April 19th at 10 am.

You MUST provide proof that you completed all the bingo squares if requested by a SICBA staff member.

Sponsored by Sound Cedar Lumber

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Check out every vendor booth!

Use your smartphone to scan the Flow Code to visit the virtual vendor booth.

VIRTUAL VENDORS

To view the Virtual Home & Garden Show go to www.SICBAhomeShow.com

360° Painting of NW Washington

A Clean Streak

Arlington Electric

Asphalt Sealcoating, Inc.

Your local choice for professional painting services

Window & Gutter Cleaning Local. Family Owned. Trusted.

Specializing in back-up generators and solar power

Best quality asphalt products to ensure long-lasting protection

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Audio Video Resource Inc.

Banner Bank

Barron Heating & Air Conditioning

Builders FirstSource

Lighting control, audio, home networks and automated shades

WA-chartered commercial bank doing business in WA, OR, CA, & ID

Heating & cooling services: electrical, solar, plumbing, more

Wide selection of high-quality building materials for builders

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BYK Construction Inc

Charley’s Greenhouse & Garden

Complete Landscape Edging

CPI Plumbing and Heating

One of the most trusted builders in Skagit County

Extensive selection of quality hobby greenhouses & equipment

Cement curbing installer serving northern Washington for 16 years

Plumber and HVAC contractor committed to helping you

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Craft Stove of W. WA. Inc

DeWaard & Bode Appliances

E & E Lumber

Fresh Space Redesign

Heating you indoors & outdoors since 1985

The Appliance & Mattress Giants with 3 locations

Your hometown lumber and hardware store since 1966

Curated collection of antique, vintage, and modern home decor

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So why choose Western Red Cedar for your next decking project?

IT’S YOUR BASIS FOR BEAUTY If you’ve got a bunch of totally amazing (yet somewhat disconnected), décor ideas floating around in your head, let our wood’s natural beauty and endless versatility be your guiding force. Trust us on this one – start with a stunning Real Cedar deck, and suddenly your designer daydreams and Pinterest wish lists start manifesting into one cohesive reality. Just think of Real Cedar decking as your blueprint to backyard bliss.

IT’S EASY TO WORK WITH That’s why so many home improvers like working with Western Red Cedar lumber. It lies flat and straight, so it’s super easy to fit in place. Plus, this sturdy and structurally solid wood is surprisingly light, so it’s easy to lug around your site – and less strenuous lifting means more time to enjoy the creative process. After all, building decks shouldn’t be a pain in the neck (and we mean that both literally and figuratively).

IT’S A GREEN CHOICE Designing your dream deck should be a positive and creatively fulfilling experience. So the last thing you want is environmental concerns stemming the flow of your ideas. With Real Cedar, you needn’t worry. In terms of sustainability, it beats composite decking on every level. In fact, Real Cedar actually boasts a net carbon sink, meaning our wood removes greenhouse gases from the atmosphere – whereas other building materials emit greenhouse gases. So dream big. As long as you’re working with Real Cedar, there’s no need in letting eco-guilt hold you back.

IT’S TIMELESS AND TOUGH While garden trends come and go, Real Cedar decking never goes out of style. So if the home décor magazines are urging you to switch out your wicker furniture for a wrought iron bistro set, let em.’ Your timeless Real Cedar deck is going to look, smell and feel beautiful no matter how you furnish it.

You can also take comfort in knowing that Real Cedar decking isn’t just a pretty face. It out performs all of those synthetic building materials on the market right now. That’s because Western Red Cedar is naturally resistant to rot, decay and insect attacks….

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Check out every vendor booth!

Use your smartphone to scan the Flow Code to visit the virtual vendor booth.

VIRTUAL VENDORS

To view the Virtual Home & Garden Show go to www.SICBAHomeShow.com

Fusion 9 Design

G&S Heating, Cooling & Electrical

Gilliane Grayye Agency

Smart Home & Audio/Video provider for the North Puget Sound

Your Local & Trusted Heating, Cooling & Electrical Experts

Local Insurance agency with over 40 years of combined experience

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Granite Transformations

Great Floors

Harmsen, LLC

Fabrication & installation of your new countertops and backsplash

The Northwest’s largest selection of floor coverings & countertops

Surveying, Civil Engineering, & Environmental (Wetlands) services

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Mi Cocina

Mt Baker Overhead Garage Doors

No 7 Development, LLC

Your Mexican kitchen away from home. The perfect comfort food!

Servicing your garage door: Sales, Service, New Installation

Custom Home Builder & Remodeling Contractor

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Northwest Hot Springs Spas Inc

Pinecone, Inc

PNW Energy Services

Hot Tubs, Pools, Swim Spas, Saunas and backyard essentials

Flooring, cabinets, countertops, and stair systems for all budgets

Insulation removal/replacement, blown wall insulation, air sealing

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VIRTUAL VENDORS

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Rainy Day Basement Systems Inc

Ronk Brothers Heating & Cooling

Ronk Brothers Home Maintenance

145 years focusing on safe, reliable, affordable energy service

Local waterproofing experts for all things under the home

Your Northwest Authority in Home Comfort... since 1971

A collection of essential prescheduled annual maintenance

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ShelfGenie

Sound Cedar Lumber

Stilly River Mechanical, Inc.

Western Solar

We help create storage solutions so you will love your space!

Specializing in Cedar, including decks, siding, timbers, & more

A full-service HVAC company located on Camano Island

One of the leading providers of renewable energy in the NW

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Don’t forget the hard working pollinators!

Mix up your perennials and annuals to attract and feed bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and more: Bee Balm Yarrow Lavender Delphinium Joe Pye Weed Catmint Hardy Fuschia Penstemon GARDENING TIPS www.SICBAHomeShow.com

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GARDENING TIPS

GARDENING WITH KIDS If you are searching for a way to connect your kids with growing plants and gardening, snow peas are an easy and rewarding plant in both garden and container.

Mostly because they are so easy to grow! And quick too! And as the peas get bigger, you can pick and eat them.

Love Lavender?

• Choose varieties that are hardy for the area • Plant lavenders in full sun so they receive at least 6 to 8 hours of sun a day.

• Grow lavenders on mounds, in raised beds or on slopes for better drainage.

• Mulch with sand to keep the plants clean and reflect heat & light.

• Prune by one-third in late winter or early spring.

• Harvest blossoming stalks when half the flower buds have opened.

The fragrance alone is worth it’s weight in gold!

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BETTER WATCH YOUR ASH My name is Ben Sousa. I am with Craft Stove Mount Vernon Wa. and I’ve been in the Hearth Industry since 1985.

Recently I was reminded how volatile ash is within a stove, fireplace, pellet stove, or outdoor firepit. And how careful we must be when removing for disposal.

When putting paper in a stove that had been out for 5 days getting ready for a fire the next day. I was surprised that before I got kindling cut the paper had ignited!!

Over the years I have heard so many scary stories and here are just a few.

The stories go on and on…

The inert material that is left within the ash can hold heat for days to the point of spontaneous combustion. (Google spontaneous combustion!)

• Someone told me, “I put the ashes in a metal bucket. But I put the bucket on my deck.”

Well, guess what! They got a new deck.

• Someone told me, “I use a shop vac for my pellet stove to clean it and it had been out overnight and I vacuumed out the pellet stove and sometime later I smell something plastic melting, only to find my shop vac melting in my garage.”

• Someone asked me, “How do I get wax off my stove. My fire had been out for days and I thought I would get the fire ready for next time. Meanwhile, the candle looks cool on top of my stove. Later I walked by my wood stove and most of the candle is over the top of our woodstove.”

If you only have a little space to grow your garden...

Vegetables, herbs, greens, flowers and many plants can be grown in a container.

• Consider shade/light needs.

• Plastic or wood dry out more evenly than clay.

• Water before noon so plants can drink all day long.

Grow lettuce, basil, mint, beans, potatoes, tomatoes, strawberries & more!

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So please watch your ash, because nobody else will.

• Put your ash in a metal receptacle and store it away from anything combustible. (Ash can be very beneficial for some garden plants so maybe throw in your soil your plants my like it.)

• If you use a shop vac for your pellet stove (never recommended on wood) empty the ash out into a metal receptacle or your garden.

• Never assume your ash isn’t hot. (No matter what anybody says!)

Let's keep the home and campfires burning, not our homes and forests!

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GUIDED BEER TASTING

Calling all Beer Lovers Have we got a kit for you!

What better way to spend a Saturday afternoon than tasting local beer?

On March 27th at 3 pm, The SICBA Home & Garden Show and District Brewing will organize a full guided beer tasting for you and your pals to participate from the comfort of your own home!

Our virtual craft beer tasting event includes 4 full-size cans of beer from District Brewing, 4 different styles total. In this 60-minute interactive activity, District Brewing’s Head Brewer, John Kochendorfer, will walk you through everything you need to know to become a beer expert. You’ll learn about craft beer from a professional guide, see how beer is made at a local Skagit County brewery, and have a chance to win some fabulous prizes!

This is a hands-on experience!

Guests will be encouraged to share their thoughts about each beer and ask questions at any point as they come up!

Visit www.SICBAHomeShow.com to purchase your ticket!

What’s Included

Each kit is $55

• A 60-minute live beer tasting experience • 2 hand-selected 16 ounce District Brewing Beers • 2 hand-selected 32 ounce District Brewing Beers • 2 tasting glasses • 2 tasting sheets • 1 entry for a chance to win some fabulous prizes!

Winners will be announced during the virtual tasting event.

*Must be 21 and older to purchase/receive beer tasting kit.

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TIPS FOR YOUR SHADE GARDEN • Remember the water.

• Maintain fertilizer.

• Always mulch.

• Mix in plants with variegated foliage.

• Use plants with bold colors & white. www.SICBAHomeShow.com

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NW FAVORITES Oregon Grape Hosta Lily of the Valley Fern Hellebore Bleeding Heart Cyclamen Cranesbill Astilbe Daylily 20

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ABOUT SICBA The Skagit/Island Counties Builders Association was founded in 1979 and has been active since then. When the interest rate was in double digits, SICBA members drove across the country to Washington, D.C., collecting 2x4s with messages for Congress protesting the state of the home building industry at the time. Now over 400 members strong, SICBA continues to advocate for affordable housing and the health of the building industry this day. Our partnership with the Building Industry Association of Washington helped create the framework to get the industry safely back to work during the COVID-19 crisis and to serve as an example for other industries in their safe return to work. Thanks to our members’ commitment to work safely within these guidelines, residential construction has been going strong in Washington ever since.

Skagit/Island County Builders Association 15571 - A Peterson Rd Burlington, WA 98233 Info@SICBA.org (360) 757-6916 | www.sicba.org

SICBA Board of Directors 2021 Officers President 1st Vice President 2nd Vice President Secretary Immediate Past President

Kim Piazza Curtis Banta Kris Tully Dee Dee Swartz Jay Roberts CBB, CGP

2021 Board of Directors Builder Member Builder Member Associate Member Associate Member Associate Member Associate Member

SICBA members work and live in Skagit and Island Counties and take an active role in our local community. We host the annual SICBA Home & Garden Show and the SICBA Home Tour to allow our builders to showcase their craftsmanship to the community and to prospective buyers. We work with charities and nonprofits in our neighborhoods to strengthen our community and help the needy, such as our annual golf tournament which gives a portion of its proceeds to charity and our holiday drive in 2020 which raised over $15,000 for two local food banks in Skagit and Island Counties.

Martha Rose Lisa Munson Kelly Fox Kathy Sanchez Jay Oakes Robert Desmarais

Home & Garden Show Committee Members Robert Desmarais Kris Tully Kati Collins Hugo Prado

Sound Cedar Lumber CPI Plumbing & Heating Banner Bank PNW Energy Services

In addition to advocating for small businesses and affordable housing, SICBA keeps an eye towards workforce development. In many trades today, only 1 new person joins the workforce for every 5 that retire out. We advocate for greater emphasis in schools on the trades as a rewarding career path for students.

SICBA and its chapter association SWHB (South Whidbey Home Builders) gave $6000 in scholarships in 2020, to children of SICBA members and to students seeking careers in the construction trades.

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You should ALWAYS hire a licensed, registered & insured company.

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INDEX

Granite Transformations Great Floors ♦

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Arlington Electric ♦

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Guardian NW Title & Escrow ♦

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Asphalt Sealcoating, Inc. ♦

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Habitat for Humanity of Island County ♦

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Audio Video Resource Inc. ♦

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Handy’s Heating & Plumbing ♦

Azusa Farm & Gardens

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Banner Bank ♦

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LaConner Chamber of Commerce ♦

Barron Heating & Air Conditioning Inc ♦

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Lenz Enterprises

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Harmsen, LLC ♦

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Bosch Construction ♦

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Mi Cocina

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Builders FirstSource ♦

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Mt. Baker Overhead Garage Doors Inc ♦

BYK Construction Inc ♦

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No 7 Development, LLC ♦

Cascade Natural Gas Corp. ♦

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Northwest Hot Springs Spas Inc ♦

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Charley’s Greenhouse & Garden

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Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce ♦

Chuckanut Lighting in Burlington ♦

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Peoples Bank ♦

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Complete Landscape Edging ♦

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Pinecone, Inc ♦

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CPI Plumbing and Heating ♦

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PNW Energy Services ♦

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Craft Stove of W. WA. Inc ♦

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Puget Sound Energy ♦

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DeWaard & Bode Appliances & Mattresses ♦

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Rainy Day Basement Systems Inc ♦

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E & E Lumber ♦

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Ronk Brothers Heating & Cooling ♦

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Eagle Building Company ♦

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Ronk Brothers Home Maintenance ♦

Excavation West, Inc ♦

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ShelfGenie

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Fresh Space Redesign ♦

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Fusion 9 Design ♦

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G&S Heating, Cooling & Electrical ♦

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Gilliane Grayye Agency

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Sound Cedar Lumber ♦ Stilly River Mechanical, Inc ♦ TREB Executive Marketing, LLC ♦ Western Solar

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